Dissertations from 2020
Dissertation: Open Access: Patient-Specific Factors Associated with Surgical Delay in a Large Academic Hospital, Natalie Meyers
Dissertation: Open Access: Navy SEALS - Crossing Cultures: Cross-Cultural Competence and Decision Styles, Robert Newson
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
Dissertation: Open Access: Veteran Specific Risk Factors for Delirium, Allison Perkins
Dissertation: Open Access: Chronic Pain, Sleep Disruption, and Work Performance in the Military, Jeffrey Ransom
Dissertation: Open Access: Pain and Spiritual Distress at End of Life, Kathryn Lee Robinson
Dissertation: Open Access: The Construction of Student Mathematical Identity and its Relationship to Academic Achievement, Ann Trescott
Dissertation: USD Users Only: Improving Perioperative Pain in Bariatric Surgery Patients with use of Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Blocks, Leslie Washington
Dissertation: Open Access: Barriers and Facilitators to Opioid Use Treatment and Recovery Services During Pregnancy, Loralie Woods
Dissertation: Open Access: Frailty and Post-Operative Outcomes in Adult Hip Fracture Patients, Melissa Yager
Dissertations from 2019
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
Dissertation: Open Access: Patient’s Utilization of Health Information Technologies for Disease Self-Management, Mahmoud Hamzeh Altawalbih
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
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
Dissertation: Open Access: Discursive Leadership: Exploring the "Black Box" Challenge in Transcultural Leadership Studies, Christopher Patrick Brown
Dissertation: Open Access: The Development of Local Government Leaders: The Use of Competencies and Methods in a City Context, Dominika Bukalova
Dissertation: Open Access: Employee Engagement and Burnout: A Quantitative Study of their Correlations with Job/Organizational Satisfaction, Sarah Burnett
Dissertation: Open Access: Making The Invisible Visible: Capturing the Multidimensional Value of Volunteerism to Nonprofit Organizations, Sue Carter Kahl
Dissertation: Open Access: Nurse Family Member Perceptions of Patient Death and Nursing Care after Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment, Deena Drake
Dissertation: Open Access: Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Stigma, and Social Support among Postpartum Women, Ellen K. Fleischman
Dissertation: Open Access: Psychiatric Patients’ Perception of Involvement in the Plan of Care, Jaspal Kaur Gill
Dissertation: Open Access: Seeking Mirrors: Representation and Identity at Asian Pacific Islander Film Festivals, Yang Jiang
Dissertation: Open Access: The Lived Experience of Discharged and Readmitted African Americans with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease to a Safety-Net Hospital, Kiiyonna Jones
Dissertation: Open Access: The Use of Clinical Decision Support to Improve Nursing Practice, Kathleen Klimpel
Dissertation: Open Access: Exploring, Examining, and Explaining How Participatory Governance Adds Value to Saudi Foundations’ Philanthropic Strategy, Afnan E. Koshak
Dissertation: USD Users Only: Covariates of Return of Spontaneous Circulation (ROSC) in Adults, Dorothy Lang
Dissertation: USD Users Only: Galactagogue Use, Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy, and Perceived Insufficient Milk Supply, Michelle Tai-Chi Lee
Dissertation: USD Users Only: Factors Associated with 30-day Hospital Readmissions Among Older Adults with Dementia, Lynell Lemon
Dissertation: Open Access: Delirium in Long Term Care Rehabilitation Residents: A Correlational Retrospective Study, Rebecca Lerma-Kjonegaard
Dissertation: Open Access: Game Types, Game-Related Behaviors and Resilience: Creating a Roadmap for Effective Gamification Design in Higher Education, Patrick Marino
Dissertation: Open Access: A Tale of Two Influences: An Exploration of Downward Accountability in World Vision International, Elena McCollim
Dissertation: Open Access: Older Adults’ Implementation of Discharge Instructions Following an Acute Care Hospital Stay, Brenda Miller
Dissertation: Open Access: Examining Inter-Relationships Between Supervisor Full-Range Leadership, Organizational Climate Strength, and Employee Job Satisfaction Using Multi-Level Modeling, Bharat Mohan
Dissertation: Open Access: Factors Related to 30-Day Readmission among Hispanics with Type 2 Diabetes, Athena Mohebbi
