Dissertations completed by doctoral students at the University of Northern Colorado. Older dissertations can be found using the library catalog.
Dissertations from 2024
The Relationship Between Basic Psychological Needs, Novelty, and Transformative Experience: A Cross-Cultural Study, Yousef T Dh Kh T Alardhi
Finding the Sound: A Study of Nineteen Solos of Larry Grenadier, Alex Todd Annan
Engaging Families in School-Based Physical Activity Promotion, Veronica Becerra
Community of Practice as a Path to an Authentic Emancipatory Education, Rachel James Beckwith
Evaluating Effective Communication of Baccalaureate Nursing Students, Christine Brockway
The Lived Experiences of Transition-Age Youth with Usher Syndrome Preparing for Postsecondary Education: A Retrospective Study, Tara Mae Brown-Ogilvie
Exploring the Degrees of Ableism Nursing Students with Disabilities Experience, Elizabeth Ruth Brox
Cantus Imperialis: A Jazz Metal Song Cycle for Large Jazz Ensemble, Thomas Call
Perspectives of Academic Nurse Leaders Regarding Mentorship of Novice Nurse Faculty, Suzanne Campbell
A Narrative Inquiry into the Perceptions of Counseling Faculty Regarding the Use of Humor in Clinical Supervision, Ryan Cheuk Ming Cheung
A Great War Requiem, Kaylene Cypret
Is the grass really greener? A narrative study on what has drawn Student Affairs professionals, who identify as women, from Student Affairs to a position in the corporate world during the Coronavirus-19 Pandemic, Amanda Michele Davis Smith
Brenno Blauth: A Study of Two Works for Oboe, Pablo Ramon dos Santos Hernandez
Exploring University Student Perceptions of Climate Change Using Connection to Nature and Psychological Distance, Jessica Duke
Practices, Curricula, and Perspectives: Creating Equitable and Inclusive Science Higher Education Classrooms, Victoria Lee Duncan
Reclaiming Flow: A Phenomenological Study of Secondary School Counselors, Brett William Fedor
Development and Evaluation of an Instrument for Exploring Achievement Emotions of General Chemistry Students: General Chemistry Achievement Emotions Questionnaire, Alexander Graves
Empowering Educators: The Impact of a Professional Learning Program on Collective Teacher Efficacy, Larisa Gray
Performance of Shared Parameter Missing Data Models for Intensive Longitudinal Data, Justin Harding
A Compendium of Three Musical Works Inspired by the African American Experience: Recordings, Commentary, and Pedagogical Observations, Edward W. Hardy
Faculty Beliefs Toward Academic Accommodations for Prelicensure Nursing Students with Disabilities, Connie Harris
Child sexual abuse disclosure: Non-offending fathers, McKayla Marie Harrison
Comparison of Bayesian Versus Maximum Likelihood Estimation in the Case Of Unbalanced Panels with Count Data, Bryan Hudson
Investigation of Geographic and Ontogenetic Venom Variation and Diversity of Snake Venom Metalloproteinases in the Great Basin Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus lutosus), Eric Januszkiewicz
A DisCrit Analysis of Experiences Influencing Belonging for College Students with Disabilities, Paige Nichole Johnsen
Effects of School-Based Physical Activity on Children’s Core Executive Function Abilities, Jessie Katelyn Johnston
Exploring Suicide Loss Survivorship and Postvention Support During the Coronavirus 2019 Pandemic, Sean Robert Kershaw
The Fourth Pandemic: Photo-Narratives of Mid-Level Student Affairs Professionals During the Great Resignation, Melissa Lafferty
The Impacts of Gender Minority Stress on Wellness Among Trans and Gender Diverse Adults, Nathan R. Landers
Implicit Bias Toward Students with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and the Influential Role of Teacher Self-Efficacy, Laurie Claire Landrieu
Understanding the Acculturation Experiences of Post-9/11 Student Veterans in the Higher Education Culture Of Civilian Postsecondary Educational Institutions, Jansen Sheridan Legreid
