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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 2022
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
COLLEGIATE RECOVERY PROGRAMS SERVING AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS, Marium Waqar
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Non-cognitive skills and student perception of importance, Laura Adriano
Developing critical consciousness in traditionally white fraternities in higher education, Jason J. Artrip
The value in marketing: The influence of memory on marketing campus activities, Melissa Banuelos
Thinking for you, thinking for two: Uncovering student-parent experiences in higher education, Brandi Blanton
Distress in disguise: Mattering and marginality among selected students at Rowan University, Charissa M. Burgos
ON THE SOCIALIZATION OF TRANSFER PHYSICS MAJORS ENROLLED WITHIN UPPER-DIVISION PHYSICS COURSES AT TRANSFER RECEIVING INSTITUTIONS: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH, Patrick Lee Chestnut
The work of their hands: Black women and critical visionary pragmatism, Natoya D. Coleman
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
