Dissertations

Name	Cohort	Chair	Title
Adrenna Alkas Community College	1	Jim Riggs	"An Examination of Internet Social Media Marketing in Higher Education Institutions"
Amye Leon Community College	1	Dawn Poole	"Collegiate Student Athlete Success in a First Year Experience Learning Community"
Caroline Dawson Community College	2	Dawn Poole	"The Impact of an Online Component in a Face-to-Face Coummunity College Mathematics Class"
Clarissa Lonn-Nichols Community College	2	Dennis Sayers	"Student Success Perceptions from 2-year and 4-year First and Second-Generation College Graduates"
Connie Tate P-12	1	Nancy Jean Smith	"A Phenomenologica Study of Reading Culture in California's Central Valley Rural Schools Post Reading First"
Cynthia Lopez P-12	1	Dawn Poole	"Early Intensive Behavior Treatment for Children with Autism: A Multiple-Case Study of Long Term Outcomes"
Christina Garcia Community College	1	Jim Riggs	"Roles and responsibilities of counseling faculty at three California community colleges"
D. Christine Hollister Community College	2	Dennis Sayers	"Career Development Services: A Study of Cocurricular Learning Support in Higher Education and Implications for Student Success"
Danielle Waite P-12	1	Jim Riggs	"Professional Development to Classroom Implementation: An Inquiry Into Early Childhood Educators' Obstacles to Innovation"
Debra Tavernier Community College	1	Dennis Sayers	"Critical Thinking Development: Using Student Narrative to Understand Women's Evolving Role in the Birth Experience"
Delia Gomez P-12	1	Dennis Sayers	"Bridging the Opportunity Gap Through Dual Language Education"
Dianne Vargas P-12	2	John Borba	"Factors that Contribute to Pass Rates on the California High School Exit Exam"
Donald Jordan Community College	1	Oddmund Myhre	"Re-thinking Student Written Comments in Course Evaluations: Text Mining Unstructured Data for Program and Institutional Assessment"
George Boodrookas Community College	1	Jim Riggs	"Community College Administrators as Educational Partnership Champions: Phenomenological Perspectives"
Heather Contreras P-12	1	Dawn Poole	"The Relationship Between Title I Funding Allocations and Student Achievement"
Jessica Kaven Community College	3	Shawna Young	"The Development of a Valid and Reliable General Analytic Rubric for a College-Level Public Speaking Course"
Kathleen Pon P-12	3	Oddmund Myhre	"The Predictive and Instructional Value of Interim Assessments"
Kay Vang P-12	1	Dennis Sayers	"English Learners' Interaction in Elementary Classrooms and its Implications for English Language Acquisition"
Kristina Brown P-12	1	Chris Boosalis	"Effects of Increased Class Size on Kindergarten Literacy Achievement and Teacher Perceptions"
Laura Lembo P-12	1	Chet Jensen	"The Effects of Gender-Based Classroom Placement on the Academic Achievement of Boys and Girls at the Elementary Level"
Laura Long P-12	1	Oddmund Myhre	"The Student Study Team Process: Impact on Academic Achievement"
Lena Moua P-12	1	Jim Riggs	"Navigating Multiple Worlds: A Qualitative Study of the Lived Experiences of Hmong Women Leaders"
Lisa Herrin P-12	1	Dawn Poole	"The Impact of Title I Funded Services on Student Achievement"
Lula Abusalih P-12	1	Jim Riggs	"A Research Synthesis of Student Achievement in High School Chemistry: Effect of Algebra I, English I, Gender, and Teacher Perception"
Margaret Kingori Community College	1	Jim Riggs	"An Exploration of Academically Underprepared Students' Decisions to Persist at a Large Urban Community College in California"
Marie Bruley Community College	2	Jim Riggs	"Outcomes of Math Faculty Engagements in Student Learning Outcomes Assessment in the Two-Year College"
Michael McCandless Community College	3	Dawn Poole	"The Effects of Fluctuations in Enrollment Fees on Student Retention at California Community Colleges"
Myshel Pimentel Community College	1	Jim Riggs	"Perceptions and Realities of Academic Entitlement Behaviors, Beliefs, and Actions within the Basic Skills Population at the Two-Year College"
Samia Merza-Fillpot P-12	2	Oddmund Myhre	"The Effects of Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Programs on Student Achievement"
