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Dissertations Theses
Theses - January 2025
Nature-based tourism operator response to environmental change in Juneau, Alaska
Timm, Kristin, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2014, M.S.
Subject: Communication
The impact of Disney film adaptations of fairy tales on children's knowledge of traditional tales
Day, Pamela Ann, Illinois State University, 1997, M.S.
Subject: Language arts
The Influence of Social Media on Teens' Self-Esteem
Gallagher, Shannon M., Rowan University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Social psychology
Happily Ever After: The Resolution of Trauma in Fairy Tales
Dillingham, Anna, Pacifica Graduate Institute, 2016, M.A.
Subject: Clinical psychology
The relationship between remote work and job satisfaction: the mediating roles of perceived autonomy, work-family conflict, and telecommuting intensity
Schall, Marie Antoinette, San Jose State University, 2019, M.S.
Subject: Psychology
Cyber-Terrorism: Finding a Common Starting Point
Biller, Jeffrey Thomas, The George Washington University, 2012, LL.M.
Subject: Law
Static and dynamic inventory models under inflation, time value of money and permissible delay in payment
Khorrami, Babak, West Virginia University, 2001, M.S.I.E.
Subject: Industrial engineering
Social innovation: New solutions to social problems
Minks, Michael, Georgetown University, 2011, M.A.L.S.
Subject: Organization theory
Development and validation of the Toxic Leadership Scale
Schmidt, Andrew Alexander, University of Maryland, College Park, 2008, M.S.
Subject: Occupational psychology
Horror movie aesthetics: How color, time, space and sound elicit fear in an audience
Fu, Xiangyi, Northeastern University, 2016, M.F.A.
Subject: Design
Financement participatif de projet en innovation: Étude des facteurs d'influence sur Kickstarter
Bombardier, Charles, Ecole de Technologie Superieure (Canada), 2015, M.Eng.
Subject: Entrepreneurship
Variation in Emotional Markers Between Serial Killers Diagnosed with ASPD and Those Currently Undiagnosed
Leszkiewicz, Tina, Hofstra University, 2016, M.A.
Subject: Social psychology
The use of fairy tales in psychotherapy with adults
Orchard, Josephina, Pacifica Graduate Institute, 2010, M.A.
Subject: Clinical psychology
An Examination of Failed Digital Forensics and the Criminal Justice System
Lundquist, Ryan, Utica College, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Criminology
Rehearing Florence Price: A Closer Look at Her Symphony in E Minor
Hobbs, Erin, California State University, Long Beach, 2017, M.M.
Subject: Music
Structural analysis of poly ethylene terephthalate bottles using the finite element method
Vaidya, Rohit, Oklahoma State University, 2012, M.S.
Subject: Mechanical engineering
What Would Jesus Do? Negotiating Hegemonic Masculinity in Religious Organizations
Molina, Carolina, University of California, Merced, 2015, M.A.
Subject: Sociology
Coping_with_PTSD: A textual and visual thematic analysis of Instagram as supportive communication
Bahn, Catherine Elizabeth, Arkansas State University, 2016, M.A.
Subject: Communication
Beads: Symbols of Indigenous Cultural Resilience and Value
Gray, Malinda Joy, University of Toronto (Canada), 2017, M.A.
Subject: Cultural anthropology
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
Pray the Hate Away: Remembering Conversion Therapy through Boy Erased
Miller, Austin Williams, Northern Arizona University, 2019, M.A.
Subject: Communication
Positive and Negative Effects of Social Media on Adolescent Well-Being
Kennedy, Katie, Minnesota State University, Mankato, 2019, M.S.
Subject: Health education
Journaling, emotional intelligence, and health benefits
Hunsaker, Ryan, University of South Dakota, 2013, M.A.
Subject: Clinical psychology
Smartphones and interpersonal relationships: An exploratory and descriptive examination of how texting plays a role in face-to-face communication
Robins, Matthew, Arkansas State University, 2015, M.S.M.C.
Subject: Mass communication
The effect of rewards and motivation on student achievement
Baranek, Lori Kay, Grand Valley State University, 1996, M.Ed.
Subject: Elementary education
Parasocial relationships with celebrities: An illusion of intimacy with mediated friends
Laken, Amanda, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2009, M.A.
