Dissertations from 2020
Experiences of Latinx's Adult Transition to the U.S. and the Clinical Implications that Arise in Acclimating into the Dominant Culture: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis, Gabriela Olavarrieta
An Investigation of California Classroom Teachers' Beliefs and Ratings of Creativity in Dance, Patricia R. Reedy
"Made of Queer Magic": Understanding the experiences of pregnancy for queer women, Lindsey Rogers
Clinical Work with Adult Male Incest Survivors: Therapeutic Themes and Perspectives, Kathryn B. Rosenberg
Philippine Jesuit Schools of Education: Heroic Institutions of Learning and Leadership in Mission, Joaquin Jose Mari Casimiro Sumpaico
An Exploration of Social Networking Use and Mental Health in Transgender, Gender Non-Conforming, Gender Non-Binary, and Gender Fluid Persons, Jennifer Trimpey
Identity Development in Transgender Women of Color: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, Angel Tseng
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Thompson’s (2105) Survey of Language Usage and Spanish of Heritage Learners Placement Program Exam at the High-School Level, Elizabeth Villanueva
Decolonizing Education: Using Mother Tongue and English Side by Side in Nigeria, Omobola Wusu
Dissertations from 2019
Splinters from the Bamboo Ceiling: Understanding the Experiences of Asian American Men in Higher Education Leadership, Jerald Adamos
Promoting Tolerance Through Learning about Human Evolution and Creation Myths, Afsoon Alishahi
FLIPPING THE SCRIPT: PRIORITIZING THE AUTISTIC VOICE IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPING AS “KEY TO AUTISTIC IDENTITY”, Colleen D. Arnold
Critical Efforts Against White Supremacy: Reflections of White Women on Anti-Racism Work Within Four-Year Colleges, Jennifer Bosco
Borderlands of Teenage Mothering: Life Stories of Latinx Teen Mothers from a Critical Feminist Perspective, Ashley Burciaga
A QUALITATIVE RESEARCH STUDY ON UNACCOMPANIED MINORS FROM LATIN AMERICA, Lorena Caldera
EFFECTS OF THINK-ALOUD PROTOCOL ON THE MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS OF SEVENTH- AND EIGHTH- GRADE STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, Nasa Lesley Cole
Exploring Ways to Bring Culturally Relevant Pedagogy into Rehabilitative Programs, Reginold P. Daniels
NAVIGATING THE RACIALIZED NEOLIBERAL GAZE: ASIAN AMERICAN WOMEN DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION PROFESSIONALS IN U.S. HIGHER EDUCATION, Ariana DasGupta
Perceptions of Female Veteran Military Sexual Trauma: A Phenomenological Study, Lindsey Fairweather
Perceptions of Physics Teachers in Singapore About Curriculum Sequencing, Lay Lean Fong
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Peer Engagement and Knowledge (PEAK): A Community-Based Group Intervention for Youth in Hawai‘i, Jennifer T. T. Ho
Exploring Clinical Psychology Doctoral Students’ Knowledge and Attitudes About Older Adult Sexuality, Lindsey Horta
The Pilgrims’ Return: The Influence of the Assisi Pilgrimage on High School Participants, Christopher Michael Iwancio
THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF SIX CLASSES OF SCHOOL-READINESS VARIABLES WITH ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN ELEMENTARY- SCHOOL STUDENTS: A GROWTH ANALYSIS OF THE ECLS-K:2011, Kimberly Kalkbrenner
Black Women Surviving Sexual Trauma: The Cultural Components Used to Aid Recovery, Charrin Kimble
Prevention and Education: A Case Study of an Anti-Human Trafficking Nongovernmental Organization in Mumbai, India, Danielle Kraaijvanger
Examining the Experiences of Chinese Multilingual Therapists in Training, Stephanie Li-Wei Lin
The Role of Environment on Second Language Pragmatic Comprehension: A Case Study of Intensive English Program Students in Homestays, Sarah McGregor
TRANSFORMATIONAL AND TRANSACTIONAL LEADERSHIP OUTCOMES ON THE CITY OF OAKLAND BY DEMOGRAPHICS, Jason W. Mitchell
Long-Term Effects of Teacher Training and Other Intervening Factors on Teaching Styles of Foreign-Language Instructors, Hamid Mohammed-Ahmed
An Analysis of the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) as an Instrument of Recognition and Distribution Justice, Maeve Mulholland
Remaking Friendship in Unlikely Places: Queer-Decolonial Educators and Connections Across Experience, Politics, and Pedagogy, Maureen Nicole Osborne
The Role of Stigma on Mental Health Service-Seeking Among Armenian-American Men, Anthony Saroyan
Efficacy of Integrated Mental Health Care with Dual Diagnosis Patients and Their Utilization of Psychiatric Emergency Services, Denton Scott
ANTI-OPPRESSIVE EDUCATION WITH A “DIFFERENT KIND OF RIGOR”: TEACHERS’ AND ADMINSTRATORS’ PERSPECTIVES OF A SOCIAL JUSTICE EDUCATION PROGRAM AT AN AFFLUENT PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL, Andrea Frances Struve
African American Female Law Enforcement Officers' Lived Experiences and Mentoring: A Thematic Narrative, Harold Wilson
Saffronizing California’s History Curriculum: Long Distance Hindu Nationalism In The United States, Pei-hsuan Wu
Harry Potter and Queering the College Classroom, Hannah Yanow
