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June 2015
Dissertations
- Why do citizens protest in new democracies? A comparative analysis of protest potential in Mexico, South Africa, and South Korea
Kim, Young-Choul, Texas Tech University, 2003, Ph.D.
Subject: Political Science, General
- Measurement of perceived organizational readiness for change and employees' attitudes toward change in the public sector
Cinite, Inta, Carleton University (Canada), 2006, Ph.D.
Subject: Management
- FACTORS AFFECTING ACADEMIC SUCCESS
FISHER, JAMES LEE, Northwestern University, 1964, Ph.D.
Subject: Educational psychology
- School Principals in Mainland China: Core Leadership Practices
Hu, Rongkun, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong), 2010, Ph.D.
Subject: School administration
- Evolutionary process in an Oceanic chiefdom: Intergroup aggression and political integration in traditional Rotuman society
Ladefoged, Thegn Niels, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 1993, PH.D.
Subject: Archaeology
- Overcoming difficulties and misconceptions in calculus
Rabadi, Nazar, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2015, Ed.D.
Subject: Mathematics education
- Leadership and management skills of preservice teachers
Koh, Shana E., The Claremont Graduate University, 2008, Ph.D.
Subject: Teacher education
Rivalry in Central Asia: Iran, Turkey and Russia in comparison
Peimani, Hooman, Queen's University (Canada), 1996, Ph.D.
Subject: Political Science, International Law and Relations
- The emergence of the Armenian diocese of New Julfa in the seventeenth century
Ghougassian, Vazken Sarkis, Columbia University, 1995, Ph.D.
Subject: History, Middle Eastern
- The significance of black and white in individual, cultural and psychological mourning
Vlachoyannis, Antigoni, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1994, Ed.D.
Subject: Cultural anthropology
Songs of wisdom and circles of dance: An anthology of hymns by the Satpanth Isma'ili saint, Pir Shams
Kassam, Tazim Rahim, McGill University (Canada), 1992, Ph.D.
Subject: Religion, History of
- Academic integrity: A case study
Matye Edwards, Lisa M., University of Northern Colorado, 2008, Ph.D.
Subject: Higher education
- FROM MANOR TO MARKET: STRUCTURAL CHANGE IN ENGLAND, 1536-1640
LACHMANN, RICHARD WILLIAM, Harvard University, 1983, Ph.D.
Subject: Sociology, Social Structure and Development
- "In Accordance with the Documents of Ancient Times": The Origins, Development, and Significance of the Ancient Egyptian Sed Festival (Jubilee Festival)
LeBlanc, Marc Jeremy, Yale University, 2011, Ph.D.
Subject: History, Ancient
BISTAM, IRAN: THE ARCHITECTURE, SETTING AND PATRONAGE OF AN ISLAMIC SHRINE
TABOROFF, JUNE H., New York University, 1981, Ph.D.
Subject: Fine Arts
- THE SACRED REMAINS: AN HISTORICAL ETHNOGRAPHY OF NGEREMLENGUI, PALAU.
PARMENTIER, RICHARD J., The University of Chicago, 1981, Ph.D.
Subject: Cultural anthropology
- Social and educational factors affecting sex knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of college students
Beitz, Janice Marian, Temple University, 1995, Ph.D.
Subject: School counseling
- A study of the job attitudes (job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and career commitment) and career adaptability of members of the library and information science profession
McCormick, Catherine A., George Mason University, 2000, Ph.D.
Subject: School counseling
- Academic outcomes of academic success programs
Outlaw, Jaseon S., Arizona State University, 2008, Ph.D.
Subject: Educational psychology
- Corporate social responsibility and strategic performance: Realizing a competitive advantage through corporate social reputation and a stakeholder network approach
Peters, Richard C., Florida Atlantic University, 2007, Ph.D.
Subject: Management
Lacquerwork of Safavid Persia and its relationship to Persian painting
Diba, Layla S., New York University, 1994, PH.D.
Subject: Fine Arts
- Understanding the impact of core product quality on customer satisfaction, team identification, and service quality
Warren, Clinton J., University of Minnesota, 2011, Ph.D.
Subject: Sports Management
- HISTORY, ART AND ASSIMILATION: THE IMPACT OF ISLAM ON AKAN MATERIAL CULTURE (GHANA)
SILVERMAN, RAYMOND AARON, University of Washington, 1983, Ph.D.
Subject: Fine Arts
- Constructing identity in master planned utopia: The case of Irvine new town
Ruggeri, Deni, University of California, Berkeley, 2009, Ph.D.
Subject: Landscape Architecture
- Social stratification and social mobility in situation comedy
Freeman, Lewis, Columbia University, 2007, Ph.D.
Subject: Sociology, General
The world-historical context of agrarian change in Iran, 1870-1973
Araghi, H. Abolfathi, University of Georgia, 1991, PH.D.
Subject: Sociology, Social Structure and Development
- Managerial success and derailment: The relationship between emotional intelligence and leadership
Bryson, Karen Diane Lokelani, Fielding Graduate University, 2005, Ph.D.
Subject: Psychology, Social
Transformations of terror: American dramatizations of Stevenson's "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and the dramaturgy of anxiety
Rose, Brian Andrew, The Ohio State University, 1993, PH.D.
Subject: Theater
- Child health under revolutionary regimes: The case of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Underwood, Carol Ruth, The Johns Hopkins University, 1993, PH.D.
Subject: Sociology, Social Structure and Development
Measurement of manufacturing flexibility and its implications for supply chain management
Koste, Lori L., University of South Carolina, 1999, Ph.D.
Subject: Business administration
- Developing a Culture of Citizenship in Elementary School Classrooms: How Democratic Schools Teach Children About Rules, Rights, and Responsibilities
Reich-Shapiro, Mindi, City University of New York, 2014, Ph.D.
Subject: Psychology, Developmental
- A Collector and His Portrait: Book Arts and Painting for Ibrahim 'Adil Shah II of Bijapur (r. 1580--1627)
Overton, Keelan Hall, University of California, Los Angeles, 2011, Ph.D.
Subject: Art History
Self- and Peer-Assessment of Product Creativity with a Rubric in a Collaborative Environment: A Research Study with Undergraduate Textile and Apparel Designers
Polston, Katherine, North Carolina State University, 2014, Ph.D.
Subjects: Textile research
Masters Theses
- Analysis of tunnel liner response in squeezing heterogeneous rockmasses
Branscombe, Laura Christine, Queen's University (Canada), 2011, M.A.Sc.
Subject: Geological engineering
- Does the presence of Joseph Campbell's Monomyth predict any variance in the box office for big budget movies?
Connolly, Sean, Indiana University, 2014, M.A.
Subject: Speech Communication
- Social support, health behaviors, and academic success in college students
Fox, Megan C., East Carolina University, 2011, M.A.
Subject: Psychology, Counseling
- Powered by giving: Exploring annual and online giving strategies for SFU business
Roy, Kishone Amitava Anthony, Royal Roads University (Canada), 2010, M.A.
Subject: Mass Communications
- Landscapes in Flux
Gillespie, Sarah E., Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, 2014, M.F.A.
Subject: Fine Arts
- Logogenesis and appraisal: A Systemic Functional analysis of English and Japanese language arts textbooks
Kawamitsu, Shinji, Marshall University, 2012, M.A.
Subject: Language, Linguistics
Branding the Buaile: Using Ireland's Vernacular Architecture to Create a Global Tourism Brand
Nash, Meghan Elizabeth, University of Cincinnati, 2012, M.S.Arch.
Subject: Architecture
- How Social Media Communities Impact Consumer Behavior
Martinka, Leslie, Gonzaga University, 2012, M.A.
Subject: Speech Communication
- Strategic contingency planning
Scott-Martinet, Karen, California State University, Long Beach, 2006, M.S.
Subject: Management
- Development of a logo assessment matrix in response to challenges in designing graphic identity for country tourism branding campaigns
Melkumyan, Mariam, Iowa State University, 2011, M.F.A.
Subject: Design and Decorative Arts
- Demand-supply interaction and production planning for short-life cycle products
Paul, Bixler P., The University of Texas at El Paso, 2005, M.S.
Subject: Industrial engineering
- A phenomenological approach to understanding printmaking processes and their applications to art education
Ghalamzan, Momtaz, Concordia University (Canada), 2003, M.A.
Subject: Art education
- Developing Elementary Math Skills Through The Instruction of Differentiated Mathematical Strategies
Brazel, Jenna, Hofstra University, 2014, M.S.Ed.
Subject: Elementary education
Organizational strategies that inspire and improve employee retention and morale
Saliba, Soraya, Royal Roads University (Canada), 2007, M.A.
Subject: Management
- The effects of time of day on balance performance in recreational athletes
Heinbaugh, Erika M., University of Wyoming, 2014, M.S.
Subject: Health Sciences, Rehabilitation and Therapy
- Bonds
Sogol, Sydney Jaye, East Carolina University, 2014, M.F.A.
Subject: Fine Arts
- 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
- The Effects of Family Structure on Juvenile Delinquency
Parks, Alisha, East Tennessee State University, 2013, M.A.
Subject: Sociology, Criminology and Penology
Les alliances strategiques chez les PME exportatrices quebecoises: Une strategie d'exportation vers d'autres pays que les Etats-Unis
Oumalek, Abdallah, Universite du Quebec a Trois-Rivieres (Canada), 2004, M.Sc.
Subject: Management
- T.S. Eliot, images in context
Toth, Nancy, University of Alberta (Canada), 1981, M.A.
Subject: Literature, General
An experiment in intelligent text processing
Raghuram, Rayan, University of Windsor (Canada), 2001, M.Sc.
Subject: Computer science
Forager subsistence regimes in the Thai-Malay Peninsula: An environmental archaeological case study of Khao Toh Chong Rockshelter, Krabi
Van Vlack, Hannah G., San Jose State University, 2014, M.A.
Subject: Archaeology
- Intelligent ants for adaptive network routing
Yun, Haihua, Dalhousie University (Canada), 2003, M.C.Sc.
Subject: Computer science
- Modern art, mosques, and the Maghreb French Orientalist painting of mosques and prayer in Muslim North Africa during colonialism
Jablonski, Anna Ridge, State University of New York at Buffalo, 2011, M.A.
Subject: Art History
- Development and validation of a three-dimensional finite element model of advanced combat helmet and biomechanical analysis of human head and helmet response to primary blast insult
Makwana, Rahul, Wayne State University, 2012, M.S.
Subject: Mechanical engineering
A Layer 2 Protocol to Protect the IP Communication in a Wired Ethernet Network
Campillo Terrero, Reiner Augusto, Rochester Institute of Technology, 2014, M.S.
Subject: Information Technology
- Employee motivation, satisfaction and productivity: A study of the workplace
Guthrie, Yvonne Michelle, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1999, M.A.
Subject: Speech Communication
Understanding school genres using systemic functional linguistics: A study of science and narrative texts
Canfield, Allison D., Marshall University, 2013, M.A.
Subject: Language, Linguistics
- Evolution of leadership theories
Maslanka, Ann M., Grand Valley State University, 2004, M.S.
Subject: Sociology, Theory and Methods
The Effects of Watson's Theory of Caring and the Nurse Utilization of Caring Attributes's theory of caring and the nurse utilization of caring attributes
Owens, Mary Michaele, Gardner-Webb University, 2013, M.S.N.
Subjects: Health Sciences, Nursing
Belonging uncertainty and psychological capital: An investigation of antecedents of the leaky pipeline in STEM
Seaton, Gina A., Purdue University, 2011, M.S.
Subject: Psychology, Experimental
- A multiple server facility location problem with resources subject to congestion
Abdollahnejadbarough, Hossein, Northern Illinois University, 2013, M.S.
Subject: Industrial engineering
Effect of country of origin on consumer expectations of service quality: A study of country of origin effects in service encounters
Navi, Mandana, Simon Fraser University (Canada), 2002, M.B.A.
Subject: Business administration
- The influence of visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning opportunities
Jeral, Kim M., Southwest Minnesota State University, 2010, M.S.
Subject: Educational psychology
How Does Technology Affect Communication in the Workplace?
Huffman, Kathleen E., The College of St. Scholastica, 2011, M.A.
Subjects: Management
Ozone treatment of iron and manganese in domestic groundwater supplies
Valsangkar, Heather Marie, University of New Brunswick (Canada), 1994, M.Sc.Eng.
Subject: Civil engineering
- The potential impact of legalizing marijuana
Yu, Sz-De, University of Missouri - Kansas City, 2005, M.S.
Subjects: Sociology, Criminology and Penology
Measuring the spatial dimensions of poverty in Oklahoma
Graham, Amy Kristine, Oklahoma State University, 2009, M.S.
Subject: Geography