Theses/Dissertations from 2022
ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN PROBLEM RECOGNITION AND HELP-SEEKING BEHAVIOR IN MOTHERS OF PRESCHOOLERS, Samuel T. Jackson
EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF MECHLORETHAMINE ON THE DERMAL-EPIDERMAL JUNCTION, Trishaal Janardhanam Raghavendra Rao
FACULTY’S PERSPECTIVE ON STUDENT ENGAGEMENT FOR SYNCHRONIZED ONLINE GRADUATE LEVEL COURSES, Ambeeka Jewnandan
HIP-HOP IS LITERACY: ENHANCING ENGLISH SKILLS USING HIP-HOP AS A CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE MULTILITERACY, Kai C. Jones
SMALL MOLECULE GANKYRIN INHIBITION AS A THERAPEUTIC STRATEGY FOR BREAST AND LUNG CANCER, Dipti Kanabar
RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND CORE EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS, Luke H. Keating
CRISIS, IDENTITY AND URBAN CONTINUITY IN SEVENTH CENTURY BYZANTIUM: A HAGIOGRAPHIC REASSESSMENT, Daniel Joseph Kelly
POLITICS AND ITS ROLE ON ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, Jessica Kemler
THE ETHYLENEBIS(DITHIOCARBAMATE) BACKBONE OF MANCOZEB ALTERS GLUTATHIONE STATUS AND DIVALENT ESSENTIAL METAL HOMEOSTASIS IN RAT, Benjamin Kistinger
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SCHOOL PRINCIPALS’ PERCEIVED TECHNOLOGY SELF-EFFICACY AND THE PERCEIVED ABILITY TO LEAD TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ERA, Jonathan S. Krawchuk
RE-INVENTING MALIGNANT PLEURAL MESOTHELIOMA THERAPEUTICS, Nishant S. Kulkarni
A QUALITATIVE CASE STUDY OF STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THEIR EXPERIENCES IN UNDERGRADUATE ONLINE COURSES, Glenda Lander Lugo
THE HYDE EFFECT: A COMMENTARY ON NINETEENTH-CENTURY BRITISH ANXIETIES AND THE LITERATURE BORNE FROM THEM, Jacqueline Lepore
MEDIA EXPOSURE AND EFFECTS ON SOCIAL COGNITIONS, Adenique Lisse
SCHOOL DISTRICT LEADERSHIP, RESOURCES AND LITERACY DEVELOPMENT: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY ON SCHOOL DISTRICT LEADERS’ EXPERIENCES ON BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR LITERACY, Jared E. Littman
HOW ARTS INTEGRATION AFFECTS COLLEGE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS’ CULTURAL COMPETENCE: A GROUNDED THEORY RESEARCH, Chang-Han Liu
THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF SPECIAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATORS SENSEMAKING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, Lauren Lombardi
THE IMPACT OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE, AUTONOMY, AND COMPETENCE ON 7TH-12TH GRADE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS TEXT SELECTION, Julianna V. Lux
THE PREVALENCE OF WRITING IN ELEMENTARY TEACHER PREPARATION COURSES IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, Chelsea Mabie
THE RELATIONSHIP OF SCHEMAS OF REJECTION AND ETHNIC IDENTITY WITH FOOD CONSUMPTION, Shelagh Mahbubani
WRITING TEACHERS’ PREPARATION, PERCEPTIONS AND SUPPORT: QUALITATIVE CASE STUDY, Rori Martello
THE POLITICS OF AFRO-CARIBBEAN FORM: TOWARDS A THEORY OF AFRO-CARIBBEAN DIFFERENCE IN 'ANOTHER WAY', Vickie Annette Eunice Masseus
CHANGING PERCEPTIONS OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (CTE): BRIDGING THE SOFT SKILLS GAP WITH HIGH QUALITY CTE, Alison Matthews
PROVIDING WINDOWS AND MIRRORS: CAN RUBRIC USE ASSIST IN MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE SELECTION, Kaitlin Q. McCann