Stefanie Alvarez P-12	1	Jim Riggs	"An Examination of Poverty, Racial and Ethnic Minority Affiliation, English Learner Status, and Special Education in Central Valley School Districts of California"
Steve Charbonneau P-12	1	Ramon Vega de Jesus	"Becoming Culturally Proficient: A Crosscultural Study on the Public School Experience of Sikh Students"
Steven Gomes P-12	1	John Borba	"The Relationship Between Student Academic Achievement and the School Board and Superintendent Responsibilities"
Steven Graham Community College	1	John Borba	"The Relationship Between Contextualized Teaching and Learning and Student Success"
Teresia Chevalier-Metzger P-12	3	John Borba	"The Effects of Kindergarten Through Second Grade Reading Instruction and Intervention on Third Grade Reading Achievement"
Evelyn Gonzalez Community College	4	Jim Riggs	"Women in Leadership Roles (Directors) in California's Human Service Agencies"
Jessie Guerrero P-12	4	Jim Riggs	"Cognitively Guided Instruction: a Professional Development Approach to Teaching Elementary Mathematics: a Case Study of Adoption and Implementation in Three Rural Elementary Schools"
Lanisha Redic P-12	2	John Borba	"College Preparation Programs and Their Impact on Student Success"
Jeffrey Persons P-12	1	John Borba	"The Relationship Between School Improvement Grant Funding Allocations and Student Achievement in California's Persistently Lowest Achieving Schools"
Jeffrey Rhoades Community College	4	Shawna Young	"The University Center Baccalaureate Degree in California: A Multiple Case Study"
Jose Cardenas Community College	4	Jim Riggs	"High Achieving Latino Males' Counter Narratives Toward Success: Overcoming Challenges and Obtaining a Doctoral/Professional Degree to Impact the Community"
Nancy Sill Community College	2	Jim Riggs	"Life in the Middle: An Exploratory Study of California Community College Instructional Deans"
Regina Coletto Community College	4	Jim Riggs	"Student Learing Outcomes Coordinators in the California Community College System: Focus on Implementing Student Learning Outcomes Processes and Accreditation"
Jacquelyn Forte Community College	4	Jim Riggs	"Academic Wellness and Student Success: Student Experiences and Perceptions of the Student Support Services Program at California State University, Stanislaus"
Marcel Maly P-12	4	Dennis Sayers	"Similar and Contrasting Factors Affecting Academic Performance of Newly Arrived and Second Generation Filipino and Mexican High School English Learners"
Tessa McIntire Community College	3	Dennis Sayers	"Conceptions of the "Digital Divide" and its impact on the Experiences of "At Risk" students at a Highly Selective Public University"
Lori O'Dell Community College	4	Dennis Sayers	"Leadership in Higher Education through the Lens of the Performing Arts"
Mark Skujins P-12	2	Chris Boosalis	"The Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) and the English Language and Academic Development of Elementary School English Learners"
Shelley Spessard P-12	4	Dawn Poole	"An Exploration of the Dynamics and Collaboration within Individualized Educational Program Teams"
Veronica Oforlea Community College	3	Dennis Sayers	"Case Study of the Federal Health Information Technology Initiative in California Community Colleges Program Partnership"
Phaicharin Arounsack P-12	3	Jim Riggs	"A qualitative study of minority school district administrators in the Central Valley of California: their career pathways, barriers, and perseverance"
Bob Kratochvil Community College	2	Jim Riggs	"Assessing Student Success Efforts for Military Students in a California Community College"
Frank Smith P-12	1	Dawn Poole	"Analysis of student interaction with and review of targeted vocabulary in reading/language arts program"
Sharon Chen P-12	3	John Borba	"The effects of transformational leadership of principals on student academic achievement"
Jesse De La Cruz Community College	3	Nancy Jean Smith	"Mexican American/Chicano gang members' voice on social control in the context of school and community: a critical ethnographic study in Stockton, California"
