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Community Innovation and Education Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

The Role of Autonomy, Competence, and Relatedness on College Students' Motivation and Outcomes in Fully Online Undergraduate Programs, Heather J. Marron

An Analysis of the Relationship Between Student Characteristics, Academic Performance, and Course Completion in a Virtual Charter School, Mollie McBroom

An Exploration of the Digital Technology Skills Important in the Workforce and the Digital Technology Preparation of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities in Inclusive Postsecondary Education Programs, Erika Moore

Interorganizational Networks and Coordination in Emergency Management: Policy and Practice in Response to Disasters, Ratna Okhai

Exploring Stakeholder Experiences to Co-design Policy Alternatives for the Bright Futures Scholarship Program, Sherry Paramore

Brave Spaces and Social Emotional Learning Strategies in the Theatre Classroom: What Do They Mean for All Students, Including Those Who Identify as LGBTQIA+?, John Payne-Rios

Preservice Teacher Intersectional Awareness: A Qualitative Inquiry, Lindsey Pike

Examining The Impact of Social Media Habits on Student Disciplinary Outcomes, Kenisha Pridget

Network Collaborative Capacity for Serving People Impacted by the Humanitarian Crisis: Evidence from Ukraine, Olga Pysmenna

Investigating How Writing as a Creative Process Can Influence the Process of Writing a Dissertation, Ashleigh Ramdorsingh

Examining the Impact of COVID-19 on Elementary-Aged Minoritized Students, Ashlynn Ramirez

The Journey Towards a Bachelor's Degree: Examining the Lived Experiences of Adult Learners as Transfer Students, Tijuana Rollins

An Exploration of K-8 Classroom-Based Mathematics Teacher Leader Development, Treshonda Rutledge

High School Transition Clubs: Teacher Experiences Leading Clubs, Phillip Sasse

An Examination of a Decade of K-5 Mathematics Standards in the United States, Ashley Schmidt

An Exploration of the Experiences of Middle Manager Housing and Residence Life Professionals in Attending Housing Professional Development Conferences, Marcus Silver

How Parents Perceive School Readiness, Jody Silvester

Using an Interactional Ethnographic Perspective to Explore Insider Perspectives When Working with Previously Archived Records, Michelle Sullivan

The Manifestation of Toxic Masculine Beliefs in Secondary English Curriculum and Instruction in the Southeastern United States: A Grounded Theory Study, Matthew Sylvester

Who Cares About Virtual Campus Tours? Virtual Tours in the College Choice Model and Perceived Student-Institution Fit, Christopher Thompson

Network Structure and Network Effectiveness in Thailand's Provincial COVID-19 Response Networks, Ruechagorn Trairatananusorn

Determining the Influence of Kids Building for Kids Workshops on Attitudes and Beliefs of General Education Middle School Teachers Toward Students with Disabilities, Jennifer Tucker

Career Driven Black Women: A Phenomenological Study of the Experiences of First-generation, Black Women and Their Perceptions of College & Career Success, Tiana Tucker

An Analysis of Novice Principal Perceptions of Principal Preparation Experiences in a Large Urban School District, Casey Waugh

Preparing College Students with ADHD for Online Job Interviews: Self-Regulation & Psychophysiology, Tahnee L. Wilder

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Supporting Secondary Teachers' Proof and Justification of Calculus Concepts Through the Intentional Use of Dynamic Technology, Shahabeddin Abbaspour Tazehkand

The Impact of Covid-19 Precautions on Teachers' Preparation Programs in Kuwait, Nour Alshammari

The Impact of COVID-19 on Kindergarten Readiness Scores in the State of Florida, Aalia Alshomrani

Assessing the Relative Influence of Interpersonal Relationship Factors on Probationer Rule Compliance, Lucas Alward

Executive Function Coaching: Support for Postsecondary Student Success, Kiera Anderson

Advancing Medical Education by Optimizing the Use of Formal and Informal Curriculum Resources, Ziana Bagot

The Test-Retest Reliability of Single Leg Jump Performance Using the Drift Protocol in Division I Baseball Pitchers, Amy Bergquist

Exploring Quality of Life Perception Among Pre-Clinical and Clinical Phases of Medical School Students in One Medical School Program in the Southeastern United States, Carley Blades Myszkowski

Macro-level Factors Impacting Colorectal Cancer Screening Behavior Among Church-going Chinese Immigrants in the U.S.: A Convergent Mixed-method Study, Xian Cao

