Dissertations
Dissertations from 2023
Redefining The Rules: Examining The Role Of Critical Etiquette As A Feminist Tool Of Empowerment, Amanda Grace Taylor
Navigating Daily Activities During a Health Crisis: A Qualitative Analysis of the Lived Experiences of Nigerian Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Amonia Lois Tolofari
Excited State Dynamics and Chemical Bond Rearrangement in Ruthenium Nitrosyl Complexes and Several Other Heavy-Atom-Containing Compounds, Vasily Vorobyev
Exploring the efficacy and training needs of classroom teachers to teach English language learners: a phenomenological case study, Crystal L. Whipkey
What Is "Living as Equals": An Account of Relational Egalitarianism, Xuanpu Zhuang
Dissertations from 2022
Reclaiming the “C” in ICT4D: A Critical Examination of the Discursive (Un)Freedoms in Digital State Policy and News Media of Bangladesh and Norway, Mohammad Ala-Uddin
Exploring Potential Downsides of Job Crafting, Melissa A. Albert
Family Time: The Role of Workplace Policies and How Parents Spend their Time, Amira Allen
African american principals' efficacy for narrowing the exclusionary discipline gap for african american students: a phenomenological study, Roxanne J.E. Allen
The UWC Breakthrough and Ascent: Factors and Transitions, Abdulrhman Ahmad Althgafei
Lean six sigma leadership in higher education, Ahoud Abdullah Alwarsh
Acceptability, Feasibility, and Preliminary Efficacy of Emphasizing Peer Relationships in a Facebook-based Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention for College Students, LaNaya M. Anderson
International Faculty – Chair Relationship: Job Satisfaction Relative to Leadership and Communication Quality, Nina Barudzic
The pedagogy of Norman Bolter as examined through the Frequency Bone Summer Music Connection, Curtis Biggs
A mixed-methods delphi study of in-extremis decision-making characteristics: a mixed-methods model, Bryce D. Blair Jr.
From the Boardroom to the Bedroom: Sexual Ecologies in the Algorithmic Age, Bernadette Bowen
A Spectrum of Horror: Queer Images in the Contemporary Horror Genre, David Eric Browning
Dispositions and Dual Credit: A Study on Student Attitudes toward Writing, Morgan Elizabeth Buchs
A Labor of Love: How Student Affairs Professionals in U.S. Caribbean Territories Support Student Success at Public Universities, Blaze C. Campbell-Jacobs
Portrait of a Real American: Class, Masculinity, Race, and Ideology in American Professional Wrestling, 1983-1993, Nicholas Ryan Canada
Aggregative Growth of Colloidal Semiconducting Nanocrystals for Nanoshell Quantum Dots and Quantum Dot Molecules, James Cassidy
Debate Watch Parties in Bars and Online Platforms: Audiences, Political Culture, and Setting during the 2020 United States Presidential Election, Adam Nicholas Cohen
The Viewpoints: A Postmodern Actor Training for a Postmodern Theatre, Steven Daniel Cullen
An Examination of the Impact of Local Government Service Factors on Public Trust
Author: Jordan D. Daugherty
Advisor: Michael Zickar (Committee Chair)
Student perceptions of contemporary music: Learning and performing commissioned piano works, Jonathan Taylor de Oliveira
Synthesis and Characterizations of Bis-diazirines and Their Applications in Organic Electronics, Kaustav Dey
Impact of Organizational Signals on Dynamic Performance Appraisal, Jordan Dovel
Photochemistry of Vanadium Clusters and Applications For Responsive Materials, E.A. Kalani D. Edirisinghe
Experiences of Teacher Educators Utilizing Technology in Teacher Preparation Programs, Cynthia Jane Edwards
Never the Twain Shall Meet?: Arab and Muslim Immigration and Far-right Reactions to Race, Nation, and Culture, Emily Edwards
Military Sexual Trauma, Combat Trauma, and Disordered Eating among United States Military Veterans: A Mixed Methods Exploration of Underlying Mechanisms, Emily Lauren Ferrell
