Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Comparison of the Pervasive Developmental Disorders Screening Test and Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers: Which is the Better Predictor of Autism in Toddlers?, Vanessa Marie Fessenden
Second Language Gesture and Acculturation in Study Abroad Contexts, Christie Marie Gardner
A Multiple Case Study of Gay Teacher Identity Development: Negotiating and Enacting Identity to Interrupt Heteronormativity, Zaid Mashhour Haddad
Black Teachers, White Schools: A Qualitative Multiple Case Study on Their Experiences of Racial Tokenism and Development of Professional Black Identities, Abigail Kathleen Hasberry
An Analysis of Co-Teaching Instruction Provided in Teacher Education and Inservice Training for Special Education and General Education Teachers, Catherine S. Howerter
Managerial Behavioral Complexity and the Collegiate Registrar, Katherine Jeanette Humphreys
Identity Status: The Impact on Academic Performance, Milan Jelenic
The Effect of Scaffolded Strategies on Content Learning in a Designed Science Cyberlearning Environment, Cynthia Lee Kern
Effects of a Social Story Intervention with a Modified Perspective Sentence on Preschool-Age Children with Autism, Delilah Krasch
A Tale of Two PCs: An Evaluation of Access Platforms for the Blind Utilizing the "Blackboard Learn" Learning Management System, Robert Lambert
Development and Validation of the Biophilic Attitudes Inventory (BAI), Lawrence Letourneau
Decoding Skills of Middle-School Students with Autism: An Evaluation of the Nonverbal Reading Approach, Patrick Allen Leytham
Effects of PECS Phase III Application Training on Independent Mands in Young Children with Autism, Jessica June Love
Validity of Subjective Self-Assessment of Digital Competence Among Undergraduate Preservice Teachers, Joseph Andrew Maderick
Kindergarteners' Concept Development in Science and Literacy Learning Through Concept-Oriented Reading Instruction (CORI), Char Adelia Moffit
The Effects of the JCCS Curriculum on Juveniles' Legal Knowledge, Competency, and Anxiety, Leslie Strasser Murdock
School Psychologists' Perspectives of Response-To-Intervention: Training, Practices, and Implementation, Michelle Nathan
Using a Mobile Device to Deliver Visual Schedules to Young Children with Autism, Leslie Nelson
A Comparison of Two After School Strategies for Improving the Parenting Knowledge and Parenting Perceptions of Preschool Families Enrolled in a Title 1 Program, Rae Ette Veronna Newman
First Grade Teachers' Perceptions of the Five Strands of Effective Reading Instruction and Their Possible Influence on Daily Instructional Practices, Nghia Van Nguyen
Hospital to School Transitions for Children: A Multiple Case Study of Family Experiences, Rhiannon Yvonne Rager
Effective Use of Multimedia Presentations to Maximize Learning Within High School Classrooms, Eric Eugene Rapp
Faculty and Student Perceptions of Academic Cheating and the Influence of Achievement Motivation with Online and Face-to-Face Learning Environments, Sherée Christine Royer
Development and Implementation of a Video-Based Activity Preference Assessment for Children with Autism and Their Parents, Lena Sankovich
An Analysis of English Language Learning Instruction Provided in Teacher Education and Inservice Training Programs for General and Special Educators, Lidia E. Sedano
A High School Turnaround School Initiative: Effects on Students' Math and Reading Scores, Rene Alma Segler-Zender
Increasing Choice-Making and Choice Awareness for Students with Intellectual Disability, Shannon Lynn Sparks
Educational Experiences of Emancipated Foster Youth: An Exploratory Study, Cynthia Joyce Stunkard
African American Teachers and State Licensing Examinations in Metropolitan Atlanta: A Case Study, Michael Leroy Taylor
A Social Justice Perspective in Anti-Bullying Program Implementation, Monica Vanderheiden
Exploring Heterosexist Bias and Oppressive Bullying in Anti-Bullying Prevention Programs, Shayna Yamashiro
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
The Impact of the Structure, Function, and Resources of the Campus Security Office on Campus Safety, Patricia Anne Bennett
Leading Transformational Change in a Large Urban School District, Leslie Jean Brinks
Predicting Expenditure Patterns Based on Motivations to Travel for Active Sport Tourists, Chris Brown
Moving Forward on Common Ground: A Mixed Methods Exploration of National Standards, Sharon Kay Cogan
Beyond the Baccalaureate: Black Students' Decisions to Pursue a Graduate Education, Edward Collins
Nuestras Experiencias: A Phenomenological Study of Latina First Generation Higher Education Graduates, Diana Elizabeth Cruz
School Leadership Readiness: Traditional vs. Online Administrative Preparation, Jose Delfin
Problem Solving Interventions: Impact on Young Children with Developmental Disabilities, Lindsay Ann Diamond
Language of Instruction Policies: Discourse and Power, Katherine Ann Dockweiler
Closing up shop: Meditations on the departmental/programmatic elimination experience, Susan Beth Donoff
Understanding Adolescent Perceptions of Science Education, Ellen Kress Ebert
The Relationship between Institutional, Departmental and Program-Specific Variables and the Academic Performance of Division I FBS Football Programs, Steven C. Eigenbrot
The Retention and Success of Alternatively Admitted Student Athletes: A Case Study of the UNLV Athletic Department, Adrienne Ekas-Mueting
Empowering Teachers: Characteristics, Strategies, and Practices of Successful Principals, Cailin Patrice Ellis
