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December 2017
Dissertations
- EXPERIMENTS IN ART AND TECHNOLOGY: A DESCRIPTIVE HISTORY OF THE ORGANIZATION.
LOEWEN, NORMA, New York University, 1975, Ph.D.
Subject: Fine arts
- Perceptions of executives from seven selected companies of the use of social media in marketing practices
Alameddine, Abir, Pepperdine University, 2013, Ed.D.
Subject: Marketing
- Measuring corporate social responsibility through organizational values: A scale validation study
Toliver, Adria Denise, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2013, Ph.D.
Subject: Occupational psychology
- The Impact of Texting and Social Media on Students' Academic Writing Skills
Risto, Angela, Tennessee State University, 2014, Ed.D.
Subject: Educational administration
- Upheaval in the alliance: The Atlantic powers and the reorganization of Western Europe, 1955-1963
Giauque, Jeffrey Glen, The Ohio State University, 1999, Ph.D.
Subject: European history
- Boy builders and pink princesses: Gender, toys, and inequality over the twentieth century
Sweet, Elizabeth Valerie, University of California, Davis, 2013, Ph.D.
Subject: Sociology
- Revisiting fundamental concepts of transformational leadership theory: A closer look at follower developmental processes
Lippstreu, Michael, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010, Ph.D.
Subject: Occupational psychology
- The ghost of the EDC: The United States and European integration, 1955--1960
Meek, Alison, University of Toronto (Canada), 2000, Ph.D.
Subject: American history
- Social Media Addiction among Adolescents in Urban China: An Examination of Sociophysiological Traits, Uses and Gratifications, Academic Performance, and Social Capital
Huang, Hanyun, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong), 2011, Ph.D.
Subject: Mass communication
- Teachers' beliefs regarding the implementation of constructivism in their classroom
Beck, Judy, The University of Toledo, 1997, Ph.D.
Subject: Curriculum development
- Effect of media on female adolescents' satisfaction with their body image
Cardosi, Cynthia A., University of Virginia, 2006, Ph.D.
Subject: Educational psychology
- The relationship between occupational choice and perceptions of professional nursing functions and characteristics
Youngkin, Ellis Quinn, Old Dominion University, 1990, PH.D.
Subject: Nursing
- When paradigms collide: Feminism, demography, and women's empowerment in rural Bangladesh
Williams, Jill Renee, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2004, Ph.D.
Subject: Sociology
- Corporate social responsibility and performance: A study of small businesses in the United States
Srichatsuwan, Supaporn, Alliant International University, 2014, D.B.A.
Subject: Management
- European Union through the market: A political formula for institutional change
Jabko, Nicolas Pierre, University of California, Berkeley, 2001, Ph.D.
Subject: Political science
- A role for media in reducing the stigma of mental illness
Robbins, Anne E., Alliant International University, 2015, Psy.D.
Subject: Mental health
- Empirical relationships among servant, transformational, and transactional leadership: Similarities, differences, and correlations with job satisfaction and organizational commitment
Washington, Rynetta R., Auburn University, 2007, Ph.D.
Subject: Management
- The Fine Points of Working under Pressure: Active and Passive Procrastination among College Students
Hensley, Lauren Cone, The Ohio State University, 2013, Ph.D.
Subject: Educational psychology
- Exploring the implementation of a life skills training program for adolescents in the Texas foster care system
Lynch, Courtney Jane, The University of Texas at Austin, 2007, Ph.D.
Subject: Social work
- The academic library building in the digital age: A study of new library construction and planning, design, and use of new library space
Stewart, Christopher, University of Pennsylvania, 2009, Ed.D.
Subject: Higher education
- Chinese negotiation styles in international business negotiations
Torres, Jose Anibal, Argosy University/Sarasota, 2011, D.B.A.
Subject: Management
- Ocular Aberrations Across the Visual Field During Accommodation
Liu, Tao, Indiana University, 2017, Ph.D.
