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Theses/Dissertations from 2024

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Stem Identity in African American Middle School Students: A Phenomenological Study, Amara L. Alexander

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The Intersection of Teachers’ Professional Learning Needs and Instructional Leadership: An Investigation of Administrator-Facilitated Coaching Cycles, Richelle Battles

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Addressing a Crisis in Nursing Practice: Exploring the Impact of Multimedia Case-Based Learning on the Clinical Judgment of Undergraduate Nursing Students, Macy Jenette Bennett

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Impact of Equitable Grading Practices on Student Outcomes and Biology Self-Efficacy in a Ninth Grade Biology Class, Laura Boyle

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The Impact of an Integrative Stem Educational Approach on Wonder Within a Catholic School, Carrie Kavanaugh Brun

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Effects of a Classroom Cognitive Apprenticeship on Scientific Reasoning, Student Agency, and Biology Self-Efficacy on Students in High School Biology, Anne Morris Byford

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The Impact of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and Appropriate De-escalation Strategies on African-American Male Office Discipline Referrals, Kourtney Michael Chapman

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Teacher-Researcher as Indicator: Developing a Third Space for Newcomer Youth in a Secondary Classroom, Gabriel Andres Chen Rodriguez

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Unraveling the Impact of the School-to-Prison Pipeline: Investigating Racial Disparities in Disciplinary Practices, Zelexis Croffie

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The Impact of a Professional Learning Community on Direct Care Staffs’ Self-Efficacy in Promoting Social—Emotional Learning Skills, Tiffany Drahota

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Impacts of Teacher-Led Staff Meetings on School Climate, Culture, and Teacher Voice, Alison Ely

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Plotting for Change: Utilizing Computer-Based Scaffolding Through Desmos to Influence High School Students’ Performance and Attitudes Toward Mathematics, Jennifer Underwood Farmer

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The Impact of Professional Development on 4th-6th Grade Science Teacher's Pck of Argumentation and Science Teaching Self-Efficacy, Tiffany Fowler

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Learning Through Discourse: Impacting Fractional Understanding Through Virtual Discourse, Laurie A. Gentry-Goodale

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Professional Helper Engagement and Student Perspectives in K-12 Nontraditional ​Educational Settings​, Rachel Gilreath

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Examining the Overall Impact of Computer-Based Mathematics Instruction on Math Achievement in an Alternative High School, Jacqueline Levon Gilyard

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“i’m Speaking”: Black Women Leading School Public Relations, Managing Communications and Personal Challenges, Keisa Gunby

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Connecting Family Funds of Knowledge with Pre-kindergarten Curriculum: A Strengths-Based Approach, Molly Kathleen Hamel

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The Effectiveness of Equivalence-Based Instruction on Time-Telling Skills in Children with Moderate Developmental Disabilities Including Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability, Rongzhi Li

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How Latinx Students Experience a High School English Class in a Monolingual School District, Elisa Malinovitz

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Action Research on Instructional Scaffolding in Information Literacy Instruction for Community College Students, Huyen Maluck

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Transcending the Family-Teacher Partnership: Utilizing Teaching Methods and Digital Platforms Proven Effective During the Pandemic, Amanda Katherine McClain

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Evaluating a Web-Based System for Tracking Public Health Practice Experiences: User Perceptions, Challenges, and Recommendations for Technology Improvement, Matthew McGrievy

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A Modified Flipped Classroom: Action Research Using an In-Class Flip to Measure Student Achievement and Perceptions Within a High School Multimedia Course, Jamie Mercer

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Therapy Use and Self-Stigma of Seeking Help Among College Students of Color, Rawle David Sookwah Ragoonath

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The Impact of Mathematical Justifications on Conceptual Understanding, Jessica Raley

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Using Differentiated Gamification to Teach Systems Interactions: Impacts on Ninth Grade Biology Students' Academic Achievement and Cognitive, Behavioral, and Emotional Engagement, Stephanie Morgan Ruiz

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Fostering Empowered Leaders: How a Residential High School Optimized a Leadership Development Program for Adolescent Female Students, Cassandra Ruscz

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Improving Equity in Communication: Building Collaborative Partnerships Between Teachers and Spoken Language Interpreters, Angela J. Rush

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Wellness Interventions for College Students with Intellectual or Developmental Disability: a Multi-Manuscript Dissertation, Madeline Bree Saunders

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The Burden of Belonging: A Case Study of Black Students' Experiences with Linguistically Code-Switching Between Discourse Communities, Tanner Charles Slagle

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Student Experiences with Self-Determination and Agency: Centering Disabled Voices Through Photovoice, Rebecca Boineau Smith Hill

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Systemic Moves, Individual Impacts: Narratives of Best Practices in Supporting Immigrant Women in Rural Community Colleges in the Canadian Prairies, Katherine Jean Stevenson

