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Dissertations from 2024

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No Longer Unseen or Unheard: Exploring the Connectedness of Campus Climate With Multiracial Students’ Experiences at Historically White Institutions in the United States, Christian Barrientos

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Lab to Leadership: How Do Women College Stem Students’ Classroom Experiences Inform Their Leader Identity Development?, Meredith McDevitt

Dissertations from 2023

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To Give or Not To Give: A Qualitative Descriptive Study on Alumni Giving Behavior at a Historically Black College and University, Shanaee Bodrick

Dissertations from 2022

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The Future of Higher Education for Land-Grant Institutions: Considerations Beyond Short-Term Strategic Planning, Andrew Edmunds

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Transitional Experiences of Physical Therapy Clinicians to Physical Therapy Faculty Members: A Phenomenological Study, Jessica Jacobs

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A Qualitative Exploration of the Role Older Siblings Play in the College-Going Experiences of Younger First-Generation College Students, Gretchen Waugaman

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Network of Folx: Applying the Use of Community Cultural Wealth to the Experiences of Black First-Generation HBCU Students, Maurice Williams Jr

Dissertations from 2021

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A Qualitative Exploration of How Positional Student Leaders Develop Social Capital Through Participation in College Student Organizations, Josh Barnes

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Soulful Leadership: How Black Presidents Engage Critical Spirituality in their Leadership of Historically Black Theological Institutions, Sharad H. Creasman

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Confronting Becky: An Autocritographic Examination of White Women's Gendered Racism in Higher Education, Rebecca Morgan

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Embracing the Role of Educator: The Experiences of Housing and Residence Life Staff in Implementing a Curriculum Model, Eric Thomas Pernotto

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The Problematic Myth of Student Affairs Attrition: A Regression Analysis, Myles Surrett

Dissertations from 2020

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Factors Influencing Students’ Choice of an Institution of Higher Education, Michael Bryan Moody

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An Exploration Using Narrative Analysis of How Employers and College Student Interns View and Explain the Development of the Career Readiness Competency, Leadership, Troy Dean Nunamaker

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Women Student Veteran’s Help-Seeking Behaviors with Faculty, Outside the Classroom: A Descriptive Phenomenological Study, Jessica Rose Pelfrey

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Picture This: Examining the Experiences of Black SGA Presidents at HBCUs Using Photo-Elicitation, Travis C. Smith

Dissertations from 2019

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Exploring Institutional Culture as a Macrosystem Antecedent to University Workplace Bullying: An Organizational Ethnography, Samuel Tristam Aldridge

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Calling All the Sisters: The Impact of Sister Circles on the Retention and Experiences of Black Womyn Collegians at Predominately White Institutions, Courtney Allen

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Women Student Veterans’ Experiences in a College Setting: A Phenomenological Case Study, Rebecca Atkinson

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Does Location Matter? Evaluating the Influence of Dual Enrollment Program Location on Noncognitive Measures of College Readiness and Academic Performance: A Multiyear Study, Donald Galen DeHay

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The Role of Self-Reflection in the Spiritual Quest to Make Meaning of Experiences, Ikenna Q. Ezealah

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Impacts of Outcomes Based Funding on Resource Allocation: A Case Study of Senior Administrators in Colorado, Monica Kosanovich

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Exploring the Benefits Short-Term Graduate Study Abroad Programs Provide to Professional Graduate Business Students and Business Employers, Evguenia Layton

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Doctoral Student Experiences of Engagement in Social Media: An Exploration of #SADOC, Jessica G. Owens

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Preparing for Medical School Admissions Through Professional Competency Education in a Healthcare Pipeline Program, Cindy Nessim Youssef Riyad

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Leadership Development Within NCAA Division I Women's Soccer, Beth Diane Solomon

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Un-Conditional: Reflections on Teaching Conditionally-Enrolled Students, Emily Elayne Virtue

Dissertations from 2018

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Effects of LMX and External Environmental Factors on Creativity Among Faculty in Higher Education, Timothy Allen DuPont

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HBCUs Matter: The Lived Experiences of Involved Student-Athletes Changing the Game, Aris Lane Hall

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Exploring organizational culture in college athletics: Comparing the athletic director and employee perceptions of present and preferred cultures, Ryan Heil

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Selected South Carolina School Leaders' Experiences in Addressing Cyberbullying, Sheila Finley Hilton

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Building a Model of Black Women's Confidence in Campus Sexual Assault Resources: A Critical Race Feminist Quantitative Study, Jimmy Lee Howard, Jr.

