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 2018
An exploratory research on aesthetic reading of a multicultural novel in a book club setting amongst fifth grade students, Kasey Leigh Stevens
Utilizing the marriage of image and text to improve narrative writing in urban elementary students, Sharon Sullivan-Rubin
The awareness of Rowan University undergraduate students regarding dating violence, Sarah Tam
Making college admission count: the importance of admission criteria in the current undergraduate admission process, Amanda Rachel Tessler
The value of non-scholarship community college athletics in New Jersey: a student-athlete and administrator perspective, Anthony Joseph Trump
An examination of the obstacles that impact adult students' performance in workforce development medical assistant training programs: A case study, Marianne Van Deursen
Exploring teachers' self-efficacy about technology use in learning design and student performance in mathematics: A qualitative study about math anxiety, Sandra B. Vorensky
How cultural responsiveness informs the development of and decision-making about K-12 ELA curricula: A mixed methods approach, Christa Tamanas Wade
The relationship between behavior-based goal groups and point-based school wide behavior systems, Ashley R. Walgren
Satisfaction and importance levels of undergraduate women at Rowan University, Kristin Marie Weinstein
Effect of mnemonics on the vocabulary acquisition and retention of high school students with learning disabilities, Erin L. Whitescarver
Office of Career Advancement Services: A quantitative study on career confidence as it relates to career readiness, Tara Lynn Wiese
Examining the role of professional orientation in how trustees of New Jersey's state colleges and universities experience their fiduciary responsibilities: A mixed methods study, Brittany Ann Williams-Goldstein
Taking the initiative: Exploring the usefulness of faculty-student interaction based on validation theory, Fidel Wilson
Investigation of preschool teachers perceptions, understandings, and practices related to resilience pedagogy: A qualitative single case study, Nancy Fern Ziobro
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
The effectiveness of using speech-to-text technology to support writing of students with learning disabilities, Jennifer Adams
Improving the outcomes of the I & RS process for students with exceptional learning needs, Erica Alimario
The impact of mindfulness exercises on the verbal reactive behaviors of students identified with significant behavioral and emotional difficulties, Nicole Anderson
Locus of control, parents involvement and college disability accommodations, Olivia Sara Aquino
The impact of an elementary algebra course on student success in a college-level liberal arts math course and persistence in college, Lori Ann Austin
The impact of blogs in the classroom: a qualitative analysis of elementary students using blogs to respond to texts, Jessica Bakan
Effects of class-wide positive behavior supports on the academics of students with learning disabilities, Valerie Ann Budd
The effectiveness of the flipped classroom for students with learning disabilities in an Algebra I resource setting, Ashley Butterick
Commuter student and residential student mattering in an honors concentration, Jamie Marie Cattell
The effects of Kahoot! on vocabulary acquisition and retention of students with learning disabilities and other health impairments, Kathryn Elizabeth Ciaramella
A case study of community college faculty attitudes toward students with disabilities, Mary C. Clark
Enhancing teacher efficacy and pedagogical practices amongst general and special education teachers, Michael E. Coleman
Sports involvement and academic functioning in college students, Mikala Connery
The effects of graphic organizers to identify main idea and supporting details in informational text on students with learning disabilities, Heather Coombs
Living-learning communities: The impact of freshmen engineering students and influence of student workers, Felicia Crockett
Full disclosure: examining the experience of male faculty of color at a predominately white institution, Thomas A. Cruz-Soto Jr
Prevalence of substance use in high school students from the United States, Kelsey E. Damato
How does reciprocal teaching scaffold reading comprehension of non-fiction text?, Mary Delaney-Beane
Fluency development and young readers, Elizabeth Jenkins Diamant
Yo Importo: The Latina/o students' experience at Rowan University, Alma Diaz
Perceptions of supplemental instruction by nontraditional developmental students in a community college setting, Michael S. Dillard
The effect of the video game Quizlet on the acquisition of science vocabulary for children with learning disabilities, Kelsey Claire Donovan
Perceptions of co-teaching in the middle school English language arts classroom, Joseph M. Downey
How do student responses develop in second grade reading conferences, Lindsey Ervin
The effects of interactive word walls on students with learning disabilities in the secondary science classroom, Casey Elizabeth Eustace-DeBaun
The effectiveness of Strong Start curriculum on the social emotional competence of second grade students, Crystal Nicole Fewkes
The impact of a community of practice on the development of the three tiers of organizational intelligence in the institutional research professional, Rebecca S. Fidler-Sheppard
Using discrete trial to teach functional play skills, Courtney Marie Furtaw
Education master's students' perspectives on leaving the academy, AmyBeth Glass
