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Author:

Williams, Rahima A

Title:

Media and the Construction of the Arab-American Women's Identity

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Identity
Arab American
Woman
Critical Media Literacy
Culture
Islam

File:

Download Williams_Final_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robin Redmon Wright, Committee Member
Ilhan Kucukaydin, Committee Member

Author:

Siha, Alfred

Title:

"imagining the Moon": Critical Pedagogy, Discourse Tensions, and the Adult Basic Writing Classroom

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

basic writing
critical pedagogy
adult basic writers
community colleges
developmental writing
developmental education

File:

Download SihaDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robin Redmon Wright, Committee Member
Ilhan Kucukaydin, Committee Member
Peter Jones Kareithi, Committee Member

Author:

Stametz, Rebecca Ann

Title:

Bringing the Adult Learning Experience of Successful Weight Loss Maintenance into Focus: A Narrative Analysis with Implications for Educators and Clinicians

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Transformative learning
Weight loss
Critical Public Pedagogy
Critical Media Literacy
Obesity
Weight Stigma

File:

Download Stametz_Dissertation_11_9_13_Final_Draft.pdf

Committee Members:

Robin Redmon Wright, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robin Redmon Wright, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Member
Kesha Baptiste Roberts, Committee Member
Rebecca Marie Lafountain, Committee Member

Author:

Betts, Elana Cherice

Title:

Fostering LGBTQ Advocacy in School Psychology as Adult Education: Shaping Attitudes, Beliefs, and Perceived Control

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

critical theory
Theory of Planned Behavior
adult education
LGBTQ
school psychology
affirmative practice
multicultural ed

File:

Download EBetts_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robin Redmon Wright, Committee Member
Thomas Bettinger, Committee Member
Holly L Angelique, Committee Member
Kyle Leonard Peck, Committee Member

Author:

Barlet, Katelyn Danielle

Title:

Latina parent involvement: An action research study exploring a Spanish teaching and learning program

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Latina
parent
involvement
teaching
education
Latino

File:

Download Katelyn_Barlet_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Robin Redmon Wright, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robin Redmon Wright, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Member
Chiara Sabina, Committee Member
Mary Napoli, Committee Member

Author:

Karnish, Kristen M

Title:

Physical Therapists’ Understanding of Geriatric Patient Advocacy: A Mixed Method Study

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Advocacy
Physical Therapy
Critical Gerontology
Geriatrics

File:

Download Karnish_dissertation_2015.pdf

Committee Members:

Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robin Redmon Wright, Committee Member
Ann Swartz, Committee Member
Hengameh Hosseini, 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:

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:

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