Dissertations from 2015
Dissertation: Open Access: 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
Dissertation: USD Users Only: Urgent Care Nurse Data Capture: Impact on Diabetes Outcomes, Leslie D. Dela Cruz-Torio
Dissertation: Open Access: Psychoneuroimmunology and Chronic Pain, Sarah E. Giron
Dissertation: Open Access: Factors Associated with High Risk Infant Follow-Up Attendance, Martha Grant Fuller
Dissertation: Open Access: Blended Learning and Bottlenecks in the California State University System: An Empirical Look at the Importance of Demographic and Performance Analytics, Maureen Augusta Guarcello
Dissertation: Open Access: The Relationship Between Toxic Leadership, Organizational Citizenship, and Turnover Behaviors Among San Diego Nonprofit Paid Staff, Melanie J. Hitchcock
Dissertation: Open Access: Motivation for Seeking a Nurse Manager Position: A Qualitative Study, Judy L. Jarnigan White
Dissertation: Open Access: Beyond Generosity: The Action Logics in Philanthropy, Jennifer Amanda Jones
Dissertation: Open Access: The Patient Experience as Rated By Consumers, Barbara Jean Kelley
Dissertation: Open Access: Perinatal Depression and Preterm Birth, Elizabeth C. Light
Dissertation: Open Access: Antepartum, Intrapartum, and Postpartum Predictors of Readiness for Hospital Discharge and Post-Discharge Outcomes, Gabriella Malagon-Maldonado
Dissertation: Open Access: Patients' Perception of Feeling Known by Their Nurses and the Nurse Practice Environment, Deene' L. Mollon
Dissertation: Open Access: Sleep Disordered Breathing and Pregnancy: Prevalence and Outcomes at Delivery, Ryan Lyle Nations
Dissertation: Open Access: Exploring Unintended Pregnancy in the United States Military: A Phenomenological Approach, Mary Kathryn Phillips
Dissertation: USD Users Only: Responses of Children Living with Peanut Allergy: The Need to See Beyond the Peanut-Free Lunch Table, Chiarina P. Piazza
Dissertation: Open Access: The Respiratory Distress Observation Scale (RDOS), Pain, and Agitation, Karen Reavis
Dissertation: Open Access: Knowledge of Stroke Symptom and Risk Factors and Acculturation Among Cambodian Immigrants Living in Southern California, Samantha N. Sangsanoi-Terkchareon
Dissertation: Open Access: The Development of Intercultural Maturity in Second Year College Students, Nicole A. Schuessler
Dissertation: Open Access: Hope, Uncertainty, and Coping among Parents of Children with Cancer, Christine Ann Sloan
Dissertation: Open Access: Socially Responsible and Small: A Quantitative Study of Corporate Social Responsibility in Small and Medium Organizations in the United States, Abigail Sorenson Berk
Dissertation: Open Access: A Phenomenological Study of Health Professionals’ Perceptions of Good and Bad Pediatric Hospital Deaths, Self-Care Needs and Lingering Distress, Carmen Nichole Spalding
Dissertation: Open Access: Aspiring and Doing Activism Under Repressive Systems: A Narrative Inquiry of Former Student Activists, Kedir Assefa Tessema
Dissertation: Open Access: Home Telehealth in Heat Failure Patients, Tanna R. Thomason
Dissertation: Open Access: Hispanic Mothers’ Narratives: Experiences of Parenting a Child with Cystic Fibrosis, Health Beliefs, and Health Care Experiences Related to Cystic Fibrosis, Linda Tirabassi-Mathis
Dissertation: Open Access: On Moral Imagination and Indigenous Wisdom: How Leaders Approach Moral-Ethical Tension in Post-Modern Bali, Alan James Yu
Dissertations from 2014
Dissertation: Open Access: Determinants of Physical Activity in Arab American Children, Wearn Alkhatib PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Exploring a Diabetic Registry for Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Mary C. Anziano PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Nurse Practice Environment and Peripheral Intravenous Infiltrations in a Pediatric Hospital on the Magnet Journey, Jannise Topacio Baclig PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Facilitating Comprehension and Motivation by Engaging Adolescents as iPad Readers, Virginia M. Bauman EdD
Dissertation: Open Access: Is Combat Exposure Predictive of Higher Preoperative Stress in Military Members?, Eric J. Bopp PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Skin Cancer Risk Perception and Sunscreen Use in Adolescent Female Soccer Athletes, Cheryl L. Butera PhD, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, NP-C, PHN
Dissertation: Open Access: Services for Parentally Placed Catholic School Students under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act, Julie Cantillon PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Efficacy of Mantram Repetition Program on Sleep in Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Lindsay Cosco Holt PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: The Role of Chief Diversity Officers in Institutionalizing Diversity and Inclusion: A Multiple Case Study of Three Exemplar Universities, Cynthia D. Dávalos PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Fetal Heart Monitoring, Nursing Surveillance, and Cesarean Birth, María del Carmen Colombo PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Relationship between Horizontal Violence among Registered Nurses and Falls, Elizabeth Densford Rocha PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Delirium Rate and Risk Factors in Palliative Care Outpatients and Caregiver Coping Strategies, Sarah Deur Livermore PhD, FNP
