Doctoral Dissertations

Many studies have documented the rise in youth e-cigarette use and provide data to support why youth use e-cigarettes and the factors that contribute to the behavior (Ale [...]

The use of digital technology continues to expand in K-12 public schools, creating potential security vulnerabilities for district networks. As technology use grows, K-12 [...]

This dissertation examines compassion fatigue (CF), secondary traumatic stress (STS), and burnout (BO) among Pennsylvania public school teachers and their intentions to l [...]

Each year, millions of students with disabilities receive special education services. The development of an individual education program (IEP) is an important function in [...]

Social workers have a long and storied history of challenging social injustice since the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in America. Social workers success [...]

Suicide in late life (65 and older) is on the rise, yet this tragedy is not well understood. Most people who die by suicide have had contact with their primary care healt [...]

Gun violence, and specifically community gun violence, has deleterious effects in the United States and notably within the population of African American males. With gun [...]

Military service members are a high-risk population for suicide, especially those in the National Guard. The purpose of this research is to examine ways in which systems [...]

The prevalence of social media as a means of global communication is undeniable. To navigate this digital landscape, one must possess an understanding of both technology [...]

While the number of Latinos in public schools in the United States is increasing rapidly, four-year university degree attainment amongst Latino males in their senior year [...]