Dissertations from 2024
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
Lab to Leadership: How Do Women College Stem Students’ Classroom Experiences Inform Their Leader Identity Development?, Meredith McDevitt
Dissertations from 2023
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
The Future of Higher Education for Land-Grant Institutions: Considerations Beyond Short-Term Strategic Planning, Andrew Edmunds
Transitional Experiences of Physical Therapy Clinicians to Physical Therapy Faculty Members: A Phenomenological Study, Jessica Jacobs
A Qualitative Exploration of the Role Older Siblings Play in the College-Going Experiences of Younger First-Generation College Students, Gretchen Waugaman
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
Soulful Leadership: How Black Presidents Engage Critical Spirituality in their Leadership of Historically Black Theological Institutions, Sharad H. Creasman
Confronting Becky: An Autocritographic Examination of White Women's Gendered Racism in Higher Education, Rebecca Morgan
Embracing the Role of Educator: The Experiences of Housing and Residence Life Staff in Implementing a Curriculum Model, Eric Thomas Pernotto
The Problematic Myth of Student Affairs Attrition: A Regression Analysis, Myles Surrett
Dissertations from 2020
Factors Influencing Students’ Choice of an Institution of Higher Education, Michael Bryan Moody
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
Women Student Veteran’s Help-Seeking Behaviors with Faculty, Outside the Classroom: A Descriptive Phenomenological Study, Jessica Rose Pelfrey
Picture This: Examining the Experiences of Black SGA Presidents at HBCUs Using Photo-Elicitation, Travis C. Smith
Dissertations from 2019
Exploring Institutional Culture as a Macrosystem Antecedent to University Workplace Bullying: An Organizational Ethnography, Samuel Tristam Aldridge
Women Student Veterans’ Experiences in a College Setting: A Phenomenological Case Study, Rebecca Atkinson
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
The Role of Self-Reflection in the Spiritual Quest to Make Meaning of Experiences, Ikenna Q. Ezealah
Impacts of Outcomes Based Funding on Resource Allocation: A Case Study of Senior Administrators in Colorado, Monica Kosanovich
Exploring the Benefits Short-Term Graduate Study Abroad Programs Provide to Professional Graduate Business Students and Business Employers, Evguenia Layton
Doctoral Student Experiences of Engagement in Social Media: An Exploration of #SADOC, Jessica G. Owens
Preparing for Medical School Admissions Through Professional Competency Education in a Healthcare Pipeline Program, Cindy Nessim Youssef Riyad
Leadership Development Within NCAA Division I Women's Soccer, Beth Diane Solomon
Un-Conditional: Reflections on Teaching Conditionally-Enrolled Students, Emily Elayne Virtue
Dissertations from 2018
Effects of LMX and External Environmental Factors on Creativity Among Faculty in Higher Education, Timothy Allen DuPont
HBCUs Matter: The Lived Experiences of Involved Student-Athletes Changing the Game, Aris Lane Hall
Selected South Carolina School Leaders' Experiences in Addressing Cyberbullying, Sheila Finley Hilton
Building a Model of Black Women's Confidence in Campus Sexual Assault Resources: A Critical Race Feminist Quantitative Study, Jimmy Lee Howard, Jr.
Cases of Contingent STEM Faculty Who Practice Critical Pedagogies with/in the Neoliberal University, Jeffrey Michael Kenney
High-Achieving, Non-First-Generation, Female, Undergraduate Student Views of Family Influence on Career Decisions, Katryna Bower Maxwell
The Impact of Goal Persistence and Willing to Compete on Community College Student Success in Developmental Math Coursework, Kerri McGuire
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
Exploring the Intersection of Adolescents and Adults on the Autism Spectrum Enrolled in an Outdoor Behavioral Health Program, Denise K. Savidge
Understanding Faculty Laggards' Adoption of Administrative Technologies: A Phenomenological Study, Robert B. Simon
Dreams and Plans: A Case Study of the Football Facilities of the University Of Georgia, Misty B. Soles
A Phenomenological Exploration of the Pre-Tenure Track Faculty Experience at Comprehensive Universities, Chelsea Waugaman
School Leaders' Levels of Political Engagement with the Policy Environments Surrounding Their Professional Roles, Seth D. Young
Dissertations from 2017
A Grounded Theory Investigation of Tenured, Women of Color Faculty at Predominantly White, Public, Research Institutions in the Southeastern United States, Stacey Diane Garrett
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Serving as a Community Cultural Wealth for African Americans Who Enroll in STEM Doctoral Programs, DeShawn C. Preston
Survey of Self-Determination Constructs in Higher Education Students with Disabilities and Campus Service Improvements, Jennifer L. Raasch
Breaking Invisibility: Transforming Working Conditions of Adjunct Faculty in Technical Colleges through Critical Advocacy Inquiry, Jacqueline Y. Taylor
Dissertations from 2016
A Qualitative Study of African American Women in Engineering Technology Programs in Community Colleges, Jacquelyn Blakley
Exploring the Effects of Network Dynamics on Student Test Scores in a Rural Middle School, Bridget C. Briley
Ethical Decision-Making Examined in Greek Letter Organization Members: A Case Study, Matthew Robert Burns
