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Author:

Perrin, Jason Christom

Title:

Pennsylvania Public Schools: The Fiscal Landscape A Descriptive Analysis 2008-2013

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

Pennsylvania Public School Finance
Revenues
Expenditures
Fund Balance
Average District Wealth

File:

Download Perrin_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

William Hartman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William Hartman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward J Fuller, Committee Member
Ronald Robert Musoleno, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Karmelita, Courtney E

Title:

Exploring Adult Learners' Experiences Transitioning to Higher Education

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

adult learners
transition
higher education
adult learner barriers
transition theory

File:

Download Karmelita.Dissertation.Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Adnan A Qayyum, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adnan A Qayyum, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Melody M Thompson, Committee Member
David Post, Committee Member
Margaret Ann Lorah, Committee Member

Author:

Mattocks, Sandra

Title:

Perceptions of the Assistant Principal's Role in School Leadership

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

assistant principal
school leadership
shared leadership
role of assistant principal
leadership

File:

Download Mattocks_Dissertation_Peceptions_of_Assistant_Principal_Role.pdf

Committee Members:

Nona Ann Prestine, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nona Ann Prestine, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Jacqueline A Stefkovich, Committee Member
William Hartman, Committee Member

Author:

Waddell, Thomas F

Title:

The Bandwagon Effect of Audience Metrics on Media Effects and Enjoyment

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

Bandwagon Effect
Media Effects
MAIN Model
Agency Affordances
Presumed Influence

File:

Download Waddell_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

S. Shyam Sundar, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
George Anghelcev, Committee Member
James Dillard, Committee Member

Author:

Pemberton, Jennifer Lynn

Title:

"i Saw a Wrong and I Wanted to Stand Up for What I Thought Was Right:” a Narrative Study on Becoming a Breastfeeding Activist

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Adult education
adult learning
women's learning
feminist pedagogy
emancipatory learning
activist learning
breastfeeding

File:

Download Dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robin Redmon Wright, Committee Member
Ann Swartz, Committee Member
Janet Elaine Fogg, Special Member

Author:

Abdulghani, Nesreen

Title:

A Correlational Study of Principals’ Leadership Styles on Teachers’ Job Satisfaction in Girls’ Private Elementary schools in Saudi Arabia

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

principals’ leadership styles
teachers’ job satisfaction

File:

Download Abdulghani_final_March_2316.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Shouse, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Shouse, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr Youder, Committee Member
Dr Stefkovich, Committee Member
Jamie Myers, Committee Member
Edward J Fuller, Committee Member
Kai Arthur Schafft, Committee Member

Author:

Queupil, Juan Pablo

Title:

EDUCATIONAL COLLABORATION NETWORKS AND LEADERSHIP IN CHILE AND LATIN AMERICA: A SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

Collaboration Networks
Educational Leadership
Social Network Analysis
Chile
Latin America

File:

Download Queupil_Doctoral.pdf

Committee Members:

Nona Ann Prestine, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Sheely, Scott James

Title:

Knowledge Production and Transmission in an Agricultural Industry Cluster: The Poultry Business in South Central Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

community of practice
tacit learning
informal education
vertical integration
broiler production
industry cluster

File:

Download Sheely_Knowledge_Production_and_Transmission_version_16.pdf

Committee Members:

Fred Michael Schied, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Spanjers, Kelsey Evelyn

Title:

Development and Structural Analysis of the Student-School Connectedness Scale (SSCS)

Graduate Program:

School Psychology

Keywords:

school connectedness
school connectedness scale
elementary
middle school
junior high

File:

Download KSpanjers_Dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

James Clyde Diperna, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shirley Andrea Woika, Committee Member
Scott David Gest, Committee Member
Gregory M Fosco, Committee Member

Author:

Cimsir, Elif

Title:

The Influence of Attitudes toward Students with Disabilities and Counselor Training on School Counselor's Perceptions of Preparedness to Provide Services to Students with Disabilities

Graduate Program:

Counselor Education

Keywords:

Students with Disabilities
School Counselor Preparation
School Counselor Training

File:

Download Dissertationpdf.pdf

Committee Members:

Jolynn Carney, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Connell, Sherri Lee

Title:

WHY PARENTS, IN THE PENNS VALLEY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT, CHOOSE CYBER CHARTER OR CHARTER SCHOOLS OVER THE LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

charter school
cyber charter school
enrollment
traditional public school
parental choice
parental decision making

File:

Download 05102016_Dissertation_CONNELL_SL.pdf

Committee Members:

Jacqueline A Stefkovich, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Reeves, Philip M

Title:

AN EXAMINATION OF HELP-SEEKING IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

Help-seeking
Self-regulated Learning
Entrepreneurship Education

File:

Download Reeves_-_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Rayne Audrey Sperling, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert James Stevens, Committee Member
Sarah Elizabeth Zappe, Committee Member
Thomas Litzinger, Outside Member

Author:

Hobbs, Alisa Rhoades

Title:

Policy at Work: An Insider's Critical Discourse Analysis of Texts Surrounding A School Bill in Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

school vouchers
critical discourse analysis
social practices
discursive events
education policy

File:

Download Ali_Hobbs_Dissertation_July_2016.pdf

Committee Members:

Patrick Williard Shannon, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patrick Willard Shannon, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jacqueline Edmondson, Committee Member
Jamie Myers, Committee Member
Susan G Strauss, Outside Member

Author:

Kane, Colleen

Title:

Building Collaboration Capacity for RTI: Principal Voices

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

Educational Leadership
Response to Intervention
RTI
MTSS
principal leadership
collaboration
RTI sustainability

File:

Download Colleen_Kane_Building_Collaboration_for_RTI-Principal_Voices_7-16Rev.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Charles Hughes, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Edward Fuller, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr. Douglas Dexter, Committee Member
Dr. William Hartman, Committee Member
Dr. Edgar Yoder, Outside Member

Author:

Aguilera Hermida, Ana Patricia

Title:

DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY WELL-BEING AMONG OLDER ADULTS IN A LEARNING INSTITUTE: A CASE STUDY

Graduate Program:

Lifelong Learning and Adult Education

Keywords:

Lifelong learning
Neuroplasticity
U3A
Lifelong learning institutes
Community Well-being
Older adults
Social Capital
Subjective well-being and seniors
Brain Reserve
Cognitive training
Learning institutes for older adults
Senior learners
Elderly

File:

Download Aguilera_Dissertation_Older_adults.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Elizabeth Tisdell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Elizabeth Tisdell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr. Ann Swartz, Committee Member
Dr. Clemmie E. Gilpin, Committee Member
Dr. Sarah Bronson, Outside Member

Author:

Adams, Nancy Ellen

Title:

Dialog About Psychosocial Issues in Problem-Based Learning Sessions in Medical Education

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

problem-based learning (PBL)
psychosocial aspects of health care
cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT)
dialog
medical students

File:

Download Nancy_Adams_dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward W Taylor, Committee Member
Carol Whitfield, Committee Member
Gregory Alan Crawford, Outside Member

Author:

Breon, Amy

Title:

THE PRINCIPAL’S ROLE IN LEADING INSTRUCTIONAL CHANGE A CASE STUDY IN NEW PROGRAM ADOPTION

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

Instructional Leadership
Principal's Role
Program Adoption
Instructional Change

File:

Download Amy_Breon.pdf

Committee Members:

Nona Prestine, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nona Prestine, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward J Fuller, Committee Member
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member
Jacqueline Edmondson, Outside Member

Author:

Selvaraj, Shivaani Aruna

Title:

The Quest For Really Useful Knowledge: An Institutional Ethnography of Community Adult Education in the Digital Age

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

institutional ethnography
radical education
social relations
digital literacy
broadband adoption
neoliberal funding regimes

File:

Download Selvaraj_Dissertation_11.17.16.pdf

Committee Members:

Elizabeth J. Tisdell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward W. Taylor, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kamini M. Grahame, Committee Member
Peter R. Grahame, Committee Member
Andrea Tapia, Outside Member
Sasha Costanza-Chock, Special Member

Author:

Grossman Leopard, Jennifer Bernice

Title:

Student Organization Advising and its Impact on Individual Student Leaders, Student Organizations, and Student Organization Advisors

Graduate Program:

Higher Education

Keywords:

Student organizations
Student organization advisor
Student organization leader
Student affairs

File:

Download Final_Dissertation_Grossman_Leopard_3_27_17.pdf

Committee Members:

Neal Hutchens, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Neal Hutchens, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andrea Dowhower, Committee Member
Margaret Lorah, Committee Member
Mindy Kornhaber, Outside Member

Author:

Fry, Richard Wayne

Title:

Data-Driven Decision-Making and the Challenges Facing Pennsylvania School Administrators, Compliance vs. Conviction

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

Data Driven Decision Making
Strategic Planning
Administrative Goal Setting

File:

Download Dissertation_Proposed_Manuscript_-170210final2.pdf

Committee Members:

Kai A. Schafft, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kai A. Schafft, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Marsha E. Modeste, Committee Member
Ed Fuller, Committee Member
Karen E. Eppley, Outside Member

Author:

Gockley, Brian David

Title:

A Study of Faculty Teaching Activities at the Undergraduate Level

Graduate Program:

Higher Education

Keywords:

teaching activities
adoption rates
undergraduate teaching
faculty teaching
teaching surveys
pedagogy
teaching methods
teaching practices
activities
adoption
teaching
faculty
methods
practices

File:

Download _Gockley_Dissertation_Final_Version.pdf

Committee Members:

Dorothy Evensen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dorothy Evensen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Cheslock, Committee Member
Leticia Oseguera, Committee Member
Kyle Peck, Outside Member

Author:

Mc Vey, Michael George

Title:

Transformational Journey of Educators in Technology: A Mixed Methods Study of Tenured Business Faculty

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Online education
transformative learning
tenured business faculty
adult education
resistance
teaching online

File:

Download MGMcVeyFINALPDFDissertation_FormatFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward W. Taylor, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward W. Taylor, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Janet M. Duck, Committee Member
Adnan A. Qayyum, Committee Member
David L. Rodgers, Outside Member

Author:

Sandoe, Kathryn Jeanne

Title:

Hungry for Justice: The Hunger Games and Developing an Activist Identity in Women Fans

