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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:

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:

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