Dissertations from 2021
BAYESIAN APPROACH TO THE MIXTURE OF GAUSSIAN RANDOM FIELDS AND ITS APPLICATION TO AN FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING STUDY, Mozhdeh Forghaniarani
Action and Outcome: The Connection Between Organizational Goals and Organizational Effectiveness in Major League Baseball, Brian Joseph Fowler
Understanding Mother’s Perceptions on Assessment And Educational Programming for Their Children With Cerebral Visual Impairment, Melody Zagami Furze
SMALL SAMPLE PERFORMANCE OF BAYESIAN CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS IN THE PRESENCE OF MISSING DATA, Kevin Benedict Gittner
All Means All: Exploring Co-teaching Dyads Working with Students with Significant Support Needs, Katrine Sophie Meyers Breien Gosselin
Prominent Women Wind Conductors in Higher Education: Trials, Triumphs, And Recommendations for Improving Gender Equity in the Field, Jennifer Lee Grice
Effects of Exercise Training on Neutrophil Proliferation and Function in Cancer Patients, Nicholas Harman
The Haitian Méringue Through Stylized Piano Compositions From 1880-1930, William Leroy Harned
Effectiveness of a Brief Parent Training In Pivotal Response Treatment For Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Hesham F. Hassan Abda
Metacognition in Undergraduate Chemistry Education: Instructor Perspectives And Students’ Use, Amber Nicole Heidbrink
Faculty-Student Interaction and Impact On Well-Being in Higher Education, Cortney Elizabeth Holles
“Will You Scream With Me?”; The Experience Of Expressive Therapy for One Adult Survivor Of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Their Counselor: A Single-Case Study Giving Voice to Complex Trauma, Maegen Grace Horton
Teachers “Write” Video--a Case Study on the Processes And Participants of a Video Composition Professional Development Program: A Utah Context, Nathan Smith Jones
Salary Discrimination in the Sports Labor Market: An Evidence from Major League Soccer, Hoyoon Jung
The Experiences of Mental Health Service Providers Adapting Counseling Treatments for Refugee Clients, Gurusewak Singh Khalsa
Interpersonal Trauma, Adult Attachment, and Self-Compassion: A Relational Model of Shame, Abigail J. Kimm
The Impact of Perceived Parenting Styles During Childhood Experiences of Bullying on Emerging Adult Attachment, Callie Kathryn King
Estimating School-Level Effects of Mandatory Student Grade Retention Policies Using Latent Growth Curve Modeling, Matthew Koziol
Cognitive Aptitude as a Predictor of Success In Associate Degree Nursing Programs, Nancy Brooks Leahy
Relationships Between Working Class, First Generation College Students and Their Parent(s)/Guardian(s): A Phenomenological Study on the Impacts Of Middle Class Socialization, Lindsay Ellen Mason
Development of a New Foot and Ankle Activity Level Instrument Using The Rasch Model for Orthopaedic Clinical Application, Lauren M. Matheny
Knowing Their Story: The Experiences of Perinatal Nurses Who Care for Women Using Marijuana During Pregnancy, Darci Jo McCall
A Study in Effective Teaching Methods For Jazz Voice Technique In Higher Education, Jenna McLean
Becoming Ourselves: A Photo-Narrative Inquiry Into Mindfulness in the Teaching Lives of Urban Educators, John Brian Miller
Non-Psychiatric Registered Nurses' Perceptions of Caring for Persons with Mental Illness in a Non-Psychiatric Healthcare Setting, Debra Sue Ollila
Identifying Early Warning Indicators for Improved High School Outcomes for Students, Dina Perfetti-Deany
Women and the Superintendency, Jennifer Carol Perry
Upper Elementary Teacher Pedagogical Decision-Making in Title I English Language Arts Classrooms, Genevieve Skinner Prater
Nursing Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Sex Trafficking: Does Victim Gender Matter?, Sarah Rapoza
Influences on Student Choice and Voice: Agency, Engagement, and Equity, Theresa L. Reali
