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Submit Your DissertationDissertations from 2019
Coaching for Change: Teacher Perceptions of the Impact of Personalized, Reflective Professional Development, Emily Davis
Role Reversal: Exploring the M&A Process When the Family Firm is the Acquirer, Darin Dredge
Beyond Resettlement: The Role of Ethiopian Refugee Diaspora in Homeland Peacebuilding, Etsegent Endale
Hedge Fund Ownership and Auditor-Client Contracting In U.S. Firms, Sarah Feltus
Student Self Perception of the Benefits of Service Learning in an Alternative Education Program, Barbara Fuqua
Psychological Ownership of Simple Jobs: The Effect of Job Crafting, John S. Furrh III
One and Two-Step Estimation of Time Variant Parameters and Nonparametric Quantiles, Bogdan Gadidov
Big 4 Office Personnel and Audit Quality, Jacob Gatlin
Teacher Perspectives on Content Literacy in Elementary Schools, Jontia Grace
Kurds Under Threat: The Role of Kurdish Transnational Networks During Peace and Conflict (2004-2017), Deniz Gumustekin
WHEN STEALING TIME AT WORK SEEMS JUSTIFIED: THE INFLUENCE OF ORGANIZATIONAL JUSTICE ON TIME BANDITRY, Jamey Halleck
AUDITING UNDER THE INFLUENCE: THE ROLE OF CLIENT GENDER IN AUDIT NEGOTIATIONS, Jennifer Hamrick
Biologically Interpretable, Integrative Deep Learning for Cancer Survival Analysis, Jie Hao
The Missing Mirror: A Critical Content Analysis of Multicultural Children's Literature with Black Male Characters, Wendy Harris
Thinking Beyond the Text: Examining Teachers’ Dispositions of Critical Thinking in Elementary Social Studies Classrooms Through the Use of Socratic Seminars, Jacqueline Hunter
Perceptions and Grievances: Impact of Resource Governance on Protracted Conflicts in Nigeria's Niger Delta, John B. Idamkue
STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF FACTORS RELATED TO TRANSITION PLANNING THAT SUPPORT THEIR PURSUIT OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, Nancy Johal Singh
A Woman Surrounded: Exploring the Reintegration of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Survivors in Nigeria, nicole junker
Deep Embedding Kernel, Linh Le
The Informed Human Firewall: The Impact of Knowledge Dimensions on Employees' Secure Behavior, Ashraf Mady
THE EFFECTS OF SUCCESSOR CEO’S ORIGIN ON AUDITORS’ CLIENT RISK ASSESSMENT AND CONTINUANCE DECISIONS FOLLOWING A CORPORATE SCANDAL, Nelson Mlotshwa
MAKING GOOD DECISIONS: AN ATTRIBUTION MODEL OF DECISION QUALITY IN DECISION TASKS, Bethany Niese
K-12 Community of Inquiry: A Case Study of K-12 Online Social Studies Teacher Practice in a Virtual School, Kyle Sanders
Does Aid Really Help? The Nexus Between Development Aid and State-Society Resilience in Fragile Situations, Cyrel San Gabriel
Millennial Perceptions of Leadership as an Influential Factor in Nursing Retention: A Phenomenological Study, M'Lyn Spinks
Ordinal HyperPlane Loss, Bob Vanderheyden
Post-Conflict Justice and Legal Traditions: A New Conceptual Framework, Maureen E. Wilson
Entrepreneur-Venture Fit and Burnout: Moderating Effects of Entrepreneurial Passion, David Witt
Cracked Windows, Broken Mirrors, and Closed Doors: A Critical Content Analysis of African American Children's Books, Tiffany World
Dissertations from 2018
Leadership For Student Engagement, Felicia Angelle
Principals and the Phenomenon of Neoliberal Audit Culture, James A. Bishop
The Lived Experience of Afghan Women Refugees in Three Metropolitan Areas of the Southeastern US: A Phenomenological Study, Brenda Brown DNS, RN, CNE
Investigating Information Security Policy Characteristics: Do Quality, Enforcement and Compliance Reduce Organizational Fraud?, Dennis T. Brown
Art & Agency: Transforming Relationships of Power Through Art in Iraqi Kurdistan, Autumn Cockrell-Abdullah
Cognitively Guided Instruction in Elementary Mathematics: Understanding Factors That Influence Classroom Implementation, Teresa A. Conowal
Examination of K-12 School Administrators’ Perceptions of Their Preparation to Lead Special Education Programs, Jaime Davies
Teacher Practices to Help Alternative Education Students, Angela Daws
The Outcomes of Offering a Working Lunch Session in Improving Adolescent Students’ Assignment Completion Rate and Academic Achievement in Mathematics, Kristian Edgeman
Schisms and Conflict Management in New African Immigrants’ Religious Organizations in the Greater Atlanta Area, Christina Edwards
I Was Clear with My Goals, Where I’m Heading, and What I Wanted with My Life: Life History of an Omani Woman and Nurse Leader, Christie Emerson
IS A PENSION FUND'S MIX OF FAIR VALUE INVESTMENTS, AUDIT TYPE, AND AUDIT QUALITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE FIRM'S CREDIT RATING?, Trevor England
Assistant Principals and the Phenomenon of Leadership Coaching, Thomas Flugum
On-site, Ongoing, and Individualized Professional Development: A Case Study at Rural Charter School, Ashley Funderburke
Exploring the Interpersonal Dynamics of the Supervisory Triad of Pre-Service Teacher Education: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis, Anna E. Hart
AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF ORGANIZATIONAL SECURITY RISK MANAGEMENT FOR IMPROVED EFFECTIVENESS, Angela Jackson-Summers
Mathematics Academic Achievement of Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, Sarah Kinney Maddox
The Effect of Leadership Coaching on the Self-Efficacy of New Assistant Principals, Michael Manzella
THE INCLUSION OF WOMEN’S ISSUES IN PEACE NEGOTIATION AGREEMENTS: GUATEMALA, EL SALVADOR, AND COLOMBIA, Natalia F. Meneses
Zero Tolerance, Zero Justice: Teacher Perceptions of Using Restorative Justice, Ajayi Monell
VIEWS FROM THE BLACKBOARD: EXPLORING PERSPECTIVES OF COTEACHING IN ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHERS, Ashley Mounts-Gray
Promoting Growth and Self-Efficacy: A Phenomenological Study of the Lived Experiences of First-Year Assistant Principals, Debra Murdock
Transitioning to a Personalized Learning Environment Leveraging One-to-One Devices, Rebecca G. Myers
Investigating the Lived Experiences of Teachers Implementing Response to Intervention in an Urban Elementary School Setting: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study, Nicole Powell Mitchell
PLANNING TO ASSIST LOW ACHIEVERS: PERSPECTIVES OF INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERS AND TEACHERS, Andrea Ridley
Effects of Online Parental Remediation in Alternative School Mathematics, Thomas Rogers
A Case Study for a Broadened Definition of Arts Integration in Instructional Methods, Maria Rosario-Regan
Trust and Distrust Scale Development: Operationalization and Instrument Validation, John D. Rusk
SOCIAL CAPITAL AND DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES IN A TOP MANAGEMENT TEAM, Blaine Schreiner
English Learner Course Scheduling: Practice, Implications, and Aspirations, AZIZA SIMMONS
Data Analytics in an Audit: Examining Fraud Risk and Audit Quality, Sondra Smith
Exploring Men who have sex with men’s HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Initiation Decision-making Processes in the Southern United States, Portia Thomas
LIVED EXPERIENCE OF NEWLY APPOINTED ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS WHO RECEIVE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP COACHING, Scott Townsend
Intuition in Employee Selection: Examining the Conditions for Accurate Intuitive Hiring Decisions, Vinod Vincent
SEX MAY SELL BUT GENDER IDENTITY PREDICTS: AN INVESTIGATION OF COLLEGE STUDENTS’ PROPENSITY TO JOIN ENTREPRENEURSHIP CLUBS, Jerald Wallace
AUDIT COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT OF INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING, Andrea B. Weickgenannt
Pedagogical Examination of Alternative Keys with SEL-Strategies (P. E. A. K. S.): An Examination of Social Emotional Learning Pedagogy, Rezenia Wilson
Conflict Sensitivity and Conservation: Evaluating Design, Implementation & Practice, Amanda S. Woomer
Sustaining Change Through Individualized Coaching, Jody Worth
Self-Regulation & Student Achievement in Mathematics, DeAnne Young
Dissertations from 2017
R00ting the Ingroup: Anonymous and Social Identities in the Digital Sector, Crystal Armstrong
Built to Last: Exploring Family Strategy in Dynastic Business Families, Mark William Auger
The Impact of Parental Involvement on Student Success: School and Family Partnership From The Perspective of Students, Tyler Bailey
Governance Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Land Guards and Land Protection in Ghana, David Kwasi Bansah
REDEFINING THE SALES CALL, Judi Billups
The Evolution of Pre-Service Teachers TPACK After Completing an Undergraduate Technology Integration Course, Sherri Booker
Merger and Acquisition Financial Reporting Outcomes: An Examination of Non-Audit Fees and the Impact on Auditor Independence, Jimmy Carmenate
Are Out-Of-Period Adjustments a Type of Stealth Restatement? An Examination of Non-Audit Services, Clawback Provisions, and Out-Of-Period Adjustments, Cori Oliver Crews
Rebuilding Relationships after Civil War: Relational Justice and Ex-Combatant Reintegration in Liberia, Ferdinand Kwaku Danso
THE EFFECT OF MULTIAGE GROUPING ON THE SELF-ESTEEM OF STUDENTS, Aaron Farrant
Combining Grievance and Feasibility: Improving our Understanding of Civil Conflict Onset, Kimberly Fletcher
Warrior to Civilian: The Impact of Social Identity and Emotional Well-being on the Community Reintegration of US Service Members and Veterans, Mary E. Fortson-Harwell
What’s In It For Me? Consumer Perceived Value of Marketing Activities as a Driver of Consumer Brand Engagement on Social Network Sites., Mary Jane Gardner
Confronting and Understanding Factors of Teacher Turnover: A Deep-rooted Phenomenon Employing an Autoethnographic Perspective, Elizabeth G. Hill
Teacher Perceptions of School-Based and District Professional Development, Ashley Kennedy
A Little Birdy Told Me: Educators’ Experiences with Twitter as a Professional Learning Network, Valerie King