Theses/Dissertations from 2025
A Comparison of Involved and Uninvolved College Students' Stress and Coping During COVID-19, Abbie Alsene
From Columbia to USC, Palestine will be Free: Capturing the Palestinian Student Narrative, Deena Ata
Reframing Equity Gaps: A Descriptive Analysis of Reported Spending for Underrepresented Minorities at Illinois Community Colleges, Terrance Marshall Bond
Cultivating Counter-Stories to Deficit Narrative of Students: A Literacy Problem of Practice, Amanda Brown
Turning the Page on Toxic Friendships: How Stories Can Transform Female Friendships, Ericka Renee Bush
Black Adolecent Girls' Perceptions of Dress Code Violations, Pat A. Carpenter
The Invisible Tapestry Of Whiteness: A Phenomenological Study Of Campus Artifacts At A Historically White University, Shaun N. Crisler
Savior To Ally: Exploring White Students' Decisions to Major in Social Work Through the Lens of White Saviorism, Amy S. Dennison
Speech Defined: A Qualitative Analysis of College Students' Perspectives on Free Expression, Rony Die
Examining the Impact of Conceptual Mathematics Instructional Practices on Middle School Achievement for Low-Income Public-School Students, Tracy L. Donath
Finding the Diaspora: Understanding U.S. Central American Students’ Narratives of Social Justice and Resistance at Four-Year Higher Education Institutions in Illinois, Sandy C. González Rivas
From Likes to Enrollment: How Social Networking Sites Shape College Decision-Making, David Hermann
DO YOU HEAR IT?: PERCEPTIONS OF A VOCATIONAL CALLING AND RETENTION CONSIDERATIONS FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS PROFESSIONALS, Tim Holbrook
How Latine College Students Experience, Maneuver, and Navigate Within the Colonizing Notion of Smartness, Jasmine Jetton-Gonzales
Culturally and Developmentally Appropriate Pedagogy in the Early Childhood Classroom: Exploring the Intersections of Practice, Sarah Knuppel
Improving Student Behavior and Safety on Bus Route 40 Through a Team-Based Climate Intervention, Kathleen M. Lopez Rodriguez
A Qualitative Inquiry into the (In)Visibility of Black Women Leaders in Social Work, Jere Murry
Adult Undergraduates at a Four-Year University: A Qualitative Study of Their Experiences and Perceptions of Support, Kevin Patrick
The Experiences of Black Male DEI Administrators at Historically White Institutions, Kwame R. Patterson Jr
Navigating Intelligence: Exploring the Social Implications of Smartness for Economically Disadvantaged Black Boys, Errika Tenise Baker Perkins
Preschool Developmental Play and Autism, Michelle Brooks Peterson
Institutional Betrayal, Trauma Stewardship, Epistemic Dissensus, and Self-Care: A Document Analysis of Faculty Responses to Title IX Mandated Reporting, Jennifer L. Reichart
The Impact of Bilingual Teacher License, and Years of Experience on Bilingual Student Reading Achievement Across Multiple-Grade Levels, Cuauhtemoc D. Reyes
Celebrando Éxito: Culturally Affirming Practices for Latine Students at Selected Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Tricia Rosado
Building Student-Teacher Relational Trust Through the Promotion of Student Voice Initiatives, Scott Scherquist
Enacting Change in Student Support Services to Meet the Needs of Evolving Student Demographics, Justin Schuch
Transformative Social Emotional Learning Practices and Instructional Engagement in the Kindergarten Classroom, Lisa Skelly
Utilizing Information Technology and Hands-on Learning Practices to Improve Student Learning Outcomes in a High Failure Rate Introductory Programming Course, Todd Edward Thomas
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Navigating Title Ix Changes through the Lived Work Experiences of Title Ix Investigators, Robert Anthony Braswell
EXCLUSION DISGUISED AS ACCESS: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF POSTSECONDARY DISABILITY SERVICE WEBSITES, Lavonne Ciezadlo Kopca
