Department of Educational Administration
Department of Educational Administration: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
1) it is optional, not required (the ProQuest deposit is required); and
2) it will be available to everyone online; there is no embargo for dissertations in the UNL Digital Commons.
Master's candidates: Deposit of your thesis or project is required. (If an embargo [restricted access] is necessary, you may deposit it at https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/embargotheses/ only after getting approval from your department and the Graduate Office; contact Terri Eastin).
TO DEPOSIT YOUR DISSERTATION OR THESIS
1. Create or log in to your Digital Commons account
To create an account: click on My Account at https://digitalcommons.unl.edu then Sign up.
Fill in your names, email address, create a password, and click on Create Account.
Reply to the confirming email from the system, if you get one (check your spam folder).
Your email address will not be published or shared.
2. Find the right series to deposit in
Go to the correct series in the UNL Digital Commons [series links are in the file linked here].
On the correct series page, click the Submit your paper or article link at the bottom of the gray box at left.
3. Instructions for deposit
You should be able to copy (Ctrl-C) and paste (Ctrl-V) most fields.
TITLE: Fill it in using title case (that is, capitals for the first letter of all words except articles and prepositions).
AUTHOR: In each respective box, enter your names (and/or initials) as they appear on the title page of your dissertation or thesis. You are the sole author; your advisor is not considered a co-author. Institution is University of Nebraska-Lincoln (not "at Lincoln" or ", Lincoln"). Do not leave this field blank.
FIRST ADVISOR: Enter your advisor’s name. Add a second and third, if needed (advisors only, not committee members).
DATE OF THIS VERSION: Month and Year only.
CITATION: Copy and paste the rest of whatever appears on the title page of your work. It usually starts with something like “A THESIS Presented to the Faculty …” and ends with “Lincoln, Nebraska [month] [year].”
ABSTRACT: Just include the body of the abstract, not the title or your name, but DO add your advisor’s name at the end of the abstract after the word Advisor and a colon, like this: Advisor: ….
Skip the ORCID IDs, Keywords, Disciplines, and Comments fields, and DO NOT check a bubble for the Publication Status field.
Click UPLOAD FILE FROM YOUR COMPUTER. Select the file of your work from your device (should be in Portable Document Format, PDF).
Click the SUBMIT button at the bottom.
YOU DID IT; your work is submitted!
CONGRATULATIONS on reaching this amazing milestone in your academic career!
4. After your initial deposit
Upon deposit, you will receive an email that your submission has been received; you need to show the Graduate Office this message.
Before we complete your upload, we usually wait a day or two to give you an opportunity to correct those oops issues that seem to emerge just after deposit. Before it’s been posted, you can still log back in and select Revise and upload a new version so you can upload a version with your advisor's name spelled right or whatever else needs to be fixed.
It is important that you DO NOT resubmit another file after it’s been posted online. This causes lots of problems.
But have no fear: If further changes are needed after it’s been posted, you can send a revised file to the series administrator (Sue Gardner) requesting to replace it.
2023
How to Do QuantCrit: A Reflexive Account of Applying Critical Quantitative Methods to a Study of Black Women in STEM, Elizabeth Collins
Support Services and State Standardized Assessments for Homeless and High Mobility Youth: A Mixed Methods Case Study, Veronika Cummings
The Gendered Experience of Female Resident Assistants, Christa Rahl
A Multi-Case Examination of Leadership Development Programs for Emerging Educational Leaders in K-12 School Districts, Jason Thomsen
2022
WOMEN AS LEADERS IN THE BOURBON INDUSTRY, Candice Cress
Engagement is Everything: Principals' Perceptions of their Role in Teacher Engagement, Jennifer Hellbusch
Discrimination in the Employment Search: Narratives from International Students of Color, Yi Xuen Tay
2021
Spaces and Societal Interactions: Foundations of the Critical Disabled Cultural Lens of a Child of Disabled Adults, Amelia-Marie Altstadt
Career Progression and the Imposter Phenomenon: Experiences of Female Student Affairs Leaders, Molly Belieu
Yātrā: A Phenomenology of Acculturation and Sojourner Experience of Indian International Students in the U.S., Pankaj Amrut Desai
The Complicated Road from Academic Dismissal to Degree Completion: A Phenomenological Exploration of the Student Experience, AnnMarie Gottner