Dissertation: Open Access: The Relationship between Perceived Toxic Leadership Styles, Leader Effectiveness, and Organizational Cynicism, James M. Dobbs PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Professional Quality of Life and Emergency Department Nurses' Communication Patterns, Elvira Dominguez-Gomez PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: A Multi-Level Investigation of Leadership Effectiveness and Systems Awareness in the Leadership Circle Profile, Crystal L. Dujowich PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: We are Not Mahogany an Exploration of the Social Construction of Masculinity in Ugandan Meaning-Making, Nathaniel P. Dunigan PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Gestational Weight Gain Patterns, Hope R. Farquharson PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Does Participation in a Multi-Modal Activity-Based Program Impacts on Functional Recovery, and Quality of Life in Adults with Spinal Cord Injury?, Carolyn S. Gerber PhD, MSN, RN
Dissertation: Open Access: Comparing Factors of Bachelor's Degree Attainment for First and Continuing Generation Students, Holly Gilbertson Hoffman PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Relationship between Age and Pre-End Stage Renal Disease Care in Elderly Hemodialysis Patients, Rubette Harford PhD, MSN, RN
Dissertation: Open Access: Decision making and creativity: A qualitative study of MacArthur fellows, Leslie Hennessy Ph.D.
Dissertation: Open Access: Convergence or Divergence of Values? A Comparison Case Study of Teacher Credentialing Programs, Rachel Homel Rice PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Depressive Symptomatology and Perceived Social Support in Adolescents with Type 2 Diabetes, Kristiana Gay Huffman Cullum PhD, CPNP
Dissertation: Open Access: Transitioning Adolescents with Type I Diabetes to Adult Care, Kathyann Kenny Marsh PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Factors Affecting Health Promotion Lifestyle Behaviors among Arab American Women, Kholoud Khalil PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Beyond Biracial: The Complexity of Identity Construction for Women with One Black and One White Parent, Roxanne Kymaani
Dissertation: Open Access: Engineering, Teaching, and Technology: A Nationwide Assessment of Instructional Internet Use by Engineering Faculty, Alexander Lehman PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Study Abroad as a Multifaceted Approach to Supporting College Sophomores: Creating Optimal Environments to Promote Intercultural Maturity, Jessica Luchesi PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Symptom Burden and Healthcare Utilization in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, Catherina Anne Madani PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Understanding the Development of Global Leadership Competencies, Andrea L. McMullen PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: The Case of Reintegration of Women Post Incarceration, Deana Raley Noble PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: A Phenomenological Study of Acceptability of Preexposure Prophylaxis Therapy within the Lived Experiences of HIV Negative Male-to-Female Transgender Young Adults, Gloria N. Nwagwu PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: A Tale of Two Schools: The Spiritual Development of Leaders in Protestant Seminaries, Patricia A. Rhodes PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Authenticity: Theoretical Considerations, Instrument Development, and Implications for Leaders, Lyn Taylor Peyton Roberts PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer: Quality of Life and Perception of Dyspnea, Barbara A. Roces PhD, MSN, NP, RN
Dissertation: Open Access: Relationship between Participation in Nurse Externship Program and RN Retention and Quality Care, Lourdes C. Salandanan PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: A Comparative Study of Select Autism Advocacy and Research Organizations: Their Mission, Purpose and Focus Related to the Efficacy of Service(s) Provided to Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Peter Joseph Sciabarra PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Central and Secondary Struggles in Social Interventions: The Impact of Group Relations Learning on Real Life Practices, Ole-Kristian Setnes PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Onsite Integrative Clinics: Acupuncture, Positive Patient Outcomes, and Frequency of Provider Office Visits, Sherry Shoemaker PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Educating the Whole Child: Evidence of Health and Wellness Instruction in the Schools Serving Low-Income Students, Andria M. Shook PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Hospital Fall Prevention Using Interactive Patient Care Technology, Verna A. Sitzer PhD, MN, RN, CNS
Dissertation: Open Access: Patient Care Technology and the Nurse-Patient Relationship, Belinda M. Toole PhD, MSN, RN
