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Dissertations from 2021

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Dissertation: Open Access: Food Insecure COPD Patients and Healthcare Utilization: A Retrospective Study, Kristine Mendoza

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Dissertation: Open Access: Life Satisfaction: Aging Female Informal Caregivers of Persons with Dementia, Deborah Ann Monson

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Dissertation: USD Users Only: Mental Health Correlates Among Pregnant Women Who Use Cannabis in the United States, My Hanh Nguyen

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Dissertation: Open Access: Using Visual Storytelling to Design Solutions-Based Approaches to Homelessness, Peggy Peattie

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Dissertation: Open Access: An Explanatory Sequential Study of Cadet Commitment at the United States Air Force Academy, Justin Pendry

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Dissertation: USD Users Only: The Lived Experience of Military Women with Chronic Pain: A Phenomenological Study, Sandra W. Peppard

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Dissertation: Open Access: Timing of Therapeutic Hypothermia & Short-Term Infant Outcomes, Brooke Rakes

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Dissertation: Open Access: Oneida College Lacrosse Players’ Perspectives of the Sacred Game of Lacrosse, Thomas Reed

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Dissertation: Open Access: Time to Medical Help-Seeking for Adults Who Experience Symptoms of Stroke in a California-Mexico Border Region, Jean Rockwell

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Dissertation: Open Access: An Inferentially Robust Look at Two Competing Explanations for the Surge in Unauthorized Migration From Central America, Nick Santos

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Dissertation: USD Users Only: Pause; Pivot; Position: A Case Study about Higher Education Communication Strategies and Decision-Making Processes during Two Concurrent Crises, Kristin Scialabba

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Dissertation: Open Access: Neonatal Toxic Stress and Long-Term Neurodevelopment in Premature Infants, Rachelle Sey

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Dissertation: Open Access: Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Admissions for Adult Cancer Patients Post Outpatient Chemotherapy: Does the Oncology Nurse Navigator Make a Difference?, Sunny L. Stirling

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Dissertation: Open Access: Community Foundations as Community Leaders, Colton Strawser

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Dissertation: Open Access: Doing More with Less: A Quantitative Analysis of Mindfulness, Meditation, Sustainable Consumption Awareness and Practice among University Undergraduates, Teresa Van Horn

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Dissertation: Open Access: Head of School Retention in Independent Schools, Kevin Yaley

Dissertations from 2020

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Dissertation: Open Access: Exploring Intergenerational Value Changes across Three Generations of Emirati Women Using Focused Ethnography, Ebtesam Ali Alteneiji

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Dissertation: Open Access: Institutional Logics and the Double Bottom Line: A Study of Chikum Microfinance Bank Limited, Daniel Anyanwu

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Dissertation: Open Access: Health Care Access and Utilization by U.S. Farmworkers, Genesis Bojorquez

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Dissertation: Open Access: Treatments for Cancer Given Orally: Patients' Perceptions of Distress Due to Financial Toxicity, Ellen Carr

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Dissertation: Open Access: The Relationship between Race and Ethnicity and Serious Safety Events in Hospitalized Patients, Samantha Crandall

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Dissertation: USD Users Only: Conocimiento in Community College Leadership: How Latina/Chicana Administrators Reclaim Agency in Contested Terrain Along the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands, Briseida Elenes

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Dissertation: Open Access: Do we all agree? A mixed-methods study of the impact of climate strength on psychological safety, team learning, and team performance, Taylor Harrell

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Dissertation: Open Access: The Glass Ceiling: Exploring the Leadership Journey of Men and Women in High-Tech, Shelia Faye Krueger

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Dissertation: Open Access: An Examination of Gaming Environments in Dungeons and Dragons Groups, Joe Lasley

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Dissertation: Open Access: La Maestra’s Circle of Care: Studying the Impact of an Integrated Service Model on the Health and Well-Being of Vulnerable Populations, Zara Marselian

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Dissertation: Open Access: Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in the Emergency Department, Nicole Martinez

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Dissertation: Open Access: An Examination of the Night Burn Clinic Transition to Nurse Practitioner Coverage, Kevin J. Maxwell DNP, FNP-BC

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Dissertation: Open Access: Patient-Specific Factors Associated with Surgical Delay in a Large Academic Hospital, Natalie Meyers

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Dissertation: Open Access: Navy SEALS - Crossing Cultures: Cross-Cultural Competence and Decision Styles, Robert Newson

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Dissertation: Open Access: Leadership Adapted: Towards an Understanding of How Western-Developed Leadership Theories are Translated and Practiced in the Modern Arab Middle East, Derek R. Olson

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Dissertation: Open Access: Veteran Specific Risk Factors for Delirium, Allison Perkins

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Dissertation: Open Access: Chronic Pain, Sleep Disruption, and Work Performance in the Military, Jeffrey Ransom

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Dissertation: Open Access: Pain and Spiritual Distress at End of Life, Kathryn Lee Robinson

