Antioch University Dissertations & Theses
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Submissions from 2026
Between Self, Family, and Becoming: Mindfulness and the Transition Experiences of Latinx Clinical Counseling Graduate Students, Orlando R. Alvarez
Decolonizing Teacher Mindsets with Precolonial Worldview Precept Reflection and Transformation, Gabriela Armendariz
Counselors' Lived Experiences of Moral Injury: A Social Ecological Perspective, Lisa M. Belknap
We’re the Aunties Now: Intersections of Mourning Practices, Intergenerational Trauma, and Matrilineal Responsibility in Oneida Life, Marena Bridges
Beyonce´, The Womanist Entertainer: Womanism, Anti-racism and Cultural Pride in Beyonce´ Knowles Carter’s Music, Nena Carpenter
Righteous Defenders and Evil Challengers: The Morally Polarized Battle for Books on Reddit, Erika Casburn
Feeling Seen by Being Heard: A Constructivist Critical Incident Study of the Listening Experiences of Ciswomen of Color for the Development of an Inclusive Listening Praxis for Leaders, Christina Zhong-Wen Chang
Music and Language Arts Integration and its Impact on Reading Comprehension: A Social Action Research Study, Felisha L. Coady
Equity is Rural, Too: Critical Exploration of Educational Equity in Predominantly White Communities, Lydia Cochrane
Remembering Right Relations: A Land-Centered Framework for Settler Teacher Transformation, Aimee E. de Ney
The Effect of Paternal Engagement on the Sexual Self-Concept of Black Female Adolescents, Amelia Flynn
BIPOC Faculty Thriving in the Community College System: Collective Healing, Joy and Liberation, Carolina Forero-Moreno
A Delphi Study of Ethical Best Practices for Psychedelic Assisted Therapy, Alyssa K. Griskiewicz
An Autoethnography of a Scholar Practitioner: Applying Social-Emotional Learning in a Math Classroom through a Feminist Lens, Resha Layla Hissen
Generation Z: Black Male Constructions of Masculinity and Provider Roles in Heterosexual Marriages, Bentley Stafford Hylton
Navigating Financial Futures: A Case Study of a Targeted Financial Literacy Program for African American College Students, Michael L. James
Exploring Relational Leadership and Psychological Safety During AI Integration in the Workplace, Solmaz Kaynama
The Effects of Meditation on Compassion and Cultural Humility in Mental Health Professionals, Jamie Kostek
The Impact of the COVID-19 School Shutdown on Standardized Test Scores in Rural and Nonrural Areas, Cory LaFlamme
More than surviving: Brazilian immigrants' stories of growth and wellbeing in the United States, Virginia Veronica Lemos
The Conservation Value of Silvicultural Systems for Breeding and Post-Fledging Bird Communities in Northeastern North America, Christopher Andrew Liazos
Leading with Heart: The Impact of Emotional Intelligence on School Principal Performance, Gregory Lucas
Beyond the Brotherhood: Exploring Communal Leadership in Masculinity Contest Cultures, Scott A. Metzler
Diagnosing the Discourse: How the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Constructs and Constrains Treatment of Tethered Oral Tissues, Mary E. Miller
A Qualitative Study of Existential Paralysis as a Pathway to Meaning and Purpose Among Generation Z, Oksana V. Panchenko
Beyond the Diagnosis: A Qualitative Exploration of Men Living with HIV, David R. Romanelli
Interpersonal reckoning: The liminal space between rupture and repair in counselor education, Phoenix E. Rosewood
One Tree, Many Roots: A Care-Centered Cultural Philosophy of Education for Collective Flourishing, Darshini Margaret Elizabeth Stark
The Use of Mindfulness in Empirically Supported Treatments in Psychology, Timothy Stewart
Culturally Grounded Interventions within Natural Settings: An Investigation of How Cultural Learning within Place can Lead to the Enhancement of Well-Being, Dean Masaji Tanikawa
Bridging Worlds of Care: A Qualitative Exploration of Integrating Non-Western Healing Modalities with Mental Health Counseling, Douglas Valdez
A Qualitative Exploration of Counselor Traits and Wellness Practices, Emily Velidow
Challenging the Status Quo: An Autoethnographic Inquiry into Critical Pedagogy and Social Justice, Andrea Williams
The Lived Experience of Survivors of Narcissistic Abuse, Jessica Williams
Do You See What I Hear?: The Effects of Musical Harmony on Cultural Perception and Recognition, Marvin Martin Williams
The Lived Experience of Tenders of Community Grief Rituals, Margaret Y. Wilson
Emotionally Healthy Black Men: Guidelines for Supporting Mental Health Treatment for Black Men in Ohio, Eira Nichell Yates
Submissions from 2025
Cultivating Empathy: A Content Analysis of Empathic Themes in Best-Selling Children's Books, Elnaz J. Afousi
Experiences of Exemplary Supervisors Promoting Workplace Dignity Across Social Identity Differences, Emily Joy Aiken
Reality Shock and Systemic Strain: Understanding the Lived Experiences of Pre-Licensed Mental Health Counselors, Sara Al-Khedairy
Exploring the Imposter Phenomenon among Spanish ESL Doctoral-Level Psychology Students, Celia E. Arauz
A Phenomenological Study of How Parents of LGBTQIA+ Youth Experience School-Based Sex Education, Alisha Bachman
An Examination of Harm During the Real-Life Experience, Michelle E. Balch
Exploring the Lived Experience of Grief in Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Martina Bauer
Memento Mori: A Photo-Elicit Narrative Analysis On Grief, Jared Becknell
