Current theses and dissertations from Rowan University graduate programs are submitted electronically to Rowan University's Office of Graduate Research Services and are usually available in this institutional repository within a few weeks of submission. Theses and dissertations submitted between 2010 and 2015 have been migrated from the library’s previous digital archives and are available here.
As of 9/29/16, theses and dissertations produced between 1996 and 2010 have been scanned and uploaded. If you are the author of a Rowan University (or Glassboro State College) thesis or dissertation produced before 2010, and you do not want your document to be publicly available in Rowan Digital Works, you must complete and submit this form to request its removal from the repository.
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Unseen, unheard, unknown: Uncovering campus environment messaging for students with disabilities, Cassandra Maria Colfer
Resident Assistants and Title IX: The hypocrisy of compelled disclosure, Samantha Contrini
Using multicultural picture books to motivate students and foster critical discussions on identity and social justice, Susan Davenport
PLACING VALUE ON ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY: A CASE STUDY OF BIOLOGY FACULTY EXPERIENCES, Ilene Sigrid Eberly
Integrating Funds of Knowledge into reading lessons to help students who receive additional academic support create discussions, Annamarie Fielding
Rape myth prevalence among resident assistants at Rowan University, Erin Flynn
Cross-campus collaboration and its impact on resident students at Rowan University, Serafina R. Genise
Adaptive learning environments and student learning outcomes, Marie-Conceptia Girault
The relationship between high-impact practices and first-year experience in first-generation students, Alexis Graesser
Using student talk and reader response journals with emergent readers, Samantha Gudowski
IMPROVING OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT THROUGH SILO INTEGRATION, Jeffrey Scott Harmon
Effects of simultaneously integrating SEL and Culturally Responsive Pedagogy on students' perceptions about themselves and their abilities, Daniele J. Jacob
The adult student decline: A review of the long-term impact of the Rowan University Strategic Plan, Trayvonne Jones
A case study of the perceptions of English faculty regarding interactions with students with disabilities, Ara V. Karakashian
The meaning in the message: Impact and implications of university presidential statements regarding sexual assault, Nicole Christine Kides
Campus Resources, Dara Law
Integrating the Funds of Knowledge to Impact the Literacy Learning Experience for Students with Disabilities, Stephanie Lyn LoSasso
Effective advising practices: Undergraduate students' perspective on the impact of academic advising at Rowan University in the Health and Exercise Science Department, Meghan Michele McGahey
More than a job: An exploration of student employee and professional staff perceptions of the relationship between on-campus employment and student development, Maeve K. McKinney
Targeted intervention for distance learning students: A critical participatory action research approach, Kathleen Mohr
Exploring Latina students' understanding of the financial aid process: A qualitative narrative inquiry, Taina Morales
Perceptions of nontraditional students towards extracurricular and student leadership programming, Allison V. Niemiec
Gender involvement at the graduate level, Ann Elizabeth Nitsche
Non-traditional undergraduate students, Anis Nooshadi
The role and awareness of sexual violence initiatives at Rowan University through undergraduate students' perceptions, Alyssa M. Paluch
Yo pertenezco aqui: Uncovering the experiences and sense of belonging of Latinx/a/o students at a predominantly white institution, Brittany C. Passano
International graduate students' involvement and overall satisfaction with their college experience, Lauren Pollara
Understanding perceptions of campus safety and community college student development: A mixed methods case study, Tiffany J. Ruocco
Supports needed for college students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Jaclyn Schneider
Transracial Adoption: An Investigation of how Schools Shape Racial Identity, Lindsey Michelle Sowers-Zabelski
Embracing the kaleidoscope: Four teachers' journeys towards sociopolitical development, Daniel Tulino
Teaching social justice in kindergarten to reduce bias in children, Deanna Marie Villari
Improving collegiate head coaches' awareness and knowledge for mental health to better their student-athletes, Conner McVey Walsh
The experiences of women as Latinx osteopathic medical students, Dana L. Weiss
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Qualitative study investigating Western student affairs practices in Qatar, Amjad Omar Abdo
The lived experiences of first-generation Black men at a predominantly White institution and the impact of sense of belonging on their social and academic integration, Mir Hatef Alavi Tabrizi
Student involvement as a predictor of alumni engagement, Ryan J. Aloi
Understanding the motivations of nonmonetary young alumni engagement, Olivia Rose Bowman
Sport clubs and wellness: Analyzing the impact being a sports clubs member has on the dimensions of wellness, Michael Anthony Brito
From chalkboards to virtual reality: Exploring the development and implementation of virtual reality in United States History classrooms, Philip Brownridge
Reading conferences to support 5th Grade independent reading, Kaitlyn Carter
The impact of learning communities on first-generation minority student persistence at Rowan University, Briana Vogel Collins
Teachers' sensemaking: Middle school and high school language arts grading and assessing practices for writing, Lana Michele Cook
Reading conferences and impact on literacy learning, Ashley Butenewicz Danter
