Dissertations from 2024
EMERGENCE: SOCIAL MOVEMENTS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND DEFENDING THE SANCTITY OF LIFE, Diana Elizabeth Aroche
The Aspirations of the Youth of South Sudan Towards Tertiary Technical Education, Peace, Development and Civic Engagements, Sunil Orathel
Dissertations from 2023
Identity Formation and Role Expansion for Nurse Practitioner Residency Preceptors: A Qualitative Thematic Analysis, Angel Chen Kuo
Dissertations from 2022
A Collaborative Autoethnography: Your Passport to Immigrant Women of Color Leader's Stories of Identity Exploration and Leadership Barriers and Possibilities, Fraylanie Adan Aglipay
The Use of Simulation with the School of Nursing and Health Professions (SONHP) Prelicensure Students to Support Affirming Practice with Transgender Communities, Genevieve Charbonneau
Women in Senior Leadership Roles Career Mobility, Challenges, Success Stories and Need for Future Research, Giselle Flores Martin
HEARING IMPAIRED AND LEADERSHIP: STRUGGLES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH HEARING LOSS IN THE WORKPLACE, John Cleese Relihan
APPLICATION OF THE EPISTEMOLOGIES OF THE SOUTH TO ADDRESS THE ECOLOGICAL CRISIS: A NARRATIVE CASE STUDY OF BURKINA FASO AND THE LEADER YACOUBA SAWADOGO, Barwendé Médard Sané
Dissertations from 2021
Exploring Student Engagement for Diverse Student Populations: A Case Study Examining Institutional Logics of Student Affairs Middle Management Leaders, Frangelo Rominque Ayran
Employment Discrimination: An Efficacy Study of African American Inequities in the California Utility Sector, Victor Baker
Dysconscious Racism and Racial Microaggressions in the Public School System, Ryan Lee
Women Who Lead: A Feminist Phenomenology of Crisis Leadership in Higher Education, Ingrid Helene McVanner
The Ignatian Pedagogical Paradigm as a Critical Theoretical Framework to Enhance Teachers' Professional Identity in Diverse Context, Lourdu Sunder Reddy Mummadi
Incorporating Critical Perspectives in Nonprofit Management Education Programs: How Critical Scholars of Color Navigate Pressures in Higher Education, Khanh H. Nguyen
A Critical Feminist Case Study of the Northern California Cherry Blossom Queen Program, Alison Kepola Nishiyama-Young
Higher Education Discourses of India’s National Education Policy 2020: Analysis and Teacher Counterspaces in Jesuit Institutions, Vincent Pereppadan Poulose
Effect of Transcendental Meditation on the Social Emotional Well-being of Bilingual Teacher Leaders, Margaret Peterson
Engaging Feminism, Transforming Institutions: How Community Engagement Professionals Employ Critical Feminist Praxis to Re-Imagine and Re-Shape the Public Purpose of Higher Education, Patricia Star Plaxton-Moore
Investigating the Self-Efficacy Awareness of Black Female Technology Leaders, Marie Roberts De La Parra
Parental Involvement in Support of African American Families, September Rose
Interests Served and Interests Converged: A Mixed-Methods Critical Policy Analysis of the California Math Placement Act, Chalesea Schuler
Teaching Critical Thinking Skills in a Chinese Immersion School, Pui Hung Helen Wong
Dissertations from 2020
Critical Followership: Faculty and Leader Relations Impact on Leadership Turnover at a California Community College, Erik William Christianson
Dissertations from 2019
Splinters from the Bamboo Ceiling: Understanding the Experiences of Asian American Men in Higher Education Leadership, Jerald Adamos
Exploring Ways to Bring Culturally Relevant Pedagogy into Rehabilitative Programs, Reginold P. Daniels
Perceptions of Female Veteran Military Sexual Trauma: A Phenomenological Study, Lindsey Fairweather
Civics Curriculum In French Accredited Education In Morocco: Case of La Residence School, Khalid Hilal
Prevention and Education: A Case Study of an Anti-Human Trafficking Nongovernmental Organization in Mumbai, India, Danielle Kraaijvanger
ORGANIZATIONAL STORYTELLING: HOW LEADERS USE POWERFUL STORIES TO TRANSFORM THEIR ORGANIZATIONS, Cynthia Mitchell
TRANSFORMATIONAL AND TRANSACTIONAL LEADERSHIP OUTCOMES ON THE CITY OF OAKLAND BY DEMOGRAPHICS, Jason W. Mitchell
