Theses/Dissertations from 2022
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
TEPOTINIB REVERSES ABCB1- AND ABCG2-MEDIATED MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE IN CANCER, Zhuoxun Wu
REPURPOSING AN ANTI-EPILEPTIC DRUG FOR THE TREATMENT OF GLIOBLASTOMA, Anjali Yadav
THE PERCEPTIONS OF SCHOOL BUILDING AND SCHOOL DISTRICT LEADERS’ CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE LEADERSHIP PRACTICES AND DISCIPLINE ACTIONS, Equasia Yard-Jean
EFFECTIVENESS OF PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING IN URBAN MIDDLE SCHOOLS ON MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT AND SCHOOL CLIMATE, Anika Z. Yasin
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
AN EXPLORATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITY-BASED TUTORING PROGRAMS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, Jennifer Melissa Aguilera
PERCEPTIONS OF UNTENURED TEACHERS ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DISTRICT INDUCTION PROGRAMS, Sam Ahmed
UNDERSTANDING ANGER AT THE SELF, Tasnova Ahmed
THE SEMANTIC AND ACOUSTIC VOICE FEATURES DIFFERENTIATING NEUTRAL AND TRAUMATIC NARRATIVES, Yosef Shimon Amrami
THE CONTRIBUTION OF SELF-ESTEEM, SELF-COMPASSION, AND SELF-ACCEPTANCE/SELF-CONDEMNATION IN PREDICTING PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND WELL-BEING, Persefoni N. Andronikos
THE OQ-45: THE STRUCTURE OF MENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMS DURING PSYCHOTHERAPY, Lindsay Arader
THE IMPACT OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT ON ADOLESCENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN NIGERIA, Atinuke Ayeni
Queerstory of Recovery: Literacy and Survival in A.A., Danielle Bacibianco
DO WE EVEN BELONG IN EDUCATION? HOW MALE TEACHERS OF COLOR FIND THEIR SENSE OF BELONGING THROUGH THEIR TEACHER OF COLOR PROGRAM, Jason Craig Baez
EFFECT OF INHIBITION OF GLYCOGEN CATABOLISM IN HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA CELLS, Shrikant Barot
MENTAL ILLNESS AND FEMININITY IN LATE NINETEENTH-EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY ANGLO-AMERICAN LITERATURE, Bianca Cristina Basone
THE IMPACT OF GRAPHING CALCULATORS ON THE MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT OF BLACK FEMALES, Tonya Bates
MECHANISM OF DNA DAMAGE CHECKPOINT (DDC)- MEDIATED REPRESSION OF HISTONE MRNAS AND ROLE OF ACETYL-COA IN HISTONE TRANSCRIPTION, Madhura Bhagwat
EFFECTS OF SCRIPTED AND TEACHER GENERATED LITERACY PROGRAM ON MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, Lindsay Blaszcyk
PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT TO SUPPORT SCHOOL CHOICE FOR CHILDREN TRANSITIONING FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL TO HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND, Jacqueline W. Boswell
Tenured Teacher Motivation for Self-Directed Professional Development in Literacy, Jennifer Lynn Brady
SELF-EMULSIFIED NANOEMULSION AS PERMEATION ENHANCER AND ITS APPLICATION FOR INTRANASAL DELIVERY OF INSULIN, Kanyaphat Bunchongprasert
IMPACT OF A MINDFULNESS-BASED INTERVENTION ON STUDENTS IN GRADES 3–5, Cornelius P. Campbell
THEORY AND PRACTICE: PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS USED IN DEAF EDUCATION, Mary Cantino
A CASE STUDY ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DISCIPLINARY LITERACY WITH MULTIMODAL DESIGN IN SOCIAL STUDIES, John J. Castaldo
ASSOCIATIONS AMONG SEXUAL ASSAULT CHARACTERISTICS AND SOCIAL REACTIONS TO DISCLOSURE IN A SAMPLE OF UNDERGRADUATE WOMEN, Danielle Suzanne Citera
STRUCTURE BASED OPTIMIZATION OF BENZIMIDAZOLE 4-CARBOXAMIDE SCAFFOLD LED TO PICOMOLAR POLY(ADP-RIBOSE) POLYMERASE INHIBITORS, Griffin J. Coate
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