Theses and dissertations published by graduate students in the Department of Educational Leadership and Workforce Development, College of Education, Old Dominion University, since Fall 2016 are available in this collection. Backfiles of all dissertations (and some theses) have also been added.

In late Fall 2025, all theses will be digitized and available here. In the meantime, consult the Library Catalog to find older items in print.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2024

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Dissertation: Decriminalizing Academia: Black First-Generation Community College Students in Unsatisfactory Academic Standing, Gerome Maurice Bell, Jr.

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Dissertation: A Graceful Pedagogy: An Approach to Academic Advising Diffracted Through Love for Equitable Support of Students Identifying as Black and Male at Two-Year Community Colleges, Ian Kelso Bodkin

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Dissertation: Workforce Education and Labor Market Demands for North Carolina Community Colleges, Christina Anne Bunch

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Dissertation: The Phenomenology of Experiencing Critical Thinking in Vocational Higher Education, Sean Castleberry

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Dissertation: "Every Direction We Turn, It’s a Wall”: North Carolina School Counselors and Their Advocacy and Support for Undocumented Students’ Access to Higher Education, Wendy Eberhart Cook

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Dissertation: A Review of Secondary Technology Education Teacher Needs in Virginia, M. Kathleen Ferguson

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Dissertation: 3/5ths of Freedom: The Analysis of {With} Black Individuals in Higher Education and Navigating Society Post-Justice-Involvement, Gabrielle Sarah Smith Finnie

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Dissertation: Unveiling Resilience and Motivation through Testimonios: Exploring the Influence of TRIO Student Services on Motivation and College Completion, Emily Leonard Garrison

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Dissertation: What's the Cost?: A Phenomenological Study of Black Male Teachers' Persistence, Kendra Yvonne Hall

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Dissertation: An Examination of the Perceptions of Campus Safety Among Full-Time Faculty at Virginia Community Colleges, Hailey Ann Hermosa

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Dissertation: Navigating Identity and Belonging: Itinerant Teachers of The Deaf/Hard of Hearing and the Blind/Visually Impaired as Structural Hole Spanners in Educational Ecosystems, RJ Horstmyer

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Dissertation: Institutional Responses to the First Amendment: Inclusivity and the Protection of Free Speech Rights on Campus, Christina LiPuma

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Dissertation: The Shared Experiences of Novice, Full-Time Allied Dental Community College Educators, Misty L. Mesimer

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Dissertation: Work-Life Balance Fantasy Logics of Mothers Working in Community Colleges: A Glitch Methodology Using Intimate Inquiry and Aesthetic Mediation, Emily Hanson Moore

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Dissertation: Short-Semester Courses: Mitigating Unfavorable Precollege Issues for Students at a Technical College, James T. Moore Jr.

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Dissertation: Competing in the Stress Olympics: Mid-Level Managers and their Experiences of Work Stress as Impacted by their Supervisors and Organizational Climate, Melissa Jane Hecker Scott

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Dissertation: Institutional Pressures on School Leadership and Innovation After Pandemic-Related School Closures: A Phenomenological Study, Gary Eugene Skeen

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Dissertation: A Comparison of Specialized and General Orientation Courses for Community College Students, Heather R. Sorrell

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Dissertation: Transforming School Leadership: An Examination of the Impetus and Evolution of an Internal District Principal Preparation Program, Whitney Szoke

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Dissertation: The Practices of Instructional Design at Community Colleges: A Post-Qualitative Study of the Mutual Invisibility of Work, David Robert Niebuhr Tod

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Dissertation: Literacy Leadership: Power in the Discourse of Learning, Melissa Guinn Crawley Twisdale

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Dissertation: Community College Student Affairs Professionals’ Perceptions of Their Supervisor’s Authentic Leadership: The Influence on Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment, Brent Lamar Via

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Dissertation: A Rural Return: The Triumphs and Trials of a School District's Return to In-Person Learning, Jason Alex Wheeler

Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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Dissertation: The Implications of Dual Enrollment Participation on Black/African American Students’ Success, Yousef Abraham

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Dissertation: Emotional Intelligence in Difficult Decision-Making: A Multiple-Case Study of Community College Academic Deans, Ekaterina Kalinina Brooks

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Thesis: An Evaluation of Network2work at Piedmont Virginia Community College, Cynthia M. Finley

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Dissertation: Special Education Fiscal Effort and Juvenile Adjudication: A Financial Relationship Exploration, Sarah E. Finley

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Dissertation: Strategies That Contribute to the Sustainability and Success of Community College Non-Credit Workforce Development Programs, Amy Lovin Henecke

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Dissertation: Chinese International Graduate Student Agency in a Neo-Racism Context: A Narrative Analysis, Minghui Hou

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Dissertation: Community College Academic Advisors’ Considerations of Ethical Issues Related to the Use of Learning Analytics, Anna Elizabeth Jones

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Dissertation: An Ethnographic Case Study Exploring Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning, James H. Jones Jr.

