May 2026
Dissertations
- A Study of Student Involvement Variables in Higher Education Their Influence on Success on the Uniform CPA Examination
Campbell, Linda M., The University of Toledo, 2012, Ph.D.
Subject: Higher education - Re-examining Diversity Policy at University of California, San Diego: The Racial Politics of Asian Americans
Kong, Angela Wai-Yin, University of California, San Diego, 2014, Ph.D.
Subject: Higher education - A Tale of Two Schools: Principal Practices That Support the Achievement of Low-Income Students in Demographically Diverse Schools
Brown, Goldy, III, The University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2012, Ph.D.
Subject: Educational administration - Improving decision making in healthcare operations
Dean, Matthew D., University of Connecticut, 2010, Ph.D.
Subject: Management - Waiting for your return: A phenomenological study on parental deportation and the impact on the family and the parent child attachment bond
Beckles Flores, Erika Carmen, Syracuse University, 2011, Ph.D.
Subject: Psychology - Implementacion de modulos constructivistas que atiendan "misconceptions" y lagunas conceptuales en temas de la fisica en estudiantes universitarios
Santacruz Sarmiento, Neida M, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras (Puerto Rico), 2015, Ed.D.
Subject: Science education - RUSSIA'S FATAL BLUNDER: THE SUMMER OFFENSIVE OF 1917. DIPLOMATIC, MILITARY, POLITICAL AND SOCIAL ASPECTS
HEENAN, LOUISE ERWIN, The University of Texas at Austin, 1983, Ph.D.
Subject: European history - The dynamic assessment of narratives: A bilingual study
Fiestas, Christine Eve, The University of Texas at Austin, 2008, Ph.D.
Subject: Speech therapy - An evaluation of the relationships between safety management system initiatives, transformational safety leadership, self-efficacy, safety behavior, and safety-related events mediated by safety motivation in collegiate aviation
Adjekum, Daniel Kwasi, The University of North Dakota, 2016, Ph.D.
Subject: Behavioral sciences - The biological properties of X-ray inactivated bacteriophage
Watson, James D., Indiana University, 1950, Ph.D.
Subject: Microbiology - L'exorcisme de l'humain: Essai sur "Les destinees" d'Alfred de Vigny. (French text);
Loriot-Raymer, Gisele, University of Cincinnati, 1989, Ph.D.
Subject: Romance literature - THE SOCIAL STRATIFICATION OF ENGLISH IN NEW YORK CITY
LABOV, WILLIAM, Columbia University, 1964, Ph.D.
Subject: Linguistics - Servant leadership: A theoretical model
Patterson, Kathleen Ann, Regent University, 2003, Ph.D.
Subject: Management - INPUT, INTERACTION, AND SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
LONG, MICHAEL HUGH, University of California, Los Angeles, 1980, Ph.D.
Subject: Linguistics - SOCIAL CONTROL THEORY AND DELINQUENCY.
WIATROWSKI, MICHAEL DAVID, Portland State University, 1978, Ph.D.
Subject: Criminology - FUNDAMENTAL PATTERNS OF KNOWING IN NURSING.
CARPER, BARBARA ANNE, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1975, Educat.D.
Subject: Nursing
Analysis of Amy Cheney Beach's "Gaelic Symphony", Op. 32
Kuby, Kathryn Amelia, University of Connecticut, 2011, D.M.A.
Subject: Music - The relationship of school uniforms to student attendance, achievement, and discipline
Sowell, Russell Edward, Liberty University, 2012, Ed.D.
Subject: Educational administration - Social Media and Self-Evaluation: The Examination of Social Media Use on Identity, Social Comparison, and Self-Esteem in Young Female Adults
Solomon, Michelle, William James College, 2016, Psy.D.
Subject: Clinical psychology
Descriptions of childhood trauma, effects of the trauma, and how adults moved through the trauma to normalized behavior
Schaaf, Alice Katherine, Andrews University, 2012, Ph.D.
