November 2025
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 - Accounting skills and programs needed for the next century as viewed by colleges and universities
Rumble, Ralph W., Illinois State University, 1998, Ph.D.
Subject: Educational administration - A grounded theory of curriculum changes in higher education
Thiru, Yaso, Fielding Graduate Institute, 2002, Ed.D.
Subject: Curriculum development - A study of selected academic variables contributing to success on the Uniform CPA Examination in Pennsylvania
Russo, Charles J., The Pennsylvania State University, 2002, Ph.D.
Subject: Business education - Accounting Students' Perceptions of the Value of Pursuing CPA Certification and Factors that Influence Their Decisions
Bates, Stephen B., Wilmington University (Delaware), 2018, D.B.A.
Subject: Accounting
An investigation of the 150-hour requirement in developing personal competencies in accounting education
DeLaune, Laura Davis, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College, 2004, Ph.D.
Subject: Business education
A comparative analysis of practitioner and educator preferences regarding accounting curriculum meeting the 150-hour requirement
Crawford, David L., The University of North Dakota, 2008, Ph.D.
Subject: Accounting - Curricular change in response to the 150-Hour Law for CPA exam candidates: A case study of business departments at three colleges
Baillie, Courtney, The University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 2003, Ph.D.
Subject: Higher education - A longitudinal analysis of changes in accounting curriculum requirements since the Perry Commission report
Black, William H., The University of Mississippi, 2012, Ph.D.
Subject: Accounting - Content Analysis of the Theory Base Used in the Conference Proceedings of the Association of Educational Communications and Technologies
Flynt, Peggy R., Nova Southeastern University, 2014, Ed.D.
Subject: Education - Landscapes of old age in Walt Whitman's later poetry
Kirk, Diane Moore, Texas A&M University, 1994, Ph.D.
Subject: American literature - 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 - A study focused on the risk of illness from Escherichia coli in recreational-use water, using the Red Cedar Watershed as a model
Lang, Michael J., Michigan State University, 2004, Ph.D.
Subject: Environmental science - Servant leadership: A theoretical model
Patterson, Kathleen Ann, Regent University, 2003, Ph.D.
Subject: Management - THE MOLECULAR GENETIC ANALYSIS OF SYMBIOTIC NITROGEN FIXATION (NIF) GENES FROM RHIZOBIUM MELILOTI
RUVKUN, GARY BRUCE, Harvard University, 1981, Ph.D.
Subject: Microbiology - Women's stories of ecofeminist activism and artistic expression: A transdisciplinary spiritual feminist inquiry into transformative and spiritual connections
Kiel, Jeannette Larino Wooden, California Institute of Integral Studies, 2016, Ph.D.
Subject: Spirituality - 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 - The nature of parasocial relationships
Knowles, Megan L., Northwestern University, 2007, Ph.D.
Subject: Social psychology - THE MYTHOLOGY OF ARTEMIS AND HER ROLE IN GREEK POPULAR RELIGION.
TRACHY, CAROLE LAW, The Florida State University, 1977, Ph.D.
Subject: Classical literature - The relationship of school uniforms to student attendance, achievement, and discipline
Sowell, Russell Edward, Liberty University, 2012, Ed.D.
Subject: Educational administration - A Narrative Inquiry into the Experience of Being a Victim of Gun Violence Stories from the Victims
Francis, Mary, Widener University School of Nursing, 2014, 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 - Developing a Measure of Purity Culture: Sexual Messages in Evangelical Christian Culture
Ortiz, Amanda M., Biola University, 2019, Ph.D.
Subject: Psychology - Preparing Teacher Candidates for 21st Century Classrooms: A Study of Digital Citizenship
Lindsey, LeeAnn, Arizona State University, 2015, Ed.D.
Subject: Educational technology - Social Media Addiction among Adolescents in Urban China: An Examination of Sociophysiological Traits, Uses and Gratifications, Academic Performance, and Social Capital
Huang, Hanyun, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong), 2011, Ph.D.
Subject: Mass communication - The Impact of Texting and Social Media on Students' Academic Writing Skills
Risto, Angela, Tennessee State University, 2014, Ed.D.
Subject: Educational administration - Mental Health Outcomes for Adult Children of Narcissistic Parents
Leggio, John Nicholas, Adler University, 2018, Psy.D.
Subject: Clinical psychology
Erikson's stages of industry versus inferiority and identity versus identity diffusion: An examination of gender differences
Masters Theses
- The Influence of Social Media on Teens' Self-Esteem
Gallagher, Shannon M., Rowan University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Social 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 - Examining Aquatic Facility Managers' Content Knowledge of Emergency Response Planning, Implementation and Evaluation
Wujcik, Emily, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2017, M.S.
Subject: Sports Management - A Public Health Approach to Gun Violence: Evaluating Strategies to Improve Intervention and Public Awareness
Spinrad, Michael, Boston University, 2017, M.S.
Subject: Public health - Personality Traits, Psychological Trauma, and Selective Exposure to Gun Violence in the Media
Parris, Juliet J., State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019, M.A.
Subject: Mass communication - 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 - Fast fashion meets luxe: A case study of the brand strategy and consumer perceptions of forever 21
Petett, Tiffanie Karen Shantel, University of Southern California, 2013, M.A.
Subject: Communication - 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 - 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 - College, Roommates, and Cohabitation: An Understanding of Roommate Relationships, Stress, and Coping as Explained Through the Transactional Model of Stress and Coping
Biggers, Denisha R., San Diego State University, 2017, 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
Respect in the workplace: The journey from understanding to sustaining
MacBeth Shanahan, Lori Leslie, Royal Roads University (Canada), 2009, M.A.
