Theses/Dissertations from 2021
AN ANALYSIS OF EDUCATION AS A MODERATOR OF THE RELATIONSHIP OF DISCRIMINATION TO DEPRESSION, Jeavonna M. Coble
GIRLS SOLO QUIEREN UNA COSA, TAMBIÉN: TRENZANDO ANALYSIS OF DOMINICANAS’ SEXUAL RESISTANCE, Raquel Christina Corona
The Impact of Mentoring on New Teacher Self-Efficacy, John Thomas Craig
THE COURSE OF AXIS I AND AXIS II DISORDERS IN CLINICAL HIGH RISK (CHR) ADOLESCENTS, Christy DaBreo-Otero
PRINCIPALS’ PERCEPTIONS OF ENABLING AND HINDERING BEHAVIORS, RULES, AND STRUCTURES IN NEW YORK STATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, Matthew W. Darby
The Perceptions of Scaffolding on Literacy Instruction for Middle School Students with Learning Disabilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Elizabeth DeFantis
EVOLUTION, CLASSIFICATION, AND BIOCHEMICAL FOUNDATIONS OF TOLL-LIKE RECEPTORS (TLRS) AND THEIR ROLE IN CHYTRIDIOMYCOSIS RESISTANCE, Joseph De Leon
YOUTH SOCCER COACHING METHODOLOGIES’ IMPACT ON ENJOYMENT OF THE GAME AND RETENTION, John Diffley
A STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF IXL MATH ONLINE SOFTWARE ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN AN URBAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, Shawn M. Donnelly,
“I HAVE GONE BEYOND MY SPHERE”: NETWORK ANALYSIS AND RHETORICAL FEMINISM IN WOMEN’S WRITING 1650-1750, Donna P. Downing
EXPLORING FIRST YEAR STUDENTS’ INTEREST IN READING ACADEMIC TEXTS IN AN URBAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE COMPOSITION CLASSROOM, Adele J. Doyle
MAKING A DIFFERENCE BY BEING DIFFERENT: AN EXAMINATION OF FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO STUDENT SUCCESS IN ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS, Elizabeth Dragone
EDUCATORS’ PERCEPTIONS OF BENEFITS AND BARRIERS OF THE INCLUSION OF CODING IN K-8 CURRICULUM: A QUALITATIVE STUDY, Jennifer Lynn Dralle-Moreano,
Development of a Measure of Knowledge: School-Based Professionals Knowledge of Traumatic Brain Injury, Courtney Duhning
STUDENT VOICE: FROM TOKEN PARTICIPATION TO ENGAGED PARTNERSHIP, Lisa A. Dunn
PATIENT ENGAGEMENT:THE FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO INDIVIDUALS USING THE PATIENT PORTAL, Diane Patricia Fabian
PERCEIVED RISK AND EXTENDED WARRANTY, Jose M. Fana
OPHELIA, THE MONSTER: REPRESENTATIONS OF FEMALE MADNESS IN THE WESTERN HORROR FILM, Alexandra Fitzpatrick
DIY FEMINISMS IN THE THIRD SPACE: FEMALE RHETORICAL TECHNIQUES PERFORMED IN MULTI-GENERATIONAL ALTERNATIVE MEDIA, Cristen M. Fitzpatrick
DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF NON-XANTHONE STRUCTURAL ANALOGS OF α-MANGOSTIN, Maryam Foroozmehr
NURTURING CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING IN SOCIAL SCIENCES IN MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, Michele Gaglione
CULTURALLY RELEVANT PEDAGOGY IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES: AN EXPLORATORY CASE STUDY OF A LIBRARY SYSTEM IN A MAJORITY-BLACK, SUBURBAN DISTRICT, Sarah M. Garifo
Understanding college student emotional functioning during COVID-19, Dominique Marie Giroux
THE IMPACT OF INDIVIDUAL AND CONTEXTUAL FACTORS ON L2 WRITING DEVELOPMENT: THE SHIFTS IN WRITTEN CORRECTIVE FEEDBACK DURING COVID-19, Jordan Gonzalez
KEYS TO UNDERSTANDING AND SERVING COLLEGE STUDENTS WITH CHRONIC ILLNESSES, Christine M. Goodwin
THE ROLES OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND DEPRESSION IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RESPIRATORY DISEASE AND NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL FUNCTIONING IN OLDER ADULTS, Alexander J. Gordon
Institutional Labels: A Language-Based Approach to Decreasing Stigma Associated with Schizophrenia and Psychiatric Hospitalization, Jaime Taylor Grabow
EXAMINING THE BENEFITS OF A FACULTY-RUN READING AND WRITING LAB AT A SMALL, PRIVATE UNIVERSITY IN THE MIDWEST, Dolores Greenawalt
EXAMINING THE LEARNING COMMUNITIES OF TWO HIGH SCHOOLS IN AN URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT, Matel Hanna Hassan, Ed.D.
