Dissertations from 2024
Counseling and Mental Health Awareness in Higher Education Institutions: A Phenomenological Exploration of Mental Health and How It Affects Degree Completion among Black Undergraduate College Women, ShaQuina D. White and Desirae N. Williams
Ethical Leadership and Moral Foundations Congruence, Sarah Willey
My Story is in the Structure: An Autoethnographic Study by an Instructional Designer Working in a Centralized Academic Reporting Line, Pamela Williams
Self-Harm in Female Youth with Undiagnosed ADHD: Implementing American Academy of Pediatrics Screening Guidelines, Roselie M. Woodard
Dissertations from 2023
The Effect of Student Perception of Parent Involvement and Socioeconomic Status on Academic Intrinsic Motivation, Pallavi Aggarwal and Taylor Lawson Smith
Investigating Relationships Between Muslim High School Students’ School Belonging and Career Decision-Making, Nour Alhiyari
Loss Scaling and Step Size in Deep Learning Optimizatio, Nora Alosily
With a Little Help at Home: The Impact of Romantic Partner Support on Daily Burnout and Workplace Incivility, Matthew Aplin-Houtz
High Resolution Intracavity Laser Absorption Spectroscopy of Transition Metal-containing Diatomic Molecules, Kristin Bales
U.S. Military Veterans Transition to Two Midwest Universities: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Moral Injury, and Academic Outcomes, Malychanh T. Bartlett
Cumulative Advantage and Student Performance in General Chemistry: An Empirical Study at a Midwest Tier 1 University (2016-2019), Nicole Barvian
Restricted Powers, Special-Purpose Districts, and Path Dependence: Economic Graveyards in Downstate Illinois, Bethany Behrhorst
Implementing Obesity Management Guidelines in Rural Primary Care, Taylor Bell
Gottman Processes and Couple Outcomes While Navigating Infertility, Clayton Brigance
Implementing Trauma-Informed Care Curriculum in a Doctoral Nursing Program, Mary D. Brown
The Motherhood Crusade: Rural Low-Income Mothers, Support, and Empowerment, Christina Castellano
Implementation of a Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation (SBAR) Patient Handoff Tool in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR), Kristen L. Chandler
Evaluation of Simulation on Medication Errors in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Carrie Clark
Improving Postpartum Depression Screening Practices in the Postpartum Setting, Courtney Lynn Cole
The Impact of Firm Size, Job Embeddedness, and Job Engagement on Turnover in Public Accounting Firms, Amy Cooper
Topological Data Analysis of Convolutional Neural Networks Using Depthwise Separable Convolutions, Eliot Courtois
Standardized Reporting for Hospice Admissions, Courtney Davenport
The Public Muse in Congress: The Punctuation of American Federal Arts Policy, Elizabeth Deichmann
Missed and Prior Diagnoses in Children Later Diagnosed with Autism, Maire Diemer
Improving Pediatric Asthma Outcomes Through Pictorial Asthma Action Plans, Julia Donovan
Social Spaces, Places, and Substance Use in Shaping Queer Identities, Alessandra Milagros Early
High-Resolution Spectroscopy of Interstellar Lines and Comets, Chemeda Ejeta
Daily SBAR Sheet for Pediatric Patients with Central Lines, Jordan M. Enzwiler
Student Retention through Decision Making and Withdrawal: The Importance of Course Scheduling in Higher Education, Danielle Faucett
Implementation of a Structured Discharge Checklist for Children Admitted to the Hospital with Acute Asthma, Nicholas Fleming
You Can Get There from Here: A Phenomenological Study of Help-Seeking Behavior and Experiences of Student Military Veterans in Community College, Donivan Foster
Screening for Food Insecurity in a Suburban Pediatric Urgent Care, Rachel Foutz
Do Allyship and Motivation Influence Women’s Cognitive Functioning and Self-Regulation After Witnessing Sexism?, Christina Garasky
Perceptions of and Approaches to Social Support Exchange While on Probation and Parole, Andrea Giuffre
Predicting Outcomes in Early Treated Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Natalie Goedeker (Available for download on Thursday, August 06, 2026)
Moving Forward by Looking Back: How Family Firms Create Competitive Advantage by Embracing Their History, Adam Goldman
The Association between Pelvic Floor Dysfunction and Mental Health in Natal Females with a Focus on Native American Populations, Lexxie Gramke
Probing Amyloid-beta protein structure and dynamics with a selective antibody, Shikha Grover
Examining the Interrelations between Rational Choice Inputs: Implications for Criminological Theory and Research, Benjamin Hamilton
Treatment Outcome from Cognitive Processing Therapy Examined Three Ways, Sophie Haven
Homegrown: Pastor Advocacy for Victims of Sex Trafficking, Julie Heifner
Implementation of an Educational Teach-back Program for Patients with Hypertension, LaKesha Hill
The Impact of a Culturally Responsive Approach in Science Education on Kindergarten Students, Monique Hite-Patterson
Extubation Readiness Test in a Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Mary K. Holyoke
Exploring the Relationship Between Financial Transparency and Sustainability Transparency in the Fashion Industry, Sohaila Hussaini
Breaking Cultural Stigma Associated with Mental Health Among Black Immigrants, Chika Ijioma
Effect of Confusion Assessment Scores on Identifying Delirium in Intensive Care Patients, Kayla Jacobs
Targeting Loneliness in Older Adults with Weekly Socialization, Tanja Johnson
