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Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

African American students in a California community college: perceptions of cultural congruity and academic self-concept within a Black Culture Center, Tenisha Celita James

Leadership best practices for female executives in the information technology industry, Danielle Jenkins

Creating an environment of success: community college faculty efforts to engage in quality faculty-student interactions to contribute to a first-generation student's perception of belonging, Dalia R. Juarez

Success strategies of first-generation foreign-born leaders, Verzhine Julfayan-Gregorian

Mindfulness training and developing clinician's perceived stress and self-compassion, Meredith Kalies

Engagement and temporary teams: considerations for value engineering study teams and facilitators, Allegra Keith

Establishing a safe school culture: an examination of current practices in K through 12 leadership, Zanita V. Kelly

Evaluating satisfaction of participants within the outreach and engagement program of MECCA, Farrah K. Khaleghi

Computational thinking in curriculum for higher education, Michael Kolodziej

A mixed methods study examining teacher impressions of a psychoeducational program on common issues during childhood, Genevieve Lam

A phenomenological investigation of the factors that influence motivation, recruitment and retention of volunteers age 65 and over, Carol Landry

Toward better discharge decision-making for violent offenders in forensic mental health settings: a critical analysis of the literature, Sara Laniado

Early identification of individuals at risk for psychosis: recommendations for colleges and universities, Sylvia Lizette Lares

Millennials and meaningfulness at work, Daena Lee

Assessing the well-being Koreans and Korean Americans: psychometric validation study for a multidimensional assessment of well-being, Esther Lee

Understanding the relationship between compassion and employee engagement, Dana Shapiro Lenz

Best practices in adult online learning, Autumn Luscinski

Performance appraisal in a family business, Linda Ly

Teacher beliefs on inclusion of students with disabilities in kindergarten, first grade, and second grade in one Southern California urban school district, Denise MacAllister

Exploring the value of trust between teams of special education teachers and paraprofessionals, Monica M. Mallet

Teacher insight: the implementation of the Common Core State Standards in California school districts, Catherine Anne Martin

Active games: an examination of user engagement to define design recommendations, Pamela N. Martinez

The stereotypes and biases that plague millennial leaders: best practices and strategies for job promotion, Linda M. McKenzie

Best practices in higher education faculty motivation, Lonnie McNamee

Examining education leadership communication practices around basic and advanced skill sets: a multiple case study, Leslie Minger

Success strategies in emerging Iranian American women leaders, Sanam Minoo

Key talent differentiation without utilization of performance ratings at Noble Energy, Catherine K. Molitoriss

Factors that lead to retention of acquired engineers at Microsoft in Silicon Valley, Omar Morales

School improvement grants at work: a study of urban, public New England schools, Jessica M. Moro

A comparative study of women and workplace flexibility, Christal L. Morris

Mindfulness training and developing clinicians' compassion satisfaction, Priscilla Morrison

Using leader-relational theory to understand follower-perceived leader mindfulness and its impact on follower engagement, Raina Nech

Impact of supervisor support on employee job satisfaction among fundraising staff within higher education, Giuseppe Nespoli

Expert perspectives on using mainstream mobile technology for school-age children who require augmentative and alternative communcation (AAC): a Policy Delphi study, Vinh-An Nguyen

Safety mindfulness: the incorporation of low-dose mindfulness as a leading edge safety intervention, Connell Nolan

Employee satisfaction factors in administrative and executive assistants in the United States, Kathleen Olen

Leadership best practices of Hispanic leaders in public organizations, Jose Carlos Garcia Oliva

Examination of oncology summer camp attendance, psychosocial adjustment, and perceived social support among pediatric cancer patients and siblings, Jenna N. Oppenheim

A study on the impact of teacher attitude/efficacy on the use of classroom technology, Jeran Louis Ott

The relationship between authentic leadership & positive psychological capital & the moderating affects of professional development & gender in a public organization, Arlene J. Owens

Understanding the best practices of senior level-leaders among the European Union civil institutions, Derek Pelland

Developing a supplemental resource for trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapists working with lesbian, gay, and bisexual adolescent survivors of interpersonal trauma, Paul N. Perales

Exploring the relationship between childhood trauma history and working alliance in psychotherapy, Nina Polyné

Nontraditional online student perceptions of student access conditions, Carrie Ann Prendergast

A mixed methods study examining parent impressions of a psychoeducational program on common issues during childhood, Erika Rajo

Exploring the relationship between creativity training and the practice of pause for leaders in a world of information overload, Steven M. Ralph Jr.

