Theses/Dissertations from 2024
“Population, Proximity, and Promise: A Study of College Choice and the Competition for Students in Higher Education”, Donielle Maust
Reformed-Based Approaches to the Teaching and Learning Of Science, Sahar Vali
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
The Everyday Work-lives of Public Librarians in a Diverse US City, Mariam Jalalifard
First Year Teacher in Appalachia: Place, Identity, Tensions, Michael Renee Lane
Influences on Perceptions of Students with Disabilities Regarding Services and Supports Rendered at Their Collegiate Institution, Taylor Leanne Mikalik
Retention and Persistence of Low-Income, First-Generation Rural College Students from West Virginia, Rachel D. Nieman
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Global Engagement Model for Land-Grant Universities, a Grounded Theory., Lorena Ivonne Ballester
Behaviors, Contextual Influences, and Consequences: Relationships that affect Student Decision-making of Academic Misconduct in College, Justine A L Burnett
The Business of Behavior: Appalachian Teachers’ Experiences in using Positive Behavior Interventions and Support, Erin Michele Coffield
Learning Mathematics While Black in Rural Appalachia: Black Students' Counterstories and Freedom Dreams About Mathematics Education, Sean P. Freeland
Possible Paths Forward for a Practice-Based Teacher Education Centered on Justice, Joshua Harlan Karr
Exploring How Children Use Their Everyday Thinking to Construct Scientific Explanations of the Natural World, Ashley Nicole Kooken
Borderlands and Mestiza consciousness in Appalachia: Latina undergraduate experiences in a Predominantly White Institution, Susana Mazuelas Quirce
A Narrative Inquiry into the Influence of School Shooting Survival on College Transition and Experience, Jayne M. Piskorik
Reckoning With Privilege in Appalachia and Higher Education: A Project of Critical Consciousness, Sarah Powell
A Narrative Inquiry into Veterans in Engineering, Miracle David Solley
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Speaking Music: A Historical Study of Edwin Gordon's Music Learning Theory, David M. Alfred
Mismatch and Burnout: An Exploration of Burnout and Work Passion Amongst Academic Affairs Professionals Through an Organizational Lens, Alexa Elizabeth Cecil
More than one story: A bioecological model of elementary educators’ perceptions and representations of diversity, Angela Curfman
The Appalachian Medical Student Experience: A Case Study, Jason Scott Hedrick
Critical Communities of Practice in Distance American Sign Language Interpreter Education, Danielle South
A Case Study Investigating Therapy Methods Used by Speech Language Pathologists Working with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Julia Byers Van Volkenburg
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Examining the Career Pathways for Women Administrators at a Land-Grant University, Meridith A. Balas
Knowledge of Content for Clinical Nursing Educators: An Ethnographic Investigation of Clinical Experts Who Transition to the Role of Novice Clinical Nursing Educator, Stacy Wheat Huber
Exploring Aspects of Science Literacy Demonstrated by Early Undergraduate STEM Majors through a Manuscript-Style Writing Assignment, Samantha Lynn Jusino
Teacher as “Team Player”: An Early Career Teacher’s Refinement of Critical Pedagogical Discourses, Keisha-Moraé Hopkins Kibler
“I Don't Really Look Very Asian”: Transracially and Transnationally Adopted Asian Youth in Rural Appalachia, Sandra L. Rodeheaver
Two Approaches to Analyzing Institutions’ Spending Responses to Campus Sexual Assault, Amanda M. Rose
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Cash for consideration? An examination of academics, demographics, and student socioeconomics in the provisioning of institutional aid., Matthew G. Matyasovsky
Using the Enrichment Triad Model to Explore Place and Support Curriculum in One Rural Gifted Program, Myriah Mae Miller
West Virginia University’s Changing Mission in the 21st Century, Katlin Swisher
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Medicine Bag: An Autoethnographic Account of Learning to Use Memory and Indigeneity as Resources in College Advising, R. Saya Bobick
Factors Related to the Career Intentions of Senior Athletic Training Students Approaching Graduation, Rae Lee Emrick
Socialization and Mentoring of Community and Technical College Faculty, Brad Maurice Gilbert
Supporting Secondary Mathematics Teacher Candidates in Enacting Responsive Teaching across Contexts., Stephanie Jones
Ius Soli, Ius Sanguinis, Ius Linguae, or Ius Mundi: Living, Understanding, and Building Transnational Citizenship in a Transnational Multilingual Family in the U.S, Natalya Kuznetsova
Do I Belong Here? Exploring Black Male Student Perceptions of Retention Initiatives, Jason A Ottley
Impact of Inquiry-Based, Question-and-Answer Instruction in High-Enrollment Classes, Matthew R. Schraeder
A Method of Teaching English Speaking Learners to Produce Mandarin-Chinese Tones, Hui Shi
Developing a Framework to Understand Teachers' Self-efficacy in the Teaching of Writing, Barbara J. Wierzbicki
The Influence of Instructional Design Decisions on Student Motivation in Online Courses, Robin E. Youger
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Using Concept MappingPattern Matching to Develop a Conceptual Framework for Successful Transition of First Year Saudi Students into Postsecondary Education, Atiyah A. Alghamdi
Men Faculty Engagement in Gender Equity Work in STEM: The Radicalization of "Doing the Right Thing", Amena Oliver Anderson
The Experiences of West Virginians Participating in Extension-Sponsored Educational Programming in Ireland: A Narrative Analysis, Tina A. Cowger
Elementary Educators' Attitudes about the Utility of Educational Robotics and Their Ability and Intent to Use It with Students, Todd I. Ensign
Child-Care Directors' Years of Experience in Relation to the Activities Subscale Score on the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale-R, Angelica Everetts
Teaching without a Net: Experiencing Mandatory Curriculum Change, Stephen Ross Higgins
