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Dissertations Theses
Theses - April 2025
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
Theses - May 2025
The Influence of Social Media on Teens' Self-Esteem
Gallagher, Shannon M., Rowan University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Social psychology
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
Development and validation of the Toxic Leadership Scale
Schmidt, Andrew Alexander, University of Maryland, College Park, 2008, M.S.
Subject: Occupational psychology
An examination of CAD use in two interior design programs from the perspectives of curriculum and instructors
Al-Mousa, Nadya, Queen's University (Canada), 2013, M.Ed.
Subject: Curriculum development
Social media's relationship with views about crime
Wik, Amanda, University of Massachusetts Lowell, 2015, M.A.
Subject: Criminology
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
Horror movie aesthetics: How color, time, space and sound elicit fear in an audience
Fu, Xiangyi, Northeastern University, 2016, M.F.A.
Subject: Design
In the game of patriarchy: The damsel in distress narrative in video games
Curtis, Erika D., The University of Alabama, 2015, M.A.
Subject: Rhetoric
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
Jurisdictional Barriers: Cybercrime Prosecution Challenges
Teng, Andrew, Utica College, 2017, M.S.
Subject: Computer science
An Analysis of Motivation and Culture: Examining the 2009-2016 Wells Fargo Case
Bishop, Erin Elizabeth, Indiana University, 2018, M.A.
Subject: Communication
Ndebele Mural Art and the Commodification of Ethnic Style during the Age of Apartheid and Beyond
Boyd, Craniv Ambolia, Freie Universitaet Berlin (Germany), 2017, M.A.
Subject: Art history
Effect of Alcohol Skin Cleansing on Vaccination Local Skin Reactions: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Wong, Horace Man Kit, University of Toronto (Canada), 2018, M.Sc.
Subject: Pharmaceutical sciences
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
Leading Multigenerational Project Teams
Sather, Melissa, The College of St. Scholastica, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Management
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
Restaurant Industry Sustainability: Barriers and Solutions to Sustainable Practice Indicators
Freeman, Emily McConnell, Arizona State University, 2011, M.S.
Subject: Sustainability
Mammy Representations in the 21st Century
McDole, Ayondela, Syracuse University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: African American studies
Cyber-Terrorism: Finding a Common Starting Point
Biller, Jeffrey Thomas, The George Washington University, 2012, LL.M.
Subject: Law
Machismo: A culturally contructed concept
Ceballos, Miriam Viviana, California State University, Fresno, 2013, M.A.
Subject: Social work
Understanding the position of the savior sibling: How can we save lives and protect savior siblings?
Mills, Janelle, Wake Forest University, 2013, M.A.
Subject: Ethics
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
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
Ore dilution in sublevel stoping
Diakite, Oumar, McGill University (Canada), 1998, M.Eng.
Subject: Mining engineering
The Stooges: How "I Wanna Be Your Dog" Uncovers the Ascension of Younger Boomers and Older Gen Xers
Cohen, Marci, Tufts University, 2014, M.A.
Subject: Music
Flight control and hardware design of multi-rotor systems
Zimmerman, Nathan M., Marquette University, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Aerospace engineering
Constructing Afro-Cuban female identity: An introduction to the work of Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons
Freiman, Lisa D., Emory University, 1997, M.A.
Subject: Art history
Competitive Positioning of Ports based on Total Landed Costs of Supply Chains
Meneses Preciado, Cesar, Arizona State University, 2011, M.S.
Subject: Industrial engineering
Matriarchy, the colonial situation, and the women's war of 1929 in southeastern nigeria
Kies, Samantha Mallory, Eastern Michigan University, 2013, M.A.
Subject: African history
The Florentine House of Medici (1389-1743): politics, patronage, and the use of cultural heritage in shaping the Renaissance
Cuozzo, Nicholas J., Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, School of Graduate Studies, 2015, M.A.
Subject: Art history
Subverting the heteropatriarchy: Madness, monstrosity, and gothic aesthetics in literature and film about women
Opliger, Bonnie R., San Diego State University, 2016, M.A.
Subject: American literature
Dryden and Pope: Differences and similarities in their satires
Naseem, Zarina, Southern Connecticut State University, 1964, M.S.
Subject: Comparative literature
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
Parasocial relationships with celebrities: An illusion of intimacy with mediated friends
Laken, Amanda, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2009, M.A.
Subject: Journalism
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
The Nazi Genocide: Eugenics, Ideology, and Implementation 1933-1945
Letsinger, Michael A., East Tennessee State University, 2015, M.A.
Subject: European history
Live-Action and Animated Disney Films: An Analysis of Themes and Family Structures Over Time
Moran, Meghan, Rochester Institute of Technology, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Film studies
The Effects of Makeup on Women's Self-Esteem
Garcia, Lisa A., Kaplan University, 2016, M.S.Psy.
Subject: Counseling Psychology
Surrealism and Feminism in Mid-Twentieth Century Mexico: Gender and Genre in the Work of Remedios Varo, Leonora Carrington, and Frida Kahlo
Danner, Julia, Illinois State University, 2018, M.A.
Subject: Latin American literature
Disparity in healthcare among Black Americans in the United States, a review of the literature
Brown, Joyce D., California State University, Long Beach, 2012, M.S.
Subject: Health care management
Democratization, Re-education, and Japanese Physical Culture: The Use of Sport by the American Occupiers of Japan, 1945-1952
Dahlberg, William Neal, Dartmouth College, 2013, M.A.L.S.
Subject: World history
Rehearing Florence Price: A Closer Look at Her Symphony in E Minor
Hobbs, Erin, California State University, Long Beach, 2017, M.M.
Subject: Music
The Effects of a High-Phytoestrogen Diet on Equine Estrous Cycles and Fertility Using Domestic Mares as Models for Captive Exotic Ungulates
Samocha, Mollie Beth, University of California, Davis, 2017, M.S.
Subject: Physiology
Del corrido al narcocorrido: Evolucion y efectos culturales de la mitificacion y apoteosis del narco en la musica
Badillo Carlos, Jose Adrian, Northern Illinois University, 2014, M.A.
Subject: Latin American literature
"Get Tough On Juvenile Criminals": An Assessment of Punitiveness and Punitive Attitudes
Gehrke, Richard Charles, Minnesota State University, Mankato, 2016, M.A.
Subject: Criminology
Advantages and Disadvantages of Flexible Seating
Havig, Jenna S., Minot State University, 2017, M.Ed.
Subject: Education
Catching the Cloud and Pinning It Down: The Social and Environmental Impacts of Data Centers
Ipsen, Heather A., Syracuse University, 2018, M.A.
Subject: Geography
Journaling, emotional intelligence, and health benefits
Hunsaker, Ryan, University of South Dakota, 2013, M.A.
Subject: Clinical psychology
Stress and coping in MSW students
Agopian, Sossy, California State University, Long Beach, 2001, M.S.W.
Subject: Social work
Mental health stigma in religious communities: Development of a quantitative measure
Mathison, Lily Amelia, Iowa State University, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Mental health
Affective Cultural Practice: Imagining Queer Feminism in the Riot Grrrl Movement
Siegfried, Kate, Syracuse University, 2016, M.A.
Subject: Rhetoric
Who am i really?: questioning the patriarchal “girl world†to find identity in mean girls, heathers the musical, and carrie: the musical
Renner, Megan, Illinois State University, 2019, M.A.
Subject: Theater
Teacher Perceptions of Effectiveness of the Zones of Regulation
Kisiel, Karli, Southern Connecticut State University, 2019, M.S.W.
Subject: Social work
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 Perimeters of Familial Affection: Examples with "The Metamorphosis", "The Sooterkin", And "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings"
Dorr, Summer, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2017, M.A.
Subject: German literature
Flotation Behvior of Cassiterite in a Pure System and in a Natural Ore
Zambrana, German Z., Colorado School of Mines, 1968, M.S.
Subject: Materials science
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
UBER: A Case Study in Strategy, Leadership and Change
Spott, Patrick, The College of St. Scholastica, 2018, M.B.A.
Subject: Management
Cannibalism in Contact Narratives and the Evolution of the Wendigo
Lietz, Michelle, Eastern Michigan University, 2016, M.A.
Subject: American literature
Deconstructing Feminist Art and The Evolution of New Media
Barriga, Maria Fernanda, Prescott College, 2016, M.A.
Subject: Art history
The God of War: Napoleonic Appropriation of Greco-Roman Art, Architecture, and Iconography
Murphy, Thomas F., San Diego State University, 2018, M.A.
Subject: Romance literature
Jazz & Apartheid: An Analysis of The Life and Music of Hugh Masekela
Versola, A. Mariela, The William Paterson University of New Jersey, 2018, M.M.
Subject: Music
Identity Performance and Self Presentation Through Dating App Profiles: How Individuals Curate Profiles and Participate on Bumble
Chamourian, Elizabeth, The American University of Paris (France), 2017, M.A.
Subject: Mass communication
The effectiveness of special effects: Practical effects vs. digital effects
Ciccone, Vanessa, University of Oregon, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Communication
The Blueprints of Alphonse Mucha: The Creation of le Style Mucha in Nineteenth-Century France
Caskey, Lauren M., Webster University, 2016, M.A.
Subject: Art history
Why the Long Face? Narratives of Depression in Netflix's "BoJack Horseman"
Pabst, Kevin A., Wake Forest University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Communication
Hands-On or Hands Off: Teaching Math Using Hands-On Math Manipulatives vs. Traditional Lecture
Olson, Jacqueline E., Trinity Christian College, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Special education
College, Roommates, and Cohabitation: An Understanding of Roommate Relationships, Stress, and Coping as Explained Through the Transactional Model of Stress and Coping
Biggers, Denisha R., San Diego State University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Communication
The Effects of Social Status on Dopaminergic Regulation of Neural Circuit Activation and Behavior
Clements, Katie N., East Carolina University, 2017, M.S.
Subject: Neurosciences
Understanding the Marketing and Management of Trails Using Pestel Analysis
Fosher, Holly, University of New Hampshire, 2018, M.S.
Subject: Recreation
An analysis of the enemies of United States Society through the superhero narrative from 1940-2015
NelsonI, Dexter Anton, II, University of Central Oklahoma, 2016, M.A.
Subject: American history
Developing the LGBT minority stress measure
Outland, Pearl L., Colorado State University, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Counseling Psychology
Sustainable Innovation in the Cosmetic Industry---Obstacles, Contributing Factors, and Strategies
Feng, Chen, University of Minnesota, 2016, M.S.E.M.
Subject: Management
Effects of a High-Fat, Low-Carbohydrate Diet on Performance Markers in Triathletes
Rivera, Orlando, The William Paterson University of New Jersey, 2017, M.S.
Subject: Kinesiology
Strain and the School Shooter A Theoretical Approach to the Offender's Perspective
Palumbo, Jessica Suzanne, Eastern Kentucky University, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Behavioral sciences