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

adult education
informal learning
popular culture
fan activism
The Hunger Games
social justice
public pedagogy
convergence culture
poststructural feminism
social movements
fan studies

File:

Download Sandoe_2017_Dissertation_FINAL_w_Vita.pdf

Committee Members:

Robin Redmon Wright, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robin Redmon Wright, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Elizabeth J. Tisdell, Committee Member
Holly Angelique, Committee Member
Peter J. Kareithi, Outside Member

Author:

Dufour, Catherine Simmons

Title:

The Nature of the Working Relationship between a College President and Board of Trustees: A Case Study

Graduate Program:

Higher Education

Keywords:

higher education
president
board of trustees
relationship
roles and responsibilities
trust
communcation and transparency
shared vision

File:

Download Dufour_Catherine_S_-_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Neal H. Hutchens, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Neal H. Hutchens, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert M. Mendrickson, Committee Member
Michael J. Dooris, Committee Member
Kathleen J. Bieschke, Outside Member

Author:

Dennehy, Terri Reichley

Title:

Intraprofessional Collaboration: Innovations in Occupational Therapy Academia

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Occupational Therapy
Intraprofessional Collaboration
Participatory Action Research
Learner-Centered Education

File:

Download FFIINNAALLDISSERATION2.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward W. Taylor, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward W. Taylor, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robin Redmon Wright, Committee Member
Raffy Luquis, Committee Member
Hengameh Hosseini, Outside Member

Author:

Kroft, Christopher Donald

Title:

PUBLIC SPEAKING COMMUNICATION APPREHENSION AMONG ADULT LEARNERS WITH BIPOLAR SPECTRUM DISORDER

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

public speaking
communication apprehension
bipolar disorder
adult education

File:

Download my-combined-file__1_.pdf

Committee Members:

Robin Redmon Wright, Ph.D., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robin Redmon Wright, Ph.D., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward W. Taylor, Ed.D., Committee Member
Marissa Harrison, Ph.D., Committee Member
Steve Backels, Ph.D., Outside Member

Author:

Lim, Linda

Title:

Impact of Adult Support and Friends' Beliefs on Student Self-Perceptions across Race/Ethnic Groups

Graduate Program:

School Psychology

Keywords:

self-perceptions
race
achievement
parent support
teacher support
peer support

File:

Download Lim_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Barbara Schaefer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Barbara Schaefer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Cristin Marie Hall, Committee Member
Pui-Wa Lei, Committee Member
Jose Angel Soto, Outside Member

Author:

Kammerling, Thomas Eugene

Title:

The Intersectionality of Race, Gender, and Age in Developmental Mathematics

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Intersectionality
Race
Gender
Adult Education
Developmental Mathematics
Narrative

File:

Download Kammerling_dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Adnan A Qayyum, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adnan A Qayyum, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Davin Carr-Chellman, Committee Member
Ashley Nichol Patterson, Committee Member
Rose Mary Zbiek, Outside Member

Author:

Sessoms, Amber Michelle

Title:

The Merging of the Personal and the Collective: Reimagining Black Natural Hair Care Digital Spaces as Sites of Critical Public Pedagogy

Graduate Program:

Lifelong Learning and Adult Education

Keywords:

natural hair
black hair
black women
african american women
digital spaces
blogs
critical public pedagogy
identity development
adult learning
adult identity development
blogging
online learning communities
critical consciousness
identity formation
popular culture
adult education
african american hair
black womanhood

File:

Download Sessoms_2017_FINAL_Dissertation_w_Vita.pdf

Committee Members:

Robin Redmon Wright, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robin Redmon Wright, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Member
Peter Jones Kareithi, Committee Member
Adnan A Qayyum, Outside Member

Author:

Verma, Anurag

Title:

PheWAS AND BEYOND: APPROACHES TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES FOR IDENTIFYING ROBUST ASSOCIATIONS USING CLINICAL DATA

Graduate Program:

Integrative Biosciences

Keywords:

PheWAS
EHR
GWAS
Genomics
Biobank

File:

Download VermaA_Thesis_Submission_03292018.pdf

Committee Members:

Marylyn Ritchie, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Moriah Louise Szpara, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ross Cameron Hardison, Committee Member
N/A, Committee Member
Yu Zhang, Outside Member

Author:

Veldheer, Susan J

Title:

WHAT HAVE LOW INCOME SMOKERS LEARNED FROM A LIFETIME OF EXPOSURE TO PUBLIC HEALTH PEDAGOGY? A NARRATIVE INQURY

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Smoking
health disparities
Public Pedagogy
Adult Education
Narrative Inquiry
Public Health Education

File:

Download Veldheer_dissertation-final-3-27-18.pdf

Committee Members:

Robin Redmon Wright, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robin Redmon Wright, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karin Sprow Forte, Committee Member
Jonathan A Foulds, Committee Member
Eugene Joseph Lengerich, Outside Member

Author:

Hrabovsky, Sharilee Myer

Title:

ADULT CIGARETTE SMOKERS: HOW THEY LEARN ABOUT AND USE ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Embodied Learning
Actor Network Theory
Electronic Cigarettes
Adult Smokers
Quitting Smoking
Mixed Methods Research
Qualitative Interviews

