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Dissertations - October 2025
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
Gender socialization in the family
Shearer, Cindy L., The Pennsylvania State University, 2007, Ph.D.
Subject: Developmental psychology
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
Anatolia in the Gap: Phrygia, Lydia, and Orientalizing Reconsidered
Tanaka, Kurtis T., University of Pennsylvania, 2018, Ph.D.
Subject: Archaeology
Composing Histories: The Transmission and Creation of Historicity, Music and Dance in the Los Angeles Danza Community
Nielsen, Kristina Frances, University of California, Los Angeles, 2017, Ph.D.
Subject: Music
Mandatory attendance policy and motivation
Verbeeten, Marja J., Northern Arizona University, 2004, Ed.D.
Subject: Educational administration
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
Coming of age in American cinema: Modern youth films as genre
Schmidt, Matthew P., University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2002, Ph.D.
Subject: Film studies
Hypothalamic regulation in relation to maladaptive, obsessive-compulsive, affiliative, and satiety behaviors in Prader-Willi syndrome
Bialik, Mayim Chaya, University of California, Los Angeles, 2007, Ph.D.
Subject: Neurosciences
The interplay of anxiety, hormones and the GABAergic system in adolescent females: Insights into the cellular mechanisms underlying behavior in an animal model of anorexia nervosa
Wable, Gauri Satish, New York University, 2015, Ph.D.
Subject: Neurosciences
Servant leadership: A theoretical model
Patterson, Kathleen Ann, Regent University, 2003, Ph.D.
Subject: Management
The nature of parasocial relationships
Knowles, Megan L., Northwestern University, 2007, Ph.D.
Subject: Social psychology
Conversation Analysis of Michael White's Decentered and Influential Position
Ilic, Dragana, Nova Southeastern University, 2017, Ph.D.
Subject: Counseling Psychology
Biochemical and structural dissection of the regulation of the apoptotic pathways in Drosophila and Caenorhabditis elegans
Yan, Nieng, Princeton University, 2005, Ph.D.
Subject: Molecular biology
Improving decision making in healthcare operations
Dean, Matthew D., University of Connecticut, 2010, Ph.D.
Subject: Management
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
"Universal healthcare"- Is it the solution for the current healthcare crisis in the United States?
Kunnath, Raju J., Drew University, 2012, D.M.H.
Subject: Health care management
Measuring corporate social responsibility through organizational values: A scale validation study
Toliver, Adria Denise, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2013, Ph.D.
Subject: Occupational psychology
Colorism in Media Content: A Qualitative Study Focusing on Film and Perception
Leary, Rameca Vincent, Regent University, 2018, Ph.D.
Subject: Communication
The Impact of Texting and Social Media on Students' Academic Writing Skills
Risto, Angela, Tennessee State University, 2014, Ed.D.
Subject: Educational administration
Developing a Measure of Purity Culture: Sexual Messages in Evangelical Christian Culture
Ortiz, Amanda M., Biola University, 2019, Ph.D.
Subject: Psychology
Coptic culture and conversion in medieval Cairo, 1293--1524 A.D.
el-Leithy, Tamer, Princeton University, 2005, Ph.D.
Subject: Middle Eastern history
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
Weaving pikyav (to-fix-it): Karuk Basket Weaving in-Relation-with the Everyday World
Smith, Carolyn Ann, University of California, Berkeley, 2016, Ph.D.
Subject: Cultural anthropology
Expression and function of the H19 gene in transgenic mice
Brunkow, Mary Elizabeth, Princeton University, 1991, PH.D.
Subject: Molecular biology
Co-creating Spaces of Critical Hope through the Use of a Psychosocial Peace Building Education Course in Higher Education in Protracted Refugee Context: Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya
Martin, Staci BokHee, Portland State University, 2018, Ed.D.
Subject: Curriculum development
A STUDY OF THE LIVES AND WORKS OF FIVE BLACK WOMEN COMPOSERS IN AMERICA.
GREEN, MILDRED DENBY, The University of Oklahoma, 1975, D.Mus.
Subject: Music
The Interrelationships of Fitness Characteristics in Division 1 Athletes
Israetel, Michael Alexandrovich, East Tennessee State University, 2013, Ph.D.
Subject: Kinesiology
Social Media and the College Student Journey: An Examination of How Social Media Use Impacts Social Capital and Affects College Choice, Access, and Transition
Horvath-Plyman, Melissa, New York University, 2018, Ph.D.
Subject: Communication
Kassia the Melodist. And the Making of a Byzantine Hymnographer
Zugravu, Gheorghita, Columbia University, 2013, Ph.D.
Subject: Religion
TELEVISION AS THOUGHT-INHIBITOR: EFFECTS OF BACKGROUND TELEVISION ON COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE
ARMSTRONG, GEORGE BLAKE, Michigan State University, 1986, Ph.D.
Subject: Mass communication
The relationship of school uniforms to student attendance, achievement, and discipline
Sowell, Russell Edward, Liberty University, 2012, Ed.D.
Subject: Educational administration
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