At the Crossroads of Studenthood and Motherhood, Erin Hayden-Baldauf
TEACHER PERCEPTIONS & PRACTICE OF TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION BEFORE AND AFTER PICRAT MATRIX PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTION, Donald H. Heberer Jr.
A COMPUTATIONAL APPROACH WITHIN MEDICAL RESEARCH, Ryan Christopher Hogan
RNA SPLICING IN NEURON PHYSIOLOGY AND NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES, MD Faruk Hossain
PROJECT BASED LEARNING IN URBAN PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION AND ITS IMPACT ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT, Nayeon Naomi Hwang
EFFECT OF A SWIM-BASED PARENT TRAINING PROGRAM ON A PARENT’S USE OF EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES WITH HER CHILD WITH AUTISM, Melissa Lauren Jeffay
THE EFFECT OF PARENTING STYLES ON DEPRESSION AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS, Manpreet Kaur
Korean American Female Educators' Self Concept and Perception Toward School Leadership, Jennifer HJ Kim
COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY FOR ANXIETY IN YOUTH WITH AUTISM: PAVING THE WAY TO EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE, Michelle M. Kirkland
Perceived Discrimination and Food Consumption, Jessica Korins
THE INFLUENCE OF COLLEGE-READINESS TESTING ON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ AND EDUCATORS’ ATTITUDES ON EDUCATION, Bradley Krauz
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION AND COVID-19: AN ANALYSIS OF WHAT IT MEANS TO SUCCEED IN A PANDEMIC, Ashley Kuehn
MicroRNA Regulation and Cellular Proteostasis in Parkinson's Disease, Alberim Kurtishi
A CASE STUDY of ADMINISTRATOR, TEACHER, AND PARENT PERCEPTIONS AND USAGE OF INFINITE CAMPUS AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL, Michael Kenneth Larson
EMPLOYER PERSPECTIVE ON AUGMENTING WORK EXPERIENCES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, Liza A. Laurino-Siegel
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy for DeafBlind Individuals with Progressive Vision Loss, Chelsey Laurito
STAFF DEVELOPMENT FOR DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS: PERSPECTIVES ON THE USEFULNESS OF A LITERACY-BASED SOCIAL SKILL STRATEGY, Pattiann LaVeglia
Changes In Youth Executive Function During Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Associations with PTSD Symptom Severity, Amy Hyoeun Lee
SELECTIVE TOXICITY OF MX106-4C, A SURVIVIN INHIBITOR, TO ABCB1 POSITIVE MULTIDRUG RESISTANT COLON CANCER, Zining Lei
Assembly and Function of the Polycystin Receptor-Ion Channel Complexes and the Otop1 Proton Channel, Bin Li
THE ROLE OF THE ECONOMY IN CHANGING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP BETWEEN DIFFERENT RACIAL AND ETHNIC 8th GRADE STUDENTS’ ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS TEST SCORES, Dominique Limprevil-Divers
THE IMPACT SYSTEMS DESIGN AND LEADERSHIP PRACTICES HAVE ON TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION AND ADAPTATION AT THE K-12 SCHOOL LEVEL DURING A TIME OF CHANGE, Gustavo Marcelo Loor
FRAMING A PANDEMIC: EVALUATING NIGERIAN PRINT MEDIA REPORTAGE OF CHINA BEFORE AND FOLLOWING THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PANDEMIC, Ernest Chukwunyere Makata
EQUITY AND ACCESS: COLLEGE BOARD AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM IN FIVE PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOLS, Cole Malsky
PREFORMULATION STUDIES FOR THE PREPARATION OF AMORPHOUS SOLID DISPERSIONS, Hemanth Kumar Mamidi
TOGETHERNESS FOR MISSION IN CATHOLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS, Jonathan Mangar
IMMIGRANTS IN WRITING, Roshny Maria Roy
EXAMINING THE PERCEPTIONS OF EARLY ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM TEACHERS WITH SUPPLEMENTARY LITERACY CERTIFICATION, Theresa Boehm Marsicek
CHARACTERIZING FERROPTOSIS PATHWAYS IN IN VITRO MOTOR NEURON MODELS, Alejandra Martinez
THE ANALYSIS OF A MULTI-YEAR MENTORING PROGRAM AND ITS LONG-TERM EFFECTS ON TEACHER SELF-EFFICACY, Kelly Marzocchi
