Theses/Dissertations from 2024
PERCEPTIONS OF SUBURBAN MIDDLE SCHOOL CONTENT TEACHERS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF LITERACY IN THEIR CLASSROOM: AN ACTION RESEARCH STUDY, Sarah Larson Fennelly
EXPLORING THE INFLUENCE OF CULTURALLY RELEVANT TEXTS ON BLACK MALE COLLEGE STUDENTS’ LITERACY PRACTICES: A CASE STUDY, Beverly A. Fields
JOB EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATIONAL PREPARATION FACTORS IN RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF HALL DIRECTORS, Eric M. Finkelstein
PRODUCTION OF VP3-ONLY AAV2 VLP IN E. COLI, Chengyu Fu
DECODABLE DELIBERATIONS IN EARLY READING INSTRUCTION: A MIXED-METHODS STUDY OF FIRST-GRADE TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS, SELECTION, AND USE OF DECODABLE TEXTS, Patricia Gallery
STREPTOZOTOCIN-INDUCED DIABETES INCREASES KIDNEY TOXICITY IN RATS EXPOSED TO OCHRATOXIN A, Belkys Gonzalez
USING VIDEO MODELING WITH FEEDBACK TO TEACH COURTSHIP BEHAVIORS TO AN AUTISTIC YOUNG ADULT: A SINGLE SUBJECT DESIGN, Alyssa Paige Goodman
IMPLEMENTING INQUIRY: A CASE STUDY OF SECONDARY SCIENCE TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF CURRICULUM CHANGE, Pamela A. Gordon
EVALUATING A COMBINED AFFIRMATIVE CONSENT AND BYSTANDER INTERVENTION TRAINING FOR NEW STUDENTS, Gabrielle Gottschall
BLACK MALES’ EXPERIENCES OF RESILIENCE: A NARRATIVE STUDY ON COLLEGE STUDENTS EXPERIENCES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, Keshia R. Graham
TRANSITION PRACTICES: PREDICTORS OF POSTSECONDARY OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, Karen Gross
AN EXAMINATION OF THE CULTURAL COMPETENCIES AND PRACTICES OF PRESERVICE TEACHERS ENROLLED IN NONURBAN ALTERNATIVE TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS, Terrie L. Gyles
REEVALUATING POSITIVE FREEDOM THROUGH THE PHILOSOPHY OF AMARTYA SEN WITH A FOCUS ON EDUCATION AS A CATALYST FOR FREEDOM, Emilie Mathilde Vesten Haakansson
MAKING SENSE OF CHAOS: POPULISM IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE CRISIS OF MODERNITY, Juan David Halberstadt-Velasco
CLOSING THE GAP IN PERFORMING MUSIC ENSEMBLES: A STUDY TO EXAMINE BARRIERS OF ACCESS TO EQUITABLE PARTICIPATION, Caitlin Hale
THE IMPACT OF PERSON-SITUATION CONGRUENCE ON PEOPLE’S PREFERENCE FOR INTERPERSONAL INTERACTIONS, Zachary Ian Harkinish-Murray
DEVELOPMENT OF A REPEATABLE OVERNIGHT MEMORY TASK TO STUDY THE EFFECT OF NOCTURNAL SEIZURES ON MEMORY, Nahal Destiny Heydari
A META-ANALYSIS OF GRIEF-FOCUSED INTERVENTIONS FOR BEREAVED CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS: EXAMINING THE STATE OF THE LITERATURE AND MODERATORS OF TREATMENT EFFECT, Emily C. Hockenberry
THE EXPERIENCES OF FORMERLY INCARCERATED BLACK MALE STUDENTS AT A NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Ashtian C. Holmes
THE IMPACT OF CATHOLIC EDUCATION ON NON-CATHOLIC CHINESE IMMIGRANT STUDENTS, Huifu Hou
HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS ON RAILROAD PROPERTY AND THEIR EFFECT ON CRIME RATES: A MULTIPLE METHODS ANALYSIS, Michael Everett Jones
AMERICAN PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PROPAGANDA EFFORTS TO CHANGE “HEARTS AND MINDS” IN A SOVIET SATELLITE STATE (BULGARIA) DURING THE COLD WAR, 1945-1991, Kristian Kafozov
READ-ALOUDS FOR SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING IN PRESCHOOL: A MIXED-METHODS STUDY, Sara C. Kanner
