Theses/Dissertations from 2017
BASICS: A Program Evaluation of a Campus Group Alcohol Intervention Program, Paige Morrison
Department: Psychology
School-Based Implementation of a Prevention of Depression Program With Urban At-Risk Adolescents, Hortense S. Mowatt
Department: Educational and School Psychology
Community College Completion: A Qualitative Study of African American Community College Mentors and Past African American Male Participants in an Academic Mentoring Initiative, Pamela M. Nichols
Department: Professional Studies in Education
Reconceptualizing Study Abroad: American and Japanese Students' Subjective Construction of Identity Through Language Learning Abroad, Tomoko Oda Nuske
Department: English
Negotiating a Nation: Imperialism, Multiculturism, and the Evolution of Identity in Medieval Scottish Borderland Literature, Ruth M.E. Oldman
Department: English
Exploring Secondary Teachers’ Use of Culturally Responsive Teaching in a Diverse Rural School District, Diane Z. Onorato
Department: Professional Studies in Education
International Multilingual Student Writers' (Re) Negotiation of Their Languages and Literacies Practices in a First-Year Multilingual Composition Class, Maria Y. Prikhodko
Department: English
(En)Acting Real Black(nesses) in the Theatre: The Black Arts Movement and Wole Soyinka, Hershell N. Proctor-Walden
Department: English
Place Matters: A Mixed Methods Case Study of Institutional Place-Building in Higher Education, Jeffrey S. Raykes
Department: Professional Studies in Education
The Effects of Media Exposure on Intentions to Seek Teletherapy in Rural Populations, Jesse T. Regnier
Department: Psychology
Placing Ourselves in Our Environment: Students’ Perceptions of Their Writing and Role in Nature Following an Environmental Writing Course, Yasmin Marie Rioux
Department: English
Audience Reactions to Computer-Generated Imagery in Video, Bradley M. Rohlf
Department: Communications Media
Exploring the Connections Between Students' Mindsets and Their Writing: An Intervention Study With a Course-Embedded Writing Tutor, Laura K. Schubert
Department: English
“Some Cosmic Secret”: The Speculative Fiction of Jack London, Jason Seals
Department: English
A Phenomenological Description of Bachelor's Degree Completion for Returning Adult Students, Jennifer A. Serowick
Department: Professional Studies in Education
Reading Empire: (Counter)Narratives of 9/11, Rubina Sheikh
Department: English
English Medium “National” Journals Beyond the Anglophone Center: A Qualitative Study of Multilingual Scholars and Their Publishing Decisions in Taiwan, Cheryl L. Sheridan
Department: English
Will You...? I Will..., and I Do: Re-Envisioning Matrimony in Civil War-Era Literature, Sherry R. Shindelar
Department: English
Structures of Terror in Caribbean Women's Writing, Lauren E. Shoemaker
Department: English
Perceived Factors Contributing to NCLEX-PN Success Rates: A Case Study of a High Performing Practical Nursing Program in Pennsylvania, Lisa Shustack
Department: Professional Studies in Education
Student Perceptions of Online Writing Center Designs for Fully Online Programs, Shelah Y. Simpson
Department: English
Competent Assimilation: A Substantive Theory of First Clinical Preparation in Nurse Anesthesia Education, Rebecca S. Stoudt
Department: Nursing and Allied Health Professions
The Perceived Importance and Degree of Implementation of Ergonomics-Related Leading Safety Performance Indicators in the American Workplace, Frederick D. Straub
Department: Safety Sciences
Civic Engagement: Generational Differences in Engagement of Citizens in Their Communities, Justin A. Tatar
Department: Professional Studies in Education
The Effectiveness of Workers' Compensation Loss Control Services in Reducing Workers' Compensation Claims, Justin S. Thygerson
Department: Safety Sciences
Pennsylvania Teachers’ Perceptions and Use of Social Media Communication Technologies as a Pedagogical Tool, Brett C. Tozer
Department: Professional Studies in Education
Popular Music in the Films of Joel and Ethan Coen, Jesse Ulmer
Department: English