Transdiagnostic Classification of Behavior in Childhood: Profile Analysis and Interrater Stability, Gary Rempe
On the Development of the Self Starting Double Multivariate Exponentially Weighted Moving Average And Covariance Control Chart, Robert Eugene Resch
Families’ Experiences Raising a Child With Optic Nerve Hypoplasia, Amber L. Rundle Kahn
An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Of How Transgender and Gender Expansive Youth Experience Their Gender Identities, Michelle N. Saltis
An Exploratory Factor Analysis of the Humility in Counseling Scale, Jennifer Barker Santopietro
First-Generation Students, Belongingness, And Climate in an Academic Unit of Study, Kelly Christine Scott Raisley
The Lullaby as Art Song: Engaging Repertoire For Study and Performance, Carissa Scroggins
I Don’t Have to Stay Here! The Experiences of Black Women, Higher Education Administrators Who Experienced a Professional Transition and/or Promotion to a Historically White Institution During the Coronavirus Pandemic, Margaret Littona Sebastian
CAREER DEVELOPMENT IN SPORT AND LEISURE: AN APPLICATION OF SOCIAL COGNITIVE CAREER THEORY, Nicole Sellars
Effects of Creatine Supplementation Protocols And Doxorubicin on Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle Phosphocreatine System, Salaheddin M. A. Sharif
Pride and Prejudice, an Operatic Work for Ensemble Based On Jane Austen’s Novel, With Comparisons to Mozart’s Ensemble Opera Works, Sondheim’s Ensemble Musicals, and Mark Adamo’s Little Women, Arlene Brenda Siagian
The Lived Work Experiences of Novice, Doctorally Prepared Nurse Educators, Misty Dawn Smith
Latent Growth Curve Modeling of Child-Mother And Student-Teacher Relationships From Kindergarten to Fifth Grade, Karyn Leigh Steen
Romantic Undertones in Revolutionary France: The Case for Tarare as Spark For The Revolution, Sean Robert Stephenson
Teach, Practice, Analyze, and Reflect: Preservice Teacher Perceptions and Experiences With Simulated Manifestation Determination Meetings, Laura Adele Trapp
Exploring Teacher and Student Experiences In a Nature-Based Mathematical Environment, Brian Holt Tucker
The Relationship Between Trauma, Attachment, Self-Compassion, and Emotion Regulation: A Structural Equation Model, Susanna Jane Turner
Applying Bayesian Growth Modeling In Machine Learning For Longitudinal Data, Alisa Udomvisawakul
Assigning Assessment Accommodations to English Learners: A Phenomenological Study, Heather May Villalobos Pavia
The Role of Berberine, a Clinically Relevant Plant Derived Alkaloid, in T Cell-Mediated Immunosuppression, Alexandra Adorno Vita
An Instrumental Case Study of Teachers' Perceptions of Mandatory Professional Development During Educational Reform Efforts, Jennifer Elaine Wakeman
Establishing Guidelines for the Clinical Post-Conference: A Delphi Study, Staci Lynn Warnert
Is Testing a Laughing Matter? Achievement Effects via Working Memory And Humor Relevance, Ivan Jay Wayne
The Effect of a Contextualized Dosage Calculation Learning Intervention on Pre-Nursing Students’ Math Self-Efficacy and Ability to Pass High Stakes Dosage Calculation Examination On First Attempt, Eileen Veronica Weatherby
Academic Nurse Educator Attitudes Regarding Their Role Educating Ethnically And Racially Diverse Nursing Students: A Focused Ethnography, Melissa Lillian Weir
Health-Related Quality of Life Of Children With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Noelle Lynn Whitney
Anxiety, depression, and perceived barriers to adherence among parents of pediatric transplant patients, Alice Marie Wille
Exploration of Clinical Judgment within Junior Level Baccalaureate Nursing Students Utilizing a Modified Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric, Christine Zamaripa
Dissertations from 2020