Social support communication behavior, depression symptomatology, and marital satisfaction among distressed couples, Kaddy Revolorio

Healthcare leaders under the age of 40: successful strategies and practices for leading healthcare organizations, Rizalyn Reynaldo

The impact of mindfulness based interventions on the psychological capital of leaders, Marci B. Rinkoff

Assessing cultural and linguistic competencies in doctoral clincial psychology students, Rosanna Rivero

What qualities make an effective teacher labor union leader?, Rosie Rogers

Social justice leadership: advocating equity, access and opportunity for black students attending urban high-poverty elementary schools, Cherise Roper

Competencies and the changing world of work: the need to add cultural adaptability and cultural intelligence to the mix when working with urban missionary candidates, Romney Ruder

Female computer science and engineering undergraduates: reflections on participation in the academic landscape, Patricia Adriana Ruiz

Best leadership practices for retaining direct care staff in residential treatment centers, Emma Nicole Salazer

Best practices for managing burnout in attorneys, Ilona Salmons

Best leadership practices of turnaround K-12 administrators, Etame Henri R. Same

Cyber-harassment in higher education: a study of institutional policies and procedures, Victoria Ann Schaefer-Ramirez

Virtual civic engagement: exploring technology, secondary social studies, and problem based learning with TPACK, Brett Schneider

Developing a racial equity stance: moving philanthropy beyond diversity statements, Maegan Scott

School district technology awareness: a descriptive study identifying implications for the 21st-century teaching and learning, Alex N. Sedique

Leading organizational change: a phenomenological study of the nonlinear strategies used by female leaders in global companies, Rachel Faoutas Shafran

Reclaiming our Asian American/Pacific Islander identity for social justice and empowerment (RAISE): an empowerment circle for East Asian, South Asian, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Islander college-aged women, Courtney Shen

Tradition and progress: California fire technology directors beliefs and values, Rodney A. Slaughter

Teacher engagement in grades 4-8, Christopher Kirill Sokolov

Diversity climate in one California community college: a descriptive quantitative study, Sokha Song

Exploring the relationship between perceived social support and readiness to change in therapy with trauma survivors, Mario Souza

Oncology summer camp attendance and self-esteem and internalizing and externalizing behaviors among pediatric cancer patients and siblings, Elizabeth Stein

Efficacy of collaborative consulting training module, Brenda Stone

Model Continuation High Schools: social-cognitive promotive factors that contribute to re-engaging at-risk students emotionally, behaviorally, and cognitively towards graduation, Becky G. Sumbera

A mixed methods study of online course facilitators' perceptions of mobile technology, design, and TPaCK affordances, Helen Louise Teague

Decision analysis techniques for adult learners: application to leadership, Farah Toosi

Exploration of the relationship between implicit theory of intelligence and employability, Alissa Tuschall

Parents' perceived benefits of full-time online K-12 education as an educational replacement option, Joanne Vanderhost

Effects of the protective factor of therapy and risk factor of alcohol use on psychological outcomes among racially ethnic female survivors of sexual victimization, Annie M. Varvaryan

School finance and accountability: the phenomenology of secondary school leaders, Mayra A. Vega-Manriquez

CalWORKs students and their best practices, how they succeed in community college, Claudia Velasco

The influence of leadership emotional intelligence on employee engagement, Kimberly D. Waldron

Psychological symptoms, family functioning, and religious coping in second- and third- generation Holocaust survivors, Melissa M. Wasserman

An interactive website to aid the academic and social transition of Chinese international students to Pepperdine University, Yushuang Wu

Understanding employment to entrepreneurship transitions among women working in the tech industry, Elizabeth A. Xiao

A measure of attributes and benefits of the co-leadership model: is co-leadership the right fit for a complex world?, Daryl K. Yankee

Cultural diversity and ministry leadership: a case study at Pepperdine University, Steven Zhou

The impact of strategic planning involvement on employee engagement in a federal public health agency, Robert T. Ziegler

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Addressing stress and well-being among women of Arab descent living in the United States: development of a training workshop for mental health professionals, Hoda Abou-Ziab

Millennial women in leadership: a new generation of women still facing gender inequalities in business leadership, Laurie Addison-Lavelle

Effective practices of high school principals' leadership in developing traditionally underrepresented students' higher education and future career readiness, Vernita Lynn Adkins-Barlow

A clinician's guide to working with female veterans and their children, Deniz (Mustafoglu) Ahmadinia

Overcoming resistance to change in Saudi Arabian organizations: a correlation study between resistance to change and organizational justice, Sultan AlDossari

The relationships among transformational leadership, job satisfaction, and academic service quality at Al-Baha University, Maha Alghamdi

Enhancing employment opportunities in the Saudi Arabian private sector, Ahmad Alghamedi

The role of courage in female leadership, Aliah Aljowaie

How effective entrepreneurs bring success to their organization, Muath Khalid Almansour

Challenges for women academic leaders to obtain senior leadership positions in higher education in Saudi Arabia, Shroog Alsubaihi

Best practices to establish susccesful mobile health service in a healthcare setting, Kathy M. Andrews

A Leader's Evaluation and Analysis Development (LEAD) Tool: a statistical analysis of variables that measure progress toward staffing every classroom with an effective teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School District, Justo Avila

Intervention program for long-term English learners: a study of long-term English learners' literacy performance in a reading intervention program at Falcon School District, Erika Ayala

Addressing mental health needs on college campuses: utilizing recovery principles that encourage hope, community, inclusion, recovery on a continuum, peer support, and stigma reduction, Traci M. Bank

Welcome home: a manual for the loved ones of returned combat veterans, Corrine Barner

Internship directors' perspectives on psychological assessment training: current status and emerging trends, Shannon Bates