Research and scholarship from doctoral students in the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. School of Education at St. John Fisher University.
Submissions from 2013
An Examination of Community College Black Male Student Athletes' Perceptions of Student Support Services and Identifying Methods for Improving Service Delivery, Charles W. Richburg III
Examining the Montessori Lower Elementary Education as Pedagogy for Peace: A Study of an Alternative Framework to Address Bullying in Schools, Vanessa M. Rigaud
Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Students on Community College Campuses: Coming-Out and Self-Actualization, Adam L. Rockman
Charter School Leadership: The Leadership Affects of the Transition from Public School Administration to Charter School Administration, Colleen Seivright-Crawford
Cross-Cultural Competence in Transnational Medical Education Partnership, Greta Rosalie Strong
The Impact of Separationist Models of Instructional Support on the Self-Efficacy Perceptions of Latino English Language Learners, Brenda Triplett
The Relationship between Entrepreneurial Orientation and Organizational Effectiveness: An Analysis of How Entrepreneurial Orientation is Manifested in the Nonprofit Context, Philip C. Uncapher
Researching Organizational Identity A Study of Catholic Human Service Organizations, Ellen T. Wayne
Shifting the Conversation: The Lived Experiences of Teachers within Tier 2 of Response to Intervention, Elizabeth A. Wesolowski
Submissions from 2012
Self-Perceptions of Senior African Americans Who Participate in Formal Volunteering, Monique C. Adams
The Voices, Views, and Experiences of 13 Nonresident African American Fathers, David Asbery
Understanding How the Social and Cultural Capital of Certified Nursing Assistants Interacts within the Nursing Home Culture, Linda M. Baier
Student-Teacher Trust Relationships and Student Performance, Cheryl A. Basch
Testing the Strength of the Safety Net: Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Recipients’ Persistence at LaGuardia Community College, Michael A. Baston
Movement is Medicine: The Effect of a Structured Mobility Program on Functional Decline in Hospitalized Older Adults, Marie J. Bell
Strategies and Actions used by STEM Degree Seeking Adult, Full-time, Undergraduates: A Grounded Theory Study, Adwoa Boateng
Mu Kappa Chapter, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.: An Ethnographic Study of Academic Persistence and Personal Development, Joseph Cordero
School Board Members’ Perceptions of Superintendent Leadership Behaviors in Upstate New York, Linda Rae Doty
Cross Practitioner Inter-rater Variability: Grading of Adverse Skin Reactions after Radiation Therapy, Carleen A. Evans
The Perception of Teachers and Refugee Parents Regarding Refugee Children’s Education: A Parent Involvement Study, Fawzia Fazily
Examining the Kouzes and Posner Leadership Practices of Elementary Principals in Central New York, Dean F. Goewey
Retirement Ready or Not: Psychosocial Factors that Influence the Decision to Delay Retirement Among Workers 60 and Older in Westchester County, Dozene Z. Guishard
Investigation on Shared and Consolidation of Services in Westchester County School Districts and Municipalities to Reduce the Property Tax Burden, Luisa M. Iadeluca
Ninety Percent of Life Is Just Showing Up—Evaluation of Mathematics Achievement Levels Among High School Dropouts, Satish Jagnandan
Faculty Perceptions of Adult Learner Experiences in the Classroom: A National Comparison Between Part-Time and Full-Time Faculty at Community Colleges, Sterling Jasper
Geriatric Content in U.S. Doctor of Pharmacy Degree Curricula, Sherry Jimenez
"We Can't Help if We Don't Know": School Psychologists' Awareness of and Support to Children with Parents Serving in the Military, Deborah B. Johnson
Understanding Police-Citizen Conflict: A Neighborhood Environmental Perspective, Demosthenes Long
A Study of Undergraduate Mentoring and the Factors Affecting Students’ Disengagement from Mentoring, Janet B. Lyons
Resource Allocation: Practices in Urban Elementary Schools, Elizabeth Mascitti-Miller
Enterprise Risk Management: Framework Presence and Effectiveness, Erika P. McBride
The Impact of Superintendent Turnover on Student Achievement in Rural Districts, Rebekah Parker-Chenaille
Toward an Understanding of Administrative Support For School-based Play Therapy, Mary Anne Peabody
A Study of the Tenure Review Experiences of Deaf Tenured Faculty, Karey T. Pine
Implications of Generation Y Students’ Learning Preferences in Higher Education, Elizabeth Piñzón
Hopeful Measures: Characteristics of Hope at a Community College, Thomas C. Priester
A Quasi-experimental Study on the Effect of the Medgar Evers College Black Male Initiative Program on African American Males, Johana I. Rivera
The Admissions Process: An Evaluation of Access for Minority Students at the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, Nireata D. Seals
An Exploration of the Relationship between Length of Prior Employment, Individual Unlearning, and Entrepreneurial Alertness, Sequetta F. Sweet
A Profile of Achievement Motivation Among Ninth Grade Students at a Diverse Suburban High School, Pamela Taylor
Leadership Development Training: Its Impact on Middle Managers in Law Enforcement, David P. Wedlick
The Relationship between Pre- and Post-Matriculation Factors and College Student Retention in a Small, Technical, Public Institution, Tara Hisert Winter
Submissions from 2011
