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Dissertations

A collection of dissertations from the Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership program at University of Massachusetts Global.

Dissertations from 2022 2022

Crisis Leadership of Exemplary Superintendents of Urban Elementary K–8 Districts During the COVID-19 Crisis of 2020, Raymond Andry

Female African American Deans’ Rise to Success: Navigating and Conquering Self-Sabotaging Behaviors by Taking Back Their Power, Davina Bailey

How Exemplary Special Education Administrators Lead From the Heart Using Mark Crowley’s Four Principles (Building a Highly Engaged Team, Connecting on a Personal Level, Maximizing Employee Potential, and Valuing and Honoring Achievements) to Accomplish Extraordinary Results in Their Schools, Aimee Barnard

Overcoming the Imposter Phenomenon: Exploring the Strategies Secondary Educators Used to Cope During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Barbra J.C. Bedwell

A Study to Identify and Describe the Influence of Political Styles on Latino Officers in Los Angeles County when Attaining the Rank of Captain, German Caballero

How Exemplary Elementary Principals Lead From the Heart Using Mark Crowley’s Four Principles (Building a Highly Engaged Team, Connecting on a Personal Level, Maximizing Employee Potential, and Valuing and Honoring Achievements) to Accomplish Extraordinary Results in their Schools, Kelly Castillo

Exemplary Latino School District Superintendents’ Use of Emotional Intelligence as They Lead Their Organizations, Ivan Chaidez

Meaning Making Within Charter Schools, Kimberly Chastain

The Phenomenological Study on the Impact of Servant Leadership for Establishing a Culture of High Performance as Perceived by Middle School Principals of Title I Middle Schools, Freddie Chavarria

A Mixed Methods Study of How High School Principals Build Trust With Staff Using Weisman’s Five Domains of Trust Model, Danielle Clark

Gatekeeping Experiences Latina Superintendents Encountered as They Attained Their Superintendent Position, Julie Corona

Latina Superintendents and the Role Cultural Intelligence Plays in Their Leadership: El Líderazgo Inteligente de Superintendente Latinas, Cristina Cortes

How Exemplary High School Principals Who Utilize Heart-Led Principles Achieve Extraordinary Results, Jeyan Danesh

Female African American Higher Education Chief Executives: An Explanatory Mixed Methods Study of Their Use of Personal Power to Dismantle Self-Sabotage, La Toya Davis, nee Goodrum

The Impact of Emotional Intelligence on the Leadership of Chief Human Resources Officers in the California Community Colleges System, Tonya Davis

How Exemplary Black Women Leaders Use Influence to Achieve Extraordinary Results, Catrena Elliott

Remote Learning - The Future of Education: Effective Instructional Strategies Used by Parent Educators and Recommendations for Building Capacity, Raelene Ferguson Haugen

Learning to Fly: The Impact of Project-Based Learning on Development of the 4Cs in the Elementary Grades, Deborah Francois

Exemplary Practices Which Support Achievement Gaps in Reading and Writing for Hispanic ELL Learners in Title I Twenty-First Century Elementary Schools, Melinda Gonzalez

Brand and Culture Fusion: How Marketing Directors Lead Brand and Culture Alignment at Private Non-Profit Higher Education Institutions, Erin Hales

Designing and Delivering K-12 Education Professional Development: A Delphi Study, Christalle Hart

Music as a Form of Therapy in the K-4 Special Education Classroom: A Phenomenological Study, Roger Hattaway

A Phenomenological Study to Describe How Exemplary Entrepreneur Women Leaders of Small Business Use Mark Crowley’s Four Heart-Led Principles to Accomplish Extraordinary Results, Stephanie Herrera

Leading with Heart: How Exemplary K-5 Principals Demonstrate Transformational Leadership Through Heart-Based Practices, Teresa Hubbard

A Phenomenological Study of Exemplary Corporate Learning and Development Leaders Leading From the Heart, Randa Jad-Moussa

A Delphi Study of the Most Effective Actions Taken by Rural Superintendents in California to Improve Achievement for English Learners, Diana Jimenez

The Impact of Academic Advisor Behaviors on Persistence of Pregnant and Single Mothers at 4-Year Nontraditional Universities: A Mixed Methods Study, Kristina King

Writing Instruction for Multilingual Learners, Leticia Kiwan

Teacher Leadership: A Delphi Study, Critical Leadership Skills and Personal Dispositions Necessary for Teacher Leaders to Effectively Lead Educational Change Initiatives in TK–12 Public Schools, Jennifer E. Larson

The Relationship Between Equity Funding Levels and Success of African American Students at California Community Colleges, Yulian Ligioso

