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
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
Confronting Whiteness: When Critical Whites Studies and Racial Trauma Collide: An Autoethnography, Tracy Barron
Autoethnographies Exploring the Cultural Spirit Murdering and Nurturing of Three Minority Educators in K-12, Sara Z. Beg, Maritza Caldera, and Denise Ross
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
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
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
Some Wounds Don’t Heal: Spirit Assassination Attempts: Tools of White Supremacy, Karen Louise Douglas
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
Perspectives of College Students with Disabilities Regarding Their High School Transition Experience: Notes for High School Transition Planning, Lindsay Hartzler, Kitty Dong, Andrew Johnson Kliethermes, Kaitlyn Sandheinrich, and Mark Wheatley
Enhancing the First-year Experience Program for Community College Students: Creating a Cohort Model to Encourage Success, Engagement, and Sense of Belonging, Vicky Herbel, Christina Cox, Amy M. Koehler, Kim Mercurio, and Barbara Stratman
Shattering the Mask: Unveiling the Destructive Force of Misogynoir, LeDominique Hubbard
A Quasi-experimental Study on the Effectiveness of Neurofeedback on Anxiety, Supervisory Working Alliance, and Supervisory Nondisclosure of Counselors in Training, Elizabeth Irwin (Available for download on Sunday, August 01, 2027)
Relations Between Prior Racial Microaggressions, Expat Motivation, and Life Satisfaction Among African American Expat Women in Mexico, Patricia Keller
Convening the Counter-Conversation: Critical Participatory Action Research Against Real-Time Repression, Connor Maguire, Leo Jalipa, and Anne Grass
Participation Mandatory, Learning Not Required: A Phenomenological Study of Diversity Training in Education and Law Enforcement, Jamie Martin, Tabari Asim Coleman, Toni J. Fall, Crystal L. Isom, and Jennifer L. Niebrzydoski
Why We Stay - Considering the Past, Contemplating the Present, and Suggestions for the Future, Joelle McIntosh and Erika S. Johnson
For Black Women - When the Rainbow Was Not Enough (Shange, 1976, New York City): An Autoethnographic Collection About Spirit Assassination, Teresa Quarles, Tamika Galvin, and Sherrie McClellan
The Cultivation and Integration of Cultural Humility and Cultural Competence in LGBTIQ+ Client Work: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Approach, Gon Ratanashevorn
Student–Faculty Engagement Solutions for Retention of Racially Minoritized Students, Rayza Rolon Nieves, Kevin M. Wathen, Jordan M. Watson, and Shanee E. Haynes
Diverse Gamers: Resistance Through Video Gameplay, Breon Rose
Exploring Strategies for Placement Stability Among Foster Care Children, Gabrielle Sewester
The Impacts of Authentic Learning on Student Outcomes, Evan Sheppard and Cameron Conner
Ethnic Studies and White Identity, Aimee Snelling and Kara Cisco
Who Cares?! Fostering Inclusive and Empowering Environments for Black Students in Predominantly White Institutions: Strategies for Retention and Cultural Engagement, Joel Mandell Stancer, Danielle Allen, Angela Haywood-Gaskin, Kelly Atkins, Rhonda Lingard, and Kuriston White-Dunlap
Black Female Educator: Underappreciated, Overworked, and the Indelible Quest for Agency Within the Educational System, Sharena Stevenson
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
My Story is in the Structure: An Autoethnographic Study by an Instructional Designer Working in a Centralized Academic Reporting Line, Pamela Williams
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
Cumulative Advantage and Student Performance in General Chemistry: An Empirical Study at a Midwest Tier 1 University (2016-2019), Nicole Barvian
Gottman Processes and Couple Outcomes While Navigating Infertility, Clayton Brigance
The Aftermath of the First Children of Brown: Stories of Housing and Education Racial Disparities in St. Louis, Missouri 1950-1970, Benard Diggs (Available for download on Wednesday, December 11, 2024)
Student Retention through Decision Making and Withdrawal: The Importance of Course Scheduling in Higher Education, Danielle Faucett
You Can Get There from Here: A Phenomenological Study of Help-Seeking Behavior and Experiences of Student Military Veterans in Community College, Donivan Foster
Homegrown: Pastor Advocacy for Victims of Sex Trafficking, Julie Heifner
The Impact of a Culturally Responsive Approach in Science Education on Kindergarten Students, Monique Hite-Patterson
From Childhood through Adulthood to Godhood: Trodding the African Ancestral Path to Become a Shining Star of Ourstory, Salim Kenyatta
Allied Health Faculty Members’ Perspective on Interprofessional Collaborative Practice: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study, Prajakta Khare-Ranade, Margaret Newsham Beckley, and Mary Geders Falcetti
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
K-12 Teachers’ Retention of Arts Integrated Professional Development, Roxane McWilliams
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 (Available for download on Friday, January 24, 2025)
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
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