Engaging Parents of 8th Grade Students in Parent/Teacher Bidirectional Communication, Waveline Bennett-Conroy
A Profile of Latina Leadership in the United States: Characteristics, Positive Influences, and Barriers., Damary M. Bonilla-Rodriguez
Ninth Grade Transition: Practices Used by New York State High School Principals to Support Student Achievement During Ninth grade, Dana Boshnack
An Examination of the Management Practices and Perceptions of Chief Advancement Officers and How They View the Relationship with Alumni, Kelly L. Brennan
Authoritative Parenting and the Relationship to Academic Achievement: Views of Urban African American Adolescents, Christine Brown-Richards
The Perception of Organizational Climate of Inclusivity Moderated by Commitment: A Quasi-experimental Study, Stanley Byrd
Sergeants as Leaders: A Case Study of Transformational Leadership Among First-Line Supervisors in the Police Department, Betty L. Campbell
Patterns of Relationships Between Teacher Engagement and Student Engagement, Michelle E. Cardwell
The Children Left Behind: An Evaluation of a Reading Intervention Program for Upper Elementary Students, Tahira DuPree Chase
Entrepreneurial Leadership and Activities of Academic Deans in Independent Colleges and Universities: An Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods Study, Shannon Cleverley-Thompson
Transformational Leadership: A Contribution to the Effectiveness of Congregationally Formed Faith-Based Community Development Corporations, Harry A. Dawkins III
Moral Reasoning of Chronically Disruptive Pre-adolescent African-American Males in an Urban Elementary School Setting, Larry Ellison
Expanding the Role of the Physical Therapist by Integrating Practice Management Skills into Entry-Level Physical Therapist Preparation in the United States, Jennifer E. Green-Wilson
The Impact of Integrated Arts Instruction on Student Achievement of Fourth Grade Urban Students in English Language Arts and Mathematics, Deborah Fagan Harloff
A Phenomenological Study of “Organizational Development Targeting Diversity” in a Nonprofit Human Service Organization, Christopher Henry Hinesley
The Voices of the Teachers: Prekindergarten to Sixth-Grade Teachers’ Perceptions of School Climate and Morale in One Urban Elementary School District, Natasha Hunter-McGregor
Cultivating Readiness for Professional Learning Community Through Learning Teams in a Restructuring High School, Cassandra H. Hyacinthe
A Case Study Comparing Quality of Three Modes of Educational Delivery In a Two-Year Radiologic Technology Program, Wendy Inguaggiato-Chiesa
The Fit between Female Superintendents and Search Firms: A Phenomenological Study of Their Relationship in Urban School Districts, Shelley Jallow
The Effect of a Cognitive Model, Thinking Maps, on the Academic Language Development of English Language Learners, Estrella López
Transformational Leadership: A Tool to Manage the Complex Environment of Nonprofit Organizations, Gilbert Louis
Administrators’ and Special-subject, Pre-tenured Teachers’ Perceptions of Instructional Support, Sheila M. Marconi
Career Orientations of New York State Assistant Superintendents for Instruction: A Quantitative Study, Linda L. McGinley
An Examination of Factors Impacting the Career Decisions of Black Women in Management Positions at US Institutions of Higher Education, Kimberly McKinsey-Mabry
Our Voices Heard: Factors Contributing to the Recruitment and Retention of High School Students of Color in After-school Programs, Pamela Njapa-Minyard
The Juxtaposition of White Racial Identity Development in Teachers and African American Racial Identity Development in Middle School Students, Idonia M. Owens
The Lived Experiences of Families Who Have Attended a Cardiogenetics Clinic, Esma D. Paljevic
The Relationship between Executive Coaching Dimensions and Transformational Leadership Behaviors: A Validation of Key Coaching Dimensions, Christopher R. Pels
The Relationship between Middle School Students' College-Going Beliefs and Sense of Belonging in School, Jamie L. Steiner
An Examination of Student Involvement as a Factor Impacting the Graduation of Black Males in Higher Education Opportunity Programs at Four Colleges In Western New York, Montrose A. Streeter
Giving Voice: Pediatric Nurses’ Perception of Workplace Violence, Bonnie A. Strollo
The Effects of Teacher Personality Characteristics and Formal Training on Students’ Reporting Bullying in the Middle School, Kristin E. Talleyrand
Coaching for Confidence: An Examination of the Relationship Between Literacy Coaching and Teacher Efficacy in Middle School English Language Arts Classrooms, Gayle N. White-Wallace
Submissions from 2010
Minority Business Enterprises (MBE) and Organizational Diversity Procurement Programs: Implications for MBE Business Development, Matthew Augustine
A Study of Change Readiness: Factors That Influence the Readiness of Frontline Workers Towards a Nursing Home Transformational Change Initiative., Veronica A. Barber
The Skills, Competencies, Expertise, and Embedded Knowledge of Nurse Managers, as Leaders, in Long-Term Care, Kathleen Hodgson Dever
A Mixed Methods Study of Community College Students on Academic Probation: The Limiting Effect of Academic Doublespeak, Kristine D. Duffy
Quality of Life in the Nursing Home: An Outcome that Matters, Carol DuMond
The Life Space Interview in Therapeutic Crisis Intervention: An Action Research Study on Its Implementation in a Suburban High School, Susan J. Flood
Give Back, Give Books: A Formative Program Evaluation, Wendy Lynn Fritz