Compassion Fatigue Among University Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Practitioners, Stephen P. Loveless
Enhancing Chinese Language Learning Through Problem-Solving Gameplay, WeiHsuan Lo
Development and Validation of an Integrated Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale for Use in Multiple Contexts Using Item-Response Theory, Jordan Lynn Martell
Facilitating Language Development in Late-Talking Toddlers: A Study of Caregiver Training and Intervention Effectiveness, Kelly Meadows
Secondary Choir Students’ Perceptions of Inter-District Collaborative Performance Experiences, Juliet Minard
Exploring the Psychological Impact, Responses to Loss and Resiliency Among University Students During the Coronavirus Pandemic, Kimberly Crystal Monroe
A Pedagogical Approach to Cello Studies Influenced by the Eshkol-Wachman Movement Notation, Romina Monsanto Colina
Exploring Imagination within Early Childhood Education, Leah Christian Naylor
“I’m Stressed—You Have to do Something to Help Me:” The Relationship Between Student Academic Entitlement, Academic Stress, and Satisfaction, Rebbecca L. Nemec
The Development and Content Validity of an Assessment Instrument in Simulation for Advanced Practice Provider Fellowship Programs: An Exploratory Study, Olivia Nicastro
A Comparative Descriptive Study Exploring Undergraduate Versus Graduate Self-Regulated Learning in Online Nursing Courses, Monica Panaitisor
Voices of Change: Exploring the Narratives of Physical Education Stakeholders’ Policy Work in Colorado, Lisa Paulson
Combating the Racial Discipline Gap: Does Diversity Training Mitigate Implicit Bias in the Discipline Decision- Making Process?, Bailey R. Reshel
Speech-Language Pathologist and General Educator Perceptions of the Inclusive Service Delivery Model, Kellie Rine
The Sonatine for Flute and Piano by Pierre Louis Joseph Boulez, and its Contribution to Modern Day Flute Performance, Myles Roberts
A Mixed Methods Evaluation of Three Quantitative Approaches for Examining Persistence, Angela J. Rockwell
The Impact of Death Anxiety on Counselors’-in-Training Efficacy With Substance Use Populations, Jason Rose
Labor Market Alignment and Social Outcomes, Holly Katherine Schmitt
Collegiate Esports Participation and its Perceived Effects on Student Experience: A Phenomenological Study of Collegiate Esports Teams, David Shimokawa
Undergraduate Nurse Educators’ Conceptualization and Utilization of Deliberate Practice in Psychomotor Skills Education, Sarah Bundren Tappendorf
Speech-Language Pathologists’ Perceptions when Supporting Students with Dyslexia, Heather Campbell-Meyer Tellier
Preservice Teachers and Game Development: Constructing Learning Experiences, Erin Catherine Wachter
Counseling Students’ Experiences of Religious/Spiritual Transitions: A Narrative Inquiry, Lexi Gene Heringer Wimmer
Nursing Faculty as Self-Care Influencers: Current Nursing Students’ Perspectives, Shane Yardley
Rethinking Jazz Education in the Digital Age, Matthew Ryan York
Dissertations from 2023
An Examination of Support Provided to Students Attending Two Performing Colorado High Schools With a Significant Percentage Of Students Experiencing Poverty, Rebecca Albert Vollrath
Perceptions of Special Education Teachers On the Use of Assistive Technology For Students With Learning Disabilities In Saudi Arabia: A Qualitative Case Study, Abdullah Mohammed Alshehri
An Adaptive Deep Learning for Causal Inference Based on Support Points With High-Dimensional Data, Lynda Aouar
Impacts of Internship Experiences on Professional Identity Development for Undergraduate Women of Color in Engineering, Kathleen Victoria Armstrong
Women in Educational Leadership: An Embodied Narrative Inquiry, Pauline Avis
A Bayesian Approach to Unit Lindley Mixed Model, Nirajan Bam
