Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Teen Voices from the City: How School Instrumental Music Students Persevere and Thrive, Robin Elizabeth Armstrong
LGBTQ Youth Experiences of Home Confinement During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Angela Baerwolf
Making Space: Teaching Social Justice in Social Work, Wonjen C. Bagley
Liberian Immigrants' Experiences in Career Advancement to Leadership Positions in the United States of America: A Phenomenological Study, Joshua Z. Bernard
Anti-Racism in Social Work Pedagogy: A Critique of our Past, A Study of our Present, and a Framework for our Future, Allison B. Buzard
Navigating Complexity in an Internet of Things Era: A Case Study of Entrepreneurial Leadership in a Silicon Valley IoT Startup, Bradley K. Canham
Methods for Teaching Practice in Undergraduate Social Work Program, Kym Codallos
Small Towns, Texas-Sized Problem: Examining Poverty and Homelessness in the Panhandle of Texas, Meg DeJong-Shier
New York City Music Educators’ Perspectives of How the COVID-19 Pandemic Impacted Access and Equity in Instrumental Music Education, Jose Luis Diaz Jr.
Retention of Bachelor Level Social Work Degree Holders, Dawn Diehl
The Special Education Administrative Structure in Private School Systems: A Multiple Case Study, Kelli L. Green
Integrating a Responsive Trauma-Informed Pedagogy in Social Work Education: Events, Experiences, and Effects, Brittany Guisintanner
“Equity is Student Success:” White Women Leaders Closing the Higher Education Opportunity Gap, Lisa L. Haberman
Qualitative Analysis of the Experience of Minnesota Somali Parents with Students with Disabilities in Distance Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Hassan A. Hassan
The Perception of Somali College Students in Seeking Mental Health Services, Isadin Hussein
The Experience of Humanitarian Leaders in Managing Cultural Diversity, Mohamed S. Idris
Dream and Variations: A Case Study of Transformational Leadership and Organizational Change at a Resilient Community Music School, Jon Michael Iverson
Building the Beloved Community: Examining the Job Satisfaction and Retention of African American Social Work Faculty, Dalila John
The Sum is Greater Than its Parts: An Autoethnographic Study of Multiracial Men in Higher Education Staff Roles, David J. Lemon
A Mixed-Methods Multiple Case Study Through a Feminist Lens of Educational Leadership in Minnesota in the Wake of COVID-19 and George Floyd, Marci Levy-Maguire
Child Maltreatment Fatalities: The Challenges for Social Work, Tiffany Pinckney
Don’t Waste My Time: Characteristics of Professional Development that Mid-Career Teachers Say they Need, Jennifer Reichel
Navigating the Path to Independence: An Exploratory Study of Transitional Correlates for Autistic Individuals, Mallori Sheik
Black Women and Mental Health: Overcoming Cultural Stigma and Redefining Strength, Latisha Simmons
The Traits and Skills of Successful Immigrant Workers in American Organizations, Lolita Tuopay
Social Work, Politics, and Power, Jodi Shapuras Whitted
Teacher Recruitment and Retainment Challenges Post-COVID-19: A Case Study of K-12 School Districts, Julie Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Responses to Dramatic Change in the Workplace: The Case of the Saudi Telecommunications Company, Thawab M. Alsubaie
Recognizing and Responding to Childhood Adversity in People with End-Stage Renal Disease, Tiffany Breckenridge
Intersectionality: Why it Should Matter to Social Work Education, Sara E. Casali
Guardians of the Gate: A Critical Feminist Framework for Online MSW Education, Kate M. Chaffin
Leadership in Human Service Organizations and Social Work Practice, Elena R. Dwyre
THE EXPERIENCES OF GAY MEN AND LESBIANS IN CHRISTIAN CHURCHES, Kari Elling
Ecology of Suicide: Envisioning a Social Work Approach in Suicidology, Christopher J. Heckert
Lift Every Voice: Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging as Racial Justice in Academia, Monique D. James
Factors Influencing Implementation of Enterprise-level Technical Transformation in a Healthcare Organization: An Action Research Collaborative Inquiry Study, Denise M. Johnson
The Child as a Theologian, Carolyn Kohlhaas
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Social Work Education: Faculty Perspective and Preparedness, Joyce K. Kraus
Growing Through Connection: A Phenomenological Study of High School Cultural Immersion Programs, Melissa Livermore
Miracles as a Motive of Credibility for Faith, Connor McGinnis
Toward a Theory of the Collaborative Family Firm: An Exploratory Study on Family Ownership and Collaborative and Competitive Dynamics in Privately Held SME’s, Jackie M. Milbrandt
Demystifying Research: Reconstructing Perceptions of Research, Ricki L. Moran
Valedictorians in the Making: A Study of Influential Factors Affecting Student Success, Marie Olson
Benedict XVI’s Thought Concerning the Identity of the Priest in Connection with the Eucharist, Nathan M. Pacer
Taking the Pulse: A Case Study of Racial Disparities in Nursing Education, Victor M. Quinones
Impacts of Caste Based Reservation System on the Lives of Scheduled Caste Engineers in India: A Case Study, Kamal K. Sharma
These Connections Ground Me: Online Nontraditional Student Social Location and Social Connectedness, Suzanne L. Shatila
Conditione tantum seu statu: The Divine Indwelling as a Foretaste of Heavenly Beatitude, Nicholas P. Smith
Trans*forming College Classrooms into Gender-Inclusive Spaces: A Case Study Amplifying Transgender Students’ Voices, Carley R. Stieg