Dissertations from 2018
Preserving Catholic Identity in Catholic Secondary Schools and the Impact on Catholic Identity by Non-Catholic and International Students, Stephen Frederick Baccari
Policymaking and Paid Family Leave: Revitalizing the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, Jasmeer Basi
School Leaders' and Educators' Perceptions of Ignatian Identity at Jesuit Cristo Rey Schools, William Bludgus
Impact of a School-Based Mindfulness Intervention on Children’s Self Regulation, Elizabeth Chaney
Exploring Factors Influencing the Willingness to Communicate among English-as-a-Second Language University Students, Chi-Fang (Michelle) Chang
What Do We Really Know About Grit? A Multivariate Statistical Investigation on the Construct Validity of Grit, Christine M. Collaco
The Impact of Ancestral Language Maintenance on Cultural Identity Among White Immigrant Descendants: A Phenomenological Qualitative Study, Micaella Elizabeth Colla
The Impact of Depressive Symptoms on Cognitive Decline and Risk for Dementia, Katheryn Conde
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
An Attachment-Based Group Intervention, Shannon Dillon
Developing Intercultural Competence Through Online English Language Teaching, Didem Ekici
Mentoring and Academic Advising Experiences of Female Ph.D. Students with Children: A Qualitative Study, Alyssa Ferree
Athletic Identity and Mental Health: The Experiences of Black Male Former Student-Athletes, Miguel Frank
And At Once My Chains Were Loosed: How the Black Panther Party Freed Me from My Colonized Mind, Linda Garrett
Measuring Cogency in Argument in the Seventh-Grade English Classroom, Millie Gonzalez-Balsam
Teaching Academic Concepts in a Play-Based Preschool Environment: A Case Study of Guided Play across Three Classrooms, Lisa M. Hansen
Teaching Complex Content in Healthcare: A Comparison of the Effect of Three Types of Multimedia Pretraining on Schematic Knowledge and Near Transfer, Melisa Patrice Kaye
Using Multiliteracies to Engage and Empower Students with Complex Support Needs, Sudha Vaghul Krishnan
Experiences of Women STEM Professors Who Are Considering Leadership Positions at Research Universities, Cheri Liebow
Parental Coping in Filipino American Caregivers of Children with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities, Kathrynn Mabalot
Investigating the Causes and Cures for Unclear Scholarly Writing, Marlene Ingrid Mahony
An Examination of Bullying in Catholic Middle Schools in the Pacific and Mountain States in the United States, Margaret Murphey
Use of Multimedia Games for Biology Vocabulary Instruction, Ian Murray
Compassion Fatigue Among Mental Healthcare Providers and The Impact on Overall Wellbeing, Ruchi Patel
A Program Evaluation of a Drug and Alcohol Family Treatment Program, Katrina Ramirez
Inclusive Service Delivery in Jesuit Secondary Education: A case study of the Rodriguez Learning Services Program at Manresa Prep, Angelo Joseph Rizzo
Mission Enactment and Strategic Enrollment Management at Jesuit Universities, Drew Roberts
The Perceptions and Lived Experiences of African American Male Presidents in California Community Colleges, Tyree L. Robinson
Unlocking Creative Potential: Catholic Elementary School Principal Perceptions of Creativity, Kellie Scherer
An Investigation of the Developmental Growth of Preschool Children with Disabilities Being Served in Inclusive Settings in Comparison with Noninclusive Settings in California, Elizabeth Nicole Schroeder
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
Exploring the Relationship Between Students' Perceptions of the Jesuit Charism and Students' Moral Judgement, Scott Swenson
Evaluating Outcomes of an Immersive-Field-Study Program on Fifth-Grade Students’ Connectedness with Nature, Laleh Talebpour
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
Perceptions of Primary School Principals in Singapore about Their Role as Justice Agents, Kit Wah Antonia Teng
Improving Medication Calculation Competence in Nursing Students through Schema-Based Dimensional Analysis Instruction, Laureen Turner
An Investigation into Full Range Leadership and Leadership Development Methods in Public Parks and Recreation Organizations in California, Heather Vilhauer
Entropy as a Method for Identifying Treatment Resistant Autism Spectrum Disorder, Nathan Wright
Peace Education in Kenya: Tracing Discourse and Action from the National to the Local Level, Kathleen louise Zanoni
Dissertations from 2017
Navigating Conflict in Inclusive Education: Autoethnography from an Elementary School Principal, Kimberly Christine Adams
Exploring the Experiences of Black Men as Respondents in University Student Conduct Processes, Brian Arao
Queens Speak - A Youth Participatory Action Research Project: Exploring Critical Post-Traumatic Growth among Black Girls within the School to Prison Pipeline, Stacey Michelle Ault
Testimonios of Latino/A Students in Hispanic Serving Institutions: Lessons for Community Colleges, Luz Briceno Moreno
Successful African American Community College Student Athletes’ Perceptions of Factors of Academic Success, Tanika Lee Byrd