Technology Leadership Qualities in Secondary School Principals in Nebraska Who Support Student-led Social Media Teams, Jill M. Johnson
Deliberate Indifference: An Exploration of the Student Survivor Activism Group Movement, Shyla Kallhoff
Raw and Pure Education in the Society, Iwasan D. Kejawa Ed.D
The Impact of Elementary School Counseling Programs on Student Behavioral Outcomes in the First Year of Middle School, Brenda Chaney Leggiadro
“I Always Felt Like I Belonged:” A Case Study on a First-Generation Focused Student Success Program and Sense of Belonging, Stephanie Zobac
2020
What Influences Itinerant Teacher Job Satisfaction and Intent to Stay?, Laura Barrett
ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT AND INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS: A STUDY OF WOMEN’S BEACH VOLLEYBALL, Valerie Clem-Brown
The Influence of Principal Leadership on Teacher Collaboration: Does Effective Professional Development Mediate this Effect?, David Evertson
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MTSS PROCESS IN KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Chelsea Feusner
Counternarratives of Success: A Narrative Inquiry into the Life Experiences of Prior-enlisted Reserve Officers Navigating Higher Education, Adam B. Fullerton
Perceptions of Stress and Coping in Traditional Age First-year College Students, Bridgett Grant
Curating the Campus Nightlife Experience: Documenting a Program Model for Late Night and Weekend Programming., Derrick Gulley Jr
Structural, Organizational, Cultural Processes and Mechanisms: A Case Study of Writing Center Marginalization and Untapped Potential, Diana Hernandez
Keeping the Faith: The Organizational Saga of Anderson University from 1995-2015, Mark Hughes
Going the Distance: A Case Study of One Community College's Journey Across the Digital Divide, Michael Robert Jolley
INCENTIVES TO IMPACT THE LONGEVITY OF URBAN SPECIAL EDUCATION PARAPROFESSIONALS, Tonya Jolley
The Role of Undergraduate Student Affairs Coursework in Aspiring Student Affairs Professionals’ Career Development, Matthew J. Nelson
SCHOOL AUTONOMY DISTRIBUTED LEADERSHIP AND TEACHERS’ USE OF INNOVATIVE TEACHING PRACTICES, Cailen O'Shea
Defying the Odds, Stories of Success: A case study of Foster Care Alumni in the Community College Environment, Julia Philyaw
First-Generation College Student Experience in the Financial Aid Process, Kristy Saunders
Effects of Career Courses on Career Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations, Celeste Spier
2019
Intercultural Leadership Development of Undergraduate Students Using the Transformative Intercultural Learning Model, Mac Benavides
THE IMPACT OF STUDENT PERCEPTION DATA ON TEACHERS: A MULTISITE CASE STUDY AT MIDWESTERN K-12 CATHOLIC SCHOOLS, Brandi Y. Bibins-Redburn
The Perceived Role of Online STEM Dual Credit in Rural Nebraska High Schools, Trentee Bush
Perspectives of Campus Safety: Viewpoints of Community College Faculty and Staff Members, David E. Dibelka Jr.
Financial Aid Director: Educator, Leader, or Manager, Jessica Mohon Flogaites
Employer Reports of Skills Gaps in the Workforce, Samantha K. Mosier and Samantha Kristine Kaiser
Experiences of Women Department Chairs in Engineering: A Narrative Study, Kayla Person
Latinidad in the College Union: Perspectives of Latinx Staff Members, Naomi Rodriguez
Addressing the Needs of Middle School English Learners Through Inclusion in General Education Classrooms: A Case Study of a Midwestern Metropolitan Public School District, Mary Krista Schneider
Building a Positive School Climate: What Principals Have Done to Effect Change, an Ethnographic Case Study, Suzanne C. Showers
Responding to the College Completion Crisis in New Mexico: A Case Study of the University of New Mexico, Kalith Smith
Exemplar Advisors Fostering a Sense of Mattering within Undergraduate Students in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Nicole Michelle Smith
STUDENT PERCEPTION DATA AND ITS IMPACT ON TEACHERS, Erica R. Walker-Arnold
2018
Emergency Management in Community Colleges: Why Colleges Need to be Prepared, Dave Dibelka
Rural Students’ Sense of Belonging at a Large Public University, Benjamin P. Heinisch
Women's Gender Identities and NCAA Policy, Lauren E. Kelba
Promoting and Establishing an Effective Campus-Wide Academic Advising System, Katie Kerr
A Resource-Oriented Investigation into the Community College Matriculation and Persistence of U.S.-Educated English Language Learners, Naomi Mardock Uman
The Principal Evaluation: Connecting Principals’ Evaluation to the Growth and Development Process: A Case Study, Jackie Nielsen
Examining the Lived Experiences of Native American Students at Predominantly White Institutions, Zachary Palmer
The Cost Effectiveness and Instructional Value of One-to-One Technology Investments Among Nebraska School Districts, William Robert Robinson Jr.