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Exploring Dynamics and Performance of International Education (IE) and Senior International Officer (SIO) Through a Lens of Complexity and Network Theories, Po Hu

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Cases of Contingent STEM Faculty Who Practice Critical Pedagogies with/in the Neoliberal University, Jeffrey Michael Kenney

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Using Multinomial Regression to Examine the Mediating Effect of Parental Knowledge About College Tuition on Postsecondary Attendance Expectations, Chuck Knepfle

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High-Achieving, Non-First-Generation, Female, Undergraduate Student Views of Family Influence on Career Decisions, Katryna Bower Maxwell

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The Impact of Goal Persistence and Willing to Compete on Community College Student Success in Developmental Math Coursework, Kerri McGuire

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Understanding the Impact of Racism and Sexism on the Transition Experience of Black Women Principals from the Classroom to the Secondary School Principalship, Brittany Denise Neely

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Exploring the Intersection of Adolescents and Adults on the Autism Spectrum Enrolled in an Outdoor Behavioral Health Program, Denise K. Savidge

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Understanding Faculty Laggards' Adoption of Administrative Technologies: A Phenomenological Study, Robert B. Simon

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Dreams and Plans: A Case Study of the Football Facilities of the University Of Georgia, Misty B. Soles

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A Phenomenological Exploration of the Pre-Tenure Track Faculty Experience at Comprehensive Universities, Chelsea Waugaman

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School Leaders' Levels of Political Engagement with the Policy Environments Surrounding Their Professional Roles, Seth D. Young

Dissertations from 2017

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A Grounded Theory Investigation of Tenured, Women of Color Faculty at Predominantly White, Public, Research Institutions in the Southeastern United States, Stacey Diane Garrett

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Examining the Factors Related to How Black Master's Students Process Knowledge about Graduate School Utilizing Photo-Elicitation: A Grounded Theory Methodology Approach, Ashley L. Isreal

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Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Serving as a Community Cultural Wealth for African Americans Who Enroll in STEM Doctoral Programs, DeShawn C. Preston

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Survey of Self-Determination Constructs in Higher Education Students with Disabilities and Campus Service Improvements, Jennifer L. Raasch

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Breaking Invisibility: Transforming Working Conditions of Adjunct Faculty in Technical Colleges through Critical Advocacy Inquiry, Jacqueline Y. Taylor

Dissertations from 2016

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A Qualitative Study of African American Women in Engineering Technology Programs in Community Colleges, Jacquelyn Blakley

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Exploring the Effects of Network Dynamics on Student Test Scores in a Rural Middle School, Bridget C. Briley

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Ethical Decision-Making Examined in Greek Letter Organization Members: A Case Study, Matthew Robert Burns

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An Analysis of Three Trio Student Support Services Projects at Public Two-Year Institutions in South Carolina, Caroline W. Canty

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me of the Lowercase Variety: Reflections on the American Dream, Power, Privilege, and self, jared m. halter

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Collective Sensemaking About the Implementation of Two Multi-Tiered Systems of Support: A Comparative Case Study of Two Selected Elementary School Teams, Ellen M. Hampshire

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Conceptions of Change: A Phenomenographical Study of the Reinvention Initiative at the City Colleges of Chicago, Jennifer M. Horace

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Examining the Influence of Whiteness on the Group of Socialization Process of College Men in the Traditionally White Fraternity System, S. Brian Joyce

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The Impact Institutional Culture has on Women's Political Leadership Efficacy Development, Laura McMaster

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Administrative Best Practices to Influence Culture in a Rural Middle School of Poverty, John David Nixon

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An Interpretative Phenomenological Study Exploring the Experiences of African American Males in Same Race/Gender Mentoring Relationships While Attending a Predominately White Institution in the South, Jonathan C. Pettigrew

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The Impact of Leadership on School Culture and Student Achievement, Matthew Joseph Piotrowsky

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Instructional Coaches and the Development of Relational Trust, Kristin Adams Schulze

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Sustainable Enrollment Management: A Dynamic Network Analysis, Forrest Murray Stuart

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Exploring the Perceptions of Campus Climate Among Mixed Race Students Attending a Predominantly White Institution, Catherine Team Sturm

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Parent and Family Engagement Practices: A Case Study of A Pre-Collegiate Summer Program, De Morris Walker

Dissertations from 2015

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A Case Study of Complex Systems in Leadership in Higher Education Fundraising, J. Michael Bonnette

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The Dynamics Between Intercollegiate Athletics & Academics: A Phenomenologial Case Study Approach, Cherese F. Fine

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Understanding the Experiences of Underrepresented Women in Student Affairs at a Predominately White Institution Through a Dynamic Network Analysis Framework, Lani San Antonio

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Perceptions of Career and Technology Education Among African American Students, Laura Smith

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AN EMBEDDED CASE STUDY OF THE PROPOSED MEGAN MEIER CYBERBULLYING PREVENTION STATUTE & THE PROPOSED TYLER CLEMENTI HIGHER EDUCATION ANTI-HARASSMENT STATUTE, James Vines