An Analysis of Three Trio Student Support Services Projects at Public Two-Year Institutions in South Carolina, Caroline W. Canty
me of the Lowercase Variety: Reflections on the American Dream, Power, Privilege, and self, jared m. halter
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
Conceptions of Change: A Phenomenographical Study of the Reinvention Initiative at the City Colleges of Chicago, Jennifer M. Horace
Examining the Influence of Whiteness on the Group of Socialization Process of College Men in the Traditionally White Fraternity System, S. Brian Joyce
The Impact Institutional Culture has on Women's Political Leadership Efficacy Development, Laura McMaster
Administrative Best Practices to Influence Culture in a Rural Middle School of Poverty, John David Nixon
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
The Impact of Leadership on School Culture and Student Achievement, Matthew Joseph Piotrowsky
Instructional Coaches and the Development of Relational Trust, Kristin Adams Schulze
Sustainable Enrollment Management: A Dynamic Network Analysis, Forrest Murray Stuart
Exploring the Perceptions of Campus Climate Among Mixed Race Students Attending a Predominantly White Institution, Catherine Team Sturm
Parent and Family Engagement Practices: A Case Study of A Pre-Collegiate Summer Program, De Morris Walker
Dissertations from 2015
A Case Study of Complex Systems in Leadership in Higher Education Fundraising, J. Michael Bonnette
The Dynamics Between Intercollegiate Athletics & Academics: A Phenomenologial Case Study Approach, Cherese F. Fine
Understanding the Experiences of Underrepresented Women in Student Affairs at a Predominately White Institution Through a Dynamic Network Analysis Framework, Lani San Antonio
Perceptions of Career and Technology Education Among African American Students, Laura Smith
Dissertations from 2014
South Carolina Public High Schools: Leadership, Network Dynamics and Innovation, Brandon Blackwell
Examining the Effects of School-Level Variables on Elementary School Students' Academic Achievement: the Use of Structural Equation Modeling, Matthew Robert Della Sala
Understanding Facilitation: A Study of Knowledge, Skills and Behaviors in Intergroup Dialogue Facilitation, Leasa Evinger
Growing Pains: Exploring the Transition from a Community College into a Four-Year Comprehensive College, Edna Martinez
An Examination of the Role that Academic, Athletic, and Social Integration Play in the First-Year Freshman Student Athlete Experience, Adam McFarlane
THE PERCEPTIONS OF INCREASED STUDENT LOAN DEBT ON THE COLLEGE CHOICE AND ENROLLMENT OF RURAL LOW-INCOME STUDENTS, Chinasa Ordu
University Response to the Dear Colleague Letter on Sexual Violence: A Case Study, Kimberly Poole
The Role of the Senior Student Affairs Officer in Creating and Sustaining a Culture of Assessment: A Case Study, Lindsey Ridgeway
Identifying the Effects of Narcissistic Leadership on Employee Job Satisfaction: A Study within the Accounting Profession, Susan Shurden
UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS' ATTITUDES AND PERCEPTIONS OF STATE AUTHORIZATION FOR ONLINE LEARNING, Penelope Vassar
A Phenomenological Study of Two-Year College Students' Transition Experiences at a Four-Year Institution, Mary Von Kaenel
LOTTERY TUITION ASSISTANCE AS A PREDICTOR OF RETENTION AT A PUBLIC TWO-YEAR COLLEGE, Joel Darby Welch
A Computational Model of Memetic Evolution: Optimizing Collective Intelligence, Noah Welsh
LIFE AFTER STUDY ABROAD: A NARRATIVE INQUIRY OF GRADUATE STUDENT STUDY ABROAD RETURNEES, Meredith Wilson
Dissertations from 2013
TURKISH PARENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN SCHOOLING, Mehmet Erdener
Virtual High School Graduates: A Phenomenological Study Investigating Transitions to Postsecondary Environments, Emily Green
Underrepresented Students' Perception of their Second-Year in College: A Phenomenological Study, Dena Kniess
A Phenomenological Study of College Seniors in a Performing Arts Music Program, Eric Lapin
THE EFFECTS OF POLITICAL CULTURE OF FEAR ON STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF LEADERSHIP IN STUDENT-FACULTY RELATIONSHIPS, Amin Mohamed
THE PROCESS BY WHICH BLACK MALE COLLEGE STUDENTS BECOME LEADERS OF PREDOMINANTLY WHITE ORGANIZATIONS IN HIGHER EDUCATION: A GROUNDED THEORY, Eric Moschella
THE MEDIATING EFFECT OF CONTEXTUAL CHARACTERISTICS ON COLLECTIVIST DYNAMICS AND ENTITY BASED CREATIVITY AMONG FACULTY IN HIGHER EDUCATION, Anthony Olalere
The Least Restrictive Environment Clause of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and Institutional Ableism: A Critical Discourse Analysis, Laura O'laughlin
COLLEGE CHOICE: FACTORS INFLUENCING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS' DECISION TO ENROLL AT PRIVATE COLLEGES IN SOUTH CAROLINA, Brian O'neil
EXPLORING DOCTORAL STUDENT EXPERIENCES FROM THE PERSPECTIVES OF MID-CAREER PROFESSIONALS IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP USING PHOTO-ELICITATION, Kenyae L. Reese
A RAWLSIAN INSTRUMENT FOR THE EVALUATION OF JUSTICE IN EDUCATIONAL POLICY DOCUMENTS, Ronald Thompson
Dissertations from 2012
CHIEF STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICERS' INTERPRETATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MINIMUM LEGAL DRINKING AGE AND THE AMETHYST INITIATIVE: A DISCURSIVE POLICY ANALYSIS, Rebecca Caldwell
A Case Study in Collaborative Efforts at Spartanburg Community College, Frederick Cooper