Dissertations completed by doctoral students at the University of Northern Colorado. Older dissertations can be found using the library catalog.
Dissertations from 2024
A Comparative Descriptive Study Exploring Undergraduate Versus Graduate Self-Regulated Learning in Online Nursing Courses, Monica Panaitisor
Exploring the Content of Introductory Quantitative Methods Courses for Education Doctoral Students, Samantha Brooke Patterson
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
Does Mindset Matter: The Perceptions Pre-Licensure Nursing Students Have Regarding Mindset and Academic Success, Amanda Sue Schuster
After the Bullets: Managing a Mass Shooting Resource Center Explored Through Autoethnography, Karen Allene Schweihs
Collegiate Esports Participation and its Perceived Effects on Student Experience: A Phenomenological Study of Collegiate Esports Teams, David Shimokawa
Portraiture of Four Reservation Community College Graduates, Ray Andrew Jade Talley
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
The Inheritance and Breakthrough of Twentieth-Century Harpsichord Music: Stylistic Analysis and Performance Guide of Selected Works, Hanguang Wang
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
This Is Me: The Life and Music Of Emily Remler, Denin Michael Koch
Effects of Exercise Training on Objective Measures of Sleep Quality and Markers of Peripheral Circadian Rhythm in Cancer Patients Undergoing Treatment, Luke Michael Krynski
Let’s Take This Outside: Utilizing Outdoor Classrooms as a Response to The Coronavirus-19 Pandemic, Cortney Leigh Lamb
Resilience in High-Achieving Music Ensemble Directors, Stacey Lynn Larson Dolan
Oikophilia: Relationships Among Life, Human Life, And Place in School Communities And Their Expressions in Curriculum, Mandi Leigh
Regulators of Mast Cell Activation, David Lyons
‘Poor Hockey Behaviors’: Athletes’ Moral Acculturation Experiences In Youth Hockey, Zachary Colter McCarver
Intercultural Competence for Educators: A Phenomenological Study, Kathryn McClintock
Resiliency in Families of Children With Low Vision, Deborah Lynn Mendoza
The Impact of Hope on the Relationship Between Socioeconomic Context and Career Exploration, Hunter Christian Vincente Montoya
Considerations and Pedagogical Approaches For Transitioning From Soprano To Mezzo-Soprano, Caitlin Hammon Moore
Luciano Berio’s Six Encores Pour Piano: A Guide for Performance Preparation, Ivana Muncan
Experiences of Middle School Students With Visual Impairments Accessing Technologies In Inclusive Classrooms, Anitha Muthukumaran
Gendered Singing Training: A Comparison Of Estelle Liebling and Richard Miller’s Strategies for Teaching Across Fach., Kristi Muzzio
Establishing Guidelines for Achieving Optimal Individual Posture In Hornists, Daniel Alan Nebel
A Conceptual and Applied Analysis of Treating Severe Problem Behavior and Reducing The Need for Emergency Interventions, James Matthew Nuse
Exploring the Relationship Among Clinical Judgment, Academic Resiliency, Student Predictors, and Exam Remediation in Prelicensure Nursing Students Preparing for Next Generation National Council Licensure Examination [For] Registered Nurses, James Franklin Oberlander
Using Transformative Leadership To Understand White Male Community College Presidents and Their Efforts to Improve Outcomes For All Students, Ruthanne Keenan Orihuela
Principals’ Leadership of the Integration Of the Neurosequential Model in Education, Alison Grace Ostrom
Characteristics of Science, Technology, Engineering, And Mathematics Mentoring Relationship Practices In Secondary Education Settings: A Case Study, Bonnie Jeanne Palmer
School Psychological Services Throughout The Coronavirus-19 Pandemic, Emily Kristine Phillips
Chamber Music in the Dominican Republic: New Arrangements for Ensemble With Piano, Laura Gisselle Pimentel Ferreira
Davidsbündler: Robert Schumann, Theodor Kirchner, and An Intimate Musical World, Dandan Liu Powell
A Qualitative Case Study Into the Electronic Correspondence Between Fifth-Grade Students and Their College Mentors, Kevin Pribnow
Exploring the Effects of Cannabidiol on Psychological Health, Cognitive Function, Neural Health, And Natural Killer Cells, Arjun Ramani
Effect of Implementing Psychosocial Interventions as Pen Pals in General Chemistry, Kristofer Felix Kintner Reiser
Self-Care, Stress, and School Burnout Among Graduate Students Preparing To Become Mental Health Practitioners, Melissa Rodriquez Estrada
An Eye-Tracking Investigation of Consumer’s Real-Time Behaviors in Professional Minor League Hockey, Alicia B. Romano
A Comparison of Registered Nurses’ Motivation and Knowledge Levels Between Gamified And Traditional Courses, Amanda Crim Rossley
Sounds of Nature: A Jazz Suite for Saxophone and Orchestra, Matteo Sabattini
A Word of Warning: Educational Activists And Public Instruction Conspiracy Theories, David Philip San Juan
The Relationship Between Colorado Teacher Salary and Colorado Teacher Turnover, Jason Lee Seybert
Making Meaning of Multimodalities In Teacher Professional Learning, Jonathan Doane Shaw
An Examination of Musical Pitch/Color Correspondence in Music, Arts, And Non-arts Students and Adults, Luciano Silvestri Jr.
Multivariate Hierarchical Generalized Linear Model for Intensive Longitudinal Data With Incorporation of Outcome Variability As a Predictor, Maryam Skafyan
Swimming in the Third Stream: A Performance Guide For David Baker’s Singers of Songs/Weavers of Dreams For Cello and Percussion, Kelsey Linnea Smith