Dissertation: Open Access: Do New Buildings, Equipment, and Technology Improve Student Outcomes? A Look at One Community College's Experience, Danene Twyman-Brown PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Identification of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Post-ICU Patients, Heather Warlan PhD, RN, CCRN
Dissertation: Open Access: "Parent trigger" Legislation in the United States: A Key to Parent Empowerment in the Local Context, Julie A. Zoellin Cramer PhD
Dissertations from 2013
Dissertation: USD Users Only: Patients' and Health Care Providers' Perception of Stressors in the Critical Care Units, Alham Abuatiq PhD, RN
Dissertation: Open Access: Exploring the Impact on Students of Western Universities on Foreign Soil: A Case Study of Qatar, Richard Bakken PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Developing a Clinical Nurse Leader Practice Model: An Interpretive Synthesis, Miriam Bender PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: A Case Study Exploring Restraint and Seclusion Use in School-Age Children on an Inpatient Psychiatric Unit, Michelle Buckman PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: A Descriptive Exploratory Study of the Experience of Gay Partners of HIV-Positive Men, Jon Christensen PhD, MSN, RN
Dissertation: Open Access: Virtual Teamwork in a Business School Master's Program: Do Team Charters have an Impact?, Samuel Kyungjin Chung PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Nutritional Status of Patients with End Stage Liver Disease: An Outpatient Assessment, Anna Marie Cumming-Browne Hefner PhD, MSN, CPNP, RN
Dissertation: Open Access: Caregivers of Older Adults: Burden, Perception of Strain, and Health, Juana Ferrerosa PhD, MSN, RN, PHN
Dissertation: Open Access: Coaching Teachers on Instruction: Developing Instructional Leadership Capacity within a Principal Preparation Program, John J. Franey PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Performance Assessment for Quality Teaching: Three Critical Variables for Measuring and Improving Teaching and Learning, Kathleen L. Gallagher PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Early Identification of At-Risk LPN-to-RN Students, Lisa K. Hawthorne PhD, MSN, RN, PHN, CNE,
Dissertation: Open Access: Gambling in San Diego County: A Case Study, Michael Kelley PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Effects of Acculturation on Mammography Utilization among Korean American Women, Jungeun K. Kim PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Acupuncture for Sleep Disturbances in Veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Heather C. King PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Accounting for the Attrition of African American Males in an Academic Support Setting, Ronald R. Lancia PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Relationship of Internet-Delivered Mantram Repetition Program to Burnout, Stress of Conscience, Spiritual Wellbeing, and Mindfulness in Healthcare Workers, Sheryl Leary PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Cultivating Compassion in Undergraduate College Students: Rhetoric or Reality?, Michael Lovette-Colyer PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Psychometric Properties of Standardized Patient and Faculty Rater's Evaluations of Pre-Licensure Nursing Student Competencies, Karen A. Macauley PhD, DNP, FNP-BC, GNP, BC
Dissertation: Open Access: Description of Medical-Surgical Nurses Care of Patients at Risk for Pressure Ulcers, Barbara Jean Mayer PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Work/Life Boundary Management in an Integrative Environment: A Study of Residence Life Professionals Who Live at their Place of Work, Pressley Robinson Rankin IV PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Elevated Blood Glucose Levels in the Emergency Department: Missed Opportunity for Informing and Referring, Melissa D. Rouse PhD, RN, CNS-BC, CEN, HACP, CPHQ
Dissertation: Open Access: Leadership for Innovation in the Memories Business: A Mixed Methods Study of a Hospitality and Tourism Marketplace, Lori J. Sipe PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Quality of Life among Southwest American Indians and Alaska Natives Living with the Hepatitis C Virus, Rydell Todicheeney-Mannes PhD, RN, ACNS-BC
Dissertation: Open Access: Exploring the Paradoxical Role and Experience of Fallback in Developmental Theory, Valerie Townsend Livesay PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Risk-Appropriate Maternal Care: Identifying Risk Factors that Effect Maternal Outcome, Lucy R. Van Otterloo PhD, MSN, RNC, CNS
Dissertation: Open Access: A Comparison of Predictors of Student Grades in Online and Face-to-Face Community College Courses, Pamela Kay Wright EdD
Dissertation: Open Access: Data-Driven Decision Making: Teachers' Use of Data in the Classroom, Tammy Wu Moriarty PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Determinants of Health-Related Quality of Life in Arab American Patients with Type 2 Diabetes, Yousef Zakarni PhD
Dissertations from 2012
Dissertation: Open Access: An Empirical look at Recipient Benefits Associated with a University-Issued Student Leadership Award, Robyn L. Adams PhD
Dissertation: Open Access: Oncology Nurses' Cultural Competence, Knowledge, and Attitudes Toward Cancer Pain, Ayman Alnems PhD, MSN, RN