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Examining the Experience of Race-Related Stress for Black K-12 Educators, Tiffany A. Thompson

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Examining the Impact of a Professional Learning Community on Teachers' Awareness of Neurodiversity in the Classroom, Taylor Diane Williams

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Use of Improvement Science to Build the Instructional Capacity of Faculty in a Community College, Marianne Yohannan

Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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Centering the Teacher: How an Autonomy-Supportive Environment Impacts Arts Educators’ Sense of Agency and the Collaborative Culture of Their Education Networks, Kyle Andrew Anderson

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Effects of a Self-Monitoring Tracking System Combined With Blended Learning Intervention Time on Students’ Self-Regulated Learning Skills And Academic Performance, Jennifer E. Augustine

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The Integration of Simulation-Enhanced Interprofessional Education Into Undergraduate Clinical Laboratory Science Curriculum, Dana Powell Baker

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Reading Strategies: Impact on Fifth Grade African American Males’ Reading Comprehension and Motivation to Read, Patrice Antoinette Barrett

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Tip of the Iceberg in Changing School Culture: Acknowledging and Addressing Microaggressions, Nicole Lauren Becker

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The Impact of Ability Grouping on Academic Achievement in Elementary Reading, Kristi Bissell

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Impacts of Technology-Enhanced Dual Enrollment Mathematics Course on Rural High School Students’ Intentions of Going to College, Nicolae Bordieanu

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Educative Curricular Supports Used to Improve High Cognitive Demand Task Implementation in High-Dosage Mathematics Tutorial, Halley Bowman

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Creating a Culturally Inclusive American Literature Classroom, Holly R. Bradshaw

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The Impact of a Series of Professional Development Sessions on Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (CRP) on the Awareness Level of Seven Teachers at a Suburban High School, Charity Jo Brady

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The Effects of Gamified Peer Feedback on Student Writing in High School English Language Arts, Kerise Amaris Broome

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Evaluating the Impact of Personalized Professional Learning on Technology Integration in the Classroom, Angela Bishop Burgess

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An Exploration of Perinatal Stress and Associated Mental Health of Transitioning First-Time Fathers, Timothy Reed Burkhalter

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A Study of Computational Thinking Skills and Attitudes Towards Computer Science with Middle School Students, Lorien W. Cafarella

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Using Critical Reflection to Mitigate Racial Implicit Bias and Enhance Cultural Humility: A Nursing Faculty Action Research Study, Teresa Stafford Cronell

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Mitigating Student Anxiety in the Secondary Classroom: A Culturally Sustaining Approach, Erin Hawley Cronin

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Daily Activities and Routines: A Comparative Case Study of the Home Language and Literacy Environment of Spanish-Speaking Toddlers With and Without Older Siblings, Eugenia Crosby-Quinatoa

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Supporting Improvement in Academic Outcomes and Self-Efficacy for Black Male Varsity Athletes, Katherine M. Currie

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Online Professional Development’s Effect on Teachers’ Technology Self-Efficacy and Continuance Intention to Use Pear Deck, Katherine Shirley Degar

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Empowering Teachers to Support MTSS Students: An Action Research Study, Sahalija Dentico

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Multisensory Phonics Instruction in Struggling Readers, Amanda M. Dixon

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Student Engagement Action Research a Focus on Culturally Relevant Instructional Methods, Amia Dixon

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Instructional Coaching: A Support for Increasing Engagement in Middle School Mathematics, Christi Ritchie Edwards

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A Holistic View of Integrated Care Within Counselor Education: A Multi-Manuscript Dissertation, Alexander McClain Fields

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Faculty Perceptions of Readiness and Confidence for Teaching Online: An Evaluation of Online Professional Development, Kevin Brent Forman

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The Effect of Instructionally Embedded Cognitive Reframing on Students’ Self-Beliefs of Their Mathematical Competence, Kelly Eyre Frazee

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An Examination of Physical Literacy: Learning Through A Technology Integrated, Flipped Classroom Approach., Euan M. S. Frew

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Increasing Phonemic Awareness in Intellectually Impaired Students by Using Wilson’s Fundations Phonics Program in a Self-Contained Classroom, Theresa Lynne Garcia

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A Causal Comparative Study of the Effects of Physical Activity Course Enrollment on College Students’ Perceived Wellness, Mental Health, and Basic Psychological Needs, Genee’ Regina Glascoe

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The Effect of Computer-Based Learning Modules on Pre-Algebra Student Proficiency and Self-Efficacy in Manipulating Math Expressions Involving Negative Signs, Brian Charles Grimm

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Exploring Literary Responses to Culturally Relevant Texts Through an AsianCrit Lens: A Collective Case Study of Chinese American Students in a Community-Based Book Club, Wenyu Guo