Postcolonial Intersectional Feminism, Trauma, Whiteness, and Recovery in Michelle Cliff's Novels, Begoña V. Vázquez
Department: English
More Than Murderers: Confronting Perpetrators in Holocaust Fiction, Adam M. Wassel
Department: English
The Impact of Teacher Education in ADHD and ODD on Perceived Efficacy, Proposed Interventions, and Behavior Attributions, Melissa Webb
Department: Psychology
Safety Prequalification Factors for the Selection of Contractors Within the Steel Industry, David W. Wilbanks
Department: Safety Sciences
Perceptions of Secondary Teachers on the Co-Teaching Model: An Examination of the Instructional Practices in Co-Teaching Classrooms in Western Pennsylvania, Phillip K. Woods
Department: Professional Studies in Education
An Investigation Into the Use of HERO I ®, a Videogame for Interpersonal Communications in Enhancing Intercultural Competency, Ahmed K. Yousof
Department: Communications Media
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
From Eric to Tarzan: An Ethical Analysis of Lead Male Characters in Disney Animation Films Produced During the Company’s Renaissance Era, Nicholas Artman
Department: Communications Media
Presenting a Framework and Process for Designing Leadership Development Programs as Sustainable Competitive Advantages: A Case Study at Hershey Entertainment and Resorts, Travis A. Berger
Department: Sociology
An Analysis of Varying Instructional Time and the Association With Third Grade Reading and Mathematics Proficiency on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment, Heather D. Carr
Department: Educational and School Psychology
Early Intervention Sessions for Infants and Toddlers With Autism Spectrum Disorders: Providers' Use of Routines, A Case Study, Melissa M. Casses
Department: Professional Studies in Education
Fitspiration: Empowering or Objectifying? The Effects of Fitspiration and Self-Objectification on Exercise Behavior, Julia Kathryn Chasler
Department: Psychology
A Study of the Relationship Between Transportation Infrastructure and Criminal Behavior, Sherri Bennett Chippo
Department: Sociology
The Impact of Access to School-Based Parent Resource Centers on Parents' Perceptions of School Climate and Students' Academic Achievement, Cherisse Le'Fay Chisolm
Department: Educational and School Psychology
The Effects of the Big Five Personality Factors and Adverse Childhood Events on Leadership Emergence in an Online Violence Prevention Discussion Group, Adam Clarke
Department: Psychology
The Relationship Between Nursing Students' Test-Taking Motivation and the Exit Examination Score, Lorraine Coalmer
Department: Nursing and Allied Health Professions
Caribbean “Islands of the Mind”: Reshaping the Ocularity of the Self, Margaret Cox
Department: English
Test Anxiety and Academic Procrastination Among Pre-licensure Nursing Students, Nicole R. Custer
Department: Nursing and Allied Health Professions
How a National Blue Ribbon Elementary School Negotiates the ELA PA Core, Todd Dishong
Department: Professional Studies in Education
Study of Superintendents' Perceptions of Current Superintendent Certification Programs in New York State, Robert M. Dufour
Department: Professional Studies in Education
An Investigation of the Relationships Between Leadership Practices of Undergraduate Athletic Training Program Directors and Program Performance on the BOC Examination, Jacqueline Durst
Department: Professional Studies in Education
An Examination of Undergraduate Sophomore-Level Nursing Students’ Personal Reflection Ability Following High-Fidelity Simulation and Video-Assisted Debriefing, Taylor Fawn Edwards
Department: Nursing and Allied Health Professions
An Examination of Undergraduate Sophomore-Level Nursing Students’ Personal Reflection Ability Following High-Fidelity Simulation and Video-Assisted Debriefing, Taylor Fawn Edwards
Department: Nursing and Allied Health Professions
Assessing Stress and Coping Among Federal Probation Officers, Erika L. Farester
Department: Sociology
"How Do You Feel About This Paper?" A Mixed-Methods Study of How Writing Center Tutors Address Emotion, Jennifer Follett
Department: English
