Dissertations from 2024
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
Recognition Promotes Sodomy: Gay Lib Vs. The University of Missouri, Micah Hillier
Relations Between Prior Racial Microaggressions, Expat Motivation, and Life Satisfaction Among African American Expat Women in Mexico, Patricia Keller
Shattering the Mask: Unveiling the Destructive Force of Misogynoir, LeDominique Hubbard
Some Wounds Don’t Heal: Spirit Assassination Attempts: Tools of White Supremacy, Karen Louise Douglas
Steminism: Analyzing Factors That Improve Retention of Women in STEM, Kira Carter, Jane Kelley, Jason Vasser-Elong, and RC Patterson
Student–Faculty Engagement Solutions for Retention of Racially Minoritized Students, Rayza Rolon Nieves, Kevin M. Wathen, Jordan M. Watson, and Shanee E. Haynes
The Cultivation and Integration of Cultural Humility and Cultural Competence in LGBTIQ+ Client Work: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Approach, Gon Ratanashevorn
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
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
The Impacts of Authentic Learning on Student Outcomes, Evan Sheppard and Cameron Conner
The Life and Music of Hazel Felman, Shane Devine
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 Revolutionary St. Louis Insane Asylum, Julia Talbert
The Spirit-Murdering of Black Students from White Educators, Brian C. Guilfoyle, Casetta D. Brown, Sarah J. Guilfoyle, and Courtney D. Jude
Tritons United: Against Gender-Based Violence, Kayla Bowling, Jessica Emert, Kimberly Werner, and Maggie Gross
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
Why We Stay - Considering the Past, Contemplating the Present, and Suggestions for the Future, Joelle McIntosh and Erika S. Johnson
Theses from 2023
A Literary Callithump: A Short Story Collection, Jordan Brennan (Available for download on Tuesday, November 04, 2223)
Bananas vs. Coffee: Why Did One Instigate Violence and the Other Community?, Sydney Stark
Combating Systemic Racism With Truth Commissions, Katherine E. Miles
Cultural Microaggressions in Multinational Organizations: Organizational Inclusivity and Employee Coping Strategies, Regina McWilliams
Effects of Adaptive Expertise on Counseling Self-Efficacy: The Mediating Role of Adaptive Performance, Jiaying Meyer
Encouraging Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Uptake: A Healthcare Improvement Project, Lauren E. Woll