Approved theses and dissertations from Rowan University graduate programs have been made available to the public on Rowan Digital Works since 2015. Theses and dissertations submitted in digital format between 2010 and 2015, or submitted in paper format between 1996 and 2010 and later scanned, are also available in Rowan Digital Works.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Thinspiration: new media's influence on girls with eating disorders, Victoria Stonebridge
The importance of establishing positive behavior supports and classroom community to foster successful transitions throughout diverse school settings, Bailey Tormollan
Choosing Rowan University: a study on contributing external factors amongst native residential freshmen, Elizabeth Trenado
Understanding community college affordability and its impact on student persistence, Elvy Vieira
Open source software as applied in higher education: at one four-year university, Muneerah Wakeel
Mixed messages: assessing communication in architectural education and practice, Amanda Weko
The relationship between nighttime reading with children by their caregivers and reading achievement, Ashley Williams
The relationship between locus of control and birth order in college students' academic success, Shannara Williams
Birth order and its effect on depression in adults, Sambul Zaidi
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Life satisfaction: a study of undergraduate and graduate students, Stacy Behlau
The dream is alive: a study of selected African American males' success at Rowan University, Cory Boone
Magic, monsters, and Merlin: an exploration of the fantasy genre in a fifth grade setting, Traci Bowles
Smoking cessation in those living with schizophrenia, Angela Bradbury
The relationship between childhood adversity and depression: The influence of schemas and coping style on depression course, Jessica Childress
An exploratory investigation on how authentic writing affects students' attitudes towards writing, Kerri Colletto
The effects that a cognitive behavior modification intervention can have on a child with behavioral disabilities, Kelly Courtney
Rape in America: an empirical test of two theories, Vaughn Crichlow
Perpetual exploration of relational information and enhanced star glyphs for multi-source data visualization, Andrew Crowell
The effects of parental divorce on the views of romantic relationships and marriages of the children involved, Melissa D'Agostino
An evaluation of graduate students' perceptions of mattering at Rowan University, Christopher D'Angelo
Improving math fact acquisition of students with learning disabilities using the "Touch Math" method, Carol Dombrowski
Social skills and attributions of Asperger's Syndrome, Louis Fair