Graduate Testimonials and Dissertations

Light, Ann M. (Chair: Dr. Judy Jackson May)

"An Examination of the Ascension to and Experiences in the Metropolitan Chief Fire Officer Position: Implications for Leadership, Policy and Practice"

Guice, Andrea Deneen (Chair: Dr. Judy Jackson May)

"School Achievement Through Social Programming: The Effects of a School-Based Mentoring Program"

Braun, Theresa Popp (Chair: Dr. Rachel Vannatta Reinhart)

"Demographic Predictors of Accrued Undergraduate Federal Student Loan Debt"

Wohlgamuth, Kelly J (Chair: Dr. Judy Jackson May)

"An Examination of Resident Educators and the Role of Self-Efficacy on Teaching in Collaborative Inclusive Settings"

Kauffman, Janine R (Chair: Dr. Paul Johnson)

"Leading in the Middle: Conversations and Dialogic Leadership in Higher Education"

Theis, Jennifer Lee (Chair: Dr. Rachel Vannatta Reinhart)

"Technology predictors of inquiry-based teaching: an examination of two k-12 1:1 pilots"

Schumacher, Ronald (Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken)

"What Attracts Students To A Small, Private University?"

Boff, Colleen T.A. (Chairs: Drs. Patrick Pauken and William Ingle)

"Quantitative Study of Academic Library Administrators Using Bolman and Deal's Leadership Orientation Framework"

Petroff, Ruth Ann (Chairs: Drs. Patrick Pauken and William Ingle)

"The Relationship Between Leadership Traits and Effectiveness Among the Private, Public, and Nonprofit Sectors"

Gabriel, Jerome (Chair: Dr. Rachel Reinhart)

"Situational Leadership Awareness Development In Student Outdoor Leaders Through Training Versus Experience"

Jackson, Joyce Marie (Chair: Dr. Mark Earley)

"An Examination of the Perceptions of Online Physical Education: How Fit is Online PE?"  

Lambdin, Matthew W. (Chair: Dr. Paul Johnson)

"The Relationship of Sophomore Student Debt on Retention in a Private University"

Whitman, Tiffany M. Preston (Chair: Dr. Mark Early)

"African American Leadership Experiences in Education Organizing For School Reform"

Ball, Debra A. (Chairs: Drs. Patrick Pauken, Joyce Litten, Deborah Vargo)

"A Phenomenological Study of the Nurse Leader: Before, During, and After Merger"

Lenner McDonald, Julie Ann (Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken)

"Stakeholder or Gatekeeper: The Role of the Principal in Gifted Education"

Raveendran, Reetha Perananamgam (Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken)

"Life of Purpose: Exploring the Role an Athletic Code of Conduct Plays in Shaping the Moral Courage of Student Athletes"

Tudor, Margaret L. (Chair: Dr. William Ingle)

"Predicting Student Athletes' Motivation Towards Academics and Athletics"

Rellinger, Brian A. (Chair: Dr. William Ingle)

"The Diffusion of Smartphones and Tablets in Higher Education: A Comparison of Faculty and Student Perceptions and Uses."

Foster, Danielle C (Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken)

"K-12 Private Catholic School Leaders' Perceptions of Marketing Plans & Enrollment Management: Implications for Leadership and Enrollment"

Rogers, Pamela N. (Chair: Dr. Mark Earley)

"A Qualitative Study Of The Life Satisfaction Of Single Divorced Women In Leadership"

Methner, Gereon V. (Chair: Dr. Judy Jackson May)

"Perceptions of Administrative Support and Follower Readiness in Middle School Teachers"

Sickler, Stephanie L. (Chair: Dr. Rachel Vannatta Reinhart)

"Undergraduate Student Perceptions of Service Quality as a Predictor of Student Retention in the First Two Years"

Hague-Palmer, Toycee A. (Chair: Rachel Vannatta Reinhart)

"Academic and Campus Experiences of African American Males: Implications for Collegiate Satisfaction and Student Engagement"  

Ratliff, Jason (Chair: Dr. Rachel Reinhart)

"Perceptions And Experiences Of University Administrators On Internationalization Planning And Implementation At A Midwestern University: A Mixed Methods Study"

Issah, Mohammed (Chair: Dr. William Ingle)

"The Relationship Between Perceptions of Fit and Job Satisfaction among Administrative Staff in a Midwestern University"

Childs, Sidney Robert (Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken)

Impact of the Student Support Services/TRIO Programming on Persistence and Academic Achievement

Goodsite, Sandra Sue Skillings (Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken)

