December 2025
Dissertations
- Gender socialization in the family
Shearer, Cindy L., The Pennsylvania State University, 2007, Ph.D.
Subject: Developmental psychology - The dynamic assessment of narratives: A bilingual study
Fiestas, Christine Eve, The University of Texas at Austin, 2008, Ph.D.
Subject: Speech therapy - A Study of Student Involvement Variables in Higher Education Their Influence on Success on the Uniform CPA Examination
Campbell, Linda M., The University of Toledo, 2012, Ph.D.
Subject: Higher education - Improving decision making in healthcare operations
Dean, Matthew D., University of Connecticut, 2010, Ph.D.
Subject: Management - Implementacion de modulos constructivistas que atiendan "misconceptions" y lagunas conceptuales en temas de la fisica en estudiantes universitarios
Santacruz Sarmiento, Neida M, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras (Puerto Rico), 2015, Ed.D.
Subject: Science education - Servant leadership: A theoretical model
Patterson, Kathleen Ann, Regent University, 2003, Ph.D.
Subject: Management - Movements in Chicano music: Performing culture, performing politics, 1965--1979
Azcona, Stevan Cesar, The University of Texas at Austin, 2008, Ph.D.
Subject: Music - Boy builders and pink princesses: Gender, toys, and inequality over the twentieth century
Sweet, Elizabeth Valerie, University of California, Davis, 2013, Ph.D.
Subject: Sociology - Developing a Measure of Purity Culture: Sexual Messages in Evangelical Christian Culture
Ortiz, Amanda M., Biola University, 2019, Ph.D.
Subject: Psychology - Coming of age in American cinema: Modern youth films as genre
Schmidt, Matthew P., University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2002, Ph.D.
Subject: Film studies - An evaluation of the relationships between safety management system initiatives, transformational safety leadership, self-efficacy, safety behavior, and safety-related events mediated by safety motivation in collegiate aviation
Adjekum, Daniel Kwasi, The University of North Dakota, 2016, Ph.D.
Subject: Behavioral sciences - The relationship of school uniforms to student attendance, achievement, and discipline
Sowell, Russell Edward, Liberty University, 2012, Ed.D.
Subject: Educational administration - Teacher Experiences with Formative Assessments: A Narrative Analysis
Tazewell, Kimberly, Northeastern University, 2018, Ed.D.
Subject: Elementary education - Encoding Power: The Scripting of Archival Structures in Digital Spaces using the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) Reference Model
Bettivia, Rhiannon Stephanie, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2016, Ph.D.
Subject: Information science
Examining the Relationship Between Group Cohesion and Group Performance in Tuckman's (1965) Group Life Cycle Model on an Individual-Level Basis
Hall, Troy B., Regent University, 2015, Ph.D.
Subject: Organizational behavior - The Performance of Memorialization: Politics of Memory and Memory-Making at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys
Robinson, Kaniqua L., University of South Florida, 2018, Ph.D.
Subject: Cultural anthropology - An analysis of the perception of leadership within the Boy Scouts of America
Kim, Jimmy Iljin, Pace University, 2003, Psy.D.
Subject: Personality psychology - Social Media and Self-Evaluation: The Examination of Social Media Use on Identity, Social Comparison, and Self-Esteem in Young Female Adults
Solomon, Michelle, William James College, 2016, Psy.D.
Subject: Clinical psychology - African and African-American motherhood, 1960-1995: A comprehensive annotated bibliography
Mabian, Mercy Bie, Bowling Green State University, 1996, Ph.D.
Subject: Comparative literature - Intermedia agenda-setting in the 2000 presidential campaign: The influence of candidates' websites on traditional news media
Ku, Gyotae, The University of Oklahoma, 2002, Ph.D.
Subject: Mass communication - Perceptions of executives from seven selected companies of the use of social media in marketing practices
Alameddine, Abir, Pepperdine University, 2013, Ed.D.
Subject: Marketing - An exploration of attraction through attachment theory: The influence of attachment style in the selection of a romantic partner
Luna, Lydia, Pacifica Graduate Institute, 2013, Ph.D.
Subject: Psychology - Politics in the Social Media Era: The Relationship Between Social Media Use and Political Participation During the 2016 United States Presidential Election
Curry, Kevin Everett, Portland State University, 2018, Ph.D.
