Dissertations from 2025
Implementation of a Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Toolkit Postpartum, Eriola Arapi
Screening for Bullying in a Middle School Setting, Paige Bernau
Depression Screening in the Adult Inpatient Oncology Population, Erica Bizub
Transforming Heritage Narratives: Harnessing the Power of Four Truth Inquiry to Reclaim Women’s History and Reinvent Climate Communication at Interpretive Sites, Pamela Blair-Bruce
Screening For Depression and Anxiety in Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Nicole M. Bondurant
Warriors and Guardians: Police Recruit Role Orientation and Heterogeneity, Robert Boxerman
Increasing Access to Asthma Education through Digital Technology and Surveying Preferences of Children and Families, Corrin E. Brockschmidt
The Write Time for an Autoethnography: How Writing Project Has Shaped My Understanding of Professional Learning in Community, Tracy Brosch
Implementation of Mindfulness-Based Interventions and Weekly Visits to Reduce Loneliness in Older Adults, Victoria E. Cobb
Implementing Behavioral Management and Social Skills Training for Pediatric Patients with ADHD and Their Caregivers, Meagan A. Conwell
Beyond "Thanks for Your Service": Navigating the Challenges of Memorializing the Global War on Terrorism, James Craig
Post-9/11 Navy Service Members’ Barriers to Using Military Educational Benefits, Karen D. Cross
Trauma-Informed Gatekeeping in Counselor Education and Supervision: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, Leslie E. Davis
Building a Grounded Theory of Resilience Among Survivors of Chronic Ischemic Stroke, Erin Marie Tompkins Doan
Motivational Interviewing for Weight Loss: A Review of Evidence-Based Outcomes in Overweight and Obese Adults, Marian Dover
Care Coordination in Pediatric Primary Care, Alyssa K. Durzo
Variable Importance, Knockoff Filters, and Improving False Discovery and False Negative Rates, Nicholas Ehlman
The Psychological Impact of Parenting Child Victims of Trauma, Stephanie Faulkingham
Network Analysis of Biopsychosocial Factors Associated with Trauma Exposure: Impacts on Inflammation, Taryn R. Fitzgerald
Toward Culturally Responsive Interpretation: Native American Histories, Lifeways, and Ways of Knowing at the High Desert Museum, Carol Fitzsimmons and Ajena Cason Rogers
Development and Validation of the Informal Safety Leadership Measure, Ashley L. Gill
No Cheers, No Fears: Unpacking Non-drinkers' Survival Tactics at Work-Related Drinking Events, Amanda Good
Reclaiming Data: A Participatory Action Research Study to Empower Educators, Diana Hammond
Improving HPV Vaccination Decision-Making for Adolescents and Their Caregiver, Mary E. Hohman
Truth, Resilience, and Healing: Deepen Understanding of Native American Federal Boarding School Histories, Toya D. Holiday
Never Fear, Hope is Here: A Quantitative Analysis of Public Accountants’ Hope During Busy Season, Katelynn Hopson
Guardrails for Growth: Governing Open-Source Software Risk in Healthtech Startups, Tonya Humphrey
Performances in Prison: Identity Transformations Through Role-Taking, Victoria Inzana (Available for download on Thursday, April 29, 2027)
Illuminating Trauma & Resilience In Educational Spaces: Expanding Narratives to Promote Historical and Critical Civic Empathy at Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, Chakakuan Johnson, Linda Nance, and Byron Witherspoon
Implementation of Telehealth Optimization to Improve Postpartum Visit Adherence, Kelli L. Jungewaelter (Available for download on Tuesday, August 03, 2027)
Implementing a Standardized Protocol to Screen for Depression in a Gastroenterology Outpatient Clinic, Catherine M. Karle
Assessing Psychologists’ Clinical Knowledge of Geriatric Depression: A Validation Study of the Later Life Depression Knowledge Questionnaire, Abigail J. Laine
Implementation of a Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Toolkit Postpartum, Emily R. Leone
