Dissertations from 2018
Career Decision-Making of Higher Education Professionals of Philippine Descent: The Untold Stories of an Asian Pacific Islander Community, Grace Abenoja Bagunu
Exploring the Journey: Overcoming the Life of Sex Trafficking, Cheryl Boyd
Identifying Cross-Country Key Drivers of Social Entrepreneurial Activity, Cris Bravo
Educating Boys in Jamaica: In Search of a New Lens, Marcia Sharon-May Chin
Identification of Nurse-Controlled Predictors of Pain in Patients Undergoing a Total Hip or Total Knee Arthroplasty, Melodie Ruth Daniels
Iranian Leadership Ideals: A Culturally-based Leadership Approach, Azadeh Davari
Culturally Relevant Pedagogy: Teacher Experiences and Impact on Student Learning, Jessica Denton
Formerly Incarcerated Adults in Higher Education: A Life-History Study of a Restorative Approach to Prisoner Reentry, Robert Michael Ehnow
The Association of Kangaroo Mother Care, Energy Conservation, and Bonding in Preterm Neonates, Dorothy Forde
Oxygen Consumption in Sepsis, Julie Graham
The Lebanese Diaspora: An Exploration of Assimilation and Success in the United States, Elissa Haddad
Understanding the Decline in Participation in Fraternal Organizations: A Mixed Methods Approach, John Hinck
ICU DELIRIUM AND THE RELATIONSHIP WITH PRE-EXISTING PTSD WITHIN THE VETERANS POPULATION, Evangeline Howard
The Resiliency of Highly Mobile Military Children: Implications for Military and Education Leadership, Kim D. Hunt
Examining the Relationships Between Ethnicity, Palliative Care and Readmissions in the Heart Failure Population, Deanna Johnston
Command Climate and Ethical Behavior: Perspectives from the Commandant's of the Marine Corps, Brian Kerl
African American Women Baccalaureate Success: A Reflective Look at Pre-Collegiate Years Influencing Transition, Persistence, and Degree Attainment, Leilah K. Kirkendoll
Tracing the Change Process: Fostering and Sustaining Student Affairs Cultures of Assessment, Margaret Leary
The Effect of Mantram Repetition on QOL in Low-income, Urban Dwelling Older Adults, Marissa Katerina Mackiewicz
Priapism Among Male Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease, Prince Ocansey
Orthopedic Nurse Practitioner as a Subspecialty: A Case Study, Debra M. Palmer
Bullies and Allies Near the Playground: Mothers' Experiences of Aggression in Their Children's Schools, Mara Vicente Robinson
Barriers and Perceptions to obtaining Palliative Care in the Emergency Department, Jacqueline Lucille Saucier
Performance Feedback: How Structure, Culture, and Agency Affects Feedback, Angelica Sleiman
Exploring the Relationship between Family Social Capital and Utilization of Well Child Preventative Health Care Services, Kristi K. Westphaln
A Whole New World: Students with Disabilities Transition to Postsecondary Education, Warren Whitaker
Dissertations from 2017
The Impact of Practice Environment and Nursing Workload on Patient Outcomes among Non-Magnet Hospitals in Saudi Arabia, Mohammed G. Alghamdi
The Lived Experience of Intersectionality Among African American Women with Breast Cancer, Teri D. Armour Burton
Second-Generation Thai American Women's Perceptions on Cervical Cancer Screening, Essie Asawapornmongkol
i-MOM: Improving Maternal-fetal Outcome Monitoring, Elizabeth Blu Bamgbose
Low-Fee Private Schools in West Africa: Case Studies from Burkina Faso and Ghana, Corinne Brion
The Impact of After School Tutoring on Math Achievement: Perceptions of African American Males and Those Who Teach Them, Eric L. Brown
Managers' Responses to Formal and Informal Talent Management Practices: An Exploratory Mixed Methods Study, Adriano Manuel Cabral Ferreira Polonia
An Empirical Look at the Impact of Course and Faculty Characteristics on Student Evaluations, Travis J. Degheri
