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Theses from 2020
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
Unpacking the Man Box: Deconstructing Hegemonic Masculinity Amongst College Men, Francis C. Buggey Jr.
"Please Answer the Question": Resistance to Transformative Answers in U.S. Senate and House Hearings 2017-2018, Marissa Caldwell
PRESSURES BEYOND THE STUDENT-ATHLETE ARENA: THE IMPORTANCE OF RECOGNIZING AND SUPPORTING MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS, Cody Collard
Validation of the Eating Attitudes Test in a Collegiate Student-Athlete Population, Jordan A. Crills LAT, ATC
Pastoral Compost: Transformation of Source Material in As You Like It, Timothy Crozier
Adulting in the Age of Neoliberalism: Helping Students Explore Their Purpose Post-Graduation, Matthew D'Almeida
Investigation of the Spillover and Compensatory Hypotheses Among Three Dyadic Family Subsystems: Mother-Father, Mother-Emerging Adult, and Father-Emerging Adult, Rachel Davenport
If Someone Calls, I'm Not Home, Lauren Davish
Embracing Ambiguity in Higher Education: Intervening in Undecidedness to Achieve Success, Christine Denis
The Ecology of Mind: A Process Model of Consciousness, Bryce Detweiler
Writing and Transitional Learning for Correctional Officers: A Study of Workplace Writing Instruction, Angela Diehl
APPLICATIONS OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD IN TEACHING CRITICAL REASONING SKILLS IN HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE CLASSROOMS, Kevin Dougherty
The Hidden Value of National Panhellenic Organizations at Predominantly White Institutions: Racial Identity Development and Impacts, Travon Erwin-Toney
Ashlanders, Rachel Ezrin
Field Day Theatre Company and Translations: Moral Geography and Irish Identity, Lauren E. Farrell
The Impact of Mentorship on Student-Athlete Success, Morgan E. Gallagher
Outline: A Shift in Support Services for Gen Z Students Coming Out on Campus, Shannon Gillespie
The Dream Eater, Alfred Goodrich
Validation of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 in NCAA Division II Collegiate Student-Athletes, Branden Green
Tender Earth, Hunter Gregory
Connecting Discomfort and Growth to Further Diversity Work in Institutions of Higher Education: Adventure Education as a Lever, Trevor Gulledge
IMPLEMENTING EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH SCHOOL GARDENS, CULINARY EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, Kimberly Grace Hafer
Where do I Belong?: The Importance and Necessity of Centers for Trans and Queer Students, Alexander Rei Hazzard
The Utilization of Helmet Accelerometer Sensors to Measure Head Impacts in American Football Players Throughout the Season, Nicole A. Jennings
The Effects of Positive Reinforcement Training on Cortisol Concentration in Chimpanzees, Amanda Johnston
The Role of DNA Polymerase Zeta in the Zebrafish Model System, Joshua Kovich
DEVELOPING AGENCY AND BUILDING STRONGER COMMUNITIES AMONG STUDENTS THROUGH THE USE OF EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY, Hillary Lockard
The WWW Audience - Ethical Speech in Today’s Digital Age, Sarah MacIntosh
A Comparison of Cartilage Thickness, Patient Reported Outcomes, and Ground Reaction Forces during Running, Danielle Magee
String Quintet No. 1, Charles A. Marsh
Spring Admission Students: Surviving and Thriving Through Peer Advising, Kelsey Matukas
Centering the Needs of First-Generation College Students: The "FYRST" Extended Orientation Program, Stacey Miles
Leadership Agency: Engaging Students in a Developmental Process for Change, Olivia Miller
Ideology and the University: An Intervention for Student Affairs Professionals, Victoria Nucci
The Effects of a Pre-Infusion and Home Exercise Program on Quality of Life and Fatigue During Chemotherapy Treatment, Ashley L. Oostveen
Transformative Education: Peer Mentorship in First Year Experience Courses, Emily Passera
Supporting Students Who Experience Sexual Assault: Providing Confidential Resources and Prevention Education, Sydney Peters
Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions: An Examination of Company and Third-Party Portrayals of Organizational Culture, Madison Pollino
Differential effects of native and invasive shrub allelopathy, and other biotic and abiotic variables, on non-woody and woody plants, Genevieve Pomeroy
STEPS: Building a Personal and Professional Development Program for On-Campus College Student Employees, Emily Quinn
The Effects of Stress on Writing Ads Creatively, Kara Russell
The Legacy of Magic, Aleksandr Sawitsky
The Memory of Streamflow, Sarah Schneider
Diabetes Prevention Program: An Investigation of Lifestyle Coaches’ Habits and Motivations, Melanie Sookiasian
THE BLACK MALE EXPERIENCE AT PWIs: AN ANALYSIS AND INTERVENTION TO ADDRESS RETENTION, Bria Sproul
Analyzing The Intersectional Struggles Of Community College Transfer Students, Christopher Stancil
BUILDING A CULTURE OF “BOOK LOVE”: BOOSTING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH DAILY INDEPENDENT READING, Laura Stiebitz
Pellian Partizan Subtraction, Corin Stratton
A PLACE FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: FOSTERING GREATER CIVIC AWARENESS AND ENGAGEMENT AMONG ADOLESCENTS THROUGH PLACE-BASED EDUCATION, Michael P. Sullivan
The Role of Polymerase Eta in Danio Rerio Translesion Synthesis, Rachel Thompson
RESIDENT ALIEN(ation): Exploring the Acculturation of International Students of Color at U.S. Colleges and Universities, Chamapuwa Tinago
Visual Field Distortion on Muscle Activation During Clinical Balance Assessment, Lucas Van Horn