File:

Download Dissertation_final_to_print_3.21.18.3.pdf

Committee Members:

Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robin Redmon Wright, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jonathan A Foulds, Committee Member
Christopher N Sciamanna, Committee Member
Jonathan A Foulds, Outside Member

Author:

Smyth, David R

Title:

Academic Entitlement, Adults in Graduate Education, and Popular Culture: A Mixed-Methods Study

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Academic Entitlement
Student Entitlement
Popular Culture
Graduate Education
Higher Education

File:

Download D_Smyth_Dissertation_02-28-2018_w_Vita.pdf

Committee Members:

Ed Taylor, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ed Taylor, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robin Redmon Wright, Committee Member
Peter Jones Kareithi, Committee Member
Charles David Kupfer, Outside Member
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Newton, Rhonda Ruth

Title:

Quiltmaking Teachers: Piecing a Career at the Intersection of Learning and Leisure

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

adult education
actor-network theory
recreation specialization
communities of practice
leisure studies
quilting
quiltmaking
nonformal education
credentialing

File:

Download Newton_-_Final_-_Fall_2018.pdf

Committee Members:

Robin Redmon Wright, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robin Redmon Wright, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ann Louise Swartz, Committee Member
Anne Ayer Verplanck, Committee Member
Careen Yarnal, Outside Member

Author:

Mallen, David Aquinas

Title:

Ending the Progressives: A Case Study Into One University's Social Action Movement to Address High-Risk Activity Within Its Greek Life Community

Graduate Program:

Higher Education

Keywords:

Social movements
Greek life
Gender inequity
high-risk activity
sexual assault
Feminist Identity Development
Greek power
Social influence
Institutional change
Competition and Status

File:

Download David.Mallen_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

David S Guthrie, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Jesse Cheslock, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Glen Kreiner, Committee Member
Leticia Oseguera, Committee Member
Abigail Grosvenor Diehl, Outside Member

Author:

Crothers, Jonathan Andrew

Title:

The Rider-Bike Assemblage: A Qualitative Investigation of the Embodied Adult Learning of Amateur Bicycle Road Racers

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Bicycle Road Racers
Qualitative
Embodied
Learning
Adult
Autoethnography
Narrative

File:

Download J_CROTHERS_Dissertation_FINAL_7.16.18.pdf

Committee Members:

Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Weston Scott Kensinger, Committee Member
Ann Louise Swartz, Committee Member
Glen Alan Mazis, Outside Member

Author:

Greenawalt, Anne

Title:

SPORTSWOMEN’S CONSTRUCTIONS OF IDENTITY AND LEARNING THROUGH PERSONAL NARRATIVES: A POSTSTRUCTURAL FEMINIST ANALYSIS FOR CREATING HISTORY AND SOCIAL CHANGE

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

sportswomen
identity
adult learning
adult education
narrative learning theory
feminist theory
autoethnography
feminist critical discourse analysis

File:

Download Greenawalt_-_Sportswomens_Constructions_of_ID_and_Learning.pdf

Committee Members:

Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robin Redmon Wright, Committee Member
Mary Napoli, Committee Member
Charles David Kupfer, Outside Member

Author:

Herman, Beth K

Title:

Teaching Professionalism in Medical Residency Programs: Exemplary Educators, Role Modeling, and the Influence of the Hidden Curriculum

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Hidden Curriculum
Teaching Professionalism
Graduate Medical Education

File:

Download Herman_Beth_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karin Sprow Forte, Committee Member
Betsy B Aumiller, Committee Member
Bari Dzomba, Outside Member

Author:

Cormier, Dwayne Ray

Title:

THE CULTURAL PROFICIENCY CONTINUUM DIALOGIC PROTOCOL: AN EMERGING TOOL FOR EXAMINING PRESERVICE TEACHERS' SOCIOCULTURAL CONSCIOUSNESS CONCERNING MAJORITY-MINORITY SCHOOLS AND STUDENT POPULATIONS

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Multicultural Education
Educational Design Research
Sociocultural Theory
Teachers' Beliefs
Cultural Proficiency
School-University Partnerships
Socially Mediated Structure
Supervision

File:

Download 4_10_19_Final_Draft_Dwayne_Ray_Cormier_Dissertation_.pdf

Committee Members:

Bernard Joel Badiali, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ravinder Koul, Committee Member
Scott P Mcdonald, Committee Member
Raymond Keith Gilyard, Outside Member
Jamie Myers, Special Member

Author:

Cronin, Neil

Title:

Safety Nets, Safety Valves, and True Alternatives: How Competing Discourses Shape Leaders’ Understandings of Alternative Education

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

alternative education
discourse
narratives
beliefs
leadership
safety valves
safety nets
innovation
counter-narrative
complex meanings

File:

Download N.Cronin_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Deborah Lynn Schussler, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Deborah Lynn Schussler, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Roger Shouse, Committee Member
Marsha Elizabeth Modeste, Committee Member
Dana Lynn Stuchul, Outside Member

Author:

Aljohani, Meshal

Title:

WORK ENGAGEMENT AS MEDIATOR IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN JOB RESOURCES AND EMPLOYEES’ TURNOVER INTENTION AMONG NURSING PRACTITIONERS IN SAUDI ARABI

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

Keywords: turnover intention
job resources
work engagement
JD-R model.

