December 2024
Dissertations
- Gender socialization in the family
 Shearer, Cindy L., The Pennsylvania State University, 2007, Ph.D.
 Subject: Developmental psychology
 
- Servant leadership: A theoretical model
 Patterson, Kathleen Ann, Regent University, 2003, Ph.D.
 Subject: Management
 
- The dynamic assessment of narratives: A bilingual study
 Fiestas, Christine Eve, The University of Texas at Austin, 2008, Ph.D.
 Subject: Speech therapy
 
- EXTERNAL SHOCKS, ADJUSTMENTS AND GROWTH: KOREAN CASE
 HAN, DUCK SOO, Harvard University, 1984, Ph.D.
 Subject: Economics
 
- The impact of uniform dress code on attendance, discipline, and academic achievement among students in a South Texas high school
 Monroe, Frankie J., Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, 2009, Ed.D.
 Subject: Secondary education
 
- Movements in Chicano music: Performing culture, performing politics, 1965--1979
 Azcona, Stevan Cesar, The University of Texas at Austin, 2008, Ph.D.
 Subject: Music
 UNITED STATES FOREIGN POLICY TOWARD EGYPT UNDER SADAT: 1970-1981
 MUFTI, MUHAMMED AHMED, University of California, Riverside, 1983, Ph.D.
 Subject: Political science
 
- The relationship of school uniforms to student attendance, achievement, and discipline
 Sowell, Russell Edward, Liberty University, 2012, Ed.D.
 Subject: Educational administration
 
- Coming of age in American cinema: Modern youth films as genre
 Schmidt, Matthew P., University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2002, Ph.D.
 Subject: Film studies
 
- 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
 
- 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
 
- Anatolia in the Gap: Phrygia, Lydia, and Orientalizing Reconsidered
 Tanaka, Kurtis T., University of Pennsylvania, 2018, Ph.D.
 Subject: Archaeology
 
- An analysis of training focused on improving SMART goal setting for specific employee groups 
 Worden, Jeannie M., Edgewood College, 2014, Ed.D.
 Subject: Higher education 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
 
- Colorism in Media Content: A Qualitative Study Focusing on Film and Perception
 Leary, Rameca Vincent, Regent University, 2018, Ph.D.
 Subject: Communication
 
- Homosexuals after the Holocaust: Sexual citizenship and the politics of memory in Germany and the United States, 1945 - 2008
 Newsome, W. Jake, State University of New York at Buffalo, 2016, Ph.D.
 Subject: European history
 
- Mental Health Outcomes for Adult Children of Narcissistic Parents
 Leggio, John Nicholas, Adler University, 2018, Psy.D.
 Subject: Clinical psychology
 INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN EMPATHY: A MULTIDIMENSIONAL APPROACH.
 DAVIS, MARK HOLDEN, The University of Texas at Austin, 1979, Ph.D.
 Subject: Social psychology
 AN ANALYSIS OF CONDITIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN EDUCATIONAL REFORM PROGRAM: THE EXEMPLARY SCHOOLS PROJECT (1960-1969) (PUERTO RICO, PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS, PLANNING, CHANGE, INNOVATIONS)
 FELICIANO-VALERA, JUAN GUILLERMO, Harvard University, 1985, Educat.D.
 Subject: Education
 
- Manifesting masculinities in Central Italian Renaissance art: Artistic theory and representations of the male body
 Bautista, Preston W., City University of New York, 2008, Ph.D.
 Subject: Art history
 
- The nature of parasocial relationships
 Knowles, Megan L., Northwestern University, 2007, Ph.D.
 Subject: Social psychology
 
- Nothing Left Unfinished: A Transcendental Phenomenology on the Persistence of Black Women in Distance Education Doctoral Programs
 Rogers, Sherrita Yolande, Liberty University, 2018, Ed.D.
 Subject: Higher education
 
- Cyber-Bullying among College Students: A Test of Social Learning Theory
 Lucas, Kweilin T., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2018, Ph.D.
 Subject: Criminology
 
- The Berlin Wall and the urban space and experience of East and West Berlin, 1961--1989
 Pugh, Emily, City University of New York, 2008, Ph.D.
 Subject: Art history
 The relationship between Gottman's Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, mindfulness, and relationship satisfaction
 Lute, Michael, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2015, Psy.D.
 Subject: Clinical psychology
 INPUT, INTERACTION, AND SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
 LONG, MICHAEL HUGH, University of California, Los Angeles, 1980, Ph.D.
 Subject: Linguistics
 Building a Critically Reflective Practice: Relating Brookfield's Four Lenses to Inservice Teachers' Experiences
 Nager, Laura Helen, Mercer University, 2017, D.Phil.
 Subject: Education
 