Subject: Optics
The long term effects of studying abroad
Buckley, Kevin, Trevecca Nazarene University, 2015, Ed.D.
Subject: Education
- The transformation of the newsroom: The collaborative dynamics of journalists' work
Schmitz Weiss, Amy Christine, The University of Texas at Austin, 2008, Ph.D.
Subject: Journalism
- A Model-Driven Penetration Test Framework for Web Applications
Xiong, Pulei, University of Ottawa (Canada), 2012, Ph.D.
Subject: Computer science
When Auditors' Skeptical Judgments Do Not Lead to Skeptical Actions
Hawkins, Erin Michelle, University of South Carolina, 2017, Ph.D.
Subject: Accounting
- Learning to be engaged: Leader goal orientation, employee goal orientation and the mediating role of employee learning on employee engagement and performance
Pollock, Patrick W., St. Ambrose University, 2015, D.B.A.
Subject: Business administration
Hepatitis C virus persistence and pathogenesis: Role of HCV core and F-protein
Nguyen, Hau H., University of California, Davis, 2007, Ph.D.
Subject: Virology
Masters Theses
- Ethics and business decision-making
Jaunich, Gregory J., The College of St. Scholastica, 2012, M.B.A.
Subject: Management
- Knowledge of First-time Mothers' Ability to Care for the Newborn
Moore, Rebecca, Alcorn State University, 2013, M.S.
Subject: Nursing
- Negative Effects of Cyberbullying and Social Media Use among Young Adolescents
Johnson, Auria La Rece, Texas Southern University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Communication
Negative effects of cyberbullying and social media usage among young adolescents
Johnson, Auria La Rece, Texas Southern University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Communication
- The return of General de Gaulle and Anglo-French relations in 1958
Van Houten, Christopher Scott, University of Cambridge (United Kingdom), 1992, M.PHIL.
Subject: International law
- Effects of live steam treatment of canola seed
Levi, Slobodan, University of Alberta (Canada), 1986, M.Sc.
Subject: Engineering
- From Social Media Uses and Gratifications to Social Media Addiction: A Study of the Abuse of Social Media Among College Students
Liu, Yuchen, University of Kansas, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Mass communication
- How does place affect access to 'what works?': Knowledge usage in urban and rural NGO intervention design
Brooking, Caitlin, The University of Mississippi, 2016, M.A.
Subject: Sociology
- Exploring the Characteristics of Medical Marijuana Users and the Relationship between Medical Marijuana Use and Criminal Involvement among Arrestees in Maricopa County, Arizona
Cheon, Hyunjung, Arizona State University, 2014, M.S.
Subject: Criminology
- Is there civil society in Japan? A study on NGOs
Menscher, Geneve Eliza, American University, 2001, M.A.
Subject: International law
- Lien entre le sentiment d'auto-efficacite et l'epuisement professionnel chez des enseignantes et enseignants et inventaire des obstacles et facilitateurs a leur epanouissement professionnel
R. Doyon, Pascal, Universite du Quebec a Trois-Rivieres (Canada), 2013, M.A.
Subject: Pedagogy
- A study of customer satisfaction factors and employee satisfaction in the hospitality industry
Novikova, Ksenia, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 2009, M.S.
Subject: Recreation
An evaluation of the relationships between breeds, coccidiosis control programs, and lighting programs on broiler performance
Bray, Joey Lynn, Stephen F. Austin State University, 2003, M.S.
Subject: Animal sciences
- The influence of social media on teens' self-esteem
Gallagher, Shannon Murphy, Rowan University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Social psychology
The Influence of Social Media on Teens' Self-Esteem
Gallagher, Shannon M., Rowan University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Social psychology
Internal Activism and Its Implications for Organizational Legitimacy: A Case Study of the NBA's Reaction to the National Anthem Protests in Sports
Kelly, Corey B., The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Communication
- Who did you say you were? Self-construal and self-presentation: Implications for the interview situation
Butler, Jennifer A., Michigan State University, 1999, M.A.
Subject: Information science
The effects of social media on national security within the United States
Lumpp, Taylor G., Utica College, 2014, M.S.
Subject: Web studies
- How Might Active Video Gaming Affect Physical Activity and Physical Fitness of Students with Intellectual Disabilities?
Davis, Mark E., Eastern Michigan University, 2017, M.A.T.
Subject: Special education
Business Intelligence: Evolution and Future Trends
Bataweel, Dalal Suliman, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, 2015, M.S.
Subject: Information technology
- Joint attention among young children with autism and their typical peers
Zebrowski, Sarah, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2015, M.A.
Subject: Speech therapy
- "Babbitt": Loss of human values
McNary, Leonora P., California State University, Dominguez Hills, 2003, M.A.
Subject: American literature
- AN INVESTIGATION OF THE MOTIVATIONAL--STUDY SKILLS--SELF-REGULATORY SKILLS MODEL FOR IMPROVING ACADEMIC COMPETENCE IN COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS
EVANS, O. REX, The College of William and Mary, 1984,
Subject: School counseling
The cultural commodification of identity: Hip-hop authenticity
Quick, Rachel K., University of Missouri - Columbia, 2011, M.A.
Subject: Communication
- The effects of gambling on the financial well-being and perceived social support of family members: A quantitative study
Le, Thuy, California State University, Long Beach, 2016, M.S.W.
Subject: Individual & family studies
Myanmar's Rohingya Refugees The Search for Human Security
Crossman, Linda, Georgetown University, 2014, M.A.
Subject: Public policy
Instagram and Women's Bodies on Display
Carney, Kirsten, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Communication
ISIS: The use of social media
Durr, Brenna, Utica College, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Social research
Social, legal and cyber implications of child trafficking
Webb, Melissa A., Utica College, 2015, M.S.
Subject: Criminology
- THE ARCHITECTURAL PATRONAGE OF NUR AL-DIN, (1146-1174). (VOLUMES I AND II) (SYRIA, IRAQ)
AL-TABBA, YASSER AHMAD, New York University, 1982,
Subject: Architecture
Bacchic madness and Roman justice
Meisner, Dwayne A., The University of Regina (Canada), 2010, M.A.
Subject: Ancient history
- What Makes Apple Consumers Brand Loyal? The Effects Brand Personality, Reputation, and Brand Identity on Brand Loyalty
Pinson, Caroline, University of South Carolina, 2012, M.S.
Subject: Marketing
- Disney princess "2.0": A feminist critique of Disney's newest generation of princesses
Rome, Jennifer M., University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2013, M.A.
Subject: Communication
- Juvenile delinquency: Causes and solutions
Anderson, Alphonso, III, Tennessee State University, 2014, M.C.J.
Subject: Criminology
An exploratory study of paired serial killers: Pairing, motive, and criminalistic behavior
Leonard, Gillian S., University of Houston-Clear Lake, 2014, M.A.
Subject: Criminology
Regulating cryptocurrency to prevent fraud and money laundering
Ngai, Kenneth, Utica College, 2014, M.S.
Subject: Banking
- Organizations and communication technologies: A study of organizational adaptation
Mustard, Kimberley Ann, University of Calgary (Canada), 2000, M.A.
Subject: Mass communication
Cyberbullying: Negative impacts call for stronger legislation
Ryan, Jennifer, Utica College, 2014, M.S.
Subject: Information technology
- Arkansas State University Students' Perceptions of Islam and Muslims: The Effect of Media and Demographics
Alotaibi, Saud Helal, Arkansas State University, 2015, M.S.M.C.
Subject: Mass communication
Gender discrimination in the workplace
Childs, Sheena, State University of New York Empire State College, 2012, M.A.
Subject: Women's studies
Ethics of photojournalism in the digital age
Page, Thyra Lynn, University of Wyoming, 2012, M.A.
Subject: Ethics
- Risk management models and the disaster mitigation process
Harding, Ruth L., Simon Fraser University (Canada), 1994, M.A.
Subject: Mass communication