Self-Care, Resilience, Self-Compassion, and Burnout in Doctoral Nursing Students: An Exploratory Needs Assessment, Logan Justice
Synthesis and Evaluation of Biologically Active Phosphorous Heterocycles and Lipid A Antagonist Compounds, Saroj Kafle
Impact of a Standardized Handoff Tool between Gastroenterology and PACU Nurses’ Communication and Satisfaction, Matthew Kahmann
From Childhood through Adulthood to Godhood: Trodding the African Ancestral Path to Become a Shining Star of Ourstory, Salim Kenyatta
Near-IR Spectroscopic Analysis of the Primary Volatile Composition of Long and Short-period Comets, Younas Khan
Allied Health Faculty Members’ Perspective on Interprofessional Collaborative Practice: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study, Prajakta Khare-Ranade, Margaret Newsham Beckley, and Mary Geders Falcetti
Prediabetic Screening Tool in Primary Care, Ashley Koon
Secondary Market Management: How to Sustain and Manage Collectible Product’s Growth, Steven Kraml (Available for download on Saturday, December 19, 2026)
Understanding the Ethical Decision-Making Processes of Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy Practitioners, Lisa Krystosek
Impacting African American Student Achievement in the Middle School STEM Classroom by Teaching Mathematics Through Arts Integration and Design Thinking, Robert Lippert and Tjuannia R. Seals
Neurodiverse Perceptions of Inclusivity in the Workplace, Shannon Lively
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Improving Outcomes Through Early Identification, Tina Lusk
Self-Care Practices in Doctoral Nursing Students and Effects on Educational Experience, Megan Lutman
Cultural Microaggressions in Multinational Organizations: Organizational Inclusivity and Employee Coping Strategies, Regina McWilliams
K-12 Teachers’ Retention of Arts Integrated Professional Development, Roxane McWilliams
Disease Risk of Reintroducing Primates Confiscated from the Illegal Wildlife Trade, Ana Patricia Mendoza Becerra
Effects of Adaptive Expertise on Counseling Self-Efficacy: The Mediating Role of Adaptive Performance, Jiaying Meyer
Up the Bayou Without a Paddle: A Historical Case Study of Black Catholic Education in New Orleans Post-Katrina, Anisha Morrell
Successfully Scaling Digital Technology Ventures: An Empirical Study of the Strategic Choices that Maximize Firm Value, Scott Morris
Risky Business: CEO Risk Tolerance and Non-GAAP Earnings, Johnna Murray
The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on What Teachers Want from a Principal to be Successful: A Study on Teacher Perception, Erika Niles and Kristen Pelster
Evaluating Middle School English Language Learners’ Science and Literacy Proficiency, Yasemin Ozkaya
PRIMED for Sport Coaching: A Mixed-Methods Pilot Study of a Six-Week Intervention, Pete S. Paciorek
Ways to Prevent Moral Disengagement for YouTube Content Creators: The Role of Empathy and Self-Compassion, Nathan Andrew Pennington
Implementation of a Vestibular Disorder Screening Tool in an Urgent Care, Kathleen A. Probst
Acute Agitation Intervention Tool for Reduction of Polypharmacy, Brooks J. Propst
Has the PCAOB Maintained Political Independence? Evidence from Public Communication, Kara Rasmussen (Available for download on Thursday, January 11, 2029)
Student Movements, Politics, and Policy in Chile, 2001 – 2012, Leesa Rasp
Activities of the Mind and Soul: Eudaimonia, Identity, and Implicit Theories of Giftedness in Secondary Gifted Students, Megan Roegner
The Impact of Using Relevant Context on Student Comprehension and Attitude in a Collegiate Introductory Statistics Unit on Probability, Ryan F. Rzeszutko, Jennifer L. Petrie, and Dwayne T. James
The Effects of Mindfulness on Depression in Dialysis Patients, Nakeia Saddler
Self-Compassion and Experiential Avoidance: Potential Pathways to Posttraumatic Growth, Julia Sager
Not All Best Practices Result in Best Performances: Two Empirical Studies of Online Accounting Education, Mark Sanders
See Me from Behind the Screen: Workplace Ostracism in a Remote Environment, Quiméka Nicole Saunders
Vaccine Hesitancy, Provider Time, and Decision to Vaccinate, Kenneth Shackelford
New Methods for Stereoselective Glycosylation in Application to Significant Biomedical Targets, Melanie L. Shadrick
Evaluation of a Substance Abuse Screening Tool in the Pediatric Emergency Room, Jody Sims
Unleashing Your Power: Principal Support and Its Relation to Teacher Longevity In Hard-to-Staff Schools930, Tracy Smith
Binding Interactions of Biologically Relevant Molecules Studied Using Surface-Modified and Nanostructured Surfaces, Palak Sondhi
From Doubt to Degree: The Retention of African-American Mother-Scholars, Tamala Y. Stallings
Design Thinking’s Effect on Empathy Development in Middle School English- Language Arts, Kim Starkey
"Operation Motivation" - Samuel Shepard Jr., Nicalee Stephens-Wilson
Risk and Protective Factors to Well-being in Foster Care Youth Prescribed Psychotropic Medication in a Wraparound Program of Care, Ann Reali Stratton
Intimate Partner Violence Screening in the Emergency Department, Rebecca Stuerman
Pneumococcal Vaccination in Adult Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Samjhana Thapa
Factors Affecting Technology Integration for Teachers at K-12, Adult Education, and Higher Education Institutions Since Virtual Learning Due to COVID-19, Christina Thompson, Stephanie Collins, and Lisa Hollins