"School Leadership and Strategic Planning: The Impact on Local Report Card Ratings"

Burke, Mark Edward (Chair: Dr. Rachel Ann Reinhart)

"Using Student Risk Factors to Predict Student-School Connectivity"

Zipporah Abla (Chair: Dr. Kyle Ingle)

"Portraits of Successful African Immigrant Faculty Members on US Campuses"

Andrea Depinet (Chair: Dr. Rachel Vannatta Reinhart)

"Becoming Critical Thinkers: The Impact of Treatments on Student Reflective Practice in the College Classroom"

Paul Soska (Chairs: Drs. Judith Zimmerman and Paul Johnson)

"Use of Rasch Rating Scale Modeling to Develop and Validate a Measure of District-Level Characteristics and Practices Identified to Improve Instruction and Increase Student Achievement"

Eric Calvert (Chair: Dr. Terry Herman)

"Linked Leadership: The Role of Technology in Gifted Education Coordinators' Approaches to Informed Decision Making"

Carrie Rathsack (Chair: Dr. Rachel Reinhart)

"A Profile of Early 21st Century Teachers of Northwest Ohio:  The Relationship Between Teachers' Technology Integration and Leadership Practices"

Michelle Toth (Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken)

"Exploring a  Relationship Between Workers' Perceptions of Leaders and Workers' Self-Efficacy in Social Services"

Bruce Meyer (Chairs: Dr. Rachel Reinhart and Dr. Patrick Pauken)

"Does the Number of College Credits Earned in a Tech Prep and Postsecondary Enrollment Options Program Predict College Success?"

Michael Scoles (Chair: Dr. Rachel Reinhart)

“An Examination of the Impact of Prior Teaching Experience on the Self-Efficacy of School Counselors in the State of Ohio."

Peggy Adams (Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken)

“Field Instructors’ Perceptions of Core Attributes: Implications for Leadership and Gatekeeping.”

Brenda Oyer (Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken)

“The Relationship between Principals’ Confidence, Humility, and Effectiveness: A Study of Teacher Perception.”

Penny Soboleski (Chair: Dr. Rachel Reinhart)

“Fast For Word: An Investigation of the Effectiveness of Computer-Assisted Reading Intervention.”

Gretchen Carroll (Chair: Dr. Judith Zimmerman)

“An Examination of the Relationship between Personality Type, Self Perception Accuracy and Transformational Leadership Practices of Female Hospital Leaders”

Todd Cramer (Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken)

“Predicting Student Success on the Third Grade Reading Achievement Assessment in Ohio”

Marcia Latta (Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken)

“Characteristics and Motivational Factors of Major Donors to Bowling Green State University."      

David Wagner (Chair: Dr. Mark Earley)

“Leadership Education Reconsidered: Examining Self-Perceived Leadership Styles and Motivation Sources among Undergraduate Leaders”

Petrina Hill (Chair: Dr. Judy Jackson May)

“An Examination of the Impact of the IEP Team Composition and Transition Planning upon the Success of Students with Disabilities in Urban School Districts.”

Peter Mateso (Chair: Dr. Judith Zimmerman)  

“Understanding Succession Planning and Management Efforts at Midwestern University: A Mixed Methods Study."

Chad Warnimont  (Chair: Dr. Rachel Vannatta Reinhart)

“The Relationship between Students' Performance on the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) and the Fourth and Fifth Grade Reading and Math Achievement Tests in Ohio."

Kristine Hoover (Chair: Dr. Rachel Vannatta Reinhart)

“Values and Organizational Culture Perceptions: A Study of the Relationships and Antecedents to Managerial Moral Judgments."

Tricia Hastings (Chair: Dr. Rachel Vannatta Reinhart)

"Factors that Predict Quality Classroom Technology Use."

Jamie Hollinger (Chair: Dr. Rachel Vannatta Reinhart)

"The Relationship Between Students' Reading Performance on Diagnostic Assessments and the Third Grade Reading Achievement Test in Ohio."

Suzanna Leone (Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken)

"The Relationship Between Classroom Climate Variables and Student Achievement."

Mercedes Neber (Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken)

"The Roles of Mentoring and Family Support in the Development of Asian Pacific American Leaders."

Lamandren Derrick (Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken)

"Exploring Mentoring Relationships between African-American High School Males and African-American Male Principals."

Alexander Edwards (Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken)

"Professional Citizenship and Otherness Leadership Development: Examining the Relationships among Meaning, Moral Reasoning, and Diversity Competencies of Graduate Students."

