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Dissertations Theses
Theses - June 2026
Personality Traits, Psychological Trauma, and Selective Exposure to Gun Violence in the Media
Parris, Juliet J., State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019, M.A.
Subject: Mass communication
A Public Health Approach to Gun Violence: Evaluating Strategies to Improve Intervention and Public Awareness
Spinrad, Michael, Boston University, 2017, M.S.
Subject: Public health
The Influence of Social Media on Teens' Self-Esteem
Gallagher, Shannon M., Rowan University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Social psychology
Respect in the workplace: The journey from understanding to sustaining
MacBeth Shanahan, Lori Leslie, Royal Roads University (Canada), 2009, M.A.
Subject: Management
Between the burro and the smelter: The formation of Mexican American community and identity, Smeltertown, Texas, 1915--1945
Perales, Monica, The University of Texas at El Paso, 1996, M.A.
Subject: Ethnic studies
Cyber-Terrorism: Finding a Common Starting Point
Biller, Jeffrey Thomas, The George Washington University, 2012, LL.M.
Subject: Law
The Johannine Jesus as the interpretive basis for the Johannine logos in light of Philo's logos
Cooper, Mark Dwain, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012, M.A.
Subject: Biblical studies
THE USE OF HUMOR IN INTERNATIONAL PROPAGANDA.
PIKE, DOUGLAS EUGENE, American University, 1961, M.A.
Subject: Journalism
Importance of Effective Leadership for the Success of Mergers and Acquisitions
Berkow, Ken, Pepperdine University, 2017, M.S.
Subject: Management
Hybrid Project Management Methodology for Commercial Construction Projects
Kibler, Chris, The College of St. Scholastica, 2019, M.S.
Subject: Management
A study of cultural differences in parenting and child rearing
Herrera, Ruth A., California State University, Long Beach, 2001, M.S.W.
Subject: Social work
The study of Chinatown as an urban artifice and its impact on the Chinese community in London
Chung, Simone Shu-Yeng, University of London, University College London (United Kingdom), 2005, M.Sc.
Subject: Sociology
Butch in the Streets, Femme in the Sheets; An Examination of Lesbian Dating Scripts
Hahn, Darcy L., Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, 2014, M.A.
Subject: Communication
Are Online Comparisons Damaging our in-Person Connections? Effects of Social Media Use on Romantic Relationships
Quiroz, Selena, Arizona State University, 2019, M.S.
Subject: Social psychology
Remoteness of damage in contract law: An agreement-centred approach
Kramer, Adam M., McGill University (Canada), 2001, LL.M.
Subject: Law
Fear of Crime Through the Ears of a Murderino: The Effect of True Crime Podcasts on Fear of Crime
Bailey, Elizabeth June, Eastern Kentucky University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Criminology
Soft Power, Constructivism and the Rwandan Genocide
Froh, David, The University of Regina (Canada), 2010, M.A.
Subject: Political science
Damage and Stress Concentration Identification in CFRP Composite Structures with Electrical Resistance Tomography and Digital Image Correlation
Gildner, Travis Kleo, University of California, Davis, 2017, M.S.
Subject: Mechanical engineering
The influence of protest songs on the U.S. public: A Vietnam War perspective
Carrillo, Juan Rene, The University of Texas at El Paso, 2014, M.A.
Subject: Communication
The Military Reforms of Gaius Marius in their Social, Economic, and Political Context
Gambino, Michael C., East Carolina University, 2015, M.A.
Subject: Classical studies
Coping_with_PTSD: A textual and visual thematic analysis of Instagram as supportive communication
Bahn, Catherine Elizabeth, Arkansas State University, 2016, M.A.
Subject: Communication
Development and validation of the Toxic Leadership Scale
Schmidt, Andrew Alexander, University of Maryland, College Park, 2008, M.S.
Subject: Occupational psychology
Subversion of the gaze: Degas and the social implications of his dancers
Martin, Lisa Simone, University of Missouri - Kansas City, 2011, A.M.
Subject: Art history
Longitudinal awareness: a study of vulnerability to flooding in polk county, iowa
Dickey, Kerri A., University of South Florida, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Geography
The Role of Culture, Ethics and Credibility in the Misuse of Anonymous Sources: Jayson Blair and The New York Times Scandal
Cajka, Elizabeth, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2005, M.A.
