Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Nonbinary BIPOC College Students' Freedom Dreams of Utopia, C. V. Dolan, PhD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Asset-Based Frameworks For Highlighting The Brokering Experiences Of An Arabic-Speaking Multicultural Liaison In Refugee Education, Arby Ghemari, PhD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
High School Nutrition Education in Vermont: An Exploratory Case Study, Deborah Hinchey, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
From Silence and Survival to Growth and Empowerment: A Mixed Method Evaluation of the Therapeutic Empowerment Self-Defense™ Program for Survivors of Sexual Trauma, Nancy Keller, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Special Educator Burnout: A Mixed-Methods Analysis Of Role Stressors, Relationship Quality With Students, And Burnout, Katherine Lee, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Understanding How Families With Refugee Backgrounds Promote Their Community Cultural Wealth In The Transition To A U.s. College Education: Case Study Of A Congolese Family, ABIJAH L. MANGA, PhD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
The “grammar Of Schooling” Is Changing!?!: Ecological Transition And Teacher Development In The Implementation Of Personal Learning Plans, Flexible Pathways, And Proficiency-Based Learning In Vermont, Stephanie Ratmeyer, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Leader Resilience And Leadership Styles Of Director-Level Leaders Of Sponsored Program Offices: A Mixed Methods Study, Sonya Stern, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Exploring the Self-Efficacy Beliefs of a Writing Teacher Through the Practice of Student-Centered, Asset-Based Pedagogies: A Participatory Narrative Inquiry, Erin Tinti, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Exploring the Self-Efficacy Beliefs of a Writing Teacher Through the Practice of Student-Centered, Asset-Based Pedagogies: A Participatory Narrative Inquiry, Erin Tinti, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Partnership Between Iraqi Families With Refugee Backgrounds And School Professionals, Ashraf Alamatouri, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Coaching in the Crevices: The Experiences of Instructional Coaches Supporting Teachers During COVID-19, Ellen E. Dorsey, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Gender And United States Army Leadership Doctrine: Reserve Officer Training Corps Cadets’ Experiences With Leadership, Sarah M. Griffin, PhD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Exploring the Impact of an Embodied Socially Just Healing Pedagogy of Praxis: A Mixed Methods Study, Rhiannon Kim, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Promoting Family Professional Partnerships Among Refugee Families Through Community-Based Participatory Action Research, Gabriel T. McGann, PhD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Inspired to Garden: A Phenomenological Study of Participants' Experiences in UVM's Gardening for Health Program, Heather Moore, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Discourse Analysis of Knowledge Construction in an Online Teacher Education Course, Elsa Richter, PhD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Organizational Supports Of Rape Culture In Higher Education, Mary Beth Seller, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Hina Hanta: The Circle of Metacognition, Tina Bly, PhD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Understanding the Relationship among Durable Goods, Academic Achievement, and School Attendance in Colombia, Hans Walter Cabra, PhD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Understanding Differences In School District’s Identification Rates For Children Receiving Special Education With An Emotional Disturbance: A Case Study In Vermont, Maria-Elena Graffeo Horton, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Mapping Out Student Support: An Exploration of Student Disability Programs and Practices at Selective Higher Education Institutions, Meghan A. Jaird, MEd, Educational Leadership
The Gradual Disappearance Of Financial Literacy In Today's World. What Is Financial Literacy And Why Is It So Important? My Own Story Of Acquisition, Eileen Gertrude Cammilla Kristiansen, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Online Cross-Cultural Mentorship in a Health Career Pipeline Program, Nicole LaPointe, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Envisioning Equitable Access To Secondary Literacy Learning Through Sociocultural And Critical Approaches To The Implementation Of Multitiered Systems Of Supports, Audrey Flynn Richardson, PhD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Making Meaning Through Leadership: An Exploration Of College Men, Masculinity, And Motivation To Lead, Katharine Stango, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
An Abrupt Transition To Remote Learning: The Tenuous Educational Experiences Of First-Generation College Students Amidst The Covid-19 Pandemic, Beth Ellen Taylor-Nolan, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Understanding The Profiles Of Adolescents Engaged In Intentional Self-Poisoning With Suicidal Intent And The Role Of Primary Care In Early Intervention In Vermont, Rachael Comeau, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Networked Improvement Community Hub Leadership: A Unique Case Study Of State Education Agents Of Change, Lori Dolezal, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Black Resilience and Empowerment through Self-Affirming Self-Care at Predominately White Institutions of Higher Education, Vicki L. Garrison, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
"Well, you could be a murderer..." And Other Reasons Why I Should Stop Using Dating Apps: A personal Narrative About Dating in the Age of Technology, Gabriella Granillo, MEd, Interdisciplinary
