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Dissertations of Practice from 2024

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A Qualitative Case Study of the Equity-Minded Institute Faculty Reflections: Designing Transformative Faculty Learning Communities, Maria Aguilar Beltran

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How Saudi Undergraduate Students Perceive Teacher Support, Basic Psychological Needs, and Academic Motivation, Anas M. Alhudib

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A QUANTITATIVE STUDY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COREQUISITE SUPPORT COURSES AND COLLEGE ALGEBRA SUCCESS, Kathleen Almy

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A QUALITATIVE CASE STUDY OF DISABLED STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCES WITH ONLINE COURSE ACCESSIBILITY DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, Jason Altmann

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A Faith Community Nursing Initiative: Establishing an Ecumenical Health Ministry, Lindsey K. Anderson

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A CASE STUDY ON FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE PROGRAMS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SENSE OF BELONGING FOR LATINX STUDENTS, Javier Aquino

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Theory of Ultrafast Spin Crossover in Divalent Iron Systems, William Baker

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The Relationship of Intolerance of Uncertainty and Inferential Confusion to Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms in a Nonclinical Sample, Fiona Christina Ball

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Examining Twitter as A Learning Tool on Saudi Female Undergraduate Student Achievement and attitudes: A Mixed-Methods Study, Hend Bamalan

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Psychological Misconceptions and Expanded Refutation: Motivating and Informing Educational Practices To Elicit Conceptual Change one Misconception at A Time, Marissa Renee Bamberger

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Do We Need Multiple Translations of The Same Text? I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter Analyzed, Candelaria Barrientos Jiménez

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COMMITMENT TO TEACHING: THE ENABLING CONDITIONS FOR COLLECTIVE EFFICACY, COLLECTIVE EFFICACY, SCHOOL CLIMATE, AND JOB SATISFACTION, Greta Behan

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Disparities In Low Birthweight and the Influence of Access To Food, Maternity Care, and Medicaid Coverage of Doula Services, Marissa Ann Beldon

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"The Impact of Being Seen": A Study of Restorative Practices at Community Colleges, Mikel Birch

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Being A Leader: Exploring Generation Z Students’ Conceptualizations of and Engagement in Leadership in College, Zachary G. Birch

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UNDERSTANDING SCHOOL FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR’S SPHERE OF INFLUENCE AND PERCEPTION OF ROLE IN DECISION-MAKING THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF HISTORICAL, LEGAL, PHILOSOPHICAL, AND PRACTICE PERSPECTIVES ON LOCAL DECISION-MAKING AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION, Jacquelyn M. Bogan

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Power of one: The Journey of an Asian Undocumented Student, F. Michelle Bringas

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Turnover Intention of Women Leaders: The Role of Leader Identity Development, Haleigh Broucher

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Large Retail Logistics Warehouse Execution System, Michael Broughton

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Hunting Types in North American Eocene and Oligocene Carnivores and Implications for Nimravid Extinction, Miguel Andres Castellanos

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Behavioral Responses to Chronic and Acute Stressors in Prairie Voles, Yessenia Chavez

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Promoting Cultural Competence through Clinical Education, Katie Coakley

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DRIVING ON EMPTY: EXPLORING PRINCIPAL BURNOUT AND INTENT TO TURNOVER, Colleen Cook

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Queering The Future through Speculative Drag: Posthumanism, Critique, and Queer Worldbuilding in the Art of Devan Shimoyama, Maximiliano Mamani, and Sin Wai Kin, Finley Hayes Cowlishaw

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How Middle-Grade Students Navigate the School Library and Grade-Level Reading Classroom to Support Their Independent Reading and Literate Selves, Laura Crisp

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Microwave Simulations of a Beam Position Monitor and Circuit Designs assisting its Beam Testing, Marc Jacob Crowell

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The Role of osaA Gene in Aspergillus fumigatus Development, Secondary Metabolism and Virulence., Apoorva Dabholkar

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Mixed Mechanisms of Multi-Site Phosphorylation, Suha Jayyousi Dajani

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Full Plate Living-Teaching Kitchen: A Sustainable Approach to Employee Health, Amy M. Daniel

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LEARNING TO LEAD WITH AN EQUITY LENS: A CASE STUDY OF A PRINCIPAL RESIDENCY PROGRAM, Maurice L. Davis

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Design and Analysis of Coupler Installation Tooling with Computer Vision for Fermilab’s Single Spoke Resonator 2 SRF Cavity, Caleb T. Denton

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Lived Experiences of Latino/a/x Students at Emerging Hispanic Serving Institutions in the Midwestern United States, Elizabeth Depew

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A Braven New World: A Qualitative Case Study of Career Readiness Efforts on Career Identity and Career Self-Efficacy for Students at a 4-Year Public University, Catherine W. Doederlein