What Factors Impact Teachers’ Beliefs about the Likelihood to Which Their Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Can Live on Campus, Jonathan Lidgus
St. Louis, Missouri’s Gayborhood and Washington, DC’s Black Lives Matter Plaza: Revealing the Healing Potential of Resistance Stories that are Grounded in Place, Ryan R. Lindsay, Lotte I. Lent, and Ackesha J. Patrick
Nanoporous Gold Nanoparticles and Model Membrane Systems Applied to the Study of Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), Dhanbir Lingden
Implementation of a Nurse-Driven Process to Decrease NPO Times in a Geriatric Emergency Department, Luke D. Little
Palliative Care Beyond Cancer: The Use of the P-CaRES Tool, Breslin E. Meyer
Transportation: A Barrier to Healthcare Access Among Disabled, Older Adults with Diabetes and Hypertension in Rural Areas, Anne G. Mwangi-Amann
Aromatherapy to Decrease Anxiety in Adults with a Substance Use Disorder in an Intensive Outpatient Program, Alexandria Naccarato-Diplarides (Available for download on Saturday, July 22, 2028)
Electronic-Based Determinants of Health Screening on an Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit, Anyaku O. Okpara
Dying Young, Brianne L. Overton (Available for download on Monday, August 03, 2026)
The Roots of Our Food: Relationships Are the Seeds of Care-based Food Heritage, Nicole E. Post, Raena D. Parsons, and Adrian Boone
Unleashing Excellence: Strengthening IT Leaders Through Executive Coaching, Tonya S. Rivers
Implementation of Quantitative Blood Loss to Detect Postpartum Hemorrhage after Vaginal Birth, Raven S. Simpson
Evaluation of a Behavioral Response Team to Decrease Use of Violent Restraint, Katherine Skrade
Getting the Unbanked, Banked: An Adult Education Intervention Program to Increase the Usage of the Banking System by Low-Income Families, Orlando A. Smith
Implementation of an Evidence-Based Postpartum Depression Screening Tool in a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Morgan A. Takacs
The Clinical Utility of Measuring Emotion Dysregulation in Autistic Youth, Monica S. Trevino
Through the Four Truth Lens: Exploring Climate Change Communication at Joshua Tree and Glacier Bay National Parks, Heather A. Waterman and Amanda Berlinski
Bowel Regimen Protocol Implementation for Pediatric Patients Following Cardiac Surgery, Eryn Watson
Race-Neutral PFT: Implementing Patient Activation Measure Following Race- Neutral Pulmonary Function Testing, Ann M. Way
A Program Evaluation: Insomnia in Adults with Major Depression Disorder with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), Taylor E. Wilson
A Four-Truth Exploration of Memory, Social Connection, and Belonging in Fairground and Tower Grove Parks in St. Louis, Missouri, Kenya D. Womack, Adeola N. Adewale, Marie E. Boesch, and Gelene M. Strecker-Sayer
Evaluating Depression in Adults Undergoing Substance Abuse Treatment: A Program Evaluation of Intensive Outpatient Program, Chidochomoyo E. Zvirawa
Dissertations from 2024
Developing Expertise and Multiculturally Informed Supervision Practices, Mary Martha Abernathy
An Examination of the Impediments to Implementing Student-Centered Teaching Methods in Public Schools, Nicole R H Adewale, Robert L. Bloch, and Garry D. Gibbs
Organizational Characteristics as Drivers of Employer Attraction, Naomi L. Akins-Osuma
Reducing Restraint Use and WorkPlace Violence with the Broset Violence Checklist, Alexandria Anderson
Examining Mentoring as a Catalyst for Nurse Work Engagement and Professional Development, Cherryl A Rainey
A Qualitative Case Study of an Ultra-Brief Trait Emotional Intelligence Intervention for University Student Leaders, Britne K. Bacca-Haupt, Melinda R. Dilley, Fletcher J. Ferguson, Lisa C. Gillis-Davis, and Jacqueline M. Schneller
Disruptive Clinician Behavior: A Qualitative Descriptive Study of Non-native English-speaking Nurses, Seyoung Baik
