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 2026

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Factors that Affect African American Representation in Cybersecurity Academic Programs in the United States, Damon Walker

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Growing Up Muslim in America: Discrimination and Religious Identity in Emerging Adulthood, Samira Saleh

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Journey of Becoming: Risk and Self-Determination in the Story of Self for Adults with Intellectual, Developmental, and Learning Disabilities A Phenomenological Case Study Employing Narrative Inquiry and Thematic Analysis, Christopher R. J. Worth

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Our Stories: Black Parents’ Experiences at K-12 Predominantly White Institutions, Jason Thompson

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Silent Struggles: A Qualitative Study on Mental Health Stigma and Help- Seeking Among African Individuals in the U.S, Ololade Ekwere

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Stories of our Ancestors: Exploring Perceptions and Experiences of Family History Knowledge and its Impact on the Mental Health of Older Black Adults, Nichole Angieri (Available for download on Monday, May 07, 2029)

Dissertations from 2025

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A Four-Truth Exploration of Memory, Social Connection, and Belonging in Fairground and Tower Grove Parks in St. Louis, Missouri, Kenya D. Womack, Adeola N. Adewale, Marie E. Boesch, and Gelene M. Strecker-Sayer

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A Narrative Inquiry into the Role of Relationships in the Immigrant Experience with Adjustment in the United States, Davorka Marovic-Johnson (Available for download on Tuesday, November 24, 2026)

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Assessing Psychologists’ Clinical Knowledge of Geriatric Depression: A Validation Study of the Later Life Depression Knowledge Questionnaire, Abigail J. Laine

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Building a Grounded Theory of Resilience Among Survivors of Chronic Ischemic Stroke, Erin Marie Tompkins Doan

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Developing Full Performance Interpreters: Cultivating Interdisciplinary Mindsets and Skillsets to Engage Audiences in Climate Change, Women's History, and Other Contested Heritage Topics, Delia A. Lister

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Dying Young, Brianne L. Overton (Available for download on Monday, August 03, 2026)

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Electronic-Based Determinants of Health Screening on an Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit, Anyaku O. Okpara

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Face Value: A Computational Approach to Subjective Impressions of Faces, kevin Kpankou

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Fostering Connection and Empowerment: Amplifying Women’s and Indigenous Voices through Place-Based Education, Inclusive Narratives, and Empathy Building, Paige N. Jones

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Implementation of Quantitative Blood Loss to Detect Postpartum Hemorrhage after Vaginal Birth, Raven S. Simpson

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Implementation of Telehealth Optimization to Improve Postpartum Visit Adherence, Kelli L. Jungewaelter (Available for download on Tuesday, August 03, 2027)

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Jewish Resistance: Lions not Lambs, Jacob Stein

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Network Analysis of Biopsychosocial Factors Associated with Trauma Exposure: Impacts on Inflammation, Taryn R. Fitzgerald

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Patriarchal Logics in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Outcomes for Female Entrepreneurs, Alexandria Krause Matlack

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Race-Neutral PFT: Implementing Patient Activation Measure Following Race- Neutral Pulmonary Function Testing, Ann M. Way

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Reclaiming Data: A Participatory Action Research Study to Empower Educators, Diana Hammond

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Revitalizing St. John Nepomuk Church, Elizabeth Fischer, Hannah King, Hunter Rust, Grace Desjardins, Patrick Clover, and Kyle Ater

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Stigma toward PrEP is higher among men and on subscales referencing sexual behavior and substance abuse, Sarah E. Boslaugh, Brandon Park, and Rachel P. Winograd P.

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St. Louis, Missouri’s Gayborhood and Washington, DC’s Black Lives Matter Plaza: Revealing the Healing Potential of Resistance Stories that are Grounded in Place, Ryan R. Lindsay, Lotte I. Lent, and Ackesha J. Patrick