Easter Calvit P-12	3	John Borba	"A mixed methods study of African American and Hispanic women and their journey through an early head start expectant families program"
Brandon Price Community College	3	Dawn Poole	"The Effectiveness of a Student Support Program in Mitigating for Community College Student Deficits"
Christopher Anderson Community College	3	Jim Riggs	"Strangers in a Strange Land: A Study of First-Year Student Term-to-Term Persistence at a California Community College"
James Lake P-12	2	Chet Jensen	"Student Fears on Secondary School Campuses and Their Perceptions of Policies and Procedures that Increase Feelings of Safety and Security"
Donna Roberts Community College	5	Dennis Sayers	"Setting the Stage for Master's Level Success"
John F. Gomez Community College	5	Dawn Poole	"Higher Education Faculty Use of a Learning Management System in Face-to-Face Classes"
Joanna O'Brien P-12	5	Dennis Sayers	"Strategies to support social and emotional growth in transitional kindergarten"
Bonnie Hunt Community College	5	Virginia Montero Hernandez	"African American Faculty Experiences in the Construction of Academic Life at a Community College"
Monique Preciado P-12	6	Dawn Poole	"Teachers' Perceptions of Instructional Coaching"
Roland Davis P-12	3	John Borba	"The Effects of a Public Charter High School on the Academic Achievement, Discipline, and Attitudes of African American Students"
Erin Webb Community College	6	Anysia P. Mayer	"Transfer Receptivity: Student Perceptions of Institutional Support for the Transfer Agenda at a Four-Year University"
Gabriela Sanchez P-12	6	Dawn Poole	"Teacher Perceptions of the Common Core State Standards"
Robin Henderson P-12	6	Kathryn Bell McKenzie	"Perceptions of Policymakers Regarding Transitional Kindergarten as a Policy Initiative"
Susan Clapper Community College	5	Dawn Poole	"An Exploration of Institutional and Student Success Characteristics as Contributors to and Predictors of WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) Accreditation Recommendations and Follow-Up Actions"
Roberto Serrato P-12	6	Anysia P. Mayer	"Principal Leadership Support & System Alignment: Stakeholder Input"
Israel Gonzalez P-12	6	Anysia P. Mayer	"Understanding Principal Perceptions of Leadership Via the Principalship"
Andrea Duroy P-12	6	Kathryn Bell McKenzie	"Board Certified Behavior Analyst Perspectives on Equity Issues in Special Education"
Jermaine Williams P-12	6	Anysia P. Mayer	"Valuing Teacher Perceptions Related to the Principalship"
Ezequiel Zarate P-12	6	Virginia Montero Hernandez	"An Analysis of Student Experiences During a Summer Bridge Program"
Libby Soria Community College	6	Kathryn Bell McKenzie	"Peceptions of K-12 School Administrators Regarding Transitional Kindergarten as a Policy Initiative in California"
Ana Zambrano-Sanchez Community College	6	Anysia P. Mayer	"The Experience of Students with Disabilities in Higher Education"
Charles Richey P-12	6	Anysia P. Mayer	"Perspectives on the Principalship: Principal, Teacher, and Student Perceptions of Principal Leadership"
Laura Fong P-12	6	Kathyrn Bell McKenzie	"Teachers' Perceptions of Transitional Kindergarten as a Policy Initiative"
Janet Nunez-Pineda P-12	6	Kathryn Bell McKenzie	"Parent Perceptions of Transitional Kindergarten as a Policy Initiative"
Anne DiCarlo Community College	7	Dawn Poole	"The Development and Validation of the Brief Assessment of Student Engagement (BASE)"
Christi Allan P-12	7	Anysia P. Mayer	"A Study of Equity Consciousness Among Special Education Faculty"
Vickie Mulvaney-Trask Community College	7	Kathryn Bell McKenzie	"The perceptions of formerly incarcerated youth from the Central Valley of California on their journey to higher education"
Brooke Boeding Community College	7	Virginia Montero Hernandez	"Supporting the Camouflaged in Transition: Serving Student Veterans with Disabilities"
Richard Caldwell P-12	7	Anysia P. Mayer	"High School Principals' Perspectives: What Do Teachers Need To Know, Do, Or Have As Dispositions to Teach All Students Equitably?"
