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Dissertations - December 2025
Gender socialization in the family
Shearer, Cindy L., The Pennsylvania State University, 2007, Ph.D.
Subject: Developmental psychology
The dynamic assessment of narratives: A bilingual study
Fiestas, Christine Eve, The University of Texas at Austin, 2008, Ph.D.
Subject: Speech therapy
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
Improving decision making in healthcare operations
Dean, Matthew D., University of Connecticut, 2010, Ph.D.
Subject: Management
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
Servant leadership: A theoretical model
Patterson, Kathleen Ann, Regent University, 2003, Ph.D.
Subject: Management
Movements in Chicano music: Performing culture, performing politics, 1965--1979
Azcona, Stevan Cesar, The University of Texas at Austin, 2008, Ph.D.
Subject: Music
Boy builders and pink princesses: Gender, toys, and inequality over the twentieth century
Sweet, Elizabeth Valerie, University of California, Davis, 2013, Ph.D.
Subject: Sociology
Developing a Measure of Purity Culture: Sexual Messages in Evangelical Christian Culture
Ortiz, Amanda M., Biola University, 2019, Ph.D.
Subject: 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
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 relationship of school uniforms to student attendance, achievement, and discipline
Sowell, Russell Edward, Liberty University, 2012, Ed.D.
Subject: Educational administration
Teacher Experiences with Formative Assessments: A Narrative Analysis
Tazewell, Kimberly, Northeastern University, 2018, Ed.D.
Subject: Elementary education
Encoding Power: The Scripting of Archival Structures in Digital Spaces using the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) Reference Model
Bettivia, Rhiannon Stephanie, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2016, Ph.D.
Subject: Information science
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
The Performance of Memorialization: Politics of Memory and Memory-Making at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys
Robinson, Kaniqua L., University of South Florida, 2018, Ph.D.
Subject: Cultural anthropology
An analysis of the perception of leadership within the Boy Scouts of America
Kim, Jimmy Iljin, Pace University, 2003, Psy.D.
Subject: Personality psychology
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
African and African-American motherhood, 1960-1995: A comprehensive annotated bibliography
Mabian, Mercy Bie, Bowling Green State University, 1996, Ph.D.
Subject: Comparative literature
Intermedia agenda-setting in the 2000 presidential campaign: The influence of candidates' websites on traditional news media
Ku, Gyotae, The University of Oklahoma, 2002, Ph.D.
Subject: Mass communication
Perceptions of executives from seven selected companies of the use of social media in marketing practices
Alameddine, Abir, Pepperdine University, 2013, Ed.D.
Subject: Marketing
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
Politics in the Social Media Era: The Relationship Between Social Media Use and Political Participation During the 2016 United States Presidential Election
Curry, Kevin Everett, Portland State University, 2018, Ph.D.
Subject: Political science
Colorism in Media Content: A Qualitative Study Focusing on Film and Perception
Leary, Rameca Vincent, Regent University, 2018, Ph.D.
Subject: Communication
Knowledge assessment: A comparison between human experts and computerized procedures
Kambouri, Maria, New York University, 1991, PH.D.
Subject: Experimental psychology
Mental Health Outcomes for Adult Children of Narcissistic Parents
Leggio, John Nicholas, Adler University, 2018, Psy.D.
Subject: Clinical psychology
The civic engagement of Latino immigrants in the United States
Tucker, Cristina M., Wayne State University, 2010, Ph.D.
Subject: Social work
"Japanamerica" or "Amerijapan"? Globalization, Localization, and the Film Scoring Practices of Joe Hisaishi
Roedder, Alexandra Christina, University of California, Los Angeles, 2013, Ph.D.
Subject: Music
Anatolia in the Gap: Phrygia, Lydia, and Orientalizing Reconsidered
Tanaka, Kurtis T., University of Pennsylvania, 2018, Ph.D.
Subject: Archaeology
Early Spanish Colonialism in Manila, the Philippines: An historical archaeological viewpoint
Hsieh, Ellen, University of California, Los Angeles, 2017, Ph.D.
Subject: Archaeology