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 2009
Efficacy of a Secondary School Mentoring Program: Connecting Academic Achievement with Mentoring, Kimberly Olson
Intrinsic Motivation in the Responsive Classroom, Dana Ruggiero
Mentoring and Leadership: The Application of Transformational and Transactional Leadership Theory to Youth Mentoring, Alicia R. Schwarz
Malcolm X, the Elegant Warrior: The Leadership Style of El Hajj Malik El Shabazz, Vincent P. Short
Culturally Competent: The Core Competency of a Successful Small Business Owner/Manager, Shikita S. T Snelson
Transformational Nursing Simulation: Bringing Life to Inanimate Objects For the Purpose of Educating and Re-Igniting Passion, Pamela A. Torkkola
Nelson Mandela the Transformational Leader: The Struggle for Social Justice, Equality and Democratic Change in South Africa, Bangalee A. Trawally
Teaming: Advantages and Implementation, Kevin Van Gheem
Becoming Literate Through Art: Benefits of a Literacy Infused Art Curriculum, Amy Wagner
Strengthening Nurse/Physician Collaborative Relationships to Promote Patient Safety, Julie Lynch Weegman
Utilizing Community Based Participatory Research to Address Health Literacy Issues: An Example in Southeastern MN, Jennifer A. Weis
Development of an Art Curriculum that Best Prepares Students for Careers in the Visual Arts by Conducting Interviews with Professional Artists and Designers., David James Willits
A Head Injury Teaching Module For Pre-Hospital Assessment: Using The FOUR Score, Chris A. Wolf
Factors of effective teaming of special education paraprofessionals and special education teachers., Heidi Zisla
Factors of Effective Co-teaching Between Special and General Educators, Jake Zisla
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Firearms and Children: A Public Health Issue, Janet M. Benz
Supporting Lactation: Beyond Nutrition, Desiree' M. Bertilrud
Perceived Leadership Development as a Result of Martial Arts Training, Connie L. Bouley
Closing the Research Gap: Enhancing Cambodian Participation in Clinical Research, Elsa C. Carlson
Perspectives of Teachers Who Choose to Leave the Field, Kirsten L. Dunstan
Pairing Social Stories and Contingency Mapping: Reducing Social Anxiety in Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Holly C. Eisen
The Sweat Lodge Ceremony as Experienced by Nurses A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study, Patricia L. Engstrom
How One's Cultural View of Obesity Affects Care Giving, Marietta Kramper Farris
How do we Help Students With Autism Become More Proficient Writers?, Mary Floto-Thompson
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 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
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 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
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
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, Judy Moseley
Congregational Care and Support of Pastors in Parish Ministry: A Social Systems Approach to the Care of Servant Leaders, Dawn M. 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
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