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Dissertations - April 2025
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