Dissertation: Open Access: Academic Libraries and Toxic Leadership, Alma C. Ortega
Dissertation: Open Access: Patient Outcomes Associated With Delayed Rapid Response System Activation: A Retrospective Comparative Study, Ricardo Padilla
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
Dissertation: Open Access: Patient Perception of Fall Risk and High Fall Risk Screening Scores, Nicole D. Pena
Dissertation: Open Access: Social Innovators and Developmental Stages, Juan Carlos Rivas Espinosa
Dissertation: Open Access: Adult Postoperative Open-Heart Patients: Anemia and 30-Day Hospital Readmission, Lindsey Ryan
Dissertation: Open Access: Lived Experience after Surgery among Hispanic Adults, Kimberly Sanchez
Dissertation: Open Access: Legal Accountability and Nonprofit Governance: An Exploratory Quantitative Study of Board Member and Executive Knowledge of Fiduciary Duties, Crystal Trull
Dissertation: Open Access: Truth or Myth? Millennial Stereotypes, Self-Image, and Engagement in the Workplace, Stephanie Van Dellen
Dissertation: Open Access: Exploring the Homeless Persons Perception of Living in a Long-Term Care Facility, Janice Woods
Dissertations from 2018
Dissertation: Open Access: In Pursuit of Transformative Learning: Exploring the Stimulation of Curiosity Through Critical Reflection in the College Classroom, Bo Y. Bae
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
Dissertation: USD Users Only: Exploring the Journey: Overcoming the Life of Sex Trafficking, Cheryl Boyd
Dissertation: Open Access: Identifying Cross-Country Key Drivers of Social Entrepreneurial Activity, Cris Bravo
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
Dissertation: Open Access: Educating Boys in Jamaica: In Search of a New Lens, Marcia Sharon-May Chin
Dissertation: Open Access: Identification of Nurse-Controlled Predictors of Pain in Patients Undergoing a Total Hip or Total Knee Arthroplasty, Melodie Ruth Daniels
Dissertation: Open Access: Iranian Leadership Ideals: A Culturally-based Leadership Approach, Azadeh Davari
Dissertation: Open Access: Culturally Relevant Pedagogy: Teacher Experiences and Impact on Student Learning, Jessica Denton
Dissertation: Open Access: Formerly Incarcerated Adults in Higher Education: A Life-History Study of a Restorative Approach to Prisoner Reentry, Robert Michael Ehnow
Dissertation: Open Access: The Association of Kangaroo Mother Care, Energy Conservation, and Bonding in Preterm Neonates, Dorothy Forde
Dissertation: Open Access: Oxygen Consumption in Sepsis, Julie Graham
Dissertation: Open Access: The Lebanese Diaspora: An Exploration of Assimilation and Success in the United States, Elissa Haddad
Dissertation: Open Access: Understanding the Decline in Participation in Fraternal Organizations: A Mixed Methods Approach, John Hinck
Dissertation: USD Users Only: ICU Delirium and the Relationship with Pre-Existing PTSD within the Veterans Population, Evangeline Howard
Dissertation: Open Access: The Resiliency of Highly Mobile Military Children: Implications for Military and Education Leadership, Kim D. Hunt
Dissertation: Open Access: Examining the Relationships Between Ethnicity, Palliative Care and Readmissions in the Heart Failure Population, Deanna Johnston
Dissertation: Open Access: Command Climate and Ethical Behavior: Perspectives from the Commandant's of the Marine Corps, Brian Kerl
Dissertation: Open Access: African American Women Baccalaureate Success: A Reflective Look at Pre-Collegiate Years Influencing Transition, Persistence, and Degree Attainment, Leilah K. Kirkendoll
Dissertation: Open Access: Tracing the Change Process: Fostering and Sustaining Student Affairs Cultures of Assessment, Margaret Leary
Dissertation: Open Access: The Effect of Mantram Repetition on QOL in Low-income, Urban Dwelling Older Adults, Marissa Katerina Mackiewicz
Dissertation: Open Access: Priapism Among Male Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease, Prince Ocansey
Dissertation: Open Access: Orthopedic Nurse Practitioner as a Subspecialty: A Case Study, Debra M. Palmer
Dissertation: USD Users Only: Patient Activation and Self-Management of Hemoglobin A1C among Filipinos, Arlin Ramira
Dissertation: Open Access: Bullies and Allies Near the Playground: Mothers' Experiences of Aggression in Their Children's Schools, Mara Vicente Robinson
Dissertation: Open Access: Barriers and Perceptions to obtaining Palliative Care in the Emergency Department, Jacqueline Lucille Saucier