Effect of Individual Cultural Speeches on Accuracy and Cultural Content Knowledge of Intermediate Spanish Students, Guadalupe Madrid
Enhancing Student Perceptions of Middle Eastern People and Culture through Music, Dance, Folk Literature, Culture, and Virtual Field Trips, Jason A. Noland
Child and Parent Contributions to Maternal Emotion Socialization and Children's Emotion Outcomes in Late Childhood, Katie E. Rasmussen
Exploring African Francophone Doctoral Student Experiences of Student-Faculty Relationship, Nathalie Hoblebou Rouamba
What do Astronomers Do: A Survey of U.S. Astronomers' Attitudes, Tools and Techniques, and Social Interactions Engaged in through their Practice of Science, Timothy S. Spuck
Learning is not a Spectator Sport: Incorporating Active Learning into High Risk Business Courses, Ashley Brooke Tasker
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
The Challenges Faced by New Science Teachers in Saudi Arabia, Salman Alsharari
Conversion to Evangelical Christianity during College: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, Meagan Alicia Brunson
Designing a Valid and Reliable Instrument to Measure Teachers' Use and Perceptions of Initiatives that Address the Low Socioeconomic Achievement Gap in West Virginia Title I Schools, Rosemary Beatrice Coyle Anderson
Journeys toward Reflective Practice: How Engaging in National Board Certification Influences Teacher Identities and Practices, MaryLu Hutchins
Examining the relationship between the literacy coach's support to teachers in the ways of learning to teach reading, Mohlanhledi Makumbila
Resistance, Agency and Violence: Dalit Women's Education in Kerala, India, Sera A. Mathew
The impact of rural contexts on citizenship education, Eric D. Moffa
How College Instructors Use Social Media for Instruction, Benson Njoroge
Comprehensive academic undergraduate advising services: One university's successful model, Heidi B. Samuels
Design and Development of an Online Course for Careers in the Equine Industry, Crystal Elizabeth Smith
Instructional Coaches in West Virginia: Who They Are and What They Do, Mary Lynn Westfall
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Transformation of a Pre-Algebra Developmental Mathematics Course that Led to the Redesign of the Developmental Mathematics Program at a Rural Community College, Mary Beth Angeline
Where Failure Is Not the Option - The Military Friendly College: Exploring Student Service Members' and Student Veterans' Perceptions of Climate, Transition and Camaraderie, Leilani Teresa Roberts Browning
Cooperative Learning in Rural Mathematics Classrooms: Interactions of Instructional Coaching, and Achievement, Joanna Burt-Kinderman
Improving Community College Student Success through Investment of a Community Capitals Framework: A Multi-case Study, Gregory T. Busch
The Experience of Transition as told by First-Year, First-Generation Appalachian College Students, Jeffrey T. Bush
A Qualitative Study of Medical Student Perceptions of the West Virginia University School of Medicine's Competency-Based Electronic Portfolio System's Design and Implementation, Carrie A. Calloway
Assessment of Professional Behavior in Students: Thoughts and Opinions of Occupational Therapy Faculty, Diana R. Davis
The Literacy Beliefs and Practices of Middle Level English Language Arts Teachers, Diane Fine
Middle and High School Science Teachers' Attitudes toward Nanotechnology and Intention to Implement it in Science Classrooms, Nadira I. Ghattas
The Portrayal of Protagonists with Communication Disorders in Contemporary Award-Winning Juvenile Fiction, Jane Lefevre
Using Storytelling as a Teaching Strategy to Increase Student Engagement in STEM Classes, Toni Morris
The Relationship between the Distributed Leadership Readiness of West Virginia Principals and Their Perceptions of Selected School-based Committees, Patrick L. Riddle II
The Effect of Direct Instruction on Spanish Language Acquisition in a Preschool Free-Play Environment: A Single-Case Design, Lucy Rose Scotti
Digital Divide among Pakistani Faculty regarding their Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Access, Kamal Ahmed Soomro
Understanding the Educational Experiences of Science Teachers in a Five-Year Teacher Education Program: A Phenomenological Study, Nitin Srivastava
Perceptions of adult learners' readiness in Ghana for online instructions in higher education, Daniel Tetteh-Richter
Appalachian Adolescents' Identity and Agency: An Ethnographic Exploration of How Local Culture and Social Class Matter in the Postsecondary Transition, Brandi Slider Weekley
A Descriptive Study of NCAA Life Skills Programs in the Big Ten Conference, Marc Joseph Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Teachers' perceptions of the effectiveness of the art education preparation program in Kuwait, Ghadeer AlHaddad
Barriers, Facilitators, and Frequency of Evidence Based Practice Use in Athletic Training, Michael J. Boehke
Motivations and Learning Strategies of West Virginia College Students in Four Four-Year Institutions: A Correlation Study of Academic, Social, and Demographic Variables, Kimberly G. Colebank
Exploring the Use of Social Media and Its Effect on Policy in Community Colleges, S. Dianne Davis
An Examination of Job Satisfaction Related to Generational Cohorts and Faculty Status of West Virginia University Extension Service County Faculty, Susan K. Gamble
Does cultural self-awareness alter instructional design decisions?, Antoinette Hando
Transforming Traditional Classrooms into Student-Centered 21 st Century Classrooms: A Developmental Process for Professional Development, Monica McCartney
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Attitude of Saudi Female Math Teachers toward Integrating E-learning in Teaching Math at High Schools in Saudi Arabia, Aishah M. Albalawi
An Examination of the Leadership Practices of University Presidents of Land-Grant Universities in the United States, Wafa M. Aldighrir
Leadership Practices of a Principal in a High School with a High Teacher Retention Rate, Ronald A. Branch II