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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(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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Research and Scholarship Studies in Media Literacy - How the UMSL Community Knows What it Knows, Joshua Preston and Vince Costa

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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

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Women Are Depicted as Independent and Courageous In The Bible, Taylor Boaz

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

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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