Childhood Trauma History and Vicarious Traumatization In Early Career Mental Health Professionals: The Roles of Supervisory Working Alliance and Shame, Kady Marie Barthelemy
Effects of the Good Behavior Game On Preschoolers’ Self-Regulation, Megan Blythe Baxter
Principal Actions That Impact Teacher Retention in High-Poverty Schools, Amy Elizabeth Bekins
Response of Bats and Nocturnal Food Webs to Mountain Pine Beetle (Dendroctonous Ponderosae) Outbreaks, Amanda Bevan
Understanding Trauma Through a Behavior Analytic Lens: A Comparative Case Study, Kevin D. Bland
Undergraduate Faculty Expectations of New Graduate Nurses’ Entry-Level Competencies, Bridgette Lynn Bochner
Faculty’s Experience Providing Nursing Student Support: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, Emily Brower
Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences: Science Practices And Science Identity, Alaina Buchanan
Jardín de Anjelita: Utilizing Arts-Based Methods To Inform Interculturalization in the Third Space, Amanda Jeanne Bucher
An Analysis and Performance Guide of Three New Works For Clarinet and Saxophone Duo, Aaron Patrick Burr
A Double-Edged Sword: Lived Experiences of Hispanic/ Latino Nursing Students Who Speak English As an Additional Language, Esmeralda Araceli Clark
Perceived Support for Higher Education: Perspectives of Refugee Students, Sibyl Rae Cornell
A Portrait of Culturally Responsive, Socially Just School Leadership: A Latino Critical Theory Student Perspective, Jennifer Ruth Crill
A Moustakas Phenomenological Analysis of How Counseling Master’s Students Experience Instructor Use of Humor in The Classroom, Claire Gabrielle Critchlow
Student Desire to Stay in a Program: The Influence Of Faculty Caring and Cultural Identification With Faculty, Elizabeth Ann Cunniff
Dan Forrest’s the Breath of Life: A Podium Guide With a Study of the Compositional Techniques and the Integration Of Texts Used to Mirror The Emotional Arc of The Human Life Cycle, Brian Keith Dukeshier
Diversifying Piano Pedagogy: A Comparative Study of Brazilian Piano Works And Established Piano Methods, Helber Fernandes Ribeiro
The Lived Experience of Registered Nurses And Registered Midwives in St. Kitts and Nevis, Raiden Alexandra Gaul
The Intersection of Queer and Atheist Identities: A Critical Inquiry, Jennifer Geiman
Elementary Principals’ Perceptions of The Influence of the Coronavirus Pandemic On Their Professional Identities, Melissa Gibson-Steiner
An Exploration of the Experiences of Preservice Special Education Teachers as They Engage In Explicit Instruction in the Area Of Culturally Responsive Teaching, Keshia Jenelle Green
Latinx Mothers’ Experience During Their Children’s First Individualized Education Program Process, Briceida Guerrero
Technology Integration in School-Based Physical Activity, Taemin Ha
Effect of Exercise Training on Circulating Cancer-Associated Immune Cells in Breast Cancer Patients, Lea Haverbeck Simon
An Investigation of State Teacher Licensure Renewal Policies Related to Students With Disabilities, Lindsey Evelyn Hayes
Tiered Behavior Support to Promote Preservice Special Education Teachers’ Use Of Behavior Specific Praise, Kristy Cardillo Hynes
Individual Differences in Numerical And Verbal Abstraction and the Ability To Draw Inferences From Text, Anna Christine Johnson
An Exploration of the Pathway From Childhood Neglect to School Bullying Victimization, Natalie D. Johnson
Men’s Feminist Identity Development: The Process and Critical Influences, Tiana Alexandria Kioko Johnson
The Effects of Puberty Blocking Treatment (Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Agonist) On Physical Activity and Reproductive Health in Young Female Rats, Brandon Creed Jones
An Investigation Into What Contributes To High Rates of Preschool Inclusion In Rural Kansas School Districts, Lena Mae Kisner