File:

Download Meshal__Aljohani_dissertartion_.pdf

Committee Members:

Juidth A. Kolb, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Juidth A. Kolb, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
William J. Rothwell, Committee Member
Threeton, Mark D, Committee Member
Edgar P. Yoder, Outside Member

Author:

Dell, Lynn

Title:

Exploring Parents' Informal Learning Of Special Education: A Mixed Methods Study

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Parents
Informal Learning
Social Cognition
Special Education
Parent involvement
joint display
collaboration
sequential exploratory mixed methods

File:

Download EXPLORING_PARENTS__INFORMAL_LEARNING_OF_SPECIAL_EDUCATION_A_MIXED_METHODS_STUDY.pdf

Committee Members:

Karin Sprow Forte, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karin Sprow Forte, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robin Redmon Wright, Committee Member
Betsy B Aumiller, Committee Member
Pamela S Wolfe, Outside Member

Author:

Heiserman, Janelle

Title:

HISTORICAL FICTION AND BOOK CLUBS AS CRITICAL PUBLIC PEDAGOGY: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF ADULTS RE- LEARNING HISTORY

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

historical fiction
critical public pedagogy
non-formal learning
adult education
book clubs
historical education
adult historical education
re-teaching history
critical historical fiction
critical history
teaching history critically

File:

Download JNH_Final_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Elizabeth Tisdell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Elizabeth Tisdell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr. Felicia Brown-Haywood, Committee Member
Dr. David Witwer, Committee Member
Dr. Karin Sprow-Forte, Outside Member

Author:

Mac Intire, Jessica Mae

Title:

The Role of the Field Practicum in Social Workers' Preparedness to Enter the Workforce

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

social work
field practicum
internship
communities of practice
critical feminist theory
experiential learning

File:

Download JMacIntire_dissertation_final_edits_6.6.pdf

Committee Members:

Karin Sprow Forte, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Charity Dawn Fox, Committee Member
Karin Sprow Forte, Committee Member
Jennifer Lindmar Schally, Outside Member

Author:

Behmer, Philomena

Title:

ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY AS EMBODIED LEARNING IN A YOGA TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM: A MIXED METHODS STUDY

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Yoga teacher training
Embodied learning
Anatomy and Physiology

File:

Download P_Behmer_Dissertation_Adult_Ed.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Elizabeth Tisdell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Elizabeth Tisdell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr. Robin Redmon Wright, Committee Member
Dr. Jo A. Tyler, Committee Member
Dr. Glen A. Mazis, Outside Member

Author:

Bajaj, Monica Lamba

Title:

STEM Faculty Perceptions of Internationalizing the Curriculum in the Age of Globalization: A Qualitative Study

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Internationalization
Higher education
Globalization of higher education
Internationalization of the Curriculum
Neoliberalism
Human Capital Theory
Systems Thinking
Internationalization of the Curricumum (IoC)
STEM
Faculty

File:

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Committee Members:

Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karin Sprow Forte, Committee Member
Jo Tyler, Committee Member
Anthony Bak Buccitelli, Outside Member

Author:

Cozad, Lauren

Title:

Effects of a Digital Mathematics Fluency Program on the Fluency and Generalization of Learners

Graduate Program:

Special Education

Keywords:

mathematics
math fluency
digital intervention
learning disabilities
special education

File:

Download LC_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Paul J Riccomini, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul J Riccomini, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jennifer L Frank, Committee Member
Jonte Charez Taylor, Committee Member
Gwendolyn Monica Lloyd, Outside Member

Author:

Womeldorf, Leslie

Title:

HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATORS: LEARNING COLLABORATIVEY TO TEACH INTERPROFESSIONALLY

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

interprofessional education
interprofessional collaboration
health professions educators
collaboration
faculty development
learning

File:

Download LW_Dissertation_2019.pdf

Committee Members:

Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karin Sprow Forte, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sandra Starling Halbruner, Committee Member
Casey N Pinto, Outside Member
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Chapin, Shelley

Title:

The Effects of AAC Video Visual Scene Display Technology on the Communication of Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Graduate Program:

Special Education

Keywords:

preschoolers
autism spectrum disorder
augmentative and alternative communication
social interaction

File:

Download Chapin_12.4.19.pdf

Committee Members:

David Brent Mcnaughton, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Brent Mcnaughton, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Lee, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Pamela S Wolfe, Committee Member
Janice Catherine Light, Outside Member
Jessica Gosnell Caron, Outside Member
Kathleen M Mckinnon, Committee Member
Mary Catherine Scheeler, Program Head/Chair
David Lee, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Jenkins, Adam

Title:

Academic Integration and Success for Online Community College Students: The Role of Community and Motivation

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

community college
community college students
online community college
online learning
classroom community
Academic Motivation Scale
academic integration
intrinsic motivation
persistence
academic achievement

File:

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Committee Members:

Adnan A Qayyum, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William Calvin Diehl, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karen Paulson, Outside Member
David S Guthrie, Outside Member
Susan Mary Land, Program Head/Chair
Adnan A Qayyum, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
William Calvin Diehl, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Jaffa, Jana Marie

