Theses, Dissertations, and graduate student summative projects submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for graduation from Augsburg University
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Theses/Dissertations from 2008
An Inquiry Into the Narrative Research Process: Supporting a Lao American Woman Tell Her Story, Kaija Freborg
Achieving Cultural Competence Through the Use of Community Health Workers: Open Cities Health Center's Approach, Dorii Gbolo
Bringing Down the Barriers of Maggot Debridement Therapy, Kristine L. Gillard
The Effects of Sensory Integration Techniques on the Behaviors of Students With Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in an Educational Setting, Christine Gutterman
The Evaluation of Prescribed Learning Periods in Middle School, Patricia Heldt
Increasing Student Participation at IEP Meetings: a Case Study, Jerrilyn K. Henderson
The Impact of Animals with Struggling Readers, Jennifer Heyer
Organizational Culture in Health Care and Adaptive Leadership, Teresa M. Hunteman
Impact of Service Learning on Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (EBD), Anne Jenkauski
Gender Difference in Transformational Leadership: A Comparison of Liberian Male and Female Leadership Styles from 1986 Through 2006, Anthony Ansumana Kanneh
The Lived Experience of a Patient While Receiving Treatment on an Orthopedic Unit After a Hip Fracture: Integrating Research and Theory to Improve Patient Care, Margaret A. Kaser
Beyond Florence Nightingale: Celebrating Nursing at Augsburg Central Nursing Center, Lori J. Keith
Understanding Secondary Students' Reading and Writing Records: A Study of Curricula in Literacy Achievement, Kathleen M. Kinney
Synthesis of Data to Develop Cultural Competency Training for Telehealth Nurses Providing Outbound Disease Management Programs to Hispanic Patients., Barbara L. Kreinbring
The Effects of Art Therapy on Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders, Amy V. Krueger
The Effects of Performance-Focused Training on Learning Transfer, Jennifer S. Kvidt
Paradoxical Leadership: The Rise and Fall of Richard M. Nixon, Andrew P. Langins
Evaluating Cultural lmmersion Experiences to Teach Community Health Nursing, Martha Laskar-Alemán
Keeping the Moral Imperative to Care in the Nurse/Patient Relationship: A Survey of Nurses Regarding Caring Practices, Attitudes and Interests, Cynthia M. Leas
Reinventing Nursing for Future Generations, Connie A. Luedtke
Designing an International Friendship Model For Children, Charlotte Martins
Struggling with Disconnection: The Lived Experience of Being Homeless and in Need of Healthcare, Nonceba Mbangata
A Model of Holistic Nursing as a Pathway to Nurse Self-Care, Kristin McHale
Becoming a Mother Across Cultures: Challenges Nurses Experience Teaching Prenatal Care to Recent Immigrant Sudanese Women, Cathy E. Miller
A Proposed Teaching Module for Senior Undergraduate Nursing Students to Counteract Bullying Among Nurses, Sue M. Odegarden
Traits of Charismatic Leaders who Have led Their Followers Astray, Jon Olson
Internal Executive Coaching Program: Exploring the Experiences, Benefits, and Recommendations for Participants and Organizations, Susan D. Poulos
Bed Assignment: A Nurse's Call, Sandra L. Prince
Giving Voice to Lived Experience of Children Affected by HIV/AIDS in Namibia, Annie Retter
Supporting Charge Nurses in Their Leadership Development: A Framework for Education, Sonja Rivers
The Role of Transformational Leadership in Consulting: Case Studies in Leadership Consulting, Lisa Rudquist
The Positive Energy Patrol: One Nursing Division's Approach to Address the Issue of Morale in the Workplace, Mary Ann Ryan
Exploring a Model of Transcultural Nursing Practice That Promotes Cultural Care Preservation/Maintenance, Margaret Sormana
Promoting Healthy Development: Educating Somali Mothers and Children on the Importance of Outdoor Physical Activity, Rebecca S. Wawra
Nursing Education to Minimize Anxiety for Patient and Family During Transfer from Intense Care to General Care, Renee L. Wilson
The Obstacles to Advancement of Women in the Legal Field, Diane R. Winter
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Use of SuperLeadership and Talent Management by Administrator Leaders in Institutions of Higher Education, Kelly L. Anders
Full-Day Kindergarten: The Families Perspective, Brandy Anfang
Waldorf Charter School and School Choice, Rebecca Bainville
The H.A.R.T. Model Holistic Action in Relationships for Transformation, Hazel Marie Barmore Wiegert
The Positive Effect of Team Management in an Inbound Call Center, Nancy Bernard
Determinates of Success in an ALC Classroom, April L. Berthiaume
Student Perceptions of Pullout Instruction, Christen A. Bokinskie
Perceptions of Educators and Paraprofessionals in a Collaborative K-2 Team, Kristin L. Buckner
Variables Related to Social Service and Justice Advocacy Activities in Minneapolis Area Synod Congregations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Mary Simonson Clark