Confronting Whiteness: When Critical Whites Studies and Racial Trauma Collide: An Autoethnography, Tracy Barron
Is it More State than Trait? Within-person Variability and Inter-rater Agreement of Feedback Orientation, Timothy J. Bartkoski
Implementation of the Process Improvement Toolkit for Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries, Christina Bearden
Autoethnographies Exploring the Cultural Spirit Murdering and Nurturing of Three Minority Educators in K-12, Sara Z. Beg, Maritza Caldera, and Denise Ross
Factors Influencing Purpose in Life in Middle-Aged and Older Adults, Kelly Bergstrom
Implementation of Intentional Hourly Rounding at Pediatric Hospital, Margaret Bernard
The Influence of News Media on ESG Ratings: Analyzing Media Sentiment Around ESG Rating Changes, David Beverly (Available for download on Sunday, May 24, 2026)
The Impact of Social-Emotional Competence on Academic Achievement and Career Success within Urban School Systems, LaShanda R. Boone, Keesha Byrd, Susan Grimes, Jamesha Purdiman, and Cierra Wourman
Puf Protein-Mediated Regulation of mRNAs from Yeast to Humans, and Characterization of a Dopaminergic SH-SY5Y Cell Model, Ariel Bulmash (Available for download on Saturday, October 23, 2027)
A Latent Profile Analysis of High-Risk Children's Problematic Sexual Behavior, Claudia Campbell
Steminism: Analyzing Factors That Improve Retention of Women in STEM, Kira Carter, Jane Kelley, Jason Vasser-Elong, and RC Patterson
The Pivot to Online Learning: A Case Study of EFL Student Teachers’ Learning Experiences and Perceptions in China, Jingxin Cheng
Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia and Phototherapy: The Implementation of Seminal Clinical Practice Guidelines, Christina Coleman
Implementation of Skin-to-Skin Contact Immediately Post Cesarean Birth: A Quality Improvement Project, Sophia Cooke
Radiating Excellence: Leadership Styles in Nuclear Power That Influence Operators Towards Industry Best Practices, Joshua Copeland
Evaluation of the Grief of Mothers Affected by Perinatal and Traumatic Loss, Landry Crabtree
The Postsecondary Success of Historically Marginalized Black and Latino Male Students: Examining Factors that Impact College Readiness Preparation and Persistence, Molly Croghan, Ebonie Davis, Janci Finkley, Zehra Khan, Yvette Levy, Evans Mudanya, and Lizbeth Roman
The Impact of Hourly Safety Rounding on Pediatric Fall Rates, Natalie Doskal-Poe
Some Wounds Don’t Heal: Spirit Assassination Attempts: Tools of White Supremacy, Karen Louise Douglas
Evaluation of a Smoking Cessation Program in Primary Care, Yolanda Duncan-Watt
Improving Mental Health Outcomes for Amputees, Zachary Elmore
Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment for Pregnant Women, Rebekah Feeney
Bridging the Gap: Psychopharmacologic Education and Side Effect Screening for Non-Prescribing Mental Health Professionals, Elaine Fitzgerald
Implementation of the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Screening Tool for Postpartum Depression in a Midwest Primary Care Clinic, Makenzie Garrison
Implementing a Brief Intervention for Smoking Cessation in an Inpatient Psychiatric Facility, Erika Gotway
Screening for Depression Post Acute Coronary Syndrome, Alyssa Graham
Dream-Seekers (Ladson-Billings, 2009): An Analysis of Culturally Relevant Pedagogical Development Through the Perspective of Black Novice Teachers, Christina Grove, Nana Becoat, Michelle Cooley, and Pablo Ramos Jr
The Spirit-Murdering of Black Students from White Educators, Brian C. Guilfoyle, Casetta D. Brown, Sarah J. Guilfoyle, and Courtney D. Jude
Implementation of Postnatal Depression Screening: A Pilot Study, Mollie Gulino
Implementation of Home Blood Pressure Monitoring, Sarah Gutzke
Improving Identification of Complicated Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome Using the Prediction of Alcohol Withdrawal Severity Scale, Kristin Hagopian