HOW DO MINDFULNESS AND SELF-COMPASSION ELICIT UNFAVORABLE OUTCOMES? NO MODERATING EFFECT DETECTED, Jason T. Katz
HAGWON: SHADOW EDUCATION IN THE KOREAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY, Minkyu Kim
AN EVALUATION OF ‘KNOWING YES!’, A VIRTUAL CONSENT TRAINING AND ITS EFFECTS ON STUDENTS’ KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS AFFIRMATIVE CONSENT, Julie L. Koenigsberg
TEACHER SOCIAL EMOTIONAL COMPETENCIES IMPACT CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND WELL-BEING, Anna Lagos Kalargiros
COMPARISON OF PROFESSIONAL IMPRESSIONS OF HIKIKOMORI ACROSS CULTURES: A SECONDARY DATA ANALYSIS, Marko Lamela
A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF THE EXPERIENCE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS IN THE NON-ACADEMIC SETTING WITH PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, David E. LaPoma
A PHENOMENOLOGICAL INQUIRY INTO THE EXPERIENCE OF MACHINE TRANSLATION USE AMONG CHINESE UNDERGRADUATES, Corey T. Larsen
CLASSROOM COMMUNICATION PRACTICES WITH YOUNG ENGLISH LEARNERS IN MATHEMATICS, Shaoru Liang
STUDENT BARRIERS AND MOTIVATORS TO BYSTANDER INTERVENTION IF WITNESSING POTENTIAL SEXUAL VIOLENCE ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES, Jaquenette G. Lochrie
A QUALITATIVE STUDY ON THE EXPERIENCES OF WOMEN PRINCIPALS IN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS: WHAT CAN WE LEARN?, Carmen Z. Lopez
COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO BACCALAUREATE DEGREE: DOES AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE MATTER?, Molly Phelps Ludmar
CLINICIANS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS USING COGNITIVE RESTRUCTURING WITH INDIVIDUALS AT THE END-OF-LIFE, Daniel H. Lydon
AN ANALYSIS OF NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION FUNDING AS IT RELATES TO MINORITY STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, Linda Elizabeth Macias
IDENTITY DENIAL AND FOOD CHOICE: DO CHINESE AMERICANS REASSERT THEIR AMERICAN IDENTITY THROUGH FOOD?, Shelagh Mahbubani
THE POWER OF LAW CODES, LEGAL TRADITION, AND ADMINISTRATIVE INSTITUTIONS AND THE RISE OF THE KINGDOM OF SICILY FROM NORMAN TO ARAGONESE RULE, Joseph Mancuso
TESTING THE EFFICACY OF PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL BOOKLET ABOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH EFFECTS OF DISCRIMINATION, Margarita Manzano
THE EFFECTS OF AN INTEGRATED CURRICULUM WITH EMBEDDED SUSTAINABILITY THEMES ON TEACHING AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES AT A PRIMARY SCHOOL, Jeanne Marshall
VOICES OF STRENGTH: AN EXAMINATION OF A SCHOOL BASED MENTORSHIP PROGRAM AND THE IMPACT ON UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS, Arlene Martinez
LEADERSHIP IN TWO-WAY DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAMS: ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION MAKING IN ELEMENTARY TWO-WAY DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAMS, Ana R. Martínez-Fuentes
IMPACT OF IMPLICIT RACIAL BIAS ON STUDENTS OF AFRICAN DESCENT IN PREDOMINATELY WHITE INSTITUTIONS, Edwin Mathieu
EXAMINING EFFECTS OF NOISE POLLUTION ON PSYCHOSOMATIC SYMPTOMS AMONG TEACHERS IN VIETNAM, Ryan Gabriel McDonough