Subject: Social psychology - Emerging governance in state-level higher education: Competing pressures and models
Mortensen, Brad Leon, The University of Utah, 2009, Ph.D.
Subject: Higher education
Slaves and slavery in Louisiana: The evolution of Atlantic world identities, 1791--1831
Roberts, Kevin David, The University of Texas at Austin, 2003, Ph.D.
Subject: Black history
Examining the Relationship Between Group Cohesion and Group Performance in Tuckman's (1965) Group Life Cycle Model on an Individual-Level Basis
Hall, Troy B., Regent University, 2015, Ph.D.
Subject: Organizational behavior - Architectural styles and the design of network-based software architectures
Fielding, Roy Thomas, University of California, Irvine, 2000, Ph.D.
Subject: Computer science
An Examination of the Racial Identity Attitudes Scale and African American Psychological Functioning: A Meta-Analysis
Chew, Aaronson Y., The University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2015, Ph.D.
Subject: Counseling Psychology
Hypothalamic regulation in relation to maladaptive, obsessive-compulsive, affiliative, and satiety behaviors in Prader-Willi syndrome
Bialik, Mayim Chaya, University of California, Los Angeles, 2007, Ph.D.
Subject: Neurosciences - Improving Statistical Rigor in Department of Defense Test and Evaluation: Use of Tolerance Intervals in Designed Experiments
Rucker, Alethea, The George Washington University, 2015, Ph.D.
Subject: Systems science
School uniforms and sense of school as a community: Perceptions of belonging, safety, and caring relationships in urban middle school settings
Fosseen, Linda Lee Abel, University of Houston, 2002, Ph.D.
Subject: Social psychology - Performance Measures for Institutional Review Boards
Brozek, Ursula M., University of Illinois at Chicago, 2013, Ph.D.
Subject: Nursing - Coming of age in American cinema: Modern youth films as genre
Schmidt, Matthew P., University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2002, Ph.D.
Subject: Film studies
Female Serial Killers: Establishing a More Accurate Profile Based on Empirical Evidence
Reed, Ashlee, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 2019, Psy.D.
Subject: Psychology - Measuring corporate social responsibility through organizational values: A scale validation study
Toliver, Adria Denise, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2013, Ph.D.
Subject: Occupational psychology
Academic performance in college online courses: The role of self-regulated learning, motivation and academic self-efficacy
Basila, Catherine L., State University of New York at Albany, 2016, Ph.D.
Subject: Educational technology - CUE UTILIZATION IN THE QUALITY PERCEPTION PROCESS: A COGNITIVE MODEL ANDAN EMPIRICAL TEST
OLSON, JERRY CORRIE, Purdue University, 1972, Ph.D.
Subject: Occupational psychology
The Effects of Watson's Theory of Human Caring on the Nurse Perception and Utilization of Caring Attributes and the Impact on Nurse Communication
McMillan, Mary Owens, Gardner-Webb University, 2017, D.N.P.
Subject: Nursing
Masters Theses
- Social Media and Self-Esteem: The Relationship of Social Media Usage and Self-Esteem
Barker, Jody Don, Arkansas State University, 2018, M.S.M.C.
Subject: Psychology - An examination of CAD use in two interior design programs from the perspectives of curriculum and instructors
Al-Mousa, Nadya, Queen's University (Canada), 2013, M.Ed.
Subject: Curriculum development - "Her Convenience Was Always to Give Way": (Re)Examining Anne Elliot's Agency in Jane Austen's "Persuasion", and, "Something Is Wrong with Mother": Alcohol, Women, and Respectability in Jack Common's "Kiddar's Luck"
Wade, Heather Lynn, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2017, M.A.
Subject: British & Irish literature - The Influence of Social Media on Teens' Self-Esteem
Gallagher, Shannon M., Rowan University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Social psychology - "An Early Loss of Bloom": Spinsters, Old Maids, and the Marriage Market in Persuasion
Horn, Dashielle, Lehigh University, 2012, M.A.
