This collection includes Cleveland State University College of Education & Human Services dissertations dating from December 2007 to the present which are also included in the OhioLINK Electronic Theses & Dissertation Center.
Dissertations published before 2014 can be found in the Michael Schwartz Library or the Cleveland State University Archives.
Dissertations from 2018
Interracial Contact at a Diverse High School: How School and Community Structures Shape Students’ Experiences, Molly Nackley Feghali
The Impact of Tracking Students in Mathematics on Middle School Student Achievement Outcomes, David P. Glasner
Evaluating Extended Learning Time on Urban Student Performance, Andrea Moss
Urban Teacher-Student Relationship Quality, Teacher Burnout, and Cultural Competence, Ashley E. Poklar
Relationship Between Self-efficacy and Attitudes Toward Evidence-based Practice in Psychology, Radinka Jurosevic Samardzic
The Effect of Gender and Racial Stereotypes and Education-related Beliefs on the Academic and Social Identity Development of Urban African American Girls, Wanda Marie Shealey
Dissertations from 2017
The Dividing Lines of Opportunity: The Relationships Among Student Characteristics and Selected Institutional Services at Two-Year Public and For-Profit Colleges, Elizabeth Anne Gilblom
This Is Why I Teach! an Investigation into the Ongoing Identity Development of African American Educators Teaching in Urban Settings, Erica Joi Glover
Identity and Career Experiences of Muslim Immigrant Women: The United States Context, Basak Kacar Khamush
Writer Self-Efficacy and Student Self-Identity in Developmental Writing Classes: a Case Study, Bridget Ann Kriner
Parent-Teacher Perceptions of the Factors That Interfere with Productive Parent-Teacher Relationships in Urban Schools, Darryl Marc Mason
International Students Career Development: Acculturative Stress and Career Outcomes, Sneha J. Pitre
Teacher Self-Identity: A Narrative Inquiry Into the Lives of Teachers and the Influences on Their Interactions with Students, Hannah Marie Reid
Work Lives of Homeless Men, Eric William Wallace
"Serviam": a Historical Case Study of Leadership in Transition in Urban Catholic Schools in Northeast Ohio, Sarah M. West
Dissertations from 2016
The Unemployed Adult in the Liminal Space of a Job-Training Program: Transformations of Learner Identities, Anthony Craig Adkisson
Exploring the Relationship between Ego Development and Mental Health, Heather R. Bonnett
Bosnian Refugees' Understanding of Their Health and Well-Being in A U.S. Context, Irina Bransteter
Exploring the Coping Strategies of Female Urban High School Seniors on Academic Successes as it Relates to Bullying, Brenda Elaine Brooks-Turner
Executive MBA Programs: Impact on Female Executive Career Development, Monica A. Butko
Persistence Redefined: Why Men Stay, Karie A. Coffman
An Exploration of African American Male College Students’ Perceptions of Factors that Contribute to Their Academic Success, Yvette N. Daugherty-Brown
The Impact of School Policing Practices on Student Behaviors in Ohio Public Schools, Jennifer Marie Dohy
Predicting Student Success: Factors Influencing NCLEX-RN® Rates in an Urban University's Pre-Licensure Programs, David M. Foley
A Comparative Analysis of Female Leaders in Urban Educational Settings, Larraine Freeman Fuller
Predictors of School Connectedness in Community Colleges, James A. Gardner
Institutional Agents in the Lives of Chagrin Falls Park Youth, Alison Taylor Kaufman
Leveling the Playing Field: Ensuring African-American Students Access to Advanced Placement Courses, Alisa L. Lawson-McKinnie
Negotiating Identity and Constructing Masculinities: A Narrative Case Study of Men in Early Childhood Education, Matthew C. Luginbill
A Multilevel Analysis of Student, Community, and School Factors that Predict Students’ Achievement in Visual Art, Christine Baker Mitton
