Dissertations completed by doctoral students at the University of Northern Colorado. Older dissertations can be found using the library catalog.
Dissertations from 2014
Into the looking glass: undergraduate students' integrating and illuminating their wisdom and experiences as global citizens, Sarah Jean Wyscaver
Dissertations from 2013
Adjusted variance components for unbalanced clustered binary data models, Intesar N. Abdoslam
Participation in Online and Face-To-Face Discussions: Perceptions of Female Saudi Students in the United States, Manal M. Alanazy
The Relationship of Jazz Trombone Performance to Composing and Arranging: Interviews With Four Notable Trombonist/Composers, Adam Bartczak
Why Do Some Succeed? The Impact Of Goal Orientation And Need For Closure On Learning And Engagement In A Problem-Based Learning Environment, Cassendra M. Bergstrom
Malaria kinase inhibition: a tool for antimalarial drug discovery and elucidation of cell cycle protein expression patterns, Kristen M. Bullard
Nurse addiction -- an unexpected journey: a phenomenological study of nurses in recovery, Karen Lee Burton
Willingness to seek academic help in preclinical nursing students: the influence of social self-efficacy and learning environment, Bernice Wallace Carmon
The Bayesian estimation of the fractal dimension index of fractional Brownian motion, Chen-Yueh Chen
A case study of information searching experiences of high school students with visual impairments in Taiwan, Hui-Fen Chen
Practitioner perceptions about documenting special education best practices within a standard teacher performance rubric, Moira Aileen Coogan
Creativity and the development of technology integration skills of preservice teachers: a mixed methods study of online course activities, Watsatree Diteeyont
Defining and measuring teacher legitimacy, Douglass Martin Drake
Asynchronous collaborative exam preparation: working or waiting in a wiki, Nicholas Paul Eliot Eastham
Applying learner-centered teaching in the nursing education classroom: from theory to practice, Donna M. Ellis
In their words: teachers' journeys to sustainable direct instruction implementation, Tina Errthum
Reporting accuracy of school officials and employees, Weston J. Finch
Relationships between social connectedness and spirituality on development of depression and perceived health status in rural populations, Ann P. Galloway
A case study exploring science competence and science confidence of middle school girls from marginalized backgrounds, Yeni Violeta García
iSi Se Puede! First-Generation, Latino Immigrant College Success Stories: A Transformative Autoethnographic Study, Mario Gonzalez
Factors influencing student motivation within two university-offered physical activity classes, Chad A. Grabau
Assessing sensitivity of Early Head Start study findings to manipulated randomization threats, Sheridan Green
Effect of endurance exercise on the combination of streptoxotocin induced diabetes and doxorubicin, Stephanie Erin Greufe
A web-based rating and annotation system for trumpet solo literature for middle and high school levels, Christopher Donald Hahn
Including students with special education needs in Rocky Mountain region Catholic schools' regular education programs, Jill Ann Perry Hall
Teachers' report of strategies used to facilitate language development in students with hearing loss, Candace Michele Handley
Academic accommodations, social supports, and academic self-efficacy: predictors of academic success for postsecondary students with disabilities, Stefanie Marie Howe
The Rhapsody/Concerto of Robert C. Ehle, Chia-Hua Huang
Transforming hierarchical relationships in student conduct administration, Kelly A. Jacobson
The interrelationships among attachment style, personality traits, interpersonal competency, and Facebook use, Michael A. Jenkins-Guarnieri
A model exploration of teacher efficacy, attitudinal beliefs, and caring behaviors towards Latino linguistically diverse students, Jennifer Keller Johnson
The Korean traditional elements in Young-Jo Lee's choral works, Taehyun Kim
Mental state understanding during aging: an examination of cognitively effortful and cognitively efficient mechanisms, Rena A. Kirkland
Enhancing Early Childhood Teachers’ Reflective Practice, Karen Magee Koski
What instructional coaches need from principals to impact teacher effectiveness: developing a grounded theory, Diane L. Lauer
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in conjoint couples therapy: a grounded theory study, Elizabeth Legg
Influences on the ethical orientations of certified rehabilitation counselors, Matthew E. Markve
The dynamics of self-determined motivation, passion, and athlete satisfaction over one competitive season in intercollegiate athletics, Roy Kaipo McGuire
An investigation of the self-handicapping process in collegiate athletics, Kristina Lynne Moore
The piano concertos of Edmundo Villani-Cortes, Thais Lopes Nicolau
The pursuit of high academic growth for gifted middle level learners, Linda Elizabeth Pfeiffer
Estimating pre-morbid intellectual functioning using the Das-Naglieri: cognitive assessment system, Amy Christine Rhodes
Goodness of fit statistics for mixed effect logistic regression models, Jalal Abdalla Saaid
The dimensions of self-regulated learning and academic achievement in college students, Nasar Said
