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Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Etudes for marimba: An assessment of intermediate and advanced techniques with four new works, William Alderman
The origins and development of the Cuban Danzas for the piano in the works of Manuel Saumell, Ignacio Cervantes, Ernesto Lecuona and Gisela Hernandez, Yanet Bermudez Ortiz
The effect of microglial cell dysfunction on multi-modal pre-pulse inhibition, Michelle Besser
An examination of Maria Schneider’s big band artistry through the lens of wind band arranging, Amy Birdsong
Camargo Guarnieri's Twenty Estudos: A commitment to Brazilian nationalism and virtuosity, Steven Brancaleone
Reevaluating student engagement: Exploring and applying alternative assignments in higher education undergraduate applied saxophone, Anthony S. Cincotta II
Developing and establishing validity evidence for a measure of Situational Leadership in an outdoor leadership context, Guy B. DeBrun
Higher education vulnerability: An assessment model, Daniel A. Finseth
Affectionately attached: The impact of attachment styles on sexual self-concept among adults who identify as LGBTGEQIAP+, Karli M. Fleitas
Effects of age on amplitude-modulated cVEMP temporal modulation transfer function, Raghav H. Jha
Impact of diabetes mellitus on vestibular function: A scoping review, Ellen M. Jones
An introduction to five selected modern Korean art songs, Gagok, by composers Guisook Lee and Jiyoun Chung, Ji Hee Kim
Maurice Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin: Human emotions, grief, and the history of the Tombeau, Tin V. La
Reality of counseling in pediatric audiology clinical practice, Lara Leggio
Role of EMG monitoring on cVEMP testing in preschool age children, Brenna Murray
Leading a community promise: A mixed method study exploring the dynamics of adaptive leadership and student success, Elizabeth M. Narehood
Selected Lieder transcriptions of Franz Liszt and Leopold Godowsky: A comparative analysis, Jeremiah Padilla
The reed-above embouchure: History, geography and new avenues for clarinet pedagogy, Gregorio Maria Paone
The directional effect of target position on spatial selective auditory attention, Heesung Park
Observing how college students process culturally responsive test items, Chris R. Patterson
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth experiencing homelessness: A qualitative study, Bryan A. Pecoraro
Children’s experiences of parental death, “Lost but still remembered”, Nour Salem
Designing movement-based Interventions to promote self-regulation in early childhood, Gayatri Sardana
The lived experience of counseling students in natural disaster, Amy M. Sirocky-Meck
The art of sustaining orchestras through intentional educational experiences, Kimberly Souther
Age-related decline in neural synchrony and the FFR, Haley Szabo
Investigating the specific links between adverse childhood experiences and vulnerability to suicide: A mixed methods study, Priyata Thapa
A novel examination of none-of-the-above as it influences examinee item responses, Kathryn N. Thompson
The S9 model: A comprehensive framework for conceptualizing student suicidality, Katherine C. Wilson
Assessing word recognition in infants with a history of chronic otitis media, Sarah Wright
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Decolonizing and enriching opera: A Nigerian folktale one act opera, Miracle O. Amah
Remote-frequency masking and speech perception in adults, Taylor L. Arbogast
Strategies and methods of training teacher emotional competence, Christina D. Beaton
A poet's voice: Music in service to poetry: Elements of text painting in Juliana Hall's song cycle "How Do I Love Thee?", Hayley Z. Coughin
A poet's voice: Music in service to poetry: Elements of text painting in Juliana Hall's song cycle "How Do I Love Thee?", Hayley Z. Coughin
Black girl magic: The endurance of enslaved mothers’ lessons, Briana G. Gaines
A Compositional Trinity for Viola: Three Caprices Evoking Heritage, Faith, and Urban Culture, Aiveen Gallagher
Quasi-experimental design and outcomes of a graduate clinician and caregiver-infant coaching intervention in a university speech-language pathology program, Shiree C. Harbick
Impact of parental substance misuse on attachment in young adults: A qualitative approach, Susan E. Hardman
Activist, entrepreneur, leader: The influence of social justice advocacy and entrepreneurial orientation on leader self-efficacy, Kathleen Q. Johnson
The relationship between leader composure and career derailment potential, and the moderating effect of race, James D. Krauss
Temporal modulation transfer functions of amplitude-modulated cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials in young adults, Kerri Lawlor
Promoting attainment: Examining the impact of institutional expenditure patterns on graduation rates, Matthew Lovesky
Taking time: Part-time students and student learning outcomes assessment, Sarah K. H. MacDonald
Equitable counselor education: Promoting a sense of belonging in master's counseling students, Jessica E. Mastrangelo
CALM-MO: An integrative tool for psychological mindfulness, Charles L. Miller
A survey of cochlear implant clinical protocols in India, Ariana Morris
Exploring the role of defense styles in the relationship between childhood adversity and vicarious trauma, Stewart Nafziger
The relationship between the vestibular ocular reflex and perception in young healthy adults, Susanne Nelson