- The Impact of Texting and Social Media on Students' Academic Writing Skills
 Risto, Angela, Tennessee State University, 2014, Ed.D.
 Subject: Educational administration
 
- "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
 
- Rage and social media: The effect of social media on perceptions of racism, stress appraisal, and anger expression among young African American adults
 Maxwell, Morgan Lindsey, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2016, Ph.D.
 Subject: Social psychology
 
- Assuming the strategic business partner role: The transformation of human resources
 Booth, Bryan Arthur, Cornell University, 2001, Ph.D.
 Subject: Labor relations
 The biomechanics of the baseball swing
 Fortenbaugh, David M., University of Miami, 2011, Ph.D.
 Subject: Biomechanics
 
- Monstrous desire : Frankenstein and the queer Gothic
 Rigby, Mair, Cardiff University (United Kingdom), 2006, Ph.D.
 Subject: British & Irish literature
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
 
- Respect in the workplace: The journey from understanding to sustaining
 MacBeth Shanahan, Lori Leslie, Royal Roads University (Canada), 2009, M.A.
 Subject: Management
 
- 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
 
- Parasocial relationships with celebrities: An illusion of intimacy with mediated friends
 Laken, Amanda, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2009, M.A.
 Subject: Journalism
 
- Positive and Negative Effects of Social Media on Adolescent Well-Being
 Kennedy, Katie, Minnesota State University, Mankato, 2019, M.S.
 Subject: Health education
 
- The history, structure, and organization of Mexican drug cartels 
 Alvarez, Veronica Maria, The University of Texas at El Paso, 2006, M.A.
 Subject: Sociology
 
- Roman building materials, construction methods, and architecture: The identity of an empire
 Strickland, Michael Harold, Clemson University, 2010, M.A.
 Subject: Ancient history
 The relationship between remote work and job satisfaction: the mediating roles of perceived autonomy, work-family conflict, and telecommuting intensity
 Schall, Marie Antoinette, San Jose State University, 2019, M.S.
 Subject: Psychology
 
- Facebook and Relationships: A Study of How Social Media Use is Affecting Long-Term Relationships
 Farrugia, Rianne C., Rochester Institute of Technology, 2013, M.S.
 Subject: Mass communication
 
- I've Got 99 Friends, but Is Taylor Swift One? An Examination of Effects of Social Media Interactions on Parasocial Relationships
 Dobias, Amanda, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, 2017, 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
 Gender neutral parenting: An argument for a place on the contemporary feminist agenda
 Dumas, Moira Duffy, Southern Connecticut State University, 2014, M.A.
 Subject: Women's studies
 Refresh. Create. Inspire: A Rhetorical Analysis of the Mission, Vision and Values Behind The Coca-Cola Company and the Digital Marketing Strategies of the "Open Happiness" Campaign
 Svendsen, Sara Edith, Liberty University, 2013, M.A.
 Subject: Marketing
 Journaling, emotional intelligence, and health benefits
 Hunsaker, Ryan, University of South Dakota, 2013, M.A.
 Subject: Clinical psychology
 
- Development and validation of the Toxic Leadership Scale
 Schmidt, Andrew Alexander, University of Maryland, College Park, 2008, M.S.
 Subject: Occupational psychology
 UBER: A Case Study in Strategy, Leadership and Change
 Spott, Patrick, The College of St. Scholastica, 2018, M.B.A.
 Subject: Management
 Fighting against Indigenous Stereotypes and Invisibility: Gregg Deal's Use of Humor and Irony
 Mullen, Emily, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2018, M.A.
 Subject: Art history
 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
 
- Generation Z and Corporate Social Responsibility
 Uche, Sharon C., Syracuse University, 2018, M.S.
 Subject: Communication
 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
 
- 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
 Nostalgia in Anime: Redefining Japanese Cultural Identity in Global Media Texts
 Noh, Susan S., Georgetown University, 2017, M.A.
 Subject: Film studies
 
- Internet slang and high school students: A teacher's perspective
 Fish, Thomas W., Gonzaga University, 2015, M.A.
 Subject: Communication
 Dove Campaign for Real Beauty
 Goins, Kaitlin Elyse, The University of Alabama, 2016, M.A.
 Subject: Communication
 
