Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Voices From the Desks: Reconceptualizing the Mentoring of Beginning Teachers, Matthew R. Albert
Developing a Growth Mindset Among Undergraduate College Students, Monica Ceja Rodriguez
Where Will I Sleep Tonight? A Qualitative Case Study of Homeless and Displaced College Students, Andria Lynn Coleman
Inequities in the Student Conduct Process: An Analysis of a State System of Higher Education, Lucas J. Graff
The Closing of One Black Box, The Opening of Another: A Self-Study of How an Instructional Coach Makes Decisions, Andromeda L. Hightower
Individual Differences in Police Officers’ Decision Styles in Order Maintenance Policing, Damarrah Elisheba Jameson
A Qualitative Descriptive Case Study of Teaching Multicultural Education in A High School Civics and Economics Class, Averill Duane Kelley
Longitudinal Relations among Expectancy-Value Beliefs, Achievement, and Intentions to Leave for Health Science Students, Kyle C. Mefferd
Using Critical Questions to Improve Perspective Taking Online, Christina M. Nishiyama
Systemic Theoretical Instruction: Tense and Aspect in Italian a Sociocultural Study of American Learners of Italian, Charles Joseph Panarella, Jr.
A Qualitative Exploration of Parent Involvement Programs in Higher Education, Heather Rappaport
Co-Teaching at the Secondary Level: A Qualitative Study of Perceptions, Implementations, & Constructivism, Anne-Marie Raskin
No Scrubs: Nursing Applicant Trajectories After Rejection, Jennifer Torgerson
Development and Initial Validation of the Mindful Self-Regulated Learning Scale (m-SRLS), Sarah Wolff
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
A Parent-Mediated Intervention to Teach a Generalized Repertoire of Auditory Tacts to a Child with Autism, Hazim Aal Ismail
“Failure Is Not an Option”: Sub-Saharan African International Graduate Students’ Experiences in U.S. Higher Education Institutions, Alfred Acquah
Activity-Based Intervention and One-to-one Correspondence for Children with Developmental Delays, Cyndy Anang
The Effects of Coaching Provided Via Video-Conferencing to Caregivers of Children with ASD, Kendra L. Antill
Classroom Management Practices Appropriate to Children of Military Families: A Case Study, Felicia Bucher
Measuring Social Studies Teacher Self-Efficacy: Development of a Valid, Reliable, and Fair Social Studies Self-Efficacy Scale, Leona Calkins
The Experiences of Pell Grant Students Who Lose Aid: A Mixed Methods Study, Jaime Carbajal, Jr.
Exploring Teachers’ Beliefs and Practices on Mathematical Discourse for Diverse Students in Inclusive Classrooms, Gloria A. Carcoba Falomir
Examining the Attitudes of Preservice Teachers toward English Learners, Annie Chou
Predicting Student Success in a K-12 Online School, Andrea Connolly
Teaching Beliefs and Teaching Practices: A Sequential Mixed Methods Study of Post-Secondary Mathematics Faculty, Katlyn K. Cox
Cost of Attendance and Competitive Balance in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, Michelle Calica Coyner
Revisiting the Smartphone and Learning Inventory (SALI): Perspectives of Preservice Teachers, Bridget K. Daleiden
Exploring the Role of Epistemic Cognition and Self-Efficacy in the Career Decision-Making Processes of College Students: An Explanatory Sequential Study, Raelynn Frazier
The Effects of Executive Function between Anxiety and Math Achievement in Adolescents, Mckenzie Hall
Raising the Bar of Leadership Awareness for Understanding Student Trauma, Roxanne L. James
Impact of Mentoring on Epistemic Cognition of Higher Education Administrators: A Modified Explanatory Mixed Methods Study, Robert Levrant
A Multiple Case Study: Exploration of the Writing Instruction Practices of Veteran High School English Teachers, Victoria Lindemann
Pre-Service Teacher Perceptions of Persistently Challenging Behaviors, SWPBIS, CICO and Student-Teacher Relationships, Elizabeth Lynn Messina
Embracing Diversity: The Campus Life Challenges, Needs, and Experiences of Muslim Female Students on U.S. Campuses: A Case Study of Iranian Graduate Students, Maryam Mohieddin Rad
A Quasi-Experimental Design: Impacts of Shared-Book-Reading on Young Black Children’s Identity Formation, Pricella Morris
Student-Athletes’ Career Adaptability, Academic Motivation and Athletic Motivation, Alexandria N. Petrolia
An Integrative Variable and Person-Centered Approach to Representing Teachers' Self-Efficacy: A Cross-Cultural Perspective, Ana Paula Santos Loures Elias
Exploring the Role of Video Self-Reflection in the Preparation of Special Education Teachers for Classroom Discourse, Suheyla Sarisahin
Teachers’ Perspectives of African American Student Misbehavior in the General Education Classroom: A Mixed Methods Study, Ebony E. Sherman
Easing the Middle to High School Transition: An Evaluation of the Gold Program, Leilani Shive
Math Identity Experience of College Students in Developmental Courses: The Effects of Chronological Multicultural Mathematics, Jonah Shulman
The Unexpected President: An Instrumental Case Study on Women University Presidents, Jessica Soria
Student Device Usage, Learning Management System Tool Usage, and Self-Regulated Learning, Nancy Webb
The Role of Peer Relationships in Developing, Promoting, and Maintaining Teachers’ Social and Emotional Competence in the Charter School Setting, Ted Jason Weisman
Student Choice During Silent Solitude: An Examination of Reading Motivation in an Urban Elementary School, Elizabeth A. White
