UMSL Graduate scholars are given the opportunity to highlight if their thesis or dissertation deals with cultural diversity issues or is culturally diverse. This is a collection of those self selected works.

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Available Works & Program from 2024

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Afterlight: Game Design and the Power of Narrative, Elio Hollenbeck

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Bananas vs. Coffee: Why Did One Instigate Violence and the Other Community?, Sydney Stark

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Effects of Foster Children’s Epigenetics in Abusive Environments, Shamika Ellis and Theresa Moore

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Gangsterism, the Urban Ruling Elite, and the Guomindang: Power Sharing During the Early Years of the Chinese Republic, 1927-1937, Evan Boyle

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How the West Was Stolen: A Closer Look at the St.Louis Treaty of 1804, Lisa Kozieja

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Human Zoo Healthcare at the 1904 World’s Fair, Angel Blake

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"Killin' Nazis": How Jews are Portrayed in Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds, Skylar Baxter

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NBA Conspiracies: A League That Values Money Over Honesty, Rebecca Littrel

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Recognition Promotes Sodomy: Gay Lib Vs. The University of Missouri, Micah Hillier

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Seeing Me: Influential Queer Black Men in Entertainment, Jay Gaskin

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The Fentanyl Crisis in the African American Community: Exploring Geographic Differences in Overdose in the St. Louis Region, Tanys Giles, Devin Banks, Rashmi Ghonasgi, Maria Paschke, and Rachel Winograd

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The Life and Music of Hazel Felman, Shane Devine

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Tritons United: Against Gender-Based Violence, Kayla Bowling, Jessica Emert, Kimberly Werner, and Maggie Gross

Theses from 2023

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A Literary Callithump: A Short Story Collection, Jordan Brennan (Available for download on Tuesday, November 04, 2223)

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A Middle-Class Mother's Journey on Navigating the Educational System: The Impact of Critical Race Theory, Intersectionality, and Class in Schools, Amy A. Hunter

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Combating Systemic Racism With Truth Commissions, Katherine E. Miles

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Cultural Microaggressions in Multinational Organizations: Organizational Inclusivity and Employee Coping Strategies, Regina McWilliams

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Effects of Adaptive Expertise on Counseling Self-Efficacy: The Mediating Role of Adaptive Performance, Jiaying Meyer

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Encouraging Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Uptake: A Healthcare Improvement Project, Lauren E. Woll

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From Childhood through Adulthood to Godhood: Trodding the African Ancestral Path to Become a Shining Star of Ourstory, Salim Kenyatta

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From Doubt to Degree: The Retention of African-American Mother-Scholars, Tamala Y. Stallings (Available for download on Thursday, December 05, 2024)

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Homegrown: Pastor Advocacy for Victims of Sex Trafficking, Julie Heifner

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Improving Pediatric Asthma Outcomes Through Pictorial Asthma Action Plans, Julia Donovan

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Intentional Passing and Closeted Agency, Logan Bohlinger

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Investigating Relationships Between Muslim High School Students’ School Belonging and Career Decision-Making, Nour Alhiyari