Dissertations from 2014

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South Carolina Public High Schools: Leadership, Network Dynamics and Innovation, Brandon Blackwell

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Examining the Effects of School-Level Variables on Elementary School Students' Academic Achievement: the Use of Structural Equation Modeling, Matthew Robert Della Sala

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Understanding Facilitation: A Study of Knowledge, Skills and Behaviors in Intergroup Dialogue Facilitation, Leasa Evinger

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Growing Pains: Exploring the Transition from a Community College into a Four-Year Comprehensive College, Edna Martinez

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An Examination of the Role that Academic, Athletic, and Social Integration Play in the First-Year Freshman Student Athlete Experience, Adam McFarlane

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THE PERCEPTIONS OF INCREASED STUDENT LOAN DEBT ON THE COLLEGE CHOICE AND ENROLLMENT OF RURAL LOW-INCOME STUDENTS, Chinasa Ordu

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The Implications of a University Brand: Institutional Brand Alignment and the Experience of Honors Students Attending Clemson University, Lori Pindar

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University Response to the Dear Colleague Letter on Sexual Violence: A Case Study, Kimberly Poole

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The Role of the Senior Student Affairs Officer in Creating and Sustaining a Culture of Assessment: A Case Study, Lindsey Ridgeway

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Identifying the Effects of Narcissistic Leadership on Employee Job Satisfaction: A Study within the Accounting Profession, Susan Shurden

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A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF IMPLICIT LEGISLATOR DISCOURSES WITHIN THE PASSAGE OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION REFORM ACT (2008): IMPLICATIONS FOR OPPORTUNITY AND ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION, Katie Smith

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UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS' ATTITUDES AND PERCEPTIONS OF STATE AUTHORIZATION FOR ONLINE LEARNING, Penelope Vassar

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A Phenomenological Study of Two-Year College Students' Transition Experiences at a Four-Year Institution, Mary Von Kaenel

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Perceptions of Academic and Social Integration of First-Generation College Students at a Less-Selective Private Faith-Based University, Ann Watson

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LOTTERY TUITION ASSISTANCE AS A PREDICTOR OF RETENTION AT A PUBLIC TWO-YEAR COLLEGE, Joel Darby Welch

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A Computational Model of Memetic Evolution: Optimizing Collective Intelligence, Noah Welsh

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LIFE AFTER STUDY ABROAD: A NARRATIVE INQUIRY OF GRADUATE STUDENT STUDY ABROAD RETURNEES, Meredith Wilson

Dissertations from 2013

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TURKISH PARENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN SCHOOLING, Mehmet Erdener

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Virtual High School Graduates: A Phenomenological Study Investigating Transitions to Postsecondary Environments, Emily Green

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Underrepresented Students' Perception of their Second-Year in College: A Phenomenological Study, Dena Kniess

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A Phenomenological Study of College Seniors in a Performing Arts Music Program, Eric Lapin

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THE EFFECTS OF POLITICAL CULTURE OF FEAR ON STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF LEADERSHIP IN STUDENT-FACULTY RELATIONSHIPS, Amin Mohamed

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THE PROCESS BY WHICH BLACK MALE COLLEGE STUDENTS BECOME LEADERS OF PREDOMINANTLY WHITE ORGANIZATIONS IN HIGHER EDUCATION: A GROUNDED THEORY, Eric Moschella

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THE MEDIATING EFFECT OF CONTEXTUAL CHARACTERISTICS ON COLLECTIVIST DYNAMICS AND ENTITY BASED CREATIVITY AMONG FACULTY IN HIGHER EDUCATION, Anthony Olalere

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The Least Restrictive Environment Clause of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and Institutional Ableism: A Critical Discourse Analysis, Laura O'laughlin

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COLLEGE CHOICE: FACTORS INFLUENCING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS' DECISION TO ENROLL AT PRIVATE COLLEGES IN SOUTH CAROLINA, Brian O'neil

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EXPLORING DOCTORAL STUDENT EXPERIENCES FROM THE PERSPECTIVES OF MID-CAREER PROFESSIONALS IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP USING PHOTO-ELICITATION, Kenyae L. Reese

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A RAWLSIAN INSTRUMENT FOR THE EVALUATION OF JUSTICE IN EDUCATIONAL POLICY DOCUMENTS, Ronald Thompson

Dissertations from 2012

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PRINCIPALS' EXPERIENCES REGARDING CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE LEADERSHIP PREPARATION AND PRACTICES THAT PROMOTE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS, Monica Brown

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CHIEF STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICERS' INTERPRETATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MINIMUM LEGAL DRINKING AGE AND THE AMETHYST INITIATIVE: A DISCURSIVE POLICY ANALYSIS, Rebecca Caldwell

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A Case Study in Collaborative Efforts at Spartanburg Community College, Frederick Cooper