AN EXAMINATION OF SCHOOL CHARACTERISTICS RELATED TO RACIAL DISPARITIES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION IDENTIFICATION IN NEW YORK STATE, Teresa Ann McGrath
EXPLORING HOW SCRIPTS, DRAMA, ART, AND SENSORY STIMULATION CAN CONTRIBUTE TO AUTISTIC STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION AND ENJOYMENT OF FICTION TEXT, Kathleen Melville
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF IMPLEMENTING A POSITIVE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION AND SUPPORTS FRAMEWORK ON THE NUMBER OF DISCIPLINE REFERRALS RELATED TO BUS BEHAVIOR, Yvette Mercado-Tilley
THE STATISTICAL IMPACT OF FACULTY MENTORING PROGRAMS ON NINTH GRADE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, Kevin Miller
PREDICTIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCHOOL BUDGETING AND COMMUNITY TYPE AND STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, Jack R. Mitchell
THE COGNITIVE CONTENT SPECIFICITY HYPOTHESIS IN ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION, Krystell Adriana Montalvo
A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY EXPLORING TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF VIRTUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE LENS OF ADULT LEARNING THEORY, Mary-Ellen Montauredes-Kakalos
THE IMPACT OF LANGUAGE INTERACTIONS WITH GUEST SPEAKERS ON SECONDARY STUDENTS’ READING SKILLS AND READING MATURITY, Kristen M.F. Morgan
DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH, Karissa Natera
TRUST BETWEEN LEADERS AND FOLLOWERS IN RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES: A COMPARISON OF THE UNITED STATES AND VIETNAM, Tram (Sr. Agnes) Nguyen
EFFECT OF SHAME-PRONENESS, GUILT-PRONENESS AND POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS SYMPTOMS ON DIFFICULTIES IN EMOTIONAL REGULATION, Yekaterina Nikiforova
GRADUATE STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF PSYCHOTHERAPISTS’ ENGAGEMENT IN COMMON FACTORS, Manuel Jose Orellana
REGULATION OF INTERFERON- INDUCED INTERLEUKIN-8 AND PD-L1 EXPRESSION IN OVARIAN CANCER CELLS, Sveta Padmanabhan
DESIGN OF A SYNTHETIC TEMPERATURE-ACTIVATED EPIGENETIC BIOCONTAINMENT SYSTEM, Owen Rivers Page
MODELS FOR LIVING: CRITIQUES OF MIDCENTURY SUBURBAN DESIGN, WITH A VIEW FROM LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, PA, Christopher J. Palladino
MEASURING IRRATIONAL BELIEFS AMONG YOUTH: DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHILDREN’S IRRATIONAL RESPONSE CHECKLIST, Alexa K. Pata
DEVELOPMENT OF FDM 3D-PRINTED AND INJECTION MOLDED TABLETS FOR POORLY WATER-SOLUBLE DRUGS WITH RAPID DRUG RELEASE AND REDUCED PROCESSING TEMPERATURE BY APPLYING A NOVEL ACID-BASE SUPERSOLUBILIZATION (ABS) PRINCIPLE, Nirali Girishchandra Patel
THE IMPORTANCE OF ORAL LANGUAGE IN LITERACY AND THE IMPACT ON THIRD-GRADE STUDENT WRITING, Mary Allison Peck
CLIMBING THE BROKEN LADDER: A NARRATIVE EXPLORATION OF HOW RACIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY MINORITIZED STUDENTS SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATE THE COLLEGE PATHWAY, Sugeni A. Pérez-Sadler
A CASE STUDY: DETERMINING FACTORS ON STUDENT PERSISTENCE IN A COMMUNITY COLLEGE SPANISH PROGRAM, Kristin EA Peters
PERCEPTIONS OF SHARED GOVERNANCE: DO FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATORS SHARE THE SAME PERCEPTIONS?, Laurie Pezzullo