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Dissertation: Open Access: The Construction of Student Mathematical Identity and its Relationship to Academic Achievement, Ann Trescott

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Dissertation: USD Users Only: Improving Perioperative Pain in Bariatric Surgery Patients with use of Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Blocks, Leslie Washington

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Dissertation: Open Access: Barriers and Facilitators to Opioid Use Treatment and Recovery Services During Pregnancy, Loralie Woods

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Dissertation: Open Access: Frailty and Post-Operative Outcomes in Adult Hip Fracture Patients, Melissa Yager

Dissertations from 2019

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Dissertation: Open Access: How Navy and Marine Corps Veterans Make Meaning of the College Choice Process in the Post-9/11 GI Bill Era, Derek Abbey

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Dissertation: Open Access: Patient’s Utilization of Health Information Technologies for Disease Self-Management, Mahmoud Hamzeh Altawalbih

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Dissertation: Open Access: Early Identification and Intervention in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Using an Implantable Cardiac Monitor to Significantly Improve Guideline-Based Anticoagulation Therapy in an Outpatient Cardiology Clinic, Lisa Alvarez

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Dissertation: Open Access: The Lived Experience of Spiritual Well-Being Amongst Informal Caregivers of Persons with Dementia on Palliative Care Living at Home, Michael Baumgardner

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Dissertation: Open Access: Discursive Leadership: Exploring the "Black Box" Challenge in Transcultural Leadership Studies, Christopher Patrick Brown

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Dissertation: Open Access: The Development of Local Government Leaders: The Use of Competencies and Methods in a City Context, Dominika Bukalova

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Dissertation: Open Access: Employee Engagement and Burnout: A Quantitative Study of their Correlations with Job/Organizational Satisfaction, Sarah Burnett

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Dissertation: Open Access: Making The Invisible Visible: Capturing the Multidimensional Value of Volunteerism to Nonprofit Organizations, Sue Carter Kahl

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Dissertation: Open Access: Nurse Family Member Perceptions of Patient Death and Nursing Care after Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment, Deena Drake

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Dissertation: Open Access: Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Stigma, and Social Support among Postpartum Women, Ellen K. Fleischman

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Dissertation: Open Access: Psychiatric Patients’ Perception of Involvement in the Plan of Care, Jaspal Kaur Gill

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Dissertation: Open Access: Seeking Mirrors: Representation and Identity at Asian Pacific Islander Film Festivals, Yang Jiang

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Dissertation: Open Access: The Lived Experience of Discharged and Readmitted African Americans with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease to a Safety-Net Hospital, Kiiyonna Jones

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Dissertation: Open Access: The Use of Clinical Decision Support to Improve Nursing Practice, Kathleen Klimpel

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Dissertation: Open Access: Exploring, Examining, and Explaining How Participatory Governance Adds Value to Saudi Foundations’ Philanthropic Strategy, Afnan E. Koshak

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Dissertation: USD Users Only: Covariates of Return of Spontaneous Circulation (ROSC) in Adults, Dorothy Lang

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Dissertation: USD Users Only: Galactagogue Use, Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy, and Perceived Insufficient Milk Supply, Michelle Tai-Chi Lee

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Dissertation: USD Users Only: Factors Associated with 30-day Hospital Readmissions Among Older Adults with Dementia, Lynell Lemon

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Dissertation: Open Access: Delirium in Long Term Care Rehabilitation Residents: A Correlational Retrospective Study, Rebecca Lerma-Kjonegaard

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Dissertation: Open Access: Game Types, Game-Related Behaviors and Resilience: Creating a Roadmap for Effective Gamification Design in Higher Education, Patrick Marino

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Dissertation: Open Access: A Tale of Two Influences: An Exploration of Downward Accountability in World Vision International, Elena McCollim

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Dissertation: Open Access: Older Adults’ Implementation of Discharge Instructions Following an Acute Care Hospital Stay, Brenda Miller

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Dissertation: Open Access: Examining Inter-Relationships Between Supervisor Full-Range Leadership, Organizational Climate Strength, and Employee Job Satisfaction Using Multi-Level Modeling, Bharat Mohan

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Dissertation: Open Access: Factors Related to 30-Day Readmission among Hispanics with Type 2 Diabetes, Athena Mohebbi

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Dissertation: Open Access: Academic Libraries and Toxic Leadership, Alma C. Ortega

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Dissertation: Open Access: Patient Outcomes Associated With Delayed Rapid Response System Activation: A Retrospective Comparative Study, Ricardo Padilla

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Dissertation: Open Access: The Replication of the GLOBE Study in Turkey: Understanding the Effects of Social, Economical, and Political Changes on Cultural Dimensions and Leadership Ideals: A Mixed Methods Study, Zeki Pagda

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Dissertation: Open Access: Patient Perception of Fall Risk and High Fall Risk Screening Scores, Nicole D. Pena

