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Theses from 2021
Effects of Artificial Enrichment on Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) Activity Budgets, Angela Perretti
Interrupting the Urgency of the Undecided Student: An Intentional Advising Approach, Nicole Phillips
The Black Feminist Scholar Collective: Empowering Black Women in Higher Education, Mariama Quist
Restructuring Enrollment Management Policies at HBCUs: The Next 184 Year Initiative, Kathleen Rzucidlo
A Process Conception of Nature: A Comparative Study of Hua-Yen Buddhism and Whiteheadian Thought, Kia Shahideh
Getting Ahead of the Game: Financial Fundamentals for Prospective College Students, Dia Taliaferro
Black Men Can: Change the Narrative of Black Male Students, Levi Tucker II
“Which of the people here would suspect that so much is going on in the mind of a teenage girl?”: Adolescent resilience in the Holocaust diaries of Anne Frank and Renia Spiegel, Jenna Marie Walmer
The Seen and the Known, Jeffrey Wasch
Enneasongs, Colton Whitted
Improving Campus Racial Climate: A Reimagining of Student Organizations, Elissa Wingfield
(Re)defining Writing Instruction: Implementing an Anti-racist Approach to Writing Instruction and Assessment in the Secondary English Classroom, Emily Wisniewski
Her Melanin: Creating Courageous Conversations for Combating Imposter Syndrome for Black Women in Higher Education, Nzingha Wright
Theses from 2020
Finding Truth in Memoir, John Abernethy
Microbial Energy Storage and Antimicrobial Effects of Metal Nanoparticles, Octavia Allen
Heart Closed until further Notice, Mohammad Amer
Providing Educational Hospitality for International Students: A Student Affairs Intervention for Higher Education, Christie Armstrong
The Duality of the Black Student Activist: A Decolonial Approach to Reframing Student Activism as Student Leadership, Kaileik Asbury
P.E.A.R Participation, Education, Action, and Resources: Combating Food Insecurity through Collaboration, Aileen Assumma
Fictive Kin Relationships and Advising: The Roles of Chosen Family as an Advisory Framework for Higher Education, Zachary Burden
Immediate Effects of Yoga on Mindfulness, Self-Criticism, Self-Compassion and Depressed Mood, Blaire Cain
Lady Bits, Christina Calvano
I Don’t Really Work Here: Part-Time Faculty and the Adjunctification of Higher Ed., Maggie Cawley
Conceptualizing the Unspeakable: A Conceptual Metaphor Theory Analysis of Sexual Assault Trauma in Creative Nonfiction, Ariana Ciamaricone
Realizing the Possibilities of Notetaking Software for Academic Support: An Intervention for Academic Coaches, Paul B. Cortopassi
Swansong: Selections from a Novel, Louis Daily
Skin, Maria DiPaolo
Acute Effects of Complex Training Using Three Different Intracomplex Rest Intervals on Power Output in Recreationally Trained College Students, Brianna M. Donnelly
Deschooling Deficit Perspectives: An Exploration of Culture and Place for Educators, Madison Dorschutz
Novel Mechanism for Turning Performance in Bluefin Tuna, Abigail Downs
Student Success and the Impact of Social Media: Integrating and Regulating Boundaries, Brianna Facemire
Aesthetics and Poetics of the Novel in Viet Thanh Nguyen's The Sympathizer and Adam Johnson's The Orphan Master's Son, Frederick Feldman
The Impact of Religious Connections for Victims of Sexual Assault, Erin Flynn
Preparing for Financial Success: An Online Curriculum for Graduating College Students, Amy Gallagher
Mitigating Risks of Miseducation within Labor-Focused High-Impact Practices, Andrew Garda
Rooting for Everybody Black: Exploring the Need for Mentorship for Black First-Generation Students at Predominantly White Institutions, Layshan Gilliard
Dietary Sodium Intake and Sweat Sodium Losses in Endurance Athletes, Christina Gotthold
Name, Image, and Likeness Rights as a Means to Student-Athlete Self-Authorship, Wesley Hamilton
Diversifying Representation in Film: An Examination of Racial and Ethnic Inclusivity in Black Panther and Crazy Rich Asians, Alexandria Hatchett
Out of the Froth of the Sea, Rebekah Henry
Phenomenological Twilight: Genders, Orientations, and Experiences, Angel Holmes
Supporting Students Through Loss: An Empathic Programmatic Intervention, Jack Horne
Awakening the Student Consciousness to Neoliberal Ideologies, Logan Houptley
The Denial of Innocence: Implicit Racial Biases and Judgments of Child Behavior based on Brief Observations, Pete D. Ippolito
Sovereign, Christian Johnson
More Than An Income: Learning Through Student Employment, Raina Johnson
Oh, Mr. Sandman, Connor Keane
Famished Landscape: A Novel in Verse, Ellie Kibbe
A Machine Learning System for Glaucoma Detection using Inexpensive Machine Learning, Jon Kilgannon
