Levin College of Public Affairs and Education Dissertations
This collection includes Cleveland State University College of Public Affairs and Education 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.
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Reinforcing the Educational Glass Ceiling: Divergent Paths of Women Attending For-Profit Institutions, Kristen A. Blazek
Forced Adoption: Diffusion And Perception Of Online Education By Postsecondary Faculty Members Before And During The Coronavirus Pandemic, Marcelyn R. Saxton
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
The Development of A Systematic Discharge Planning Process For the Care of Copd Patients In A Small Urban Community Hospital, Michele A. Barton-verdi
Examination of the Implementation of a Mandated Attendance Policy in Ohio School Districts in the Midst of COVID-19, Rene Teruko Molenaur
Neighborhood Effects of Social Captial on Children and Its Meaning for Adulthood Outcomes, Jinhee Yun
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
A Journey Toward Sustainable Behavior: A Project To Stimulate Reduced Electricity Consumption, Albert A. Bragg jr.
Identification of Gifted Learners In An Urban Elementary School: What is “the Gifted Spark”, Natale Noela Hilaael-badillo
People, Place, Process: Unpacking Local Efforts To Produce Social Sustainability, Hannah Lebovits
Taking A Knee To “whiteness” In Urban Teacher Education: An Abolitionist Stance, Anne Auburn Sheaffer
Parental Decision Making Regarding Cochlear Implant Use In School-age Children: A Self-determination Perspective, Myrita S. Wilhite
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
The Roots of the Discipline of Public Administration: A Narrative Analysis of Progressive Era Chicago, Michelle L. Distefano
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Who’s in Charge Here? Exercising Authority in the Organization-Volunteer Relationship, Patricia A. Groble
The Spatial Spillover Impact of Land Bank Properties on Nearby Home Sale Values in Cleveland, OH, Chansun Hong
Career Decision-making Difficulties among Student Veterans, Lindsey Michalle Laveck
Catching the Gazelle: Antecedents and Outcomes of High Growth Firms, Merissa C. Piazza
Identifying, Explaining, and Rethinking Gentrification, Minkyu Yeom
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
The Role of Place Image in Business Location Decisions, Candice Marie Clouse
"Policy Is What We Make of It": an Interpretive Study of Governance in an Urban Watershed, Aritree Samanta
A Post-Critical Science of Administration: Toward a Society of Explorers, Craig M. Wickstrom
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
From Planning to Action: An Evaluation of State Level Climate Action Plans, Serena E. Alexander
Neighborhood Revitalization and Historic Preservation in U.S. Legacy Cities, Kelly L. Kinahan
Green Buildings: Lease Structure, Productivity, and Regional Economic Impacts, Eun kyu Lee
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
The Portrayal of Force, Fraud, and Coercion Within Northern Ohio Federal Sex Trafficking Trials -- 2010-2013, Jesse E. Bach
The Job of Human Capital: What Occupational Data Reveal About Skill Sets, Economic Growth and Regional Competitiveness, Lillian Frances Stewart
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
The Impact of a School Gardening Program on Nutrition Attitudes, Behaviors and Interests Amongst Fourth Grade Students, Anjali Barnick
Policy Without Purpose: The Misalignment of Policymakers' and Students' Perceptions of the Goals of Education, Carly Shannon Evans
Reform Where Is Thy Victory? :A Study of the Reform Efforts in Summit, Allegheny and Cuyahoga Counties, Vincent D. Holland
How Ohio Adult Literacy Instructors View Themselves as Adult Learners Within Professional Development: Learning Style and Motivation Assessment in the Negotiation for Activity Selection, Rosary-joyce Melonie Kennedy
The Association Between Supervisory Alliance, Counterproductive Events During Psychotherapy Supervision, and Trainee Self-Efficacy, Holly E. Kirk
The Aesthetic Experience and Artful Public Administration, Justin Thomas Piccorelli
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
A Meta-Analysis of the Effectiveness of Stem-Programs in the United States, Dayoung An
Factors That Contribute to Effectiveness of Foster Care Networks in Securing Permanency for Children: An Exploration of Network Participants' Perceptions in Urban and Rural Settings, Reza M. Khoramshahi
Effects of Spatial Structure on Air Quality Level in U.S. Metropolitan Areas, Chang-shik Song
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Psychologist Self-Disclosure with Court-Mandated and Self-Referred Clients, Barbara Ann Doremus
The Local Economic Growth Impact of Broadband Infrastructure 1998 to 2008, Karen A. Gurney
Do the Causes of Poverty Vary by Neighborhood Type?, Uday Bhaskar Kandula
Effects of an Equine Assisted Activities Program on Youth with Emotional Disturbance;a Pilot Study, Tira J. Stebbins
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Inventive Thought in Endogenous Economic Development;an Empirical Comparison of Darwinian and Lamarckian Approaches, Songpyo Kim
Generation Y ; An Exploratory Study of Worker Experiences, Values and Attitudes in the Federal Government, Antoine D. Moss
Performance Funding of State Public Higher Education;Has It Delivered the Desired External Accountability and Institutional Improvement?, Mark M. Polatajko
Three Essays on Innovation and Regional Economic Development, Jon R. Shelton
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Adaptive Reuse of Religious Buildings in the U.S.: Determinants of Project Outcomes and the Role of Tax Credits, Eugene Choi
Urban College Graduates;Their Investments in and Returns for Strong Quantitative Skills, Social Capital Skills, and Soft Skills, Marie Ellen Haynes
The Association of Spatial Accessibility to Health Care Services with Health Utilization and Health Status Among People with Disabilities, Hsin-chung Liao
Housing Choice Voucher Program;Patterns and Factors of Spatial Concentration in Cleveland, Miseon Park
To Reframe a Constitution: Public Service in a Consumptive State, Steven T. Salmi
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Residential Foreclosures' Impact on Nearby Single-Family Residential Properties;a New Approach to the Spatial and Temporal Dimensions, Timothy F. Kobie
Economic and Social Networks;Impacts on Regional Economic Outcomes and Concentrations, Gil-hwan Park
A Benefit/Cost Analysis of Three Student Enrollment Behaviors at a Community College;Dropout, Transfer and Completion of an Associate's Degree/Certificate, G. Robert Stuart
Residential Property Tax Abatement;Testing a Model of Neighborhood Impact, Doreen Swetkis
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Occupations, a Diaspora, and the Design of Local Governments for a Palestinian State, Wasim Al-habil
Policy Administration and Political Rights;the Experiences of High-Level Women in the Kuwaiti Government, Hani A. Alsarraf
The Influence of Research Universities on Technology-Based Regional Economic Development, Iryna V. Lendel
Public Sector Reforms and Managing Change in Botswana;the Case of Performance Management System (Pms), Bashi Mothusi
Tenuous Legitimacy;the Administrative State, the Antigovernment Movement, and the Stability of the United States Constitutional Democracy, Shelly L. Peffer
Catharine Macaulay and the Liberal and Republican Origins of American Public Administration, Lisa Thomas
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
The Influence of Scientific Claims on an Emerging Environmental Issue, Beth Ann Schaberg