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Dissertation: Open Access: Social Innovators and Developmental Stages, Juan Carlos Rivas Espinosa

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Dissertation: Open Access: Adult Postoperative Open-Heart Patients: Anemia and 30-Day Hospital Readmission, Lindsey Ryan

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Dissertation: Open Access: Lived Experience after Surgery among Hispanic Adults, Kimberly Sanchez

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Dissertation: Open Access: Legal Accountability and Nonprofit Governance: An Exploratory Quantitative Study of Board Member and Executive Knowledge of Fiduciary Duties, Crystal Trull

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Dissertation: Open Access: Truth or Myth? Millennial Stereotypes, Self-Image, and Engagement in the Workplace, Stephanie Van Dellen

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Dissertation: Open Access: Exploring the Homeless Persons Perception of Living in a Long-Term Care Facility, Janice Woods

Dissertations from 2018

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Dissertation: Open Access: In Pursuit of Transformative Learning: Exploring the Stimulation of Curiosity Through Critical Reflection in the College Classroom, Bo Y. Bae

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Dissertation: Open Access: Career Decision-Making of Higher Education Professionals of Philippine Descent: The Untold Stories of an Asian Pacific Islander Community, Grace Abenoja Bagunu

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Dissertation: USD Users Only: Exploring the Journey: Overcoming the Life of Sex Trafficking, Cheryl Boyd

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Dissertation: Open Access: Identifying Cross-Country Key Drivers of Social Entrepreneurial Activity, Cris Bravo

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Dissertation: Open Access: Bariatric Surgery Regain and Long-Term Weight Loss among Women: Self-Efficacy, Social Support and Health Promotion Lifestyle Behaviors, Raelene Z. Brooks

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Dissertation: Open Access: Educating Boys in Jamaica: In Search of a New Lens, Marcia Sharon-May Chin

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Dissertation: Open Access: Identification of Nurse-Controlled Predictors of Pain in Patients Undergoing a Total Hip or Total Knee Arthroplasty, Melodie Ruth Daniels

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Dissertation: Open Access: Iranian Leadership Ideals: A Culturally-based Leadership Approach, Azadeh Davari

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Dissertation: Open Access: Culturally Relevant Pedagogy: Teacher Experiences and Impact on Student Learning, Jessica Denton

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Dissertation: Open Access: Formerly Incarcerated Adults in Higher Education: A Life-History Study of a Restorative Approach to Prisoner Reentry, Robert Michael Ehnow

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Dissertation: Open Access: The Association of Kangaroo Mother Care, Energy Conservation, and Bonding in Preterm Neonates, Dorothy Forde

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Dissertation: Open Access: Oxygen Consumption in Sepsis, Julie Graham

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Dissertation: Open Access: The Lebanese Diaspora: An Exploration of Assimilation and Success in the United States, Elissa Haddad

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Dissertation: Open Access: Understanding the Decline in Participation in Fraternal Organizations: A Mixed Methods Approach, John Hinck

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Dissertation: USD Users Only: ICU Delirium and the Relationship with Pre-Existing PTSD within the Veterans Population, Evangeline Howard

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Dissertation: Open Access: The Resiliency of Highly Mobile Military Children: Implications for Military and Education Leadership, Kim D. Hunt

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Dissertation: Open Access: Examining the Relationships Between Ethnicity, Palliative Care and Readmissions in the Heart Failure Population, Deanna Johnston

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Dissertation: Open Access: Command Climate and Ethical Behavior: Perspectives from the Commandant's of the Marine Corps, Brian Kerl

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Dissertation: Open Access: African American Women Baccalaureate Success: A Reflective Look at Pre-Collegiate Years Influencing Transition, Persistence, and Degree Attainment, Leilah K. Kirkendoll

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Dissertation: Open Access: Tracing the Change Process: Fostering and Sustaining Student Affairs Cultures of Assessment, Margaret Leary

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Dissertation: Open Access: The Effect of Mantram Repetition on QOL in Low-income, Urban Dwelling Older Adults, Marissa Katerina Mackiewicz

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Dissertation: Open Access: Priapism Among Male Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease, Prince Ocansey

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Dissertation: Open Access: Orthopedic Nurse Practitioner as a Subspecialty: A Case Study, Debra M. Palmer

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Dissertation: USD Users Only: Patient Activation and Self-Management of Hemoglobin A1C among Filipinos, Arlin Ramira

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Dissertation: Open Access: Bullies and Allies Near the Playground: Mothers' Experiences of Aggression in Their Children's Schools, Mara Vicente Robinson

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Dissertation: Open Access: Barriers and Perceptions to obtaining Palliative Care in the Emergency Department, Jacqueline Lucille Saucier

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Dissertation: Open Access: Performance Feedback: How Structure, Culture, and Agency Affects Feedback, Angelica Sleiman

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Dissertation: Open Access: Exploring the Relationship between Family Social Capital and Utilization of Well Child Preventative Health Care Services, Kristi K. Westphaln