Small places, big outcomes: An ethnographic case study on social emotional learning skills and development, organizational culture, and place-making in small, rural schools in southern New Jersey, Christina Marie DiDonato Dillon
Understanding attraction, behavior, and identity in the asexual community, Corey Doremus
A grounded theory of professional development preferences of millennial educational professionals, Bobbie M. Downs
Barriers that impede foreign-born and educated male nursing students' success in a United States nursing program: A case study, Lisa Marie Dunn
Transcultural and translinguistic Latinx discourses: Challenging raciolinguistic discourses in a school community - towards a frame of resistance, Madjiguene Salma Bah Fall
The impact of multicultural books in a first grade classroom, Lindsay Fox
Successful community college students: A case study of the path to transfer, Nancy Gartland
Black male college students' perspectives on the contribution of black student organizations to their development of soft skills, Shanice Angela Glover
Using families' Funds of Knowledge literacy to enhance family-school relationships, Kaitlyn Greenwood
The impact of high-intensity work on student employees from disadvantaged social backgrounds, Jessica Della Hassell
Exploration of first-generation student-athlete experiences at a suburban Division III institution, Mandy Jiang
Emotional support animals on campus: An analysis of student experience, Timothy Alexander Lauth
A grounded theory of the impact of TEACHNJ on the instructional leadership of superintendents, Russell Matthew Lazovick
On the field of school choice: Conversations capturing white middle class maternal privilege: A case study, Jill Tabachnick Levi
You say you want a revolution: A multiple case study of diversity and inclusion messages to transform engineering culture, Stephanie Lezotte
The use of culturally relevant picture books to enhance social and emotional learning in a fourth grade classroom, Kelly Livingston
University hookup culture: Convenient or a path to sexual assault?, Gabriella Longenbach
Black students at a predominantly White institution: Alcohol, drugs, and mental health, Calvin Mahony
"It Goes Both Ways" : How white teachers view and respond to culture in the diverse classroom, Danielle Martin
Third grade students collaborate and construct meaning using new literacies, Amanda Marie Mazzella
Effects of a well-being retreat on college students, William Wikoff McMillan
Utilizing multicultural literature to foster critical literacy in a secondary English classroom, Denise Giaimo McNaughton
Women of color in higher education, Melissa Minaya
Direct instruction in blending and segmenting phonemes, Stephanie D. Minosse
Creating inclusive classrooms through culturally responsive pedagogy, Tracy R. Norman
The forgotten voices: African American male adult learners and their experiences in higher education, Ajeenah H. Nuriddin-Little
Organizational factors that contribute to the persistence of two-year transfer athletes at Division I four-year institutions: A multiple case study, Mensah Peterson
Bridge or barrier?, Andrea Denise Piercy
Using distributed leadership to impact student achievement, Jeffrey Pierro
The experiences of first-generation master's students, Dominique A. Pierson
College choice, consumer behavior, and gender enrollment patterns: A mixed methods case study of Marathon University, Jessica I. Prach
A program evaluation of the Academic Reboot Program at Rowan University, Kayla Raparelli
Career-advising from the primary role academic advisor's viewpoint: A qualitative case study, Julia Elizabeth Rey
The impact of academic advising on graduate students' perceptions of their academic success, Jason Salvatore
New Jersey community college and high school Concurrent Enrollment Program (CEP) partnerships case study, Darlene Mary Schapley
Until superheroes learn how to use their power: Exploring the triple consciousness of African American male students identified as dis/abled, Janelle N. Smith-Alexander
The impact of sense of belonging in first-generation college students on GPA and retention, Lynda Smith
Using multicultural read aloud books to support student understanding of character education themes, Elizabeth A. Somers
The benefits of examining multicultural literature with a critical lens in elementary school, Nicole Stamato-Pasaniello
Engaging students in culturally relevant morning meetings, Melissa A. Vandine
The impact of residence hall construction type on student engagement, Gene Jabar Washington
Are we prepared?: A quantitative study of elementary school counselors' knowledge, skills, and dispositions to working with LGBTQ youth, Kristina D. Weiss
College students with disabilities' perceptions of an academic coaching program provided by Disability Resources, Benjamin Zachariah Wilner
What happens when emergent readers use talk and reader response journals to comprehend text?, Sarah E. Wint
An awakening awareness: Exploring teachers understandings of culturally sustaining pedagogy in the diverse classroom, Lauren Zorzi
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Superintendent and public Board of Education members overcoming controversial policy, Donna Ambrosius
Using critical literacy with 4th and 5th graders in a book club format, Danielle N. Barbato
Reading Recovery with guided reading supplementation, Katelyn Barok
Investigating the use of technology in communication exchanges and visual support for students with autism, Angela Barone
Decreasing chronic absenteeism rate for students with disabilities: One call or text at a time, Richard Dean Branco
How does performance funding impact the open access mission of community colleges in Massachusetts?, Walter T. Brooks
Understanding alternative education student self-efficacy related to experiential and organizational factors, Megan Maczonis Brown
How do teachers, counselors, and administrators describe their roles in working with English language learners?, Myrtelina Martinez Cabrera
Effects of using Google Classroom on teaching math students with learning disabilities, Margaret Cacace