An experimental study examining observational and objective methods of assessing effort in an undergraduate sample, Aaron Gabriel Schrader
Student Incivility: Nursing Faculty Lived Experience, Elizabeth Ann Sprunk
Double truncated poisson regression model with random effects, Abdalhalim M. Ali Suaiee
Communication and relationships of intercultural/multilingual couples: cultural and language differences, Nai Chieh Tien
Evaluation of the effect of a digital mathematics game on academic achievement, Christine M. Wale
An exploration of Latino student access to advanced placement curriculum, Susan Ann Walker
An in-depth exploration of successful weight loss management, Stephanie M. Witwer
Development and evaluation of a thermochemistry concept inventory for college-level general chemistry, David A. Wren
The nature of Arabic mothers' involvement in their children's mathematics education, Wafa Yacoub
An affine invariant signed-rank multivariate exponentially weighted moving average control chart for process location monitoring, Jamil H. Zeinab
Dissertations from 2012
An analysis of How National Basketball Association (NBA) Teams Use Social Media, Tariq Ahmad
The Nature of Implementing Response to Intervention in Fourth Grade, Maha ALSuliman
Voice of a Fifth-Year High School Student: An Exploration Of The Journey To Achieving A Diploma, Joan L. Bludorn
Shaping Attitudes Towards Psychological Services, Lisa M. Bobby
A look inside firefighter families: A qualitative study, Catherine Phillips Carrico
The development of the simulation thinking rubric, Jessica Doolen
Educational experiences and the professional reintegration of registered nurses returning for baccalaureate degrees, Katrina Sue Einhellig
Finding pedagogical strategies for combined classical and jazz saxophone applied studies at the college level, Ulf J. Eriksson
Equity and charter schools in public education, James Bradford Every
Cultural diversity and the experiences of Alaska native nursing students, Margaret Gilmon
Perceptions of special educators on disproportionate representation, Troy Daniel Gonzales
Million dollar plus donors within intercollegiate athletics: A qualitative analysis of donor motivations, Nancy Carol Hixson
The road less travelled: Tracing the path of first-generation students from rural areas to college, Michelle C. Hodsdon
The relationship among self-esteem, romantic attachment, gender, and safe sex behaviors in emerging adults, Erica L. Hope
Attitudes of Taiwanese employees toward their support co-workers with intellectual disabilities, Tsu-Hsuan Hsu
Taiwanese Master of Business Administration (MBA) students' attitudes toward people with disabililties, Ying-Ting Huang
Male counseling students' perceptions of female clients, peers, and faculty, Jody L. Huntington
Musical signification of three Jungian archetypes found in children's opera, Jeff Kensmoe
A study of two biblical choral symphonies with an original composition, Gregory Klug
A study exploring the relationship between personal trauma, gender, and the experience of vicarious trauma among counseling professionals, Kristin Danielle Kushmider
Supervision in applied counseling settings: a socially constructed grounded theory, Thomas D. Lonneman Doroff
Dissociative experiences, subclinical anxiety and perceived level of psychological distress in a nonclinical population, Denise L. Lucia
An experimental investigation of hand and finger usage in braille reading, Loana K. Mason
An examination of selected choral music of Judith Bingham, Marjorie A. Monroe-Fischer
Night music: The twentieth century nocturne in piano teaching, Jessica L. Murdock
Learning to spike in volleyball with verbal and visually-enhanced feedback, Michael Claude Rhoads
Resiliency with pre-adjudicated females, Lori Ann Romont
Response of riparian areas of the shortgrass steppe to anthropogenic disturbance and assessment of students' changed understanding of ecosystem reclamation through experience, Michael Henry Schiebout
The development of Mennonite music in the Congo: A study in musical thought, Jill Michelle Schroeder-Dorn
Professional basketball consumer behavior: an analysis of the NBA servicscape, atmospheric music and attendee attitudes, emotional responses, and behaviors, Crystal Southall
High-fidelity simulation in nursing practice: the impact on nurses' knowledge retention, satisfaction, and self-confidence, Nicole Decuir Square
Theater percussion: developing a twenty-first-century genre through the connection of visual, dramatic, and percussive arts, Julie J. Strom
I still have to overcome just being captured inside myself: The experience and meaning of peritraumatic tonic immobility among survivors of sexual violence, Sunda Friedman TeBockhorst
Principal leadership and the Colorado Innovation Schools Act of 2008, Margaret A. Walsh
Social involvement, existential awareness, and perceived vulnerability in older adults, Maria Zarlengo
Dissertations from 2011
Students' knowledge construction and attitudes toward synchronous videoconferencing in an online collaborative problem-based learning environment, Chatchada Akarasriworn
Song Cycles for Soprano by Richard Pearson Thomas, Laura Faith Bateman
Predictors of Performance In A Professional Counselor Masters Program, Mya M. Bethune