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 2013
Effective Shared Storybook Readings in Large and Small Preschool Settings, Erin Ann Cooper Kost
Communication Satisfaction and Part-time Employees in a Park and Recreation Organization, Debra Lynn DeRosa
Teacher Burnout: Causes and Possible Solutions, Eric T. Elliott
Perspectiyes of Struggling Readers on the Reading Process, Gaye Lynn Francisco
Perceived Needs: Small Nonprofit Boards and Leadership Development Efforts, Luisa K. Gerasimo
The Malaika Project, Monicah M. Gikiri
The Retention of Special Education Teachers: What Makes Special Education Teachers Stay Teaching Longer Than 10 Years?, Debra June Goodman
Social Skills Training in Elementary Schools, Nathan Greene
Creating a Healing Environment in the Operating Room by Reducing Noise, Emily Grimshaw
Leading the Way to Comprehensive and Compassionate Care of Bariatric Patients, Wendy Kay Grimshaw
Communication Metaphor of Patient Prognosis in the Spirit of Hope, Dory Hanks
Support of the Informal Kinship Care Family, Emily J. Hansen
Education and Opportuntty: Creating a Scholarship Program in Ecuador, Holly Hanson
Influenza Vaccination: an Educational Module for Health Care Workers, Lisa A. Hogan
Feeding the homeless through collaboration: A proposal for consideration, Valetta M. Johnson Massaquoi
The bus Stops Here: Mobile Education Program, Katie Juskewitch
Weight Bias: Promoting Nurses' Awareness, Beverly A. Kaehler
Creating a Culture Change Through a Unit-Based Coaching Model for Improved Effectiveness of a Safe Patient Handling Program, Nancy Kirchner
Who Do You Think You Are? And Who Would You Like to Become?, Sandra Koeller
Transformational Leadership and Profitability in a Retail Setting, Barbara Koziol
Culturally Appropriate Nursing Care for International Patients, Kate Larson
Proposal of a Caring Companion Program for Emotional and Spiritual Wellness, Lori A. Larson
Relationship Between Leader Behavior and Subordinate Organizational Commitment in Higher Education Administrators, Christy L. LeDuc
Reviving the Dream: Giving Form to a Faith-based Holistic Clinic at an Urban Lutheran Church, Kathy Leu
The Inner Circle: A Bully Prevention and Personal Empowerment Workshop With a Game Format Targeted to Middle School Students And Adults Who Work or Live With Them, Julianne M. Little
Learning from Leadership Students' Experiences: an Evaluation of the MAL Program, Mariana Gallo Llorente
PICC Education for the Discharging Patient, Angela S. Lowrie
Application of Situational Leadership Theory to gender-based pay inequality, Joseph N. Maro
Shift to Shift Report: Improving Handoffs in Care in the NICU, Karen Martin
The Impact on the Relationships of Ninth Grade Students After Participating in a Middle School Looping Program, Tara A. Martinson
Perspectives of School Staff on the use of Nonviolent Crisis Intervention, Christine Matthews
Floattng Through Uncharted Waters, Amanda Moscatelli
Participation in High School Sports by Setting IV Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders (EBD), Jennifer S. Nerison
Kenyan Immigrant Elders' Attitudes Toward Disabilities, Josephat Makori Nyangau
Intentional Rounding on a General Surgical Unit, Lisa M. Patterson
Innovative Pain Management of the Post-operative Patient, Debra Perry
RN Study Coordinator: The Role and Education, Karlyn E. Pierson
Quiet Please: our Patients are Healing!, Evie Pochardt
Self-care for Native American People with Type 2 Diabetes: A Creative Approach to Enhance Their Well-being, Manuela Przybyszewska-Wosiek
Best Practices for LOINC Mapping and Maintenance, Tawni M. Reller
Breast Milk for Preterm Infants: a Nursing Education Program, Lynn Root
Strategies to Enable Young Adults to be Financially Literate, Stephanie Ruckel
Community Gardening and the Somali Immigrant Community, Sarah Sanford
Patient-family Centered Advisory Council for the Emergency Department, Kelly Sanocki
Leadership in VolunTourism, Heidi Jolivette Satre
Perceptions of Reading from a Reluctant Teen Reader, Colin Slaby
Employee Satisfaction and Employee Productivity: Finding the Link, Diane Slyman
The Impact of Interdisciplinary Project Work on Student Engagement in Mathematics Learning, Kristin Sonquist
Juvenile Probation Officers' Perspectives of the Special Education Process, Lauren Trainer
More Than a Search Engine: Undergraduate Perspectives on Library Instruction, Kristine Vick
Integrating Mindfulness Meditation into Undergraduate Nursing Curricula, Michelle Yankowiak
