Dissertations completed by doctoral students at the University of Northern Colorado. Older dissertations can be found using the library catalog.
Dissertations from 2020
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
Scandals in College Athletics: A Case Study Exploring the Impact of a College Basketball Scandal on the Admissions/Enrollment Management Process of a University, Andrew Jacob Lail
The Mathematics Made Possible to Learn During Instruction on Exponential Functions, Alees Teel Lee
We, Not Me: The Musical Life of Bob Cranshaw, Seth Britton Lewis
Strengths-Based Assessment of Students With Emotional Disturbance: Rater Variance Using Generalizability Theory, Kara Alison Loftin
Agency and Parallelism in Three Saxophone Works by Dorothy Chang: a Performative Analysis, Courtney Elizabeth Long
Predictors of Standardized Administration of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition Across Treatment Settings, Stephanie Susanne Luallin
If You Build It, Will They Come? an Autoethnographic Account of Starting a School and Year One, Courtney Rae Luce
From Invisibility to Belonging: Supports and Challenges of First-Generation College Students Who Identify as Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Megan Nichols Martinez
An Expansion of Piccolo Trumpet Solo Repertoire: Transcriptions From the Romantic Period, Benjamin Matthew McCarthy
Patterns and Perceptions of Academic Librarian Deference Behavior: A Mixed Methods Study, Lyda Fontes McCartin
Getting Online With Generation Z: Learning Approaches, Letha Marie Mellman
Exploring Self-Determination Scores in Youth and Young Adults Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Kaitlyn Marie Millen
The Effects of Disability Labeling on Teachers’ Referrals of Twice-Exceptional Children to Gifted Programs in Saudi Arabia, Amra Abdulrahman Mohammad
An Examination of Current Leadership Practices in Earlychildhood and Early Childhood Special Education: A Mixed Methods Study, Sara Movahedazarhouligh
Implicit and Explicit Sexual Attitude Among United States Baccalaureate Nursing Students, Michael G. Murphy
Nursing Student Experience and Safety Awareness Using 360-Degree Immersive Video Simulation, John Arthur Nation
Design, Development And, Psychometric Assessment of an Inventory on Concepts Pertinent to Developing Proficiency in Organic Reaction Mechanisms, Sachin Nedungadi
Perceptions of Challenges and Resiliences of of Post 9/11 Combat Veterans’ Wives, Kaitlin N. Ohde
The Impact of Teacher Beliefs on Relationship-Building in a High School Advisory Program, Insoon H. Olson
Reducing Levels of Maladaptive Perfectionism in Gifted and Talented Youth Through a Mindfulness Intervention, Sophia Rebecca Olton-Weber
Parent Perspectives on Their Role in the Transition Planning Process of Children With Significant Support Needs, Elizabeth Elaine Osborne
The Perceived Change in School Climate After Principal Turnover, Jessica Lyn O'Toole
Building Positive Relationships in Title I Schools: Teacher and Student Perspectives in an Elementary Classroom, Alice Charlotte Pendlebury
The Connection Between Professional Development and Teacher Growth, Melody J. Person
Did You Take Care of Everybody? Insights on Crisis Management From Senior Student Affairs Professionals, Matthew Lawrence Peterson Ricke
Transitions: The Lived Experience of Bachelor of Science Nursing Students, Rita Peters
Implementing Social and Emotional Learning in Rural Colorado Schools: A Quantitative Study of the Impact of Impetuses and Challenges, Jimmie Robert Charles Phillips
Performance Guide and Recording of Three Twenty-First-Century Compositions for Solo Cello, Katarina Majcen Pliego
Characteristics and Motivation of Spanish- Speaking Latinx Families of Children With Disabilities Engaged in a Family Support Group, Sandra Helena Rasmussen
Socio-Emotional and Socio-Cultural Perceptions of Young Women and Their Interests in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, Danielle Ann Riney
The Effect of Visual Disruption on Stability After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, Nathan John Robey
Current Trends in Marijuana Methods of Ingestion and Associated Problems Among Young Adult Marijuana Users, Maryia M. Schneider
The Influence of Care: An Exploration of Student and Teacher Experiences, Allison Marie Schnell
Coaching College Students to Thrive: Exploring Coaching Practices in Higher Education, Alicia Sepulveda
Comparative Host Response and Gene Regulation in Deer Mice and Syrian Golden Hamsters During Acute Infection With Modoc Virus, Tyler Sherman
Exploring the Prevalence of Suboptimal Effort Among Children and Adolescents on Psychoeducational Evaluations, Kayla Jo Singleton
Time Series for the Boolean Random Sets, Kofi Kermah Wagya
