April 2025
Dissertations
- Gender socialization in the family
Shearer, Cindy L., The Pennsylvania State University, 2007, Ph.D.
Subject: Developmental psychology - 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 - Anatolia in the Gap: Phrygia, Lydia, and Orientalizing Reconsidered
Tanaka, Kurtis T., University of Pennsylvania, 2018, Ph.D.
Subject: Archaeology - Servant leadership: A theoretical model
Patterson, Kathleen Ann, Regent University, 2003, Ph.D.
Subject: Management - Phenotypic variation in the dogwhelk, Nucella lapillus: An integration of ecology, karyotype, and phenotypic plasticity
Vazquez, Katie Elizabeth, University of Pennsylvania, 2015, Ph.D.
Subject: Ecology - Media Effects and Criminal Profiling: How Fiction Influences Perception and Profile Accuracy
Bolton, Asha, Nova Southeastern University, 2019, Ph.D.
Subject: Behavioral psychology - Equitable student engagement: A correlation between personalized learning, student engagement, and poverty level
Neuzil, Andrea Neuzil, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2016, Ed.D.
Subject: Educational tests & measurements
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 - Basic Counseling Techniques Training: The Differential Effects of Two Models on Skill Development and Fully Functioning
Carver, Christopher Loyd, University of Arkansas, 2015, Ph.D.
Subject: Educational psychology - Coming of age in American cinema: Modern youth films as genre
Schmidt, Matthew P., University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2002, Ph.D.
Subject: Film studies - A THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF CORPORATE CHARITY MOTIVES
NAVARRO, PETER KENT, Harvard University, 1986, Ph.D.
Subject: Economics - Men's discipleship using the Gospel of John and the effect on spiritual well-being
Warren, Linda D., Nyack College, Alliance Theological Seminary, 2015, D.Min.
Subject: Theology - 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 - 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 - EXTERNAL SHOCKS, ADJUSTMENTS AND GROWTH: KOREAN CASE
HAN, DUCK SOO, Harvard University, 1984, Ph.D.
Subject: Economics - Mindful Grounding and Trauma
Bartanian, Garbis J., University of the West, 2019, D.B.Min.
Subject: Mental health - The dynamic assessment of narratives: A bilingual study
Fiestas, Christine Eve, The University of Texas at Austin, 2008, Ph.D.
Subject: Speech therapy - The nature of parasocial relationships
Knowles, Megan L., Northwestern University, 2007, Ph.D.
Subject: Social psychology - The power of teacher-student relationships in determining student success
Camp, Michael David, University of Missouri - Kansas City, 2011, Ed.D.
Subject: Educational leadership - 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 - Mental Health Outcomes for Adult Children of Narcissistic Parents
Leggio, John Nicholas, Adler University, 2018, Psy.D.
Subject: Clinical psychology
A new look at the minimum wage's effect on employment
Verner, Jimmy Lynn, Jr., The University of Texas at Dallas, 2009, Ph.D.
Subject: Labor economics - Improving decision making in healthcare operations
Dean, Matthew D., University of Connecticut, 2010, Ph.D.
Subject: Management - An exploration of attraction through attachment theory: The influence of attachment style in the selection of a romantic partner
Luna, Lydia, Pacifica Graduate Institute, 2013, Ph.D.
Subject: Psychology - The experience of midlife crisis: A developmental contextual perspective
Dumbeck, Shirley Johanna, University of Alberta (Canada), 1994, Ph.D.
Subject: Developmental psychology - The color(s) of perfection: The feminine body, beauty ideals, and identity in postwar America, 1945-1970
Matelski, Elizabeth M., Loyola University Chicago, 2011, Ph.D.
Subject: American history
Masters Theses
- The Influence of Social Media on Teens' Self-Esteem
Gallagher, Shannon M., Rowan University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Social psychology - 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 - 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 - Horror movie aesthetics: How color, time, space and sound elicit fear in an audience
Fu, Xiangyi, Northeastern University, 2016, M.F.A.
Subject: Design
Respect in the workplace: The journey from understanding to sustaining
MacBeth Shanahan, Lori Leslie, Royal Roads University (Canada), 2009, M.A.
Subject: Management - 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 - Positive and Negative Effects of Social Media on Adolescent Well-Being
Kennedy, Katie, Minnesota State University, Mankato, 2019, M.S.
Subject: Health education - Development and validation of the Toxic Leadership Scale
Schmidt, Andrew Alexander, University of Maryland, College Park, 2008, M.S.
Subject: Occupational psychology - 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 - Parasocial relationships with celebrities: An illusion of intimacy with mediated friends
Laken, Amanda, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2009, M.A.
