Dissertations from 2024
Returning to School After a Pandemic: K-12 School Mental Health Practitioners’ Perspectives Returning to School in Regard to Mindset, Behavior, Performance, and Social Connections, Viridiana Benitez Esparza
Qualitative Study: Brain Breaks in Primary School Classroom, Mandeep Biring
Organizational Citizenship Behavior: How Managers in Global Electronic-Based Technology Companies Promote It, Wouter Boudrez
Personal Power Tactics African American Female Superintendents Employ to Overcome Four Identified Self-Sabotaging Behaviors, Angela Brantley
How Elementary School Principals Successfully Led through the Turbulence of the COVID-19 Crisis, Juan Chavez
Cultural Agility Competency of Relationship Management as a Leadership Imperative: A Study of Charter School Administrators, Monica Christensen
Exemplary Elementary School Principals’ Use of Emotional Intelligence as They Lead Their Organizations in Rural Areas, William Cook
Social–Emotional Competence: An Essential Component for Building Self-Help Skills in Elementary Students, Catherine Davis
The Organizational Socialization of K–12 Classified Employees, Steven Dunlap
Deficit-Oriented Language Use: Understanding the Effects of Deficit-Oriented Labeling on First-Generation Students, Jeff Foulkes and Jeff Foulkes
District-Level Instructional Leaders’ Perceptions of Obstacles When Implementing District-Wide Change Initiatives—A Delphi Study, Ashley Fulmer
Help or Hindrance: Latinx College Graduates’ From STEM Majors Perceptions of University Culture Following Vincent Tinto’s Theoretical Framework of Student Persistence, Carmen Gonzalez and Carmen Lucia Gonzalez
Life After Emancipation: A Phenomenological Study of Emancipated Foster Youth and Their Lived Experiences, Felecia Gray
The Use of Personal Disruption Strategies by Female Executive Ministry Leaders for Career Advancement, Neko Green
Inclusive Education in Early Childhood: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study of the Successes and Barriers Impacting Successful Early Childhood Inclusive Education, Cynthia Hartshorn
Personal Disruption Strategies Used by Latina Superintendents for Career Advancement, Dina Hernandez
Using Personal Power to Overcome Self-Sabotage, Kelli Jakubik
Movin’ On Up: The Lived Experience of Women of Color in Leadership and the Supports that Helped Them Make it to the Top, Rozina Kapadia
Special Education Preschool Teachers’ Perspectives, Attitudes, and Self-Efficacy Towards Inclusive Education, Mieke Kramer Tavares
A Classic Delphi Study: To Identify and Describe How Elementary School Teacher Leaders Create and Foster a School Culture That Supports Social-Emotional Learning, Nicole Lindemuth
A Phenomenological Study on the Perceived Impact of Bass's Four I's of Transformational Leadership, Yarissa Marn
Millennial Latina Non-Profit Leaders: Exploring Self-Sabotaging Behaviors and Their Journey to Reclaiming Their Power, Tatiana Mendoza-Larreynaga
Perception of Emotional Intelligence and Self Efficacy for School Business Officials at K-12 Districts, Agha Mirza
Cross-Linguistic Awareness in 90/10 Two-Way Bilingual Immersion Programs, Patricia Mondragón-Doty
The Use of Personal Disruption Strategies by Female Executives in the Property Management Industry for Career Advancement, LORRI OLIVER
Shepherds Leading the Flocks: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study of Church Leaders Managing Church Membership During the COVID-19 Pandemic, RBetrice Phillips
Adaptive Leadership: Nurse Executives Building Organizational Adaptive Capacity During Times of Crisis, Challenge, and Change, Kristian Poitier
Barriers That Exemplary Principals Have Overcome to Increase Parent Participation at the School Site, Sandra Quintanilla
A Delphi Study to Explore Successful Implementation of the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme From a Principal's Perspective, Hilary Reynolds
Transition From Military Service to Civilian Middle Management: A Phenomenological Study of the Lived Experiences of African American Veterans, michael roberts
Self-Sabotaging Behaviors of Female Chief Executive Officers of Behavioral Health Organizations and Power Tactics Used to LeadHERship, Jennifer Salgado
A Delphi Study of the Characteristics of School Counselor Leaders Who Have Overcome Adversity, Anita Shirley
Returning to School after a Pandemic and the Lived Experiences of Rural High School Mathematics Teachers on Student Success, Joshua Saúl Silva