Principal Leadership and Its Influence on Educational Outcomes for High Need Student Populations, Alyssa Ford-Heywood
Department: Sociology
Validating Placement for Teaching and Learning, Jessica Ann Ganni
Department: English
Fabulous Ordinariness & Self-Making: The Other Side of USonian Identities, Erin Guydish
Department: English
Caregivers of Children of Incarcerated Parents: Motivations for Involvement in the Family-School Partnership, Nikole Y. Hollins
Department: Educational and School Psychology
A Qualitative Study of Graduate and Professional Studies Students' Writing Identities: The Role of Writing Centers in Constructing Identities, Kimberley M. Holloway
Department: English
Kindergarten Entry Age and the Effect on Student Academic Achievement, Angela J. Hughes
Department: Educational and School Psychology
High School Peer Tutor Alumni Research Project, Andrew L. Jeter
Department: English
Movie Effects on Social Dominance Orientation of Undergraduate Students, Brian C. Johnson
Department: Communications Media
A Quantitative Study: The Relationship Between School-Wide Instructional Practices, Teacher Beliefs, and Growth Mindset and Value-Added Student Growth in Elementary Mathematics for Grades 3–5, James W. Jones
Department: Professional Studies in Education
Discovering Perceptions of the Essence of College-Level Writing: Transcendental Phenomenological Inquiry in a Midwestern Community College, Nathan B. Jones
Department: English
The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Physical Health in College Students: A Replication and Extension of the ACE Study, Irina Khrapatina
Department: Psychology
Do Gender Stereotypes Keep Girls Away From Crime? A Structural Equation Modeling Approach to Power-Control Theory, EmmaLeigh E. Kirchner
Department: Criminology and Criminal Justice
The Usage of Smartphone Technologies by American Expatriate Teachers as a Communication and Cultural Assimilation Tool, Erik M. Kormos
Department: Communications Media
The Effect of Acetaminophen on Social Pain, Peter Kozel
Department: Psychology
Kindergarten Teachers' Perceptions of the Effect of Preschool on Academic and Social Skills, Amy L. Larcinese
Department: Professional Studies in Education
Faculty Members' Perceptions of Teaching Writing to Students Who Use English as an Additional Language, Nathan Lindberg
Department: English
An Examination of High-School Size, Socioeconomic Status, and Advanced Level Educational Opportunities in Pennsylvania Public High Schools: A Quantitative Study, Mark J. Madson
Department: Professional Studies in Education
An Investigation of Fifth Graders' Reading Strategies When Reading Digital Texts in Regard to Overall Retention of Content Material by Proficient and Non-Proficient Readers, Melissa J. Martinez
Department: Professional Studies in Education
Enhancing Community Supervision: A Unified Voice for Community Corrections Concerning Police-Probation/Parole Partnerships, Adam K. Matz
Department: Criminology and Criminal Justice
Investigation of CASEL SELect Programs with Minority Students From High Poverty Communities, Byron M. McClure
Department: Professional Studies in Education
Arriving at This Place: A Teacher’s Journey to Fostering Sustainable International Service-Learning in the Writing Classroom, Ravyn L. McKee
Department: English
Intensive and Systematic Training in Working Memory: Does It Have Validity for Improving Reading Achievement?, Geneel A. McKenzie
Department: Educational and School Psychology
Elements of Process Quality Within a Preschool's Language and Early Literacy Environment: The Influence on Children's Pre-Reading and Writing Performance in the Beginning of Kindergarten, Cynthia Lynn Miller
Department: Professional Studies in Education
A Case Study of Systemic Change from Failure to Success in Select Pennsylvania Schools, Michael A. Minnick
Department: Professional Studies in Education
The Effects of Syllabus Design on Course Information Retention by At-risk First Semester College Students, Evelyn Anne Mocek
Department: Communications Media
Fourth Grade Literature Blogging Versus Hand-Written Response: Effects on Motivation, Classroom Community, and Reading Comprehension, Adrienne Monaghan