Finding Messiaen’s Blackbird: An Investigative Analysis of Birdsong and Other Techniques Used in Le Merle Noir, Alexandra L. Aguirre-Berman
Experiences and Perspectives of International School Leaders: A Case Study From Saudi Arabia, Ahlam Abdullah Alhudithi
Nonparametric Approach to Multivariate Analysis of Variance (Manova) Using Density-Based Kernel Methods, Hend Aljobaily
Perceptions Regarding the Effectiveness of Co-Teaching Practices to Support Students With Learning Disabilities in Secondary Inclusive Classrooms: Case Study, Aeshah Abdullah Alsarawi
The Roles of Educational Leaders and Other Factors That Contribute to Successful Programs for English Learners, Abdulmohsen Ibrahim Alsliman
Rural Cochlear Implant Services: Reflections From Parents and (Re)Habilitation Professionals, Natalie J. Austin
Consequential Saints: A Preliminary Study of Jazz and Religion in New Orleans, David Baker
Reasons for Choosing a Study Abroad Destination: A United States Student Perspective, Kristy Sue Berg
Transcribing Kuhlau for the Saxophone: A Stylistic Bridge, Nathaniel Clement Berman
A Narrative Inquiry Into the Experiences of Alternatively Licensed Teachers, Courtney A. Berry
Shifting Sands: The Art of Ecological Place-Based Education, Emily Christine Bretl
Grounded Theory of Intellectual Humility for 6th-12th Mathematics Teaching, Catherine Nicole Carter
Caring About More Than Grades and Test Scores: The Work of Reputationally Caring Teachers, Gregory Max Chalfin
A Comparison of Different Reflective Modalities of Pre-Service Music Education Student Teachers, Yolanda Marie Chatwood
Contemplative Pedagogy: A Grounded Theory of the Integration of Contemplative Practices and Perspectives Within Counselor Training, Clarissa B. Cigrand
Beyond the Hundredth Meridian: Student Success on the High Plains of Western Kansas, Matthew Alan Clay
Exploring Counselor Educators’ Experiences With Neuroscience-Informed Counseling Pedagogy, Savannah Rose Cormier
Implementing Digital Media as a Pedagogical Tool in University Physical Activity Courses, Dannon G. Cox
Growth Mindset for Incoming College Students, Erin Michelle Datteri-Saboski
Confluences of Student Leadership and White Privilege: Exploring Consciousness-of-Self With White Student Leaders, Jeremy N. Davis
Preparation of Clinical Nurse Educators Using Simulation: Developing Competencies in Providing Feedback, Julie Susanne Fitzwater
Educational Leaders’ Role in Sustaining Achievement in Successful, High- Poverty Title I Elementary Schools: A Case Study on Practices and Actions Leaders Take, Jennifer Ann Fodness
The Effects of Resilience on Student Academic Success in Baccalaureate Nursing, Cassandra Frost
Protective Factors for Secondary Traumatic Stress in Residential Treatment Staff, Stacey Gagliano
Effects of Exercise on Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cell-Related Tumor Progression and Metastasis, Jacob Garritson
Community College Advisors' Understandings and Uses of Colorado Statewide Transfer Articulation Policy, Paul Eric Giberson
Military Life Narratives and Identity Development Among Black Post-9/11 Veterans, Deon Marcell Hall
Understanding Learner-Centeredness and Student Engagement in Undergraduate Biology Education, Ashley Barbara Heim
Life and Legacy of Luis Gianneo: A Comprehensive Study of His Compositions for Violin, Maria Belen Hernandez
Student Nurses Who Witness Critical Events in the Clinical Setting: A Grounded Theory Qualitative Study, Tiffany Lee Hood
Flow State Experiences in Second Semester General Chemistry, Kyle Glen Kemats
A Contemporary Understanding of the Effects of the Third Wave of School Finance Litigation, Jason Richard Kopanke
The Effects of Fidgets on Attention and Learning of College Students, Stephanie LeAndra Kriescher
How Prepared Are Principals to Evaluate Teachers? A Look at Principals’ Professional Development and High Stakes Educator Evaluation, Angie Katherine Lackey