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Building Leadership Capacity to Support International Educators: A Professional Learning Series, Amanda Hajji Minnillo

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Unveiling the Lifeworld of Educators’ Social Justice Journeys: A Phenomenological Investigation, Maria Rocas Halkias

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The Influence and Impacts of Critical Literacy Intervention in Preservice Teachers Culturally Responsive Teaching Self-Efficacy: A Mixed Methods Study, Heather Lynn Hall

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Stories From North Carolina Teachers of Color: An Inquiry of Racialized Experiences in the Workplace., Deborah Stephanie Harrison

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Electronic Portfolios in a High School Community of Practice: Action Research Exploring Writing Experiences in an Advanced Placement Writing Course, Archibald Franklin Harrison IV

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The Effects of Problem-Based Learning on Mathematics Motivation in a Flipped Classroom Instructional Environment, Joshua David Harrison

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University, City, and Community: Athletics Urban Renewal Projects and the University of South Carolina’s Carolina Coliseum and Blatt Physical Education Center, 1964–1971, Theresa M. Harrison

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University, City, and Community: Athletics Urban Renewal Projects and the University of South Carolina’s Carolina Coliseum and Blatt Physical Education Center, 1964–1971, Theresa M. Harrison

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Stories from North Carolina Teachers of Color: An Inquiry of Racialized Experiences in the Workplace., Deborah Stephanie Harrisson

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Examining the Perceptions and Knowledge of School Administrators in Special Education, Maranda Hayward

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Supporting Black Students in Sixth-Grade Science Through a Social Constructivist Approach: A Mixed-Methods Action Research Study, Kirk Anthony Heath

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Effects of Choice Reading on Intrinsic Motivation in Underperforming Sixth-Grade Students, Heather M. Henderson

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Academic Success and Student Development in the Health Professions: An Action Research Study, Molly Ellen Higbie

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Deficit Thinking in Teacher Course Level Recommendations, Andrew Hogan

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Increasing English Progress Proficiency of Multilingual Learners Utilizing Improvement Science, Stephanie Corley Huckabee

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The Impact of Cognitive Coaching on High School English Teachers’ Implementation of Metacognitve Reading Strategies, Charrai Hunter

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Digital Literacy Integrated Into Academic Content Through the Collaboration of a Librarian and a Core Content Teacher, Jeri Leann Jeffcoat

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The Effects of Hip-Hop and Rap Music Intervention to Improve the Wellbeing of Black and African American Men, Lanita Michelle Jefferson

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The Effects of Learner-Centered Professional Development and Supporting Effective Teaching Practices in Elementary-Level Professional Learning Communities, Lisa Suther Johnson

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Examining the Relationship Between Multicultural Training and Cultural Humility Development in CACREP-Accredited Counselor Education Programs, Sabrina Monique Johnson

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Multimodal Digital Literacy Practices: Perspectives of L2 Academic Writing Instructors, Priscila Jovazino Bastos Medrado Costa

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Using Yoga, Meditation, and Art Therapy to Combat Complex Trauma and Promote Social–Emotional Learning in the Art Room, Karen Emory Kelly

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Perspectives, Motivations, and Resistance: Investigating Employee Responses to Employer-Sponsored Diversity Training, Robert Kerlin

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STEM Educators’ Perceptions of Gender Bias and the Contributing Factors That Persist for Women in STEM Education, Haleigh Nicole Kirkland

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A Qualitative Study Examining and Comparing Families’ and Teachers’ Perceptions of School Readiness, Shalonya Cerika Knotts

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The Impact of Differentiated Affective Curriculum on the Asynchronous Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Elementary Students, Michelle Koehle

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Supporting Self-Efficacy Through Mindset: The Impact of a Growth Mindset Innovation on the Self-Efficacy of Middle School Students in a Teen Leadership Course, Shannon J. Kojah

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The Evolution of Contextualized, Discourse-based Professional Development to Support Elementary Teachers in the Implementation of Conceptual Mathematical Teaching Practices, Jennifer Aren Kueter

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A Critical Examination Of An in Class Tabata Based Physical Fitness Protocol on Student Engagement Levels in a Sixth Grade Math Class, Justin R. Kulik

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Mathematics Teachers’ Attitudes and Intentions Towards Instructional Videos as Part of a Flipped Learning Model, Jessica Lee Lambert

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Reimagining Parent-Teacher Relationships Through Human Centered Design, Andrea Lynn Lance

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Increasing Math Knowledge in 3rd Grade: Evaluating Student Use & Teacher Perceptions of Imagine Math, Paoze Lee

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Utilizing Case Studies to Increase Critical Thinking in an Undergraduate Anatomy & Physiology Classroom, Sarah E. Lehman