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Theses/Dissertations from 2024
A CASE STUDY OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW CLERY ACT GUIDELINES, Eunice Adigun
AN INTERPRETIVE PHENOMENOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS IN AN ARMY ROTC PROGRAM, Joseph O. Gagnon
MAKING SENSE OF ENGLISH PLACEMENT AND ITS EFFECT ON EMERGENT MULTILINGUAL STUDENTS AT AN EMERGING HSI: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS, Samantha Glassford
INTEGRATED COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN, EXPERIMENTATION, AND OPTIMIZATION APPROACH FOR PEROVSKITES AND PETROLEUM PACKAGING PROCESSES, Swapana Subbarao Jerpoth
FOREIGN-BORN BLACK MALES: AN INTERPRETATIVE PHENOMENOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THEIR PERSISTENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION, Eliezer Marcellus
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
MAPPING PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY IN THE NURSING CLASSROOM: A SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS, Lori Beth Beard
THE ROLE OF A PRINCIPAL IN SHAPING SCHOOL CULTURE IN A SUBURBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT, Chari Robynne Brownstein Chanley
MULTICULTURAL MENTOR TEXTS IN 2ND GRADE WRITER’S WORKSHOP, Ellen R. Carbonaro
MORE THAN ATHLETES: DO STUDENT ATHLETES PERFORM BETTER ACADEMICALLY IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMPETITIVE SEASON?, Kristiina Michele Castagnola
THE EFFECTS THAT SPACES AND PLACES OF CAMPUS HAVE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS, Ashley Davis
EXPLORING SELF-AUTHORSHIP DEVELOPMENT AMONG FIRST-GENERATION LATINX COLLEGE UNDERGRADUATES WHO PARTICIPATE IN A SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAM, Alexis Manuel Delgado
USING MULTICULTURAL TEXTS TO MOTIVATE SPECIAL EDUCATION MIDDLE SCHOOLERS TO READ INDEPENDENTLY, Ramona Maria Di Maria
USING DUAL-LANGUAGE TEXTS TO SUPPORT LITERACY FOR EMERGENT BILINGUAL STUDENTS, Amanda Dranchak
PERCEPTIONS OF TATTOOS AND PIERCINGS IN HIGHER EDUCATION, Diane Elizabeth Duncan
CAMPUS SAFETY AND THE IMPACT OF EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEMS, Madelyn Elliott
LIBERATION EDUCATION: A STRIVE TO MAKE LITERACY INSTRUCTION MEANINGFUL FOR ALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS & TEACHERS, Cassandra K. Goodwin
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT THROUGH PROGRAMMING AT FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS, Sydney Hartman
SUPPORT FOR ALTERNATIVE ROUTE (AR) TEACHERS IN THE NEW JERSEY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, Ashanti N. Holley
GRADUATE STUDENT EXPERIENCES WITH FOOD INSECURITY, Melanie Ibarra
NEURODIVERGENT COLLEGE STUDENTS AND THERAPY DOGS IN HIGHER EDUCATION, Georgia Jean Majka
PRINT VERSUS ELECTRONIC: A MIXED-METHOD EXPLORATION OF STUDENT PREFERENCES AT MARATHON UNIVERSITY, Jennifer King Matthews
EXPLORING BLACK WOMEN, WHITE WOMEN, AND WHITE GENDERQUEER FACULTY EXPERIENCES OF CRITICAL INCIDENTS OF WHITENESS IN THE WORKPLACE: A CRITICAL - CONSTRUCTIVIST NARRATIVE INQUIRY, Gabrielle McAllaster
INTEGRATING MULTILITERACIES IN A THIRD GRADE CLASSROOM TO ENHANCE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND MOTIVATION, Rebecca K. McDonough
LEADING DEPARTMENT CAUSES OF ACCULTURATIVE STRESS AMONG INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AT A SOUTH JERSEY PUBLIC INSTITUTION, Meagan Kathleen McFerren
Teacher Perceptions of the Use and Implementation of Online Learning in Secondary Career and Technical Education Programs, Jared C. Morris
THE INFLUENCE INCLUSIVE LITERATURE CIRCLES WITH MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE HAS ON THE SELF-EFFICACIES OF 4TH GRADE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, Brianna Norcross
STRATIFIED BLACKNESS: EXAMINING THE INTERETHNIC DYNAMICS BETWEEN BLACK CARIBBEAN-BORN AND BLACK U.S.-BORN WOMEN FACULTY IN THE U.S. ACADEMY, Candice Peters
ROWAN UNIVERSITY FULL-TIME INSTRUCTORS’ KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES REGARDING NEURODIVERSITY AND NEURODIVERGENT UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS, Serena Powell
USING LITERATURE CIRCLES TO STRENGTHEN THE OVERALL LITERACY SKILLS AND READING PERFORMANCE OF EMERGENT BILINGUAL STUDENTS, Shannon A. Pruett
Transition From Clinician To Academician: A Heuristic Inquiry of Role Change, Work-Role Conflict and Identity Development in Occupational Therapy, Theresa Rhett-Davis
