Dissertations from 2024
THE EXPERIENCES OF BLACK RURAL EDUCATORS IN LOUISIANA DURING THE DOUBLE PANDEMIC, Chelsie A. Davis
Wondering Together: Professional Development And Self-Efficacy Of Elementary Science Teachers, Brittany Pike
Mapping the Linguistic Requirements and Mismatches that Occur when Middle School Students Engage with Mathematical Word Problems, Laurie C. Richard
Dissertations from 2023
Addressing Implicit Bias Through Associationist Principles: A Pedagogy of Perceptual Reframing, David J. Eller II
Did the Rapid Transition to Online Learning in Response to COVID-19 Protocols Results in Forced Disclosure by Faculty Members with Invisible Disabilities, Charles Edward Ethridge
A Mixed Methods Study: The Experiences Of Community College Students With Open Educational Resources (OERs) In Biology Courses, Adronisha T. Frazier
Improving Teacher Intervention Decisions Using the Fraction Error Flowchart, Katherine Pettrey
Dissertations from 2022
Transitioning in a Time of Crisis: Understanding the Impact Students’ Prior Online Learning Experiences Have on Online Course Achievement, Clayton F. Benton
Effects of Engagements and Presentation Order in Informal Science Presentations, William Henry Katzman
Overcoming Gifted Student Underachievement Through Teacher Best Practices, Samantha Simmons Webre
Dissertations from 2021
An Investigation Examining the Closing of the Achievement Gap in Louisiana with the NGSS, George Cage
Connecting and Communicating: The Activation of Middle School Parents as Learning Coaches for ELA Classrooms in Online Charter Schools, Lillie Connor-Flores
The Young Black Girl: A Narration of STEM Identity Through Science Origin in Elementary School, Heather F. Lavender
COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Study Investigation of a Health Science System Faculty's Adaptations to an Online (Non-Traditional) Teaching Environment for Health Professional Students, Daryl Philip Lofaso
The Impact of Instructors' Cultural Orientation on Online Course Delivery, Irene Siri Mbarika
Developing Teachers’ Ability to Provide Culturally Relevant Pedagogy, London R. Moore
How Teachers Identify Characteristics of the Reggio Emilia Philosophy in Practice: A Case Study, Autumn E. Smith
Dissertations from 2020
Experiences of Transgender Men Who Joined National Pan-Hellenic Council Sororities Pre-Transition, Sydney Epps
Summertime: A Mixed-Methodolody Study Exploring the Effects of a University Career and Professional Development Course as First-Year Student-Athletes Transition into the University, Lori Simone' Robinson
Dissertations from 2019
Evaluating the Impact of Intrusive Advising on Undergraduate Student Retention, Rebecca E. Caire
Voices from Within: Teacher Sensitivity in an Early Childhood Elementary School, Anjenette Victoria Holmes
Giving Four-Year-Old Children a "Voice" Within the Comprehensive Evaluation of Quality Teaching Practices, Mistie M. Perry
Dissertations from 2018
A Study of the Lived Experience of African American Males who Transition from Out-of-Home Care to Postsecondary Education, Marvin Cain Alexander
The Use of Expansions to Increase the Mean Length Utterance of Preschool Students, Kaitlyn Carley Geffen
Degrees Are Not Enough : Success and Challenges of Black Women Pursuing College Degrees., DeQuinten Shrez Glenn
Purposeful Planning and Intentional Practice in Literacy Leadership: The Making of an Urban Principal, Nakia Claudette Jackson Perkins
Re-forming Educational Reform: An Oral History of Three Louisiana Teachers, Ashley L. Seatter
Nutrition Misconceptions and Awareness Among College Students in a University Community, Shervia Singleton Taylor
The Effects of Accelerated Reader on 6th Grade At-Risk African American Males' Motivation as It Relates to Foucault's Power/Knowledge Theory, Theresa Williams
Dissertations from 2017
Prison to School to Redemption: A Full Circle Channel to the Complete ‘School-to-Prison Pipeline’, Kristen Alana Antoine
An Examination of the Impact of Venture Philanthropy on the Mission of Higher Education, Shon Baker
How American is the American College Fraternity? Examining the European Legacy Within the U.S. Greek System, Andrew Thomas Bell
Understanding How Incoming First Year College Students Develop Academic Performance Expectations: A Qualitative Case Study, Christina Marie Coovert
Educating the "Miseducated": A Case Study of Middle School Teachers’ Experiences Providing Culturally Responsive Practices for Black Male Adolescents, Latrisha Yvette Dean
Who Stays and Who Leaves? Predicting College Student Persistence Using Comprehensive Retention Models, Adam C. Elder