Three in One: The Style, Structure, And Sound of Thad Jones as a Jazz Trumpeter, Shawn Edward Williams
Does Socioeconomic Status Influence Students’ Postsecondary Plans?, Brian A. Young
Bayesian Approach of Joint Models of Longitudinal Outcomes and Informative Time, Adbullah Ahmed Zaagan
An Intensive Longitudinal Functional Lineary Model with Multiple Time Scales, Mostafa Zahed
An Activity Theory Approach to Examining the Implications of Developmental Mathematics Reform at an Urban Community College, Jennifer Ruth Zakotnik-Gutierrez
Drunkorexia and Gender Role Conformity, Sarah Zwetzig
Dissertations from 2019
An Assessment of Conceptual Understanding of Metabolic Pathways, Amani Atiyalla Abdugadar
Educational Uses of Social Media in Learning by University Students, Nora Abdulaziz Ali Almansour
Perspectives and Knowledge of Principals in Saudi Arabia Regarding Instructional Leadership in Special Education Programs in Their Schools, Yazeed Abdulaziz Alnasser
Fostering Creativity and Innovation in Gifted Students Through the Eyes of Gifted Education Educators, Omar Abdullah Alsamani
The Resilience Within: Perspectives from Adults Supporting Foster Children, Andrea Ellen Alvarado
“We’re Going to Be Figuring It out Forever”: Testimonios of Brown Women and Their Experiences Self-Authoring Their Brownness in Graduate School, Reyna Monique Anaya
The Lived Experience of Underrepresented Pre-Nursing Students: An Exploration to Diversify the Nursing Workforce, Katie Bagley
Dispositions of Junior Elementary Teacher Candidates, Amy Lynn Bartlow
It’s All Fun and Games Until Someone Learns to Read, Then It’s Educational: Children’s Librarians as Literacy Educators, Louise F. Benke
Liminal Space in Higher Education: Lived Experiences in the Space Between At-Risk Academics and Big-Time Athletics in Division I Power Five, Lainey J. Brottem
A Cumulative Summation Nonparametric Multiple Stream Process Control Chart Based on the Extended Median Test, Austin R. Brown
Assessing Concussion Recovery With Dynamic Stability Methodologies, Kurt Otto Buchholz
Acute Care Nurses’ Attitudes Toward Nursing Students with Disabilities, Kristy Lynn Calloway
Achieving Musical Peak Performance: The Impact of an Online Self-Efficacy and Performance Anxiety Management Program Based on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, Melynie Joy Campbell
Psychometric Evaluation of the Casey-Fink Graduate Nurse Experience Survey, Kathryn C. Casey
Understanding the Effects of a Mindful Yoga Intervention on the Psychological Well-Being of Student Veterans, María del Mar Chavarría Soto
The Relationship Between State College Readiness Policy and Student Outcomes: A Multilevel Growth Model, Rachel Christeson
Using Online Communities to Prepare Teachers to Operate as Transformative Intellectuals, Zachary Morgan Clancy
“You Never Know What You’re Gonna Get!”: the Lived Health Care Experience of Individuals Who Identify as Transgender, Joyce Lyn Cole
Blooming Where One Is Planted: Understanding Flourishing Among Rural Nurses, Marnee Lynne Crawford
How Community College Conduct Administrators Make Meaning of Their Experience, Meloni Sue Rudolph Crawford
University President Discourse After an On-Campus Crisis, Andrea DeCosmo
University President Discourse After an On-Campus Crisis, Andrea Renee DeCosmo
Exploring Successful Partnerships Between Teachers of Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and General Education Classroom Teachers, Brittney L. Dorn
Increasing Undergraduate Student Engagement in Academics: An Ecological Momentary Intervention, Kerry Douglas Duck
Afterlife Beliefs, Attachment, and Continuing Bonds in Predicting Complicated Grief, Kiersten Michele Eberle Medina
Psychological Well-Being in College: The Role of Parental Meta-Emotion Philosophy and Romantic Relationships, Lyndsey Marie Evans
Supervision of Sex Counseling in Counselor Education: a Phenomenological Study from a Sex Positive and Multiculturally Sensitive Perspective, Reka K. Farago
Give the Fans What They Want: A Market Segmentation Approach to Sport Fans’ Social Media Usage, Kerry Dale Fischer
Group Differences in Motivation and Achievement Outcomes Within a First-Year Seminar, Selani D. Flores
Division of Student Affairs Student Employees Make Meaning of Their Intersecting Identities and Work, Jason Ward Foster
Specialty Certification in Nursing: The Influence of Nursing Faculty on Pre-Licensure Students, Christina N. George
Mindfulness Intervention to Support School Engagement With At-Risk Students at an Urban Charter High School, Sarah Groark
A Phenomenological Study Exploring the Experiences and Perceptions of Counselor Education Students Who Have Completed an Intensive Social Justice Retreat, Aaron James Henderson