Data Dimensionality Reduction Techniques: What Works with Machine Learning Models, Yuting Chen

The Effect of Audiovisual and Written Interactivity on Teacher-candidates' Application of Instructional Support Practices for English Learners in an Online TESOL Course, Sophie Cuocci

Impact of Ethnomodeling Explorations on Secondary Mathematics Pre-Service Teachers' Perceptions of Teaching and Learning Geometry: A Multi-Case Study, Siddhi Desai

Socially Constructed Ways of Being and Interacting in a First-grade Mathematics Classroom, Daniel Edelen

A Qualitative Inquiry into Scholarly Publishing between Librarians and Subject Faculty, Michael Furlong

A Simulation Study to Compare the Sensitivity of Goodness of Fit Indices in Testing Measurement Invariance, Xueying Gao

Reading and Writing for High School Students' Writing Identity Construction, Marie Gentile

Sex Based Differences in Muscle Quality Recovery Following One Week of Lower Limb Immobilization and Subsequent Retraining, Ryan Girts

Effects of Post-Exercise Recovery Drink Composition on Subsequent Performance in Masters Class Athletes, Erica Goldstein

An Investigation of the Excess Credit Hour Surcharge Policy and Its Impact on First-Time-In-College Students at a Large Metropolitan University in the State of Florida, Lynn Grabenhorst

Investigating the Intersection of Teachers' Mathematical Anxiety According to Experience and Instructional Grade Level, Molly Greer

Patient Perceptions of Shared Decision-Making in the Acute Care Hospital and Their Association with Patient Experience and Readmission, Jill Haladay

A Quantitative Examination of the Relationship Between Curiosity, Cultural Humility, and Multicultural Counseling Competence in Master's-Level Counselors-in-Training Enrolled in CACREP-Accredited Programs, Amber Haley

The Lived Experiences of Faculty in the COVID-19 Pandemic Shift in Instruction, Alison Hammack

The Effects of Neural and Mechanical Interventions on Muscle Size Versus Function During Short Term Immobilization of the Lower Limb, Kylie Harmon

Impacts of COVID-19 on Health Promotion Within Higher Education: Exploring Organizational Resilience, Maureen Hawkins

Cultivating Culturally Responsive, Equity-centered, and Trauma-informed Attitudes among Educators, Jasmine Haynes

Financial Sustainability of Florida Cities: Comparative, Retrospective Modeling for Prospective Municipal Financial Health, Terry Henley

Investigating Group Differences Of Mental Health Service Use (Tele-mental Health, Face-to-face Counseling, And No Counseling) On Psychological Openness, Levels Of Computer Self-efficacy, And Coping Behavior In Young Adults During Covid-19, Lea Herbert

Note to Survivors: An Analysis of Suicide Discourse on Suicide Noted and the Figured World of Suicide, Breahannah Hilaire

Student Experiences With University Accessibility Services: A Quantitative Inquiry, Charles Hilston

A Qualitative Examination of the Lived Experiences of Black Women in Student Affairs as Middle-Management Professionals, ToCarra Jordan

The Element of Cognates and its Impact on Second Language Learners, Azimeh Kazemian

Investigating the Relationship Between High School Students' Mathematical Sense of Belonging and High School and Postsecondary Course Completion, Lybrya Kebreab

Elementary Pre-Service Teacher Educators' Digital Writing Knowledge and Practices: A Qualitative Case Study, Kaira Kelly-Howard

Teachers' Perceptions of the Reading Components of the English Language Arts Florida Standards Assessment in Grades 3 TO 8, Lorna Kesner

Employee Perceptions of the Role of the School Counselor Through the ASCA National Model® During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Sheridan Kushner Perna

Curriculum 2013: Addressing the Needs of High Ability Learners in Indonesian Secondary Schools, Lismawati Lapasi

Law Enforcement Motivations for Establishing Real-Time Crime Centers: A Mixed Model Study, Frank Linton

Perceptions of the Effectiveness of University-Based Educational Leadership Programs in Developing Instructional Coaching Skills, Ekaterina Lobanova

An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Exploring Teacher Experiences with Professional Development in Middle School English Language Arts Classrooms, Duaa Lutfi

An Examination of Florida's High Stakes Testing: A Post-Hoc Study of the Academic Achievement of Students with Borderline Intellectual Functioning, Rhonda McMahon

An Exploratory Study on the Frequency of Fixed Expressions and Idioms Found in Written and Spoken Academic Corpora, Boniesta Zulandha Melani

