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Community Innovation and Education Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Primary Care Physician-Nurse Practitioner Collaboration and Physicians Career Satisfaction, Tania Alidina

Dual Language Teachers' Beliefs and Practices Regarding Effective Second Language Instruction: A Qualitative Study, Deddy Amrand

Exploring Vocabulary in an Original Corpus of Digital Science Resources for Middle School Learners, Rebeca Arndt

An Exploration of Higher Education Leaders Using Predictive Analytics Software at an Open Access State College, Elizabeth Barnes

A Mixed Methods Study on Food Insecurity Screening and Patient-Centered Care: Perspectives of Patients and Healthcare Providers on Practices and Barriers to Effective Screening in Outpatient Medical Settings, Christina Bernhardt

Influence of Body Composition, Velocity Profiles, and Sex-Related Differences on Army Combat Fitness Test Performance, David Boffey

An Analysis of Performance-Based Funding Policies at an Open Access Institution, John Brady

A Quasi-experimental Study of the Relationship Between Teaching Intensive Reading Using Novels and Student Skills in English Language Arts, Sarah Brevoort

How Does a Veteran Teacher Implement a Prekindergarten Math Curriculum?, Heidi Butterfield

Increasing Transtibial Amputee Community Involvement Through the Use of a Smart Adaptive Socket System: A Mixed Methods Research Study, Michael Carroll

Enhancement and Evaluation of an Online Module on Functional Behavior Assessment Using Universal Design for Learning, Sacha Cartagena

An Investigation of Student Mental Health Supports in Florida Public School Districts, Rebecca Carter

Small Group Instruction in Mathematics: The Instructional Quality Assessment Toolkit as a Guide in Professional Development, Jennifer Caton

Contextualizing the Acute Responses to Arm Cycling, Nicolas Clark

The Effects of a House System on School Improvement in Elementary Schools: School Climate and Academic Achievement, Carol-Ann Clenton-Martin

Leveraging Multimodal Learning Analytics to Understand How Humans Learn with Emerging Technologies, Elizabeth Cloude

An Exploratory Study of the Use of Social Infrastructure Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) for Public University Facilities, Ashley Connors

An Investigation on Entry-Level Leadership Identity Development in Residence Life, Bryce Cooke

Performance-Based Funding: A Case Study of Three Universities in the State of Florida, Lucretia Cooney

An Investigation of the Relationship Between Every Student Succeeds Act Funding and Learning Gains at Alternative Schools in the State of Florida, Mary Cullen

An Exploration of Enrollment and Graduation Rates As A Result of Title V Funding at Hispanic-Serving Four-Year Universities, Kelly D'Agostino

Using a Data Based Coaching Model to Support Novice Teachers in Inclusive Classrooms, Timara Davis

A Comparison of First-Year Students' Sense of Belonging Between Virtual and In-Person Delivery of Orientation Programs, Caroline Day

An Exploration of Campus-Wide Pauses of Fraternity and Sorority Communities: Utilizing a Four Frame Approach, Corey Esquenazi

An Exploration of the Intersection of Critical Disability Theory, Multiple Dimensions of Identity, and Institutional Policy on Students' Persistence Towards Degree Attainment, Michael Gilmer

Mindset & Mattering: A Qualitative Exploration of First-year Undergraduate Students and Their Experience with Academic Coaching, Michelle Goldys

Juveniles Who Commit Sexual Offenses: An Evaluation of Dispositions in Florida's Juvenile Justice System, Katherine Gomez

Examining the Experiences of New Manager Coaches, Theresa Greer

An Exploratory Investigation of Grit and its Relationship to Student Integration in Athletic Training Education Programs, Carlos Gual

The Relationship Between College Students' Level of Alcohol Use and Their Grit, Personal Growth Initiatives, and Emotion Regulation Scores Using Structure Equation Modeling, Gelawdiyos Haile

Exploring the Reasons Why Some Low-income Families of School-aged Children May Choose Zoned Public Schools, Kelly Hales

An Asset-based Approach to Problem-based Learning in K-12 STEM, Samantha Heller

Utility of Novel Rotational Load-velocity Profiling Methods in Collegiate Softball Players, Chad Herring

An Examination of the Relationship Between Institutional Financial Aid Programs and Four-Year Graduation Rates, Dawn Herrod