Subject: Political science - Colorism in Media Content: A Qualitative Study Focusing on Film and Perception
Leary, Rameca Vincent, Regent University, 2018, Ph.D.
Subject: Communication
Knowledge assessment: A comparison between human experts and computerized procedures
Kambouri, Maria, New York University, 1991, PH.D.
Subject: Experimental psychology - Mental Health Outcomes for Adult Children of Narcissistic Parents
Leggio, John Nicholas, Adler University, 2018, Psy.D.
Subject: Clinical psychology
The civic engagement of Latino immigrants in the United States
Tucker, Cristina M., Wayne State University, 2010, Ph.D.
Subject: Social work
"Japanamerica" or "Amerijapan"? Globalization, Localization, and the Film Scoring Practices of Joe Hisaishi
Roedder, Alexandra Christina, University of California, Los Angeles, 2013, Ph.D.
Subject: Music - Anatolia in the Gap: Phrygia, Lydia, and Orientalizing Reconsidered
Tanaka, Kurtis T., University of Pennsylvania, 2018, Ph.D.
Subject: Archaeology
Early Spanish Colonialism in Manila, the Philippines: An historical archaeological viewpoint
Hsieh, Ellen, University of California, Los Angeles, 2017, Ph.D.
Subject: Archaeology
Masters Theses
- The Influence of Social Media on Teens' Self-Esteem
Gallagher, Shannon M., Rowan University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Social psychology - Cyber-Terrorism: Finding a Common Starting Point
Biller, Jeffrey Thomas, The George Washington University, 2012, LL.M.
Subject: Law - Horror movie aesthetics: How color, time, space and sound elicit fear in an audience
Fu, Xiangyi, Northeastern University, 2016, M.F.A.
Subject: Design - Social alienation and political subversion: Anti-Judaism in medieval Spanish music
Bedol, Jessica F., California State University, Long Beach, 2011, M.A.
Subject: Music - S-Taliro: A Tool for Temporal Logic Falsification for Hybrid Systems
Annapureddy, Yashwanth Singh Rahul, Arizona State University, 2011, M.S.
Subject: Computer science - Exploring the effects of scarcity, impulse buying, and product returning behavior in the fast fashion environment among female fashion conscious consumers
Chatvijit, Sasikarn, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2012, M.S.
Subject: Marketing - The Loathly le Fay: Morgan le Fay as Irish Sovereignty Myth in "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight", "The Wife of Bath's Tale", and "Morte Darthur"
Moon, Caitlin, Villanova University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Medieval literature - Crime and punishment: Insitutional sanctions and other characteristics that effect campus crime
Givens, Aldon Garrett, Clemson University, 2010, M.A.
Subject: Economics - Development of a computational model for the LM-1600 industrial gas turbine
Zhu, Ping, Carleton University (Canada), 1991, M.ENG.
Subject: Mechanical engineering - Catching the Cloud and Pinning It Down: The Social and Environmental Impacts of Data Centers
Ipsen, Heather A., Syracuse University, 2018, M.A.
Subject: Geography - Class-C PA-VCO cell for FSK and GFSK transmitters in 130nm technology
Li, Chuanwei, University of Toronto (Canada), 2017, M.A.S.
Subject: Electrical engineering - Development and validation of the Toxic Leadership Scale
Schmidt, Andrew Alexander, University of Maryland, College Park, 2008, M.S.
Subject: Occupational psychology
K-pop, language, and online fandom: an exploration of korean language use and performativity amongst international k-pop fans
Crow, Teahlyn Frances, Northern Arizona University, 2019, M.A.
Subject: Sociolinguistics
Social Media and Self-Esteem: The Relationship of Social Media Usage and Self-Esteem
Barker, Jody Don, Arkansas State University, 2018, M.S.M.C.
Subject: Psychology
Exploring the Existence of a "Documentary Effect": Examination of True Crime Documentaries on Judgments of Evidence Manipulation and Perceptions of Police
Doughty, Kathryn A., Arizona State University, 2018, M.S.
Subject: Law
The World of Spirituality: Princess Mononoke interpreted through Shinto
Kayano, Terumi, Hawaii Pacific University, 2009, M.A.
Subject: Rhetoric - The Reverend Jim Jones and religious, political, and racial radicalism in Peoples Temple
Abbott, Catherine, The University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, 2015, M.A.