The Empathy Reading Project: Supporting Parents And Their Children Living With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Sarah Mendoza

Investigating Covariate Selection Criteria: To Draw Causal Inferences from Observational Data in the Presence of Unmeasured Covariates Using Regression and Propensity Score Methods, Uday Nair

Visual Frameworks and Analysis: Investigating the Link Between Primary Texts and Graphic Novel Adaptations Utilizing Semiotic & Visualization Framing Techniques, Kyle Parker

An Examination of Street-Level Drug Enforcement Tactics and Court Outcomes, Nicholas Paul

Examining the Lived Experiences of Mothers' and Maternal Grandmothers' Co-Caregiving for an Elementary-Aged Child with ASD: A Phenomenological Study, Chelsea Pierce

Defunding Law Enforcement: Fire Departments' Perspective on Implementing the National Fire Protection Association 3000 Standard When Preparing for an Active Shooter Mass Casualty Incident, Anthony Rios

Remote Learning During COVID-19 on Internal Medicine Residents' Education: Barriers and Enhancements Through Lived Experiences, Stephanie Rivera-Velazquez

Micro-Credentialing of English Learner Teaching Skills (MELTS) Preparation: Teacher Candidates' Use of Read-Alouds to Support Reading Comprehension for English Learners, Shayla Roberts

Engagement in Online Math Courses: An Exploration into Success Rates of Professors Who Use Engagement Tools in Online Learning, Shauna Rogan

Awareness, Attitudes, and Self-efficacy of School Counselors Towards Twice Exceptionalities, Dilian Rolins

The Narratives of Latina Students who have Participated in Invention Education, Cristina Saenz

An Analysis of the Emotional Intelligence of School Leaders and Instructional Coaches and its Effect on Student Achievement, Lynnette Sanchez Gonzalez

Exploring Preservice Teachers' Development of Collective Mathematics Identity Through Community Building, Paula Santana De Tice

Implicit Emotion in Decision-Making: Examining Emotional State Differences in Educational Leaders When Engaged in a Special Education Computer Simulation, Lynn Scott

A Causal Comparative Study of Principal Perceptions of Instructional Leadership Practices in One Central Florida School District, Tracy Shenuski

An Exploration of the Lived Experiences in Higher Education of Minority Registered Dietitians: Implication for Recruitment and Retention of Minority Dietetics Students, Latonya Shepherd

Innovation Resistance? Understanding Officer Attitudes Toward Police Innovation, Justin Smith

Discourse Analysis of Young Adult (YA) Literature: Analyzing Depictions of Anxiety in YA Fiction, Sydney Smith

The Expansion of School Resource Officers in a Florida County: A Mixed Methods Study, Melanie Soderstrom

Exploring the Effects of Using Adaptive Learning Technologies on Student Learning Outcomes in Intermediate Algebra When Using Work-and-Walk-by Orchestration, Alina Stefanov

The Impact of a Growth Mindset Intervention on Growth Mindset, Self-efficacy, & Learning Behaviors of Adult ESOL Learners at a Technical College, Wei-Chun Stiskin

An Analysis of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Act and Its Effect on Teacher Perception of School Climate, Christine Szymanski

Exploring the Connection between Feedback Options and Processing Patterns of L2 Writers: A Focus on Dynamic Written Corrective Feedback, Christina Torres

Exploring the Predictors of and the Relationship Between Evidence Cultures and Flood Risk Management Performance, Jenna Tyler

Early Intervention Service Delivery Models' and Structures' Impact on Parents' Satisfaction with Services, Krisztina Weiszhaupt

A Phenomenological Study of the STEM Identity Experiences of Women STEM Faculty who Obtain Federal Grants, Nicole Whetstine

A Phenomenological Study of Educational Experiences Among Dark-Skinned African American Girls During Adolescence, Tamika Williams

The Acute Effects of Continuous and Intermittent Blood Flow Restriction on Sprint Interval Performance and Muscle Oxygen Responses, Aaron Wizenberg

Investigating A Psychoeducational Job Search Intervention Among Unemployed Individuals, Galaxina Wright

An Ethnographically Informed Case Study Exploring the Culture of Writing Instruction in One Middle School English Language Arts Class, Misha Zaidi

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

An Investigation Between On-Campus and Off-Campus Student Employment and its Impact on Student Success, Matthew Adams

Social-Emotional Impact of Technology and Virtual Learning on Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Daniel Albino

Conceptual Factors in Black and Hispanic Proficient Students' in English Language Arts (ELA), Christina Aldrich