Theses/Dissertations from 2019
The Independent Reading Level Assessment and Its Impact on Third Grade Reading Achievement, Amy Amato Jackson (Doctoral Dissertation)
The Kinetics of Liberatory Pedagogy: An Exploratory Narrative Inquiry across Disciplines among Educational Activists of Marginalized Identities, Latashia Harris (Doctoral Dissertation)
Diversity in the College Composition Classroom: A Phenomenological Study of Faculty Experiences, Jessica Lorenz (Doctoral Dissertation)
The Opus Prize as a Transformative Experience for University Students, Daniel M. McGinty (Doctoral Dissertation)
Visual Input in the Spanish Classroom: Incorporating Comprehensible Visual Input to Teach Spanish Grammar and Vocabulary in High School, Claudia Lago Raffaele (Doctoral Dissertation)
The Relationship of the Teaching, Empowering, Leading and Learning (TELL) Survey Responses to Student Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA) in Math and English: Teacher Professional Development and Student Achievement, Kurt W. Schultz (Doctoral Dissertation)
Transdisciplinary Learning: Investigating the Effects of an Adult Learning Class with a Neuroeducation Perspective on Adult Learners’ Identity, Perceptions of Learning, and Implementation Strategies, Matt Thul (Doctoral Dissertation)
Identity, Mission, and Markets: A Multiple-Case Study on Select Catholic High Schools in the United States, Danielle N. Trollinger (Doctoral Dissertation)
A Study of the Impact of Participating in the edTPA Process on the Assessment Practices of Novice Teachers, Michelle C. York (Doctoral Dissertation)
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Teacher Ethics Code Violations that Result in Licensure or Certification Sanctions, Karen Pearse Apgar (Doctoral Dissertation)
Reforming School Finance Systems to Achieve Equity in Funding Education, Yousef Awwad (Doctoral Dissertation)
Change Readiness in Teacher Education: A Multiple Case Study of Educator Preparation Programs (EPPs) and How They Address the Demands of Mandated National Accreditation, Susan Mackin Boe (Doctoral Dissertation)
The Politics of Strange Fruit: Examining the Intersectionality of Race, Microaggressions, and Resiliency for African American Male Students in a Public High School Setting, Irvin M. Brown (Doctoral Dissertation)
A Classroom Based Assessment in a High School Social Studies Classroom, Sam Busick (Doctoral Dissertation)
The Effects of Simulation-Based Training on Critical Thinking, Raiza Lee Dottin (Doctoral Dissertation)
Culturally Responsive Education and Disproportionality of Latino Males in Special Education, Abigail Dudley (Doctoral Dissertation)
Creating a Strong School Culture to Prevent High School Dropouts, Anne Sistrom Erwin (Doctoral Dissertation)
Identifying Moral Distress Within Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education: Its Sources and Lived Experiences Among Student Conduct Administrators, Christopher T. Haug (Doctoral Dissertation)
Universal Implications for the Effects of Strong Kids Social and Emotional Learning Curriculum on Students’ Social-Emotional Competency: A Quantitative Analysis, Michele R. Hetrick (Doctoral Dissertation)
A Neuroeducation Approach to Writing Instruction with Kindergarteners: A Case Study, Erin Kelley Hortsch (Doctoral Dissertation)
“Is it his Language?” A Neuroeducation Approach to Exploring the Connection Between Levels of Language Function and Prosocial Concepts for Elementary Students Identified with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, Emily Jaskowiak (Doctoral Dissertation)
Language Acquisition Versus Language Development: An Investigation of Teachers' Beliefs of How English Learners Acquire a Language and How These Beliefs Translate into Practice, Toshiko Mesa Maurizio (Doctoral Dissertation)
The Effects of Digital Game-Based Learning on Algebraic Procedural and Conceptual Understanding and Motivation Towards Mathematics, Heidi Meister (Doctoral Dissertation)
Shared Leadership Perceptions in a Turnaround Elementary School, Kimberly Miles (Doctoral Dissertation)
Discerning Disciples: A Mixed Methods Study on Attitudes Toward and Practices of Evaluation Among Lay Catechetical Leaders, Anthony Dallas Paz (Doctoral Dissertation)
Computer-Assisted Instruction in Elementary Classrooms: Student-Teacher Relationships and Teacher Role Through the Implementation of Computer-Adaptive Instruction Programs, Brian R. Rathmell (Doctoral Dissertation)