Perceived Pressure from Coaches, Teammates, and Parents Influences College Athletes' Intentions to Report Concussion Symptoms, Christian Klucsarits
Assessing Addiction Stigma: Effects of Early Exposure to Familial Drug Abuse and Childhood Trauma, Rebecca L. Laconi
The Importance of Interdisciplinary Education, Jennifer Liegeot
An Examination of Reward Probability as a Mediator of the Relationship between Trauma-Exposed Individuals and Cannabis and Alcohol Use, Daniel Loomis
Back to Our Roots: Revolutionizing Black Greek Letter Organizations to Dismantle Racism in Higher Education, Ashley Lyles
The Higher Education Experiences of International Students: Rethinking Orientation with a Participatory Action Research (PAR) Perspective, Matheeha Majeeth
Selling Students Short: How Market Driven School Reforms Undermine Student Learning and our Shared Democratic Ideals., Andrew Malkasian
Accessibility for Student with Disabilities, Amanda Martin
Math Curriculum and Teacher Autonomy: Why there can never be a one-size-fits all approach to teaching and learning, Brittany McElwee
The Quest to Increase the Quality of High Impact Practices: Supporting and Preparing Students for Internship Experiences, Leslie McGowan
Building Bridges: Overcoming barriers to college access for low-income and working-class students, Sarah McGuckin
Over-Privileged and Under-Challenged: Leadership Programming to Challenge Collegiate Hegemonic Masculinity, Kaitlin McIntyre
Exact Critical Values for Group Sequential Testing, Jason Mendoza
Mysterious Doctor Vulcan, Philip Monihan
Queering the University: Implementing a Systematic & Organizational Approach to Equity, Brian Moore
Identity Development As A Pathway To Self-Authorship: A Restructure Of Neoliberal Programming Practices, Christopher Mychajluk
The Relationship Between General Anxiety, Social Physique Anxiety, and Body Image in Collegiate Athletes and Non-Athletes, Jessica Nugent
Correcting The Lack of Representation and Support for LGBTQ Students in School, Colleen O'Neill
Tidal-Groundwater Study of the Slaughter Beach Salt Marsh in Slaughter Beach, DE, Michael Powers
Why'd You Leave Without Me?, Eric Prestianne
Re-Forging Democracy in Schools through the History of American Social Movements, Jonathan Privado
Exploring the Responsibilities of Student Affairs Educators to Student Activists, Catia Rembert
Professional Quality of Life: An Examination of Compassion Fatigue and Compassion Satisfaction in Athletic Trainers, Tina E. Riordan
New State of Mind: A Living Learning Community for Out-Of-State Students, Molly Rorick
HAZEducation: Reframing Hazing Education by Centering Connections, Sarah Ryan
Bonny and Read: A Musical of Love and Pirates, Jared Scheetz
CCURE: Campus & Community United for Recovery Efforts, Alexandra Schmied
A Queer Approach to Sex Education: An Analysis of the Insufficiency of Access without Education, Rebecca Seeley
The Effects of Acute Bouts of Aerobic and Resistance Exercise on Neuroplasticity, Michael Shafer
Leading for Change: Incorporating the Values of the Liberal Arts in Student Affairs Practice, Ben Shalk
Family Feasibility: Equitable Access to Education for Parent-Students, Aurora Snyder
MAKING COLLEGE CAMPUSES SAFER FOR STUDENTS OF COLOR, LaSheree Snyder
Recognizing and Addressing Mathematics Anxiety in Female Students, Amanda Sost
Transformative Education for Autistic Students: Sustainable Employment Readiness Training for Autistic Students, MaryEllen Stephens
Re-establishing the Value of Family and Consumer Science in the General Middle School Curriculum, Cassidy Wallace
A Comparison of Sweat Rate and Sweat Electrolyte Concentrations Between Two Modes of Exercise in Trained Triathletes, Daniel Webb
The Effect of Left Pelvic Positioning on Contralateral Shoulder Total Range of Motion and Internal Rotation Deficit in Collegiate Baseball Pitchers, Kaitlyn Williams
Drastic Criticism, Gnostic Criticism, and Brahms's Fourth Symphony, Sean Wood
Navigating The Higher Education Transition: Focused Support for Transfer Students, Scott Yannick
Re-Storying the Cost of Higher Education: A Narrative Approach to Addressing the Racial Disparities in Student Loan Debt, Sarah Yaskowski
Screening And Detection Of Antiviral Activity In Alchornea Cordifolia Against Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 In Vitro, Abigail A. Yenser
Theses from 2019
Strength in Supervision: A Professional Development Model for Student Affairs Graduate-Professionals, Stephen William Babb
The effects of participant-selected background music on executive function task performance, Jordan Barbone
The Early Flew to the Later Flew, George Beals