Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Transitions to Preschool Special Education: The Relationship of Child, Family, and Early Intervention Characteristics, Tara B. Delach
Smart Start for Trauma: A Multiple Baseline Design, Sarah E. Dickinson
Sleep Disorders in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Pilot Study of an Assessment of Pediatric Providers' Practices and Perceptions, Kristin Lynn Edwards
A Longitudinal Analysis of the Effect of the Starting Right, Now Program on Unaccompanied Homeless Adolescents' Well-Being, Emily E. Esposito
Case Study of a Collaborative Approach to Evaluation Within a School District Central Office, Oriana Eversole
Application of the Fusion Model for Cognitive Diagnostic Assessment with Non-diagnostic Algebra-Geometry Readiness Test Data, Robert H. Fay
PRE-SERVICE TEACHER MICRO-HEGEMONIC CONSTRUCTION OF LITERACY TEACHER IDENTITY, Brian M. Flores
Resisting Essentialism in Cultural Research: A Participatory Action Research Study of Parent Involvement in Education among Spanish-Speaking Students and Families, Michael J. Frank
Assessing Readiness to Seek Formal Mental Health Services: Development and Initial Validation of the Mental Health Belief Model Assessment (MHBMA), Jennifer A. Greene
Relationship between Extracurricular Activity Involvement and Student Success Among High School Students in Accelerated Academic Curricula, Camille E. Hanks
Improving Elementary Students’ Complete Mental Health: Examining the Added Impact of a Teacher-Focused Strengths-Based Intervention, Mollie Mccullough Headley
The Intervention Path: The Experiences of Mothers Seeking Help for Their Child with Atypical Behavioral Development, Renee Hoopes
The Experience of Coparenting Within the Parameters of Divorce: Perspectives from Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Nycole C. Kauk
Missing Data in Complex Sample Surveys: Impact of Deletion and Imputation Treatments on Point and Interval Parameter Estimates, Anh Pham Kellermann
Adult College Students' Perceptions about Learning Mathematics via Developmental Mathematical xMOOCs, Pelagia Alesafis Kilgore
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Analysis of Behavioral Patterns and Treatment Barriers, Kimberly A. Knap
A Participatory Action Research using Photovoice to Explore Well-Being in Young Adults with Autism, Gary Yu Hin Lam
Behavior Change for Children Participating in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: A Growth Curve Analysis, Kayla LaRosa
Eustress in Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) Students, Amanda C. Moseley
Teacher Perceptions of Students with Conduct Problems With and Without Callous Unemotional Traits, Casie L. Peet
Adolescents’ Perceptions of Parenting Practices and their Influence on Success, Academic Motivation, and School Belonging, David Rubio Jr.
An Application of the Dual Factor Model of Mental Health in Elementary School Students: Implications for Social Functioning and Psychopathology, Nicholas David W. Smith
Early Identification Of Students In Accelerated Curricula With Signs Of Academic And Emotional Risk: Working With Teachers To Identify At-Risk Students, Elizabeth D. Storey
Covariates in Factor Mixture Modeling: Investigating Measurement Invariance across Unobserved Groups, Yan Wang
Classroom Support and Students’ Subjective Well-Being: A Mixed-Methods Investigation, Emily J. Wingate
Predictive Validity of Florida’s Postsecondary Education Readiness Test, Alisa Murphy Žujović
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Benchmarks of Equality? School-Wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports and School Discipline Risk and Disparities for Black and Hispanic Students, Christopher M. Barclay
Associations between Ethnic Identity, Academic Efficacy, Achievement Goals and School Belonging among Early Adolescents, Leah Bonilla
The Relationship between Chronic Health Conditions and Health Literacy, Resiliency and Support/Self-advocacy in Youth, Mercedes N. Cambric
Exploring the Test of Covariate Moderation Effect and the Impact of Model Misspecification in Multilevel MIMIC Models, Chunhua Cao
The Empirical Selection of Anchor Items Using a Multistage Approach, Brandon Craig