Marie Fallon (Chairs: Dr. Patrick Pauken and Dr. Judith Zimmerman)

 "A Quantitative Study of the Appointment Process of Local Board of Health members and the Relationship to Board Effectiveness."

Kim Kirkland (Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken)

"Academic Misconduct: Is What Students Believe Different from What They Do?""

Joan Simonis (Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken)

"The Relationship Between Music Educators’ Ethical Awareness and Students’ Sense of Belonging and Academic Achievement."

Clarence Thomas (Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken)

"'Three-Skill' of Effective Administrators and their Comfort Level in the Conduct of the Performance Evaluations of School Psychologists."

Shanda Gore (Chair: Dr. Judy Jackson May)

"An Examination of Involvement Behaviors and Minority Student Retention at Academic Medical Institutions."

Margo Greicar  (Chair: Dr. Rachel Vannatta)

"The Professional Preparation of Academic Deans."

Sarah Harrison (Chair: Dr. Judith Zimmerman)

"An Examination of Evaluation Plan Quality in Human Service Nonprofit Organizations."

Melissa Askren-Edgehouse (Chair: Dr. Judith Zimmerman)

"Characteristics and Career Path Barriers of Women Superintendents in Ohio."

Martin Miller (Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken)

"A Study of the Career Paths and Leadership of Male Principals in the Elementary Schools of Ohio."

Cristina Mello-e-Souza Wildermuth (Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken)

"Engaged to Serve: The Relationship Between Employee Engagement and the Personality of Human Service Professionals and Paraprofessionals."

Matthew Lee Partin (Chairs: Dr. Mark Earley and Dr. Jodi Haney)

"The Clem Model: Path Analysis of the Mediating Effects of Attitudes and Motivational Beliefs on the Relationship Between Perceived Learning Environment and Course Performance in an Undergraduate Non-major Biology Course."

Joyce Litten (Chairs: Dr. Judy Jackson May and Dr. Judith Zimmerman)

"A Quantitative and Qualitative Inquiry into the Call to Serve Among Non-traditional Undergraduate Social Work Students."

Kimberly Ann Watson (Chair: Dr. Julie Edmister)

“The Role of Mentoring, Family Support, and Networking in the Career Trajectory of Female Senior Leaders in Health Care and Higher Education.”

Mark J. Carroll (Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken)

“Physical therapists' perception of risk of violating laws and rules governing the practice of physical therapy and/or their personal moral and ethical values when failing to provide treatment for an uninsured or underinsured patient.”

Robert N. Falkenstein (Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken)

“Student Experiences of Participation in Tracked Classes throughout High School: The Ethic of Justice, School Leadership, and Curriculum Design.”

Joan Moon (Chair: Dr. Judy Jackson May)

“Effect of a Computer-Based Multimedia Educational Module on Knowledge of the Menstrual Cycle.”

Susan Bernheisel (Chair: Dr. Mark Earley)

“The Relationship between Education and Leadership Behaviors in New Graduate Baccalaureate Prepared Nurses and New Graduate Associate Degree Prepared Nurses

James Gunner (Chair: Dr. Mark Earley)

“One-to-One Laptop Initiatives: Powerful Hubs of a Distributed Student Learning Network?”

Benard Manyibe (Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken)

“Building International College Student Leaders: The Role of Campus Community Service”

José Salinas (Chair: Dr. Mark Earley)

“Educational Experiences of Children in the Migrant Stream: Environmental Factors Necessary for Academic Success”

Karen D. Smith (Chairs: Dr. Mark Earley and Dr. Patrick Pauken)

“Spinning Straw into Gold: Dynamics of a Rumpelstiltskin Style of Leadership”

Julie Spade (Chair: Patrick Pauken)

“The Relationship between Student Bullying Behaviors and Self-Esteem”

Paula Whetsel-Ribeau (Chair: Rachel Vannatta)

“Retention of Faculty of Color as it Relates to Their Perceptions of the Academic Climate at Colleges and Universities”

Carol Rosiak (Chair: Judy Jackson May)

“The Predictive Validity of the DIAL-3 Kindergarten Readiness Screening Assessment as it Relates to Reading and Math Academic Achievement in the Fourth Grade.”

Debra Gallagher (Chair: Dr. Rachel Vannatta)

“Learning Styles, Self-Efficacy, and Satisfaction with Online Learning: Is Online Learning for Everyone?