Subject: British & Irish literature - Horror movie aesthetics: How color, time, space and sound elicit fear in an audience
Fu, Xiangyi, Northeastern University, 2016, M.F.A.
Subject: Design
First Generation Fouling Studies in a Delayed Coker Furnace
Gumaste, Koushik Kishore, The University of Tulsa, 2013, M.Eng.
Subject: Chemical engineering - Positive and Negative Effects of Social Media on Adolescent Well-Being
Kennedy, Katie, Minnesota State University, Mankato, 2019, M.S.
Subject: Health education
The effects of fitness level and sex on EPOC following high intensity interval and moderate intensity aerobic exercise
Simmons, Rachel Lauren, Old Dominion University, 2016, M.S.Ed.
Subject: Health sciences - The Effects of Picture Mentor Texts to Motivate and Improve Persuasive Writing with Third Grade Special Education Students
Burns, Jennifer, Caldwell University, 2018, M.A.S.E.
Subject: Elementary education - Genre Analysis: The Gangster, The Evolved Detective and "The Dark Knight"
Kaneshiro, Kamuela, Hawaii Pacific University, 2014, M.A.
Subject: Communication - Parasocial relationships with celebrities: An illusion of intimacy with mediated friends
Laken, Amanda, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2009, M.A.
Subject: Journalism - Making victims: History, memory, and literature in Japan's post-war social imaginary
Wickham, Kimberly, University of South Carolina, 2010, M.A.
Subject: Asian literature - Catching the Cloud and Pinning It Down: The Social and Environmental Impacts of Data Centers
Ipsen, Heather A., Syracuse University, 2018, M.A.
Subject: Geography - Hybrid Project Management Methodology for Commercial Construction Projects
Kibler, Chris, The College of St. Scholastica, 2019, M.S.
Subject: Management - Social Networks and Internet-Facilitated Child Exploitation: A Review of Existing Material and Call for Research
Ramdass, Tejwantie, Utica College, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Computer science
North American Yoga Practitioners' Lived Experiences of Mind-Body Connection: A Phenomenological Study
Weinstein, Rachel, Adler University, 2018, M.A.C.
Subject: Counseling Psychology - Aircraft industry and aviation maintenance school roles in the aircraft maintenance technician shortage
Moore, Paul Stewart, University of Alaska Anchorage, 2001, M.S.
Subject: Vocational education
Tea culture and the British Empire, 1600-1900
Ashby, Brittany Carol, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2014, M.A.
Subject: European history - Application of Investigative Psychology to Psychodynamic and Human Development Theories: Examining Traits and Typologies of Serial Killers
Smith, Jordyn, California Baptist University, 2018, M.A.
Subject: Behavioral psychology - In the game of patriarchy: The damsel in distress narrative in video games
Curtis, Erika D., The University of Alabama, 2015, M.A.
Subject: Rhetoric
Comparing Welch ANOVA, a Kruskal-Wallis test, and traditional ANOVA in case of heterogeneity of variance
Liu, Hangcheng, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2015, M.S.
Subject: Biostatistics - Surrealism and Feminism in Mid-Twentieth Century Mexico: Gender and Genre in the Work of Remedios Varo, Leonora Carrington, and Frida Kahlo
Danner, Julia, Illinois State University, 2018, M.A.
Subject: Latin American literature
Fantasy: Defining and categorizing an elusive genre
Barkley, Terry Dale, Central Michigan University, 1993, M.A.
Subject: Modern literature
Perverse fascination: Medium, identity, and performativity in the art of Kara Walker
DiTillio, Jessica, University of Oregon, 2012, M.A.
Subject: Art history - Exploring the effects of scarcity, impulse buying, and product returning behavior in the fast fashion environment among female fashion conscious consumers
Chatvijit, Sasikarn, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2012, M.S.