Jennifer Handy P-12	7	Kathryn Bell McKenzie	"In Search of Equity and Excellence for Central Valley Education: Teacher Educator Perceptions of Preparing Multiple Subject Preservice Teachers"
Heather Muser Community College	7	Virginia Montero Hernandez	"A Parent's Dream Come True: A Study of Adult Students who are Parents and their Academic Engagement in Higher Education"
Solyn Laney Community College	7	Virginia Montero Hernandez	"Challenges Among Counselors of Color in the Community College"
Nathan Johnston P-12	7	Anysia P. Mayer	"Equity Consciousness in a United States Military Child Development Center: Mental Models of Early Educators"
June Newman Community College	7	Dawn Poole	"Self-Efficacy Beliefs, Stereotype Threat, and the Learning Environment as Influences in the Decision to Leave a STEM Major"
Audry Garza P-12	7	Anysia P. Mayer	"Parent Perceptions and Understandings of College Preparedness for their Elementary School-Aged Children"
Lenard Wynn-Summers Community College	7	Dawn Poole	"The Contributions of Multiple Measures Assessment on Mathematics Placement of African American and Hispanic/Latino Students at a Community College"
Janeen Zambo P-12	7	Kathryn Bell McKenzie	"Teacher Preparation in the Central Valley: What do Pre-Service Single-Subject Teachers Need to Ensure Equitable and Excellent Classrooms?"
Victor Serrato P-12	7	Anysia P. Mayer	"Northern California Elementary School Principals' Perceptions of Teacher Equity Characteristics"
Robert Davies Community College	7	Dawn Poole	"The Impact of Transfer Assistance Program on STEM Students' Transfer from the Community College to the California State University"
Luangchee Xiong Community College	8	Virginia Montero Hernandez	"Negotiating Two Cultural Worlds: The Development of Career Aspirations"
David Viss P-12	8	Dawn Poole	"A District's Implementation of A 1:1 Student Device Model"
Jessica Bettencourt Wojciechowski Community College	8	Dawn Poole	"Exploring Student Perceptions of First Year in College: Impact of a Living-Learning Program on Performance and Retention of Underprepared Students"
Jennifer Pace Wittman Community College	8	Dawn Poole	"The First-Year Experience as Counterspace: A Qualitative Analysis of Writing Portfolios by Underprepared Students of Color"
Karla Ceballos-Lopez P-12	8	Anysia P. Mayer	"Care in the Classroom: Teacher and Student Perspectives in High and Low Classes"
Talitha Agan Community College	8	Kathryn Bell McKenzie	"Beyond the Classroom: A Descriptive Social Epidemiological Study Comparing Two School Sites in Modesto, California by Investigating the Relationship Among Place, Health, and Education"
Justin Woodbridge P-12	8	Anysia P. Mayer	"Care in the classroom: teacher and student perspectives in high and low classes"
Reid Volk P-12	8	Anysia P. Mayer	"Care in the classroom: teacher and student perspectives in high and low classes"
Amelia Herrera Evans P-12	8	Kathryn Bell McKenzie	"Beyond the Classroom: A Descriptive Social Epidemiological Study Comparing Two School Sites in Modesto, California by Investigating the Relationship Among Place, Health, and Education"
Campbell Bullock Community College	8	Kathryn Bell McKenzie	"Beyond the Classroom: A Descriptive Social Epidemiological Study Comparing Two School Sites in Modesto, California by Investigating the Relationship Among Place, Heatlh, and Education"
Alyssa Souza P-12	8	Anysia P. Mayer	"Care in the classroom: teacher and student perspectives in high and low classes"
Traci Miller P-12	3	Oddmund Myhre	"Effects of Transformational Leadership on Employee's Organizational Cynicism in an Educational Organization"
Soua Lee Community College	8	Virginia Montero Hernandez	"Servant Leadership: A Phenomenological Study of Southeast Asian Women's Career Advancement Experiences in Community Colleges"
Julie Clark Community College	9	Anysia P. Mayer	"What is Regular and Substative Interaction in Distance Education?"
