Theses/Dissertations from 2022
The Influence of a Public School Fundraising Equity Policy: Investigating Financial Impacts and Parent Perceptions, Bethany K. Cavanaugh (Doctoral Dissertation)
Understanding Women’s Experience in Undergraduate Leadership Development Through a Transformative and Intersectional Lens, Maureen E. Cullen (Doctoral Dissertation)
Success and Persistence of First-Generation Students at Private Colleges and Universities, Matthew Daily (Doctoral Dissertation)
Examining the Ways Female Students Experience Teacher Feedback and Assessment, Nicole Foran (Doctoral Dissertation)
Student Perspectives in a Recovery High School: How Students with Emotional Disability and Students with Other Health Impairment for ADHD Experience Success, Elizabeth Kelly (Doctoral Dissertation)
Lasting Impacts from a Kairos High School Retreat: A Case Study of Participants Three to Five years Post-Retreat Exploring the Social, Emotional, Mental Health, and Faith Impacts, Andrew Kuffner (Doctoral Dissertation)
Exploring Gendered Barriers to Higher Education Leadership for Women in Midlevel Student Affairs Roles, Melodye J. MacAlpine (Doctoral Dissertation)
“It’s a Together Process”: A Grounded Theory Study of Equity Leadership and Professional Learning, Sue Romas (Doctoral Dissertation)
Program Experiences of Pacific Alliance for Catholic Education Graduates that Impact Retention in the Field, Austin Veiga (Doctoral Dissertation)
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
The Water In Which We Swim: The Influence of the Contemplative on Higher Education in American (Capitalist) Culture, Namdrol Miranda Adams (Doctoral Dissertation)
Do I Even Belong Here? : An Examination of Impostor Phenomenon Among First- Generation College Seniors and the Perceived Factors that Contribute to Resilience and Persistence on the Journey to Graduation, Yvonne Tracy Ayesiga (Doctoral Dissertation)
A Neuroeducation Model for an Inclusive School-wide Intervention System, Katelyn Blake (Doctoral Dissertation)
Descriptions and Differences by Regions and Divisions in the United States: Female Secondary School Administrative Leaders, Bobbie Lyn Brown (Doctoral Dissertation)
An Examination of Preschool Teachers’ Beliefs about Early Literacy within the Context of a Transdisciplinary Neuroeducation Learning Framework: An Exploratory Qualitative Case Study, Robert D. Cantwell (Doctoral Dissertation)
Developing Student Affairs Practitioner Competency in Assessment, Evaluation, and Research: Improving the Classroom Experience, Annie M. Cole (Doctoral Dissertation)
The Relationship Between Course-Taking Patterns in Undergraduate Biology and Community College Transfer-Success, Linda Fergusson-Kolmes (Doctoral Dissertation)
A Transcendental Phenomenology of Homeless Parenting Youth in a Clackamas County Rehousing Program: Examining Their Lived Experiences and Educational Prospects, Francisco Garcia (Doctoral Dissertation)
Instructional Coaches’ Perspectives on Preparations for the Role as Coach, Sarah Savage Hedges (Doctoral Dissertation)
Listening to Graduates: An Evaluation of a U.S. Catholic High School Religious Education Program, Gary L. Hortsch (Doctoral Dissertation)
Sensemaking of Education Equity and Equity Policy: A Case Study of Vice Principal Discourse, Jeffrey R. Laff (Doctoral Dissertation)
Faculty Development and Interdisciplinary Partnerships: Supporting Change in Instructional Practice of Engineering Faculty Members Through Professional Learning and Pedagogical Expertise, Rebecca D. Levison (Doctoral Dissertation)
Combating Sexual Violence on College Campuses: Exploring the Relationship Between Values and Bystander Intervention Among College Students, Sarah Meiser (Doctoral Dissertation)
The Impact of Neuro-Education Intervention Methods Upon the Learning and Development of an Individual with Developmental Disabilities, Christopher Merideth (Doctoral Dissertation)
Transformative Learning: The Role of Language in Supporting a Self-Reflective Process in a Context of Crisis, Ana Lia Oliva (Doctoral Dissertation)
Catholic Education Centers as Third Party Support for Current Catholic School Principals, Jennifer Passadore Gfroerer (Doctoral Dissertation)
Exploring the Graduation Gap Between Oregon Virtual and Traditional High Schools, Jeffrey M. Welch (Doctoral Dissertation)
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Self-Efficacy Development of Aspiring Principals: The Perceived Impact of Principal Preparation Programming, Jennifer Ann Allen (Doctoral Dissertation)
Pathways to the Superintendency: The Experiences of Albertan Female Superintendents, Susan M. Coates (Doctoral Dissertation)
Understanding the Self-Efficacy of Assistant Principals in an Urban School Division: Patterns, Trends, and Challenges to Be Mastered, Timothy P. Cusack (Doctoral Dissertation)
Instructional Leadership Competencies as Interpreted by New School Principals, Arief Ebrahim (Doctoral Dissertation)
Teachers’ Experience in Applying Hope Theory in Upper Elementary Educational Practice, Bibi Shameeza Khan (Doctoral Dissertation)
Enhancing Early Literacy Subject Matter Knowledge: Using Interval Learning Pedagogy to Develop Content Understandings, Matthew Kierstead (Doctoral Dissertation)
Authentic Leadership as an Antithesis to Teacher Burnout, Carmen Markowski (Doctoral Dissertation)
The Journey from Teaching Mindfulness to Being a Mindful Teacher: A Quantitative Analysis of Factors that Impact Teacher Mindfulness Practices and Teacher Well-Being in Alberta, LeAnna Rose Murtha-Toles (Doctoral Dissertation)
Investigation of Action Research within a Professional Learning and Development Model, Megan Joyce St. Croix (Doctoral Dissertation)
Exploring Pedagogical Leadership in Alberta’s Early Childhood Education and Care, Nancy Thomas (Doctoral Dissertation)
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
The Independent Reading Level Assessment and Its Impact on Third Grade Reading Achievement, Amy Amato Jackson (Doctoral Dissertation)
A Mixed-Methods Study Exploring Female College Students’ Perceptions of Factors that Influence Retention in Engineering Majors, Kieran Bennett (Doctoral Dissertation)
Cognitive and Linguistic Time Constructs in English Written Language of High School Students, Louise Margaret Debreczeny (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)