Jeffrey Grilliot (Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken)

“Gratz v. Bollinger and Grutter v. Bollinger: A Case Study”

Marjori Krebs (Chair: Judy Jackson May)

“Service Learning: Motivation for K-12 Teachers”

Susan Miko (Chair: Patrick Pauken)

“The Impact of School District Income Tax on the Frequency of Requests for New Operational Tax Levies in Rural Ohio School Districts”

Carnell Smith (Chair: Patrick Pauken)

“Lasting Legacies: The Effects of Natural Mentors in the Lives of At-Risk African-American Male Adolescents”

Cathy Woodward (Chair: Patrick Pauken)

“Effectiveness of Governance Boards in Traditional Public School Districts and Community Public Schools in Ohio”

Allison Goedde (Chair: Dr. Rachel Vannatta)

"Factors Predicting Preservice Teacher Technology Competency."

Frank J. Latendresse (Chairs: Dr. Mark Earley and Dr. Patrick Pauken)

"Individual and Organizational Characteristics that Facilitate and Restrict Boundary Spanning of Team Leaders."

Luis A. C. Lima (Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken)

"Leadership in the Information Age: How Chief Information Officers Lead Information Technology Workers."

Sivanarulselvan Sachidanandam (Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken)

"Why Physicians Do or Do Not Use Computerized Physician Order Entry Systems: Applying the Technology Acceptance Model."

Martha Tanicala (Chair: Dr. Rachel Vannatta)

"Design and Implementation of Nursing Student Clinical Experiences and Program Effectiveness as measured by NCLEX-RN Pass Rates."

Patrice Akilah McClellan (Chair: Dr. Judy Alston)

"Wearing the Mantle: Spirited Black Male Servant Leaders Reflect on Their Leadership Journey."

Faith Wambura Ngunjiri (Chair: Dr. Judy Alston)

"Tempered Radicals and Servant Leaders: Portraits of Spirited African Women Leaders."

Michael D. O'Shea (Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken)

"Student Perceptions of Teacher Support: Effect on Student Achievement, Goal Attainment and Academic Performance."
 

Kathleen Hope Anthony (Chairs: Dr. Judy Alston and Dr. Mark Earley)

"Exploring Helper and Consumer Partnerships that Facilitate Recovery from Severe Mental Illness"

Bryan Jeremy Cavins (Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken)

"The Relationship between Emotional-Social Intelligence and Leadership Practices among College Student Leaders"

Jon McDermott (Chair: Dr. Judy Alston)

"A Comparison of the Effectiveness of a Personal Computer-Based Training Device and a Flight Training Device at Improving Instrument Proficiency: A Case Study in Leading Regulatory Change in Aviation Education"

Pamela Carter Speaks (Chairs: Dr. Leigh Chiarelott & Dr. Patrick Pauken)

"Intervention Assistance Teams: The Process and the Progress -- Two Schools' Approaches"

Michael E. Zalar (Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken)

"Ohio's Academic Content Standards for Science K-12: A Legal and Policy Analysis of Intelligent Design Using Q Methodology"

Samuel Hancock (Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken)

"The Impact of Cultural Diversity Training on Working Relationships among Employees at the Medical College of Ohio"

Doris I. Herringshaw (Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken)

"An Investigation of Leadership Orientation of Family Consumer Sciences Extension Professionals and Functioning of Issue Teams"

Molly Blank McClure (Chair: Dr. Judy Alston)

"Determining the Predictive Validity of the New Student Transition Questionnaire at Bowling Green State University"

Lillian A. Schumacher (Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken)

"The Relationship between Supply Managers' Emotional Intelligence and their Performance"

Robin Wheatley (Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken)

"An Investigation of Factors that Influence African American Families to Choose a Charter School Education Instead of a Traditional Public School Education for Their High School Students"

Duane L. Davis (Chair: Dr. Judy Alston)

"A Correlative Study of African-American Adolescent Racial Identity Development and Their Levels of Cultural Mistrust and its Implications for Ethical Educational Leadership"

Pamela Ann Bruno [Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken]

"Ethical Decision-Making among Superintendents and School Board Members in Ohio"

Frederick Chaim Buskey [Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken]

"Moral Magnetism: Leadership with a Purpose"

Ruth Stein Ford [Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken]

"Leadership Influence on Work Opportunities for Older Adult Workers"

Terry Lee Herman [Chair: Dr. Judy Alston]

"The Effect of an Online and Face-to-Face Course Delivery Model on Achievement for Students Enrolled in Two Computer Basics Course: Ethical and Leadership Considerations"

Elizabeth Anne Christo-Baker [Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken]

