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 2016
An analysis of a middle school curriculum: through the lens of personal responsibility, social responsibility, and social justice, Kristen Ashley Clark
Involvement patterns of international students and their overall college experience, Kesiane C. Costa-String
Adjunct faculty sensemaking in the context of a student success initiative at a community college, Denise-Marie Coulter
Total Physical Response and the Natural Approach to teaching foreign language to students with disabilities, Jessica Lynn Dalessandro
The effects of Google Classroom on teaching social studies for students with learning disabilities, Kathleen M. DiCicco
The effectiveness of the Word Study program on teaching elementary students with learning disabilities, Catherine Marie DiPierro
The implementation of a new teacher evaluation model: a qualitative case study of how teachers make sense of the Marzano Evaluation Model, Brian P. Donahue
Comparing math fluency and automaticity using explicit timing with students with disabilities, Andrew Ehala
Using critical literacies to instruct through multicultural text to enhance comprehension, higher order thinking skills, and respect for other diversities, Shannon Moncrief Enders
Google Classroom for third grade writing, Jessi Fallon
The Experiences of Community College Trustees During Their First Year of Service: A Phenomenological Study, Jacob Farbman
Exploring alternate route science teacher development of pedagogical content knowledge, Kim Feltre
Outcome of implementing multisensory instruction with second grade students who struggle with reading, Elissa Anne Fisher
Involvement patterns of campus recreation employees, Justin Fletcher
In their voices, with their words: a case study of student success in accelerated developmental writing courses, Shawnda Lynae Floyd
Town and gown relations: finding equitable prosperity for neighborhood resident stakeholders, Ian T. Foley
Effectiveness of Pivotal Response Training as a peer-mediated strategy to increase social interactions for students with autism spectrum disorder and communication disorders, Alyssa Erin Friedrich
The effect of content-related and unrelated break activities on test results, Ryan Gentek
The effect of social stories on the socialization and self-control of preschool children with disabilities, Jessica German
An exploratory investigation of third graders' use of blogs to critically respond to texts, Lisa A. Gilbert
The effects of using the GoMath program on teaching computation skills for students with learning disabilities, Patricia Virginia Giordano
Comparing video modeling to discrete trial teaching for teaching daily living skills, Nicole Angelina Gubernick
Recruitment and retention of Hispanic nursing students: through the lens of associate degree nursing program administrators and Hispanic nursing students, Debra Jean Handlos Devoe
The effects of social skill training in a simulated community environment for adolescents with cognitive impairments, Jessica Harrison
A quantitative study on student perception of campus climate for diversity at a predominantly white institution, Tyler O. Harrison
An Investigation of the Impact of Multiple Exposures to New Vocabulary Words have on Students with Language Processing Disorders, Erin E. Higgins
News outlets in social media: aggression in comments, Leslie G. Holt
The effects on student understanding when questioning techniques are used during the reading of informational text, Ashleyann R. Iannelli
Understanding how the interaction between the community college and the underprepared student positions the student's developmental educational outcomes, Alberta Mary Jaeger
What can the lit lab do for you? a qualitative analysis of high school literacy lab participants, Bridget P. Jaensch
Strategies for teaching developmental mathematics students at the college level, Natalie Lynn Kautz
Students' lived experiences of the realization of academic wrongness (RAW), Dana Carol Kemery
Do formative assessment strategies help learners with academic difficulties?, Dana King
An assessment of a community college's grow-your-own leadership program: perceptions of program graduates and community college staff members: a sequential mixed-method case study, Keith Lee Kirkland
Study skills self monitoring for adolescents with ADHD, Rachel Michelle Lesse
The effects of the RIDE strategy on teaching word problem solving skills to students with learning disabilities, Sandra Kay Locke
Fostering humanism in medicine: a mixed methods study on the influence of humanism in medicine workshops on medical student empathy, Marion J. Lombardi
Examining the impact of community factors on student truancy, Juan Jose Lorenzo
Literacy choice in a first grade classroom, Lisa Marie Maletta
Empowering High School Students to Develop Leadership Skills and Increase Student and School Engagement, Corlette D. Mays
Emergent literacy intervention in first grade struggling readers, Colleen Erin McGettigan
Contest or congruence: the effects of work/school conflict and facilitation on working college students, Madeline Mareen Miscenich
Leadership development and ethnic identity of Latina/o students at Rowan University, Andrew Montanez
Do I belong? Narratives of sense of belonging and fit from underrepresented African American and Latina women in science undergraduate majors, Jacqueline Shantell Moore
Evaluation of Positive Behavior Support systems as it relates to teacher satisfaction, Shawna Lyn Mulford
The effect of explicit teaching of inferring on the reading comprension of students with learning disabilities in middle school, Rebecca Berkowitz Muller
Understanding the first-year student athlete experience at Rowan University: a qualitative approach, David Joseph Naphy