Voices of Identity: Exploring Devised Theatre as Social Resistance and Catalyst for Change, Elizabeth Danielle Belvin
Empowering Futures Together: The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Postsecondary Outcomes for Young Adults With Autism, Olivia Bliss
Ecological Attunement: Exploring Eco-Informed Clinical Supervision, Ari C. Bonagofski
Caretaker of Captors: The Experience of Role Conflict Among State Correctional Officers, Camille M. Botticelli-Pohl
Teaching Towards Connection and Love for Place through a Kinship/Indigenous Worldview: A Critical Pedagogy of Place, Rita Monique Bouchard
Relating to Pain: Attachment as a Framework for Understanding Chronic Pain, Katie H. Brenner
Resilience of Food Sovereignty Organizations to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Rachel M. Brice
Beyond Strong: A Phenomenology of Women Executives and the Connection Between Leadership and Fitness, Nozomi Bullock
The Professional Impact of Personal Therapy for Graduate Level Clinicians: A Pilot Study, Rebecca L. Butler
At the Table: Queer Identity and Exploration Through Tabletop Role-Playing Games, Seth Carroll
“BE CAREFUL, THAT ONE’S AGGRESSIVE!”: Canine Counterstories: Shifting Shelter Dog Narratives for Improved Welfare, Lori Carscadden
From Rural Roads to College Credits: Understanding Dual Enrollment in New Hampshire's Rural High Schools, Sarah Chase
Promoting Collaboration in Education: Bridging the Gap Between Special and General Education Communities, Marissa G. Chavez
Black Birth Work as Radical Praxis: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Inquiry of Leadership Among Black Birth Workers, Lesa C. Clark
Mental Health in the Post-Deployment Transition Assistance Program: A Qualitative Study of National Guard Members' Experiences, Alayna L. Collins
Exploring the Ethics of Social Media in the Counseling Field, Kaitlynn Cornell-Mullane
Intersectional Opportunities for Drama Therapy and Counseling, Erica Craig-Mann
Exploring Help-Seeking Experiences and Barriers of Ethnic and Racially Marginalized Individuals with OCD in the United States, Nayara Aparecida Da Costa Silva Beall
Towards the Improvement of Literacy Education for English-Speaking Caribbean Immigrants, Patricia Antoinette Daley
The Role of Floodplain Complexity in Wood Turtle Habitat Use, Laura S. Deming
Reassessing Criminogenic Risk: How Trauma-Informed Assessment More Accurately Predicts In-Prison Behavior than Traditional Models, Bree E. Derrick
Not Everyone Had Glass Slippers: A Black Feminist Trauma-Informed Literary Analysis of Cinderella, Snow White and Alice in Wonderland, Marcia Lynn Dinkins
Unveiling the Layers: Exploring the Nuances of Student Organization Experiences for Enhanced Student Leadership Development, Richard Alan Doty
Innovating Chaplaincy Education: Integrating Nonreligious Spiritual Care Interventions to Serve a Diverse Patient Population, Dianne Dragon
Nature Interaction Assists with Coping and Resilience: An Interaction Pattern Approach with Adolescents with Histories of Trauma in a Youth Group Home, Chrystal L. Dunker
Experiences of Dissertating Students: What works?, Laura Durkin
A Participatory Action Research Exploring Results of Explicit Instruction of Open Task Problem-Solving Through a Mathematical Mindset, Bridget Ferrin
Racial Battle Fatigue in Higher Education: Understanding the Intersectional Dimensions of Faculty and Staff Experiences, Candice N. Flowers-Taylor
Exploring the Use of Somatic Skills and Techniques in Clinical Supervision, Areka D. Foster
How Marriage and Family Therapy Graduate Programs Awaken, Develop, and Teach Clinical Intuition: A Hermeneutic Qualitative Phenomenological Study, Jessica Fountas
“In the Name of the Father:” Disclosure and Clergy Perpetrated Sexual Abuse, Alexandra L. Frederick
Weaving Threads of Identity: A Qualitative Study on Reconnecting Indigenous Folx, Rachael L. Fuller
21st-Century Stewardship: Infusing Environmental Education with Global Citizenship, Ava Y. Goodale
A Pedagogy of Self: A Critical Autoethnography Evaluating the Self and the Lessons of Exposure, Experience, Action, and Inaction, Jeremy Grisham
Journey to Well-Being: An Exploration of Thrivership Post-Domestic Violence, Kader Gumus
A New Normal: An Autoethnographic Analysis of Gender Complexities in Los Angeles Social Justice Theatre Storytelling, Sue Hamilton
Childhood Aggression: A New Conceptualization, Hannah G. Harrison
Mirrors of the Reel: Black Women's Identity in American Cinema (2009-2024), Melanie-Penny Harrison
Facing the Tension: A Grounded Theory of Perceptions of Bias, Cultural Responsiveness, and Social Justice Advocacy among Forensic Evaluators, Magen M. Hauser
Understanding Detroit’s Local Food and Urban Agricultural Policy Subsystem Using the Advocacy Coalition Framework, Joann Marie Hennessey Ph.D.
Behavioral Response of Wild Greater Caribbean Manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) to Playbacks of Conspecifics in Maya Beach, Belize, Phoebe Sonia Hodson
The Inward Gaze: White Faculty's Self-Perceptions of Racial Identity, Privilege, and Its Impact on Pedagogy, David E. Houle
Are We on The Same Page? A Look at Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at a Small Liberal Arts College, Lisa Johnson
Becoming the Donkey Derby’s ‘Karen’: A Humane Educator’s Autoethnographic Journey Toward Anti-Speciesist Communication, Jesika Keener