Theses/Dissertations from 2024
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
THE EXPLORATION OF FACULTY-STUDENT MENTORING FOR FIRST-GENERATION COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS, Mariana Torres
EVALUATION OF MICROGLIA’S STRUCTURAL VARIATIONS WITHIN AN ORGANOTYPIC HIPPOCAMPAL SLICE MODEL AFTER REGIONALIZED TOXIC INJURY, Jesus Antonio Trejos
PERCEPTIONS OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION THROUGH AN ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE THEORY FRAMEWORK, Martha Tuthill
THE IMPACT OF PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT OUTCOMES IN K-12 EDUCATION, Crystal Valentine-Lindsay
BROADCASTING BOMBS: CLASSIFYING ANTECEDENT BEHAVIORS AND STRATEGIZING PREVENTATIVE TACTICS IN LONE-ACTOR TERRORISTS AND MASS-MURDERERS, Julia Varvaro
SAY “AH,” NOT “AHHH!” - PARENT INTERVENTION FOR THE REDUCTION OF DENTAL ANXIETY IN A CHILD WITH AUTISM, Alexandra Luisa Vernice
DELIBERATE PRACTICE TO IMPROVE BEHAVIORAL PARENT TRAINING SKILLS AMONG CLINICAL TRAINEES, Olivia Anne Walsh
KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVES ABOUT LITERACY AND THE RELEVANCE OF ASSESSMENTS: IMPACT ON STUDENTS’ SUCCESS AND FIRST GRADE TRANSITION, Claudia T. Watts
COMPARISON OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN TRANSITION PLANNING, Geri Weinstein
DISCURSIVE EXCLUSION OF CHINESE AMERICANS:A CASE STUDY OF NEW YORK CITY’S POLITICAL MEDIA LANDSCAPE, Andrew G. White IV
THE POTENTIAL THERAPEUTIC EFFECT OF N,N-DIMETHYLACETAMIDE (DMA) IN SEPSIS, Zhihui Xiao
HISTORICAL TRAUMA THOUGHTS, DAILY NEGATIVE EMOTION, AND RUMINATION AMONG URBAN-DWELLING AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKA NATIVE ADULTS, Sheena Yoshioka
NOSTALGIA FOR THE NEVER WAS: IDEALS OF FAMILY, NATION, AND MASCULINITY IN THE BLOCKBUSTER FILMS OF THE REAGAN ERA, Patrick M. Zwosta
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
ARE TEACHERS PREPARED TO EMPLOY CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING EFFECTIVELY WITH ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS?, Karleen Adam-Comrie
IS THERE A DIFFERENCE IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT BETWEEN REMOTE LEARNERS AND FACE-TO-FACE LEARNERS BETWEEN THE SCHOOL YEARS OF 2020-21 AND 2021-22?, Anthony Aiello
THE IMPACT OF FACE MASKS ON EMOTIONAL RECOGNITION ACCURACY: DIFFERENCES AMONG EMOTIONS AND BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN, Khaled Jamal Alharbi
PREDICTORS AND MEDIATORS OF EATING DISORDER PATHOLOGY IN INDIVIDUALS WITH EATING DISORDERS, Alexandra Allam
CONTROLLED RELEASE MATRIX TABLET FORMULATION OF VERAPAMIL HYDROCHLORIDE, Shapali Anil Bagde
A PHENOMENOLOGICAL CASE STUDY OF TEACHER PERCEPTIONS ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROJECT-BASED LEARNING, Dawn Bartz
BECOMING AMERICAN(?): AN AUTO-ETHNOGRAPHIC INQUIRY OF AN ECUADORIAN(-AMERICAN) FAMILY’S IDENTITY FORMATION IN THE FACE OF LONG ISLAND WHITENESS, Tabitha Andrea Benitez
GENDER STEREOTYPES IN CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOKS: A STUDY OF AUTHORS, ILLUSTRATORS, AND MAIN CHARACTERS IN A CLASSROOM LIBRARY COLLECTION, Mildred Sari Bernstein
GENDER, SEX, AND THE BODY IN MEDIEVAL ARMENIA, Ashley Bozian
THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS’ IMPLEMENTATION OF SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING: TRANSITIONS FROM IN-PERSON AND REMOTE SETTINGS, Clyde A. Braswell
THE RELATIONSHIP OF TEACHER – PRINCIPAL TRUST AND STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS ON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS, Rickey M. Brown
THE END OF SOLIDARITY: AMERICA’S POSTWAR TURN RIGHT AND THE DECLINE OF THE CIO AND NEW DEAL LIBERALISM, David Patrick Bruno
WHAT’S YOUR INTENTION? EXAMINING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEADERS' ATTITUDES AND INTENTIONS TOWARDS LGBTQ INCLUSIVITY, Nekesha Bynum
HOW DO FIRST-YEAR DOMINICAN STUDENTS PERCEIVE THEIR FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE AND HOW DO THESE PERCEPTIONS IMPACT THEIR RETENTION, Maria C. Cano
ADAPTATIONS OF WORLD WAR I STORIES INTO SCREEN DRAMAS: THE NEW “HERITAGE FILMS”, Elizabeth Carroll
THE EFFECTS OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND LANGUAGE DIFFERENCE ON SPECIFIC COGNITIVE TEST PERFORMANCE: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN, Fernanda Carvalho
EMOTIONS, COGNITIONS, AND DISCIPLINE STYLE IN PARENTS OF YOUTH WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER, Brooke Catanzaro
A QUALITATIVE INQUIRY OF FACTORS AFFECTING RETENTION AND GRADUATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION, Kim-Marie Cespedes
AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN LEADERS IN HIGHER EDUCATION: AN EXAMINATION OF JOB SATISFACTION, Cheryl Chambers
LAYER-BY-LAYER ASSEMBLED PARTICLES FOR NON-INVASIVE INHALED THERAPEUTIC DELIVERY TO THE LUNGS, Gautam Chauhan
THE ROLE OF CHILD MALTREATMENT ON PERSONALITY FROM ADOLESCENCE TO YOUNG ADULTHOOD, Morgan T. Cohen
THE ROLE OF MENTORSHIP IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF BLACK WOMEN IN HIGHER EDUCATION ADMINISTRATIVE ROLES, Kimberly Colclough
ASPECTS OF THE SUPERVISORY RELATIONSHIP IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY INTERNSHIPS, Julie Cooperstone
EXAMINING THE MODERATING ROLE OF EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING ON FLOODING AND INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE, Gabriella Damewood
SIMPLE AWARENESS OR ACTIONABLE IMPACT? A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IMPLICIT BIAS TRAINING, Dannielle Darbee Muelthaler
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEADERSHIP STYLES AND ITS INFLUENCE/IMPACT ON TEACHER SELF-EMPOWERMENT, Jean Marie D'Aversa
WHAT STYLES OF LEADERSHIP SUPPORT THE PROCESS OF PHILANTHROPY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION? A QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS, Joy DeDonato
MARKETING BRANDS, JUGGLING JARGON, AND COUNTERING SPACE: SIX FITNESS ENTHUSIASTS’ ENGAGEMENT WITH EXERCISERS WITHIN INSTAGRAM’S FITNESS COMMUNITY, Sydney Elizabeth Denham