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Dissertations/Capstones from 2021
The Evaluation of a Soft Skills Curriculum in Athletic Training Education: A Mixed Methods Study, Emily Duckett
The Use of Shared Decision Making and its Effect on Antibiotic Prescriptions, Jennifer Fernandes
Mental Health Effects of Maternal Substance Abuse Policymaking: Finding a Solution, SARAH FOSTER
Catheter-to-Vessel Ratio and Catheter-Related Thrombosis in Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters: A Retrospective Review of Records, Kristin Hartner
Federal employee views across administrations: An examination of the 2010 Obama and 2018 Trump leadership capital and the perceptions of the agency employees, Dimple Sunayna Johnson
More Than Colleagues: Understanding International Higher Education Partnerships During Crisis, Christina M. Kinney
New Cyber Charter Teachers’ Perceptions of their Induction Program in Preparing them for Online Instruction: A Mixed Methods Study, Courtney Kofeldt
Mentorship Matters: An Instrumental Case Study of Mentorship in a Student Affairs Graduate Preparatory Program, John Adam Linetty
Examining the Implementation Fidelity of a Police Field Training Officer Program: A Program Evaluation Perspective: A Mixed Methods Approach., Yale Y. Margolis
The Importance of Peer Engagement and Peer Support Groups on Persistence of Online Law Students: A Mixed Methods Study, Larasz Moody
Spatial Disparities in Access to Veterinary Care: Problems, Politics & Policies, Sue Neal
State Government’s Impact on Campus Services for Unaccompanied Homeless Students, Tori Nuccio
The Factors Influencing Hazard Mitigation Governance, Kyle Overly
False Confession in Wrongful Convictions and the Effect of Recording Custodial Interrogations Through Exoneration, Nana F. Owusu
Online Instructors’ Use of the Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning Design Principles: A Mixed Methods Investigation, Thomas C. Pantazes
Local Governmental Structures And Its Effects On Public Services, Quiana Pettiford
An Exploration of Ethically Challenging Situations Experienced by School Psychologists and Related Outcomes Associated with Those Experiences-A Mixed Methods Study, Janice Pietrowicz
Assessing and Measuring the Fiscal Health of Local Governments: A Focus on Pennsylvania Municipalities, Rosa Quintana
Code the Code: Surveillance Capitalism, Education, and the Critical Theory of Technology, Robert Rust
Improvement of Stroke Alerting Process Utilizing Haiku, an EHR Based Alerting System, Michele Sellers
The Strengths and Challenges Perceived by Special Education Teachers of Students with Emotional Disturbance: A Mixed Methods Study, Brittany Severino
Avengers Disassemble! How Varying Views on Public Administration Dismantled the Avengers in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Tynslei Spence-Mitchell
Mass School Closures in the School District of Philadelphia: Personal Narratives and Impacts, Cristina Utti
Implementing Content Literacy and Disciplinary Literacy: A Mixed Methods Study of Middle School Teachers' Pedagogical Dispositions, Madison Weary
Utilizing Video Education to Improve Self-Care in Heart Failure Population at Home, Adrienne Wharry
From Networks of Necessity to the New Normal: How Collaboration and Networks Can Provide Efficient and Equitable Service Delivery in Rural Maryland Counties, Robert Willoughby
Dissertations/Capstones from 2020
Patient Satisfaction with Nurse Versus Non-Nurse Post-Discharge Outreach, Iyore Adonri
Federal Health Reform: Breast Cancer Outcomes, Nia Imani Bailey
Every Drop Counts: Quantifying Blood Loss Can Lead to Early Detection and Intervention for Postpartum Hemorrhage, Christina Bouikidis
Rural Veterans of Texas and Their Accessibility to Mental Health Care Services, Jeremy Buchanan
Antimicrobial Stewardship in an Urgent-Primary Care Clinic, Jian Connell
Study Abroad and Liminality: Examining U.S. American Collegiate Undergraduate Student Engagement in Risky Behaviors Betwixt and Between Borders, Jill L. Creighton
Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education & Perceived Administrative Biases in Funding Review Processes, Emily Devereux
Moments of Reflection: A Phenomenological Study of Preservice Teacher Reflection, Jane Ferris
Professional Learning Communities in an Elementary School: Teacher Perceptions, Implementation, and Impacts, Michael Garvin
Evidence-Based Policy and Misinformation: Exploring the Public’s Processing of Information, Amy E. Hann
Creating Project-Based Math Curricula: A Narrative Inquiry, Marcie Hull
An Exploration of Teachers' Experiences with the Completion of Behavior Rating Scales for Their Students with ADHD, Amy Jenkins
“Being Yourself”: Self-Determination at a Summer Sports Camp for Youth with Visual Impairments, Maria Lepore-Stevens