Delivery of parent-child interaction therapy in a telehealth format: Reducing disruptive behaviors in pediatric traumatic brain injury, Emily D. Pogue
Learning improvement at scale: Improving rhetorical awareness in a first-year writing program, Caroline Prendergast
The relationship between quality of life outcomes and social hearing for cochlear implant recipients using the NCIQ and PIPSL, Bonnie A. Purtill
Musikah v’Ḥalil, “Music and the Flute”: The use of Jewish prayer in flute and piano music, Kathryn L. Rudnik
The use of complex-structure items in multistage testing, Paulius Satkus
Operationalizing the gift of love (GOL) in interpersonal reconstructive therapy (IRT): An examination of the role of meaning reconstruction in therapeutic change., Eliza Stucker-Rozovsky
The “new” normal: A mixed methods study of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on college student sense of belonging, Hunter Swanson
Amplitude-modulated cVEMP (AMcVEMPs) versus transient cVEMP response properties: Possible implications, Andrew Thorne
An investigation of the violin teaching method of Lin Yaoji from a personal perspective, Mo Zhou
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
How college men describe their understanding of sexual assault, Sarah Anolik
A pedagogical approach to the technical aspects of Eugène Ysaÿe’s solo violin sonatas No. 5 and No. 6, Jianda Bai
Dual task study of cognitive and postural interference: Development of a methodology for use in vestibular disorders, Valerie Beacham
Nature and its place in professional counseling: A qualitative study of expert views, experiences, and future plans, Matthew V. Bukowski
An annotated list and searchable database of works for trumpet and piano by living American composers, Shelby R. Carico
Borderline personality disorder: A review and analysis through the lens of the unified theory, Paulihna S. Cechak
Stereo hearing with unilateral bone conduction amplification, Megan Crouse
Healing attachment wounds: Drama therapy within an interpersonal theoretical frame as a group treatment modality, Julia Dobner-Pereira
Getting caught-up in the process: Does it really matter?, Nikole Gregg
Reimagining racism: It's more than Black & White, Morgan E. Gunter
Virtual manhood acts within social networks: The enactment of toxic masculinity on Reddit, Christian D. Haase
Systems leadership on seamless and transparent national-level transfer credit system: A mixed methods study, Sevinj Iskandarova
An entrepreneurial mindset: Not just for entrepreneurs, Lindsay M. King
Language sampling with older school-aged children: Examination of analyses and sampling contexts, Michelle Lenhart
An exploration of knowledge type and firm performance: A study in the MLB, Adam E. Lindberg
American euphonium literature: Trends and analysis from the Golden Age of Bands through the 21st century, Phillip M. Marion
Post-application factors affecting community college enrollment, Kyle L. McCarrell
Experiencing the pull and push: Influences on independent contractor motivation and job satisfaction, Andrew D. Miller
Adverse childhood experiences and self-reported emotional well-being for well-functioning young adults: The case of Burundian college students, Peace N. Ningabire
Does coding method matter? An examination of propensity score methods when the treatment group is larger than the comparison group, Beth A. Perkins
Words, music, memory: An exploration of four soprano song cycles by Lori Laitman based on poetry by victims of the Holocaust, Sheena Ramirez
The underrepresented French trombone: A recording and written document of rarely performed 20th century trombone literature of the Paris Conservatory, Kyle A. Remnant
Five songs by Armstrong Gibbs (1889-1960): From nostalgia to Christian hope and the assurance of heaven, James K. Richardson
Homelessness and mental health: A participatory action research approach, John D. Rogers
Objective detection of vestibular evoked myogenic potentials, Daniel J. Romero
Exploring coaches’ perceptions of the role of trauma in sport success, Elizabeth Sanborn
Assessing word recognition through head turn preference in infants with chronic otitis media, Allison E. Schmidt
Transformational leadership: The roles of leader's fromal education and professional training, Ahmet Shala
Informing consent: A grounded theory study of parents of transgender and gender diverse youth seeking gender confirming endocrinological interventions, Charles F. Shepard
Using grit scale scores to predict retention and persistence, Kristin Sowden
Analysis of alumni giving based on student activity involvement: Multivariate logistic regression modeling, Michael Speight
Effect of a small change in auricle projection on sound localization, Elizabeth N. Surface
The influence of side-lying position on oropharyngeal swallow function in at-risk infants: An exploratory study, Julian White
Influence of musicianship, socioeconomic status, and working memory on children’s speech recognition in noise, Victoria H. Whitney
Exploring unpredictability in Augusta Read Thomas' Six Piano Etudes and Traces, Gianne Ge Zhu
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Effects of age and middle ear resonance on the frequency tuning of the cVEMP, Paris M. Atabek
Influence and innovation: Beethoven's impact on the sonatas for piano and cello by Mendelssohn and Chopin, Patrick T. Bellah
Posttraumatic growth during COVID-19: A quantitative analysis of individualist and collectivist values, Stephanie Chalk