UNDERSTANDING STUDENT READING MOTIVATION IN RELATION TO REPRESENTATION AND READER’S WORKSHOP, Abigail Sophie Ronberg
COACH LEADERSHIP COUNTS AND CIVIC MINDEDNESS MATTERS, Sarah L. Sharpe
EXPLORING NEW JERSEY’S MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATORS’ DECISION-MAKING ON STI CONTENT AND INSTRUCTION: A QUALITATIVE COLLECTIVE CASE STUDY, Brianne Siderio
NEW JERSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGES: IS THERE A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PART TIME FACULTY AND STUDENT SUCCESS?, Gerald Maxmilian Slusher
THE EFFECTS OF SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY ON THE SELF-EFFICACY BELIEFS OF STUDENTS REGARDING TEACHING SCIENCE AS INQUIRY, Jaclyn M. Todd
CASE STUDY: READING MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE TO AN EMERGENT READER IN THE HOME, Kiyna Twisdale
REPRESENTATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION: DOES REPRESENTATION MATTER TO BLACK AND HISPANIC STUDENTS, James Wright
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
EXPLORING SUCCESS AND CHALLENGES OF BLACK STUDENTS TAKING AN ENGLISH COURSE ONLINE AT AN URBAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Latoya N. Bond
CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS IN A SECOND-GRADE CLASSROOM USING DIVERSE LITERATURE, Joanne Susan Brown
Improving Read-Aloud Instruction in an Autism Preschool Classroom, Amanda M. Bruffy
The experiences of undergraduate Black gay men who use hookup and dating apps while attending a predominantly White institution, Tevis Denzell Bryant
USING TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING THEORY TO EXPLORE ADJUNCT FACULTY'S EXPERIENCES WITH TEACHING INFORMATION LITERACY: A CASE STUDY OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN NEW JERSEY, Aneliia I. Chatterjee
EXPLORING NEW JERSEY PUBLIC AND PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL NURSES' KNOWLEDGE LEVELS AND PERCEPTIONS OF FOOD ALLERGIES IN SCHOOLS: A MIXED METHODS STUDY, Lorelei Lorissa Cheli-Voorhees
Asian American and Immigrant Asian Women in Community College Leadership: A Heuristic Study, Tinny T. Cheung
WE'RE STILL EMERGING: A POETIC INQUIRY EXPLORING THE TENSIONS BETWEEN INCLUSIVE MINDSETS, TEACHER IDENTITY AND DISABILITY STIGMA, Kerry K. Cormier
Diversity Accountability in Higher Education Institutions, Richeleen Ayree Dashield
HER-STORY: A NARRATIVE STUDY ON THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF FIRST-GENERATION AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN WHO TRANSFER TO A PREDOMINATELY WHITE INSTITUTION, DeLithea Evonn Davis
SPECIAL EDUCATION DUE PROCESS: AN ANALYSIS OF DECISIONS IN NEW JERSEY FROM JULY 2005 - JUNE 2012, Renee A. Davis
COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS' SENSE OF BELONGING AND CARE DURING COVID-19: A GROUNDED THEORY STUDY, Lisa A. Dougherty
THE UNSPOKEN AUDIT: A CLOSER LOOK AT THE IMPACTS OF FINANCIAL AID VERIFICATION, Heather J. Egan
NONTRADITIONAL UNDERGRADUATE WOMEN'S PERCEPTIONS OF SYNCHRONOUS VIRTUAL ACADEMIC ADVISING, Ashley Elmes
High School Principal's Perception and Experience with Student Voice and Youth-Adult Partnerships, James D. Flynn
EXPLORING HOW DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION STUDENTS MAKE MEANING OF IDENTITY, COMPETENCE, AND RELATIONSHIP BUILDING THROUGH SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION: A GROUNDED THEORY STUDY, Jennifer Gasparino
COMBAT ON AND OFF THE BATTLEFIELD: A MIXED METHODS STUDY EXPLORING HOW NEW JERSEY AIR AND ARMY NATIONAL GUARD UNDERGRADUATES PERSIST ACADEMICALLY THROUGH CRISIS, Ariel J. Gilbert
AFFIRMING RESPECT AND KINDNESS WITHIN A CLASSROOM COMMUNITY THROUGH DISCUSSION AND MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE, Angelica Gitter
FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS AND THE CHALLENGES FACED TOWARDS THEIR SENSE OF COMMUNITY AT A 4-YEAR UNIVERSITY, Jorge L. Gonzalez-Palacios
SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL BELIEFS AND COMPETENCIES OF HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS IN A HIGH NEED DISTRICT: RELATIONSHIP WITH TEACHER SELF-EFFICACY, Deborah Ann Goodman
FIRST-GENERATION ALUMNI GIVING BEHAVIORS AND THEIR PERCEPTION TOWARD THEIR ALMA MATER, Kenold E. Gosier
ROWAN UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE RESIDENTIAL STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, Alexis M. Gross
STUDENTS' EXPERIENCES WITH ACADEMIC ADVISING AND THEIR PERCEIVED ACADEMIC SUCCESS, Antonia Marie Hannon
THE IMPORTANCE OF ACADEMIC ADVISING DURING COVID-19, Justice J. Harris
