Theses/Dissertations from 2024
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
MANCOZEB EXPOSURE RESULTS IN OXIDATIVE STRESS AND DISRUPTION OF MITOCHONDRIAL COMPLEXES III & IV IN TRANSFORMED HUMAN COLON CELLS, Amanda Dhaneshwar
IMPACT OF ON-CAMPUS CHILDCARE ON STUDENT PARENT SUCCESS IN A COMMUNITY COLLEGE SETTING, Jessica Dillon
TIERED VOCABULARY AND EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION: A QUANTITATIVE CONTENT ANALYSIS OF MAJOR BROADCAST TELEVISION NETWORKS, Kimberly DiMarco
HOW DOES AN EDUCATOR’S PERCEPTIONS OF IDEOLOGIES AND PRACTICES OF CULTURAL RELEVANCE IMPACT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION?, MaryEllen Ann Do
PERCEPTIONS OF MENTORING KINGS AND EFFECTS OF THE HOCHMAN METHOD ON HIGH SCHOOL BOYS OF COLOR, Kelly McKay Downing
HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT: A DESCRIPTIVE CASE STUDY ANALYSIS EXPLORING THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF POST-TRADITIONAL REMEDIAL LEARNERS AND THEIR DETERMINANTS OF STUDENT SUCCESS, Pamela V. Eatman-Skinner
WHEN CRYING TURNS TO HITTING: EXAMINING MATERNAL RESPONSES TO NEGATIVE AFFECT, Brooke Edelman
A CASE STUDY ON THE ROLE OF PRE-DEPARTURE TRAINING IN STUDY ABROAD EXPERIENCES, Lampeto Efthymiou
IRRATIONAL BELIEFS AMONG COMPETITIVE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ATHLETES: ARE THEY GENERAL OR CONTEXT-DRIVEN?, Kathleen Everson
ADSORPTION OF CADMIUM AND LEAD IONS USING BIOWASTE ADSORBENTS FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS WITH ION-SELECTIVE ELECTRODES AND ICP-OES, Taha Fadlou Allah
MEASUREMENT OF DESMOSINE BY LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY–TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY AND ITS APPLICATION TO CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE, Michael Fagiola
BEING YOUR OWN RELIGIOUS PROTAGONIST: THE RAMIFICATIONS OF RELIGIOUS GUILT, SHAME, AND ABUSE ON WOMEN’S IDENTITIES, Amanda Rose Farrell
DETERMINING CORRELATIONS BETWEEN GLOBAL HISTORY TEACHER’S METACOGNITIVE AWARENESS AND TEACHING DEMOGRAPHICS, Philip D. Farrelly
A REPLICATION STUDY OF THE FACTOR STRUCTURE OF THE ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS SCALE-2: A MEASURE OF IRRATIONAL AND RATIONAL BELIEFS, Mahdiya Fazel
EDUCATORS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THEIR SELF-EFFICACY IN TEACHING ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR USE OF CULTURALLY RELEVANT PEDAGOGY, Virginia Figueroa
COUNTERSTORIES OF SIFE EXPERIENCES: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS WITH INTERRUPTED OR INCONSISTENT FORMAL EDUCATION, Erica Flores
I SECOND THAT EMOTION: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE SOCIOEMOTIONAL EXPERIENCES OF BLACK AND LATINX STUDENTS IN DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION, Toni Foster-Irizarry
WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF RESTORATIVE CIRCLES ON STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCHOOL CONNECTEDNESS? A STUDENT PERSPECTIVE, Gabriella Franza
INTERFERON GAMMA SIGNALING IN OVARIAN CANCER CELLS, Bijaya Gaire
THE RELATIONSHIP OF DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES IN ADULTS IN PSYCHOTHERAPY TO DIFFERENT TYPES OF MENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMS, Shannon E. Gasparro
CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE INSTRUCTION AND INTRINSIC MOTIVATION TO READ AMONG UNDER-REPRESENTED ADOLESCENTS IN AN URBAN SETTING, Greg Gershowitz
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN COVID-19 EXPOSURE, SECONDARY ADVERSITIES, AND TRAUMA SYMPTOMS IN CHILDREN, Maddi Gervasio