- Orientals in Hollywood: Asian American Representation in Early U.S. Cinema
 Lu, Megan Hermida, Boston University, 2017, M.F.A.
 Subject: Film studies
 
- How Factors like 1800's Gender Expectations, Misconceptions, and Moral Traditions Shaped US Women's Reproductive Medical Care
 Horwitz, Rainey, Arizona State University, 2019, M.S.
 Subject: Medical ethics
 Violence against women and femicide in Mexico: The case of Ciudad Juarez
 Panther, Natalie, Oklahoma State University, 2007, M.A.
 Subject: Latin American history
 Parent and peer influences: Their role in predicting adolescent moral values and delinquent behavior
 Thomas, April M., Colorado State University, 2011, M.S.
 Subject: Developmental psychology
 Defying conventional Broadway: A post-feminist criticism of "Wicked"
 Bee, Stephani, California State University, Fullerton, 2012, M.A.
 Subject: Rhetoric
 The origins of Hip Hop culture
 Young, Omar Akbar, Morgan State University, 2014, M.A.
 Subject: African American studies
 Social, legal and cyber implications of child trafficking
 Webb, Melissa A., Utica College, 2015, M.S.
 Subject: Criminology
 
- Managing Workplace Diversity: The Importance of Diversity and Inclusion
 Rankin-Gomez, Kelly, Davenport University, 2011, M.B.A.
 Subject: Business administration
 
- The Development and Diffusion of the Cult of Isis in the Hellenistic Period
 Moss, Kelly A., The University of Arizona, 2017, M.A.
 Subject: Archaeology
 The evolution of the princess: Impact on perceptions
 Powers, Leah, Southeast Missouri State University, 2014, M.A.
 Subject: Individual & family studies
 Social media use and self-esteem in undergraduate students
 Pineiro, Carly R., Rowan University, 2016, M.A.
 Subject: Social research
 
- The Effects of Makeup on Women's Self-Esteem
 Garcia, Lisa A., Kaplan University, 2016, M.S.Psy.
 Subject: Counseling Psychology
 Designing physical spaces for digital objects: creating a display for augmented reality, centered around the interpretation of paleolithic art
 Kolvenbag, Thomas, Drexel University, 2019, M.S.
 Subject: Computer science
 Developing a change management plan for organizational transformation
 Meade, Kimberly J., California State University, Dominguez Hills, 2013, M.S.Q.A.
 Subject: Management
 Sluts, sweethearts, and hypocrobrats: The confrontational fashion of the Riot Grrrl revolution
 Pronovost, Michelle, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, 2015, M.A.
 Subject: Women's studies
 
- Gender role portrayals of modern Disney royalty: Stereotypical or androgynous?
 Lopreore, Katie M., Middle Tennessee State University, 2016, M.A.
 Subject: Gender studies
 Understanding the Marketing and Management of Trails Using Pestel Analysis
 Fosher, Holly, University of New Hampshire, 2018, M.S.
 Subject: Recreation
 Shift in Seeing: Contemporary Artist Jenny Saville Uses Abjection to Reject the Male Gaze
 Powell, Laura G., Azusa Pacific University, 2019, M.A.
 Subject: Art history
 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
 Comparing Welch ANOVA, a Kruskal-Wallis test, and traditional ANOVA in case of heterogeneity of variance
 Liu, Hangcheng, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2015, M.S.
 Subject: Biostatistics
 
- Beyond Woman, Mystery, and Myth: A Study of Daisy Fay Buchanan in F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby"
 Degeyter, Heather Elizabeth, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2015, M.A.
 Subject: Literature
 Beads: Symbols of Indigenous Cultural Resilience and Value
 Gray, Malinda Joy, University of Toronto (Canada), 2017, M.A.
 Subject: Cultural anthropology
 The Composite Frankenstein: the Man, the Monster, the Myth
 Milner, Sarah, Trent University (Canada), 2018, M.A.
 Subject: British & Irish literature
 A queer perspective: Gay themes in the film "Interview with the Vampire"
 Bendel, Jared A., Colorado State University, 2013, M.A.
 Subject: LGBTQ studies
 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
 
- 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
 China's panda diplomacy: The power of being cute
 Xing, Yi, University of Southern California, 2010, M.A.
 Subject: Asian studies
 Synthesis of Dilantin Using the Principles of Green Chemistry
 Sublett, Veronica, Tennessee Technological University, 2017, M.S.
 Subject: Chemistry
 