An Analysis of the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) as an Instrument of Recognition and Distribution Justice, Maeve Mulholland
Harry Potter and Queering the College Classroom, Hannah Yanow
Dissertations from 2018
Policymaking and Paid Family Leave: Revitalizing the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, Jasmeer Basi
Perceptions of Barriers to Leadership Appointment and Promotion of African American Female Commissioned Officers in the United States Military, Beverly Henderson Davis
A Geospatial Analysis of a Transit Program on California Community College Students, Alicia Kathryn De Toro
Mentoring and Academic Advising Experiences of Female Ph.D. Students with Children: A Qualitative Study, Alyssa Ferree
Teaching Academic Concepts in a Play-Based Preschool Environment: A Case Study of Guided Play across Three Classrooms, Lisa M. Hansen
Profiles of Successful Military Leaders: A Transformative Inquiry into Leadership Styles, Brad James Hatton
Experiences of Women STEM Professors Who Are Considering Leadership Positions at Research Universities, Cheri Liebow
An Examination of Bullying in Catholic Middle Schools in the Pacific and Mountain States in the United States, Margaret Murphey
An Examination of Bullying in Catholic Middle Schools in the Pacific and Mountain States in the United States, Margaret Murphey
The Perceptions and Lived Experiences of African American Male Presidents in California Community Colleges, Tyree L. Robinson
The Perceptions of Saudi Arabia Higher Educational Leaders on Servant Leadership: The Use of Authority and Power, Areej Abdullah Shafai
Improvisation and Leadership Development: Understanding Improvisational Theater Arts as Leadership Skills, Jack Skalican
Building Bridges Across Difference Through International Summer Immersion Programs: A Narrative Inquiry in Racial Identity and Social Justice Orientation, Breanne Wing Tcheng
Access Without Equity: Institutional Logics of University Middle Managers and Valuing Diversity, Emerald Templeton
An Investigation into Full Range Leadership and Leadership Development Methods in Public Parks and Recreation Organizations in California, Heather Vilhauer
Dissertations from 2017
Navigating Conflict in Inclusive Education: Autoethnography from an Elementary School Principal, Kimberly Christine Adams
Successful African American Community College Student Athletes’ Perceptions of Factors of Academic Success, Tanika Lee Byrd
Factors and Characteristics of Alumni Role Identity: Implications for Practice in Higher Education Fundraising and Alumni Relations, Jay Le Roux Dillon
Epistemology, Wisdom, and Social Transformation: Strategies at the Forefront of the Contemplative Movement in Higher Education, Nicola Smith
Ready to Lead? An Examination of the Alignment of California Preservice School Leaders’ Fieldwork Experiences with State Leadership Standards, Sandie Stringfellow
Dissertations from 2016
San Francisco Bay Area School Districts Contracted with California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) and the Impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, Michael David Blanco
Voices of Female, Rural Superintendents as They Implement California's Local Control Funding Formula Policy, Claudia Coughran
Workplace Violence, Organizational Culture, and Registered Nurses' Incident Reporting Patterns in Acute Hospitals in California, Feodora Jacobsen
Girls and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) in Catholic Schools: A Mixed Methods Exploration of Interest, Confidence, and Perceptions of STEM, Rachel Lynn-Pleis McKenna
Exploration of Soka Education Principles on Global Citizenship: a Qualitative Study of U.S. K-3 Soka Educators, Mahi Takazawa
Dissertations from 2015
How Women’s College Student Involvement Contributes to Their Career Aspirations and Navigation for Success in Technology Startup Organizations, Heather Doshay
A Case Study of E-Leadership Constructs: An Assessment of Leadership in a Healthcare Organization, Kevin James Lovelace