Exclusion Disguised as Access: a Critical Discourse Analysis of Postsecondary Disability Service Websites, Lavonne Ciezadlo Kopca
Systems Efficacy for School Improvement: Creating a Highly Effective, Achievement Centered School Team, Angela Codron
Toward More Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy in Elementary Social Studies, Laura Delgado
Reimagining Rural Readiness: Examining the Challenges of the Rural Working-Class in Education, Todd Dugan
Growing Trust-Building Habits of Novice School Administrators: a Qualitative Research Study, Stacie France
A Community Centered Culturally Responsive Evaluation of Our Behavioral Health Team Using Program Theory, Debra Ann Fritz-Fanning
Exploring the Impacts of Marketing Structure on Enrollment Yield in Higher Education, Mark D. Gibson
Navigating the Maze: Women Experiences Transitioning from Faculty to High-Level Administration in Four-Year Postsecondary Institutions in the United States, Jonathan Hubbell
Navigating the Maze: Women Experiences Transitioning from Faculty to High-Level Administration in Four-Year Postsecondary Institutions in the United States, Jonathan Miles Hubbell
The Effect of Institutionalized Barriers on Historically Excluded Athletic Training Students, Chelsea Kuehner-Boyer
A Global Health Crisis and Its Effects on Teaching Online at a Midwestern Institution, Kari McMullen
Programs and Services That Contribute to African-American Males' Academic Success at Predominantly White Institutions, Aaron Posey
Using an Anti-deficit Framework To Explain the Academic Achievement of Black Men in Higher Education: a Narrative Inquiry, Donald E. Reed
A DISCONNECTED SCHOOL: WHY VERTICAL ALIGNMENT IS NOT USED TO BETTER TRANSITION STUDENTS FROM MIDDLE TO HIGH SCHOOL (A QUALITATIVE STUDY), Timothy Revels
By any Means Necessary: How Black Women Academic Deans Sustain in White Spaces, Tiffani Robertson
A Nursing Program's Journey Through Implementation of Holistic Admissions, Amber Schmidt
What Special Education Teachers Need To Remain: a Qualitative Study, Corey Michael Sharp
Midwest Midlevel Professionals' Perspective on Their Entry-Level Experience: Supervisor Leadership and Its Effect on Employee Retention, Joseph Thomas
Beyond Referrals: Examining Teacher Sentiment and Racial Disparities in Exclusionary Discipline, Sherrilyn Thomas
DEFINING, DISRUPTING, AND DISMANTLING CRIMINALIZING AND DISPARATE DISCIPLINE PRACTICES TOWARD BIPOC STUDENTS: USING A TRANSFORMATIVE ABOLITIONIST FRAMEWORK, Deanne Tucker-White
Pressing Toward Progress: A Phenomenological Study Exploring Perceptions of Wellness Among Black Female Non-traditional Students, Stacey Wiggins
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
What Black Students Need from White Teachers: a Qualitative Inquiry, Renee Sherie Andrews
How I Got over: a Phenomenological Study of Black Vertical Transfer Students’ Academic and Interpersonal Validation at Historically White Institutions ( Hwis ), Brittany Michelle Barber
Perceptions of High Quality Professional Development: Do Teachers and Administrators Agree?, Daniel L. Brown
Digital Citizenship: a Journey to Internet Safety, Lynn Brown
The Crafting of Pre-service Special Education Teachers’ Perceptions of Problem Behavior: a Post-intentional Phenomenological Study, Jamillah Gilbert
Shared Reflection on the Perceived Effect of Culturally Responsive School Leadership on Student Suspension Data in K-8th Grade Chicago Public Schools, Christopher Alan Donald Graves
More than a Framework: Adopting an Equity Mindset Action Steps for School Leaders To Enact Change, Michelle Y. Hassan
Response to Intervention: Are We on the Right Path?, Teri Justus
Ex ( in ) Clusion: an Exploratory Case Study of Student Participation in Dual Credit Coursework, Rodrigo Lopez
Shifting from a System of Grades to a Culture of Learning: Moving toward a More Equitable Culture of Assessment, Jennifer Pamela McCoy
