Theses, dissertations, professional papers, and doctoral projects from graduate students in the Teaching and Learning department at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2024

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Black Women Educational Leaders in PK-12 Public Education: A Multiple Case Study on the Double Consciousness of Black Women Educational Leadership in Southwestern United States, Malena Baizan

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A Case for the Caldecott: Librarians Tell the Story, Nicole Bylina-Streets

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Cultured Coils: A Multiple Case Study Exploring Black Mothers’ Hair Choices and the Impacts on Their Black Daughters, Acacia R. Dorsey

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Female Adolescent Cyberbullying: Exploring Students' Intentions to Pursue a Postsecondary Education, Ryan Evans

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Predicting High School Students' Stem Career Choice Through Supervised Machine Learning Algorithms and Chi-Square Analysis, Zekeriya Gogebakan

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A Culturally Responsive Approach to Mindfulness and Mental Health Informal Education, Anastasia Jerbic-Gonzalez

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Becoming a Bicultural High School Teacher in the United States: An Autoethnography of a Latina Educator, Silvina Jover

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Preparing Anti-Racist Teachers: A Case Study of Preservice Teachers’ Perceptions of Racism and Program Coherence in Equity-Centered Teacher Preparation, Mildred Joyner

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Transformative Technology Integration: A Quantitative Study of the Effects of Observed Modeling of Mentor Teachers and Teacher Educators on Elementary Preservice Teacher Technology Integration Efficacy, Adjoa Mensah

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A Multiple Case Study on Student-Centered Teaching and Educational Equity for Diverse Learners, Lei Ping

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Preservice Teachers' PK-12 Educational Field Trip Experiences: Teaching Beyond the Classroom, Cecilia A. Turman

Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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“Failure Is Not an Option”: Sub-Saharan African International Graduate Students’ Experiences in U.S. Higher Education Institutions, Alfred Acquah

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Classroom Management Practices Appropriate to Children of Military Families: A Case Study, Felicia Bucher

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Measuring Social Studies Teacher Self-Efficacy: Development of a Valid, Reliable, and Fair Social Studies Self-Efficacy Scale, Leona Calkins

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Examining the Attitudes of Preservice Teachers toward English Learners, Annie Chou

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Teaching Beliefs and Teaching Practices: A Sequential Mixed Methods Study of Post-Secondary Mathematics Faculty, Katlyn K. Cox

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A Multiple Case Study: Exploration of the Writing Instruction Practices of Veteran High School English Teachers, Victoria Lindemann

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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

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Teachers’ Perspectives of African American Student Misbehavior in the General Education Classroom: A Mixed Methods Study, Ebony E. Sherman

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Math Identity Experience of College Students in Developmental Courses: The Effects of Chronological Multicultural Mathematics, Jonah Shulman

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The Unexpected President: An Instrumental Case Study on Women University Presidents, Jessica Soria

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The Role of Peer Relationships in Developing, Promoting, and Maintaining Teachers’ Social and Emotional Competence in the Charter School Setting, Ted Jason Weisman

Theses/Dissertations from 2021

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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

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Opportunities for Second Language Development with the Use of Digital Tools: Analyzing the Experience of a Multi-Age Primary Community from an Activity Theory Perspective, Ellen Dougherty

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How do Beliefs Come into Play? An Examination of the Influence of Core Conceptions on Science Teachers’ Inquiry Lesson Plan Designs, Mehmet Fatih Dulger

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Student Perceptions of Formative Feedback in Mathematics, Derek E. Fialkiewicz

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The Use of Post-Course Feedback on Mastery Learning in a Professional Development Context, Thomas M. Kramer

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School Climate, Teacher Self-Efficacy, and Teaching Practices: Evidence from TALIS 2018, Chengcheng Li

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We Gon' Be Alright: A Narrative Inquiry with Black Male Doctoral Students, Lashaun D. Limbrick

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Still We Rise: A Black Feminist Qualitative Inquiry Exploring Black Women’s Experiences on Twitter, Yvonne C. Morris

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Learning As We Grow: A Multiple Case Study of Teachers Experiences with Graduate Online Courses, Erica K. Reid

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Nos/otrxs Que Fuimos Separados: Recovering Testimonios of Separation and Resistance, Marcela Rodriguez-Campo

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Popular Culture as a Tool for Critical Pedagogy: A Case Study, Kyle Rogers

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Understanding and Addressing Preservice Elementary Teachers’ Misconceptions in Science Education, Nicole Juliana Thomas

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Examining the Experiences of LGBTQ DPT Students: A Critical Ethnography, Catherine Turner

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The Development of Prerequisite Skills and Concepts from Task-Based Interviews in Calculus Students with Low-Levels of Prerequisite Skills, Nicholas Wong

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Understanding Visual Language and Visual Literacy: A Case Study of Young Children’s Meaning Making of Complex Wordless Picturebooks, Yunying Xu