Design Thinking in Education: A Case Study Following One School District's Approach to Innovation for the 21st Century, Loraine Rossi de Campos
Dissertations from 2014
"Preventive Leadership Program" at the Salesian University: An Exploratory Case Study, Alejandro Rodriguez
Examining the Efficacy of Adult Learning of Government-Mandated Content Using Andragogical Delivery Methods versus Traditional Pedagogical Delivery Methods, Richard Keith Sealana
Integrated Academic and Social Support for Military Veteran Students: Imagining a New Horizon in Education, Gerardo Ureno
Dissertations from 2013
Being a Project Manager in a Multinational Corporation: An Interpretive Perspective On Working Practices and Experiences, Waleed Afndy
The Power of the Hula: A Performance Text for Appropriating Identity Among First Hawaiian Youth, Cesily Hong
Starting a Dialogue with Mexican Born Students: Appropriating a New Understanding in a Public High School, Vicne Leeburn
Sandwich Generation Caregivers: Ethical Legacies Throughout Generations, Sharon Z. Marts
Electronic Portfolios as Living Portals: A Narrative Inquiry Into College Student Learning, Identity, and Assessment, Celeste Fowles Nguyen
Individual and Collective Diaspora Remittances in the Philippines and Korea: An Interpretation of Narrative Identity, Communicative Action, and Recognition, Janice Gow Pettey
Counter-Narratives of La Raza Voices: An Exploration of the Personal and Professional Lived Experiences of Mexican-American/Chicana/O Faculty at California Catholic Institutions of Higher Education, Frank Vincent Serrano
Asian American Women Leaders in the Pacific Coast: Their Pathway to Presidency in Two-Year Institutions, Joan Torne
Dissertations from 2012
Presence in Nursing Practice: A Critical Hermeneutic Analysis, Alicia Laurel bright
Emerging 21st-Century Educational Challenges and Opportunities: An Appreciative Inquiry of Public Education In The U.S. Virgin Islands, Sheree NeCole Bryant
Black Women’s Perceptions of the Relationship among Nepotism, Cronyism Job Satisfaction, and Job-Focused Self-Efficacy, Johnson LaVoria Chandler
Sustainability with an Ethical Aim: Lessons from an American Nun in Amazonia, Stephanie Denise Demaree
African American Entrepreneurship: Narratives of Fresno County, California, African American Entrepreneurs, Felix Shielim-Nwaeke Enunwa
Exploring the Leadership Practices of Social Justice Leaders at Urban Charter Schools, Kandle Fraser
Latino Immigrant Parents of English Language Learner Students, School Involvement and the Participation Breach, Jose Vicente Gonzalez
The Relationship Between Interaction Patterns on an Online Idea Generation Community and the Implementation of Ideas, Michael D. Jacobson
Exile and Home: Narrative Identity in the Central American Community of the San Francisco Bay Area, Steven Ross Mayers
Post-Dollarization Narratives of Economic Literacy in Ecuador, Luis A. Reynoso
Learning for Cambodian Women: Exploration through Narrative Identity and Imagination, Alvina Marie Sheeley
Dissertations from 2011
Ground zero project development in Burma : appropriating the future through history, identity, and imagination in assessment, Alyssa A. Bahr
Being and Becoming Public School Teachers: Career Mobility of Chinese Overseas-Trained Teachers in the San Francisco Bay Area, Lily L. Chow
It Takes a Community to Change a Broken System: Using an Inter-organizational Collaborative Group to Ensure All Oakland Students Graduate from High School, Nyeisha T. DeWitt
Re-imagining individual and communal identity : corporate mergers, Susan Duvall-Dickson
Undergraduate student perceptions of affiliate organization contributions to what they learn about leadership while serving as officers in professionally oriented clubs, Mitchell Friedman
Early education in California : communicative action in the public sphere, Yolanda Garcia
An exploration of the experiences of flow by skilled professional contract workers, Patricia C. Johnson
Critical hermeneutic inquiry in Kagaa, Kenya : refiguring village health education through community inquiry, Peninah N. Kaniu