Subject: American history
Receptions of Spectacle: Virgil's "Aeneid" and Local Identity in Gallo-Roman Mosaics
Budrovich, Nicole Elyse, University of California, Davis, 2014, M.A.
Subject: Art history - Traversing Hot Jet Ignition Delay of Hydrocarbon Blends in a Constant Volume Combustor
Chowdhury, M Arshad Zahangir, Purdue University, 2018, M.S.M.E.
Subject: Mechanical engineering - Fear of Crime Through the Ears of a Murderino: The Effect of True Crime Podcasts on Fear of Crime
Bailey, Elizabeth June, Eastern Kentucky University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Criminology
Application of Investigative Psychology to Psychodynamic and Human Development Theories: Examining Traits and Typologies of Serial Killers
Smith, Jordyn, California Baptist University, 2018, M.A.
Subject: Behavioral psychology - Elegy for a lost tomorrow: Representations of loss in the works of Isao Takahata
Lack, Jonathan R., University of Colorado at Boulder, 2015, M.A.
Subject: Film studies
From Gold Rush to Industrialization: The Rise and Fall of Hydraulic Mining in Northern California and the Creation of a New Society
Silvola, Robert T., The Claremont Graduate University, 2016, M.A.
Subject: American history
The land of miscegenation: Is the racial democracy theory in Brazil a myth?
Chaka, Makini Ramisi, Morgan State University, 2005, M.A.
Subject: Ethnic studies
Carnaval in Brazil, Samba Schools and African culture: A study of Samba Schools through their African Heritage
Hufferd, Marlene Lima, Iowa State University, 2007, M.A.
Subject: Cultural anthropology
Roman building materials, construction methods, and architecture: The identity of an empire
Strickland, Michael Harold, Clemson University, 2010, M.A.
Subject: Ancient history - The Blueprints of Alphonse Mucha: The Creation of le Style Mucha in Nineteenth-Century France
Caskey, Lauren M., Webster University, 2016, M.A.
Subject: Art history
College, Roommates, and Cohabitation: An Understanding of Roommate Relationships, Stress, and Coping as Explained Through the Transactional Model of Stress and Coping
Biggers, Denisha R., San Diego State University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Communication
We Live in Shadows: Identity, Precarity, and Activism among LGBT Refugees and Activists in Beirut And Athens
Zaidan, Mahdi, Georgetown University, 2018, M.A.
Subject: Gender studies
The relationship between remote work and job satisfaction: the mediating roles of perceived autonomy, work-family conflict, and telecommuting intensity
Schall, Marie Antoinette, San Jose State University, 2019, M.S.
Subject: Psychology
Positive and Negative Effects of Social Media on Adolescent Well-Being
Kennedy, Katie, Minnesota State University, Mankato, 2019, M.S.
Subject: Health education
"A second Renaissace:" Football club Barcelona, Camp Nou and the re-emergence of Catalan nationalism
Carreras, Maria Victoria, California State University, Long Beach, 2013, M.S.
Subject: History
Searching the archive of our own: The usefulness of the tagging structure
Dalton, Kelly L., The University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, 2012, M.L.I.S.
Subject: Library science
Fake geek girl: The gender conflict in nerd culture
Robinson, Sonnet, University of Oregon, 2014, M.S.
Subject: Women's studies
To Fidget or Not to Fidget: The Effect of Movement on Cognition
Grodner, Kelsey, Murray State University, 2015, M.S.
Subject: Cognitive psychology - The Making of the 'Problem Child': Egerton Ryerson and the Liberal Project of Ontario Public Education
Knight, Hunter, University of Toronto (Canada), 2016, M.A.
Subject: Education
Beads: Symbols of Indigenous Cultural Resilience and Value
Gray, Malinda Joy, University of Toronto (Canada), 2017, M.A.
Subject: Cultural anthropology
UBER: A Case Study in Strategy, Leadership and Change
Spott, Patrick, The College of St. Scholastica, 2018, M.B.A.
Subject: Management
Beyond the Waves: Economic and Cultural Effects of the Global Surf Industry in El Tunco, El Salvador
Iatarola, Briana Marie, University of California, San Diego, 2011, M.A.