THE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OF FRATERNITY AND SORORITY LIFE MEMBERS, Emmalee Holaday
CONFLICTING CULTURES, COMPROMISING CARE: A HEURISTIC INQUIRY OF WOMEN DIRECTORS OF COLLEGE COUNSELING CENTERS, Lindsay Noele Johnson
The Impact of Student Services on Students from Institution-Affiliated Pre-College Programs at Rowan University, Tyherrah R. Johnson
USING MULTICULTURAL TEXTS TO HELP SHAPE STUDENT PERCEPTIONS REGARDING INDIVIDUAL BELIEFS AND VALUES WHILE DEVELOPING EMPATHY FOR DIVERSE CULTURES, Megan N. Karpinski
TRANSITIONING TO A ONE STOP STUDENT SERVICES CENTER AT A COMMUNITY COLLEGE: A MIXED METHODS APPROACH TO ANALYZING STUDENT SATISFACTION WITH ADVISING SERVICES, Heather M. Keith
MEETING THEM AT "THA" CROSSROADS: EXAMINING GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHERS' KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF REACHING AND TEACHING BLACK BOYS WITH DISABILITIES, Benita Kluttz-Drye
AN EXAMINATION OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS' EXPERIENCES AS ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE PEER TRAINERS: A CASE STUDY, David G. Knecht
NARROWING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE: INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES PROMOTING GROWTH MINDSET TO ADDRESS STUDENTS’ DIGITAL LITERACY NEEDS IN A SECONDARY SCHOOL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, Alyssa A. Krisanda
Tutoring in a Liminal Space: Writing Center Tutors' Understandings and Applications of Translingual and Anti-Racist Practices, Sharada Krishnamurthy
An Examination of Principal Leadership and School Climate, Mary C. Kwiatkowski
UNDERSTANDING EMPLOYEES OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS AT A UNIVERSITY USING HERZBERG'S THEORY OF MOTIVATION, Nikki Xiebo LaBombard
Middle School Teacher Methods for Cultivating Student Autonomy: A PLC Case Study During COVID-19, Denis Ryan Lafferty
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH FINANCIAL AID AND LOANS WITH POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS, Sheila J. Lewis
FINDING COMMUNITY AS FIRST-GENERATION LATINA COLLEGE STUDENTS IN A PREDOMINANTLY WHITE INSTITUTION, Alondra Martinez
LESS OF A BALANCING ACT AND MORE OF A JUGGLING ACT: HOW WOMEN WHO WORK IN STUDENT AFFAIRS AND HAVE CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES NAVIGATE THEIR DUAL ROLES, Kellie Marie McKinney
AN ACTION RESEARCH STUDY ON LMS ASSESSMENT TOOLS AND FACULTY PRACTICE IN ENGLISH COMPOSITION COURSES OF A COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Sophia Mitra
THE OPPRESSIVE RANKING SYSTEM: ISSUES FOR BLACK UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS & HBCUs, Lynn Oberkehr
LGBTQIA+ UNDERGRADUATE ON-CAMPUS STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS AND SATISFACTION ON ROWAN UNIVERSITY'S CAMPUS CLIMATE, Emily C. Ohlson
Understanding the Association Between Well-Being and College Continuation: A Mixed Methods Case Study, Ariella S. Panek
IT'S THE FOCUS ON BLACK GIRLS FOR ME: A MIXED METHODS INQUIRY INTO PERCEPTIONS OF SCHOOL CLIMATE, Eshe Price
A College Campus Crisis: Are Students Getting The Mental Health Support That They Need During the COVID-19 Pandemic?, Shannon Relevant
A MIXED METHODS APPROACH TO THE STUDY OF PELL RECIPIENTS' FORMATION OF ACADEMIC CAPITAL AND THE INFLUENCE OF INSTITUTIONAL AGENTS, Rebecca S. Royal
The Effectiveness of the Educational Opportunity Fund Program on Collegiate Success, Ka'Lynn Ruth
USING A CULTURAL RESPONSE TO SELECT MULTICULTURAL SOCIAL STUDIES READ ALOUDS IN A KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOM, Meredith Shockley
Campus recovery resources: are we doing enough?, Marissa Simonetti
UNDERSTANDING HOW AFRICAN AMERICAN AND LATINO MALES CHOOSE A MAJOR, AND ITS INFLUENCE ON RETENTION AND PERSISTENCE, Yosayra F. Solano
THE BLACK COLLEGE STUDENT: HOW SUCCESS ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS IS INFLUENCED BY RACE, Jeffon F. Stubbs
LOWER-INCOME AND WORKING-CLASS STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF ACADEMIC ADVISING AT ROWAN UNIVERSITY, April Townson
USING TARGETED, SMALL-GROUP INSTRUCTION AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING TO IMPROVE READING ENGAGEMENT AND CONFIDENCE, Tina Marie Tuminaro
THE COUNTERSTORIES OF BLACK WOMEN AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES: UNDERSTANDING HOW CO-CURRICULAR INVOLVEMENT HELPS THEM TO PERSIST, Karen A. Vaughan
Using Cognitive Coaching to Facilitate Instructional Reflection, Brooke Walczak
