This collection is a comprehensive listing of the doctoral dissertations submitted by Kutztown University students in partial fulfillment of the requirements of one of the doctoral programs at Kutztown University. The University awarded the first doctoral degrees in Spring 2018.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2024

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Culturally Integrating Nuestra Juventud: Understanding Spanish-speaking Multilingual Learners through Culturally Relevant Pedagogy, Mallie C. Culpepper-Yablonsky

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Exploring Student Experience Through Photovoice: A Transformative Approach to Studying School Climate and Culture at CHS, Christopher W. Gold-Thomas

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School Social Workers Conducting Home Visits: Practice and Perceptions, Sadie K. Kinnarney

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Misappropriating Self-Care: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of the Burnout Experiences of Teachers who Identify as Women, Kimberly A. Kneller

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More than just checking a box: Teachers' experiences of transformation in equity-focused professional learning, Melissa E. Moxley

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The Perceived Impact of an "Awareness Toolkit" on Alzheimer Caregivers' Preparedness, Burden, and Posttraumatic Growth, Ann RIvers

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Trauma-Informed Teaching Perspectives of Arts and Non-Arts Educators: A Mixed Methods Study for Transformational Change, Annie C. Shrawder

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Hidden Meanings in Elementary Instrumental Music Method Books: A Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis, Mara Hope Thompson

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Connecting Culturally Relevant and Sustaining Education Competencies in Teacher Preparation Programs to the Experiences of Mixed-Race Learners in K-12 Settings: A Mixed Methods Study, Marissa Wallace

Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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SOCIAL WORK SUPERVISION EDUCATION: PENNSYLVANIA SOCIAL WORKERS REFLECT ON EDUCATION AND SUPERVISORY COMPETENCE, Morgan Ann Daugherty

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Without A Village: Motherhood, Child Care and COVID-19, Bailey Higgins

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School Social Work and Autism Competency: A Mixed-Methods Assessment of Pennsylvania School Social Workers, Jami Imhof

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Social Work Best Practices in Schools: Effect of Family-Focused Case Management on Rural School Students’ Success, Sheryl L. McKlveen

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Relational Connections for Youth Aging out of Foster Care: A Policy Content Analysis, Heather Miller

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Liberating Self: An Autoethnographic Inquiry Into Black Male Mental Health, Phillip J. Roundtree Sr., DSW, LCSW, MS

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“We're Not Thriving, But We're Trying.” Exploring Undergraduate Students' Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Kelly Smith

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Assessing Clinical Social Workers’ Self-Efficacy Regarding Perinatal Mental Health Disorders, Ashley Sullivan

Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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Another Empty Seat: Educators’ Experiences with Trauma and Grief After a Student’s Death, Lori G. Berryman

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Blinded by Whiteness: Middle-Class White Teachers’ Explorations of Identity and Deficit Discourse at the Intersection of Race, Class, and Perceived Ability, Tracy Driehaus

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A Critical Analysis of Cultura in Spanish World Language Textbooks, Amanda Holbrook

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Mathematics is Art: The Impact of a Non-traditional Metaphor on Teacher Mindset and Instructional Practices in Mathematics, Karise Mace

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Strength, Beauty, and Resilience: The Impact of Self Reflection & Exploration of Memory on Postmodern Feminist Educators, Inside and Outside the Classroom, MaryJo M. Rosania-Harvie

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Understanding Your Cultural Identities: A Self-Study of the Impact of One’s Cultural Identities on Interpreting Interactions, Shelby L.W. Sammartino

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African-American Pastors' Mental Health Literacy, Leadership and Counsel: A Systematic Review, Michelle A. Townsend

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Social Work Experiences of Moral Distress Amid COVID-19, Megan Tritt

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The Development of the Police Department Wellness Survey (PDWS), Tia White

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Human Behavior in the Political Environment: A Content Analysis of Political Content in HBSE Textbooks, Brendan Young