A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY: UNDERSTANDING INNER CITY AFRICAN AMERICAN ADOLESCENT EXPOSURES TO LITERACY, Lupita-MariaL T. Matadi
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEACHERS’ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND THEIR PERCEPTIONS OF TEACHING ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, Kerriann McFadden
AN EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS OF HIGHER EDUCATION BUSINESS FACULTY, Louise McKenzie
PHARMACOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF EBSELEN AND OTHER NOVEL ORGANOSELENIUM COMPOUNDS IN VITRO AND IN THE MOUSE MODEL OF VULVOVAGINAL CANDIDIASIS, Suvidha M. Menon
Predicting Treatment Response In Borderline Personality Disorder: What Can Neuroimaging Tell Us?, Christina Ann Michel
RESOURCE ALLOCATION, ACCESS, & PATTERNS OF HEALTHCARE SERVICE UTILIZATION AMONG PATIENTS WITH ALCOHOL-USE DISORDERS, Andrew Miele
EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AUTOMATICITY AND ORAL READING COMPREHENSION IN ENGLISH LEARNERS, Annamaria M. Miller
THE ROLE OF TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN FOSTERING PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ SELF-EFFICACY IN MATHEMATICS, Christina Ann Miller
EFFECT OF INCREASING LITERACY SKILLS TO IMPROVE INMATE BEHAVIOR: A QUANTITATIVE STUDY, Katie Lynn Millsap
RETURN TO PLAY AND CLASS FOR CONCUSSED COLLEGE ATHLETES PREDICTED FROM POST-CONCUSSION SYMPTOM DOMAINS, Jazmin Nicole Mogavero
"Whiteness is in the way of seeing:" Narrativizing Middle School Students' Intersectional Perceptions of Whiteness in Literacy Instruction, Scott L. Moore
THE EFFECT OF TRANSACTIONAL DISTANCE ON STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF COURSE QUALITY AND INSTRUCTOR EFFECTIVENESS IN ONLINE LEARNING, Andrew Gichuho Mungai
SPECIAL EDUCATION LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS INCLUSION VERSUS SELF-CONTAINED, John Murphy
THE PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF A SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING MEASURE, Allison Murray
ANTICANCER EFFECT OF INDANONE-BASED THIAZOLYL HYDRAZONE DERIVATIVE ON P53 MUTANT COLON CANCER CELL LINES: IN VITRO AND IN VIVO STUDY, Silpa Narayanan
BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS FOR HIGHER-ORDER RESTRICTED AND REPETITIVE BEHAVIORS IN AUTISM: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS, Emily Nichols
TEACHER GUILT: HOW CAN IT INFORM INSTRUCTION IN FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS IN READING, Terrie Leann Noland
PROTECTIVE ROLE OF THE FLANKING DOMAINS AND MEMBRANE SELECTIVITY IN THE ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN, Noriyo Onishi
A Quantitative Study of the Effects of a Summer Literacy Camp to Help Mitigate Summer Learning Loss for Students Entering Grades 1-5, Patricia O'Regan
THE LANDSCAPE OF PERSONALIZED LEARNING IN LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, Janna Ostroff
About Us Without Us: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Homelessness at the United Nations, Joanna Louise Padgett Herz
A CASE STUDY OF TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICE AND IMPLEMENTATION TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH AND LEARNING IN PUBLIC SCHOOL IN SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK, Mark Leonidas Palios
ATHLETIC AND ACADEMIC MOTIVATIONAL PROFILES OF VARSITY STUDENT-ATHLETES, Meghan Parenteau
EXPLORING EFFICACY OF AN ANTI-MALARIAL NANOMEDICINE IN NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER TREATMENT, Vineela Parvathaneni
The Impact of Math Placement Guidelines on Community College Student Outcomes, Karen A. Pepe,
STRATEGIES AND CHALLENGES OF SMALL-SCALE ONLINE FOOD BUSINESSES IN THE PHILIPPINES: AN IN-DEPTH STUDY OF SELECTED INITIATIVES WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF COVID-19 CRISIS, Anna Marie Sales Phillipneris
EXAMINING THE INFLUENCE OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PRE-SERVICE TRAINING ON THE USE OF SELF-REGULATION PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICES OF MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS, Lauren A. Porter