Technology versus Touch: Targeting Heart Failure Self-Care in Older Adults, Millicent Guiaya De Jesus
Correlates of Diabetes Self-Management Among Filipinos, Dinnah Lumibao Didulo
Social Ecological Factors Associated with Parental Vaccination Decisions and Perceptions of Barriers to Childhood Immunizations, Catherine A. Ferris
Mexican-Born Immigrant Decision-Making About Self-Management of Type 2 Diabetes, Virginia Lynn Hart-Kepler
When Rules and Common Sense Collide: Expressions, Roots, and Impact of Informal Civil Society in Ukraine, Svitlana Krasynska
Women Living with HIV/AIDS and Disclosure, Monique A. Lineback
The Health of Human Trafficking Victims in San Diego, California: A Retrospective Study, Noelle Lipkin Leveque
Exploring Factors Impacting Veterans' Hypertension Control, Jian Hua Liu
Faith and Homelessness: Examining the Influence of the Faith-Based Component of a Transitional Housing Program on the Attitudes and Behaviors of Homeless Men, Douglas Edward Luffborough III
Walking With the Invisible: How TESOL and Communities of Practice Can Create Change Across the California College System, Mark Manasse
A Movement Against and Beyond Boundaries: Exploring the Impact of Transgressive Teaching on the Student Affairs Practices of White, Heterosexual Men, Conor McLaughlin
Patient Knowledge, Perceived Self-Efficacy, and Self-Management Among Patients with Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Razel Bacuetes Milo
Examining Hybrid-Gift Philanthropy in Division I Intercollegiate Athletics: A Mixed Methods Study, John Thomas O'Sullivan
Mindfully Impacting Transformation: Mindfulness Strategies for an Adult Leadership Academy in a Low-Income Community, Corey Alexander Pahanish
Locked Up: Parallel Correctional Officer, Deputy, and Inmate Decision-Making Experiences in County Jails, Mariko Catherine Peshon
A Feasibility Study Utilizing Clinical Simulation as Pedagogical Praxis for Promoting Caring Behaviors with Associate Degree Nursing Students, Kathleen Marie Rosales
The Effect of the Military Character of Discharge on Reintegration into the Civilian Community: A Phenomenological Study, Ali Reza Tayyeb
Readmission Factors of Patients with Type II Diabetes, Veronica Santos Timple
Dissertations from 2016
Latina Principals in Southern California: A Phenomenological Look into their Journey Towards Leadership, Fabiola Bagula
Utilizing Clinical Decision Support within the Electronic Health Record to Screen for Palliative Care, Tanja Baum
Symptom Experience and Influenza-Like Illness in a Military Population, Monique Bouvier
Human Papillomavirus Knowledge and Human Papillomavirus Uptake Among U.S. Navy Personnel 18 to 26 Years of Age, Jennifer Jean Buechel
Spinning Straw into Gold: A Study of Resource Creation, Flow, and Conversion in a Nonprofit Collaboration, Elizabeth A. Castillo
The Multiple Meanings of San Diego's Little Italy: A Study of the Impact of Real and Symbolic Space and Boundaries on the Ethnic Identities of Eight Italian Americans, Thomas Joseph Cesarini
School Nurse Perceptions and Decisions about Children Self-Carrying Inhalers in School, Lisa Anne Dominguez Jaurigue
Use of Video Games in Patients' Self-management of Pain: A Feasibility Study, Janet Donnelly PhD(c), RN-BC, ACNS-BC, PCCN
Avoiding Hospital-Acquired Conditions: A Qualitative Analysis of Early Top Performers, Tammy Doolittle
Curricular Instruction of Global Leadership at Colleges and Universities in the United States, Tara L. Edberg
Interprofessional Team Training in the Pediatric Life Support Program: Effects on Teamwork and Quality of Resuscitations, Mary J. Fagan
Predictors of Septic Patient Outcomes, Kim Reina Failla
Exploring the Lived Experience of Male-To-Female Transgender Youth Accessing Trans-Related Healthcare in Los Angeles, Marcel Fomotar