CO-TEACHING: AN INFLUENCE ON TEACHER GROWTH MINDSET AND STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, Lori Goldstein
STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE EFFECTS OF INTERNSHIPS ON CONFIDENCE AND POST-GRADUATION OUTCOMES IN HIGHER EDUCATION, Jaime L. Grillo
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COLLEGE READINESS COLLEGE PREPARATORY PROGRAMS FOR LOW-INCOME TEENAGERS, Leah Heartfield
EXPLORING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CULTURAL PROFICIENCY FRAMEWORK IN A SUBURBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT, Krystle M. Hernandez
ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN EMPATHY-RELATED PROCESSES AND PROSOCIAL BEHAVIORS IN TODDLERHOOD, Jordan Holmén
CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE: A MULTIPLE CASE STUDY OF INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT TEAMS, Andrea Horowitz
NADEZHDA KRUPSKAYA AND THE REINVENTION OF CULTURE IN REVOLUTIONARY RUSSIA: POPULISM, WOMEN, AND EDUCATION IN THE NEW SOCIALIST SOCIETY, Michael Anthony Iasilli
“SLAVE GUYS O NOT SLAVE GUYS:” TRACING COLONIALISM AND RESISTANCE IN THE HAWAIIAN PIDGIN BIBLE, Aleena Jacob
WHAT DOES THIS WORD SAY MOMMY? HOME LITERACY ENVIRONMENTS AND ITS ROLE ON PARENTAL RESPONSE TO MISCUES DURING HOME SHARE READING, Chiquta Inez Jenkins
WHEN EQUITY IS NOT ENOUGH: THE SERIAL MEDIATION OF TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS AND TEACHER JOB SATISFACTION ON EDUCATIONAL EQUITY AND TEACHER PERCEPTIONS OF SCHOOL CLIMATE, Imena Monet Johnson
SOCIOEMOTIONAL FUNCTIONING AS A MODERATOR OF THE PREDICTIVE ABILITY OF THE DIAL-4 ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, Margaret C. Kammerer
AN ANALYSIS OF TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION (RTI) PROGRAM IN ONE NORTH EAST SUBURBAN SCHOOL, Ann Marie Kenny-Chapur
WHEN DO THERAPIST CHARACTERISTICS MATTER OR DO THEY?, Han Lim Kim
RAISING THE CYBER GUARD: ANALYZING THE COST AND USE OF THE NATIONAL GUARD IN LOCAL MUNICIPAL AND STATE CYBER DEFENSE, Hunter LaCroix
TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF CHRONICALLY ABSENT STUDENTS, PROGRAMS AND INTERVENTIONS: A MIXED METHOD STUDY, Claudia Lisi LaPlante
INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES IMPACTING STRUGGLING EIGHTH GRADERS’ READING ACHIEVEMENT: A NON-EXPERIMENTAL QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS, Deon LaVigne-Jones
THE EFFECTS OF MENTORING ON THE SELF-EFFICACY OF SCHOOL-AGE GIRLS OF COLOR: A MIXED METHODS CASE STUDY, Nicole M. Lefferts Mohn
ADJUNCT INSTRUCTORS’ PREPAREDNESS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND THE DIVERSE LEARNING STYLES OF ALL STUDENTS, William Leonelli
A RETURN TO THE WORD: DECREASING DIVISION AND CREATING COMMUNITY THROUGH SCRIPTURAL POETICS AND DISCOURSE, Justin Lerner
NEW VISIONS OF AFRICA: HOW AFRICAN STUDENTS AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES SHAPED BLACK EDUCATION, 1920-1960, Mark Anthony Lewin
TRAVERSING THE JUNGLE: EXAMINING ANALOGY USE IN PSYCHOTHERAPY, Shari Lieblich
THE ROLE OF SELF-REGULATION AND MINDSET IN THE ACADEMIC OUTCOMES OF LOW-INCOME STUDENTS, Jamilah Shanice Lindo
MOLECULAR ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS AND APPLICATIONS, Julie Liu
THE ROLE OF THE PRE-FRESHMAN SUMMER EXPERIENCE IN THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM DURING COVID-19: A CASE STUDY APPROACH, Mayulie Luciano
THE CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHER, Tova Markowitz
AN INVESTIGATION OF HOTEL BOOKING CANCELLATION USING MACHINE LEARNING APPROACHES IN PYTHON, Diogo Marques