Veronica Chaidez Community College	9	Virginia Montero Hernandez	"Parents Who Care: Narratives of Sacrifice and Effort Among Mexican Immigrants Who Want Their Children to Succeed Academically, Emotionally, and Socially"
Gregory Jacquay Community College	9	Virginia Montero Hernandez	"Is This Thing On? The Learning Possibilities for Participants at a College Radio Station"
Isaias Rumayor, Jr. P-12	9	Virginia Montero Hernandez	"Parents Who Care: Naratives of Sacrafice and Effort Among Mexican Immigrants Who Want Their Children to Succeed Academically, Emotionally, and Socially"
Javier Martinez P-12	9	Virginia Montero Hernandez	"Discipline as Relationship and Capacity Building: The Teacher as a Socio-Emotional Classroom Engineer"
Rosa Mercado Community College	9	Anysia P. Mayer	"Who are the Champions of Migrant Education, LEA, and Migrant Housing Center Partnerships and what do they do for Partnerships?"
Joseph Carranza Community College	9	Virginia Montero Hernandez	"Mexican American Male Negotiation of Cultural Sites: Identity Constructions and Educational Attainment at the Intersection of Gender and Ethnicity"
Tyrone Perry P-12	9	Anysia P. Mayer	"Do Equity Audit Tools Help Build Teachers' Awareness of Equitable Grading Practices for English Language Learners, Special-Circumstance Students, and African American Students?"
Mary Petty P-12	10	Anysia P. Mayer	"Hiring Matters: Exploring Administrators perspectives of how teacher hiring and cultivation can impact student learning"
Seth Simas P-12	10	Anysia P. Mayer	"Teacher induction policy: A case study of implementation in a county office of education"
George Megenney P-12	10	Virginia Montero Hernandez	"Between Cultural Erasure and Awareness: A Study of the Practices of Translation that Educational Institutions Implement to Communicate with Spanish-Speaking Parents"
Amanda Preston-Nelson Community College	10	Virginia Montero Hernandez	"Ways in Which Recent High School Graduates Understand Financial Literacy to Make Decisions About Future College or Career Pathways"
Yolanda Tituana P-12	10	Anysia P. Mayer	"An Examination of School Psychologist Self-Efficacy"
Mark Alabanza Community College	10	Debra Bukko	"Inequities, support, and success: Influences on Native American students' sense of belonging in public, postsecondary education"
Joshua Palmer Community College	10	Virginia Montero Hernandez	"Narratives of Male Elementary Teachers: Understanding the Construction of a Professional Identity Within a Female-Dominant Work Environment"
Sarah Olson P-12	11	Anysia P. Mayer	"Teachers' Openness to Instructional Coaching"
Taylor Whitehead Community College	11	Debra Bukko	"Cigarettes, vape products, and marijuana: A case study examining alignment of student, educational leader, and law enforcement perceptions on a college campus"
Brett Ashmun Community College	11	Virginia Montero Hernandez	"Valuing my voice and taking charge: The role of self-authorship in transfer students' access, persistence, and graduation"