Electronic graduate theses and dissertations from Abilene Christian University.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Four-Day Modified School Systems in Rural Oklahoma, Bryan D. Akins
Christological Implications of Biblical Women in Late Antique Syriac Christianity, Penelope Biddy
Adults With Disabilities: What Factors Create a Successful Transition from Higher Education to the Workforce?, Tiffany Elaine Brown
Facilitators to Becoming and Remaining Open Defecation Free in Uganda: Implications for Community-Led Total Sanitation Programming, Danette Lee Cagnet
Title IX: Girls Call Foul, Robert Marcus Canonico
Responses to the Incarceration of Nikkei Among Churches of Christ in America, Joel Childers
Burnout and Shared Trauma Rates Among Hospital Employees Due to COVID-19, Cassie Christian
How Early Education and Pet Therapy May Help Nurses With Compassion Fatigue, Katie E. Clark
The Underrepresentation of Women in Building Trades Programs and Careers: Perceptions Behind the Educational and Career Decision-Making Process, Ethel J. Clayton
Teachers’ Perceptions of the Impact of Principal Leadership Style on Teacher Transfers in International Schools in South Korea, Caleb Philip Coleman
Understanding How to Promote Healthy Dietary Habits Among Parents of Adolescents, Jazmine D. Collins
Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Effectiveness in Southeastern Ohio, Kacey Cottrill
Is There More Than One Way? Examining Alternative Pathway Teacher Effectiveness Through the Experiences and Perceptions of Principals in Urban, Low-Socioeconomic Schools in Oklahoma, Julianne Hennessy Denton
Formal Mentoring Programs: An Exploration of Barriers to Implementation in Nursing Schools, Megan Christine Duncan
The Happiest Place on Earth: A Grounded Theory of Fulfillment in Mixed-Orientation Marriages, Isadora Ferreira De Melo
An Exploration of Why Integration Efforts Are Largely Unsuccessful in Predominantly White Christian Churches, Elizabeth Brown Gilbert
Becoming Stewards of Attention: A Theological Appeal, Joshua Gorenflo
Stigma as a Barrier to Military Mental Health Services, Alicea Gray
Gratitude, Spirituality, and Attachment to God, Jessica Guajardo
Revision of a Nurse Residency Program, Atalie Henderson
Retention of First-Generation College Students: Exploring the Effect of Mental Health, Yana sue Hendricks
Child Exit Types and Permanency Outcomes in Foster Care as Correlated to CASA Involvement, Grace Hill
Community Health Educators’ Perspectives on Curriculum Resources in Newly Adapted Virtual Diabetes Cooking Classes, Rusty Ranay Hohlt
Bedside Shift Report and Patient Satisfaction, Kasandra Johnson
A Quantitative Examination of Millennial Turnover in Higher Education, De'Aira Marie Kennemer
Caregiver-Child Conversations about Sex in African American Women, Hannah King
Academic Leadership Perceptions of Online Program Quality and Course Design, Amanda Gayle Korkow
Spiritual Fortitude, Spiritual Struggles, Attachment to God and Faith Maturity: An Exploratory Study, Jacob Kranendonk
Traumatic Themes in Genesis 17 and 23, Troy LaRue
A Systematic Review of Studies Evaluating the Effectiveness of Horticultural Therapy for Increasing Well-Being and Decreasing Anxiety and Depression, Claudia Lasater
Agency, Mentorship, and Self-Efficacy: Achieving Gender Equity Among Texas Superintendents, Carmela Marisa Levy-David
Perceptions of Race, Status, and Instructional Modality as Predictors of Degree Attainment for African American Male Community College Students, Roderick C. Lewis Sr.
The Impact of Disruptive Physician Behavior on Support Staff and Patients: A Quantitative Secondary Analysis, Michael C. Marino
Millennial Employees in Contact Centers: Leadership Style Preferences Contribution to Job Satisfaction, Dana C. Martin Jr.
Passion-Resurrection Foreshadowing in Luke 2:41–52: A Fresh Proposal, Stephen R. Mead
The Correlations of Financial Exploitation on Senior Adults Over 65, Carmen Price
The Understanding of Risk Culture Among Risk Management Practitioners, William L. Raab
"Is He Not a Maker of Parables?": Restorative Poetics and Magical Realism in Ezekiel 40–48, Matthew Wells Sapp
The Relationship of Minority Stress with the Mental Health of LGBTQ College Students on a Christian Campus with Non-Affirming Policies, Ethan Nicholas Smetana
Examining the Barriers Women Face in Achieving Senior-Level Leadership Roles at Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, Andrew Paul Stewart
Transition Barriers of U.S. Military Veterans With Combat Occupations, Carole Thomas
The Mystagogical Catechesis of Narsai of Nisibis: Mēmrē 39 and 38 in their Syriac Context, Jordan Ryan Turney
LGBTQ Student Experiences and Perceptions in Christian Higher Education: An Exploration of Institutional Climate and LGBTQ Persistence, Anthony M. Ungaro
Reimagining the Prophets: Joel’s Reception of (the Rest of) the Book of the Twelve, Brianna Wade
Communication Accommodation of Surgeons with Student-Athletes, Emily Womble
Improving the Competency of Nurse Educators in the Use of Simulation, Pricilla H. Wyatt
Diabetes Education With a Focus on Blood Glucose Self-Management: Impacting the Frequency of Glucose Monitoring, Jennifer M. Young
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Reducing Parental Stress in Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Units, Nancy M. Abbene
Restorative Strategies Used to Reduce Disproportionality in Texas Schools That Have Implemented Restorative Practices, Shenita Y. Alsbrooks