Title:

The Internationalization of Higher Education: A Case Study of the Emergence of Global Programs at The Pennsylvania State University

Graduate Program:

Higher Education

Keywords:

higher education
internationalization
student mobility
international programs
organizational culture

File:

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Committee Members:

Kevin Kinser, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David S Guthrie, Committee Member
David Post, Outside Member
Kevin Kinser, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Craig A. Campbell, Outside Member
Kevin Kinser, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Drane, Gregory

Title:

An Oral History of the Navy Band B-1: The First All-Black Navy Band of World War II

Graduate Program:

Music Education

Keywords:

Navy
Band
African American
Black American
Military Band

File:

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Committee Members:

O. Richard Bundy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
O. Richard Bundy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ann Callistro Clements, Committee Member
Robert Dale Gardner, Committee Member
David Mc Bride, Outside Member
Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Capozzi, Shelly Lee

Title:

Learning to Run: The Gender Challenges of Women in Elected Office

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

women in politics
women in elected office
women learners
women and popular culture influence

File:

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Committee Members:

Karin M Sprow-Forte, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karin M Sprow-Forte, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robin Redmon Wright, Committee Member
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Member
Charity Dawn Fox, Outside Member
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Ingerick, Patricia

Title:

Adult Learning and Reflecting on Political News: An Examination of the Public Pedagogy of Social Media

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Keywords: Social media
public pedagogy
reflection
political news
observational learning
cognitive overload
Social media
Public Pedagogy
Reflection
Political News
Facebook
Adult Education

File:

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Committee Members:

Karin M Sprow-Forte, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karin M Sprow-Forte, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robin Redmon Wright, Committee Member
Peter Jones Kareithi, Committee Member
Anthony Bak Buccitelli, Outside Member
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Mann-Mcfarlane, Sonya

Title:

Rites of Passage Influence on Cultural Identity and Learning Among Emerging Black/African American Female Adults

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

rites of passage
Black/African American
females
cultural identity development
learning
Black Motherhood
Orisa
Ifa
Yoruba
emerging adult

File:

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Committee Members:

Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karin M Sprow-Forte, Committee Member
Peter Jones Kareithi, Outside Member
Felicia Lynne Brown-Haywood, Committee Member
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Burgess, Deanna

Title:

Removing the shades: Exploring racial identity and color-blindness of adolescents enrolled in a social justice training program

Graduate Program:

Counselor Education

Keywords:

racial identity
color-blindness
social justice
social justice intervention
counseling
counselor education

File:

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Committee Members:

Diandra Janelle Prescod, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Diandra Janelle Prescod, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alexandra List, Committee Member
Julia A Green Bryan, Committee Member
Ashley Nichol Patterson, Outside Member
Carlos P Zalaquett, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Turcotte, Nathaniel

Title:

Intimate Data In-The-Moment: Embodied Collaborative Pedagogical Encounters of Golf Instructors with Data

Graduate Program:

Learning, Design, and Technology

Keywords:

Small data
collaborative teaching and learning
Embodiment

File:

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Committee Members:

Tyler S Hollett, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Tyler S Hollett, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Simon Richard Hooper, Committee Member
Craig A. Campbell, Committee Member
Mark Thomas Kissling, Outside Member
Susan Mary Land, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Kohler, Kimberly

Title:

Investigating the Acceptability and Effectiveness of a Mindfulness-Based Professional Development with General and Special Education Teacher Candidates

Graduate Program:

Special Education

Keywords:

mindfulness
teacher education
teacher preparation
professional development
special education
teacher well-being

File:

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Committee Members:

Jennifer L Frank, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jennifer L Frank, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Catherine Scheeler, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Charles A Hughes, Committee Member
Deborah Lynn Schussler, Outside Member
Pamela S Wolfe, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Whalen, Gina

Title:

Giving Voice to the Transformative Learning of Mothers who Lost a Child to Suicide

Graduate Program:

Lifelong Learning and Adult Education

Keywords:

transformative learning
suicide
child loss
bereaved mothers
feminist perspectives on adult learning
autoethnography
narrative
grief
suicide loss survivors
suicide bereaved
critical reflection
discourse dialogue
adult education
suicide postvention

File:

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Committee Members:

Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robin Redmon Wright, Committee Member
Gina Brelsford, Committee Member
Anne Ayer Verplanck, Outside Member
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Louw, Byron

Title:

Educating Physicians for the 21st Century: Learning from the Experiences of ‘Systems Citizens’

Graduate Program:

Lifelong Learning and Adult Education

Keywords:

Medical Education
Health Systems Science
Transformative Learning Theory
Perspective Transformation
Quality Improvement
Medical Students
Identity Formation
Physician
Role of Physician
Systems-Conscious
Systems
Population Health
QI
Social Determinants of Health
SDoH
Quality
Value-Based Care
UME
Undergraduate Medical Education
COVID
Systems Citizen
Qualitative
4th-Year Medical Student
HSS
Systems-Based Practice
SBP
Interprofessional
Interprofessionalism
Wellness
Quadruple Aim
Near-Peer
Global Health
Humanities

File:

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Committee Members:

Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robin Redmon Wright, Committee Member
Britta May Thompson, Committee Member
Sharilee Myer Hrabovsky, Outside Member
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Williams, Anthony

Title:

The Distance Education Organization: Considerations for Success

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Distance Education
Social Structure
Online Administration
Organizational Structure

File:

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Committee Members:

William Calvin Diehl, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William Calvin Diehl, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jose Cossa, Committee Member
John Jesse Cheslock, Committee Member
Karly Sarita Ford, Outside Member
Susan Mary Land, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Martin, Matthew

Title:

Teaching Experience and Instructional Leadership In Varied School Settings

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

teaching experience
instructional leadership
principals
teachers
shared leadership

File:

Download Dissertation_Final_11_22_2020_wVita.pdf

Committee Members:

Marsha Elizabeth Modeste, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Marsha Elizabeth Modeste, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kai Arthur Schafft, Committee Member
Ronald Robert Musoleno, Committee Member
Karen Eppley, Outside Member
Kevin Kinser, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Cholet, Valerie

Title:

More than a Black Belt: Embodied learning in Taekwondo women

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Embodied learning
kinesiology
physical feminism
Taekwondo
critical feminism

File:

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Committee Members:

Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robin Redmon Wright, Committee Member
Karin M Sprow-Forte, Committee Member
Glen Alan Mazis, Outside Member
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Kiani, Maryam

Title:

An Exploration of Active Learning in a Calculus I Classroom : An Action Research Study During COVID-19 Era

Graduate Program:

Lifelong Learning and Adult Education

Keywords:

Active Learning
Calculus I
COVID-19
Action Research

File:

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Committee Members:

Robin Redmon Wright, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robin Redmon Wright, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Member
Reuben Selase Asempapa, Committee Member
Triparna B Vasavada, Outside Member
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Briggs, Kevin Thomas

Title:

An Exploration of the Lived Experience of Participating in Three of CARE for Teachers' Mindful Awareness and Stress Reduction Practices, as well as Three Caring and Compassion Practices

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

Education
Mindfulness
Compassion
CARE
Phenomenology
Giorgi
Husserl
Qualitative
MBI
MBIs
Leadership
Stress
Attrition
Teacher
Leader
Administrator
Caring
Mindfulness-Based Intervention

File:

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Committee Members:

Deborah Lynn Schussler, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Deborah Lynn Schussler, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gerald K Letendre, Committee Member
Ronald Robert Musoleno, Committee Member
William Calvin Diehl, Outside Member
Patricia Ann Jennings, Special Member
Kevin Kinser, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Graby, Marissa

Title:

Older Adults Experiences Learning, Integrating and Adopting Smart Home Technology: A Mixed Methods Study

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

smart home technology
older adults
user experience
utaut2
cognitive load theory
mixed methods
situated cognition
older adult learning
older adults and technology
technology adoption
technology integration

File:

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Committee Members:

Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Roderick Lamar Lee, Outside Field Member
Karin M Sprow-Forte, Committee Member
Weston Scott Kensinger, Committee Member
Candace Brown, Special Member
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Program Head/Chair
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Wagner, Darin Lee

Title:

Lessons from the 1:1 classroom: A mixed methods study of technology-related teacher workplace learning

Graduate Program:

Adult Education (DED)

Keywords:

Technology-related learning
Adult learning
Public school teachers
One-to-one mobile technology classroom
Social cognitive theory
Diffusion of innovation theory
Mixed methods
Informal learning
Workplace learning
One-to-one mobile technology

File:

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Committee Members:

Weston Kensinger, Outside Field Member
Karin Sprow Forte, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Heather Toomey Zimmerman, Program Head/Chair
Robin Wright, Major Field Member
Roy Clariana, General Studies & Outside Unit Member

Author:

Simmons, Tara

Title:

The Role of Specialization in the Development of Nursing Hierarchies: A Grounded Theory Study

Graduate Program:

Lifelong Learning and Adult Education (DED)

Keywords:

nurse to nurse violence
workplace violence
nursing hierarchies
nurse to nurse mistreatment
oppression in nursing
nursing culture

File:

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Committee Members:

Elizabeth Tisdell, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Sharilee Hrabovsky, General Studies, Outside Field & Outside Unit Member
Karin Sprow Forte, Major Field Member
Robin Wright, Major Field Member
Elizabeth Tisdell, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Gearhart, Crystal Marie

Title:

Learning to be Correctional Educators: A Narrative Inquiry

Graduate Program:

Lifelong Learning and Adult Education (DED)

Keywords:

narrative inquiry
corrections education
corrections educators
formal learning
nonformal learning
informal learning
adult education
prison
corrections

File:

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Committee Members:

Esther Prins, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Craig Campbell, Major Field Member
Peter Forster, General Studies, Outside Field & Outside Unit Member
John Holst, Major Field Member
Heather Toomey Zimmerman, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Johnson, Mira

Title:

Growing Roots: Rewilding, Transformative Learning, And Ecological Consciousness In Nature Connection

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Adult environmental education
Ecocentric worldview
Complex systems worldview
soul work
Indigenous ways of knowing
ontological transformation

File:

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Committee Members:

Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karin M Sprow-Forte, Committee Member
Triparna B Vasavada, Outside Member
Anthony Bak Buccitelli, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Shannon, Tammy