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Dissertation: Factors Influencing African American Women to Attend a Rural Community College and Persist to an Associate Degree, Lorraine Anita Justice

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Dissertation: Public School Superintendents in Virginia: Innovating in the Educational Context, Daniel Firing Keever

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Dissertation: The Effects of Self-Regulated Learning on Community College Students Metacognition, Motivation and Achievement in Geoscience Courses, Melani A. Loney

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Dissertation: The Role and Contribution of Rural North Carolina Community Colleges in Social Capital Development, Tanya J. McGhee

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Dissertation: LMS Problem-Posing Academic Relationships Between Faculty and Students: A Post-Intentional Phenomenological Study of Dialogical Relationships in Asynchronous Online Courses, Sheri L. Prupis

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Dissertation: Examining the Relationship Between Spelling Achievement and Academic Achievement in Community College Students, Tambra Lee Riggs-Gutiérrez

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Dissertation: Exploring Learning Experiences of Community College Faculty Short-Term Study Abroad Leaders Using IPA and Visual Research, Rachel Ann Simpson

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Dissertation: Relationship Between Learning Communities and Campus Residency on Sense of Belonging Among First Year Undergraduates, Lanah Kathryn Stafford

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Dissertation: The Currency of Teacher Trust in Working Conditions for Teacher Retention, Jeanette White

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Dissertation: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Recent Educational Foundations Requirements by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education for Program Directors of Physical Therapist Assistant Programs, Sharan Dawn Zirges

Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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Dissertation: The Creation of Successful Student Subjects: Foucault’s Power/Knowledge Framework and the Danger of Failing Early Alert, Sue Ann Cecilia Curran

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Dissertation: Enrollment Management Strategies as a Result of COVID-19 at Rural Community Colleges, Robin Christine Daniel

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Dissertation: Case Study of a District-University Partnership: Developing Culturally Responsive Educators in a Rural Setting, Trenice Shauntel Durio

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Dissertation: Active Military Student Persistence in Online Courses at California Community Colleges, Stephanie E. Gernert

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Dissertation: Work Beyond the Work: Amplifying How Black Women Educators Experience Teacher Preparation Programs, Chéleah Victoria Googe

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Dissertation: Instructional Staff Perceptions of Culturally Responsive Leadership, Sherrell J. Hendrix

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Dissertation: Underrepresentation of Black Males in Gifted Education: A Phenomenology Study of the Underrepresentation of Black Males in Gifted Education, James A. Holemon Jr.

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Dissertation: Hiding In Plain Sight: A Phenomenological Exploration of Black Male Educators in School Leadership, Jeryl Kimbrough-Scott

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Dissertation: Investigating the Process of Consequential Validity with the Ambassador Questionnaire, Melissa Gayle Kuhn

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Dissertation: Combining Cognitive and Noncognitive Assessments to Predict First Year GPA and Persistence in Community College Students, David Harris Larman

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Dissertation: The Relationship Between Optional Developmental Education Enrollment and the Mathematics Achievement of Students at One Community College in Florida, Andrea Lisa Lee

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Dissertation: Human Resource Officer's Perspectives on Recruitment and Hiring Practices of Diverse Candidates, Tara Kelton McDaniel

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Dissertation: Understanding Superintendents’ Approaches to the Implementation of District Systems in the Context of a Crisis, Jarad C. Munroe

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Dissertation: The Lived Experiences of Students in a Summer Bridge Ninth Grade Transition Program: A Phenomenological Case Study, Ricardo C. Randall

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Dissertation: Values and Power as Levers to Influence Accountability Policy in Virginia: A Case Study, Angela M. Rhett

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Dissertation: "Quality-Less” Higher Education: Relationship and Neocolonialism in International Development in Afghanistan, Wolayat Tabasum

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Dissertation: Faculty Perceptions of Teaching Clinical Reasoning at the Patient Bedside, Rebecca Gale White

Theses/Dissertations from 2021

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Dissertation: The Use of Counter Narratives as a Prevention and Countering Violent Extremism (P/CVE) Communications-Based Measure: A Study of Muslim-American Undergraduate Students in Universities and Colleges in California, Mohamed Ahmed

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Dissertation: Promise, Potential, Opportunity: Successful HBCU Presidential Fundraising Strategies, Felicia D. Blow

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Dissertation: The Puente Project: Bridging the Achievement Gap for Latinx Students, Nelly Fabiola Brashear

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Dissertation: Undergraduate Classroom Incivility from the Faculty Perspective, Erin M. Bunton

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Dissertation: Faculty Member Experiences When Identifying and Addressing Prohibited Speech in the Classroom, Scott Jeffrey Bye

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Dissertation: Narratives from Appalachia: The Current Stories of LGBTQ Community College Students, Todd A. Cimino-Johnson

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Dissertation: Measuring Up: A Case Study of School Finance Equity Among Five Middle Schools, Christen A. Cohoon

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Dissertation: Making It to the Next Grade: How Elementary School Principals Make Sense of Grade Retention Policies for English Learners, Lynmara Colón

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Dissertation: Institutional Context Drives Mobility: A Comprehensive Analysis of How Academic and Economic Factors Relate to International Student Enrollment at United States Higher Education Institutions, Natalie Irby Cruz