Subject: Marketing - A rave at the end of world: the politics of queer hauntology and psychedelic chronomancy
Feiner, Sean Michael, State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019, M.F.A.
Subject: Performing arts
Fear of Crime Through the Ears of a Murderino: The Effect of True Crime Podcasts on Fear of Crime
Bailey, Elizabeth June, Eastern Kentucky University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Criminology - The modern identity quest: Five alienated heroes of J. D. Salinger
Demler, Eleanor Attalie, California State University, Dominguez Hills, 2001, M.A.
Subject: Comparative literature
Conventional and progressive approaches to the use of Sonata-Allegro: Comparison of the first movements of the piano sonatas in C minor by Beethoven, Chopin, and Prokofiev
Sesso, Elizabeth Ann, California State University, Dominguez Hills, 2012, M.A.
Subject: Music - Who am i really?: questioning the patriarchal “girl world†to find identity in mean girls, heathers the musical, and carrie: the musical
Renner, Megan, Illinois State University, 2019, M.A.
Subject: Theater
Development and validation of the Toxic Leadership Scale
Schmidt, Andrew Alexander, University of Maryland, College Park, 2008, M.S.
Subject: Occupational psychology
Defining IKEA: Globalizing the Swedish modern ideal
Stover, Brooke, Northern Illinois University, 2010, M.A.
Subject: Art history
Indicators of success: An exploration of successful conflict management in US hospital settings
Charlton, Paul, Georgetown University, 2010, M.A.
Subject: Alternative dispute resolution
Legends, statements, and stars: Ballroom Queer culture as a subversive reformation to monolithic Black and Latino identity
Hobson, Floyd Daniel, III, Indiana University, 2014, M.A.
Subject: African American studies
Carmilla's contagious disease: Regulating nineteenth-century sexuality
Wood, Ashley, Oklahoma State University, 2014, M.A.
Subject: British & Irish literature
The Reverend Jim Jones and religious, political, and racial radicalism in Peoples Temple
Abbott, Catherine, The University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, 2015, M.A.
Subject: American history - The Scottish Witch Trials: From Heresy to Tourism
Franks, Brooke Anne, Sam Houston State University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: European history
Electrospun Aligned Polycaprolactone (Pcl) Scaffold as an in-vitro Model Promotes Glioblastoma Stem-like Cell Migration
Fowler, Martha J., Northern Arizona University, 2018, M.S.
Subject: Biology
A cultural history of punk, 1964-1996
Chronopoulos, Themis, San Jose State University, 1997, M.A.
Subject: Cultural anthropology
The Kinzua Dam controversy
Williams, Vicky, State University of New York at Buffalo, 2007, M.A.
Subject: Native American studies
Decolonial Arts Pedagogy and the Visual Metaphor: "The Great Wall of Los Angeles" Mural Project
Rogel, Carlos N., University of California, Los Angeles, 2015, M.A.
Subject: Art criticism
Journaling, emotional intelligence, and health benefits
Hunsaker, Ryan, University of South Dakota, 2013, M.A.
Subject: Clinical psychology
Fear in the world of social media
Hildreth, Jamie E., The University of Texas at Arlington, 2015, M.A.
Subject: Criminology - Propagation of wild rose for reclamation by breaking seed dormancy, rooting stem cuttings and in vitro techniques
Bigelow, Deborah Annette, University of Alberta (Canada), 1993, M.Sc.
Subject: Plant sciences
The rise of the Medici in fifteenth century Florence and their patron/artist association with Botticelli
Sabatino, Sandra Lea, California State University, Dominguez Hills, 1998, M.A.
Subject: Art history
Facebook and Relationships: A Study of How Social Media Use is Affecting Long-Term Relationships
Farrugia, Rianne C., Rochester Institute of Technology, 2013, M.S.
Subject: Mass communication