Theses/Dissertations from 2024
FIRST GRADE TEACHERS’ SELF-EFFICACY DURING TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGES IN LITERACY INSTRUCTION, Amy M. Arnold
IS PROXIMITY ENOUGH? A CASE STUDY EXAMINING A COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM ON THE GROUNDS OF PUBLIC HOUSING ON THE WEST COAST, Nicole S. Berry
A COMPARISON OF LOW-INTENSITY CBT PROGRAMS: EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF DESIGN ON REBT INTERVENTIONS, Alexey Dantes Breuss
THE PERSONAL JOURNEY OF INDIVIDUALS SELF-DISCLOSING THEIR DISABILITY STATUS WITHIN AN URBAN POSTSECONDARY ENVIRONMENT, Nelson Carrillo
A LONGITUDINAL EXAMINATION OF THE RELATIONS BETWEEN RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTION, Aldona Chorzepa
CHANGE IN RAPE MYTH ACCEPTANCE AS A FUNCTION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT EXPERIENCES: A PROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS, Danielle Suzanne Citera
PREKINDERGARTEN TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THEIR ROLE IN LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT IN PLAY, Lena N. Cosme
CONNECTICUT TEACHERS’ KNOWLEDGE OF THE SCIENCE OF READING, Barbara Daly-Byrnes
GLOBALIZING LOCAL HISTORY: GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI IN NEW YORK AND THE POLITICS OF MEMORY, 1884-1932, Daniel Falcone
DECODABLE DELIBERATIONS IN EARLY READING INSTRUCTION: A MIXED-METHODS STUDY OF FIRST-GRADE TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS, SELECTION, AND USE OF DECODABLE TEXTS, Patricia Gallery
IMPLEMENTING INQUIRY: A CASE STUDY OF SECONDARY SCIENCE TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF CURRICULUM CHANGE, Pamela A. Gordon
BLACK MALES’ EXPERIENCES OF RESILIENCE: A NARRATIVE STUDY ON COLLEGE STUDENTS EXPERIENCES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, Keshia R. Graham
AN EXAMINATION OF THE CULTURAL COMPETENCIES AND PRACTICES OF PRESERVICE TEACHERS ENROLLED IN NONURBAN ALTERNATIVE TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS, Terrie L. Gyles
CLOSING THE GAP IN PERFORMING MUSIC ENSEMBLES: A STUDY TO EXAMINE BARRIERS OF ACCESS TO EQUITABLE PARTICIPATION, Caitlin Hale
THE EXPERIENCES OF FORMERLY INCARCERATED BLACK MALE STUDENTS AT A NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Ashtian C. Holmes
THE IMPACT OF CATHOLIC EDUCATION ON NON-CATHOLIC CHINESE IMMIGRANT STUDENTS, Huifu Hou
HAGWON: SHADOW EDUCATION IN THE KOREAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY, Minkyu Kim
THE POWER OF LAW CODES, LEGAL TRADITION, AND ADMINISTRATIVE INSTITUTIONS AND THE RISE OF THE KINGDOM OF SICILY FROM NORMAN TO ARAGONESE RULE, Joseph Mancuso
THE EFFECTS OF AN INTEGRATED CURRICULUM WITH EMBEDDED SUSTAINABILITY THEMES ON TEACHING AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES AT A PRIMARY SCHOOL, Jeanne Marshall
IMPACT OF IMPLICIT RACIAL BIAS ON STUDENTS OF AFRICAN DESCENT IN PREDOMINATELY WHITE INSTITUTIONS, Edwin Mathieu
SECONDARY ELA TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF CLASSROOM DYNAMICS IN A TECHNOLOGY-RICH LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, Graham Otton
CULTURAL RESPONSIVENESS TRAINING IN TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS: A QUALITATIVE CASE STUDY, Loraine Keriece Richardson McCray
THE TRANSPARENCY PROBLEM IN HIGHER EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION: USING A GROUNDED THEORY TO CREATE A MODEL FOR REBUILDING TRUST, Linda Romano
IN SUPPORT OF A READ-ALOUD ACCOMMODATION: A META ANALYSIS STUDY, Sarah Elizabeth Ryan
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS: A QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF DIGITAL HOME ACCESS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO READING ACHIEVEMENT IN GRADES FOUR AND EIGHT, Schalea S. Sanders
A MIXED METHODS ANALYSIS OF HURRICANE TRENDS AND EXPERTS’ PERCEPTION OF FUTURE MILITARY HURRICANE READINESS, Ralph E. Scott
IS THE JURIDICAL FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IN INDIA GENDERED? A STUDY OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN GOA THROUGH AN ECOFEMINIST LENS, Shweta Dilip Singh Sinha
EARLY IDENTIFICATION OF STUDENTS AT ACADEMIC RISK BASED ON LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM LOG DATA, Roger Sheng So
THE JOURNEY OF DOMINICAN WOMEN AS ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERS IN U.S. HIGHER EDUCATION, Kelba M. Sosa
PROSPECTIVE NURSING STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF NUTRITION LITERACY: A TRANSCENDENTAL PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY, John J. Spano
A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS OF PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD PROBLEMS, AGES 0-5, Hara Stephanou
PERCEPTIONS OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION THROUGH AN ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE THEORY FRAMEWORK, Martha Tuthill
BROADCASTING BOMBS: CLASSIFYING ANTECEDENT BEHAVIORS AND STRATEGIZING PREVENTATIVE TACTICS IN LONE-ACTOR TERRORISTS AND MASS-MURDERERS, Julia Varvaro
KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVES ABOUT LITERACY AND THE RELEVANCE OF ASSESSMENTS: IMPACT ON STUDENTS’ SUCCESS AND FIRST GRADE TRANSITION, Claudia T. Watts
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
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
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