Subject: Management - Communicative Approach to Learning Languages - Arabic as a Model
Al-Hallaq, Eman Mohammed Saeed, Qatar University (Qatar), 2017, M.A.
Subject: Linguistics - Deviant sexuality in Victorian closets: Homosexuality in nineteenth-century literature
Vulich, Di Ann Fay, Western Illinois University, 2016, M.A.
Subject: British & Irish literature - Through the Lens of Objectification Theory: Social Media Use and Women's Behavioral Health
Roca, Gina-Maria, University of South Florida, 2018, M.S.P.H.
Subject: Public health - Political Participation and Political Violence in Advanced Democracies
Hatungimana, William, University of Kansas, 2018, M.A.
Subject: Political science - Variation in Emotional Markers Between Serial Killers Diagnosed with ASPD and Those Currently Undiagnosed
Leszkiewicz, Tina, Hofstra University, 2016, M.A.
Subject: Social psychology
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 - The World of Spirituality: Princess Mononoke interpreted through Shinto
Kayano, Terumi, Hawaii Pacific University, 2009, M.A.
Subject: Rhetoric
A qualitative study of Grandview Training School and Grandview survivor healing strategies
Dubinsky, Sonia Marie, The University of Regina (Canada), 2007, M.S.W.
Subject: Social work - Defying conventional Broadway: A post-feminist criticism of "Wicked"
Bee, Stephani, California State University, Fullerton, 2012, M.A.
Subject: Rhetoric - In History No One Can Hear You Scream: Feminism and the Horror Film 1974-1996
Mehls, Robert, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2015, M.A.
Subject: Film studies
Language, Tagalog Regionalism, and Filipino Nationalism: How a Language-Centered Tagalog Regionalism Helped to Develop a Philippine Nationalism
Porter, Christopher James, University of California, Riverside, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Asian studies
Development and validation of the Toxic Leadership Scale
Schmidt, Andrew Alexander, University of Maryland, College Park, 2008, M.S.
Subject: Occupational psychology - ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS OF SEED GERMINATION AND SEEDLING GROWTH FOR IVA FRUTESCENS AND BACCHARIS HALIMIFOLIA.
AIRALL, ALICE ANN, American University, 1970, M.S.
Subject: Botany
The influence of ideal similarity on the relation between self-discrepancy and attraction
Hall, Natalie J., Loyola University Chicago, 2014, M.A.
Subject: Personality psychology - Exploring the Existence of a "Documentary Effect": Examination of True Crime Documentaries on Judgments of Evidence Manipulation and Perceptions of Police
Doughty, Kathryn A., Arizona State University, 2018, M.S.
Subject: Law
Parasocial relationships with celebrities: An illusion of intimacy with mediated friends
Laken, Amanda, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2009, M.A.
Subject: Journalism
Elegy for a lost tomorrow: Representations of loss in the works of Isao Takahata
Lack, Jonathan R., University of Colorado at Boulder, 2015, M.A.
Subject: Film studies - Canada, the Perpetrator: The Legacy of Systematic Violence and the Contemporary Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Ancil, Gabriel Sy, Indiana University, 2018, M.A.
Subject: Women's studies - Sororities, interpersonal relationships and skills, and a dialogical perspective
Fresques, Jessica L., Gonzaga University, 2013, M.A.
Subject: Communication - Public Opinion About Police Use of Body-Worn Cameras
Paulsen, Deanne, The University of North Dakota, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Psychology
A Dark Reflection of Society: Analyzing Cultural Representations of State Control in Black Mirror
Huber, Carl R., Eastern Kentucky University, 2017, M.S.
Subject: Criminology
Our Sunken Place: "Post-Racial" America in Jordan Peele's Get Out
Hughes, Brooke Dianne-Mae, State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018, M.A.
Subject: Film studies
The Origins of Culture: An Ethnographic Exploration of the Ktunaxa Creation Stories
Laing Gahr, Tanya, Royal Roads University (Canada), 2013, M.A.
Subject: Communication - The societal allure of fear: Horror films as representations of current day cultural fears
Cooley, Jennifer Nikita, California State University, Dominguez Hills, 2015, M.A.
Subject: Film studies
The Effectiveness of Music Therapy for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Meta-analysis
Li, Manjing, Arizona State University, 2016, M.M.
Subject: Music
Beads: Symbols of Indigenous Cultural Resilience and Value
Gray, Malinda Joy, University of Toronto (Canada), 2017, M.A.
Subject: Cultural anthropology
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
Ktunaxa Knowledge and Governance: Reframing Cumulative Effects Assessment and Management
Kapell, Nicole, Royal Roads University (Canada), 2019, M.A.
Subject: Environmental management
Your brother's blood: An interdisciplinary commentary on Genesis 4:1--16
Head, Thomas Lee, California State University, Dominguez Hills, 2000, M.A.
Subject: Middle Eastern literature
Aplicacion de conceptos de gestion de proyectos y gestion de riesgo en el desarrollo de productos nuevos en el campo de tecnologia de informacion
Aguilar Ramos, Catherine, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez (Puerto Rico), 2006, M.E.
Subject: Industrial engineering
Searching the archive of our own: The usefulness of the tagging structure
Dalton, Kelly L., The University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, 2012, M.L.I.S.
Subject: Library science