Subject: Journalism
Breaking binge: Exploring the effects of binge watching on television viewer reception
Pena, Lesley L., Syracuse University, 2015, M.A.
Subject: Mass communication
The Effects of Makeup on Women's Self-Esteem
Garcia, Lisa A., Kaplan University, 2016, M.S.Psy.
Subject: Counseling Psychology
Managing Workplace Diversity: The Importance of Diversity and Inclusion
Rankin-Gomez, Kelly, Davenport University, 2011, M.B.A.
Subject: Business administration
Disparity in healthcare among Black Americans in the United States, a review of the literature
Brown, Joyce D., California State University, Long Beach, 2012, M.S.
Subject: Health care management
Investigating Perceptions of Crime and Safety on a University Campus
Weeden, Derek, Wilfrid Laurier University (Canada), 2013, M.A.
Subject: Criminology
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
Language Policy and Bilingual Education for Immigrant Students at Public Schools in Japan
Asakura, Naomi, Portland State University, 2015, M.A.
Subject: Sociolinguistics
The electronic health record, do the pros outweigh the cons?
Bumpus, Marketa M., The College of St. Scholastica, 2015, M.S.
Subject: Health care 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
The Influence of Leadership Emotional Intelligence on Employee Engagement
Waldron, Kimberly D., Pepperdine University, 2017, M.S.
Subject: Organizational behavior
Understanding the Marketing and Management of Trails Using Pestel Analysis
Fosher, Holly, University of New Hampshire, 2018, M.S.
Subject: Recreation
Melodramatic and Formulaic: The Global Appeal of Korean Television Dramas
Hartzell, Kathryn Grace, Georgetown University, 2019, M.A.
Subject: Multimedia communications
Indicators of success: An exploration of successful conflict management in US hospital settings
Charlton, Paul, Georgetown University, 2010, M.A.
Subject: Alternative dispute resolution
The Effect of Audio Books on Reading Comprehension and Motivation
Thooft, Nancy A., The College of St. Scholastica, 2011, M.Ed.
Subject: Reading instruction
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
Knitting and crochet: Art as therapeutic in a normal population
Jauh, Andrea, Hofstra University, 2014, M.A.
Subject: Clinical psychology
Shifts in the promotion of thin beauty ideals and racial minorities in Seventeen magazine from 1955 until 2014
Cassell, Caley, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2015, M.A.
Subject: Sociology
"Hearts ripe, brains aglow": Narrative, subjectivity, and feeling in post-postmodernism
Schoop, Katelynn, Trent University (Canada), 2009, M.A.
Subject: American literature
Organizational strategies that inspire and improve employee retention and morale
Saliba, Soraya, Royal Roads University (Canada), 2007, M.A.
Subject: Management
Internet slang and high school students: A teacher's perspective
Fish, Thomas W., Gonzaga University, 2015, M.A.
Subject: Communication
Gender Inequality in the Workplace: The Experience of Female Administrators
Johnson, Jessica N., California State University, Long Beach, 2018, M.S.W.
Subject: Social work
Challenging Nozick: What Natural Property Rights?
Ouellet, Anne-Sophie, University of Toronto (Canada), 2018, LL.M.
Subject: Law
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
Why the long face? narratives of depression in netflix's bojack horseman
Pabst, Kevin Alexander, Wake Forest University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Communication
Artificial Intelligence: Issues of Consumer Privacy, Industry Risks, and Ethical Concerns
Brubaker, Kyle, Utica College, 2018, M.S.
Subject: Information technology
K-pop, language, and online fandom: an exploration of korean language use and performativity amongst international k-pop fans
Crow, Teahlyn Frances, Northern Arizona University, 2019, M.A.
Subject: Sociolinguistics
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
Subjective, descriptive, and injunctive norms: Three separate constructs
Klein, Katherine Ann, Michigan State University, 2005, M.A.
Subject: Mass communication
Sensory experiences in the early childhood classroom: Teachers' use of activities, perceptions of the importance of activities, and barriers to implementation
Goodwin, Pamela McManus, Oklahoma State University, 2008, M.S.
Subject: Early childhood education
The effects of background music in the classroom on the productivity, motivation, and behavior of fourth grade students
White, Kevin N., Columbia College, 2007, M.Ed.