Bullying prevention and intervention in education through the visual arts: an instrumental case study, Eugene Neglia
Online versus on-ground: student outcomes and the influence of student engagement in a college success course, Theresa Elizabeth Orosz
College student attitudes toward intercollegiate athletics at Rowan University, Donald Nathanial Parsley
Organizational development and learning technology in the workplace: the migration of university reporting tools, Anne C. Pinder
The role of professional advising in the liberal arts, Kimberly Rose Poolos
Leadership development and involvement: a study of the 2015 Peer Referral and Orientation Staff at Rowan University, NaQuan Redd
Examining student leader involvement patterns related to academic success, Stephanie Reiley
Transgressive acts in an era of accountability: narratives of New Jersey's public school teachers, Gary Daniel Scavette
The effect of new literacies and technology on student engagement and transforming the literacy block, Allison M. Schlupp
The effects of using direct instruction and computer-assisted instruction on teaching decoding skills to elementary students with learning disabilities, Jessica Lauren Schramm
The effects of a multiple schedule and RIRD intervention on the vocal stereotypy of a student with autism spectrum disorder, Kathleen Michelle Scully
The effectiveness of listening while reading with story mapping on the reading comprehension of students with emotional disorders, Suzanne C. Sedarat
Self-monitoring for students with disabilities, Lauren Beth Serebransky
Transcending we/they: a qualitative formative evaluation of the transformative potential of an in-district leadership development program, Jennifer Anne Sharp
The effects of group cohesion and experiential learning activities on participation styles in a college classroom, Elizabeth Shmikler
An exploration of student anxiety and the degree of ABA services, Alexis Stavros
What motivates reluctant male readers?, Cheryl Ann Tartaglione
The effects of culturally responsive instruction and multicultural texts to support fifth grade struggling readers in an RtI Tier 2 classroom, Dana Marie Teague
Comparing the effectiveness of two verbal problem solving strategies: Solve It! and CUBES, Margaret Tibbitt
Encouraging professional competency development of higher education administration graduate students through supervised student affairs practice, Andrew S. Tinnin
The effects of Orton Gillingham instructional techniques during small group instruction, Kathleen Tiver
Influence of mentors of female development among higher education administrative professionals, Courtney Van Leuvan
A critical discourse analysis of strategies for change in New Jersey’s teacher evaluations: How principals make meaning of the Danielson Framework for Teaching, Sara Jane Van Ness
The United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) and medical student wellness: an ethnographic qualitative study at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Patricia Davis Vanston
Exploring my leadership practice in connection to the support system for second- to fourth-year non-tenured teachers, Joseph Patrick Vespignani
Effectiveness of 1:1 technology in the science classroom, Courtney Tara Weiss
Will it change their reflection? A culturally responsive reaction to literacy failures, Idalis J. Williams
Does daily therapeutic intervention within a controlled environment reduce chronic disruptive behavior for a second grader with ADHD?, Lisa M. Wright
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Enhancing engagement of students with invisible disabilities: Rowan University faculty knowledge and awareness and student perspectives, Shariese Abdullah
Student voice: a qualitative case study of teachers' conceptions in a New Jersey urban high school, Matin Adegboyega
Community college presidents: perceptions of leadership demands and competencies, Paula Adelhoch
Rowan University faculty attitudes towards their role as advisors, Eunice Adigun
My sisters myself: exploring the health and wellness practices of African American women, Carmen Alexis
Difference in stress in parents of children with communication disorders with or without an autism spectrum disorder, Paige Appelt
Academic perseverance: establishing on-task behaviors through self-monitoring, Lauren Arno
An exploration of the relationship between community college entrepreneurial orientation, enrollment management orientation, and performance, Bhavesh Bambhrolia
What happens when QR codes are used to increase student engagement, motivation and independence in a fourth grade basic skills classroom?, Stephanie Baruffi
Rowan University's converted triples: impacts on roommate relationships and fostering social density, Laura Blazewicz
In transition: examining students with learning disabilities' transition from high school to college through Schlossberg's transition theory, Margaret Bonanni
The role of school psychologists in bullying interventions in year four of New Jersey Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act, Amanda Brady
Preparing for change: an examination of an urban school's extra-curricular activities and professional learning communities in creating a culture ready for change, Linda Brown-Bartlett
Stimulating diversity outcomes? A multicase study exploring entrepreneurial architecture and storytelling in higher education institutions, Noel Criscione-Naylor
How a secondary school as an organization defines and embeds the term college readiness, Michele Critelli
The effects of cognitive strategy instruction on math problem solving of high school students with learning disabilities, Joseph DeVecchis
A grounded theory of individualized learning practices in New Jersey higher education, Dennis William Devery
Writer's workshop: the results when iPads are used by kindergarten students, Ashley Dickol