Theses/Dissertations from 2021

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How Will I Thrive? Developing Designer Professional Identity Among Undergraduate Communication Design Students, Denise Bosler

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School Social Workers and Threat Assessment Teams: Exploring Roles, Perceptions, and Outcomes, Alicia Chico

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Awareness of and Value Placed on School Social Work: A Study of Pennsylvania’s Public School Administrators, Jen Marshall

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In Search of Kinship: Traveling into new worlds through conversation and the impact on building community, Daniel E. McClary Ed.D

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Effectiveness of a Social Work Informed Casework Training Curriculum for Paraprofessionals in Non-Profit Social Service Agencies, Mindy L. McCormick

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Journaling on the Transition to College: Foucauldian Approaches in the First-Year Writing Classroom, Daniel J. Metzger

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The Writing for Healing and Transformation Project, Heather Elizabeth Osborn

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Stakeholder Perspectives: How Participation in a Work-Based Learning Program Affects Perceptions, Samantha G. Piller

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Breaking Barriers and Bread to Build Bridges: How do Latina/o families and schools develop meaningful home-school relationships?, Cathy A. Shappell

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Bridging barriers in inclusive classrooms: Avenues for communication between general education teachers and families, Nicole M. Wack

Theses/Dissertations from 2020

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The Effect of Differentiated Instruction Training on the Instructional Strategies of Education Trainees at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Erin C. Brown

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Socially Just Artmaking: A Practitioner's Inquiry of Passionate Teaching for Compassionate Action, Jaime Linn Brown

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The Perceived Impact of Basic Need Insecurity on Social Work Student Success, Amy B. Downes

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The Relationship Between Academic Advising and Student Motivation on the Persistence of Freshman Exploratory Studies Students, Marlene N. Fares

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"We Are Forgotten." Framing Disaster via Twitter in the Aftermath of Hurricane Maria: Implications for Social Work Policy Practice, Barbe A. Fogarty

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Community-Based Learning: Face-to-Face Tandem Language Exchanges as a Complementary Course Component for Acquisition of Spanish, Andrew Healey

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How We Got Here: Testimonios of Secondary Latina Educators, Leila Little

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“I guess somebody already told you”: LGBTQ+ Students’ Experiences in Secondary School Contexts, Emily A. Pisco

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Proactive Prosocial Strategies Employed by First-Grade Teachers, Lisa M. Skiadas

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SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK: A CURRICULUM ANALYSIS, Nikki Snyder

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Teacher Perception: Secondary Level Skill Development Support for Students with Specific Learning Disabilities, Philip L. Specht

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The Potential Impact of Online Learning on Economically Disadvantaged Students, Anthony M. Tartaglia

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Making the Journey Personal: A Self-Study of the Intersections of Curriculum, Practice, and Identity, Patricia J. Tinsman-Schaffer

Theses/Dissertations from 2019

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Intervention Research for the Education and Empowerment of Families Experiencing Homelessness: Exploring Knowledge of Tenant Rights and Perceptions of Personal Empowerment, Diane J. Irish DSW, LSW

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Social Work Educators' Perceptions of their Leadership and Management Competencies, Leah K. Lazzaro DSW

Theses/Dissertations from 2018

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Exploring the Role of United States Legal Discourse in Creating, Sustaining, and Disrupting Vestiges of Slavery, Hanif M. Bey

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Intimate Partner Violence: A Narrative Analysis of the Jamaican Women Experience, Sonia M. Brown

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Understanding College Students with Physical Disabilities, Kimberly L. Hardner

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A Workable Balance: Maternity Leave and Female success in the Workplace in Finland and the United States, Karey J. Murphy

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Hispanic Parent/Caregiver Health Literacy: Examining Effect on Pediatric Emergency Department Utilization, Sandy Anhai Ramirez Sanchez

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Academic Preparedness of Social Workers for Interprofessional Education/Collaborative Practice (IPECP), Amy Corwin Sagen