The utilization of group art therapy as a framework to enhance relationship building skills among emotionally disturbed students, Kerith Lynn Glass
The effect of classwide peer tutoring on the academic performance and critical thinking of students with learning disabilities in an urban middle school inclusion social studies classroom, Andrew Robert Goulburn
Spelling instruction for students with learning disabilities, Rebecca Grochowicz
Parental involvement in college student transition: student achievement and student autonomy, Chelsea Katelyn Haines
The supervision of school nurses in New Jersey: parallel needs, actions, and impacts on student care, Lee-Ann Halbert
Learning Connections Inventory: making major decisions among undeclared students, Raven Alexis Holloway
An exploration of close reading strategies and 3rd grade comprehension, Loretta Cecilia Houck
A social norms study at Rowan University: alcohol and higher education, Kristen Nicole Jassin
Learning behaviors and academic readiness among preschool children in a private school, Chelsea L. Johnson
A mixed methods study of collaborating teacher leadership in Professional Development Schools (PDSs), Nedd James Johnson
Exploring the potential to motivate high school environmental science students with environmental justice: a mixed methods approach, Elliott Karetny
Examining the involvement patterns of international graduate students at Rowan University, Amanjot Kaur
Utilization of a school specific intervention manual to increase teacher perceptions of the I&RS process and reduce special education referrals, Jacqueline Jade Kelly
The effects of using Padlet on the academic performance and engagement of students in a fifth grade basic skills mathematics classroom, Cynthia Lynn Kleinsmith
Impact of sexual violence prevention programming at Rowan University, Emily Kofman
A qualitative case study of the congruence between fraternal organizations' and members' values, principles, and standards, Joseph P. Lizza
Reading with choice of texts in the first grade classroom, Erine Lloyd
Self-regulated learning and self-efficacy in prekindergarten students, Leonard Wayne Long
Dietetic students' lived experience working with preceptors: a phenomenology, Mary-Pat Maciolek
Shaping of maternal identity through parenting experiences of a child with a disability, Katlyn Lauren Martinez
The impact of song and movement on kindergarten sight word acquisition, Katy Martin
Involvement theory: an examination of community college student-athletes, Kaitlyn Marie Matthews
Can sensory strategies reduce tantruming to increase positive familial interactions?, Deborah Stacy Maule
A principal striving for effective instructional leadership in an era of accountability, Matthew J. Mazzoni
Overcoming isolation as a woman in the male-dominated superintendency, Melissa Ann McCooley
Academics and the student athlete: a mixed methods study on the role of athletics in the high school educational setting, Meredith McGee
The effects of classical music on children with learning disabilities in a sixth grade mathematics classroom, Amy C. McKeever
Independent reading: the power of self-selection and cafe discussions in a seventh grade classroom, Ashley Lauren Merkler
The effects of using digital texts on Chromebooks on the reading comprehension and academic engagement of elementary school students with learning disabilities in the inclusive classroom, Kimberly Michelle Milchanoski-Bach
Psychological distress and adjustment in college students, Donovan A. Miles
Fire safety training using video modeling in young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Amy Morgan
Background knowledge: a study of the effects background knowledge has on comprehension, Jacqueline Murtha
Vocabulary gamification vs traditional learning instruction in an inclusive high school classroom, Diana Nahmod
English Language Learners transitioning from high school to college: A case study on the Upward Bound program for ELLs at Rowan University, Margarita Olivencia
Exploring the policymaking process of school-based physical education: a Congressional perspective, Edward B. Olsen
"Reading is boring": a qualitative study on motivating first grade students through reading workshop, Lisa Marie Papandrea
The challenges of living with a roommate: the impact on students with disabilities' residential experience, Ashley Marie Payne
The effects of the online game Kahoot on science vocabulary acquisition, Joseph Pede
Examining the career transitions and transformations of an urban educator, Frank E. Penick Jr.
The effects of computer games on the mastery of multiplication facts for students with exceptional learning needs, Kristy Peters
Yoga and mindfulness in the inclusion classroom, Maria Petruzzelli
Implications of acceleration on student success course curriculum: a comparison of accelerated and traditional course modalities, Alice L. Picardo
An inquiry into the development of future speech-language pathologists: a mixed methods study, Kimberly Plotts
An exploratory investigation of the effects of power-solving, a social problem solving method, on students with communication impairments, Kylie Christine Pringle
The effect of implementation of the Developmental Designs for Middle School (DDMS) program on the social skills of 7th grade students, Emmalene Hall Probst
Benefits of sustained silent reading and self-monitoring for reluctant readers, Jamie Quinn
The power of performance: using songs and poetry to motivate English Language Learners to read in a third grade classroom, Dana Nelson Reilly
Victimization and perpetration in cyber and in-person aggression among young adults in intimate relationship, Christina Anita Rossi