Examining the Financial Health of K-12 Christian Schools, Sara Hill

Health Literacy, Knowledge, Attitudes, and Opioid Use Behavior Among College Students, Khristen Holmes

Secondary Teachers' Perceptions of Teacher Authenticity, Robert Hovel

College Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder Enrolled in STEM Disciplines and Their Experiences with Support Systems: A Qualitative Exploration, Michelle Howell

An Analysis of Educators' Perceptions of Using Virtual Simulation to Prepare for a Targeted School Attack, Kristen Iannuzzi

The Predictability of Children of Military Families' Levels of Resilience, Help-Seeking Attitudes, and Caregiver Relationships to Their Suicidality Scores Using Structural Equation Modeling, Jessica Jones

The Exploration of Low-income Adult College Student's Engagement in Online Learning Environments, Cheryl Kohen

The Impact of Police Data Sharing System on Offense Clearance Rates, Stanislav Korotchenko

Challenges of Duality: Conflict and Satisfaction in Maintaining Roles as Students and Employees, Jade Laderwarg

Understanding Discourse of Co-Teachers in Middle School Mathematics Inclusive Classrooms, Amanda Lannan

"Do you Hear What I Say?" A Phenomenological Exploration of International Students' Oral Communication Experiences with PechaKucha Oral Presentations in a US English for Academic Purposes Program., Van Thi Hong Le

An Exploration of the Impact of Student Employment and Retention: A Correlational Analysis, Noreen Lewis

An Exploration of the Political Factors That Influence States' Appropriations for Higher Education, Wesley Lewis

The Authentic Online Teacher: A Phenomenological Exploration of Faculty Experiences with Online Course Design, Jessica Lipsey

Engaging Elementary Preservice Teachers in Reflection For, In, and On Practice During an Approximation of Practice in TeachLivETM Using Sentence Frames for English Language Learners, Courtney Lopas

The Impact of the Community Partnership School Model on Student Self-Efficacy and Civic Engagement, Brandon Lowe

Stance and Engagement in Scientific Research Articles, Caoyuan Ma

An Investigation of Parental Perceptions of their Involvement in their Student's First Year of College, Elizabeth Manuel

Examining the Effects of Implementation of i-Ready to Fidelity on Reading and its Effects on Free or Reduced Lunch Students in Seven Middle Schools, Ryan Martin

Male Students of Color in STEM through the Lens of Intersectionality: A Transformative Mixed-Methods Exploration of Their Science Identities, Relevant Science Learning Experiences, and Decisions to Pursue Science Professions, Regina McCurdy

Developing Instructional Conversation Ability in Teacher Candidates: A Dialogic Experience Between Teacher Candidates, Coaches, and Simulated English Learners, Leslie Mendez

Design-Based Research Toward a Professional Development Program, Karl Miehl

An Examination of Secondary English Language Arts and Social Studies Teachers' Perceptions and Implementation of Effective Literacy Instruction Practices in Their Content Area Classrooms: A Correlation Study, Melissa Mitchell

A Mixed-Methods, Grounded Theory Study of Online Meaning-Making During the Pandemic, Kaitlyn Montcrieff

Trauma-Informed Clergy: An Investigation of Factors Predicting the Trauma-Related Attitudes of Christian Clergy in Florida, Elizabeth Pennock

Exploring the Academic Workload of Second Year Medical Students, Jason Pollock

Student Government: A Phenomenological Study of Student Government Leaders, K. Bonnieblue Rodríguez-Valentín

Exploring Retention Issues in K-12 Virtual Education Courses, Ashley Rowe

Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching: Instructional Reasoning in High-Density Black Populations, Desheila Rumph

An Exploration of Voluntary Prekindergarten Teachers' Culturally Responsive Teaching Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectancy Beliefs in Urbanized Areas, Rita Rumph

Highly Sensitive Child Scale for Preschool Age Children: Development, Initial Validation of a New Instrument, Bethany Russell

An Examination of Precollegiate Education Programs in the K-12 Context: The Role of Student Motivation and Perception and Recruitment and Retention Strategies for Successful Outcomes, Daniel Santos

Strengthening Teacher Practice in Guided Reading: Supporting Teacher Efficacy and Validating Feelings of Burnout Using a Beginning Teacher Mentoring Program, Krystal Sellers

