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 2004
Summer Nursing Intern Partnerships: An Education Model for Facilitating the Transition from Student to Practicing Professional, Mary Leanne Hennen
Leading Progressive Women to Victory in Minnesota, 2002-2004: A Journey Back From Electoral Losses for Lawmakers, Glenda Crank Holste
Social Work Burnout and Supportive Supervision, Kathryn J. Jarl
A Model Integrating Transcultural Nursing Concepts and Experiences into a Baccalaureate Nursing Curriculum, Mary Ellen Joswiak
Influences on the Mother's Decision to Breastfeed her Infant, Melissa Rae Kennedy
Access to Care: A Hospice Model of Access to Care for the Homeless, Mary Ann Bridget Kinney
Beyond Ethical Leadership: Striving for Authentic Leadership in a New Corporate Context, Mark N. Langseth
Does Body Mass Index (BMI) Affect the Prevalence of Pap Smears?, Debra Maas
Introduction of Healing Touch into an Established Torture Treatment Center: A Graduate Field Project, Kathleen McCullough-Zander
The Influence of Social and Environmental Support on Diabetes Self-Management, Cheryl McKee
The Quest for Housing, Leslie Moore
Lifestyle Choices of Minnesotan Physician Assistants: An Exploratory Investigation, Paul Mortlock
Pain Expression: lnsights From a Focus Group With Somali Women, Sheryl M. Ness
Effects of a First Responders Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) program on patient Outcomes in a Rural Emergency Medical Service System, Michael D. Olson
The Prevalence of Axis I Mental Disorders in perpetrators of Murder-suicide in Minnesota in a Three-Year Period, Aaron koppel Pitman
Servant Leadership in Healthcare, Sean J. Porter
Determinants of Safety Device Use in Adults Age 18-22 Years., Amanda J. Rajala
What Specific Characteristics Influence Patients To Receive Their Health Care From A Physician Assistant?, Christine L. Rogers
Correlation Between Nutritional Knowledge and Food Choices in Seventh Grade Students, Jennifer Rysavy
Bullying: What Is It, Who Is Involved and Why Should We Care?, Jeffrey A. Schoeberl
Bioterrorisrn Preparednes s of Rural Hospitals Compared to Urban Hospitals in Minnesota, Lee G. Schotzko
Attitudes of Expectant Fathers Regarding Breastfeeding And the Effect of the Expectant Father on the Expectant Mother's Intention to Breastfeed, Danielle M. Semling
Quality of Life in Patients with Graves' Disease, Jennifer L. Smith
Physical Activity Levels and Social Influences In Rural Minnesotan Hmong Children and Adolescents, Kimberly Smith
The Prevalence of Herbal Product use in the Treatment and Management of Diabetes in the Latino Population, Gobind Tarchand
The Female Athlete Triad: Role of the Coach in Prevention and Intervention, Michelle Turner Breiland
Patients' Perceptions of Herbal Medicines and Natural Supplements, Penny L. Vinnedge
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
A Qualitative Study to Analyze the Effectiveness of a Researcher Designed Tool in Documenting Outcomes of Caring Encounters, Both Individually and Over Time, Karen S. Ackerman
A Lived Experience of Being a Mother of a Child with Depression: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Inquiry, Maralou R. Brose
Service Projects: Developing Shared Servant Leadership Within a Group and the Community, Colleen Anita Healy
Black Women Leaders: The Value of Being in a Mentoring Relationship, Sara B. Masters
A Case Study of Women and Their Philanthropic Roles at the Girl Scout Council of St. Croix Valley, Stephanie Mary Lauinger Pommier
Child Maltreatment and Resilience, Annette M. Strum
A Historical and Policy Analysis of the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 (P.L. 103-3), James C. Towns
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Leading the Sales Team: Using Greenleaf's Servant Leadership Paradigm to Facilitate Team Building, Patricia A. Campanaro
Collective Healing of Cultural and Historical Trauma: Towards a Model for European Americans As Informed by African American and American Indian Traditions, Elizabeth Christine Carlson
Cultivating Purpose & Meaning in Health Care Employees: A Case Study of Spirituality Integrated Within an Organization, Denise Cleveland
Community Capacity Building: How are Low-Income Families and Communities of Color Engaged in the Process?, Juanita Judie Cutler
Leadership for Inter-organization Collaboration, Dawn Cvengros
Best Practices for Retention of Nursing Assistants in Hospitals: The BUILD Model, Lynda R. Frayne
The Influences of Culture, Socioeconomics, and Migration on the Mexican Immigrant Experience, Jean M. Gunderson
Towards An Understanding of Church Social Work Practice, Luann K. Hanson
Retaining Volunteers, Nancy A. Hudson
Beyond the Mirror, Judith Thyen Jordan
Using Complexity Theory to Select Between Leaders and Managers, Michael W. Jordan
Examining Perceptions about Restorative Justice Among Correctional Managers and Leaders, Sigrun M. Klausen
The Leadership of the Domestic Violence Movement in Minnesota, Suzanne Koepplinger
Practitioner Perspectives on End-of-Life Planning, Katherine M. Krage