From the Battlefield to the Classroom: An Exploration of Post-9/11 Female Combat Veterans Who Completed Graduate School After Military Service, Arthur Littler III

A Phenomenological Study on How Exemplary Community College Chief Human Resource Officers Lead From the Heart to Accomplish Extraordinary Results, Angela Love

Cultural Intelligence Practices Community College Presidents Use to Lead Their Organization, Jennifer Marta

Gay Male K-12 School Leaders' Self-Sabotaging Behaviors and Their Journey to Reclaiming Their Power: An Explanatory Mixed Methods Study, John McCarthy

A Study on How U.S. Army Financial Managers Led During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Maya McMahan

The Impact of Job Satisfaction on Retention and Motivation for Leadership Advancement of the U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Millennial Supervisors, Kelvin Medlock

A Delphi Study of the Skills Necessary for a Speech-Language Pathologist or Occupational Therapist to be Successful in a Leadership Position, Jessica Miller

Female Assistant Superintendents: Using Personal Power to Overcome Self-Sabotage, Kristen Miller

A Crisis Should Not Be Wasted: A Phenomenological Study on How Female Leaders from Military Academic Institutions Find Common Ground During Crisis, Diana Molodilo

Grounded Leadership: Exploring Health and Wellness Strategies of Company Grade Officers in the California Army National Guard, Greg Montanio

The Essential Characteristics of Coaching That Secondary Principals Perceive Support Effective Leadership at School Sites, Bryanna Norton

The Road to Completion: Campus-Based Support Services that Lead to an Increase in Success Rates for Postsecondary Students with Foster Care Experience Using the Six Factors of Student Success, Whitney Ortega

Mental Health Stigma and Law Enforcement Officers, Moses Park

The Ripple of Influence: The New ROI for Nonprofit Human Service CEOs, Lucinda Perry Jones

Using Communication Accommodation in Political Communications, Aziz Popal

Leading for Excellence, Erin Riley

The Perceived Impact of the Five Areas of Spiritual Intelligence of California Community College Administrators on the Integrated Spiritual Intelligence Scale and Their Ability to Lead, Senorina Saldivar

Phenomenological Study on Leaders With Heart: Examining the Effects of Heart-Led Leadership With Remote Employees, Aries Sanders

Shattering Your Own Glass Ceiling: The Self-Sabotaging Behaviors of Secondary Female Principals and Strategies Used to Overcome Them, Ashley Sandor

Employee Engagement, Brain-based Psychological Safety, and the Sales Professional, Cheri Sherman

The Art of Leadership in Times of Crisis, Valissa Tisdale

Developing and Maintaining Resilience in Charter School Executive Directors, Erika Vanderspek

A Phenomenological Study to Describe How Hispanic Entrepreneur Women Use Mark Crowley’s Four Principles to Accomplish Extraordinary Results, Elizabeth Vargas

Effective School Board Presidents: Team Dynamics and Teamwork Strategies During Times of Complex School Board Decisions A Dissertation by James Vaughn, Jr., James Vaughn

Overcoming Self-Sabotage: The Self-Sabotaging Behaviors that Impact the Career Development of Female Charter School Superintendent/CEOs, Heather Vennes

How Exemplary Female Superintendents in Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego Counties in Southern California Lead From the Heart, Jeanine Wulfenstein

Heart-Led Behaviors of Exemplary Unified School District Superintendents, Sepideh Yeoh

Dissertations from 2021 2021

The Five Positive Stress-Inducing Categories Used by Higher Education Department Chairs to Lead Organizational Change, Hany Amin

The Politics of Superintendent-Board Relationships: The Strategies Exemplary Suburban Elementary School District Superintendents Use to Work With the Political Styles of Board Members, Susan Andreas-Bervel

A Sequential Explanatory Mixed Methods Study of Chief Nurse Executives on Creating a Culture of Inclusiveness, Toloue Aria

A Phenomenological Study of Exemplary Charter School Executive Directors Leading From the Heart, Giovanna Arzaga

International Students’ Perceived Support and Barriers Adapting to the New Cultural Experience in a Southern California University, Jeanette Ayala

Exploring Factors Influencing the Transition of Adult Students From Noncredit to Credit Community College Courses, Kevin Baker

Black Parents Matter, Too: Identifying and Overcoming the Barriers to School Participation for African American Parents, Alycia Benson

African American Elementary School Principals' Perspectives of the African American Student Achievement Gap, Lisa Broomfield

Effective Mindfulness Practices for Reducing Veteran Teacher Perceived Stress, Michael Brouillette

Phenomenological Study on the Lived Experience of Black Women in Positions of Leadership in California State Government, Tonia Burgess

