Dissertations: Recent submissions
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THE IMPACT OF AN INTENSIVE SUMMER SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL INTERVENTION ON MALE AT-RISK ELEMENTARY STUDENTS IN A TITLE I SCHOOL
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)Schools and educators are expected to meet the social, emotional, and behavioral needs of students while they provide instruction on academic subjects. An emphasis on social-emotional instruction is especially critical for ... -
Fish in Waterfowl Habitat: Managing National Wildlife Refuges for Multiple Purposes using Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge as a Model
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)Anadromous river herring (including Blueback Herring Alosa aestivalis and Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus) spend most of their lives at sea but migrate to freshwater systems during the spring to spawn. The spawning success ... -
EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ADMINISTRATIVE AND FACULTY LEADERSHIP IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY OF E-LEARNING PROGRAMS AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)As e-learning continues to evolve and become a mainstream offering in higher education, colleges and universities are faced with growing online enrollments and student demand for access to courses and programs delivered ... -
Effects of psychological stressors and [delta]⁹-THC acutely and chronically on zebra finch song behavior and dendritic spine density
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)This dissertation investigated song performance and dendritic spine density, following acute restraint stress in adult zebra finches and, following chronic mild stress and CB1 receptor partial agonist [delta]⁹-tetrahydrocannabinol ... -
THE IMPACTS OF PERFORMANCE FUNDING ON THE FACULTY EXPERIENCE: VIEWING FACULTY AS STREET-LEVEL BUREAUCRATS OR PASSIVE RECIPIENTS
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)This comparative case study examined how performance funding programs shape the faculty experiences at two North Carolina Community Colleges. Using Principal-Agent Theory, Street-Level Bureaucracy, and Bottom-Up Policy ... -
AUTHENTIC ENGAGEMENT: A RURAL COMMUNITY’S JOURNEY TO CROSS-SECTOR AGENCY COLLABORATION
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)Bringing a community together for the purpose of healing creates a vision of hope. Translating this hope into a commitment for change requires intentional action and consistent reflection. Few models detail such a ... -
SUPPORTING TEACHER-WRITERS ENGAGEMENT WITH TROUBLESOME KNOWLEDGE: EVIDENCE OF TRANSFER IN WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)Writing Across the Curriculum has typically been discussed in terms of curricular or pedagogical transformation. While it helped to transform teaching from lecture-centered classrooms into more student-centered pedagogies, ... -
Crisis in the Family: Counselor Anxiety and Self-Efficacy in Responding to Family Crises
Counselors are reporting their job duties include crisis response at a frequency of at least weekly. However, counselors have previously reported a lack of curriculum exposure to crisis response training. Unfortunately, ... -
MANIPULATION OF FLOODING AND NUTRIENTS INFLUENCES PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS AND WETLAND FUNCTION
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)The largest global stocks of organic carbon are in soils, where plants fix atmospheric carbon dioxide into biomass at higher rates than soil organic carbon is lost through decomposition and microbial respiration. Specifically, ... -
INNOVATIONS IN HIGHER EDUCATION CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR TRAINING FOR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY: A Program Evaluation
(East Carolina University, 2020-01-07)The purpose of this study is to evaluate a clinical instructor program model by using a program evaluation research design to determine best practices for an open access clinical instructor training program. Evaluating the ... -
Developing Novel Chemotherapeutics: A Structure-Activity Study of Anandamide Analogs and their Cytotoxic Profiles
(East Carolina University, 2020-01-06)Many epithelial cancers have been shown to overexpress the enzyme cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), an enzyme responsible for both the metabolism of arachidonic acid (AA) to prostaglandins and arachidonoyl ethanolamine (AEA) to ... -
Neurovascular Mechanisms of Erectile Dysfunction Following Androgen Deprivation Therapy
(East Carolina University, 2019-12-20)For nearly eight decades, androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) has been a common prostate cancer treatment. Although ADT increases the prostate cancer survival rate, urogenital side effects such as erectile dysfunction (ED) ... -
Principal Preparation Program-Service Leadership Projects at East Carolina University
(East Carolina University, 2019-12-20)Preparing future principals for their roles within school systems has changed throughout the years. Universities have devised varying techniques in which they accomplish this monumental task. East Carolina University (ECU) ... -
Examining the Base Rates of Atrial Fibrillation in Eastern North Carolina: Community Screening, Associated Risk Factors, and Psychological Correlates of Disease
(East Carolina University, 2019-12-12)Background: Eastern North Carolina has historically high prevalence rates of cardiovascular disease. Novel solutions such as mobile screening technology may aid in reaching this region’s vulnerable health population to ... -
Exploring the Challenges of Elite African American Male Athletes at Predominately White Universities: Three Descriptive Case Studies
(East Carolina University, 2019-12-09)In American society, sports participation is viewed through many lenses. With both college and professional teams, sports are popular entertainment that rivets millions of people and is discussed passionately. It is a major ... -
Is this Ship Covered?: The Intersection of Law, Geography, and Management of Sunken Military Craft
(East Carolina University, 2019-12-10)The legal framework protecting historic shipwrecks and other underwater cultural heritage in the United States is largely fragmented and not always effective. Factors that may influence the legal protection afforded a ... -
"You Have Herpes. Now What?": Stigma in Healthcare Systems and Disclosure Rhetorics
(East Carolina University, 2019-12-12)Cultural beliefs about sexually transmitted infections, and herpes specifically, are rhetorically constructed and, crucially, the medical realities of such conditions do not often align with the socially constructed ones. ... -
TALK SMART: A PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH PROJECT IMPLEMENTING ACADEMIC DISCOURSE IN AN URBAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
(East Carolina University, 2019-12-04)Purpose: This participatory action research study explores how the central office of an urban school district, and the leadership of a middle school, work collaboratively to support a school-based instructional initiative ... -
BEYOND THE LINES: EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES ON NCAA STUDENT-ATHLETE HEALTH
(East Carolina University, 2019-11-27)National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) student-athletes are faced with unique stressors that put them at increased risk for various biopsychosocial-spiritual (BPSS) health concerns. Additionally, given the high ... -
Healthcare Employees’ Burnout, Job Stress, Health, And Workplace Social Networks: Addressing The Quadruple Aim
(East Carolina University, 2019-12-10)With the goal of optimizing its performance, the health care field has widely accepted the Triple Aim, which called on health care organizations to provide high quality, accessible care by attending to 1) population health, ...