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Dissertation: School Finance Equity: An Intradistrict Equity Audit, Nicole Kathryn Duplain

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Dissertation: Perceptions of Secondary Administrators: Looking at Their Experiences and Practices Supporting Science Instruction, Venicia Ferrell

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Dissertation: A Narrative Inquiry of Long-Term Learning Outcomes of Community College Education Abroad, Heidi Fischer

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Dissertation: Exploring the Incongruence Between Traditional Neo-Managerial Norms, the Science of Learning, and the Goals of Social Justice: A Phenomenological Study of Educators Lived Experiences Inside This Paradox, Donica Ouckama Hadley

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Dissertation: A Grounded Theory Qualitative Study of Assistant Principals as Instructional Leaders in the High School Setting, Mary F. Hardesty

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Dissertation: Institutionalized Perceptions of Student Behavior and the Student Conduct Paradigm Shift in Virginia’s Public Schools, Tiffany D. Hardy

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Dissertation: Experiences of Low-Income Student-Parents at a Community College During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic, Marlena Yvonne Jarboe

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Dissertation: A Comparison of Impostor Phenomenon in Community College and Public University Students, Shanda Jenkins

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Dissertation: Culturally Responsive School Leaders: Actions, Barriers and the Impact of Critical Self-Reflection, Dawn Louise Kramer

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Dissertation: Creating Conditions for Collaboration: A Case Study on Design-Based Professional Learning, Leslie A. Lehner

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Dissertation: The Pursuit of Equitable Virtual Learning: District Leaders’ Understanding of the Influences on Designing 100% Virtual Learning Experiences During the Covid-19 Pandemic, Kathleen Wolfe Maxlow

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Dissertation: The Role of Community College Faculty in Encouraging Student Enrollment Following Dual Enrollment Participation, Kathryn Page Moore

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Dissertation: Leading Hispanic Serving Community Colleges: Latinx Faculty Perceptions about the AACC Competencies, Sanjuanita Chavira Scott

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Dissertation: Exploring the Role(S) of Community Colleges in Addressing Wicked Problems Through Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration: An Entrepreneurial Approach to Sustainability, Samantha Bryant Steidle

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Dissertation: A Narrative Study of the Experiences that Disrupt or Terminate Entry in the Community College Presidential Pipeline for African American Women, Dana G. Stilley

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Dissertation: Investigating Pre-Service Teachers’ Perceptions of the Virginia Computer Science Standards of Learning: A Qualitative Multiple Case Study, Valerie Sledd Taylor

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Dissertation: Micropolitical Influences on Teacher Leader Selection & Enactment, Jennifer Lynn Arthur Thomason

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Dissertation: Examining Motivation as a Mechanism for the Effects of Stereotype Threat on Stem Outcomes: A Longitudinal Mediation Analysis, Delaram A. Totonchi

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Dissertation: Principal Pipeline Development in Ghana: A Look at Komenda Edina Eguafo Abriem (KEEA) District in the Central Region, Eunice A. Turkson

Theses/Dissertations from 2020

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Dissertation: Adjunct Faculty Job Satisfaction: Intangible and Financial Factors Affecting the Academic Majority, Courtney Jane Obis Belmonte

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Dissertation: Neglected Cultural Outcomes That Impact Hispanic-Serving Institution Policymaking, Amanda Kate Burbage

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Dissertation: Disrupting Education: High School Principals’ Efforts to Lead Disruptive Innovation and the Influence of Isomorphic Mechanisms, Katie Cummings Catania

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Dissertation: Cultural Capital, Habitus, College Persistence and Graduation Among Black Immigrant-Origin Undergraduates: A Basic Interpretive Qualitative Study, Erica M. Richards Chew

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Dissertation: International Student Recruitment, Retention, and Transfer Efforts at Top Community Colleges Hosting International Students in the United States, Alejandra Diaz-Rangel

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Dissertation: The Association of the National Assessment of Educational Progress Scores and Variance in State Education Requirements, Patrick M. Doyle

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Dissertation: How Principals Learn to Be Technology Leaders: A Critical Incident Qualitative Study, Leon R. Edwards II

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Dissertation: Sociopolitical Crisis and the Rise of a Social Justice Superintendent in Charlottesville, Sara Lourdes Epperly

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Dissertation: District Promotion Policies for Students with Disabilities: Examining Principal Interpretation and Implementation, LaToya Exum Floyd

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Dissertation: Autism Spectrum Disorder Students: A Survey of Rural Community College Educators, Pamela Love Hanks

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Dissertation: Illuminating the Voices of Black Women Principals: A Phenomenological Qualitative Study, Crystal L. Haskins

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Dissertation: The Relationship Between the Earning of Career and Technical Industry Credentials and the Virginia Economy, Anjanette McFadden Hendricks

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Dissertation: Transformational Leadership Qualities Among Students Within Doctoral Higher Education Leadership Programs, Joshua Lee Howell

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Dissertation: Retaining Special Education Teachers: The Relationship Between School Leadership and Special Education Teacher Retention in a Low-Income School, Amanda Elizabeth Jones