Dissertation: Open Access: Performance Feedback: How Structure, Culture, and Agency Affects Feedback, Angelica Sleiman
Dissertation: Open Access: Exploring the Relationship between Family Social Capital and Utilization of Well Child Preventative Health Care Services, Kristi K. Westphaln
Dissertation: Open Access: A Whole New World: Students with Disabilities Transition to Postsecondary Education, Warren Whitaker
Dissertations from 2017
Dissertation: USD Users Only: The Impact of Practice Environment and Nursing Workload on Patient Outcomes among Non-Magnet Hospitals in Saudi Arabia, Mohammed G. Alghamdi
Dissertation: Open Access: The Lived Experience of Intersectionality Among African American Women with Breast Cancer, Teri D. Armour Burton
Dissertation: Open Access: Second-Generation Thai American Women's Perceptions on Cervical Cancer Screening, Essie Asawapornmongkol
Dissertation: USD Users Only: i-MOM: Improving Maternal-fetal Outcome Monitoring, Elizabeth Blu Bamgbose
Dissertation: Open Access: Neither Here nor There: Transformational Leadership and Cultural Intelligence in Presidents of U.S. Accredited Universities Located in Foreign Countries, Jeff Bourgeois
Dissertation: Open Access: Low-Fee Private Schools in West Africa: Case Studies from Burkina Faso and Ghana, Corinne Brion
Dissertation: Open Access: The Impact of After School Tutoring on Math Achievement: Perceptions of African American Males and Those Who Teach Them, Eric L. Brown
Dissertation: Open Access: Managers' Responses to Formal and Informal Talent Management Practices: An Exploratory Mixed Methods Study, Adriano Manuel Cabral Ferreira Polonia
Dissertation: Open Access: An Empirical Look at the Impact of Course and Faculty Characteristics on Student Evaluations, Travis J. Degheri
Dissertation: USD Users Only: Technology versus Touch: Targeting Heart Failure Self-Care in Older Adults, Millicent Guiaya De Jesus
Dissertation: USD Users Only: Correlates of Diabetes Self-Management Among Filipinos, Dinnah Lumibao Didulo
Dissertation: Open Access: Social Ecological Factors Associated with Parental Vaccination Decisions and Perceptions of Barriers to Childhood Immunizations, Catherine A. Ferris
Dissertation: Open Access: Mexican-Born Immigrant Decision-Making About Self-Management of Type 2 Diabetes, Virginia Lynn Hart-Kepler
Dissertation: Open Access: When Rules and Common Sense Collide: Expressions, Roots, and Impact of Informal Civil Society in Ukraine, Svitlana Krasynska
Dissertation: USD Users Only: Women Living with HIV/AIDS and Disclosure, Monique A. Lineback
Dissertation: Open Access: The Health of Human Trafficking Victims in San Diego, California: A Retrospective Study, Noelle Lipkin Leveque
Dissertation: Open Access: Exploring Factors Impacting Veterans' Hypertension Control, Jian Hua Liu
Dissertation: Open Access: 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
Dissertation: USD Users Only: Walking With the Invisible: How TESOL and Communities of Practice Can Create Change Across the California College System, Mark Manasse
Dissertation: Open Access: A Movement Against and Beyond Boundaries: Exploring the Impact of Transgressive Teaching on the Student Affairs Practices of White, Heterosexual Men, Conor McLaughlin
Dissertation: USD Users Only: Patient Knowledge, Perceived Self-Efficacy, and Self-Management Among Patients with Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Razel Bacuetes Milo
Dissertation: Open Access: Examining Hybrid-Gift Philanthropy in Division I Intercollegiate Athletics: A Mixed Methods Study, John Thomas O'Sullivan
Dissertation: USD Users Only: Mindfully Impacting Transformation: Mindfulness Strategies for an Adult Leadership Academy in a Low-Income Community, Corey Alexander Pahanish
Dissertation: Open Access: Locked Up: Parallel Correctional Officer, Deputy, and Inmate Decision-Making Experiences in County Jails, Mariko Catherine Peshon
Dissertation: USD Users Only: A Feasibility Study Utilizing Clinical Simulation as Pedagogical Praxis for Promoting Caring Behaviors with Associate Degree Nursing Students, Kathleen Marie Rosales
Dissertation: USD Users Only: Examining the Joining of the Separated: A Case Study Toward a Conceptual Framework on Attachment Theory and Authentic Leader Development, Rodric Smith
Dissertation: USD Users Only: The Effect of the Military Character of Discharge on Reintegration into the Civilian Community: A Phenomenological Study, Ali Reza Tayyeb