Dissertations from 2020
Antisemitism Today and Its Relationship to Jewish Identity and Religious Denomination, Michaela Ambrosius
The Spatial Economics of Clean Energy in New Jersey, Anthony J. Bevacqua
The Influence of Heteronormativity on Sexual Health Disparities in Queer and Heterosexual Women, Jacqueline Bible
Video Case Materials and the Development of Collective Professional Knowledge, Victoria D. Bonaccorso
From Social Exclusion to Social Inclusion : A Feminist Action Research Intervention for Low Income Latina Mothers, Diana Cedeño
The Impact of Social Support, School Connectedness, and Community Organization on Academic Achievement Among Black & Hispanic Adolescents in an Urban Low-Income School District, Stephanie M. Compasso
Clinical Supervisor Self-Perceived Addiction Competencies in Response to the Opioid Epidemic, Elizabeth A. Conte
Culturally Relevant Pedagogy : The Views of Latinx Students Inform Teacher Professional Development on Critical Consciousness, Florita Cotto
Outsiders in the Circle : Examining the Lived Experiences of Gay Afro-Caribbean Male Immigrants Living in the United States, Alfonso L. Ferguson
Using Video to Reframe the Teacher Evaluation Process as a Professional Learning Experience : An Action Research Study, Andrew C. Matteo
Grassroots Professional Learning : The Homegrown and Human Dimensions of Teacher Learning, Heather A. Frank Matteo
Assessing the Capabilities and Limitations of Privatizing State Environmental Remediation Programs, Robert B. Oleksy
Socioeconomic Analyses of Renewable Energy Options for Sub-Saharan Africa : A Regional and National Approach, Sydney Oluoch
Preparing Preservice Teachers To Be Critical Literacy Educators : Co-Constructing an Early Childhood Critical Literacy Junk Art Club, Angela F. Pack
Young Adult Future Outlook in the Context of Parent Advice, Parent-Young Adult Closeness, and Young Adult Ability Self-Concept, Jennifer A. Pax
Institutional Racism and the Transformative Practices of Black Women Educators in New York City Alternative Education, Gail M. Perry-Ryder
Finding Their Way : The Journey from Foster Care to Emerging Adulthood, Venita Rawal
Exploring Ways that Women Veterans Describe Their Experience of Transition into the Civilian World of Work, Meghan Reppert
Understanding Epistemic Cognition : Aspects that Emerge When Early Childhood Teachers Consider Materials and Plan Instruction for Literacy Learning, Kit Marie Saiz De La Mora
Tag-Team Back Again : Using Memory as Method to Understand the Intergenerational Transmission of Egalitarian Parenting in My Black Family, Rebecca M. Swann
A Community of Practice Approach to Teacher Learning, Jayne L. Tanis
The Social Capital in Teacher Leadership Activities, Kristen Trabona
The Beginning : Exploring Educational Experiences of Black Boys in State-Funded Preschools, Keisha M. Wint
Ferrate(VI) for Wastewater Treatment : Phosphorus Removal, Lei Zheng
Dissertations from 2019
Examining Students’ Covariational Reasoning Through Mathematical Modeling Activities Embedded in the Context of the Greenhouse Effect, Debasmita Basu
Queer Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence : Developing Queer Theory and Practice for Responsive Service Provision, Autumn M. Bermea
Content Area Teaching in Linguistically Diverse Classrooms, Meghan Odsliv Bratkovich
Promoting Community-Based Affirmation for Diverse LGBTQ+ Youth, Lisa M. Chauveron
Reconstructing Barrier Island Behavior from Overstepped Deposits and Relict Onshore Morphology : Modeling and Field Approaches, Daniel James Ciarletta
Choice, Voice, and Agency : A Photovoice Study Exploring Multiple Means of Expression as Inclusive Pedagogy, Francesca M. Ciotoli
Speaking of Recovery, Thomas A. Conklin
The Grey Areas : Ways Teachers Make Meaning of and Describe Enacting Professional Ethics, Charity M. Dacey
One Teacher's Transformation of Practice Through the Development of Covariational Thinking and Reasoning in Algebra : A Self-Study, Jacqueline Dauplaise
Everyday Enactments of Resistance : Portraits of Secondary Public School Teachers Navigating New Professionalism, Susan D’Elia
Suicide in Younger and Older Adults : A Comparison of Two Theoretical Models for Suicide, John F. Gunn III
Hidden in Plain Sight : Knowledge Broker Teachers and Professional Development, Margaret M. Jusinski
Examining the Role of Epistemic Cognition in Teacher Learning and Facilitation of Inquiry Dialogue, Sirine Mabrouk-Hattab
Refugee Resettlement in America : Exploring The Attitudes and Perceptions of Resettlement Workers and Adolescents, Marisa C. MacDonnell
A Post-Intentional Phenomenological Exploration of a Sense of Safety in Three-Generation Low-Income Families, Kaitlin Brigid Mulcahy
The Lines Between the Checkboxes : The Experiences of Racially Ambiguous People of Color, Tyce Nadrich
Lived Experiences of Indian Women Technology Professionals Working Temporarily in the United States, Sudha Nagarajan
Microbial Community, Functioning, and Its Relationship with Heavy Metals in an Urban Brownfield, Jay Prakash Singh
Dissertations from 2018
“An Eye Opener” : The Meaning of Latin@ College Students’ Experiences in a Bilingual Latin@ Family Class, Gloria A. Andrade
The Culture of Nondisclosure of Sexual Abuse, Veronica R. Barrios
State of Mind : A Poststructural Analysis of Governmentality and Teacher Education Professionalism Using Policy Texts, Todd A. Bates
