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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Engagement in Mental Health Research: The Role of Mental Health Awareness and Perceived Intervention Stigma in Clinical Research Engagement Among African American Faith Communities, Camelia Harb (Available for download on Thursday, March 06, 2025)

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From Childhood through Adulthood to Godhood: Trodding the African Ancestral Path to Become a Shining Star of Ourstory, Salim Kenyatta

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From Doubt to Degree: The Retention of African-American Mother-Scholars, Tamala Y. Stallings (Available for download on Thursday, December 05, 2024)

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

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How the West Was Stolen: A Closer Look at the St.Louis Treaty of 1804, Lisa Kozieja

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Improving Pediatric Asthma Outcomes Through Pictorial Asthma Action Plans, Julia Donovan

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Intentional Passing and Closeted Agency, Logan Bohlinger

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Investigating Relationships Between Muslim High School Students’ School Belonging and Career Decision-Making, Nour Alhiyari

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Missed and Prior Diagnoses in Children Later Diagnosed with Autism, Maire Diemer

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"Operation Motivation" - Samuel Shepard Jr., Nicalee Stephens-Wilson (Available for download on Saturday, December 07, 2024)

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(Post)Modern Asymmetry: Calibrating the Adult Education Philosophy and Practices of Faculty Teaching Interdisciplinary Studies in the Community College, Jeremy Dennis

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Seeing Me: Influential Queer Black Men in Entertainment, Jay Gaskin

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See Me from Behind the Screen: Workplace Ostracism in a Remote Environment, Quiméka Nicole Saunders

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Self-Compassion and Experiential Avoidance: Potential Pathways to Posttraumatic Growth, Julia Sager

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Social Spaces, Places, and Substance Use in Shaping Queer Identities, Alessandra Milagros Early

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The Association between Pelvic Floor Dysfunction and Mental Health in Natal Females with a Focus on Native American Populations, Lexxie Gramke

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The Motherhood Crusade: Rural Low-Income Mothers, Support, and Empowerment, Christina Castellano

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The Permanence of Racism in Tennessee Public Schools, Jarral Yokley

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The Public Muse in Congress: The Punctuation of American Federal Arts Policy, Elizabeth Deichmann

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Treatment Outcome from Cognitive Processing Therapy Examined Three Ways, Sophie Haven

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Unleashing Your Power: Principal Support and Its Relation to Teacher Longevity In Hard-to-Staff Schools930, Tracy Smith

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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