Subject: Journalism - American propaganda, popular media, and the fall of Jacobo Arbenz
Fisher, Zachary C., University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2012, M.A.
Subject: Modern history - 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
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 - Internet slang and high school students: A teacher's perspective
Fish, Thomas W., Gonzaga University, 2015, M.A.
Subject: 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 - An Examination of Failed Digital Forensics and the Criminal Justice System
Lundquist, Ryan, Utica College, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Criminology - Restaurant Industry Sustainability: Barriers and Solutions to Sustainable Practice Indicators
Freeman, Emily McConnell, Arizona State University, 2011, M.S.
Subject: Sustainability - "Dawn of freedom": The freedmen's town of Mitchelville on Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Zeise, JoAnn L., University of South Carolina, 2012, M.A.
Subject: Black history - 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
Beads: Symbols of Indigenous Cultural Resilience and Value
Gray, Malinda Joy, University of Toronto (Canada), 2017, M.A.
Subject: Cultural anthropology - Understanding the Marketing and Management of Trails Using Pestel Analysis
Fosher, Holly, University of New Hampshire, 2018, M.S.
Subject: Recreation - The Troubled Teen Industry: Commodifying Disability and Capitalizing on Fear
Kushan, Catherine, The George Washington University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Social research
Does Machismo Culture Influence Latina/o Attitudes on Mental Health?
Mercado, Amanda R., The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 2017, M.S.
Subject: Hispanic American studies - Getting out without getting strangled: Charlotte Perkins Gilman's solution to Victorian female oppression
McKinzie, Shannon L., University of Wyoming, 2011, M.A.
Subject: American literature
East meets West: Japonisme in the discourse of colonialism in the development of modern art
Kim, Chae Ryung, State University of New York at Buffalo, 2012, M.A.
Subject: Art history
Effects of stereotypical media representations of American Indians on implicit and explicit bias: The power of Pocahontas
Strass, Haley, Iowa State University, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Social psychology - Psychopathy and Gender of Serial Killers: A Comparison Using the PCL-R
Norris, Chasity S., East Tennessee State University, 2011, M.A.
Subject: Criminology
Machismo: A culturally contructed concept
Ceballos, Miriam Viviana, California State University, Fresno, 2013, M.A.
Subject: Social work - The construct of psychopathy and its application to serial sexual murder: The cases of Ted Bundy and Edmund Kemper
Healey, James, California State University, Fresno, 2005, M.S.
Subject: Criminology
The atomic bombing of Hiroshima: A reasonable and just decision
Navarro, Montaniel S., Georgetown University, 2010, M.A.L.S.
Subject: American history
The execution of George Stinney, Jr.: A case of legal lynching in South Carolina, 1944
Morse, Rachel Lynne, College of Charleston, 2015, M.A.
Subject: American history
Carrie's choice: Contemporary feminism and sociopolitical constructions of womanhood in film adaptations of Stephen King's "Carrie"
Collins, Molly Brianna, Clemson University, 2015, M.A.
Subject: Film studies - Representations of strong black women in Calypso lyrics of Calypso Rose, Singing Sandra, Singing Francine, Singing Vennie, and Queen Bee; and in Zora Neale Hurston's work: "Their Eyes Were Watching God" and Edwidge Danticat's work: "Breath, Eyes, Memory"
Smith, Linda, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez (Puerto Rico), 2008, M.A.
Subject: Modern literature
The Impact of Negative Stereotypes & Representations of African-Americans in the Media and African-American Incarceration
Johnson, Tamara Therese, University of California, Los Angeles, 2012, M.A.
Subject: African American studies
Flapper fashion in the context of cultural changes of America in the 1920s
Park, Soohyun, City University of New York, 2014, M.A.
Subject: American history
The origins of Hip Hop culture
Young, Omar Akbar, Morgan State University, 2014, M.A.
Subject: African American studies - 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
Examining Psychopathy on a Continuum and the Relationship Between Anxiety and Premeditation Methods of Serial Offenders
Ordonez, Gabrielle, California Baptist University, 2018, M.A.
Subject: Psychology
Saturday Night: A live-ly discussion of SNL's influence on American popular culture
Kreller, Sandra, University of Nebraska at Kearney, 2014, M.A.
Subject: American history
Relationship Between Job Satisfaction and Nurse to Patient Ratio with Nurse Burnout
Teeter, Kayla, Gardner-Webb University, 2014, M.S.N.
Subject: Nursing
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 - Rehearing Florence Price: A Closer Look at Her Symphony in E Minor
Hobbs, Erin, California State University, Long Beach, 2017, M.M.
Subject: Music