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Standardizing the Discharge Process to Reduce COPD Readmission Rates, Kristine Doligosa

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Investigating Teacher and Student Perceptions of the Impact of Chatgpt in the Classroom, Esther Abla Dorgbefu

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Design and Performance of Superconducting Switches for Nanowire Detectors in Magnetic Fields, Timothy James Draher

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Maternal Cumulative Trauma and Child Externalizing Behavior: Indirect Pathways Through Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Parenting Behaviors, Chynna Michelle Dubuclet

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Civic Engagement & Health Outcomes: Poor and Black America, Robert Louis Durbin

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Warm Unit Stand assembly and Testing For Proton Improvement Project Ii, Christopher Allen English

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GUERRERAS (WOMEN WARRIORS): LATINA FACULTY UTILIZING THEIR CULTURAL CAPITAL TO ADVANCE TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE, Dora E. Escobar

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The Effects of Bureaucratic Corruption on the Financial Constraints of Nigerian Small Businesses, Obinna Franklin Ezeibekwe

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Applying Synchrotron SAXS and XAS To Study The Microstructure of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials, Lingzhe Fang

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Gas-Phase Mass Spectrometry Studies of Ternary Metal Carboxylate Complexes, Anthony James Fanizza

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The Energetics of Seasonality in Wild Diademed Sifaka (Propithecus diadema): A Technical and Biological Validation of Fecal Triiodothyronine Radioimmunassay, Casey Farmer

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Providing Medication Reconciliation through a Post-discharge Follow-up Phone Call to Prevent 30-day Readmissions for Heart Failure, Karolee Fill

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Why Terrorism Varies in Indonesia, Titik Firawati

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Groundwater Flow and Water Clarity at Cenotes In The Yucatan Peninsula, Laura Rossana Fracica Gonzalez

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Longevity,Feeding Behavior, and Egg Production of Adult House Flies (Musca domestica) Provided with Potential Farm Foods, Anna Elise Grimenstein

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Feeling at Home in the Basic Communication Course: A Qualitative Case Study of Faculty and Student Perceptions of a Connected Classroom Climate at One Midwestern University, Cynthia A. Grobmeier

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Exploring How Out-of-Class Student Engagement Shapes Undocumented Students' Sense of Belonging, Taylor D. Hartman

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Implementing the Least Restrictive Environment Through Co-Teaching: The Role of Administrative Support, Maureen Hatfield

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IN ORDER FOR MY VOICE TO BE HEARD, I HAD TO CREATE MY OWN SPACE: A CRITICAL NARRATIVE ANALYSIS OF BLACK COLLEGE STUDENT SUCCESS IN CREATIVE MAJORS, Rachel Horton

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Enhancing Usability In Aviation: Insights From User Experience Studies, Jennifer Ann Howard

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Assessing the Relationship Between Neighborhood Inequality and Stem Employment for Underrepresented Minorities with Stem Degrees, Brian P. Hurley

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A Wasteside Story: Establishment and Evolution of a Wastewater Surveillance Lab, through the Pandemic and Beyond, Syed Shahrukh Hyder

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Measuring Interprofessional Practice Skills in Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Students, Kelly Free Jackson

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An Exploration of the Sense of Belonging for African American Women Licensed Clinicians in a Voluntary Professional Counseling Organization, Raushanah Jackson

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Improving Utilization of Nonpharmacological Interventions in Adult Oncology Patients, Alison Keck

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Does Path Matter?: A Quantitative Study Examining Mathematics Course-Taking Patterns and Degree or Transfer Attainment, Jacqueline Kraus

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Online Education and Lessons Learned In K-12 Urban Schools During The Pandemic Era: A Three-Article Study on Students’ Views, Principals’ Views, and Factors Impacting Student Achievement, Michael Kuran

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Pathology and Diagnosis in Inflammatory-Related Diseases: COVID-19 and Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Zane Russell Lacasse

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AI-Based Defect Detection in Aerospace Ultrasonic Signals, Rami Issac Lake

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"IT’S HARD TO BE AN ENEMY OF STUDENT SUCCESS”: A QUALITATIVE CASE STUDY OF A CULTURAL SHIFT TOWARDS STUDENT SUCCESS, Lisa R. Lawless

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Helicopter Teaching from the Student Perspective: An Application of Rhetorical and Relational Goals Theory, Denise Victoria Lee

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Magnetometer-Less State-Estimation of a Mobile Robot Using Cascaded Kalman Filters, Tommy Le

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THE PERSONAL IS POLITICAL: SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS’ MOTIVATION FOR SCHOOL GOVERNANCE, Andrew Lobdell

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Understanding the Effects of Organizational and Individual Level Motivations on Impression Formation for Persons with Disabilities in the Workplace, Lauren Francesca Luchetti