How is Fanfiction Framed for Literacy Education Practitioner Periodical Audiences : Media Frame Analysis (2003 - 2013), Drew Emanuel Berkowitz
Learning to Teach Physics : Exploring Teacher Knowledge, Practice, and Identity, Nellista E. Bess
Collaborative Teacher-Driven Professional Development : The Documented Journey of a Practitioner Action Research Teacher Study Group, Brenna D. Bohny
Economic and Environmental Assessment of Advanced Biofuels : Adoption Under Uncertainty, Farmer Willingness, and Land Use Implications, Pralhad Burli
Developing and Validating the Teacher Self-Efficacy for Teaching Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Inclusive Classrooms (TSE-ASDI) Scale, Corinne Gaffney Catalano
Portraits of Adolescents As They Navigate the Competitive, College-Going, and Affluent Culture, Kathleen L. Grant
Crawling Through Life : The Counseling Experiences of Women Who Have Placed a Child for Adoption, Elliotte Sue Harrington
Bridging Gaps Between Conservation Action and Policy on Small Island Developing States – Case Analog of The Republic of Mauritius, Pricila Iranah
The Use of Philosophy With Children as a Pedagogical Practice, Igor Jasinski
Rethinking Teaching in STEM Education in a Community College : Role of Instructional Consultation and Digital Technologies, Shelley Chih-Hsian Kurland
Cultivating Success : How Two General Education Teachers Created Inclusion Classrooms for Their Students, Natalie A. Lacatena
The Reported Experiences of Adult to Adult Bullying in K-12 New Jersey Public Schools, Julia R. Mazzarella
Outbreak and Extinction Dynamics in Stochastic Populations, Garrett T. Nieddu
African American Christians’ Decision Making to Pursue or Not Pursue Professional Psychological Help : A Qualitative Study, Dawn Y. Norman
Negotiating an Identity : Portraits of the Sexual Identity Self-Labeling Process for Non-Heterosexual Women in Early Adulthood, Stacy A. Pinto
Pre-Service Teachers’ Engagement in a Discourse about Integers from a Sfardian Perspective, Douglas M. Platt
Online Connectivity : A Social Study of Educators’ Affinity for Teaching and Learning Using Social Media, Beverly R. Plein
Adjunct Instructors’ Opportunities for Learning Through Engagement with a Research-Based Mathematics Curriculum, Zareen Gul Rahman
Molecular Ecology and Management of Nuisance and Invasive Marine Species : Chrysaora chesapeakei, Moerisia sp., and Gonionemus vertens, Dena J. Restaino
In Their Own Words: Teachers Make Meaning of Participation in a Community of Practice, Laura Lee Ripley
Water Treatment Residual Coated Wood Mulch for Mitigation of Toxic Metals and Phosphate from Polluted Urban Stormwater Runoff, Hanieh Soleimanifar
Dissertations from 2017
The Meaning of Sexual and Gender Identities in Transgender Men, William B. Baker
Using a Mixed-Methods Approach to Understand Urban Children's Nature Conceptions, Ecological Worldviews and Environmental Perceptions and Preferences Before and After Attending an Environmental Education Program, Alejandra Maria Bozzolasco
Teacher Preparation for Linguistically Rich Classrooms : A Qualitative Study of Take-up in Relation to Linguistically Responsive Teaching, Melissa A. Collucci
Characterizing the "Realistic-ness" of Word Problems in Secondary Mathematics Textbooks, Mary L. Dalton
Understanding the Counselor Experience When Working with End of Life Clients, Connie S. Ducaine
Everyday Criticality : Questioning, Expertise, and the Embodiment of Critical Judgment, Daniel Fisherman
Adult Learners, Learning Disabilities, and Mathematics : A Case Study, Marguerite Sheehan Flood
Professional School Counselors and High School Graduation : Does Assigned School Counselor Correlate with Students' Rate of Graduation?, Dawn Marie Horton
An Assessment of Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of Hope in U.S. Urban Schools, Julia D. Jackson
Substance Use Among Urban Adolescents of Color : Exploring the Effects of Ethnic Identity, Psychological Empowerment, and Race, David T. Lardier Jr.
Latino Doctoral Students in Counseling Programs : Navigating Professional Identity within a Predominantly White American Profession, Anna Flores Locke
"It was Just Ugly and Uncomfortable" : A Phenomenological Study of Intergenerational Transmission Among Adult Children of Divorce, Carly A. Nacer
Antecedents and Consequences of CSR Reporting by Corporations : The Role of Management Strategy and Organization Characteristics, Rosita G. Nuñez
Work-Family Dynamics Among Working Mothers in the United States, M. Hassan Raza
Risks Associated with Harvesting and Human Consumption of Two Turtle Species in New Jersey, Natalie R. Sherwood
Teaching Mindful Awareness Skills to Middle School Students and Its Relationship to Student Engagement with School and Student Test Anxiety, Kathy Shoemaker
End-of-Life Caregiving and Meaning Reconstruction : Experiences of Adult Children Providing Home-Based End-of-Life Care for a Parent, Kim Marie Tassinari
Exceptional but not an Exception : Understanding How African American Women Make Their Way, Ebony E. White
Dissertations from 2016
How Do Manipulatives Help Students Communicate Their Understanding of Double-Digit Subtraction?, Rabab Abi-Hanna
Negotiating a Mentor Practice in an Age of Reform, Linda Whalen Abrams
Campus Climate for LGBTQ Students, Rick Brown
An Assessment of Antarctic Ice Sheet Dynamics from a Pliocene Polar Paleoclimate Archive, Melissa A. Hansen
The Influence of Age, Gender, and Leisure on the Life Satisfaction of Widowed Older Adults, Marcela Kepic