Title:

Adult, First-Generation College Students' Perceptions of Belonging: Connections Through Communities of Practice

Graduate Program:

Lifelong Learning and Adult Education (DED)

Keywords:

Adult student
communities of practice
first-generation student
higher education
persistence
sense of belonging

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Committee Members:

Craig Campbell, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
John Ewing, General Studies & Outside Field Member
Rama Radhakrishna, Outside Unit Member
Heather Toomey Zimmerman, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Rebecca Tarlau, Major Field Member
Esther Prins, Major Field Member

Author:

Stewart, Wade

Title:

Implementation of a Lean Daily Management Operating System in an Academic Hospital: A Mixed Methods Study

Graduate Program:

Lifelong Learning and Adult Education (DED)

Keywords:

Daily Management Operating System
Psychological safety
Second-order problem solving
Academic Medical Center
Lean
Situated Cognition
Experiential Learning
Action Learning

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Committee Members:

Roderick Lee, Outside Unit Member
Sharilee Hrabovsky, General Studies & Outside Field Member
Karin Sprow Forte, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Elizabeth Tisdell, Major Field Member
Susan Land, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Landrau Vega, Melissa

Title:

CAMP as a Broker of Persistence: Helping Mexican Migrant Students Leverage Community Cultural Wealth in College

Graduate Program:

Higher Education (DED)

Keywords:

migrant education
community cultural wealth
College Assistance Migrant Program
episodic narrative interview
persistence

File:

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Committee Members:

Kevin Kinser, Program Head/Chair
Gilberto Conchas, Outside Field Member
Ashley Patterson, Outside Unit Member
Karly Ford, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Wilson Okello, Major Field Member

Author:

Jung, Yong Ju

Title:

Ecologies of children's interests and learning in a science museum: investigating sociotechnical interactions with video and mobile eye-tracking analyses

Graduate Program:

Learning, Design, and Technology

Keywords:

interest engagement
sociotechnical interactions
interaction analysis
mobile eye-tracking
science museum
family learning
interest
engagement
sociotechnical interaction
interaction analysis
mobile eye-tracking
science museum
family learning

File:

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Committee Members:

Heather Toomey Zimmerman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Heather Toomey Zimmerman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Susan Mary Land, Committee Member
Marcela Borge, Committee Member
Koraly Elisa Perez-Edgar, Outside Member
Susan Mary Land, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Day, Melissa

Title:

First-Generation College Students' (FGCS) perceptions of the impact of Early College Access Programming (ECAP) participation on postsecondary enrollment and persistence: A longitudinal case study

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership (DED)

Keywords:

First-Generation College Student
Early College

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Committee Members:

Kevin Kinser, Program Head/Chair
Matthew Kelly, Dissertation Advisor
Scott Mcdonald, Outside Field Member
Maria Lewis, Major Field Member
Gerald Letendre, Chair of Committee

Author:

Wang, Jialing

Title:

Employability of International Master's Returnees

Graduate Program:

Higher Education (DED)

Keywords:

international students
employability
international higher education
gender equity
international mobility

File:

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Committee Members:

Kelly Rosinger, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Karly Ford, Major Field Member
Celeste Kinginger, Outside Unit & Field Member
Gerald K Letendre, Program Head/Chair
John Cheslock, Major Field Member

Author:

Lentes, Julie

Title:

Seeds of Empathy, Rooted in Critical Reflection: Nurturing Cultural Humility in Global Health Trainees

Graduate Program:

Lifelong Learning and Adult Education (DED)

Keywords:

cultural humility
critical reflection
transformative learning
global health
adult education
health professions education

File:

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Committee Members:

Karin Sprow Forte, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Betsy Aumiller, Outside Field Member
Karin Sprow Forte, Major Field Member
Kristin Sznajder, General Studies & Outside Unit Member
Elizabeth Tisdell, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Lynch, Danielle Monique

Title:

THE EXPLORATION OF BLACK MALE PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES AND THEIR LIVED EXPERIENCES IN LIGHT OF THE CURRENT SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENTS 2013-2023

Graduate Program:

Lifelong Learning and Adult Education (DED)

Keywords:

critical race theory
public pedagogy
intersectionality
Black male professional athletes
social justice
activism
narrative
storytelling
qualitative
adult education
lifelong learning

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Committee Members:

Karin Sprow Forte, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mary Zaborskis, Outside Field Member
Charles Kupfer, General Studies & Outside Unit Member
Elizabeth Tisdell, Committee Member
Karin Sprow Forte, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Gencavage, Lisabeth Eames

Title:

Navigating Complexity: The Military Veteran Re-entry Experience into a Satisfying Civilian Career

Graduate Program:

Adult Education (DED)

Keywords:

Veterans
Military Transition
Complexity Theory
Systems Theory
Successful Military Transitions
Adult Education
Self-directed Learning
Civilian Re-entry
Civilian Transition
Military Veterans
Post-911
Successful Veterans

File:

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Committee Members:

Charles Kupfer, General Studies & Outside Field Member
Triparna Vasavada, Outside Unit Member
Elizabeth Tisdell, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Karin Sprow Forte, Major Field Member
Elizabeth Tisdell, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies