Dissertations: Recent submissions
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UNDERSTANDING TRAUMA SYMPTOMATOLOGY AND OCD: SHARED COGNITIVE ERRORS AND EMOTIONS
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-07)Although there is a well-documented link between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), there is much that remains unknown about this relationship. Comorbid PTSD and OCD are linked ... -
TEACHING IN RURAL NORTH CAROLINA: THE IMPACT OF BEGINNING TEACHER SUPPORT ON TEACHER RETENTION
(East Carolina University, 2024-01-04)With research supporting that teachers have the greatest effect on student achievement, it is imperative that highly qualified teachers are retained while new teachers are recruited to the profession. The purpose of this ... -
PLAY IS LEARNING: A PEDAGOGY FOR BUILDING TEACHER CAPACITY INTEGRATING PLAY IN MATH INSTRUCTION
(East Carolina University, 2023-11-27)The purpose of this participatory action research (PAR) project was to support teachers to integrate play as a primary pedagogy in the math program. The theory of action was: If teachers develop a mathematical program ... -
CULTIVATING EQUITY WARRIORS: EMPOWERING EDUCATORS TO ENACT CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PEDAGOGY FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS
(East Carolina University, 2023-11-27)The study examined how a collaborative teacher team developed common understandings of and implemented culturally responsive pedagogy (CRP) to support African American students. Utilizing participatory action research (PAR) ... -
BLACK STUDENTS MATTER: HOW TEACHERS EQUITABLY ENGAGE AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS IN UNDERSTANDING CONCEPTUAL MATHEMATICS
(East Carolina University, 2023-11-30)In this participatory action research (PAR) study, I sought to understand how teachers implemented equitable and culturally responsive academic discourse to support African American students during mathematics instruction. ... -
LEAP FOR JOY: AMPLIFYING JOYFUL LEARNING FOR CHINESE ELL STUDENTS
(East Carolina University, 2023-11-22)In this qualitative study using participatory action research (PAR), educators explored how to understand and implement culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogy (CLRP) and joyful learning strategies to support ... -
JOYFUL LEARNING MATTERS: TEACHER PRACTICES IN AMPLIFYING JOYFUL LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR CHINESE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
(East Carolina University, 2023-11-22)The purpose of this participatory action research project (PAR) was to study how a group of teachers designed and implemented strategies with the intent of amplifying joyful learning experiences for Chinese English Language ... -
USING EQUITABLE ELL PEDAGOGY TO SUPPORT ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN ACADEMIC CONVERSATIONS
(East Carolina University, 2023-11-22)In the participatory action research (PAR) study, teachers in a professional learning community (PLC) acting as Co-Practitioner Researchers (CPR) used the methodologies of the improvement science (Bryk et al., 2015) and ... -
Exploring the Role of Altruism on Counselor Implicit Bias and Adapting the National Institutes of Health Implicit Bias Training for Counselors in the United States
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-01)Counselors continue to make biased decisions negatively impacting Black American clients. Research underscores implicit bias, defined as unconsciously held prejudiced beliefs, is a major source of bias effecting mental ... -
THE SWEET SPOT OF MENTORING MINDS AND BUILDING SUPPORT
(East Carolina University, 2023-11-27)The Focus of Practice (FoP) of this Participatory Action Research (PAR) project was to develop mentors' knowledge, skills, and dispositions to identify and implement equitable classroom practices through coaching conversations ... -
Improving mental well-being through culture-specific outdoor learning: A mixed-methods study
(East Carolina University, 2023-11-30)Background: Green prescriptions—nature-based interventions to improve human health—are becoming increasingly popular. Research has highlighted a need for inclusion of culture in green prescriptions as how humans conceive ... -
UTILIZING WELLBEING PRACTICES TO DEEPEN CONNECTIONS AMONG INTERNATIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL LEADERS
(East Carolina University, 2023-11-30)“Put your oxygen mask on first” is a critical motto for educational leaders not only to espouse, but to enact. In the fast-paced environments of international schools, leaders often lack the time to make use of the wellbeing ... -
Building the Foundation for Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Classrooms
(East Carolina University, 2023-11-21)This study examined how teachers and leaders could work together to build capacity for culturally responsive pedagogy that influenced the school culture. Using Participatory Action Research (PAR) as the primary methodology, ... -
Equitable Classrooms require equitable practices
(East Carolina University, 2023-11-22)The participatory action research (PAR) aims to build educators’ culturally responsive teaching capacity to support equitable classrooms. The study focuses on the culturally responsive teaching development and decision-making ... -
EXAMINING THE EFFECT ON BEGINNING TEACHER SELF-EFFICACY THROUGH CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
(East Carolina University, 2023-11-30)High teacher turnover rates and less students entering into the teacher preparation programs has increased the need to better prepare and retain beginning teachers. The purpose of this mixed methods inquiry is to focus on ... -
GETTING INTO GOOD TROUBLE: BUILDING CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING PRACTICES FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENT SUCCESS IN MATHEMATICS
(East Carolina University, 2023-11-21)ABSTRACT Carin Denise Geathers, GETTING INTO GOOD TROUBLE: BUILDING CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING PRACTICES FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENT SUCCESS IN MATHEMATICS (Under the direction of Dr. Matthew Militello). Department ... -
DEVELOPING AN ECOLOGY OF CO-TEACHING: AN ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY OF A CO-TEACHING PARTNERSHIP
(East Carolina University, 2023-11-27)In this qualitative ethnographic and autoethnographic study, I examined a co-teaching partnership between a general education teacher and special education teacher in an international school. The school inclusion policy, ... -
Quantifying the Impact of PFAS Exposure on B Cell Development and Antibody Production
(East Carolina University, 2023-08-07)Well over 10,000 individual synthetic chemicals have been identified as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Many are used in non-stick cooking ware, medical garments, and food packaging. Numerous PFAS are environmentally ... -
Performance Avoidance, Neurocognition, and Neurophysiology in a Sample of First-Generation College Students
(East Carolina University, 2023-07-21)What motivates individuals to achieve? This study uses achievement goal orientation theory and the Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory (RST), parallel theories which attempt to explain motivational behavior, to explore ... -
m6A’s Unique and Dynamic Role in Breast Cancer Progression
(East Carolina University, 2023-07-18)Despite intense study, metastatic breast cancer is still the second leading cause of female death from cancer in the US. While many genetic lesions and environmental factors have been implicated in breast cancer progression, ...