Birth registration and educational access in Sub-Saharan Africa: The case for an explanatory spatial research design, Thomas Edward Griffin, PhD, Educational Leadership
The Triple Burden: Black Women Leaders In Predominantly White Institutions Of Higher Education, Nadia Mitchell, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Opportunities and Challenges of Utilizing Restorative Practices (RP) with Students with Disabilities: Exploring Special Educators’ Experiences with RP, Mika Moore, PhD, Educational Leadership
A Case Study Of A School-Based Expanded Learning Summer Program, Karen S. Scott, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
The Role Of Higher Education In Intergenerational Mobility, Amanda Davis Simpfenderfer, PhD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Vermont Special Educators’ Perceptions On The Inclusion Of Students With Disabilities In Universal Positive Behavioral Interventions And Supports (pbis), Cassandra L. Townshend, EdD, Educational Leadership
Using Institutional Ethnography To Illuminate the Contested Space of Grading, Sharon Ultsch, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
More Than A Scholarship: College And Career Outcomes Of Mitchell Institute Promise Scholars, Loren Bowley Dow, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
As the world interns: The impact of identity and social, economic, and cultural capital on college student internship engagement, Amanda Chase, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
The Fear Of Failure As An Athlete And An International Student: The Search For Meaning Making Outside My Comfort Zone, Loftur Páll Eiriksson, MEd, Interdisciplinary
Resilience Amidst Adversity: The Sine Qua Non Principle for Meaningful and Effective Leadership in Education, Jennifer Jang Helgesen, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Restorative Supervision: Experiences of Mid and Senior-Level Professionals in Using Restorative Practices as Supervisors in Residential Life, Brandin Howard, PhD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Exploring Intersectional Typologies of (Dis)advantage in United States Medical School Applicants, Alison Howe, PhD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
The Challenges Of Inclusive Education Policy Implementation In Ghana: Stakeholders’ Perspectives, Sefakor Grateful-Miranda Ama Komabu-Pomeyie, PhD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
The Performing Arts: An Equalizer In Education For All Students, A Teaching Artist’s Perspective, Annalisa Ledson, MEd, Interdisciplinary
Recalibrating Our Moral Compass: How America's Narrowing Value System is Erasing LGBTQ+ People in Schools, Andrew LeValley, MEd, Interdisciplinary
Measuring The Implementation Fidelty Of Usa Hockey’s American Development Model, Leon Lifschutz, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
The Intersection Of Organizational Form And Employee Relationships: A Social Network Analysis Of Rural School Educators, Randi Beth Lowe, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
A Qualitative Study Of School Transiency Among Students With Disabilities, Laura R. Nugent, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Being Myselves to Belonging Together, Jill Kristen Pardini, PhD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Becoming Giants Themselves: Advocating for Greater Inclusion of Students' Scholarly Ideas and Experiences in Academia, Richard Parlato, MEd, Interdisciplinary
College Coaches’ Experiences, Knowledge and Attitudes to Support Student-Athlete Mental Health, Cathy Rahill, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Sense Of Place And Ways Of Knowing: The Landscape Of Experience For Black, Indigenous, And People Of Color In Natural Resources, Environmental Education, And Place Based Learning, Marie Cadiz Vea, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
A Critical Discourse Analysis Of The Professoriate And The Embodiment Of Epistemic Coloniality/whiteness: A Call For A Contemplative Approach To Academic Freedom, Faith Yacubian, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Culturally Responsive Adult Education For Non-Western Learners, Asma Ali M. Abunaib, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Voice Matters: Building Resonance In Education Using Stories About Identity And Belonging, Joseph A. Antonioli Jr., MEd, Interdisciplinary
Identifying College Students’ Course-Taking Patterns In Stem Fields, Fahimeh Bahrami, PhD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Online First-Generation Students: A Qualitative Study on Retention, David Michael Dearden, EdD, Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration
The Upsides & Downsides of College Athletics Within the NCAA: An Analysis of the Rules and a Personal Account of the Power of Resilience, Cassidy Evelyn Derda, MEd, Interdisciplinary
Comprehensive Farm-to-School: A Mixed-Methods Case Study of the Classroom, Cafeteria, and Community, Suzanna Elkin, PhD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Finding Faith in the Academy: Religious Exploration as a High-Impact Practice for Quarterlife Students, Angela Erdmann, MEd, Interdisciplinary
Bhutanese Refugee Students: Their Perceptions Of High School And Challenges Of Accessing A Four-Year College Degree In The U.s., Hemant Tamang Ghising, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Examining The Impact Of Undergraduate Study Abroad On Early Career Outcomes: A Mixed Methods Approach, Noah Goldblatt, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Equity Pedagogies, Hidden Curricula: Social-Emotional Wellbeing Among Students Of Color In Elementary School, Rebecca Haslam, PhD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Changing the Narrative: The Educational Power of Reading Young Adult Literature, Cary Rich Jewkes, MEd, Interdisciplinary