Implementation of Operational Excellence: Challenges Related to Employee Perception and Organizational Culture, Ruben Fontes
A Mixed Methods Exploration of Minority Resource Eligibility for Half White Multiracial College Students, Nicholas Reyes Franco
Meaning-Making in Student Conduct Administration: A Developmental Perspective, Sean Robert Horrigan
Building and Maintaining Relationships Between Superintendents and School Board Members: The Approach of Two Public School Superintendents, Lamont Alexander Jackson
Clients as Voting Board Members: A Mixed Methods Examination of San Diego County Nonprofit Human Services Organizations, Elaine Marie Lewis
The Impact of Electronic Health Records on the Quality Outcomes of the Adult Intensive Care Unit, Ahmad Madie
Access and Barriers to Care During Transition from Active Duty to Veteran Status in Veterans with Diabetes: A Look at Health Literacy, Change, and Ongoing Diabetes Self-Management Education, Mark R. Malebranche
A Narrative Inquiry of Student Engagement and Learning in a University-Based Social Venture Plan Competition, Peter Gitonga Maribei
Transformative Models in K-12 Education: The Impact of a Blended Universal Design for Learning Intervention, Kai Monet Mathews
When Worlds Collide: Bringing the Native/Indigenous Transnational Nonprofit Leader to the Conversation, Christina E. Mitchell
Leadership Developmental Networks of Professionals of Color: Contemporary Conceptions of Mentoring Relationships, Mai-Anh Tran Ngo
In-hospital Factors Associated with Supplementation among Healthy, Full-term, Breastfed Infants, Jodi Kae O'Brien
Transitions to Assisted Living Within a Continuing Care Retirement Community, Judith H. Scott
A Grounded Theory Approach to Healthy Work Environment: Its Impact on Nurses, Patient Safety, and Significance in Healthcare Settings, Nicole Sevilla-Zeigen
"Intonations of their Own Language": An Analysis of Leadership and Resonance in Two Progressive Young-Adult-Filled Congregations in the Pacific Northwest., D. Bethan Theunissen
Understanding the Role of Women as Leaders in Mexican Politics: Looking Back and Moving Forward, Rafael Tovar y Lopez-Portillo
Who Leads Nonprofit Organizations and What Does it Matter? A Mixed Methods Study of the Impact of Different Sector Experience on Nonprofit Leadership, Darrent Robert Tune
Perinatal Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Julie A. Vignato PhD, RN
Understanding Women Leaders in a Male-Dominated Profession: A Study of the United States Marine Corps' Women Generals, Marianne S. Waldrop
The Effect of Organizational Commitment, Organizational Based Self Esteem and Work Engagement on Nurses' Perception of Medication Errors, Vanessa V. Wertheim
Exploring the Intersection of Fat+Wom*n+Leadership: An Action Research Study, Jessica Jamese Williams
A Phenomenological Study of Young Women With Fibromyalgia: "It's Not All In My Head", Kathryn A. Yates
An Exploration of the Use of Photovoice-Inspired Techniques to Facilitate Narrative Leadership in a Small Group of Middle-Aged Women, Michelle M. Zive
Dissertations from 2015
Moral Development and Public Health Nursing, Margaret Avila
Exploring Strategies for Effective Advocacy: The Lived Experience of Leaders of Pakistani Non-Governmental Organizations, Rubina F. Bhatti
American Indian Women’s Health Perceptions and Health Promotion Behaviors, Sharon Boothe-Kepple
Women Experiencing Aggression From Women: A Mixed Methods Study of How Women Experience Aggression, How it Impacts Leader Efficacy, and How They Navigate Through it, Karen Kitchen Briggs
Urgent Care Nurse Data Capture: Impact on Diabetes Outcomes, Leslie D. Dela Cruz-Torio
Psychoneuroimmunology and Chronic Pain, Sarah E. Giron