Subject: Elementary education
Gender neutral parenting: An argument for a place on the contemporary feminist agenda
Dumas, Moira Duffy, Southern Connecticut State University, 2014, M.A.
Subject: Women's studies
Tea culture and the British Empire, 1600-1900
Ashby, Brittany Carol, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2014, M.A.
Subject: European history
Investigating the Prevalence and Risk-Factors of Depression Symptoms among NCAA Division I Collegiate Athletes
Cox, Charles, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, 2015, M.S.
Subject: Kinesiology
Flex House: Prefabricating the Tiny House Movement
Schenk, Kathryn, University of Cincinnati, 2015, M.Arch.
Subject: Architecture
Why the Long Face? Narratives of Depression in Netflix's "BoJack Horseman"
Pabst, Kevin A., Wake Forest University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Communication
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
Metropolis: An Historical and Political Analysis
Drummond, Ann J., University of Glasgow (United Kingdom), 1987, M.&S.P.
Subject: Film studies
Media Framing of Disability: A Content Analysis of the Daily Nation Newspaper in Kenya
Abwao, Mauryne, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, 2018, M.S.
Subject: Mass communication
Evolution of leadership theories
Maslanka, Ann M., Grand Valley State University, 2004, M.S.
Subject: Social research
Daughters of the king and founders of a nation: Les filles du roi in New France
Runyan, Aimie Kathleen, University of North Texas, 2010, M.A.
Subject: French Canadian culture
The Meryl Streep mystique: A study of gender, aging, Hollywood and a female star
Allerton, Tracy, Florida Atlantic University, 2010, M.A.
Subject: Film studies
Framing Disability: A Content Analysis of Newspapers in Nigeria
Ogundola, Olusola J., Syracuse University, 2013, M.A.
Subject: Communication
Women in hypermasculine environments: An analysis of gender dynamics in the heavy metal subculture
Rogers, Anna Sheree, University of South Carolina, 2015, M.A.
Subject: Sociology
Relationship between birth order, psychological adjustment and locus of control
Zwart, Maryke, Kean University, 1983, M.A.
Subject: Developmental psychology
Social media use and self-esteem in undergraduate students
Pineiro, Carly R., Rowan University, 2016, M.A.
Subject: Social research
Cinema sisters: Laura Mulvey, Cindy Sherman, and the destruction of the male gaze
Helt, Crystal, Azusa Pacific University, 2016, M.A.
Subject: Film studies
Ladies in Rebellion: Women of the 1715 and 1745 Jacobite Risings
Fusick, Katherine, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 2017, M.A.
Subject: European history
A Study of the History of Cryptocurrency and Associated Risks and Threats
Madey, Robert Stanley, Utica College, 2017, M.S.
Subject: Computer science
Racial Complexities of Outdoor Spaces: An Analysis of African American's Live Experiences in Outdoor Recreation
Goodrid, Matthew C., University of the Pacific, 2018, M.A.
Subject: Sociology
The God of War: Napoleonic Appropriation of Greco-Roman Art, Architecture, and Iconography
Murphy, Thomas F., San Diego State University, 2018, M.A.
Subject: Romance literature
Discovering Japan: Anime and learning Japanese culture
Manion, Annie, University of Southern California, 2005, M.A.
Subject: Cultural anthropology
The effects of traditional harvesting practices on restored sweetgrass populations
Reid, Laurie Aileen, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 2005, M.S.
Subject: Ecology
Witch frenzy: The reformation and the escalation of witch-hunting
Huth, Margaret Mae, University of Missouri - Saint Louis, 2007, M.A.
Subject: European history
Historical representation in the works of Francisco de Goya: Interpretations of The Black Paintings
Fullerton, Amy Katherine, University of Wyoming, 2009, M.A.
Subject: Art history
Defying conventional Broadway: A post-feminist criticism of "Wicked"
Bee, Stephani, California State University, Fullerton, 2012, M.A.
Subject: Rhetoric
Student-athlete: A study of student-athlete workload compared with traditional student workload
Provencio, Chuck, South Dakota State University, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Sports Management
The Rise of Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Musicians in Detroit: Do-It-Together or Do-It-Alone: Working Musicians in Detroit Maneuver the Adversities of the New Work Mode in the Creative Economy
Engels, Sebastian Friedrich, State University of New York at Buffalo, 2016, M.A.
Subject: Arts management