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
AVID Elementary: A Case Study of Program Effectiveness, Janelle Danskey (Doctoral Dissertation)
The Historical Thinking Gap: High School History Teachers’ Self-Reported Practices, Beliefs, and Identities, Marla Doughty (Doctoral Dissertation)
Implications of Gender and Racial Intersectionality in the K-8 Classroom, Kate Hanigan (Doctoral Dissertation)
Student Perspectives in Advanced Placement for First-Year and Traditionally Underrepresented Students: Successes, Challenges, and Shifts in Their Academic Identity, Teresa Ketelsen (Doctoral Dissertation)
Walk to Language: Creating Language Development Opportunities for ELL and Non-ELL Kindergarten Students, Tracy Klinger (Doctoral Dissertation)
Factors Influencing Leadership Efficacy for Traditional-Aged Sophomore Male College Students, Jeromy A. Koffler (Doctoral Dissertation)
The Promise and Pitfalls of Neuroeducation as a Grounding for Instructional Practices: An Exploration of K-12 Application and Assessment, Stephanie C. Murphy (Doctoral Dissertation)
Student and Teacher Perceptions of the Impact Ethnic Studies Courses Have on Students of Color: A Collective Case Study, Zulema Naegele (Doctoral Dissertation)
Developing Teacher Capacity with Culturally Responsive Classroom Management Practices, Sarah Phillips (Doctoral Dissertation)
Restorative Practices in One Pacific Northwest Middle School: A Case Study of Multiple Stakeholders’ Perspectives and Experiences, Erin B. Shepherd (Doctoral Dissertation)
Mathematical Discourse in Elementary Classrooms, Mary M. Shortino-Buck (Doctoral Dissertation)
Redefining Professional Development: Investigating the Professional Learning Experiences of Catholic School Educators, Rebecca Smith (Doctoral Dissertation)
Achieving a Vision of Success For English Language Learners, Van H. Truong (Doctoral Dissertation)
When Trauma Disrupts Learning: A Neuroeducation-Informed Professional Learning Experience, Cara Megan Wright (Doctoral Dissertation)
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Student Language Use in a One-way Mandarin Immersion Classroom: A Sociolinguistic Perspective, Jessica Bucknam (Doctoral Dissertation)
Comparing Effectiveness of Intensive Hybrid and Traditional Course Formats in the Community College Setting, Cecelia Corgan Monto (Doctoral Dissertation)
A Neuroeducation Description of a Paradigm Shift in Identification, Assessment, and Treatment of Suspected Childhood Apraxia of Speech with Supporting Evidence Through Interview and Artifact Analysis Provided by Speech Language Pathologists and Educators, Jessica L. Duffett (Doctoral Dissertation)
Teacher Retention in the Pacific Alliance for Catholic Education Residency Model, David Linman Exley (Doctoral Dissertation)
An Investigation of Language Acquisition as an Antecedent to Pro-Social Development for Secondary Students at Risk for Behavior Disorders, Aaron Green-Mitchell (Doctoral Dissertation)
A Paradigm Shift in Classroom Learning Practices to Propose Methods Aligned with a Neuroeducation Conceptual Framework, Bonnie Elain Robb (Doctoral Dissertation)
Teacher Motivation and Learning: Reflective Participation in Professional Learning Communities, Christopher Charles Smart (Doctoral Dissertation)
From Classroom Teacher to District-Based Content Specialist: Exploring Organizational and Individual Teacher Identity in Science Teacher Leaders, Jennifer Snow Mayo (Doctoral Dissertation)
Perspectives of Teacher Quality: Perceptions from Secondary Educators in Private and Public Schools, Patricia A. Thompson (Doctoral Dissertation)
The Mindfully Embedded Classroom: An Investigation of the Mindfulness Traits, Philosophies, and Practices of High School Teachers, Kathryn Marie Wagner (Doctoral Dissertation)
Can Teachers Tell Which Students are at Risk? Comparing Teacher Reading Risk Determinations with STAR Reading Risk Determinations, Leigh Anne Whitney Scherer (Doctoral Dissertation)
The Development and Validation of an Instrument to Measure Teachers' Perceptions of the Effect of Mobile Technology Initiatives on Classroom Climate, Carol Wyatt (Doctoral Dissertation)
Investigating Semantic Alignment in Character Learning of Chinese as a Foreign Language: The Use and Effect of the Imagery Based Encoding Strategy, Carol Xiang Lam (Doctoral Dissertation)