Subject: Latin American studies
True bromance: Representation of masculinity and heteronormative dominance in the bromantic comedy
Hartwell, David B., University of North Texas, 2013, M.A.
Subject: Film studies
The interplay of authorial control and readerly judgments in Ian McEwan's "Atonement"
Nelson, Marissa Danae, Marshall University, 2013, M.A.
Subject: British & Irish literature
The Stab-in-the-Back Theory: From Myth to Genocide
Romano, Marguerite Ann, Kean University, 2013, M.A.
Subject: Holocaust studies
Sluts, sweethearts, and hypocrobrats: The confrontational fashion of the Riot Grrrl revolution
Pronovost, Michelle, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, 2015, M.A.
Subject: Women's studies
The Military Reforms of Gaius Marius in their Social, Economic, and Political Context
Gambino, Michael C., East Carolina University, 2015, M.A.
Subject: Classical studies - The Social Justice and Societal Impact of Public Programs in House Museums
Clair, Marianna, University of Washington, 2016, Master's
Subject: Museum studies
A vindication of Jane Austen: Mary Wollstonecraft's feminist ideology embodied in "Pride and Prejudice"
Ray, Melissa A., University of Alaska Anchorage, 2013, M.A.
Subject: British & Irish literature - Gender neutral parenting: An argument for a place on the contemporary feminist agenda
Dumas, Moira Duffy, Southern Connecticut State University, 2014, M.A.
Subject: Women's studies
Comparing Welch ANOVA, a Kruskal-Wallis test, and traditional ANOVA in case of heterogeneity of variance
Liu, Hangcheng, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2015, M.S.
Subject: Biostatistics - Latino Representation on Primetime Television in English and Spanish Media: A Framing Analysis
Arellano, Gabriela, San Jose State University, 2017, M.S.
Subject: Mass communication
Reappropriating Desires in Neoliberal Societies through KPop
Kim, Daisy, University of California, Los Angeles, 2012, M.A.
Subject: Asian American studies
The Impact of Negative Stereotypes & Representations of African-Americans in the Media and African-American Incarceration
Johnson, Tamara Therese, University of California, Los Angeles, 2012, M.A.
Subject: African American studies
Merging Past and Future Forms: Qi Baishi's Landscape Painting
Cao, Cheng, Maryland Institute College of Art, 2014, M.A.
Subject: Art criticism
The settlement stage: How Hull House bridged leisure, creativity, and play
Goodson, Ann E., Loyola University Chicago, 2015, M.A.
Subject: Education
Effect of Empathy on Death Penalty Support in Relation to the Racial Divide and Gender Gap
Godcharles, Brian, University of South Florida, 2015, M.A.
Subject: Criminology
Black troops to keep an intelligent people in awe!: The coloured companies of the Upper Canada militia, 1837-1850
Kelly, Wayne Edward, York University (Canada), 1996, M.A.
Subject: Canadian history
Strain and the School Shooter A Theoretical Approach to the Offender's Perspective
Palumbo, Jessica Suzanne, Eastern Kentucky University, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Behavioral sciences - Permanent solution: Contraceptive sterilization policies and practices in the U.S. from 1960 to 1979
Brueggemann, Cecelia S., University of Missouri - Kansas City, 2016, A.M.
Subject: American history
King James VI of Scotland, his treatise "Daemonologie", and the subsequent influence on witchcraft prosecution in Scotland
Rhodes, Sarah, College of Charleston, 2009, M.A.
Subject: European history
Parasocial relationships with celebrities: An illusion of intimacy with mediated friends
Laken, Amanda, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2009, M.A.
Subject: Journalism
The Social Transformation of Coffee Houses: The Emergence of Chain Establishments and the Private Nature of Usage
Lozzi, Dawn Marie, West Virginia University, 2011, M.A.
Subject: Social structure
The perceptions of students with different learning preferences regarding their learning experiences in a university classroom that incorporates instructional strategies for diverse learners
Kim, Hyomi, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 2013, M.Ed.
Subject: Educational psychology
Paul Delaroche's The Execution of Lady Jane Grey: Re-Staging History
Titus, Ann-Catrin, University of California, Davis, 2012, M.A.
Subject: Art history
Facebook and Relationships: A Study of How Social Media Use is Affecting Long-Term Relationships
Farrugia, Rianne C., Rochester Institute of Technology, 2013, M.S.