DOES EMPATHIC ANGER MOTIVATE PEOPLE TO ACT ON PRO-DEFENDING COGNITIONS?, Adir Pinchot
SPATIAL THINKING AND STRATEGY USE: A NEW PERSPECTIVE WITH EYETRACKING DATA, Joseph Pontorno
CAREGIVER ENGAGEMENT IN TREATMENT FOR ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS: CONSTRUCT AND PREDICTIVE VALIDITY, Nicole Piazza Porter
PRESCHOOL TEACHERS’ KNOWLEDGE OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD) AS IT RELATES TO ACCURACY OF SYMPTOM IDENTIFICATION, Jessica Prizer
WE COULD BE HEROES: THE MORAL OF THE POLICY STORY OF FLORIDA SB 1720, Sandra J. Pugh
A NARRATIVE STUDY EXPLORING THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF FORMERLY INCARCERATED YOUTH AND THEIR MOTIVATION FOR RE-ENTERING THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM, Dominique Ramos
NO FAMILY LEFT BEHIND: NONTRADITIONAL METHODS OF COMMUNICATION AS A TOOL FOR EQUITABLE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, Robin Ransom
THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL EXPECTANCIES SCALE: DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION., Joanne Raptis
AGENCY AND SELF-EFFICACY IN COREQUISITE MATH COURSES, Silvia Reyes
POSTHUMAN QUEER ECOSEXUALITY: SHAKESPEARE AND EARTHLY CONSUMMATION, Lisa Robinson
THE PERCEPTION OF MATTERING FROM BLACK MALE ALUMNI OF HISTORICALLY WHITE INSTITUTIONS, Gretchen Rodney
AN EXPLORATION OF HOW SCHOOL LEADERS MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT MUSIC PROGRAMS IN SUBURBAN SCHOOLS, Xavier Rodriguez
IDENTIFYING SUBTYPES OF DYSFUNCTIONAL ANGER: A LATENT PROFILE ANALYSIS OF THE ANGER DISORDERS SCALE (ADS), Katharine Romero
CRACKING THE CODE TO EFFECTIVE MARKETING IN HIGHER EDUCATION: A CASE STUDY OF RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF FIRST-GENERATION, LATINX COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS, Manuel L. Romero
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS NEW YORK REGENTS SCORES AMONG ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES, Maria Rosario-Rodriguez
REPURPOSING OF SMALL MOLECULE INHIBITOR YM-155 INHIBITS HIGH-RISK NEUROBLASTOMA GROWTH BY DIRECTLY INHIBITING SURVIVIN PROTEIN, Danielle Crystal Rouse
A COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL SMART BOARD PROGRAM FOR YOUTH WITH ANGER, Vanessa Rumie
COMPLETION AND SUCCESS OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE DEVELOPMENTAL STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ONLINE MATHEMATICS COURSEWORK, Mary Monica Ryder
AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER: COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACULTY AWARENESS, PRACTICES, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, Kristyn Sacrestano
THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN POOR HEALTH, COPING STYLES, AND HEALTH PRACTICES: A TEST OF SEVERAL POSSIBLE MODERATORS, Pawel Sadowski
LIMPIAR LA RAZA: ISLAND VS. DIASPORA REPRESENTATIONS OF DOMINICAN RACE, Selines Sanchez
THE RELEVANCE OF ETHICAL STANDARDS AMONG VETERAN SUPERINTENDENTS, Kevin Scanlon
THE EFFECT OF STRATEGY INSTRUCTION AND SPATIAL ABILITY ON SPATIAL PROBLEM SOLVING, Nia Scarboro
CHARTER SCHOOLS IN NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK: A COMPARISON OF CHARTER AND TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Tyshawn Scarlett
PATTERNS OF CHANGE IN CAREGIVER ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION DURING TRAUMA-FOCUSED COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, Tohar Scheininger