Implementing Proficiency-Based Learning In Vermont High Schools: How Administrators Support Teacher Sensemaking Of Education Reform, Andrew Jones, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Drive: My Motivation For Becoming A Holistic And Authentic Leader And Supervisor Of College Students, Alisha Ami Oguri Lewis, MEd, Interdisciplinary
Mind The Gap: Preparing For The Future Leaders Of Small Private Colleges In New England, Jennifer Ann Sweeney Nicholls, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Dead Without Water: Personal Storytelling Of Place As An Education Tool For Interdependent Survival Of Our Earth Home, Lisel Peters-deCourval, MEd, Interdisciplinary
On the Subject of Autism: Lacan, First-Person Writing, and Research, Adam Neil Poulin, MEd, Interdisciplinary
Transformative Preparation: Measuring The Intercultural Competence Development Of Higher Education And Student Affairs (hesa) Students And Exploring The Intercultural Learning Experience Across Assistantship Sites, Rafael A. Rodriguez, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Designing A Survey Instrument To Operationalize Faculty Perceptions Of Military-Connected Student-Faculty Interaction At Civilian Colleges And Universities, Jennifer J. Rousseau, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
A Midlife Educator’s Story Of Change: How Learning To Live For Compassion, Meaning And Leadership Transformed Me, Alan Shashok, MEd, Interdisciplinary
The Benefits Of Family And Consumer Science Education: One Educators Quest To Find Meaning Through Self Discovery And Holistic Teaching, Julie Shaw, MEd, Interdisciplinary
An Educator's Journey Of Finding Post-Traumatic Growth After Intimate Partner Violence Through Scholarly Personal Narrative Writing: Implications For Survivors, Advocates, And Educators, Alexandra T. Spannaus, MEd, Interdisciplinary
Latino College Student Athletes As Nepantleras: Fostering Academic Success And Athletic Identity At Two Ncaa Division Ii Institutions, Carlos Enrique Vega, PhD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Predicting College Outcomes: A Tool for Assessing Non-Cognitive Traits in Admissions Essays, Caroline Alexandra Weaver, MEd, Educational Leadership
Man's Best Friend: Using Dogs In Middle-Level Education To Improve Self-Efficacy For Students And Teachers, Emily A. Wills, MEd, Interdisciplinary
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Insights From Narrative Reflections Of First Year Medical Students On Their Professional Formation, Laurey Burris, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Examining School Building-Level Implementation of an MTSS Problem-Solving Team, Nicole Carter, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
La Jaula De Oro Y Dreamers: Wellness Of Latinx Undocumented College Students In A Divisive Political Climate And #45 Era Presidency, Sarah Maria Childs, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Students in Transition: Introducing English Language Learners from Asia, Africa, and the Middle East to U.S. History, Bill Clark, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Rural Education Philanthropy: A Case Study of Need and Opportunity, Carolyn Dwyer, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Making Connections Through Coaching: A Story of Finding Meaning Through Athletics and Coaching, Mary Laura Krug, MEd, Interdisciplinary
Seeking Balance: Lessons to Myself, Matthew Manz, MEd, Interdisciplinary
Becoming By Believing: One Fraternity And Sorority Life Professional’s Journey In Finding Her Voice, Kimberlee Monteaux De Freitas, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
An Examination of the College Decision-Making Process of High School Students in Rural Vermont: A Cross-Case Analysis, Jon Reidel, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Immaculate Deception: One Educator's Exploration Into the Systemic Shaming of Women in Ireland, Alanna Diane Scully, MEd, Interdisciplinary
From There, To Here, Now Where? My Journey Of Vulnerability Toward Interdisciplinary Teaching, Jennifer Lyn Way, MEd, Interdisciplinary
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
An Examination Of Correlation Between Preadmission Indicators Of College Readiness And Clinical Performance Of Nursing Students, Kenneth Allen, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Hiding In Plain Sight: How Binary Gender Assumptions Complicate Efforts To Meet Transgender Students' Name And Pronoun Needs, Dot Brauer, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
College Students' Development of Civic Commitment: Experiences of Service Learning Across the College Years, Kailee Ann Brickner-McDonald, EdD, Educational Leadership
How Cultural Capital, Habitus, And Social Capital Impacts Pell-Eligible Vermont Students In Navigating The Financial Systems Of Higher Education, Xavier De Freitas, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Examining The Socialization Of Physical Education Teachers: A Case Study, Thomas Matthew Geisler, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Everyone is Anxious: A Narrative for Admissions Professionals, Students, and Parents, on College Admissions and Anxiety, Sarah Hecklau, MEd, Interdisciplinary
An Examination Of College Persistence Factors For Students From Different Rural Communities: A Multilevel Analysis, Andrew Hudacs, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
One Educator's Personal Mission to Create a Balanced Teaching Philosophy and a Fulfilling Career: Implications for Professionals and Students K-12, Brianne Keefe, MEd, Interdisciplinary
The Effect Of Student Learning Objectives On Teachers And Teaching As Part Of The Teacher Evaluation Process: A Grounded Theory Study, Juliette Cavanaugh Longchamp, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Praxis Through Participatory action Research: Exploring Inclusive Practices With A Neighborhood School Community, Winnie Looby, PhD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies