Theses/Dissertations from 2023
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
WHEN AGE MATTERS: CHILD AGE AS A MODERATOR OF OUTCOME IN A CAREGIVER PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR ABUSE AND BULLYING, Jenni R. Marques
EXPLORING THE EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON THE 8TH GRADE NAEP MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT, Aneesh Mathew
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS’ ATTITUDES AND CRITERIA FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES, Geraldine Maurice
STANDARDS-BASED GRADING AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF DISTRICT LEVEL ADMINISTRATORS AND THEIR PERCEPTIONS OF TRANSITIONING FROM A TRADITIONAL GRADING SYSTEM, Timothy D. McCarthy
AN EXAMINATION OF THE SUFFICIENCY OF EMERGENCY PLANNING IN NEW YORK CITY HOSPITALS FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS NEEDING COMMUNICATION OR LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE, Rosemary McDonnell
PEER OBSERVATIONS AND FEEDBACK IN THE VIRTUAL CLASSROOM FOR SECONDARY TEACHERS, Collin F. Mehta
AN INVESTIGATION OF THE SECONDARY PRINCIPALS’ ROLE IN DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING SUCCESSFUL INCLUSION PROGRAMS, Gabrielle Marie Meier
THE IDEA OF UNCONSCIONABILITY IN EQUITABLE ADJUDICATION AND ITS VARIEGATED MANIFESTATIONS IN THE LOUISIANA TERRITORY, PRE-1900, Edad Mercier
TEACHER PERCEPTIONS AND TEACHING PRACTICES IN THE ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS CLASSROOM, Cynthia K. Moschera
DNA DAMAGE RESPONSE ACTIVATES THE ELECTRON TRANSPORT CHAIN AND OXIDATIVE METABOLISM BY TWO PARALLEL MECHANISMS, Shreya Nagar
EMOTION CONTROL, OVERREACTIVE PARENTING, AND MOTHERS’ EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS, Serah Jaya Narine
ANIMAL INSTINCT: RADICAL BLACK FEMINISM AND THE VIRTUE OF THE DEMONIC, Amity S. Nathaniel
SLEEP AND ACADEMICS AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS: ROLE OF EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING AND SLEEP HYGIENE, Mary Christine O’Brien
THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL NETWORKS ON COLLEGE READINESS BETWEEN GENDERS, Megan O’Neill
INSIGHT INTO ELEUTHERODACTYLUS COQUI RESILIENCE AND ANURAN HYPOXIA TOLERANCE UTILIZING PINCHO, Randy Ortiz
PRINCIPAL COACHING IN A LARGE URBAN DISTRICT: A CORRELATIONAL STUDY EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COACHING AND EARLY CAREER PRINCIPALS’ SELF-EFFICACY, Matthew Irving Pearson
THE VALUE OF THE MARKETPLACE OF IDEAS: ACADEMIC FREEDOM IN THE AMERICAN ACADEMY, Daniel J. Perrone
THE IMPACT OF FAMILY ENVIRONMENT AND RELIGION IN PURPLE HIBISCUS AND BELOVED, Thoa Phan
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN COGNITIVE ABILITIES AND PATTERNS OF CHILDREN’S CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR AT AGE NINE, Seré Elizabeth Politano
DEVELOPMENT OF WHOLE-CELL BIOSENSORS FOR EARLY DETECTION OF ORAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA, Sharona Adina Priyev
THE PREDICTIVE VALIDITY OF THE DIAL-4 WITH A DIVERSE PRESCHOOL POPULATION, Lauren M. Pucci
GENETICALLY ENCODED IRON SENSOR CELL LINE: A MODEL FOR STUDYING FERROPTOSIS AND CELLULAR IRON METABOLISM, Daoud F. Rahman
RECLAIMING POWER. ACTIVATING BLACK MIDDLE-CLASS MOTHER ENGAGEMENT IN THE COMMITTEE ON SPECIAL EDUCATION, Kellie M. Ramsey
THE IMPACT OF MIDTERM COLLEGE MATHEMATICS PERFORMANCE ON RETENTION AND GRADUATION OF STEM STUDENTS, Kandy Yu-Juan Ng Rich
EDUCATING BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT STUDENTS: USING A CRITICAL MANAGEMENT LENS TO LEARN FROM CHATTEL SLAVERY, Linda L. Ridley
THE MONSTERS AND THEIR RACIAL IDENTITIES IN FRANKENSTEIN AND THE STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE, Sara N. Rodia
PSYCHOLOGICAL REALISM WITHIN THE DETECTIVE GENRE, Juanita Rodriguez
MANDINGO PARENT EXPERIENCES AND LANGUAGE USE: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY, Annet Asio Romain
EFFECTS OF UNDERGRADUATE SERVICE IMMERSION PROGRAM ON PARTICIPANTS AND MISSION INTEGRATION, Victoria Santangelo
AN INVESTIGATION INTO ORTHOGRAPHIC PROCESSING DEFICITS IN SCHOOLS, Shannon Santoro
LATENT PROFILES OF PHYSICAL AGGRESSION AND PROSOCIAL BEHAVIORS IN INFANCY AND TODDLERHOOD, Annette Schieffelin
ADULT ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS’ EXPERIENCES OF ONLINE LEARNING AND MOTIVATIONS FOR PERSISTENCE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, Patricia F. Searby
A PHENOMENOLOGICAL MULTIPLE CASE STUDY OF SCHOOL DISTRICT LEADERS SUPERVISING ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER / MULTILINGUAL SERVICES ON LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, Christine Ericka Seebach
THE ROLE OF STEM ENRICHMENT ON COURSE TAKING AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, Momodu Sesay
ASSESSING THE PERCEPTION OF TWO GENERATIONS IN THE MAINTENANCE OF HONOR KILLING: A CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE, Litika Sharma
CYTOTOXICITY OF COPPER (II) OCTANOATE ON MOUSE HIPPOCAMPAL ASTROCYTES, Ali A. Shohatee
MENTORS’ PERSPECTIVE ON MENTORING PRACTICES FOR NEW TEACHERS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY, Rosa Smith-Norman
THE UNSTOPPABLE ANTHROPOCENE ENGINE: ANIMAL STUDIES IN LITERATURE AND THE LACK OF INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL STUDY, Paul Spampanato
PRE-COLLEGE ACCESS AND FINANCIAL LITERACY, Oriel C. Straker
Al-SULAMI’S KITAB AL-JIHAD: SPIRITUALIZING AL-JIHAD AL-ASGHAR TO MOTIVATE THE MUSLIM UMMAH TO JIHAD, Mosammat Zakia Sultana
EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF BIG FIVE PERSONALITY TRAITS AND LEARNING STYLES ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT: THE MEDIATION EFFECTS OF LEARNING STYLES IN POST SECONDARY EDUCATION, Kristen Lillian Sweeney