Student Resiliency Post Hurricane Katrina, Jennifer Marie Fendrich
Pre-College credit and Examination Programs: One Size fits All?, Guadalupe M. Lamadrid
A Phenomenological Investigation into the Experiences and Perceptions of Teachers Education Program Graduates at Public Historically Black College and Universities in Louisiana, La'Quita Maya Magee
Archbishop Rummel's Leadership in Troubled Times: Spiritual and Secular Discourses to Integrate Parochial and Public Schools in New Orleans, Kristina McKenzie-Hudson
Finding Voice in the Academy through Yellow Storytelling: An Asian American Autoethnography on Suffering in Higher Education, Thuong Thi Nguyen
How I Got Over: A Study of the Tenure Experiences of Black Female Professors at Predominantly White Institutions, Veta E. Parker
A Narrative of a Teacher's Perspective of Over-Age Students Who Are Out-of-Grade in the Middle School Classroom, Melissa J. Porter
Gender Beyond Birth: Gender Non-Conforming Students Lived Experiences Residing On-Campus in the Southeast, Tiffany Marlene Shierling
Private vs. Public: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Student Experiences and the Influence of Anti-discrimination Policies With Respect to Religion, Shalonda Michelle Skidmore
The Holistic Undergraduate Growth Experience: A Case Study Exploring the Development of a Student Success and Retention Program, Bianca Briana Teats
Deterritorializing Dichotomies in Teacher Induction: A (Post)Ethnographic Study of Un/Becoming an Elementary Science Teacher, Maria Ferris Greene Wallace
The Effect of Rule-Based Scaffoldings on Second Grade Students' Digital Storytelling, Xue Wen
Campus Sexual Violence and LGBTQ Students: A Mixed Methods Study of Risk, Decision-Making, and Resource Awareness, Sara Carrigan Wooten
Dissertations from 2016
Investigating Curriculum Use and Its Impact on Teachers and Their Practice, Tiah B. Alphonso
Identifying Leadership Potential in High School Students, Melody Lynn Baham
"Miss" Communication: Women Navigating the Crossroads of the Journalism and Mass Communication Industry and Academia, Aariel Roxanne Charbonnet
The Influence of Cultural and Contextual Factors on the Scoring Decisions of Rural Louisiana Principals during the Implementation of the COMPASS System for Teacher Evaluation, Keith Michael Courville
The Effect of True Colors Workshop Participation on Time-to-Degree, Rachel K. Davis
A Study of the Relationship of Stress, Burnout, Hardiness, and Social Support in Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Teachers, Michelle A. DeMeulenaere
Examining Teachers' Attitudes on the READ 180 Program in Six Southern Louisiana Schools, Shanell Dowling
A Stirling Education: Education in Antebellum Louisiana, Seth T. Eisworth
Curriculum and Compassion: An Inquiry into the Relevance of the Charism of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart in a Post-Modern World, Thomas Walter Eldringhoff
The Life and Times of Black Millennial Males: Teacher Methodology Juxtaposed to Classroom Satisfaction, DeChantel D. Fields
Masculinity and Social Change: Exploring Generative Masculinity Development in Resident Assistant Men through the Social Change Model of Leadership Development, Joshua David Finch
Founding a Historically Latino/Caribbean-serving Institution: An Archival Research Study on Florida International University, Amaris del Carmen Guzmán
Louisiana School Leaders’ Perceptions of K-12 Online Technology Readiness, Jeffery Andrew Hand
A Mixed Methods Case Study Exploring Simulation and Caring in Nursing Education, Carla Armstead Harmon
From The Valley to the Mountaintop: A Case Study of Resilience and Persistence Among First-Generation African American Males Who Have Achieved Doctoral Success, D'Jalon Janeece Jackson
African-American Single Mothers' Experiences While Furthering Their Education, Kimberly Rayshun James
Toward an Advanced System of Accountability for Improved Student Learning Outcomes: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Test-Based Accountability in Louisiana, Susan Nicole Kahn
A Phenomenological Investigation Into The Experiences Of High-Achieving African American Male Student Athletes At Predominately White Institutions In The Southeast Region, Runell Jeremiah King
Coming to the Table: Exploring the Narrative of Cafe Reconcile and Learning in the Kitchen, Danielle Klein
Cutting the Deficit: An Examination of Factors Contributing to the Success of Black Males Seeking Doctoral Degrees at a Predominantly White Institution, Larry Paul Manthei, Jr.