Subject: Mass communication
Failed approaches: Youth employment and its implications for organized labor in Canada
Ramjohn, Jainool Deane, State University of New York Empire State College, 2014, M.A.
Subject: Labor relations
The Tattoo: A Mark of Subversion, Deviance, or Mainstream Self-Expression?
Camacho, Jocelyn N., University of South Florida, 2014, M.A.
Subject: Criminology
Network Effects of Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease - A Computational Modeling Study
Kumaravelu, Karthik, Duke University, 2014, M.S.
Subject: Biomedical engineering
The effects of social media on national security within the United States
Lumpp, Taylor G., Utica College, 2014, M.S.
Subject: Web studies - Effects of stereotypical media representations of American Indians on implicit and explicit bias: The power of Pocahontas
Strass, Haley, Iowa State University, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Social psychology
Developing the LGBT minority stress measure
Outland, Pearl L., Colorado State University, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Counseling Psychology
Live-Action and Animated Disney Films: An Analysis of Themes and Family Structures Over Time
Moran, Meghan, Rochester Institute of Technology, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Film studies
Metropolis: An Historical and Political Analysis
Drummond, Ann J., University of Glasgow (United Kingdom), 1987, M.&S.P.
Subject: Film studies
The atomic bombing of Hiroshima: A reasonable and just decision
Navarro, Montaniel S., Georgetown University, 2010, M.A.L.S.
Subject: American history
Mengele's ethics: An analytical approach to understanding Josef Mengele's motives
Vansuch, Bryan J., Georgetown University, 2011, M.A.L.S.
Subject: International relations
Representations of Native American characters in Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" Saga
Pearson, Jennifer, East Carolina University, 2011, M.A.
Subject: Literature
Women of the Vietnam War: Fighting for the revolution
Su, Phung, California State University, Fullerton, 2013, M.A.
Subject: Asian history
The origins of Hip Hop culture
Young, Omar Akbar, Morgan State University, 2014, M.A.
Subject: African American studies
Journaling, emotional intelligence, and health benefits
Hunsaker, Ryan, University of South Dakota, 2013, M.A.
Subject: Clinical psychology
Beautification practices among Asian and Asian American college students
Takamune, Itsuka, The University of Mississippi, 2015, M.A.
Subject: Sociology
Medieval authors: Shaping their world through the literature of courtesy and courtly love
Parnell, Jessica L., Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, 2000, M.A.
Subject: Medieval literature - Public Opinion About Police Use of Body-Worn Cameras
Paulsen, Deanne, The University of North Dakota, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Psychology
The Relationship Between the Military's Masculine Culture and Service Members' Help-Seeking Behaviors
Reit, Rachel, Marquette University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Communication
Marked: Masculine Performativity in Chuck Palahniuk's "Fight Club" and Bret Easton Ellis' "American Psycho"
Brissey, Robert Brian, Jr., Clemson University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Gender studies
Examining Aquatic Facility Managers' Content Knowledge of Emergency Response Planning, Implementation and Evaluation
Wujcik, Emily, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2017, M.S.
Subject: Sports Management
The Language of Male and Female Serial Killers: A Forensic Linguistic Examination
Zheng, Christina, Hofstra University, 2018, M.A.
Subject: Linguistics
Images of a gendered kingship: Visual representations of Hatshepsut and her influence on images of Nefertiti
Hilliard, Kristina Marie, University of North Texas, 2006, M.A.
Subject: Art history
A historical analysis on the chicano movement and its influence on educating chicanos to advocate for social justice
Fontan, Sara R., California State University, Long Beach, 2010, M.S.W.
Subject: Social work
Effect of limb dominance on lower extremity biomechanics when landing from a jump
Spencer, Jennifer A., California State University, Fullerton, 2015, M.S.
Subject: Kinesiology
Pride and prejudice & the English landscape - the importance of the picturesque to the novel
Vuong, Jennifer Michele, Georgetown University, 2014, M.A.L.S.
Subject: Literature
Tea culture and the British Empire, 1600-1900
Ashby, Brittany Carol, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2014, M.A.
Subject: European history
The Effects of Makeup on Women's Self-Esteem
Garcia, Lisa A., Kaplan University, 2016, M.S.Psy.
Subject: Counseling Psychology