Creating Restful Environments: Applying Evidenced-Based Interventions to Increase the Patients Perceptions of Room Quietness at Night, Timothy Marks
More Than A Score: The Test-Optional Movement in Higher Education, Lisa Montgomery
Enhancing Patient Portal Usage, Patricia Pawling
Prehospital Use of Cuffed Endotracheal Tubes in Pediatric Patients: Thematic Analysis of Barriers to Practice Change., Thomas E. Pearson
Initiating a Collaborative Cybersecurity Governance Framework at the State Level, Autum C. Pylant
Reframing Professional Learning to Analyze Teacher Practice and Promote System-Wide Change, Jennifer Smerecky
Evaluating the Implementation of a Risk Screening Tool to Decrease the Incidence of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting, Lauren E. Stoltzfus
Using Input from Landlords Participating in the Dothan Housing Authority's Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCVP) to Streamline Operations and Increase Retention, Michael C. Threatt
Skilled Trade Education in America, Brent Tracy
Municipal Fiscal Distress in Pennsylvania: Assessing the Municipalities Financial Recovery Act 47 of 1987, Terry Tracy
Fare Free Public Transportation Bus Systems: An Examination of Funding Strategies to Replace Passenger Fare Collection, Amy VanGuilder
Heart Failure Self-Care At Home, Dinah Warren
Dissertations/Capstones from 2019
An Analysis of Complaints against Police in Philadelphia: A Case for Social Equity and Collaborative Governance in Police Reform, Jacqueline Bailey-Davis
Year-Round Community Supported Agriculture: A View from an Advocacy Coalition Framework Perspective, Kelly A. Baker
The ABCDE Bundle : A QI Tool to Reduce the ICU Stay, Cynthia Bembry-Weiser
The Value of Backyard Chickens in Reducing Municipal Solid Waste, Maureen Breen
A Primary Care Weight Loss Program with an Intensive Behavioral Therapy including Diet and Exercise Education, Karen Detweiler
A Behavior-Focused Assessment of Hand Hygiene Practice and Associated Factors Among Students at an Upper Elementary School in Pennsylvania, Roseline Ekuta
An Examination of Federal Discretionary Grant Sustainability in Rural Public School Districts, Autumn L. Grooms
Emotional Intelligence and Secondary Traumatic Stress Experiences of Trial Court Judges, Jody Jacobetz Huber
Hospital Readmission Reduction Through Pulmonary Rehabilitation, James Johnson
Implementation of a Team-Based Medicare Annual Wellness Visit Program, Michelle Keating-Sibel
Women’s Political Empowerment and the Nonprofit Subsectors of Education, Human Services, and Public/Societal Benefit, Lorin McKnight Mayo
Failure to Launch: An exploratory study of the impact of the Workforce Investment Act on transition to adulthood among low income youth, Louise McLoughlin
Capability and Gap Assessments: Influence on Emergency Management Programs, Kelly Myers
Social Construction of Giftedness in the National Defense Education Act of 1958, Chad Phillips
Guided by Faith? Comparing Faith-based and Secular Nonprofits’ Planning Practices, Jeremy Raff
FluFIT Program, Shannon Romano
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Preservice Training for a Treatment Home Program in New Jersey, Jina Saint-Elien
Pennsylvania School Resource Officers as Mentor/Counselors, Including Levels of Intervention, Beth Sanborn
Implementation of Fall T.I.P.S. (Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety) will decrease the number of falls that occur on the Acute Care Unit at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tracey Schoen and Tracey Schoen
A Study of Dual Credit Program Policies in the Rio Grande Valley, Zachary Suarez
Comparing Compensation: Shared Occupations of Government and Private Industry, Catherine Sykes
Using Predictive Modeling toward Increasing Alumni Giving at a Public University, Susan Vanscovich
Taxation Through Criminalization: The Relationship Between Revenue Derived From Law Enforcement and Municipal Budget Allocations for Police Services, Anthony Whitmore
Dissertations/Capstones from 2018
The Effect of Lavender on Emotional Well-Being, Jean Byrd
Developing Comprehension through Read 180: A Study of Students with Specific Learning Disabilities, Donna Cavaliere
The Affordable Housing Crisis in Charleston, South Carolina: A Case for Collaborative Governance, Thomas Cook
Time to Meet: The Value of Common Planning Time for Middle School Teachers and Paraprofessionals, Shawn Cruice
Terrorism: Is it a mechanism of change according to the Punctuated Equilibrium Theory?, Joseph M. Dilley Jr.
Co-teaching in a Professional Development School Partnership: Case Studies Tell the Story, Rebecca Eberly
Growth Mindset in Elementary Physical Education: Fifth-Grade Student Perspectives, Timothy Fink
Identifying Predictive Factors of Terminal Agitation in Hospice Patients: A Retrospective Study, Rynda Ganster
University Economic and Social Engagement: Comparing Practices at PWIs and HBCUs, Jennifer B. Harris