APPLICATION OF THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR EDUCATIONAL LEADERS AND DISPROPORTIONALITY OF STUDENTS IDENTIFIED FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION PLACEMENT AND SERVICES, Dennis J. McElheron
ELECTROCHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF POLYVALENT VS MONOVALENT BINDING ON DNA SENSORS AND SYNTHESIS OF DNA OLIGONUCLEOTIDES CAPABLE OF OXIDATIVE CROSSLINKING, Jeremy David Mendez
COPING WITH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: EXAMINING MEANING-MAKING IN A SOCIOECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK, Emilia Eva Mikrut
THE TRANSITIONAL JOURNEY FROM INCARCERATION TO A COLLEGE DEGREE THROUGH THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF WOMEN, Marsha Milan-Bethel
SCHOOL-BASED SUICIDE PREVENTION AND POSTVENTION: SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS’ KNOWLEDGE OF ETHICS, LAWS, AND BEST PRACTICES, Veronica Lynn Milito
ILLUSTRATING THE FANTASTIC: CROSS-WRITING ILLUSTRATIONS IN BRITISH CHILDREN’S LITERATURE OF THE GOLDEN AGE, Stephanie Montalti
DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS EFFECT ON WELL-BEING: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW ON LATINO RECIPIENTS, Kimberly A. Mora
IRRATIONAL BELIEFS AS A MECHANISM OF CHANGE IN RATIONAL EMOTIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY, Miriam Motechin
“1000 ACRES OF RESTRICTED LAND”: THE LARGER IMPLICATIONS OF ROLAND PARK ON BALTIMORE, FROM 1891 TO THE PRESENT, Madison Rose O’Donnell
SECONDARY ELA TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF CLASSROOM DYNAMICS IN A TECHNOLOGY-RICH LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, Graham Otton
A QUALITY-BY-DESIGN APPROACH FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INHALABLE DRY POWDERS FOR TUBERCULOSIS (TB) TREATMENT, Suyash M. Patil
SCHOOL-BASED PROFESSIONALS’ PERCEPTIONS OF MODIFICATIONS TO SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING FOR STUDENTS WITH ADHD AND ASD, Alissa Pellegrino
SEARCHING FOR NOVEL MUTATIONS THAT REGULATES THE MOUSE POLYCYSTIN-2 (TRPP2) ION CHANNEL, Akhilraj Rajan Pillai
OPTIMIZING REUNIFICATION CAPABILITIES AT OUTDOOR MUSIC FESTIVALS: EMPOWERING SOCIAL GROUPS TO MAINTAIN SITUATIONAL AWARENESS THROUGH GEOFENCING AND GEOLOCATION, Justin Andrew Puchalsky
INSULIN AND DMA SUPPRESS THE INNATE IMMUNE RESPONSE AGAINST AAV, Tianxiang Qi
A PLAN-DO-STUDY-ACT TO DECREASE TIME SPENT ON BILEVEL POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE, Alexandra Ramlall
EVALUATION OF CULTURAL-LINGUISTIC FACTORS IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE TESTING WITH ENGLISH LEARNERS, Mayra Alejandra Reyes Ruiz
CULTURAL RESPONSIVENESS TRAINING IN TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS: A QUALITATIVE CASE STUDY, Loraine Keriece Richardson McCray
THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION OF NEUROINFLAMMATION IN ALZHEIMER DISEASE BY INHIBITION OF CLASSICAL COMPLEMENT PATHWAY USING ANTI-C1R LOADED EXOSOMES, Terjahna Richards
THE TRANSPARENCY PROBLEM IN HIGHER EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION: USING A GROUNDED THEORY TO CREATE A MODEL FOR REBUILDING TRUST, Linda Romano
WHAT PSYCHOTHERAPY DOSE IS GOOD-ENOUGH? COMPARING THEORETICAL MODELS BY WEEKS AND SESSIONS, Ashley Rottkamp
IN SUPPORT OF A READ-ALOUD ACCOMMODATION: A META ANALYSIS STUDY, Sarah Elizabeth Ryan
A QUALITATIVE INQUIRY TO THE IMPACT OF PEER TEACHING ON UNDERGRADUATE CHEMISTRY STUDENTS, Marcus Sambar
A PERSON-CENTERED APPROACH TO THE MEDIATING EFFECT OF ATTENTION ON PERSONALITY SIMILARITY AND PREFERENCE USING EYE-TRACKING TECHNOLOGY, Gabriel Jose Sanchez
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS: A QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF DIGITAL HOME ACCESS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO READING ACHIEVEMENT IN GRADES FOUR AND EIGHT, Schalea S. Sanders
ROLE OF EDARAVONE NANOSUSPENSION IN PRETERM LABOR AND BIRTH OUTCOMES, Sruthi Sarvepalli
TEACHERS’ ABILITY TO IMPLEMENT CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS IN THE ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM: A MIXED METHODS STUDY, Gretchen Schaentzler
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CLINICIAN-PERCEIVED COMPETENCY AND EXPERT-RATED COMPETENCY IN REBT USING ANXIETY-FOCUSED SIMULATED-BASED PRACTICE, Morgan Klein Schall
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN CAREGIVER AND CHILD SYMPTOM CHANGE IN TRAUMA-FOCUSED COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, Tohar Scheininger
A MIXED METHODS ANALYSIS OF HURRICANE TRENDS AND EXPERTS’ PERCEPTION OF FUTURE MILITARY HURRICANE READINESS, Ralph E. Scott
USING THE THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR TO EXPLORE COLLEGE STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE, Ariba Sheikh
ENGLISH NEW-LANGUAGE TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF ONLINE ASYNCHRONOUS AND ONLINE SYNCHRONOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TEACHER EFFICACY, Seneha N. Sinanaj
IS THE JURIDICAL FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IN INDIA GENDERED? A STUDY OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN GOA THROUGH AN ECOFEMINIST LENS, Shweta Dilip Singh Sinha
SYMBIOSIS UNDER STRESS: UNRAVELING THE INTERPLAY OF OCEAN ACIDIFICATION AND RISING TEMPERATURES ON ACROPORA SAMOENSIS (STAGHORN CORAL), Jerald William Smolkin
VOCABULARY ACQUISITION IN HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOMS UTILIZING EMERGING TRENDS IN LITERACY DEVELOPMENT: PERCEPTIONS OF TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, Inviolata Lunani Sore
EARLY IDENTIFICATION OF STUDENTS AT ACADEMIC RISK BASED ON LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM LOG DATA, Roger Sheng So
PHARMACOKINETIC MODELING OF METONITAZENE AND ISOTONITAZENE USING IN VITRO AND IN VIVO MODELS AND COMPARISON TO HUMAN POSTMORTEM CASEWORK, Justine P. Sorrentino
THE JOURNEY OF DOMINICAN WOMEN AS ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERS IN U.S. HIGHER EDUCATION, Kelba M. Sosa
PROSPECTIVE NURSING STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF NUTRITION LITERACY: A TRANSCENDENTAL PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY, John J. Spano
A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS OF PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD PROBLEMS, AGES 0-5, Hara Stephanou
POVERTY AND INEQUALITY: A NEW DEAL FOR AMERICA’S MOST DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, Thomas St. Hilaire
BACKPACK TO LAPTOP: FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS’ JOURNEY TO CAREER SELF- EFFICACY AND PROFESSIONAL REALIZATION, Thierry Thesatus
AMELIORATING SCHOOL EXPERIENCE WITH RESTORATIVE PRACTICES, Faith Thompson-Lee