An Evaluation of the ISPCAN Inter-Sectoral Training: Child Abuse Protocols in South Africa, Amy Maheswaran
Leadership in Virtual Field Service Organizations, Charley Price
The Elder Family Meeting: Leading to the Heart of the Matter, Kathryn Ringham
Generation Xers and Boomers: How Evolving Work Values, Life Stages, and Generations Explain the Differences, Lucille A. Stoffels
Discipleship: Empowering Followers for the Modern Church, Gordon Thomas
An Exploration of Family Adjustment to Nursing Home Placement as Perceived by Nursing Home Social Workers, Alicia Ann Vandenberg
A Study of Transformational and Transactional Leadership in Computer-Based Communication, Luann Watson
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Factors in Childhood that Contribute to the Development of Resiliency: An Exploratory Study of Adult, Female Somalian Refugees, Joyce L. Arends
The 1998 Minnesota Legislation for the Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: A Policy Analysis, Mary J. Arfmann
A Hermeneutics Study: The Spirituality of Adults with a Terminal Illness in a Hospice Program, Ginny K. Backman
Stride and MFIP: Outcome Differences, Melissa A. Bate
Family Preservation and Reunification : Do our Nations Laws Support this Concept?, Bekah Saliterman Bauer
Public and Private Responses to Infant Abandonment, Jo C. Bauer
Minority Social Workers' Perspective Regarding the Recruitment and Retention of People of Color in the Social Work Profession, Dana M. Bennett
Spirituality and Disability : What are the Dynamics and Significance of Spirituality in the Lives of People with Physical Disabilities, Michele Berndt
An Exploratory Study Of Independent Living Skills Of Emancipated Treatment Foster Care, Christine Marie Beseman Durocher
Public Schools and Islam: Accommodating the Needs of Muslim Students in the Public Schools, Ethan Bleifuss
The Red Cross: Perceptions of an International Organization at the Local Level, Jennifer M. Bratsch
A Hermeneutic Study of Individuals with PTSD and Their Experiences with Bodywork, Linnea L. Buffie
Evaluating the Engagement Process of Involuntary Male Clients in a Court-ordered Domestic Abuse Program, Colleen Cunningham
Services Provided For Sexually Abused Children In Staffed Emergency Children's Shelters In the Metro Area, Kylie L. Davis
Social Support and Depressive Symptoms of Older Adults Residing in an Age Segregated Housing Complex, Erica M. Doyen
Florence Nightingale as Servant-Leader, Theresa Duffy
Implications of Early Brain Development on Child Care, Troy Dunkley
The Impact of Deinstitutionalization on Individual Who Receive Services from Guild Incorporated, Meredith K. Foster
How Life Marker Events Affect The Grieving Process of Elderly Caregivers Who Have Lost Their Spouses: An Exploratory Study, Gayle E. Galarneau
Perceptions of Social Workers Concerning Possible Gaps in the Discharge Planning Process at Regional Treatment Centers, Kathleen A. Goblirsch
Leadership: Understanding and Adapting to Generational Differences and Core Work Values, Denise Gordon
Social Workers' Experience of Implementing Therapeutic Touch: A Hermeneutic Study, Sheila V. Greene
Narrative Therapy: A Multidimensional Case Evaluation, Brad Hanson
Qualitative Study of Prenatal Care and Low Income Women, Amy B. Hoppe
An Exploratory Internet Study Of Perceptions Of Academic Accommodations Among Post-Secondary Students With Disabilities, Lance Hotchkiss
Program Evaluation of Integrated Community Services, Julie R. Humbert
Family Members of Gays and Lesbians Attitudes Toward Homosexuality, Diane M. Jorgensen
Mission, Vision, Values, and Spirituality: A Case Study, Jean Kelly
A Case Study of Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton's Leadership, Jim L. Kline
Leadership in the Continuous Improvement Process, Jim L. Kline
The Experience of Family Adaptation of Hypertechnical Communications as it Relates to Normative Parent-Adolescent Conflict, Robert M. Lawlor
A Content Analysis of the Leadership Themes Portrayed in the Dilbert Comic Strip, Stephanie L. McCollum
A Hermeneutical Study: The Personal Meaning of the Dying Experience of Individuals with a Terminal Illness, Maurine E. McCort
The Interaction Between Therapist Personal Sexual Trauma History And Client Sexual Trauma Material, Jennifer L. McVay
Adult Children with Developmental Disabilities: The Impact on the Mothers, Tracy J. E Mitchell
Health Start School-Based Clinic Staff and Hmong Adolescents: Does the Servant Leadership Theory Apply?, Tie H. Oei
Crow Wing County Family Services Collaborative Service Worker Program Evaluation - A Parent's Perspective, Sandra Olson Larson
The Attitudes of Business Owners and Employees Towards Adults with Developmental Disabilities as Customers: An Exploratory Study, Rachel K. Olson
Heroic Leadership: A Native American Legend, Sitting Bull 1831 - 1890, Charley Price
Volunteer Motivations for College Students: Reasons for Initial and Continued Involvement in Involuntary Community Service Organizations, Tanya K. Refshauge
What It Takes For a Woman To Start Her Own Business: My Personal Quest, Kristi Rinehart