Forty Years After the Larry P. Decision: School Psychologists’ Perceptions of the Assessment of African American Students with Specific Learning Disabilities, Shara Cabreros

The Student Voice: Experiences of First-Generation, Adult, Latino Male Tutees Learning within a Peer Tutoring Environment, Shawn M. Carney

The Impact of Organizational Citizenship and School Culture and Climate Behaviors of Small Elementary School Principals, Teresa Cowan-Fayter

Exemplary Leaders’ Use of Power and Influence to Cultivate an Ethical Organizational Climate: Case Studies of Millennial Leaders in Admissions/Enrollment Management in Private Non-profit Higher Education, Sasha Crowley

Strategies Exemplary Mental Health Leaders Use to Stay Grounded While Working with Veterans, Audrey Dangtuw

Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act ( WIOA) Programs: Examining: WIOA Impact on At-Risk Disconnected Youth's Academic, Career, and Personal Development, Shellie Dansby

Career and Technical Education Students Advancing to Higher Education Through Faculty Mentoring, Joneane P. Davis

Leadership Strategies Exemplary Unified School District Superintendents Use to Create a Culture of Inclusiveness, Lynn J Carmen Day

Common Ground Leadership in California Private, Nonprofit Colleges and Universities: Transformative Behaviors in the Higher Education Field, Monique DeRuiter-Ouwinga

The Culturally Intelligent School Leader: Leadership Strategies of Exemplary Elementary School Principals in Creating a Culture of Inclusiveness, Leila Dodge

Communication Technology Within Community Colleges, Nicole Dunne

How Exemplary Industrial Production Managers Lead Successfully Through the Turbulence of the COVID-19 Crisis, Wendi Fast

How Exemplary Industrial Production Managers Lead Successfully Through the Turbulence of the COVID-19 Crisis, Wendi Fast

Los Graduados; Factors affecting first-generation Hispanic males attainment of a terminal degree, Frank Figueroa

The Perception of First-Generation Community College Students with Regards to the Academic Impact of Student Support Services: A Phenomenological Study, Rubinder Garcha

Exploring Resilience in Exemplary Rural School Superintendents, Silas Gaussoin-Radcliffe

Strategies Superintendents Use to Build Leadership Capacity with Executive Teams, Andrew Leonard Giannini

From Barriers to Success: How Elementary School Principals Strategically Lead Schools to Become 21st Century Learning Exemplar Schools, Heather Gold

Exemplary Urban Unified District Superintendents Leading With Transformational Strategies During the COVID-19 Global Health Crisis, Sandra Hernandez

Community College ESL and English Composition Faculty Collaboration, Lynn Hovde

Teachers Attitudes Regarding Adverse Childhood Experiences, Trauma-Informed Educational Practices, and Student Resiliency, Alyson Reynolds Kohl

The Phenomenological Study on the Impact of Servant Leadership for Establishing a Culture of High Performance as Perceived by High School Principals, Angela Lawyer

How Do Exemplary Public School Superintendent Lead During Turbulent Times by Relying on Their Moral Purpose, Concern for the Collective Interest, Personal Temperament, and Resilience, Jason Lea

Dames Paving Pathways to Directorships. A Study About Female Leaders in Art Museums in the United States, Mechele Manno

A Phenomenological Replication Study on the Unique Challenges Experienced by Veterans Diagnosed with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) While Attending a California State University (CSU) in Riverside, San Diego, San Bernardino, or Orange County, Ralph Martinez

Leadership Strategies That Exemplary K-12 Latina Superintendents in California Use to Create an Organizational Culture of Inclusiveness Using Kennedy’s Five Leadership Qualities of Cultural Differences, Martha Martín Pérez

Vocational Education: CNA Students’ Perspectives of Soft Skills in Training and The Workplace, Kimberly S. McClendon-Payton

Washington State Community College Leaders: Perceptions of the 2018 American Association of Community Colleges Competencies for Community College Leaders, Teresa McDermott

A Delphi Study of the Most Desirable Qualifications for Selecting Entry-Level School Site Administrators with no Prior Administrative Experience, Toshimi Minami

A Mixed Methods Analysis of the Relationship Between Independent Study Teachers’ Emotional Intelligence and At-Risk Students Academic Success, Stephanie Niemeyer

The Challenges of Lesbian Senior Leaders in the Army Branch of the Department of Defense, Ella Nunley-Spaights

A Study on How Retired U.S. Army First Sergeants Led Their Troops Throughout Turbulent Times in Afghanistan During Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Freedom Sentinel, Enrique Ortega

How Elementary Principals Use the Six Sources of Influence to Achieve Extraordinary Results, Monette Perez