Urban Adolescents' Experiences of Parental Unemployment, Keelan Quinn
African American Urban Public High School Graduates’ Experiences Concerning Mathematics, Lorenzo A. Rashid
Dissertations from 2014
Impact of Teacher Attitude and Urbanicity Through the Implementation of Positive Behavior Support Programming, Theodore Caleris
Exploratory Factor Analysis of the Spiritual Wellness Inventory, Chivonna Y. Childs
Individual, Family, and Institutional Factors That Propel Latino/A Students Beyond High School, Regina J. Giraldo-Garcia
Men Making Meaning of Eating Disorders: A Qualitative Study, Robin Leichtman
The Impact of Substance Abuse Training and Support on Psychologists' Functioning as Alcohol and Drug Counselors, Yvona Layla Pabian
Treatment Outcomes of Patients with Low Back Pain Treated in a Pain Rehabilitation Program, Sarah C. Rispinto
Between Bleakness and Hope in a Large Urban School District Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Special Education, Kamilah Aisha Williams
Dissertations from 2013
Women Pursuing Nontraditional Careers : A Social Cognitive Career Theory Perspective, Julia A. Ericksen
Boundary Spanner Role Conflict in Public Urban Universities, Joseph Gauntner
The Cheerful Giver :;Altruistic Activity Engagement and Happiness in Older Adult Residents of Long-Term Care, Jessica L. Haberman
The Intersection of Policies, Practices and Perceptions Pertaining to Literacy in High School, Mary F. Handley
The Role of School and Motivational Factors in Mathematics Achievement and Self-Efficacy : A Multi-Level Analysis, Enock Obuba Meshack
The Perceptions of Principal Instructional Leadership Practices on 8th Grade Ohio Achievement Assessment (OAA), Henry II Pettiegrew
Treatment Outcomes of the Summer Treatment Program for Children with Adhd and Comorbid Mental Health Diagnoses, Anthony Regis Pizzuti
A Quantitative Study of Persistence Factors for First-Year Students at Urban and Residential Universities, Abigail Parsons Shiban
Longitudinal Stability of Effect Sizes in Educational Research, Joshua A. Stephens
Do Psychologists Demonstrate Bias Based on Female Client Weight and Ethnicity? ;An Analogue Study, Lindsay C. Varkula
Dissertations from 2012
Relationship Between Family Communication and Comorbid Diagnoses in Youths Diagnosed with a Bipolar Disorder, Nancy Buccilli Caito
Women in Engineering; A Phenomenological Analysis of Sociocultural Contextual Meaning of Gender Roles, Pamela C. Charity-Leeke
Same-Race Regulatory Resource Depletion;Obstacles of Black High-Achievers, Shondale DeLoach
An Analysis of the Collaboration Between Child Welfare and Early Childhood Education Systems in Cuyahoga County, Jennifer M. Dodd
Teacher Self-Efficacy and Its Influence on Student Motivation, India R. Ford
Resiliency in Youth Who Have Been Exposed to Violence, Nancy Ghali
Quality After-School Programming and Its Relationship to Achievement-Related Behaviors and Academic Performance, Annemarie M. Grassi
An Exploration of African-American Males and the Influence of Race, Gender and Teacher Beliefs About Their Academic Success, Conrad E. Hamlet
Art as Method: Complicating Tales of Visual Stenography and Implications for Urban Education and Research, Vanessa M. Jones
Virtual Simulation in Leadership Development Training;the Impact of Learning Styles and Conflict Management Tactics on Adult Learner Performance, Paul G. Putman
The Relationships Among Cognitive, Spiritual, and Wisdom Development in Adults, Mary Clare Smith
Teacher Preparation and Professional Development in Adult Literacy Education, Carmine Stewart
Workplace Learning of Professional Academic Advisors at Urban Universities;a Basic Interpretive Qualitative Investigation, Kristy Tokarczyk
Factors Associated with Educational Mobility;Voices of Highly Transient Elementary Students, Rebecca Anne Vaslavsky
The Renaissance Teacher: Identifying Students Perceptions of Exemplary Teachers, Erica P. Wigton