Fortifying the Pipeline: An Exploratory Study of High School Factors Impacting the Information Literacy of First-Year College Students, Jennifer L. Fabbi
Superintendent Leadership during Economic Austerity: A Multiple Case Study, Douglas Paul Finch
A Historical Case Study of School Desegregation and Resegregation in Las Vegas, Nevada, 1968-2008, Felicia Forletta
School Reform: Where Does Policy Come From? Where Should It Go?, Kim Karman Friel
Writing in Science: Influences of Professional Development on Teachers' Beliefs, Practices, and Student Performance, Lori Fulton
The Acquisition of Cultural Competence: A Phenomenological Inquiry Highlighting The Processes, Challenges and Triumphs of Counselor Education Students, Douglas L. Garner
Transformative Multicultural Science Curriculum: A Case Study of Middle School Robotics, Mary Katheryn Grimes
Enhancing the Calibration Accuracy of Adult Learners: A Multifaceted Intervention, Antonio P. Gutierrez
Interactive Effects of Working Memory Self-Regulatory Ability and Relevance Instructions on Text Processing, Nancy Jo Hamilton
Factors Affecting Talent Development: Differences in Graduate Students Across Domains, Stephanie Hartzell
Community Perspectives on Black Parent Engagement in West Las Vegas Before and After Desegregation: A Case Study, Tonia Faye Holmes-Sutton
The Motivating Language of Principals: A Sequential Transformative Strategy, William Tobias Holmes
A Comparison of High School Physical Education and Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, Kathryn Anne Holt
Cyberbullying Policy in Public Schools, Alison Humphries
Adaptive Behavior Malingering in Legal Claims of Mental Retardation, Renee M. Kadlubek
A Comparison of Bias in Four Measures of Monitoring Accuracy, Fred Kuch
Model Provisions For Building a Successful Lead Poisoning Prevention Program: A Case Study for the Western United States, Kathleen Lauckner
The Leadership Orientations and Effectiveness of College and University Career Services Directors, Jacob A. Livengood
A Case Study Using Principal-Agent Theory to Explore How a Public, Four Year University Interacts with a System Office, Annie Macias
Antecedent Influences: Factors that Guide African American Men to the Field of Education, Michael James Maxwell
Response to Intervention Data in Grade Retention Decisions: How is it Used?, Cheryl Anne Mayfield
Facing The Music: Student Power Relations in Student Leadership Within High School Band Programs, Curtis James Melton
A study of district leadership practices in the principal professional learning community, Danielle Grace Miller
Leadership Practice in Elementary School Dual Language Programs: A Collective Case Study, Joanie K. Monroy
Teaching Online Social Skills to Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, Joseph John Morgan
Education Interest Groups: The Influence of Networks on Rulemaking and Policy in Public School Reform, Brian Curtis Myli
Celebrity Athlete Endorser Effectiveness: Construction and Validation of a Scale, Theodore Byrne Peetz
Safety First -In Search of Justice -School & Law Enforcement Agency Partnerships, Michael Anthony Pickett
A Father's Hands: African American Fathering Involvement and The Educational Outcomes of Their Children, Theodore Samuel Ransaw
Comparing Division IA Scholarship and Non-Scholarship Student-Athletes: A Discriminant Analysis of Academic Performance, Lisa Melanie Rubin
An Exploration Of Contextual Factors That May Influence The Expulsion Rates Of Middle School Students, Tracy Schroeder
Innovators and laggards? Faculty adoption of online distance education, Thomas Tailor Scott
Comparing Public and Private Institutions that Have and Have Not Implemented Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems: A Resource Dependence Perspective, Geetha Rathna Sendhil
Credentialing Success in Respiratory Therapy Education: Revisiting Bourdieu's Concepts of Field and Capital, Karen Lightbody Shaw
Principal Change Facilitator Style and Student Achievement: A Study of Schools in the Middle, Steven Keith Stewart
Division I Student-Athlete Degree Choice Assessment, Tony Terrell
Examining Competencies for the Human Resources Professional Within Idaho State Government, Cecil R. Torres Jr
Exploring The Relationship Between First Year First Generation College Students And Their Parents, Jerica L. Turek
Counselor Development in the Process of Mastering Cultural Competence: A Study of Professional Growth Experiences, Marie Antoinette Wakefield
Perceptions of barriers that inhibit African American women and adolescent girls from participation in physical activity, Sonya Daniels Walker
Concordance of Vocational Interest and Efficacy of Female College Students Pursuing a Traditional Career Path, Priscilla A. Walton
Theory versus practice: a study of strategy making in five public MBA programs, Michael Alwyn Wilde
Competencies for Financial Aid Officers: A Competency Model for Professional Development, Michael Neil Woolf
Efficiency of Fiscal Expenditures in Nevada Elementary Schools Using Data Envelopment Analysis, Todd Patrick Yocum
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Effects of classwide self-management intervention on second grade students’ social skills in physical education, Elian Aljadeff-Abergel
An assessment of medical care provided by Nevada's high school athletic programs, Brooke Allen-Burnstein
Change is learning: Metacognition to resolve concerns during the third year of the implementation of a technological innovation, Nola Allen-Raffail
The process of coaching: An examination of authenticity, Steven C. Barnson