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Faculty Perceptions and Integration of Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Programs Designed for Adult Learners, Jennifer Mattingly

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The Choice is Hers: Floral Preference and Habitat Use of Early Season Queen Bumble Bees In Restored Ecosystems, Kathryn E. Mccabe

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An Exploration of Factors Influencing Emerging Adults’ Decision-Making Regarding Family Intentionality, Samantha Mckee

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EXAMINING ONBOARDING PRACTICES IN SCHOOL SETTINGS: A SELF-DETERMINATION THEORY PERSPECTIVE, Gabriel Medina

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Implementation of the Stop the Bleed Program at a Local Park District, Emily J. Minerva

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Minor Parties in America: National Failure, Some Localized Success, Eman J. Mohammad

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The Damaging Dichotomy of Acculturation in Short Stories By U.S. Immigrant and Minority Authors, Max Molchan

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A Mindfulness Approach to Regulate Depressive-Associated Emotional Eating, Jillian G. Montefusco

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Community College Library Technical Assistant Students’ Experiences with Student-to-Student Engagement in Asynchronous Online Courses: A Qualitative Case Study, Amanda Musacchio

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Genomic Clustering and Comparative Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Variants and Subvariants in Year 2022, Fatemeh Nazaritiji

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Forecasting The One Month Ahead Joint Distribution of The Carhart Four Factor Model Using a Copula Method, Michael Nebor

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The Impact of Political Content Consumption From Tiktok on Civic Engagement and online Political Participation Among Gen Zs - A Case Study In Cambodia, Menghieng Ngov

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Clinical Reasoning Development: Exploring The Role of Instructor Feedback During Health Professions Clinical Education Experiences, Ryan T. Orrison

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Netflix as A Transverse Transnational Media In Southeast Asia: Exploring the Philippine Context, Lady Aileen Ambion Orsal

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A Qualitative Study Investigating Instructors’ Post Pandemic Teaching Using Synchronous Online Learning and their Intention to Use Emotion Artificial Intelligence, Adeolu Tolu Ebenezer Oyebode

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Beyond Combat: Moral Injury Exposure In officer and Enlisted Marine Veterans With Diverse Deployment Histories and The Relationship With Posttraumatic Growth, Hira Jean Byrne Paulin

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The DNA Double Stranded Break Damage Response of U87 GBM Cells Following Irradiation Treatment, Emma Louisa Planck

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SEL WALKTHROUGHS: PROMOTING PRACTICES THAT FOSTER SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING, Garrett Podgorski Dr.

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Amazing Or Awful? The Role of Message Frames In Expectancy-Value Based Weight Management Intentions, Xuan Qian

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A CASE STUDY OF INSTRUCTOR EXPERIENCES TEACHING IN THE HYFLEX MODALITY AT A MIDWESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN A POST-PANDEMIC CONTEXT, Jaime Riewerts Budziak

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(Agri)cultural Activism: The Role of Pgaz K’nyau Karen Youth in Sustaining Rotational Farming in Thailand, Mitchell Rigert

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Exploration of Associations Between Asthma and Depression in Older American Adults: A Pooled Cross-Sectional Analysis of Medicare Recipients, Brian Ring

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On the Ground and from Above: A Multi-Factor Analysis of the Direct and Indirect Drivers of Tallgrass Prairie Small Mammal Communities, Erin Rowland-Schaefer

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COLLEGE FRESHMAN OR COLLEGE JUNIOR? A PHENOMENOLOGY OF THE EXPERIENCES OF DUAL-ENROLLED STUDENTS WHO COMPLETE AN ASSOCIATE’S DEGREE WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL AND ATTEND A PUBLIC 4-YEAR UNIVERSITY, Shari K. Ruehling

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Perceptions of Lightboard Videos on Engineering Students' Engagement for Learning: A Mixed-Methods Case Study, Rana Sanyal

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A One-Wheeled Robot for Exploring Rolling Disk Locomotion, David H. J. Schmidt

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Examining the Rockford Public Schools' Master Scheduling Process as an Open System to Achieve Sustainability, Renee E K Schott

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The Influence of Media Usage on the Outcome of Social Movement Campaigns in Southeast Asia, Rothsethamony Seng

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Service Employees' Occupation-Based Metaperceptions and Coworker Support: A Self-Verification Perspective, Nicholas A. Smith

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After the Collapse: Herman Melville’s and Friedrich Nietzsche's Existentialism, Ryan L. Smith

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Will the Real J.G. Ballard Please Stand Up?, Scott Richard Stalcup

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Julia Limiting Directions of Quasiregular Maps, Julie Marie Steranka

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Chamber Tone Poems at the Turn of the Twentieth Century: How the Harp Contributed to their Development, Abigail Hughes Stoner