Perspectives of Rural Nebraska Community Leaders on Pre-Kindergarten in Public Schools, Bradley G. Stauffer
Career Building Among Asian American Immigrant Community College Students in Nebraska: A Phenomenological Study, Minerva D. Tuliao
2017
Factors Associated to Teacher Longevity in a Title I Elementary School: A Qualitative Narrative Inquiry Study, Richard Devney
Latinx College Student Sense of Belonging: The Role of Campus Subcultures, Crystal E. Garcia
Factors That Influence Accreditation in Nebraska Public Districts and Schools, David Gibbons
An Instrumental Case Study of Administrative Smart Practices for Fully Online Programs and Degrees, Charles V. Gregory
Latinx Students in STEM Education Research: A CRT and LatCrit Analysis of NSF Funded Projects, Hortencia Lara
HERITAGE LANGUAGE SCHOOLS IN THE U.S.: ADMINISTRATION, SUSTAINABILITY AND SCHOOL OPERATIONS, Nan Wang
Unknown Identities: How Transracial International Adoptees Racially and Culturally Identify in College, Amy Williamson
2016
WE MATTER, WE’RE RELEVANT AND WE ARE BLACK WOMEN IN SORORITIES: AN EXPLORATION OF THE EXPERIENCES OF BLACK SORORITY MEMBERS AT A PREDOMINATELY WHITE INSTITUTION, DeLores J. Allison
Leadership Perspectives of Chief Student Affairs Officers, Jeff Beavers
Implementation of State Developmental Education Policy: A Multiple Case Study of Community College Faculty Perceptions of Involvement, Shirley Davenport
Turnaround Elementary Principals in Rural Missouri, Julie C. Delaney
Teacher + Technology = Blended Learning: How Important is the Teacher in this Equation?, Catherine A. Doom
Comparison of Nebraska Accreditation Options and Effect on Student Achievement: A Mixed Methods Study, Tami Sue Eshleman
Social Media: How a University's Student Organizations Communicate with Students, Becky R. Freeman
Recognizing Earned Credit: Student Motivations for Reverse Transfer Programs and Concurrently Earning Two Post-Secondary Degrees, Matthew S. Geyer
Paths to Leadership of Native Hawaiian Women Administrators in Hawaii's Higher Education System: A Qualitative Study, Farrah-Marie Gomes
Critical college experiences of the middle third of the high school graduating class, Nathan Kaoru Keikiokamakua Hanamaikai
Navigating the Labyrinth of Leadership: The Experience of Female Presidents in Arkansas Community Colleges, Amanda Doyle Herwatic
College-Going Experiences of Male Foster Youth Alumni Who Have Stopped-Out of College, Felipe D. Longoria
Sense of belonging in Greek lettered organizations, is it different for first-generation students?, Samantha A. Martens
Exploring the Nexus of Students' Academic and Employment Experiences, Ryan M. Patterson
PRINCIPALS MATTER: PERCEPTIONS OF PRINCIPALS ON SCHOOL LEADERSHIP, Melissa J. Poloncic
English Language Learners and Special Education: One District's Journey Through the Collaborative Problem Solving Process, Laura S. Salem
Community Partnerships in Urban, Title 1 Elementary Schools: A Mixed-Methods Study, Jae L. Strickland
Transgressing Gender Normativity through Gender Identity Development: Exploring Transgender, Non-Conforming, and Non-Binary Identities of College Students, Enrique Tejada III
Refugee Women, HRD, and Transitions to Employment: A Summary of Methodological Approaches, Minerva Tuliao
The Culture of a (Multi)Culture Center: A Quantitative Analysis of the Use of a Multicultural Center at a PWI, Jessica E. Weed
2015
Assessing the Relationship Between Student and Faculty Perceptions of Student Engagement at Central Mountain College, Brandi R.K. Atnip
A CORRELATIONAL CASE STUDY ON DISTANCE FROM HOME AND ATTRITION OF FIRST-TIME, FULL-TIME STUDENTS, James L. Baldwin
AN INVESTIGATION INTO TITLE IX SEXUAL ASSAULT POLICY COMPLIANCE AT LAND GRANT INSTITUTIONS, Amy Beyer
Overlooked and Overshadowed: Exploring the Multiple Dimensions of Identity in Traditionally-Aged Undergraduate Student-Parents, Paula A. Caldwell
MBA Academic Teams Training and Measuring Team Skills Development and Team Satisfaction in the First Semester of a Full-time MBA Program, Crystal Clayton
Principal Leadership in High-Performing, High-Poverty Elementary Schools, Marc J. Cohen