Using Wearable Assistive Technology to Improve Time Management of Students with Disabilities in a School-Based Employment Training Setting, Jonathan Solomon

Comparing Teacher Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Venezuela and the United States, Maria Spinetti Rincon

Characterization and Reliability of the Work-Time Relationship During Arm-Cranking, Tristan Starling-Smith

A Causal Comparative Examination of the Effects of Tiered Interventions Within the MTSS Framework in One Intermediate Grade, Hope Strange

Student Experiences with Virtual Reality: A Phenomenological Study of Digital Identity and Technology Acceptance, Kristen Strickhouser

The Influence of Neighborhood Structural Characteristics on Treatment Attendance and Mental Health: Comparing Immigrants and Non-Immigrants, Kenan Sualp

Examining the Lived Experiences of Secondary Teachers using Visuals and Leveled Texts with English Learners at Various Levels of Language Acquisition, Jasmine Taylor

Professional Development in Florida College System Institutions, Elizabeth Terranova

Interrupting the Achievement Gap Ideology: Exploring the Academic Achievement and Lived Experiences of Black Students Taking College-Level Mathematics Courses, Lauren Thomas

Examining Risk Factors of Juvenile Delinquency and the Predictive Validity of a Juvenile Risk Assessment Instrument Across Urban and Rural Communities, Kelly Vannan

Couples with Infertility: The Influence of Quality of Life, Relationship Satisfaction, Resilience, Depression, and Shame, Nikole Wilson

The Impact of Misspecification of Within-person Autocorrelated Covariance Structure on Nonlinear Latent Growth Curve Models: A Monte Carlo Simulation Study, Mingming Zhou

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Identifying Suicidality Correlates Among People Incarcerated in Jail, Frances Abderhalden

Evidence of Science of Instruction Principles and Mathematics Teaching Practices in Undergraduate Elementary Education Mathematics Methods Courses' Coverage of Geometry and Measurement in the State University System of Florida, Rachel Adams

An Exploration of Interactions between Institutional Agents and College Students who are Undocumented in the U.S., Doris Alcivar

The Relationship between Student Self-Efficacy and Close Reading in a Ninth Grade ELA Classroom, Karishma Assudani

The Impact of Athletic Coaches' Ethical Behavior on Postcompetitive Athletes, Charles Bachand

A Comprehensive Investigation of Hispanic Student Success in Gateway STEM Courses at Five State of Florida Institutions, Renee Becker

Transplant Center Criteria and Inequalities Within Transplant Wait Listing Process, Melanie Bergeron

Reconsidering Student Attitudes Towards School Achievement: A Mixed Method Approach to Explore Gifted Middle School Underachievers' Attitudes About School, Allison Berner

How Young Adult Literature Better Informs Canonical Literature in the 9th Grade English Language Arts Classroom, Amber Bernozzi

Social Science Teachers' Comfort Teaching a Variety of Controversial Issues, Bonnie Bittman

Investigating How First-Year College Students Use Smartphones to Receive Parental Support, Jacob Bonne

The Relationship of Professional School Counselors' Self-efficacy and Motivation to their Counseling Service Delivery, Jon Borland

A Person-Centered Approach of Dynamic Needs: Demographic Characteristics, Static Factors, and Justice-Related Outcomes Among Juvenile Offenders in Florida, Caitlin Brady

Law Enforcement in Schools: Evolving Roles in Florida, Tricia Bridges

Resource Teachers and Multi-Tier Systems of Supports: Black Males' Special Education Identification, Fredrick Brooks

A Longitudinal Examination of Risk Factors, Antisocial Outcomes, and Transition Patterns Across Bully Profiles, Sara Bryson

Online Communities for Information Sharing and Mutual Support for Health Professionals, Meghan Budvarson

Long Distance Relationship Partners' Relationship Maintenance Behavior and Relationship Uncertainty Reduction, My Bui

Inquiry as Practice in the Implementation of a Bachelor of General Studies Degree in the College of Undergraduate Studies at the University of Central Florida, Devon Cadwell Bazata

An Analysis of the Relationships Between State Mandates for Financial Education and Young Adults' Financial Literacy and Financial Capability, Elise Carlson

Using the Enneagram as a Lens for Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy in the Ninth Grade English Language Arts Classroom, Catherine Caudle