Subject: Journalism
Grenada: The long term effects of the United States intervention
Sheets, Michele S., The University of Texas at Arlington, 2004, M.A.
Subject: Political science
Exploring the effects of scarcity, impulse buying, and product returning behavior in the fast fashion environment among female fashion conscious consumers
Chatvijit, Sasikarn, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2012, M.S.
Subject: Marketing
Fearing the youth: Economic turmoil, adult anxiety and the Japanese "Battle Royale" controversy
Pagel, Caren, Florida Atlantic University, 2011, M.A.
Subject: Film studies
Supporting Children's Oral Language Development in the Infant-toddler Classroom
Conyers, Keri, Mills College, 2013, M.A.
Subject: Language
Beyond good intentions: Critical race theory and the role of non-indigenous allies
Brubacher, Tim, Trent University (Canada), 2008, M.A.
Subject: Native American studies
How Jose Limon's cultural identity influenced three of his choreographic works: "Danzas Mexicanas" (1939), "La Malinche" (1949), and "Missa Brevis"
Lanuza, Celeste, University of California, Irvine, 2013, M.F.A.
Subject: Dance
Developing the LGBT minority stress measure
Outland, Pearl L., Colorado State University, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Counseling Psychology
Getting out without getting strangled: Charlotte Perkins Gilman's solution to Victorian female oppression
McKinzie, Shannon L., University of Wyoming, 2011, M.A.
Subject: American literature
"Unthinkable" Resistance: The Work of Phillis Wheatley and the Discourse of "Race" in Late Eighteenth Century America
Lilly, Dennis, The George Washington University, 2013, M.A.
Subject: American history
A new context for Deese/Roediger-McDermott false memory
Robson, Karen, Simon Fraser University (Canada), 2009, M.A.
Subject: Cognitive psychology
Attitudes and practices of governmental health care professionals toward preventive medicine
Carlson, Amy Beth, Texas Woman's University, 1999, M.S.
Subject: Public health
A retrospective cohort study to determine the association of MMR vaccination coverage and incidence of measles in the United States between 1996 and 2012
Skelton, Emily Anne, Boston University, 2015, M.S.
Subject: Medicine
I read it in a magazine: The socialization of culture in the Millennial Generation
Wilwert, Valerie, Metropolitan State University, 2015, M.A.
Subject: Social psychology
The Enregisterment of Dialects in Japanese YouTube Comments: A Comparative Analysis
Rodriguez, Gabriel R., Georgetown University, 2018, M.A.
Subject: Linguistics
Late Cenozoic glacial-marine, carbonate, and turbidite sedimentation in the northwestern Ross Sea, Antarctica
Reid, David Eugene, Rice University, 1989, M.A.
Subject: Geology
I Know I Am Someone: Michael Jackson, "Thriller", and American Identity
Tenenbaum, Sara, The George Washington University, 2011, M.A.
Subject: American studies
One Hundred Years of Teen Angst: Literary Representations of Adolescent Outsiders in Modernist Novels, Young Adult Novels, and Graphic Novel Memoirs
Fullerton, Jessica, Villanova University, 2012, M.A.
Subject: Literature
Understanding the position of the savior sibling: How can we save lives and protect savior siblings?
Mills, Janelle, Wake Forest University, 2013, M.A.
Subject: Ethics
Looking beyond the surface: The politics of two grade ten history textbooks in Ontario
Joshi, Radhika, Queen's University (Canada), 2014, M.E.
Subject: Social sciences education
Woman as place: The utilization of the female body in horror film
Johnson, Madison Alisa, Clemson University, 2016, M.A.
Subject: Film studies
Horror movie aesthetics: How color, time, space and sound elicit fear in an audience
Fu, Xiangyi, Northeastern University, 2016, M.F.A.
Subject: Design
Social Networks and Internet-Facilitated Child Exploitation: A Review of Existing Material and Call for Research
Ramdass, Tejwantie, Utica College, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Computer science
How the Academy Awards Influence Audience Perception of a Film
Pimentel, Zoilo, Rochester Institute of Technology, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Communication
Operating rooms scheduling at SAMSO
Alzahrani, Jumaan Ali, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (Saudi Arabia), 2013, M.S.
Subject: Systems science