"College and University Faculty Attitudes, Incentives and Barriers Toward Distance Education"

Dean Allan Wittwer [Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken]

"Selecting Competent and Effective Teachers: A Case Study of Three Public Schools in Ohio"

Duane Lionel Davis [Chair: Dr. Judy Alstron]

"A Correlative Study of African-American Adolescent Identity Development and Levels of Cultural Mistrust: Implications for Ethical Educational Leadership"

Rhonda Renee Foster [Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken]

"An Investigation of Stakeholder Attributes, Salience and the Extent of Involvement in Decisions Related to Strategic Change: The Perceptions of Health Care Organization Chief Executives"

Kevin Allen Gorman [Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken]

"Perceptions and Experiences of Mobile High School Students"

Sharyn Nicole Jones [Chair: Dr. Judy Alston]

"The Praxis of Black Female Educational Leadership from a Systems Thinking Perspective"

Lisa Chyvonne Chavers [Chair: Dr. Judy Alston]

"An Investigation of Mentoring Sources Utilized by Pre-Service Teachers"

Andrew M Smith [Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken]

"The Relationship Between Student Mobility and School District Performance Accountability Ratings in Ohio"

Elizabeth Jeanne Cain [Chair: Dr. Carney Strange]

"Constructions of Cultural Responsiveness of Curricular and Teaching Practices by Nurse Educators"

Diana Kaye Garver [Chairs: Dr. Patrick Pauken and Dr. Michael French]

"Collaboration Among Third Grade Teachers and Their Title I Reading or Special Education Teacher"

Carlos Raphael McCray [Chair: Dr. Judy Alston]

"Perceptions of Alabama Secondary School Principals Concerning Multicultural Education"

Stephen Richard Fogo [Chairs: Dr. Patrick Pauken and Dr. Robert Ludwig]

"School Reform Models and Their Effect on Student Reading Achievement and Principal Success"

Margaret Brennan Krueger [Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken]

"The Impact of AllDay EveryDay Kindergarten on Performance on the Ohio Fourth Grade Reading Proficiency Test"

Floyd Demone Beachum [Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken]

"The Support, Importance and Perceived Deterrent Effect of Character Education Among Preservice Teachers"

Steven Dwayne Castle [Chairs: Dr. Robert Ludwig and Dr. Patrick Pauken]

"Job Satisfaction of Ohio City, Local and Exempted Village School Superintendents and Their Perceptions of a Career Crisis in the School Superintendency"

Rozalind Gail Herzig [Chairs: Dr. Patrick Pauken and Dr. Rachel Vannatta]

"The Effects of the Level of Computer Technology Use in the Classroom on the At-Risk Student's Grade and Attendance"

Jasmine Rita Renner [Chair: Patrick Pauken]

"An Analysis of the Knowledge Levels of Ohio's Post-Secondary Educators in Public/State, Private and Two-Year Colleges and Universities Regarding Copyright Ownership of Web-based/Online Courses and Materials"

Pamela Hudson Baker [Chair: Dr. Rachel Vannatta]

"The Role of Self-Efficacy in Teacher Readiness for Differentiating Discipline in Classroom Settings"

Mitchell C. Emmons [Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken]

"The Baldrige Approach to Performance Excellence in the Educational Service Center"

Julie Dean McIntosh [Chair: Dr. Leigh Chiarelott]

"Differences between Baldrige and Cook Models: Perceptions of the Success, Activities and Products of Strategic or Continuous Improvement Planning"

Mary M. Murray [Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken]

"Graduate Students' Perceptions of Family-Centered Practices in a Masters Level Early Childhood Special Education Preservice Program"

Bryan K. Miller [Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken]

"The Influence of Personal and Professional Values upon the Value of Honesty among Superintendents in County Boards of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities"

Todd M. Nichols [Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken]

"An Investigation into the Perceptions of Students, Coaches and Administrators in Regard to the Deterrent Effect of a Drug-Testing Policy on Students' Choice to Use, or Not to Use, Drugs"

Karen L. Walker [Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken]

"The Utilization of Multiple Intelligences to Differentiate Instruction in a Middle School Setting"

Brenda Ruth Kallio [Chair: Dr. Patrick Pauken]

"Outsourcing At-Risk Students to For Profit Organizations School Board Members' Attitudes"

Brenda Reynolds Mayo [Chair: Dr. Eugene Sanders]

"An Investigation of Principals' Leadership Orientations and Their Impact on School Effectiveness: A Study of 32 Schools within a Suburban School District"