An Evaluation of IDEA Part C Interventionists’ Knowledge and Use of Evidence-Based Practices for Young Children with Challenging Behavior, Sarah Elizabeth Dickinson
Traumatic Brain Injury in Adolescence: The Relationship between High School Exiting and Future Productivity, Jeffrey S. Garofano
Promoting Happiness in Elementary Schoolchildren: Evaluation of a Multitarget, Multicomponent Classwide Positive Psychology Intervention, Brittany Valle Hearon
Students with Disabilities at Risk: Predictors of On-Time Graduation, Kelli S. Henson
Predictors of Behavior Problems in the Context of Peer Play Interactions: A Sample of Low-Income Latino Preschoolers, Olivia Hernandez Gonzalez
Parent Perceptions of Treatment Effectiveness and Attendance Rates in a Behavioral Parent Training Program: Do They Predict Treatment Outcomes for Children?, Natalie A. Hofmann Leedy
Robustness of the Within- and Between-Series Estimators to Non-Normal Multiple-Baseline Studies: A Monte Carlo Study, Seang-Hwane Joo
Extending the Model with Internal Restrictions on Item Difficulty (MIRID) to Study Differential Item Functioning, Yong "Isaac" Li
The Common Core State Standards and the Elementary Social Studies Curriculum: A Case Study of Teacher Perceptions in Florida, Kacie M. Nadeau
Exploring the Facilitators and Barriers of Cognitive Engagement among Ninth Grade Students in Accelerated Curricula, Kai Zhuang Shum
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Examinees' Perceptions of the Physical Aspects of the Testing Environment During the National Physical Therapy Examination, Ellen Kroog Donald
A Comparison of Educational "Value-Added" Methodologies for Classifying Teacher Effectiveness: Value Tables vs. Covariate Regression, Theodore J. Dwyer
The Relationship between Adolescents' Life Satisfaction and Academic Achievement: A Longitudinal Analysis, Emily E. Esposito
Teacher Child Interaction Therapy: An Ecological Approach to Intervening with Young Children who Display Disruptive Behaviors, Sara Marie Hinojosa
Self-Determination during School-to-Adulthood Transition in Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder from the United States and Hong Kong, Gary Yu Hin Lam
Developing Early Numeracy and Early Literacy Skills in Preschool Children Through a Shared Parent/Child Book Reading Intervention: A Multiple-Baseline Single Case Design Study, Christina Lauren Lindahl
Does Physical Fitness Predict the Reading Achievement of Fifth-Grade Students? The Interaction with Gender, Courtney Lynn
Relationships Between Level of Implementation of a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), Educator Variables, and Student Growth, Thomas Makowski
Multilevel Analysis of a Scale Measuring Educators’ Perceptions of Multi-Tiered Systems of Supports Practices, Leslie Marie Marshall
Teaching Students with Down Syndrome: Mothers' Perspectives on the Most Appropriate Educational Environments for Their Children, Stacey Mulrenin
Lifted: A Thematic Analysis of Homeless Youths’ Reflections on Their Lives Since Beginning A Multi-Faceted, Community-Based Intervention Called Starting Right, Now, Camille Ashley Randle
The Effect of Physical Activity on Youths’ Cognitive, Academic, and Behavioral Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis of Single Case Design Studies, Brett Allyn Stone
Relationship between Teacher Characteristics and Accuracy in Identifying Middle School Students with Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression, Elizabeth Storey
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Development of the Self-Advocacy Measure for Youth: Initial Validation Study with Caregivers of Elementary Students with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Carolyn D. Adams
Unpacking the Discipline Gap: Referral Categories and School-Wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports, Christopher Michael Barclay
Comparison of Powerlifting Performance in Trained Males Using Traditional and Flexible DailyUndulating Periodization, Ryan James Colquhoun
School-Based Concussion Management: Implementation Characteristics of Student Services Personnel, Jeffrey Garofano
