UMSL Graduate scholars are given the opportunity to highlight if their thesis or dissertation deals with cultural diversity issues or is culturally diverse. This is a collection of those self selected works.

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Dissertations from 2023

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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)

Dissertations from 2022

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A Bright IDEA: Assessing Stakeholder Impact of Social Sustainability Strategies, Sara Theis

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

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An Evaluation of a Multidisciplinary Implementation of Evidence Based Practice in Prediabetes, Emily Sisco

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A New Life for UMSL’s African Instrument Collection, Brandon Elliott, Shane Devine, and Kieth Stephens

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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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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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An Intersectional and Relational Approach to Investigating Narratives and the Suggestions of Cultural Sociology: How Young Black Men Make Sense of Violent Victimization and the Prospects of Help-seeking., Dale Aaron Dan-Irabor (Available for download on Saturday, December 07, 2024)

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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

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Asthma in St. Louis: A Crisis of Equity, Ashley Maempa

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Bisexual+ Women of Color and Microaffirmations, Zori Paul

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Black Americans at a Crossroads in American Politics: Electoral Participation, Protest, and Policy Change, Tenille-Rose Martin

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

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Bridging the Gap: Informal Sex Education on TikTok, anne brown

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Comparative Performance of Food and Nutrition Security Operations, Maya Harter

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Correlates of Psychological Well-Being in Older Adults with Treatment-Resistant Depression, Selmi Kallmi

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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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Eating Disorders: Creating a New Standard, Bree Carlton

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Implementing Depression Screenings with Uninsured African American Adults, Pamela Talley

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Evaluation of Pre-Procedural Phone Call Effectiveness Before a Colonoscopy, Rachel Schoelch

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Externalizing Behavior Predicts Differential Patterns of Substance Use among Adolescents by Race, Andrea Palacios

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

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"I Been Through a Storm a Lot of People Wouldn’t Have Came Out Of”: Examining Resiliency Among Black Men Exposed to Violence (ETV), Cherrell Green (Available for download on Thursday, August 01, 2222)