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Dissertations from 2016
Three Empirical Investigations into the Logic of Evaluation and Valuing Practices, Satoshi Ozeki
The Lived Experience of Individuals with Chronic Back and Neck Pain, Depression, and/or Anxiety, Tara L. Palmeri
An Analysis of Campus Violence Threat Assessment Policy Implementation at Michigan Community Colleges, Russell T. Panico Jr.
It’s on Us: A Case Study of Academic Integrity in a Mid-Western Community College, Ceceilia Parnther
Effective Practices to Address Implementation Challenges in IB Diploma Programmes in Michigan Schools, Michael B. Pascoe
The Impact of Denominational Affiliation on Organizational Sense of Belonging and Commitment of Adjunct Faculty at Bible Colleges and Universities, Kimberly M. Pilieci
To Promote or Not to Promote: An Inquiry into the Experiences of Female Police Officers and their Decisions to Pursue Promotion, Kristin Poleski
Three Essays on Informal Payments in the Health Care Sector in Russia, Alexandra Polovinka
Can You Help Me Now?: The Effects of Cell Phone Use on Social Capital Formation in a Group Setting, Simon J. Purdy
Effectiveness of Problem-Based Learning Strategies within Police Training Academies and Correlates with Licensing Exam Outcomes, Cecil R. Queen
A Phenomenological Approach Examining the Completion of Latino High School Students through the Lenses of Critical Race Theory, Anna M. Rangel-Clawson
An Evaluation of the Acceptability and Effects of a Computer-Delivered Values-Based Behavioral Activation Treatment for Depression Among Older Adults, Kellie Reynolds
Piloting a Screening Tool for Eating and Eating-Related Behavior, Michael N. Reynolds
Visual Impairment and Factors Associated with Difficulties with Daily Tasks, Anne T. Riddering
The Impact of Procedural Compliance to the Individualized Education Program Document on Student Achievement and Academic Benchmarks, Christine Robertson
Paris Burn, Iliana Rocha
Counselor Preparation and Adolescent Youth: A Study of Clinical Mental Health Counselors, Brian R. Russ
Advancing Evaluation in Community Colleges: A Mixed Methods Case Study of Outcomes-Based Assessment Training in Student Affairs, Tammy L. Russell
Using RTP (Responsible Thinking Process) as a Lever For Improving School Culture: A Case Study of an Alternative Secondary School’s Implementation Of RTP, Andrew D. Rynberg
Three Essays on Financial Constraints and Foreign Direct Investment, Todd Sarnstrom II
Rising Against the “Enemies of the Church”: The Dynamics of Russian Desecularization and the Making of Its Punitive Regime, Rachel Lynn Schroeder
Preparation of Aminoalcohols and Their Application for the Synthesis of Heterocycles and as Potential Sensors for Nerve Agents, David L. Sellers
Increasing Vocal Behavior and Establishing Echoic Stimulus Control in Children with Autism, Joseph Shane
The Recent Development of New Pigment Binders, Jae Young Shin
Capitalism, Social Institutions, and Pathways to Crime: Reconstructing Institutional Anomie Theory, Amanda Marie Smith
The Night We Set the Dead Kid on Fire, Ephraim Scott Sommers
Assessing the Effects of Interactive Video Modeling on the Fidelity of Implementation of Skill-Acquisition Procedures, Steven Sparks
Three Essays on Finance, Agricultural Aid, and Development, James Squires
A Phenomenological Study of Practicing Educators’ Personal and Collaborative Experiences within a Climate of High Stakes Individual Accountability, Kathy L. Stewart
Principals’ Experiences Adapting to a New State-Mandated Administrator Evaluation Process: a Phenomenological Study, Kathleen Ann Teed Ramirez
Assessing Change in Attachment Security of Adolescents at Residential Therapeutic Programs, Laura Santa Thum
Patterns of Olfactory Neurogenesis and Immune Response in Adult Zebrafish Following Damage of the Olfactory Bulb, Darcy M. Trimpe
Increasing Caregiver Supervision of Young Children: Teaching Scanning, Predicting Behavior, and Modifying for Safety, Natalie Truba
Do Parties Matter? A Political Model of Monetary Policy in Open Economies, Hulya Unlusoy
An R-Matrix, Quantum Defect Theory Approach to the Photoionization of Molecular Nitrogen, Gaetan L. VanGyseghem
The Lived Experiences of Conditionally Admitted College Students, Ashley J. Wildman
An Analysis of Evaluation Practices of Two Training Programs in the Healthcare Sector Using the New World Kirkpatrick Model, Michelle Woodhouse
3D Printed Bone Supplement Materials, Azem Khalifa Yahamed
The House that Propaganda Built: Historicizing the Democracy Promotion Efforts and Measurement Tools of Freedom House, Emily A. Zerndt
Dissertations from 2015
Developing an Efficient Failure Prediction Model in Support of a Distributed Operating System for Autonomic Networks, Jondi Hesham Abed
Modeling New Product Success from Component Measures of Product Advantage: A Model Utilizing Automated Text Classification and Sentiment Analysis, Ashley Nolen Akerman
Design of Oppnet Virtual Machine for Opportunistic Resource Utilization Networks: A Universal Standard for Application-Level Resource Sharing, Mai A. Alduailij
Comparing Slug Test Methods for Unconfined Aquifers, Hussain Jaber Alfaifi
Novel Spectroscopic Tools to Differentiate Molecule-DNA Binding Interactions, Sense DNA and Track DNA Melting, Saad Hmoud Alotaibi
Literacy Practices among Migrant Teachers: Educator Perspectives and Critical Observations, Briana Asmus
Studying the Optimum Design of Automotive Thermoelectric Air Conditioning, Alaa Attar
An Exploration of Strategic Planning Perspectives and Processes within Community Colleges Identified as Being Distinctive in Their Strategic Planning Practices, Lisa J. Augustyniak
Implementation of Traditional Printing Techniques for the Development of Flexible Printed Sensors, Sai Guruva Reddy Avuthu
Pedagogical Approaches to Multicultural Education within Teacher Preparation Programs, Mark Steven Barajas
Comparison of Item Response Theory Models for Data Fit of Quality Control Measurements for Maillard Reaction Browning in Foods, Polly Barrett
National Quality Awards in Healthcare and Actual Quality in U.S. Hospitals, Beth M. Beaudin-Seiler
An Examination of Several Variables Influencing the Efficacy of the Gateway in Street Sign Configuration on Motorist Yielding Behavior, Miles Bennett
Effective Fund Raising Practices in Public Community Colleges, Mark A. Bergstrom
Poisson versus Negative Binomial Regression in the Analysis of Count Data, Barbie Ann L. Bugna
Failing to Replicate: Hypothesis Testing as a Crucial Key to Make Direct Replications More Credible and Predictable, Pedro Fernando Mateu Bullón
Development of a Capacity Deployment Model for Disrupted Supply Chain Networks, James D. Burns
Maintaining Consistency between a Design Model and Its Implementation, Hector M. Chavez
Application of Starch-Based Nanoparticle Colloidal Dispersion in Curtain Coating, Ting Chen
Numerical Simulation and Modeling of Combustion in Scramjets, Ryan James Clark
Functional Analysis of Gambling, Mack S. Costello
Evaluation of an Abbreviated Parent-Child Interaction Therapy Intervention in a Pediatric Primary Care Setting, Colleen C. Cullinan
Mothers Who Choose Traditional Public Education in Times of Economic Stress, Criticism, and District Reform, Brian W. Davis
Psychological and Social Variables Impacting Young Adults Caring for Severely Mentally Ill Mothers, Courtney Gale Deloney
lnfluences lmpacting the Development of Entry-Level Master's Athletic Training Programs, Jennifer E. Deranek
Deposition and Characterization of Carbon Nanotubes (CNTS) Based Films for Sensing Applications, Amila C. Dissanayake
The Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Qualitative Analysis of Healthy `Couples’ Perceptions, Brian C. Doane
Exploration of Stimulus Current Energy Reduction and Bifurcation Dynamics in Conductance-Based Neuron Models Using Optimal Control Theory, Michael E. Ellinger
Tongues Untied Truth Revealed: Body Image, Social Media, Identity Development, and Meaning-Making in Overweight and Obese Black Gay MSM, Amari Ja-Lynn Enam
GME Graduate Retention Rates: A Single Institution Study, Tracy J. Frieswyk
Exploration of Linguistic and Extra-Linguistic Factors in Stroke Knowledge and Emergency Response: Studies of Input, Output, and Outcome, Laura L. O. Froeschke
Preferences for Evidence-Based Depression Treatments: An Emphasis on Patient-Focused Care, Lauren A. Frye
Saliva Cotinine as a Measure of Abstinence in a Lottery-Based Contingency Management Treatment for Smoking Cessation, Catherine M. Gayman
Three Essays on Capital Regulations and Shadow Banking, Diny Ghuzini
Recycling in a Lean Environment, Marylin N. Glass-Hedges
An Examination of Academic Grit in Urban High Schools, Ronald Gorman
Experiences of African American Female First Generation College Students, Ashley Green
Power Relations at the Cistercian Abbey of St. Mary at Rushen: With Special Interest in Connections at Furness and Influence through the Kingdom of the Isles, Valerie Dawn Hampton
Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment: Co-Occurring Evidence-Based Practice Implementation, Alteration, and Fidelity over Time, Jennifer Harrison
Ultrafast Charge Carrier Dynamics in Bare and Surface-Modified Semiconductor Nanoparticles, Jameel Abdul-Hadi Hasan
Outcomes of Prediabetes and Diabetes Education Programs Tailored for Vulnerable Popuations, Diana Al Sayed Hassan
Assessing the Effectiveness of a Picture Exchange Communication System on Increasing Manding and Vocal Speech in Identical Twin Adults with Autism, Laura C. Hilton
Three Essays on Panel Data Estimation, Alexander Houser
A National Study of Alternatively and Traditionally Certified Teachers, John F. Hoye
Family Resilience and Sojourning Japanese Families in the U.S., Mitsuyo Izumi
Assessing the Interpersonal Effectiveness of the Dear-Man Skill Using a Social Psychology Paradigm, Matthew T. Jameson
Erich Fromm’s Contributions to Sociological Theory, Walter A. Jensen
Multi-Level Adjustments in Singing Behavior by a Migratory Songbird in Response to Urbanization, Jacob Job
Edge Colorings of Graphs and Their Applications, Daniel Johnston
Uganda Science Teacher Educator: A Concurrent Mixed Methods Investigation of Nature of Science, Pedagogy and Classroom Learning Environment Perspectives, Robert Elisha Musookho Kagumba
Comparing Online and Traditional Interview Techniques: A Qualitative Study of the Experiences of Researchers and Participants in the Malaysian Context, Diyana Kamarudin
Energy, Angular and Charge Deposition Dependence of Electron Transmission through Insulating Polyethylene Terephthalate Nanocapillaries for Narrow Beam Production, Darshika Keerthisinghe