Unleashing Your Power: Principal Support and Its Relation to Teacher Longevity In Hard-to-Staff Schools930, Tracy Smith
From Doubt to Degree: The Retention of African-American Mother-Scholars, Tamala Y. Stallings (Available for download on Thursday, December 05, 2024)
Design Thinking’s Effect on Empathy Development in Middle School English- Language Arts, Kim Starkey
"Operation Motivation" - Samuel Shepard Jr., Nicalee Stephens-Wilson (Available for download on Saturday, December 07, 2024)
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
Comparison between the Effectiveness of mySci and OpenSciEd Curricula on the Achievement and Attitudes of Eighth Grade Science Students, Nicole Vick and Nina Blanton
Counter Narratives: A Phenomenological Study of Inner-City Catholic School Teachers, Staci Wadlington
The Permanence of Racism in Tennessee Public Schools, Jarral Yokley
Dissertations from 2022
Fostering Teacher-Student Relationships: A Case Study Connecting Middle School Teachers, Authentic Local History, and Empathetic Competence, Richard A. Buschard Jr., Diane Clark, Lauren Cobb, and Brian J. Esselman
Resilience in Black Mental Health Counselors, Ericka Cables
An Examination of Summer Melt for TRIO Talent Search and Upward Bound Alumni, Jasmine D. Clay and Jasmine C. Lewis
No One Can Whistle a Symphony: Analyzing Growth in Proficiency for English Learners in Coteaching, Debra Ann Cole
We Eat, We Live, We Repeat: Reimagining Food Heritage through Foodways and Sustainable Food Practices, Caitlin L. Crain, Amy L. Roznos, Britt L. Tate Beaugard, and Darius L. Williams
Sexual Minority Thriving: Bouncing Beyond Adversity, Debra Crawford
Working for Justice: A Black Educators Journey of Supporting Black Males in an Urban School District, Carey Cunningham
Long-term English Learners in Middle School: Perspectives on Growth in Language Acquisition and Academic Learning, Barbara Doerfler
From Empathy to Social Empathy: A Journey in a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Workplace Graduate Certificate, Francesca Ferrari and Lisa M. Woodrum
An Exploratory Multiple Case Study of Discipline Practices in a Major Metropolitan Public School District: A Look into the School to Prison Pipeline, Neil French, Kristin Calvert-French, Phyllis Jackson, and Erin King
When St. Louis School Nature Leaders and Environmental Partners Work Together Nature-based Learning Inspires Joy and Curiosity in K-2 Students, Julie Frisch and Melissa Politte
The Color of Conduct: A S.I.S.T.A.'s Tale of Race, Housing, and Higher Education, Natasha Gibson-Winston
Where Are the Black Teachers? There Should Be More to Make It Even, Harolyn Harris
Addressing Racial Trauma in Counseling: Perspectives and Lessons from the Field, Claire Martin
Breadwinner Mothers of School-Aged Children during COVID-19: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, Rebecca D. Miller
Bisexual+ Women of Color and Microaffirmations, Zori Paul
Lifting As We Climb: Giving Voice to Black Female Mentorship Stories and Exploring Factors that Lead to Successful Mentoring Outcomes, Channon Peoples, Margaret Brockmeyer, and Dawn Indelicato-Faw
Parent Perceptions of Adolescent Technology Use: Implications for the Parent-Child Relationship, Tiffany Somerville
From Family Storytelling to Emancipatory Knowing: Bearing Witness to the Resistance of Black Women Leaders in Higher Education, Eboni Sterling
Culturally Relevant Practices and Community: Increasing Minority Leadership in School Administration to Improve School Climate, Cassandra Suggs and Joy N. Rogers
The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round: Rethinking the St. Louis Busing Program, Tango Walker and Ketosha Harris
Life Histories of BlackQueer Adults: Why and How They Support BlackQueer Youth, Javania Michelle Webb
Untold Perspectives: The Impact of the Closure of a Health Institution in a Black Community in North St. Louis County, Patricia Zahn, Kiley Bednar, Andrea Jackson-Jennings, and Erica L. Henderson
Dissertations from 2021
Not Just Another Professional Development Session: Implementing Effective Social Justice Aligned Professional Learning for Educators, Jessica Bitting
An Education System Built on the Pillars of White Supremacy and Anti-Blackness: A Collection of Autoethnographic Studies Depicting How Black Kids Never Had a Chance, Abena B. Boateng, Ida B. Casey, Jamie C. Klupe, Julie C. Moorman, and Angeline Williams-Jackson
Plus 50 Students and Their Experiences with Technology in Undergraduate Classes, Jamillah L. Boyd and Nykea T. Watts-Edwards
Thriving in Student Affairs Professionals: An Exploration of Supporting Constructs, Shawn Brodie, Phillip Campbell, Gretchen Day Fricke, Kawanna Leggett, and Norris Manning
Hiding in Heteronormative Sight: Students' Concealment of (Nonhetero)Sexual Identity in Public Schools, Kristine Carey
Religious Leadership: Agents of Social Change, Jacqueline Carter
Becoming a Teacher: A Case Study on Student Teacher Professional Identity Construction During the Education Practicum in a Normal University in China, Jingxin Cheng, Xiaodi Li, and Ming Yi
The Impact of the Absent African American Father: Findings and Implications, Tambra Cross
Bridging the Gap: A Closer Look at Educational Inequities and Strategies To Support African American Students, Terry Daily-Davis, LaChrisa Crenshaw, and Gina M. Jenkins