Dating Couples' Spiritual Intimacy Predicts Relationship Satisfaction and Commitment Beyond Emotional Intimacy, Daniel Flint
Contemporary piano works by three Azerbaijani composers, Humay Gasimzadeh
Ultrafast Excited State Dynamics of Inorganic Molecules Related to Modern Light Harvesting Applications, Firew Tarekegn Gemeda
A Life Course Perspective on Intimate Partner Violence: The Role of Prior Partners and Adverse Relationship Histories, Mackenzie Grace
The Ah-Ha Experience in Peer-Mentoring Group Sessions
Author: Gary A. Gray
Advisor: Steven Cady (Committee Chair)
Constellating Graduate Students' Perceptions of the Impostor Phenomenon, Writing, and Mentoring, Emma Lee Guthrie
Photoreactivity and Enhanced Toughness and Stability in Polysaccharide-Based Materials Using Metal Ion Coordination, Carina Haddad
Using Fecal Microbial Transfer to Alter Drinking Behavior in a Rat Model of Alcoholism and Correlations with Dopamine Receptor Expression, Brittany Ann Halverstadt
Exploring the conditions under which collective empathy forms, embeds, and sustains in an organization: A grounded theory case study
Author: David Lyn Harkins
Advisor: Deborah O'Neil (Committee Chair)
Transitory Information Sharing: The Relationship Between Social Anxiety and Online Self-Disclosure Through Ephemerality, Michael Jeffrey Harmon
Pathways between Relational Spiritual Processes, AA Sponsorship Alliance, and Sponsee Recovery Goals, Allison C. Hart
White Senior-level Student Affairs Professionals' Experiences with Social Justice, Inclusion, and Whiteness, Brittany House Conrad
Synthesis and investigation of silsesquioxane networks from static to photoactive smart materials, Nai-hsuan Hu
Single-Molecule Spectroscopy Studies of Protein Conformational Dynamics in DNA Damage Recognition and Cell Signaling, Sunidhi Jaiswal
Reimagining How Putrescine Functions as a Signaling Compound: The Essential Role of Synthesis and Compartmentation, Kumud Joshi
Drosophila as a Model Organism to Study Opioid Use Disorder, Nabil Karnib
Influence of Cognitive Interference on Speech, Zoe Kriegel
Ultra High Dimension Variable Selection with Threshold Partial Correlations, Yiheng Liu
Parasites alter organismal behavior and interactions in aquatic ecosystems, Rebecca Noel MacKay
Simultaneous Inference With Application To Dose-Response Study, Rachana Maharjan
Synthesis and photophysical property investigation of beads on a chain (BoC) silsesquioxane hybrid oligomers: probable pseudo conjugation, Shahrea Mahbub
Discovering the Aspects of Crises, the Environment, and Self That Inform Entry-Level Residence Life Crisis Managers, Joshua Alexander Maxwell
The Effect of Nonlinear Source-Filter Interaction on Aerodynamic Measures in a Synthetic Model of the Vocal Folds and Vocal Tract, Nicholas A. May
Trolling of #MeToo: Audiences' Perceptions, Blessy McWan
Family Matters: Relationship Dynamics Surrounding the Death of a Child in Later Life, Kagan A. Mellencamp
Multiple Personhood in Dissociative Identity Disorder: The Lives and Deaths of Invisible People, Erica E. Nichols
Energy-Statistics-Based Nonparametric Tests for Change Point Analysis, Joseph Mwendwa Njuki
Employee Voice Behavior and Perceived Control: Does Remote Work Environment Matter?
Author: Kelly Irene O'Brien
Advisor: Swathi Ravichandran (Committee Chair)
Exploring Self-awareness from Organization Development Practitioners' Perspectives
Author: Adaeze O. Ochieze
Advisor: Michelle Brodke (Committee Chair)
Dungeons & Dragons & Figurations: A D&D Player's Place within a Sea of Media Objects, Jules Marcel Patalita
The Evolution of Musical Theatre in Nigeria: A Case Study of Bolanle Austen-Peters' Musicals, Leesi Patrick
Boronic Acids as Optical Chemosensors for Saccharides and Phosphate Related Analytes, Andrej Penavic
Trust, Trustworthiness, Trust Propensity, Social Determinants of Health, and Not-for-profit Healthcare Organizations: Is there an Impact on Relations?
