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Dissertations from 2023
“Si Se Puede”: Latinx/a/o Students Thriving at a Selective Historically White Institution, Melisa Alves
Racial Justice Inc.: Deconstructing the Enactment of Racial Justice in DEI/Social Justice-Focused Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) Graduate Programs, Lorena Fuentes López
Hearing, Seeing, and Reading is Believing: A Study of Undergraduate Women and Messages About Careers, Sarah Elizabeth Isham
Consciousness and Context for Culturally Relevant Pedagogy (CRP): A Case Study of White Faculty Working to Learn About and Implement CRP in Their Teaching Practice, Isabelle A. Jenkins
The Black Box of Enrollment Management: The Influence of Academic Capitalism and Values of the Public Good, Kamala C. Kiem
The Impact of Campus Culture on Undergraduate Civic Engagement Outcomes, Kevin M. Kraft
Part-Time Students/Full Time Lives: Underserving Part-Time Community College Students, Cathleen A. McCarron
For Us by Us About Us: Constructing Latinx-Centered Higher Education Institutions, Cynthia K. Orellana
Examining Pilipina/x/o American Liminality: A Case Study of Asian American Panethnicity, Aaron James Parayno
What Did Your Mama Think About That?: An Asset-Focused Approach to the Socialization Experiences of Black Doctoral Students, Imari K. Paris Jeffries
Dissertations from 2022
Re-Envisioning Self and Community: The Experiences of Pilipina American Students With Colonial Mentality and Decolonization, Kristine Angelica Din
Professional Identity Development of Asian American & Pacific Islander AANAPISI Staff, Sara Boxell Hoang
Understanding Environmental Justice Instruction in Higher Education: Activist Epistemic Orientations and a Continuum of Community Engaged Curricular and Pedagogical Practice, Christopher James Rabe
Relationship Between Black High School Students’ Algebra Test Scores and Their Intent oo Pursue a College STEM Major, Thierno Tall
“A Really Beautiful Personal Journey” A Narrative Study Examining How Formal and Informal LGBTQ+ Resources, Services, and Experiences Shape College Students’ Sexual Identity Development, Meghan Lindsley Todd
Dissertations from 2021
Navigating Whiteness: A Critical Discourse Analysis of White Community College Faculty, White Identity, and the Discursive Positioning of Students of Color, Christian M. Bednar
Critical Transformations Through Community Service-Learning Programs for Students of Color at Predominantly White Institutions, Varsha Ghosh
A Framework for Justice-Centering Relationships and Understanding Impact in Higher Education Community Engagement, Melissa M. Quan
Chief Multicultural Officers and How They Address Campus Race Relations, Isaac D. Tesfay
Dissertations from 2020
The Entanglement of Gender, Science, and Interdisciplinarity: Standpoints of Women PhD Students in Interdisciplinary Traineeships, Kate Bresonis McKee
Culturally Sustaining Learning Environments in Public, Hispanic-Serving Community Colleges: Bridging Cultural Wealth, Epistemic Values, and Pedagogical Stances, Liya N. Escalera-Kelley
Convergence of Senior Administrators and Professional Employees: Case Studies of Institutional Transformation via Convergent Hybrid Planned and Emergent Change, Michael C. Metzger
The Experiences of Women on Their Career Pathways to the College Presidency: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study, Audrey M. Nahabedian
The Influence of Leadership Development Programs on First-Generation College Student Success, Sherrod Williams
Dissertations from 2019
How Faculty Beliefs Shape Teaching Practice: A Critical Race Collaborative Action Research Approach Toward Achieving Equity Outcomes in Community College Remedial English, Lori A. Catallozzi
Factors the Motivate Community College Faculty to Teach Online with Implications for Access and Equity, Jenene M. Cook
“I Can’t Separate Me Being Gay and Me Being an Athlete”: A Phenomenological Study of LGBQ+ Women Student-Athletes, Erin A. Kelley
Dissertations from 2018
“It’s not that Systematic, but it’s Happening:” A Cybernetic Systems Analysis of Accountability and Assessment in Three Public Universities, Fernando E. Colina de Vivero
Unescorted Guests: Yale’s First Women Undergraduates and the Quest for Equity, 1969-1973, Anne G. Perkins
A Comparative Case Study of a Student Involvement Co-Curricular Portfolio and Transcript, Bruce R. Perry
Through Their Voices: A Phenomenological Study of Undergraduate Women’s Experiences with Patriarchy in Higher Education, Kelly M. Treseler-Golden
Quantifying Racial Microaggressions in College Classrooms and Their Effect: A Factor Analysis and Multilevel Study, Tammy Vargas Warner
Dissertations from 2017
Transition to the Academy: The Influence of Working-Class Culture for First-Generation Students, LaDonna L. Bridges
Borderlands and Bridges: Mexican Youth Education and Identity, Patricia Chouinard
Influences on University Staff Members Responsible for Implementation of Alcohol-Control Policies, Glenn A. Cochran
Civilized Inequality: Honors Programming and Educational Inequality at Public Universities, Steven D. Neville
Academic Capitalism and the Public Good in Public and Private U.S. Higher Education: A Grounded Theory Study of Internationalization, Asabe W. Poloma
Dissertations from 2016
Curriculum Reform as a Means for Creating Transformational Change at an Historically Black University, Robert J. Awkward
Retold Narratives: Black Male Artists and the Meanings of School, Beth Balliro
A World both Big and Small: Understanding Urban Middle School Teachers’ Sense of Self-Efficacy in an Era of Accountability, Richard Gallucci
A Case Study of Partnerships in International Service Learning: Exploring Reciprocity and Bi-directional Benefits, Judith Healey-Walsh
The Preparation and Self-Efficacy of Teachers of Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities, Claire F. Higgins
Unique and Diverse Voices of African American Women in Engineering at Predominately White Institutions: Unpacking Individual Experiences and Factors Shaping Degree Completion, Ellise M. Davis LaMotte
An Examination of Women and Educational Leadership: A Postmodern Feminist Analysis of the Leadership Styles of Women Superintendents, Danielle Mokaba-Bernardo
A Case Study on the Influence of Organizational Structures and Policies on Faculty Implementation of Learner-Centered Teaching, Kevin Scott Piskadlo
Intersectionality at Work: Black Women Administrators' Perceptions of their Work Performance at Predominantly White Institutions, Joanna N. Ravello
To Go Where Neither Parent Has Gone Before: Investigating the Identity Formation of First-Generation College Students in Multiple Doctoral Programs, Diann F. Simmons
The Formation of Scholars: Critical Narratives of Asian American and Pacific Islander Doctoral Students in Higher Education, Liza A. Talusan
Black Male Success in Mathematics: The Development of a Positive Mathematics Identity in Urban Schools, Naia L. Wilson-Akubude
Dissertations from 2015
The Development of the Global Ready Leadership Scale, Shelby J. Harris
Art and Design Students' Social Norms Regarding Mental Illness, Creativity, and Help-Seeking Behaviors, Danielle Licitra
First Career Decisions of African American and Hispanic Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, Deborah L. Liverman
Fostering the Spiritual Development of Undergraduates through Service-Learning, Michelle C. Sterk Barrett
Dissertations from 2014
To Speak or Not to Speak: Factors that Influence Pre-Tenure Faculty's Sense of Voice, Yi Shiuan Chin
Prime Time in the Academy: Factors Critical to Sustaining Mid-career Faculty Vitality, Anne M. DeFelippo
Student Organizations as a Venue for Cross-Racial Interaction, Tamara A. Von George