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Dissertations from 2023

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The Effect of Student Perception of Parent Involvement and Socioeconomic Status on Academic Intrinsic Motivation, Pallavi Aggarwal and Taylor Lawson Smith

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Gottman Processes and Couple Outcomes While Navigating Infertility, Clayton Brigance

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You Can Get There from Here: A Phenomenological Study of Help-Seeking Behavior and Experiences of Student Military Veterans in Community College, Donivan Foster

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

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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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Understanding the Ethical Decision-Making Processes of Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy Practitioners, Lisa Krystosek

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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

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K-12 Teachers’ Retention of Arts Integrated Professional Development, Roxane 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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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

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Activities of the Mind and Soul: Eudaimonia, Identity, and Implicit Theories of Giftedness in Secondary Gifted Students, Megan Roegner

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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

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Unleashing Your Power: Principal Support and Its Relation to Teacher Longevity In Hard-to-Staff Schools930, Tracy Smith (Available for download on Sunday, April 28, 2024)

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Counter Narratives: A Phenomenological Study of Inner-City Catholic School Teachers, Staci Wadlington

Dissertations from 2022

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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

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Resilience in Black Mental Health Counselors, Ericka Cables

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An Examination of Summer Melt for TRIO Talent Search and Upward Bound Alumni, Jasmine D. Clay and Jasmine C. Lewis

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No One Can Whistle a Symphony: Analyzing Growth in Proficiency for English Learners in Coteaching, Debra Ann Cole

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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

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Sexual Minority Thriving: Bouncing Beyond Adversity, Debra Crawford

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Working for Justice: A Black Educators Journey of Supporting Black Males in an Urban School District, Carey Cunningham

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Long-term English Learners in Middle School: Perspectives on Growth in Language Acquisition and Academic Learning, Barbara Doerfler

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From Empathy to Social Empathy: A Journey in a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Workplace Graduate Certificate, Francesca Ferrari and Lisa M. Woodrum

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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

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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

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The Color of Conduct: A S.I.S.T.A.'s Tale of Race, Housing, and Higher Education, Natasha Gibson-Winston

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Where Are the Black Teachers? There Should Be More to Make It Even, Harolyn Harris

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Addressing Racial Trauma in Counseling: Perspectives and Lessons from the Field, Claire Martin

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Mentoring: The Factors that Contribute to Persistence to Graduation for African American Males in Predominantly White Institutions in Missouri, Paula Miller

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Breadwinner Mothers of School-Aged Children during COVID-19: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, Rebecca D. Miller

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Bisexual+ Women of Color and Microaffirmations, Zori Paul

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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

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Parent Perceptions of Adolescent Technology Use: Implications for the Parent-Child Relationship, Tiffany Somerville

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From Family Storytelling to Emancipatory Knowing: Bearing Witness to the Resistance of Black Women Leaders in Higher Education, Eboni Sterling

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Culturally Relevant Practices and Community: Increasing Minority Leadership in School Administration to Improve School Climate, Cassandra Suggs and Joy N. Rogers

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The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round: Rethinking the St. Louis Busing Program, Tango Walker and Ketosha Harris

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Applying Retrieval Practice in Climate Change Education: How Retrieval-based Learning May Enhance High School Students’ Conceptual Understanding on Climate Change Topics, Mengyu Wang (Available for download on Saturday, December 02, 2023)

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Life Histories of BlackQueer Adults: Why and How They Support BlackQueer Youth, Javania Michelle Webb (Available for download on Saturday, May 04, 2024)

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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

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Not Just Another Professional Development Session: Implementing Effective Social Justice Aligned Professional Learning for Educators, Jessica Bitting

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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

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Plus 50 Students and Their Experiences with Technology in Undergraduate Classes, Jamillah L. Boyd and Nykea T. Watts-Edwards

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Thriving in Student Affairs Professionals: An Exploration of Supporting Constructs, Shawn Brodie, Phillip Campbell, Gretchen Day Fricke, Kawanna Leggett, and Norris Manning

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Hiding in Heteronormative Sight: Students' Concealment of (Nonhetero)Sexual Identity in Public Schools, Kristine Carey

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Religious Leadership: Agents of Social Change, Jacqueline Carter

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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

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Clinical Case Conceptualization Skill Development and Counseling Pedagogy: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study, Andrea Cox

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The Impact of the Absent African American Father: Findings and Implications, Tambra Cross

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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

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Barriers Teaching Environmental Justice Education, Jodi Devonshire

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Surviving and Thriving as a New Principal: Discussing What It Takes to be a New Principal Through a Narrative Approach, Patrick Fisher

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Teacher Retention and Attrition in Missouri: Who Should Solve the Problem? A Three-tiered Analysis of Teacher Retention and Attrition in Missouri, Joshua Flores

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Equity and Ability Grouping: A Study of Whole-School Practices and Reflections on Vocal Music Education, Daniel Glossenger and Andrew Cowell

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Meaningful Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in Jewish Supplementary Schools, Zeena Goldenberg

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Social Work Junior Faculty Perceptions of Their Doctoral Level Teaching Preparation, Marissa Hardwrict

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The Role of Counseling Trainee Adversity, Attachment Style, and Trauma-Informed Principles in Clinical Supervision, Nicole Hurless

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Which School- and Community- Characteristics Lead to Charter School Success?, Susan Marino and Sarah Ranney

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Documenting the Journey Towards Becoming an Anti-Racist White Educator, Heather McCord

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Confronting and Dismantling Whiteness in Higher Education: A Grassroots Approach, Winnie Needham

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An Examination of the Impact of Student Loan Debt on Alumni Giving, Ashley N. Nickell and Molly B. Hurley