The Role of Visual art in k-5 Classrooms in a Midwestern School District, Alexis Zaccariello
Differentiating Math Instruction in an Elementary Classroom: Teacher Perspectives, Amy Lynn Zagaros Hoff
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Using Service-Learning to Improve Attitudes and Behaviors Towards Recycling in a Secondary School, Sharriah B. Armstrong
Creating a Culture of Caring in the Perianesthesia Practice, Tammy S. Bergan
Meaningful Pattern Recognition and Leadership, Quinn Bissonette
The Perspectives of Reverse Transfer Students at Two-Year Technical Colleges, Ross A. Brower
Job Satisfaction and the Relationship to Ethnicity, Carrie M. Carroll
Access To Higher Education For Undocumented Students, Meghan Flores
A Strong School Community: the Student's Perspective, Melisa Gilbertson
Food Security in the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation: A Nursing Educational Module, Beth E. Grund
A Personal Inventory of Transformative Experiences Resulting in the Development of an Authentic Leadership Style, Trudy Hochradel
How Nursing Impacts Nursing: Using Metaphor to Understand the Perinatal Nurse's Role, Kathleen Guinee Holman
Factors that Affect Math Learning in the Classroom, Lauren Katherine Hoyt
Strengths-Based Leadership and its Effect on Intrinsic Motivation and Employee Performance within a Corporate Setting, Kimberly A. Jatko
Bridging the Gap: Nurse Mentorship Program, Jacqueline J. Johnson
A Study of the Crisis Leadership Model at Marshall University, Michele Kidwell
Perspectives of Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders about their Experiences with Social Stories, Jason Kram
Corporate Adaptation: from Wholesale to Direct to Consumer Shipments, Gretchen A. C. Kroll
Beginning Teachers' Knowledge of Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder and Classroom Interventions, Summer Beth LaMontagne
Image and Ability: the Role of Image in Female Leadership, Emily Loiacano
Study of Leadership Characteristics During Transformational Change in Health Care Organizations, Susan Long
The Identification of Leadership Strategies among Leaders of Successful Mergers or Acquisitions, Andrew F. Luce
The Influence of Resonant Leadership Styles on Employee Engagement Within a Financial Services Organization, Ryan D. Maddux
Enhancing Cultural Awareness: Building Relationships Between Non Native American Nurses and Native American Lakota Patients, Sharon Mercill
Integrating Archaeology into a Standards-Based, Fifth Grade Classroom, Lindsey Lee Elizabeth Mieras
Driving Employee Engagement: Contemporary Trends in Engagement, Sarah A. Nelson
Current Reading Methodologies used in Classrooms: Grades K-6, Brett Ott
"Build from the Inside Out": Integrating Difference into Feminist Coalition Leadership, Erin E. Parrish
A Case Study Examining Gender and Self-Efficacy in a Newsroom, Kathryn Eileen Parry
Collaborative leadership strategies: A look into the funding models of Alternative Service and Nonprofit Organizations, Charles H. Pratt
Staff Retention in Small Non-Profit Organizations, Michelle A. Redding
Self-efficacy Issues Through Curriculum for Teachers of Students Labeled With Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, Eduardo Adolfo Regalado
Development of an Educational Module for Novice ED Charge Nurses, Tobi R. Sanetra
Lateral Violence: An Education Module, Amos M. Schonrock
Experiences of Suburban Students in a Social Justice Literacy Program, Jillian L. Scott
Father Angel Torrellas and Leadership through Music at Batahola Norte Center in Managua, Nicaragua, Carolyn Spargo
The Semantic Differential: a Measurement of Meaning in one School's Mission, Emily A. Stull
Assessing the Adolescent Perceptions of the Role Nonparent Adult Relationships Have on Character Development, Colin Thomas
The Product Issues Tracking System: An Educational Module for Staff Nurses, Jane Torzewski
Teaching Entrepreneurs, James R. Traeger
Does Intercultural-Based Professional Development have an Influence on Employees of a Multicultural Urban College, Richard Everett Webb
Coaching for Nursing Success for the First Year Generation Y Nurse, Lindsey Worden
Growing Our Own: A Proposal for the Development of a Nurse Mentoring Program, Dawn M. Zeches
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
The Impact of Test Format Familiarity on Reducing Test Anxiety, William P. Aamodt
How to Successfully Recruit Students in the Rapidly Changing World of Higher Education: Ethical Leadership for Enrollment Managers of Private Non-Profit Institutions, Charles R. Abbott