- The effects of social media use in undergraduate students
 Heffner, Tara M., Rowan University, 2016, M.A.
 Subject: Educational sociology
 How Do Video Games Normalize Violence? A Qualitative Content Analysis of Popular Video Games
 Foster, Heather, Northern Arizona University, 2016, M.S.
 Subject: Criminology
 Transgression, Pollution, Deformity, Bewitchment: Menstruation and Supernatural Threat in Late Medieval and Early Modern England, 1250 - 1750
 Nissen, Alanna, State University of New York Empire State College, 2017, M.A.
 Subject: Women's studies
 K-pop, language, and online fandom: an exploration of korean language use and performativity amongst international k-pop fans
 Crow, Teahlyn Frances, Northern Arizona University, 2019, M.A.
 Subject: Sociolinguistics
 Exploring brand personality through archetypes
 Roberts, Candice, East Tennessee State University, 2010, M.A.
 Subject: Mass communication
 Students' Understanding of Weathering and Erosion
 Tillman, Ashley, Arizona State University, 2011, M.A.
 Subject: Curriculum development
 The World of Spirituality: Princess Mononoke interpreted through Shinto
 Kayano, Terumi, Hawaii Pacific University, 2009, M.A.
 Subject: Rhetoric
 The Olympic Glory of Jesse Owens: A Contribution to Civil Rights and Society
 Nash, Casey Aaron, East Tennessee State University, 2012, M.A.
 Subject: African American studies
 An exploratory study of paired serial killers: Pairing, motive, and criminalistic behavior
 Leonard, Gillian S., University of Houston-Clear Lake, 2014, M.A.
 Subject: Criminology
 The Stab-in-the-Back Theory: From Myth to Genocide
 Romano, Marguerite Ann, Kean University, 2013, M.A.
 Subject: Holocaust studies
 A vindication of Jane Austen: Mary Wollstonecraft's feminist ideology embodied in "Pride and Prejudice"
 Ray, Melissa A., University of Alaska Anchorage, 2013, M.A.
 Subject: British & Irish literature
 
- Social Media Use and Its Impact on Body Image: The Effects of Body Comparison Tendency, Motivation for Social Media Use, and Social Media Platform on Body Esteem in Young Women
 Puglia, Deanna R., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2017, M.A.
 Subject: Public health
 The Function of Religion in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
 Mitchell, Stephanie Claire, Portland State University, 2017, M.S.
 Subject: Peace studies
 American Decline and Changing Global Hegemony
 Huygens, Addison Daniel, Iowa State University, 2017, M.A.
 Subject: International relations
 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
 The effect of rewards and motivation on student achievement
 Baranek, Lori Kay, Grand Valley State University, 1996, M.Ed.
 Subject: Elementary education
 Yoko Ono's "Cut Piece" (1964): A reconsideration
 Concannon, Kevin Christopher, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1998, M.A.
 Subject: Art history
 The other impact: Neon Genesis Evangelion, postmodernism and Japan in the 1990s
 Patton, Lauren N., University of Wyoming, 2010, M.A.
 Subject: Mass communication
 Photosynthetic daily light integral, photoperiod, and temperature influence growth, development, and quality of Tecoma stans
 Torres Bravo, Ariana Paola, Purdue University, 2010, M.S.
 Subject: Horticulture
 Restorative justice and recidivism: A meta-analysis
 Bain, Kristin, University of Denver, 2012, M.A.
 Subject: Criminology
 Dark reflections: Fantasy and duality in the work of David Lynch
 Boyd, Nolan, Wake Forest University, 2014, M.A.
 Subject: Film studies
 Japanese nationalism and Shinto, then and now: The quest to recover lost values
 Dewell Gentry, Hope, University of Wyoming, 2014, M.A.
 Subject: Religion
 Tea culture and the British Empire, 1600-1900
 Ashby, Brittany Carol, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2014, M.A.
 Subject: European history
 The effects of an active study break intervention in college students: An observational study
 Southard, Kathryn Joann, The University of North Dakota, 2015, M.S.
 Subject: Kinesiology
 Irezumi: Japanese tattoo
 Sirisantana, Natchanit, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, 2011, M.A.
 Subject: Design
 Video Games and Japaneseness: An Analysis of Localization and Circulation of Japanese Video Games in North America
 Pelletier-Gagnon, Jeremie, McGill University (Canada), 2011, M.A.
 Subject: Social structure
 
 
     
 
        
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