Dissertations from 2023
Grit and Leadership: How Exemplary Middle School Principals Use the Principles of Grit to Accomplish Extraordinary Results, Gabriela Aldana
Grounded Roots Research Synthesis: A Meta-Analysis/Meta-Synthesis of Strategies Used by Exemplary Leaders, ROBERT ALLEN
Championing Equity: Culturally Responsive Leadership Strategies of California Community College EOPS Leaders, Cara Demyra Askew
An Exploration of Hispanic Female Principals’ Career Advancement Through the Lens of Intersectionality, Natalie Baptiste
Establishing a Student-Centered Culture: A Case Study Identifying Leadership Skills of Exemplary School Principals, Katie Booth
Professional Development for Classified Managers within the Business Services Departments at California Public School Districts, Juliet Castorena Orozco
Culturally Responsive Library Leadership in the California Community Colleges, Melanie Aponte Chu
Authentic and Unapologetic: Culturally Responsive Leadership Strategies Used by California Community College Senior-Level Leaders of Color, Renee Craig-Marius
A Phenomenological Study on the Informal Learning Experiences of Female Mid-Level Administrators, Kathryn L. Curameng
A Delphi Study of Possible, Probable, and Desirable Futures at 4-Year U.S. Higher Education Institutions by 2035, Mary Cutia-Pluff
Adaptive Leadership During Times of Great Change and Opportunity, Danielle Daubin
The Art of Leadership in Times of Crisis, A Study on How City Managers Led During the COVID-19 Crisis, Lutfullah Fareedzai
Adaptive Leadership: A Phenomenological Study on the Strategies Used by Special Education Directors to Build Adaptive Capacity, Amber Gallagher
How Exemplary Title I Elementary School Principals Lead With an Infinite Mindset, Lindsey Rae Gatfield
The Transformative Mindset of Middle School Principals on Culture and the Impact of Student Achievement, Christina Gfell
The Infinite Mindset: A Phenomenological Study of Exemplary Student Affairs Leaders, Kevin Giang
We Don’t Have to Do All of It Alone: A Phenomenological Study on How Mid-level Leaders in Community Colleges Flourish Through Collaboration and Advocacy, Mackenzie Taylor Klinker Hutchins
Exploring Grit in Exemplary School Superintendents, Denise Jaramillo
Leading from the Middle: Culturally Responsive Strategies Utilized by Mid-Level Student Services Leaders within California Community Colleges, Amandeep Kandola
High Leverage Professional Development Topics that Support the Retention of Special Educators, Meggan Lokken
Leading with Cultura y Corazón: Culturally Responsive Leadership and Latina Mid-Level Leaders in the California Community Colleges, Gabriela Lopez
Stories from the Trenches: An Ethnographic Study on the Culturally Responsive Leadership Strategies of California Community College Financial Aid Leaders, Marina Martinez
Homeless Barriers: A Phenomenological Study of Service Providers in Thurston County, Washington State, michael meredith
Overcoming the Impostor Phenomenon: Exploring the Strategies Special Education Charter School Leaders Used to Cope During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Damaris Ocasio Owens
The Relationship Between Transformational Leadership and Attachment Theory Among Field Grade Officers in the U.S. Army, Rebecca Ochs
Case Study on increasing the amount of High School EL students college and career ready, Octavio Patino
The Superintendent Mindset, Marc Patterson
Red, White, Blue & Black: A Phenomenological Analysis of the African American Officer Experience of Mentorship in the California Army National Guard, Larry B. Rankin II
The Dark Side of Leadership: Mid-Level Managers and Their Experience with Hubristic Behaviors of Executives, Leili Sadaghiani
Planned Happenstance: Career Decision Making and Executive Leaders in the California Community College System, Rita Soultanian
How Exemplary Chief Nurse Executives Utilize the Six Domains of Conflict Transformational Strategies to Establish Common Ground and Produce Breakthrough Results, Michael Thompson
Personal Disruption Strategies Used by K-12 Female Superintendents for Career Advancement, Tricia Thompson
The Role of County Offices of Education in Supporting District Superintendent Effectiveness, Carol Tomeo
The Perception of Army Counselors on the Impact of Emotional Intelligence Training on Army Non-Commissioned Officer Leadership Decision-Making Effectiveness, Geraldine Turituri
The Lived Experience of Hmong Women in Leadership Roles, Nou Vang