Purposeful Mentoring and Healthcare, Joyce Schmidt Dehmer
Graduate Project to Explore Factors Affecting Completion of Final Degree Requirements for a Master Degree in Nursing, Sharon Gentile
Perspectives of Character Education from Parents, Students, and Teachers: A Case Study of a Suburban School, Kelly Hillier
A Study of HIV Case Management Services Provided to People With a Triple Diagnosis Of HIV, Mental Illness, and Chemical Dependency, Ericka Lynn Kimball
Servant Leadership and the Non-Profit Sector, Bruce Kranig
First Line Supervisor Training, Diane L. Lind
Women Artists and Leadership, Vicki C. MacNabb
Bridging the Gap with Old Order Amish: A Cultural Brokering Model Based on Culture Care Theory, Sharon M. McGill
Leadership Competencies in Today's Complex Healthcare Environment, Judy Moseley
Congregational Care and Support of Pastors in Parish Ministry: A Social Systems Approach to the Care of Servant Leaders, Dawn M. Nelson
The Effects of Mentorship Programs on Special Education Teacher Retention, Sarah Jane Nelson
Awareness and Application of Differentiated Instruction in the Elementary Classroom Action Research Assignment at a Suburban St. Paul, Minnesota School, Tammi S. Nelson
Exploring the Leadership of General Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan, Mahmood Javaid Rana
No Child Left Behind and the "Highly Qualified Teacher": Perceptions of Teachers and Parents, Noel J. Raph
Speak Up or Sit Still? Using Student Voice and Service-Learning to Develop Self-Determination in High School Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders, Michael A. Ricci
Employee Resource Groups: A Proposed Model for Employee and Employer Success, Anna Christine Ronovde
Motivating the High School Struggling Reader, Michelle M. Sorensen
Investigation of Gender and Upward Mobility Within Institutions, John Stadler
Teachers' Perceptions on Implementation of RTI, Steven Grant Tesar
Transcultural Nursing Care Journey to Ecuador: Designing a Transcultural Education Course for Registered Nurses, Debra S. Zaffke
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Servant Leadership and Medical Missionaries, Jayne Arvold
What Type of Leadership Does Africa Need to Join the First World?, Aida Ayalew
Recruitment in Augsburg College's Theatre Arts Department, Bethany J. Bierman
Building Bridges in Diverse Communities, Susan S. Bjornsen
Collaborative Leadership and the Design of a School-Based Chemical Health Service System, Susan K. Hedlund
Effects of Information Flow on People-Driven Processes within a Remote-Based Field Staff, James M. Hennen
Effective Co-Teaching Practices in Inclusive Settings, Rachel Jorgensen
Founder-Leader Transitions: The Role of Succession Planning in Nonprofit Organizations, Joanne V. Kosciolek
The Introduction of the Importance of Identifying Patient Priorities into a Care Model, Susan Loushin
College Recruiter Behaviors that Influence International Students' Decision to Attend Augsburg College, Marissa Machado
Effective Training Workshop Design: A Focus on Improving the Effectiveness of Teams, Joni Marti
A Study of the Caring Relationship Between Nurses and Culturally Diverse Clients, Carol Phillips
Enhancing Nurses' Autonomous Caring Practices in Ukrainian Villages Affected by Chornobyl, Lisa Prytula
Mentoring Relationships: An Evaluation of the Benefits That Female Mentors Receive from a Mentoring Relationship, Lori Toborg
Building Bridges to an Environment of Transformational Nursing Leadership: Developing a Program to Enhance Professional Nursing Leadership Skills, Pauline J. Utsesch
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Leadership for Successful Employee Learning and Development, Marilyn D. Anderson
Culture Brokering: A Case Study Resolving Conflict in a Health Care Setting, Katherine A. Baumgartner
Effective Steps to Creating Parent/Teacher Partnerships in Special Education, Danielle Jeanne Bundy
A Replication Study for Comparative Purposes of Evidence-Based Practice Activities in Magnet and Non-Magnet Hospitals, Joann F. Bunke
Healing Model of Nursing Practice in Nursing Homes, Virginia C. Carlson
Teachers as Advocates for Student: Why Some Choose to Go the Extra Mile, Linda Cohen
Military Model of Leadership, Eddie M. Frizell
Political Leadership in Africa: A Case Study of Ghana's Presidents Kwame Nkrumah and Jerry John Rawlings, Johnson N. Gwaikolo
Communicating Strategic Change in the Corporate World A Case Study of 3M Company, Lisa H. Herzog
The Defining Characteristics of a Postmodern Church, Judy Niemi Johnson
Integrating Technology into the Chemical Dependency Curriculum at the St. Croix Camp Schools, Cory D. Knudtson
The War on Drugs is a War on African American Communities, Saundra Denise Massey
Charismatic Leadership and Conductors: Can Charisma Be Learned?, Douglas J. Miller
Beyond the Patient: Nursing Presence With Families During the Perioperative Period, Joyce P. Miller
A Study of Somali Women in the Secular Work Setting, Maria R. Morland