Dissertations completed by doctoral students at the University of Northern Colorado. Older dissertations can be found using the library catalog.
Dissertations from 2022
“The Adaptanators” and “The Geode:” a Single-Case Study Of Narrative Co-wonderfulness Interviews And The Relationship in Supervision During The First Practicum Experience, David William Matheson
The Impact of Service-Learning Experiences On Baccalaureate Nursing Alumni, Stephanie Joy Matthew
Rumination, Mindfulness, and Posttraumatic Growth During the Coronavirus Disease-19 Pandemic: A Moderated Mediation Model, Mackenzie Brianna May
An Analysis and Performance Guide of Olivier Messiaen’s Chants de Terre ET de Ciel, Joseph William McAllister
At Risk for Success: Promising Practices In Their Own Voices, Amber Leigh McElwee
Post 9/11 Military Spouse Caregivers: A Descriptive Phenomenological Study, Erin McEvoy
Decision Making by the Prefrontal Cortex And the Role of Dopamine in Pyramidal Neuron Function, Nesrien Muftah Milad Mohamed
The Science Is in the Dance: The Curricular Intentions of an Innovation School, Tatum Michele Monaghan
Law Enforcement Efficacy in Domestic Violence Calls Based on the Responding Officer’s Experience, Training, and Scholarly Level, Idilio Moncivais Pinedo
Blue: A Stylistic Analysis Of Blue Mitchell, David Michael Moore
The Influence of Chemistry Instructors’ Knowledge and Beliefs About Learning On the Implementation of Evidence-based Instructional Practices, Brittney J. Morgan
The Ballybriar Heist: An Original Composition And the Incorporation of Folk Music And Tintinnabuli Influences, Conor Darling Mulroy
A Narrative Inquiry Into the Impact of Chronic Within-Year Teacher Turnover on Students, Sara Ashley Myers
Youth Organizing From Within: A Case Study of a District Youth Equity Council, Amy Elizabeth Nelson
The Experiences of Beginning Counselor Education and Supervision Faculty In The Supervision-Of-Supervision Relationship, Bonnie Jean Nicholson
“I Don’t Believe the World Is Tilted”: Emotion, Struggle, and Relationship in Making Meaning With Texts, Alison Faye Oddie
Bayesian Joint Modeling for Longitudinal Outcomes of Exponential Families And Informative Time Points, Michael Safo Oduro
Project-Based Learning in Introductory Psychology: Modern Adaptations To an Academic Classic, Colton R. Olson
Flourishing for Sport Consumers: The Case of Fantasy Baseball and Social Media Engagement, Bomin Paek
Educational Experiences That Influence The Upward Mobility of Maya Women in Belize, Jennine Pettit
The Role of Pereceived Racial Discrimination On Help-Seeking Intention And Psychological Distress, Emili Noel Pickenpaugh
Principals’ Definition and Identification Of Critical Thinking In Teacher Practices, Carmen Aumber Polka
The Graduate Record Examination and Graduate Admissions: Issues in Diversity, Lauren Rankin
Attachment Style and Teacher-Student Relationships Within Residential Treatment: A Mixed Methods Approach, John Paul Richardson
Transformative Pedagogy and Science Identity in Undergraduate Anatomy and Physiology, Emily Ann Royse
Effects of Noise, Light, and Landscape on Birds In a Recently Urbanized County, Karina Alejandra Sanchez
Transformative and Trauma-Informed Social-Emotional Learning At The Secondary Level, Jennifer Ann Santos
Exploring Clinical Supervisors’ Experiences With Indirect Exposure to Trauma, Maya Kirsten Schmidt
Human Resource Development in the Intercollegiate Workplace: The Intersection of Organizational Politics, Political Skill, Job Design, And Employee Engagement, Logan John Schuetz
Negative Memory Bias and the Impact Of Early Childhood Stress, Elizabeth Cecile Shmikler
Developing and Assessing the Psychometric Properties Of a Multidimensional College Mental Health Assessment Inventory: A Mixed-Methods Study, John Sylvester
Where Are We on This Path? Faculty Experiences Working With Guided Pathways, Christopher Tombari
Perceptions of Secondary Educators Regarding The Educational Engagement of African Immigrant Students With Disabilities, Charity Obiageli Uzochukwu
A Dialogical Approach to Peer Coaching For Asset Pedagogies, Elisabeth Van Beek
Alternative Education Programs: An Exploration Of Programs and Supports to Reduce Juvenile Recidivism Among At-Risk Youth, Sarah Elizabeth VanRensselaer
Clinical Nurse Educator Needs: A Mixed Methods Study of Confidence to Perform Competencies In Clinical Nurse Educators, Sarah Ann Wallace
Braving the Sea Change: An Interpretative Phenomenological Study of How Counselors-In-Training Experience Their Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Relationships, Christopher Jess Ward
Implementing Theory-Based Debriefing In the Clinical Learning Environment To Improve Teaching And Learning Outcomes, Adrienne Denise Wilk
Implementing Theory-Based Debriefing in the Clinical Learning Environment to Improve Teaching and Learning Outcomes, Adrienne Denise Wilk
Emotional Labor and New Independent School Heads, Seth William Yocum
Dissertations from 2021
Leadership in High Achieving Blended Learning Schools, Benjamin Wyatt Alexander
Saudi Arabian General Education Elementary School Teachers’ Attitudes Toward and Perceptions of Giftedness and Gifted Education, Yaser Khaled Alharbi
The Knowledge and Use Of Multi-Tiered System of Supports Tier 1 Behavioral Management Strategies by Teachers in Saudi Arabia When Students With Behavioral Challenges Are Included In The Classroom, Jehad Abdullah Alnoaim
Social-Emotional Experiences for Young Male Adults who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, Abdulrahman Khalid Alsayed
Online Instructors’ Gestures For Euclidean Transformations, Andrea Christine Alt
An Investigation of Outsourcing Ticket Sales in Division I College Athletics, Kyle John Brannigan
Role Identity and Engagement Behaviors of Student-Athlete Alumnae, Matthew Charles Brinton
Physical Education Teacher Education: Curriculum, Philosophies, And Readiness for Induction, Collin Chandler Brooks
Pedagogy Is Research: Investigating The Teacher-Researcher Identity And Pedagogy of Teachers Who Completed an Action Research Project, Meagan Chelsea Brown Varona
It’s Elementary: The Curricular Decision-making and Instructional Practices of Black Male Elementary Teachers., Ashlea Jean Campbell
Deeper Learning and District-Level Curriculum Leadership: A Case Study of One Large Public School District, Jonathan Warren Cooney
Comprimario Tenor Repertoire: An Alternative Approach to Teaching the Developing Operatic Tenor, Stewart Cramer
Nurse-Midwifery Student Self-Confidence and Anxiety when using Objective Structured Clinical Examinations as a Clinical Competency Assessment Strategy, Deborah Anne Duran-Snell
Physical Education in Colorado: Status And Stakeholders’ Perceptions, Xiaoping Fan
Student and Teacher Relationships At Secondary Level, Christine Fisher
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