Department: Professional Studies in Education
Administrator Perceptions Regarding Pennsylvania's MTSS/RtII Framework and Gifted Elementary Students, Tricia M. Murin
Department: Professional Studies in Education
Recontextualizations of Families of Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in Educational E-Discourse: A Discourse Analysis of Representation, Accessibility, and Ideological Values in Parent Involvement, Janelle L. Newman
Department: English
Kindergarten Through Fourth Grade Teacher Perception of Self-Efficacy in Educating Students Diagnosed With Emotional and/or Behavioral Disorders, Jenifer R. Pappasergi
Department: Professional Studies in Education
Hookups and Gender Norm Conformity: The Experiences of Undergraduate Women, Rebecca Shayne Pearlson
Department: Psychology
Stress, Burnout, and Attrition: Implications of Student Performance Data on Math Teacher Effectiveness Evaluations, Becky L. Piscitella
Department: Professional Studies in Education
Adventure Camp: Evaluation of an Experiential Learning Social Skills Intervention for Children with ADHD and ASD, Mark E. Pleiss
Department: Psychology
Adapting Place, Embracing Hybridity: Brian Friel’s and Frank McGuinness’s Dramatic Adaptations of Anton Chekhov and Henrik Ibsen, Nancy Elizabeth Raftery
Department: English
Introducing the Prison Writer to Composition: A Multilayered, Many Stranded, Nested, and Textured 3D Metanarrative That Begins to Unfold the Untold Story of Prison Writing, Alva Natalie Ramon
Department: English
Leadership Development Among Fraternity Presidents: Can Leadership Be Learned?, Joseph Rosenberg
Department: Professional Studies in Education
Valuing Non-Degree, Online Training: An Examination of Hiring Managers’ Perceptions of MOOCs, Joseph A. Rosendale
Department: Communications Media
"A Land of Picture": Novelized Art and Visual Literature in Cole, Cooper, and Hawthorne, 1826-1860, Ellen H. Ryan
Department: English
A Mixed Method Examination of Student Achievement Indicators, Michael E. Sable
Department: Professional Studies in Education
An Examination Into University-Based Image Repair via Social Media as Demonstrated by Penn State University's Effort During the Jerry Sandusky Scandal, Carrie L. Scanlon
Department: Communications Media
Effects of an Intervention on Undergraduate Women’s Knowledge of and Attitudes Related to Sexual Objectification, Samantha R. Sciarrillo
Department: Psychology
A Spiritual Approach for Licensed Professional Counselors in Private Practice: Treating African-American Women’s Psychological Pain, Callie Marie Scott
Department: Professional Studies in Education
Holding Back the Mountain: Sustaining Place in the Appalachian Poetry of Robert Morgan, Kathryn Stripling Byer, and Ron Rash, Alana Dagenhart Sherrill
Department: English
Understanding How Texting and Driving Video Public Service Announcements Change College Students' Attitudes and Impact Information Retention Using the Health Belief Model, Rona Smeak
Department: Communications Media
Trauma Exposure and Health Outcomes in College Students: The Mediating Role of Experiential Avoidance, Kathryn L. Sowder
Department: Psychology
Source of Controversy: Newspaper Reporters' Sourcing Practices in Coverage of Natural Gas Drilling, Brandon J. Szuminsky
Department: Communications Media
The Phenomenological Exploration of User-Design Among Junior Undergraduate Students Majoring in Computer Science in a Medium Sized Liberal Arts University When Developing a Game Prototype, David Tucker
Department: Communications Media
Merging Professional Academic Literacies and Identities: Four Case Studies of New PhDs Working in Composition, Kathleen Vacek
Department: English
The Effect Academic Self-Efficacy and Locus of Control Have in the Successful Completion of High School Cyber Courses, William L. Vitulli
Department: Professional Studies in Education
Reducing the Impact of Negative Media Messages on College Students’ Body Satisfaction: Examining the Effectiveness of a Warning Message, Audra L. Wagaman
Department: Psychology