The Effect of a Dropout Prevention Program for Black High School Males in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Renée T. Willis
Dissertations from 2011
The Hurricane Katrina Volunteer Experience;Inclusion into the Life Narratives of Young Adults, Jessie Guidry Baginski
Academic Predictors of Mental Health Outcomes for Children and Youth with Emotional Disturbance, John J. Callahan
Evaluating School Size; An Analysis of the Parent Perspective of a Small Versus a Large High School, Tamea R. Caver
Elevating the Civic Science Literacy of American Adults;Assessing a Renewed Citizen Science Paradigm Integrating Nonformal Outdoor Adult Education and Enhanced Experiential Learning, David Patrick Cronin
Female Adolescent Body Image and Success at School: A Grounded Theory Approach to Creation of Administrative Best Practice, Erin K. Murphy
Dissertations from 2010
The Influence of Training and Gender in Mentoring on Novice School Administrators, Kimberly S. Benetto
An Empirical Investigation of the Role Of "Ownership" in Creating Sustained School Reform, Sharon A. Brown
Teacher Goal Endorsement, Student Achievement Goals, and Student Achievement in Mathematics;a Longitudinal Study, Matthew D. Deevers
Exploring Success in Tutoring the Non-Native English Speaker at University Writing Centers, Elise Joy Geither
Successful European American Teachers of African American Students in Urban High Schools;an Ethnographic Study of Teachers' Journeys to Success, Thomas D. Griffin
Bibliotherapy Intervention Exposure and Level of Emotional Awareness Among Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, Elaine Harper
Idea Early Intervening Services Policy Implementation in Six School Districts;Reducing Overidentification and Disproportionality, James E. Harvey
Faculty and Students' Perceptions of Cheating Behavior;a Journey into Moral Development, Vic D. Higgins
Teacher Mathematics Learning and Middle School Student Achievement, Sally Marie Mascia
A Qualitative Analysis of Learning and Leadership Development of Universal Primary Education Teachers and the Resulting Impact on the Tanzanian Education System, Mary Auxilia Mtuy
An Empirical Validation of Guskey's Professional Development Evaluation Model Using Six Years of Student and Teacher Level Reading Data, David O. Newman
Communication Strategy Use and Negotiation of Meaning in Text Chat and Videoconferencing, Ying Zhao
Dissertations from 2009
Perceptions of Two Educational Technology Standards;a Case Study of an Ohio Urban K-12 School District, Christopher J. Braat
Writing Instruction and Standardized Reading Scores Among Secondary Students, Donna B. Feldman
Culturally Responsive Professional Development Through Conceptual Change; A Case Study of Substitute Teachers in Urban School Districts, Frank J. Feola
Politics and Parochial Schools in Archbishop John Purcell's Ohio, James A. Gutowski
Catholic Schools and Student Academic Performance;Does the Urban Catholic School Experience Mitigate Ethnoracial Disparity?, Lanny K. (Lanny Keith) Hollis
Growth Mindset as a Predictor of Smoking Cessation, Vicki D. Johnson
Explaining Math Achievement;Personality, Motivation, and Trust, Ebru Kilic-Bebek
The Utility of the Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS) in Identifying Outcomes of Students with Emotional Disturbance Served in a Day Treatment Program, Mitchell D. Moisio
Student Nurses' Perception of Death and Dying, Joan E. Niederriter
The Sociocultural Context of Cleveland's Miss Mittleberger School for Girls, 1875-1908, Sharon Morrison Pinzone
Treatment Barriers and Stages of Change Among Adolescents in Psychotherapy, Heidi Mae Sliter
Dissertations from 2008
Culture and Subcultures in the Domestic Auto Industry;an Emic, Ethnographic and Critical Theory Application, George M. Amolsch
A Comparison of Student Characteristics in Traditional and Web-Based College Science Courses, Meghan Andrikanich