The Instruction of Eros: A Content Analysis of Sex Education Texts, Nicholas Ensley Mitchell
Taming Place: Faubourg Tremé, the Insurgence of Interstate 10, and the Redefinition of Black Educational Space, Reagan Patrick Mitchell
Glass Ceilings and Bottomless Floors: Black Women's Experiences in Education Reform Leadership, Alicia Danielle Nance
An Examination of Students' Perceptions of the Louisiana ACT Mandate on their Postsecondary Education Decisions, Thelma Carol Purnell
The Effects of Teacher Induction Programs on Teacher Retention in Early Childhood, Heather Marie Reames
What Do Teachers Know about Differentiated Instruction?, Sharmayne Raby Rutledge
Decolonizing World History: Mis-Representations of the Middle East In Secondary Social Studies Textbooks, Amanda Megan Schellhaas
Black Girl Magic: How Black Women Administrators Navigate the Intersection of Race and Gender in Workspace Silos at Predominantly White Institutions, Allison Michelle Smith
Developmental Math Education: The Bermuda Triangle of Student Success--Many Enter, but Few Succeed., Julia Elizabeth Paxton Sullivan
Building a Community of Writers through Free Writing, Reflection, and Collaboration, Adrienne Renee Tate
21st Century Transformational Leadership: The Neo-Stereotypical Phenomenon of a Black Female Principal, Terri Valentine Wallis
Elderly Emergent Readers: A Story to Tell and a Voice to Tell It, Laura Elizabeth Williams
Dissertations from 2015
A Science Education Study Using Visual Cognition and Eye Tracking to Explore Medication Selection in the Novice Versus Expert Nurse Anesthetist, Aimee Ladreyt Badeaux
A Comparative Case Study: An Examination of How Literature Assists Children Experiencing a Trauma, Michelle Clare Benoit
Minority Female Students and Graduates Perceived Value of Their For-Profit College & University (FPCU) Technical Education, Rashanda Rachelle Booker
An Evaluation of Close Reading for Fourth Grade Students Receiving Tier 2 Responsiveness to Intervention Services, Marcy Boudreaux-Johnson
A Quantitative Study Using Constructist Learning Activities to Connect Biology Concepts to Local Environmental Issues in a Non-Major Introductory College Biology Course, Michaelyn Broussard
A Technology-Enhanced German Language Course: Effects of Technology Implementation and Cross-Cultural Exchange on Students’ Language Skills, Perceptions and Cultural Awareness, Michael B. Dettinger
#Becoming: Emergent Identity of College Students in the Digital Age Examined Through Complexivist Epistemologies, Paul William Eaton
Engagement Levels During Implementation of Co-Teaching Models, Cathy Lee Eschete
My Choice, My Fraternity, and My Engagement: Experiences of White Men in Black Greek Letter Organizations (BGLO), Kourtney Prentice Gray
Bridging the Support Gap for First Generation College Students with Community Mentor Programs, Leigh Jefferson Griffin
Junior Level Baccalaureate Nursing Students' Lived Experiences With Test Anxiety: Can Music Serve As A Means to Reduce Test Anxiety and Increase Self-Efficacy?, Keeley Clark Harmon