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 2010
Migrant Workers Remittances: Building Futures and Forging Leadership Back Home, Mohamed Abdinur
Strict Isolation Compliance: A Quality Improvement Initiative Implementation Process, Debra Apenhorst
A Secondary Data Analysis of the Practice Intervention Designed to "Wipe out C. difficile", Kimberly Aronhalt
Identifying Institutional Barriers to Addressing Health Disparities, Julia Ashley
The Experience of Internationally Born Nurses Working in Twin Cities Hospitals, Jolene C. Baker
The Perspective of Bullying According to Students with Asperger Syndrome, Ryan B. Barnick
Caring Beyond Constraint: A Nursing Model of Presence in a Time Limited Procedural Practice, Laura Becker
An Examination of the Impact of Social Influences on Followers' Assessments of Male and Female Leadership Behaviors, Mary L. Brown
Leadership and the Theory of Metacommunication, Regina M. Brown
Differences and Commonalities in Adult Expectations Regarding ADHD Referral, Nate Christopherson
Generational Perspectives in Public Health Nursing: Workplace Conditions That Impact Job Satisfaction and Retention, Marilyn Kittleson Deling
Integrative Literature Review Emotional Intelligence and its Relationship to Transformational Leadership, Katharine Ellingson
Thinking Differently: Developing a Fall Risk Assessment for the Emergency Department Setting, Carissa K. Fauks
Nurse to Nurse Communication: Conveying the Patient's Story, Cheryl Fisher Laine
Women's Indirect Intra-Gender Aggression: A Study of Workplace Relationships, Deborah Friedman
Rounding of the Administrative Supervisor and the Engagement of Charge Nurses in an Acute Hospital Setting, Kellie J. Geiger
The Impact of a Writing Center on Cross-Curricular Writing: Teacher Perspectives, Whitney M. Gonzales
The Persistence of the Glass Ceiling, Lora B. Holland
Does Customer Service Training Influence Patient Satisfaction Scores?, Beth Holman
Best Practices in the use of Employee Assessment Instruments in Leadership Development, Yvonne Kinney-Hockert
Leadership Philosophy and Practice Which Drive Improved Chemical Health Outcomes, Denise St. Peter McAlpin
Staying Alive: A Nursing Care Model in the Technical Delivery of Dialysis, Sylvia Moe
Guided Notes in the Pre-Algebra Mathematics Classroom, Lynn C. Morris
Replicating Success: Developing an Educational Process for Improving Nursing Accuracy When Using a Patient Classification System, Dewey M. Moulton
Strategies and Methods of Reciprocal Teaching as Defined, Revised, and Implemented by Individual Teachers Across the K-l2 Spectrum, Linday Peters
Awareness Cultivation: Designing a Transcultural Patient Family Advisory Council, Lisa G. Peterson
At the Heart of Health Care Reform: Leadership Lessons from President Obama, Jodi A. Petrich
Interactive Whiteboard Technology: Impacts on teachers, teaching, and students, Taylor Edward Yost Pettis
Nurturing the Novice: lnitiating the Journey of Transformational Shifts in the Development of Future Nurse Mentors, Brenda Ranstrom-Llambes
Correlation Between BASC and IEP Daily Point Sheets, Ruth E. Rautio
A Matter of Trust: The Impact of Transcultural Communication Between Culturally Diverse Nursing Staff, Patricia Reed
Differentiating Reading Comprehension Curriculum using NWEA Data, Robert A. Reetz
Coco Chanel: A Transformational Leader, TyAnn Severine Rolph
The Relationship Between Mentor-mentee Gender Combinations and Mentoring Relationship Success, Kristen E. Spreck
Good Leadership for Top Performing Teams, Britta Sundberg
Computerized Provider Order Entry Implementation: Provider and Hospital Leadership Impacts on Success, Elizabeth J. Walker
The Use of Physical Activity to Promote Effective Coping and Life Skill Development in Minneapolis Sheltered Youth, Kathleen M. Welle
Factors that Influence Classroom Engagement, Tracy Lynn Wilk
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Developing a Community Clinic to Address the Health Needs as Experienced by a Small Rural Village in Sierra Leone, Doris K. Acton
Nurse Influence in Policy Development: A Model Using Storytelling, Michele Anderson
Key Curriculum for Developing World-Class Patient Centered Care Teams, Linda Bauermeister
The Effects of Procedural Choice as an Instructional Strategy on Locus of Control: A Practical Curriculum, Seth Duane Baun
Retention Issues for Native Students, Ryan A. Bench
Higher Purpose Leadership The Effect of Higher Purpose in Organizational Mission: A Case Study of the Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation, William P. Bengtson
Theory, Research & Practice of a Comprehensive Teen Sexuality Education Curriculum, Dawn M. Bowker
Developing a Neighbor-like Enviornment Between Home and School, Rebecca J. Butters
The Value of Creating a Culture of Caring, Lisa C. Carter
Parental Effects on Academic Achievement, Gregory A. Chubb
The Importance of Teaching Social Skills to Students in Elementary Schools, Jessica Deschneau
An Analysis of Mahatma Gandhi and His Leadership Style, Curt Fernandez
Building Trusted Relationships with Female Street Sex Workers: A Nontraditional Approach, Sandra Finn
Giving end of Life Care to Persons With Intellectual Disabilities: a Model of Support for Community Based Caregivers, Emily K. Gress
Transition Curriculum for Vessey Leadership Academy Leadership Application Project, Paul Terrence Gruber
The Best Practices for Leadership Development in Medium-Sized Companies, Beth A. Hanzal
Email overload: the implications of virtual communication at the office, Matthew John Hearne
Teaching Effective Pain Management of Acute Thoracic Postoperative Pain in Chronic Pain Patients, Sheila L. Hoehn
Leadership as it Relates to Employee Performance, Shane Horihan
A Curriculum and Leader Guide For LINC (Leaders Impacting Nonprofit Communities); A Program of the Hennepin County Bar Association, Lucinda Hruska-Claeys
Limits and Challenges of E-mail Use in the Business World, Joanne L. Johnson
Family Choices for the Career Woman in the Twenty-First Century, Gianna M. Koné
Building Community Among Older Oromo Women Struggling with Sadness in a Large Urban Setting, Fatuma Kotile
A Nursing Educational Program for Recognizing and Managing Emotional Labor, Kathleen Kuzelka
Servant Leadership and the Military Professional: how do Military Professionals Practice Servant Leadership in Their Lives as Leaders?, David Limberg
Oncology Nurses' Perceptions of Self-Compassion: a Pilot Study, Miriam R. Lindell
Women and Happiness: a Personal Growth Retreat, Laura Marquette
Effective Leadership in a Service Center Setting: an Analysis of how to Increase Tenure Among Employees through a Blended Leadership Model, Larissa Martin
BRAD: A Model of Caring for Persons with Frontotemporal Dementia, Jennifer McGuire
Police Leadership and Servant Leadership: Determining the Connection, Karen K. Mueller
Efficacy of a Secondary School Mentoring Program: Connecting Academic Achievement with Mentoring, Kimberly Olson
Leadership Communication Skills: Role in the Institutionalization of Organizational Vision, Strategy and Culture, Pamela A. Peter
Intrinsic Motivation in the Responsive Classroom, Dana Ruggiero
Nicaraguan Women and Their Leadership Style, Laaitu Marie Sabiya
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
Patient Education and Disabilities: What Works, Rachel F. Carroll
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