Stress and Coping in High School Students in Accelerated Academic Curricula: Developmental Trends and Relationships with Student Success, Brittany V. Hearon
What You Know Counts: Why We Should Elicit Prior Probabilities from Experts to Improve Quantitative Analysis with Qualitative Knowledge in Special Education Science, Tyler Aaron Hicks
"Now You Know What You're Reaching For...On the Up and Up": An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Scholar Identity Development Among Black Male Achievers, Coretta Andréa Irby
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy as a Treatment for ADHD in Early Childhood: A Multiple Baseline Single-Case Design, Kendall Jeffries DeLoatche
Adolescent Females with High-Functioning ASD: Self and Mothers’ Perspectives of Their School and Social Experiences, Lindsey Land
Parent Predictors of Social-Emotional Strengths in Kindergartners, Kayla Nicole Larosa
Improving Elementary Teachers’ Well-Being through a Strengths-Based Intervention: A Multiple Baseline Single-Case Design, Mollie Marie Mccullough
Risk and Resiliency Factors at School Entry: Relations to Academic and Behavioral Outcomes in Early Adolescence, Krystle Kuzia Preece
An Empirical Comparison of the Effect of Missing Data on Type I Error and Statistical Power of the Likelihood Ratio Test for Differential Item Functioning: An Item Response Theory Approach using the Graded Response Model, Patricia Rodriguez De Gil
Health-Related Quality of Life and Positive Mental Health Indicators in Youth with Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Sim Yin Tan
A Mixed Method Study Examining Synchronous-Enhanced Learning in Distance Education, Kimberly M. Wheeler
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Social-Emotional Strengths and Academic Outcomes In Kindergarten Students, Bryan B. Bander
Relationships between Life Satisfaction, Symptoms of Inattention and Hyperactivity/Impulsivity, and Depressive Symptoms in High School Students, Lisa Paige Bateman
Documenting Elementary Teachers' Sustainability of Instructional Practices: A Mixed Method Case Study, Bridget Cotner
Youth Character Strengths, Peer Victimization, and Well-Being: Understanding Associations between Positive Traits, Social Experiences, and Positive Psychological Outcomes, Michael James Frank
Accuracy of Educators in Identifying Middle School Students with Elevated Levels of Anxiety or Depression, Cheryl Gelley
Predictors of Initial Level and Change over Time of Academic Enablers during the Kindergarten Year: The Role of Gender, Preschool, and the Home Learning Environment, Sara Marie Hinojosa
Validation of the Scores of the Instructional Pedagogical and Instructional Student Engagement Components of Fidelity of Implementation, Sandra F. Naoom
Predicting Adolescents' Academic Achievement: The Contribution of Attention and Working Memory, Diane Elizabeth Napier
A Monte Carlo Study: The Consequences of the Misspecification of the Level-1 Error Structure, Merlande Petit-Bois
Adolescent Behavioral Adjustment in Girls Adopted from China: Examining Pre-adoption and Post-adoption Factors, Derek Justin Powers
Design and Validation of an Evaluation Checklist for Organizational Readiness for Evaluation Capacity Development, Connie F. Walker-Egea
The Physiological Effects of Precooling Beverage Temperatures on Heat Strain in Collegiate Women Soccer Players, Taylor Welch
Associations Between Student-Teacher Relationships and Kindergarten Students' Outcomes, Leslie Marie Wells
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Predicting Academic Outcomes for Third Grade Students: Examining the Reading Achievement of Diverse Students Using the Diagnostic Lens of the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills, Zhivago Trevino Adderley
Effectiveness of Propensity Score Methods in a Multilevel Framework: A Monte Carlo Study, Aarti P. Bellara
A Comparative Perspective of Black College Males on the Achievement Gap: Implications for School Counselors, Detra Bethell
Middle and High School Predictors of Off-Track Status in Early Warning Systems, Amber Brundage
The Relationship between Rating Scales used to Evaluate Tasks from Task Inventories for Licensure and Certification Examinations, Adrienne W. Cadle