TEACHERS AS LEADERS: A CASE STUDY OF TECHNOLOGY IMPLICATIONS WITHIN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Dana Schillinger
THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF SECOND-GENERATION NIGERIAN MALE COLLEGE GRADUATES ON EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT: A NARRATIVE RESEARCH STUDY, Anthony Seriki
WORK BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR HIGH SCHOOL SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS: BEST PRACTICE AND STUDENT IMPACT, Pauline Shea
OPT OUT IN LONG ISLAND: DEMOGRAPHIC PREDICTORS AND ACADEMIC CONSEQUENCES, David Sime
TRUST IN SCHOOLS, STUDENT RACE, AND THIRD GRADE READING IN NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Alexa Sorden
THE PRINCIPAL EFFECT: EXAMINING ADMINISTRATORS’ INFLUENCES ON BEHAVIORAL OUTCOMES FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE STUDENTS, Michelle Soussoudis-Mathis
HOW TRADITIONAL BULLYING AND CYBERBULLYING RELATE TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ATTENDANCE AND SUICIDAL IDEATION, THOMAS SPOSATO
DISCRIMINATION, ACCULTURATIVE STRESS, AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, Rebecca A. Steele
DITHIOCARBAMATES MANCOZEB AND DISULFIRAM INDUCE STRIATED MUSCLE MYOPATHY AND NEUROPATHY IN LONG-EVANS RATS, Olivia Stephenson
SCHOOL INNOVATION: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF LEADERSHIP, Kevin H. Storch
NEURAL PLASTICITY FOR SPEECH SOUND PROCESSING IN ADULTS: THE EFFECT OF TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION, Garrett Sweitzer
ATTACHMENT STYLE MODERATES POLYGENIC RISK FOR PTSD IN U.S. MILITARY VETERANS: RESULTS FROM THE NATIONAL HEALTH AND RESILIENCE IN VETERANS STUDY, Amanda JF Tamman
FROM ADMISSION TO GRADUATION: FINDING MEANING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND IDENTITY IN STUDENT SUPPORT PROGRAMS, Sharod L. Tomlinson
TEACHER PERCEPTIONS OF CELL PHONE USE DURING THE INSTRUCTIONAL SCHOOL DAY, Megan Tricoli
GENDERED PLAY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD CLASSROOMS: A CASE STUDY OF TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS, Eleftheria Tzannetis
HUMAN OTOP1 PROTON CHANNEL CAN FUNCTION AS A MONOMER, Gabriella Abigail Ulloa
THE LANGUAGE ACQUISITION OF ELL STUDENTS: UNDERSTANDING THE RELATIONSHIP TO TEACHING MODEL AND STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS, Suahuil Valerio
TRANSFORMING EQUITY INTO LASTING SOLUTIONS. AN EXAMINATION OF THE EFFECTS OF RACE ON CULTURALLY RELEVANT PEDAGOGY, Aliceia Varriale
PERCEIVED PARENTING, PERSONALITY TRAITS, AND PERSONALITY PATHOLOGY IN AN ADULT SAMPLE, Elizabeth Concetta Vento
FUNCTIONAL MODULATION OF THE CAV3.1 CALCIUM CHANNEL BY ALTERNATIVE SPLICING AT THE C-TERMINUS, Ruizhi Wang
QUALITY ANALYSIS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN NEW YORK CITY, Earlene Warren-Fernandez
N, N-DIMETHYLACETAMIDE TARGETS NEUROINFLAMMATION IN ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE IN IN VITRO AND EX VIVO MODELS, Zenghui Wei
CHALLENGE BY CHOICE AND ITS IMPACT ON ENROLLMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT FOR ADVANCED PLACEMENT STUDENTS, Jessica Williams
AN EXPLORATORY CASE STUDY: WRITING CENTER USAGE AS A FORM OF SOCIAL CAPITAL, Aisha Wilson-Carter
THE MOTIVATIONAL ROLE OF FEEDBACK ON WORKING MEMORY, Danielle Wilson