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Standardized Test and the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Phenomenological Multi-Site Case Study of Singapore and Southern Nevada within a Culturally Responsive Evaluation Framework, Rosnidar B. Arshad
Effects of an Online Learning Module for Pediatricians Regarding Early Intervention Services, Nicole L. Atwell
Cognitive Autonomy Supportive Teaching Behaviors: Perceptions of Four Groups of Educators, Fatmana Kara Deniz
How do Beliefs Come into Play? An Examination of the Influence of Core Conceptions on Science Teachers’ Inquiry Lesson Plan Designs, Mehmet Fatih Dulger
Student Perceptions of Formative Feedback in Mathematics, Derek E. Fialkiewicz
The Experience of Self-Coherence: Self-Coherence as the Hub of All Needs, April Ursula Fox
Autism Spectrum Disorder and Remote Learning: Parents’ Perspectives on Their Child’s Learning at Home, Stephanie Hernandez
Factors Affecting Registered Behavior Technicians’ (RBTs’) Intent to Stay or Leave: A Delphi Study, Samantha Joy Villanueva Jasa
Finding Ways to Increase Physical Activity in Students with Disabilities in a Social Distanced World, Paula Kerchenski
The Use of Post-Course Feedback on Mastery Learning in a Professional Development Context, Thomas M. Kramer
School Climate, Teacher Self-Efficacy, and Teaching Practices: Evidence from TALIS 2018, Chengcheng Li
We Gon' Be Alright: A Narrative Inquiry with Black Male Doctoral Students, Lashaun D. Limbrick
Still We Rise: A Black Feminist Qualitative Inquiry Exploring Black Women’s Experiences on Twitter, Yvonne C. Morris
Learning As We Grow: A Multiple Case Study of Teachers Experiences with Graduate Online Courses, Erica K. Reid
Nos/otrxs Que Fuimos Separados: Recovering Testimonios of Separation and Resistance, Marcela Rodriguez-Campo
Popular Culture as a Tool for Critical Pedagogy: A Case Study, Kyle Rogers
Teaching a Communication Protocol via Graduated Guidance on the IPad to Assist in Functional Communication Training for Nonverbal Children with ASD, Janelle Saunders
Understanding and Addressing Preservice Elementary Teachers’ Misconceptions in Science Education, Nicole Juliana Thomas
Examining the Experiences of LGBTQ DPT Students: A Critical Ethnography, Catherine Turner
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Training Design Enhancement through Training Evaluation: Effects on Training Transfer, Elham Arabi
The Relationship Between Teacher Identity and Teacher Retention in Title 1 Schools: A Multiple Case Study, Michelle A. Arroyo
Change of Venue: An Exploratory, Multistage Evaluation that Examines the Impact of Change Based on the Shared Experiences of the Toe Tag Monologues, Lisa Ann Baaske
Motivational Predictors of Academic Risk-Taking, Danette Dee Barber
Understanding the Professional Experiences of White Jewish Women in Higher Education: An Intrinsic Case Study Analysis, Janna M. Bernstein
Supporting the Visible Minority: Factors That Impact Part-time Faculty Intent to Leave, Michelle Marie Dominguez Chavez
Preserving Nevada's Higher Education Governance Entity: A Case Study, Deanna Cooper
The Noise from the Writing Boundaries: Collaboration and Tutor Identity in Writing Intensive Courses, Laura Decker
Interwoven Worlds? A Mixed Methods Study of Student Engagement and Student Belonging within the University Classroom when Courses use Social Networking Sites, Christie Gardner
Using the Critical Mathematics Pedagogical Framework to Teach Adult Basic Education Learners: A Transformative Convergent Parallel Mixed Methods Study, Matthew D. Gromlich
A CHC Theoretical Approach to Examining Cognitive and Academic Deficits Among Students with ADHD Using a Three-Battery Approach, Jacqueline Scott Hart
Radiology Students' Attitude Toward Learning Communication Skills: Impact of Clinical Education, Chad Hensley
Addressing Disproportionality in School Discipline Through Alternatives to Exclusionary Discipline Practices, Kevin Matthew Higley
Effects of Embedded Tacting Trials and Systematic Prompting On Intraverbal Skill Acquisition, Sarah Ilana Katz
Toward Developing a Valid and Reliable Assessment of Learners’ Nature of Engineering Views, Erdogan Kaya
Parents’ Beliefs of Cultural Consideration During the Special Education Process: A Delphi Study, Monique Evette Matute-Chavarria
Awareness of Apprenticeships among College Students at a Research University in the Western United States: A Fixed-Convergent Mixed Methods Study, Kendra Vanessa O'Connell
Generality and Specificity in Subjective Task Value: Implications for Expectancy-Value Theory, Rachel Part
The Teacher Attrition Phenomenon: The Role of Teacher Collaboration and Motivation, Brenda Anne Pearson
Examining Grit with Middle Schoolers in Diverse General Education Classrooms – Validating the Grit Scale, Cristina Liliana Reding
Thinking About Thinking: Children’s Awareness and Development of Metacognitive Emotion Regulation, Reilly Rowland
A Combined Approach to Evaluating Student Engagement in a Virtual Laboratory Environment, Aster Sigel
Losing Our Faculties: Academic Labor in the Corporate Academy, Mark L. Spinrad
Influence of Curricular Organization on Cognitive Load and Student Performance in Online Learning Environments, Michael Wilder
Coping on the Fly: School Psychologists' Perceptions of Cultural Competence, Jennifer Wynn
Epistemic Aspects of Engineering for K-12 Education, Ezgi Yesilyurt