Exploring Informal Mentoring Relationships between Faculty and Undergraduate Students at a Midwest, Urban Institution, Thomas O'Ryan Menchhofer
“Who Will Guard the Guards Themselves ”: a Phenomenological Discourse Analysis on How Whiteness and White Supremacy Are Upheld by White Hearing Officers on Community College Campuses, Amanda Jane Mesirow
In Debt and Educated Af! the Pursuit of Learning and the Will To Teach: Black Educators' Perspectives, Myskeshia Latrice Mitchell
Building Authentic Relationships: Creating a Supportive Environment for Black, Indigenous, and / or People of Color, Kimberly M. Norton
Tale of Two Toddlers: an Exploration of Policies and Procedures for the Magnet School Process, Mary A. Schloz
What Factors Motivated Female and Minority Students To Pursue a Career in Healthcare, Ken Smith
Shifting the Academic Leadership Paradigm: Culturally Responsive Associate Deans in Illinois Community Colleges, Cathy Y. Taylor
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Bombazo Epistemology a Syllabus of Survival: Dismantling Settler Colonialism's Philosophy in the Stolen Land, Armen Alvarez
Faculty Voices in Faculty-Led Programs Abroad, Tara M. Augspurger
Do “You Have To Be Better? ”: a Narrative Inquiry Exploration of Black Female Former Ncaa Division I Student-Athletes’ Experiences in Athletic Departments, Jessica Jeanne Brown
The Impact of Implicit Education Debt on the Lives of African American Mothers in Phd Programs: a Phenomenological Research Study, Tiffany S. Bumpers
The Effects of Co-planning on Co-teaching Service Delivery Models, Amber Elizabeth Buss
White Faculty Responses to Implicit Racial Bias and Racially Responsive Pedagogy in the Community College Classroom, Julie Anne Clemens
An Examination of Student Success and Barriers in a Foundational Secondary Teacher Education Online Course, Gary Higham
The Downside of Financial Aid: an Analysis of Student Loan Default at a Midwest Public University, Brian William Johnston
Empathy Matters: Building Relationships One Story at a Time, David Lee LaFrance
Understanding Female Millennial Administrators and Their Perceptions and Experiences of Leadership in the Community College, Kerri Langdon
Nothing for Us, about Us, without Us, Dream Action Niu: ( re ) Formation of Undocumented and Mixed-Status Students’ Identities of Resistance, Sandra Watson López
Standards-Aligned Math Curriculum, Student Demographics, and School Improvement: an Investigation of Illinois’ Lowest-Performing K-8 Schools, Christine Paxson
Portrait of a"Gentlemanly"Profession: Whiteness and the Persistent Racial Imperviousness of Accounting, Adam J. Saatkamp
The Latino Underground: Decolonizing Knowledge through a Hip-Hop Testimonio Project, Jorge J Sanchez
How Middle and High School Principals Provide Culturally Responsive Leadership for Underrepresented Students in Stem: a Qualitative Comparative Case Study, Kenneth Jerome Sanderson
Revenue Inequalities across Public Universities in the Midwest: What Differentiates the Haves and the Have Nots?, Edward Vize
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Restorative Practices: Its Impact on Racial Inequity in Pk-12 Schools, Shelia Evonne Boozer
Perceptions of Illinois Community College Chief Academic Officers: Fulfilling the Mission, Mark A. Coykendall
A Qualitative Study of the Motivations and Experiences of African Students in Community Colleges in the United States, Ansumana Darboe
Helping Students in the Heartland: Student Affairs at Rural Community Colleges, Gabe Estill
Womanist Ways in a Man's World: Unpacking Anti-blackness in Higher Education Enrollment Management Roles, Mesha C Garner
Gobelin or Guild? : a Foucauldian Analysis of Teachers' Professional Learning under the Illinois Essa, Carrie Hruby
Calculating the Cost of New Student Matriculation in a Midwestern Community College, Daniel Joseph Kelly