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Ready to Engage? Urban Middle School Teachers’ Responsiveness to Targeted Engagement Interventions on Their Virtual Instructional Practices: An Action Research Study, Svetlana Nikic

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The Relationship Between Number of Instructional Minutes and Science and Mathematics Achievement in Elementary Schools, Gwendolyn Randolph

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At the Top of the Chart: A Composite Counterstory of Black Students’ Mathematical Success, Joslyn N. Richardson

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Moth to a Flame: An Investigation of the Personality Traits and Early-Life Trauma Histories of Women Who Have Survived Adult Relationships with Men with Pathological Narcissism, Michelle D. Roberts

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Collaborative Online Education: A Case Study of an Ed.D. Program, Han Rong, Yang Zhang, Rongjing Cao, and Jinge Xu

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The Effects of Mobile Devices & Maker Projects on Middle School African American Students’ STEM Knowledge Base & Interest, Allen L. Savage Sr.

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Surfing Without Water: College Students Who Experience Homelessness, Melissa Scheer and Deidra C. Thomas-Murray

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The COVID-19 Pivot to Online Education and BSN Graduates’ Readiness to Practice, Abigail Schulte

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A Comparison of First and Continuing-Generation Student Success and Engagement in an Online General Education English course, Maya Scruggs Hicks and Tchule S. Moore

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Academic and Demographic Patterns of Students Placed in Early Algebra I Acceleration, Jill Smith

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Heterosexual Parents Who Move Toward Acceptance of Their Gay Sons, Brady Sullivan

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Exploring How Tourism Majors’ Perceived Professional Competence Influences Their Choice of Tourism Careers in China, Zhixin Sun, Lihong Wang, and Miao Zhao

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Barriers to Post-Secondary Success, Douglas Swanson, NaJeana Henderson, and Maritza Sloan

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Guided Online Coaching for Teachers of Emergent Bilinguals in a TESOL Practicum Course During COVID-19, Dawn Thieman

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Exploring Critical Media Literacy Skills of Adults on Twitter during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United States in the spring and summer of 2020, Renee Thomas Woods

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Systems of Success: African American Women Prepared, Dawna Sturdivant Wharton

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Teacher Leadership in the Context of Chinese Education, Chudi Zhou, Qian Yang, Ying Dong, and Xiaoying Wang

Dissertations from 2020

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Hope, Acculturation, and English Language Proficiency in the Career Decision Self-Efficacy of East Asian International Students, Yang Ai (Available for download on Sunday, December 03, 2023)

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Degree Completion of Underrepresented Minorities Majoring in Mathematics as a Function of Undergraduate Student Programs, Marnice Anthony

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Student Perceptions Regarding the Use of Purposive English in a Spanish as a Foreign Language Classroom, Kacey Booth

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The Experience of Faculty Transitioning From Traditional to Non-traditional Methods in the Community College Classroom, Christina Calentine

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Demystifying First-Time Mothers’ Postpartum Mental Health: A Phenomenological Study of the Transition to Becoming a Mother, Megan Dooley Hussmann

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Social Support Following Pregnancy Loss and its Implications for Women’s Experiences of Posttraumatic Growth, Agata Freedle

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Teaching Perspectives of Faculty Members at Arab Universities: Andragogy and Islamic Humanism, Layla Goushey

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Elitnauristet Yuutllu Calillgutkut Elitnaurluki Elitnaurat: Yup’ik Peoples and Public-School Principals in Southwestern Alaska, A Quantitative Survey of Cultural Values, Anthony Graham

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DeVerne Calloway: “I am a Teacher---I will Teach”, Holly Hick

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Focus on Youth: Awakening Youth Voice & Engagement in Community Heritage through the Implementation of a Youth Participatory Empowerment Model, Amber T. Hurd

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Explaining Relationships Between Stress and Resilience in Pharmacy Students, Rebecca Jones

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Engaging Middle School Emergent Bilinguals in Language Awareness: A Practitioner Researcher Study, Carol Lickenbrock

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A Quantitative Assessment of the Effectiveness of a Global Online Professional Development Course to Enhance 21st Century Skills in STEM Instructional Design, Chris Link

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The Effect of Using Virtual Manipulatives on Students’ Ability to Mentally Compare Proper Fractions, William Wilson McNeary III

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The Development of Science Identity in Undergraduate STEM Majors: A Case Study of Urban High School Students, Charles McWilliams, Benjamin Nims, and Kathleen Dwyer

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Help Seeking for Mental Health Problems in Mental Health Counselors: Prevalence, Barriers, and Predictors, Carol A. Miller

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Measuring the Impact of Cognitive Behavioral Coaching with Nonverbal Immediacy on the Self-Efficacy of Undergraduate Students in STEM Courses, Christopher Miller and Melissa Joy Benton

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The Impact of Teacher Beliefs on Classroom Technology Use: A case study on the interplay between teachers’ beliefs about students and technology and their classroom technology practices with a primarily minority student population, Tracee Miller

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Searching for a “home”: Examining the Experiences of Confucian Asian College Students with Third Culture Kid Backgrounds, Yuima Mizutani

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Intersex Experiences, Activists’ Perspectives, and Counseling Implications, Cynthia J. Mulit

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Using Online Interventions to Address Summer Learning Loss in Rising Sixth-Graders, Scott Osborne and Robert Shaw

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A Comparison of the Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Post-Training Outcomes of Traditional Behavioral Skills Training and Asynchronous Remote Training, Dani Pizzella

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Participation in Sporting Activities as a Mechanism for Enhancing Science Instruction, Erin Roades