Author: Heather Lynn Poddany
Advisor: Michelle Brodke (Committee Chair)
Electro-Optical Properties of Colloidal Semiconductor Nanocrystals Made by Means of Coalescence, Dmitry Porotnikov
"What a Man": The Crisis of Masculinity on the Broadway Musical Stage, Daniel Matthew Ricken
Transformations of Siloxane-Based Materials Toward a Reuse and Recycling Loop: Catalytic Methods and Photochemistry, Buddhima Rupasinghe
Understanding Families of Adults with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Measure of Service and Support Needs Grounded in Family Members' Experience, Sarah E. Russin
Evaluating the effects of anthropogenic land use and habitat fragmentation on bat diversity and activity in the Oak Openings Region, Kelly Russo-Petrick
Hex the Kyriarchy: The Resignification of the Witch in Feminist Discourse from the Suffrage Era to the Present Day, Stephanie Nicole Scheurich
"That's a very big deal": An examination of the social support process for victims/survivors of sexual assault, Jaclyn Rae Shetterly
Durable WAC: A Sustainability Study of Two WAC Programs at Two, Two-Year Colleges, Timothy D. Snyder
Black Queer TV: Reparative Viewing and the Sociopolitical Questions of Our Now, Tobias L. Spears
The Aerodynamic, Glottographic, and Acoustic Effects of Clear Speech, Mahdi Tahamtan
The Use of Self Survey Instrument (UoS-SI): An Exploratory Factor Analysis and Reliability Analysis
Author: Jennifer L. Traxler
Advisor: Steven Cady (Committee Chair)
Some Universality and Hypercyclicity Phenomena on Smooth Manifolds, Thomas A. Tuberson
“It’s Hell”: Examining Suspicion, Ableism, and Disability Pride through an Intersectional Analysis of Fibromyalgia Experiences, Tabetha K. Violet
Communication Privacy Management Among Emerging Adult Children of Mothers with Depression, Kevin Walker
Normativity and Rationality – Analyzing the Norms for Disagreements and Judgment Suspension, Yuzhou Wang
Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Effectiveness of a Pilot Online Mindful Self-Compassion Program for Medical Students, Rachel S. Wasson
"I Wish to Be, I Wish to Give, I Wish to Go, I Wish to Meet": Make-A-Wish and the Construction of Disability, 1980-Present, Kaitlyn E. Wauthier
What Certain Norms Say About Spectra, Danielle Witt
Examining the moral and ethical implications of Ttitle IX compliance, Jeremy Zilmer
Dissertations from 2021
Phenylethylamine Derivatives: Pharmacological and Toxicological Studies, Amal Aburahma
Computational Raman Spectroscopy of Heterogeneous Organic-Inorganic Interfaces, Sajjad Afroosheh
Defect Studies in Metals, Alloys, and Oxides by Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy and Related Techniques, Sahil Agarwal
The Misrepresentation of Arab Gulf Men Through Costumes on Stage and Screen, Abdulmajeed Aldoukhi
The Association Between Sibling Type, Sibling Relationship Quality, and Mental Health from Adolescence into Young Adulthood, Lindsey L. Aldrich
Universality of Composition Operator with Conformal Map on the Upper Half Plane, Fadelah Abdulmohsen Almohammedali
The Patterns of First Marriage Among Children of Immigrants, Maurice Anyawie
A Case Study Exploring the Influence of Fraternity and Sorority Membership on Gender Identity Development, Megan M. Arnold
Need for Cognition in Resident Assistants, Bryan Austin
Representations of HIV/AIDS in Popular American Comic Books, 1981-1996, William Richard Avila