Dissertations from 2019
Trauma-Informed Approaches and Ecological Theory: Intervening with Families Experiencing Domestic Violence, Jeannette Baca
Defining Success: Reconsidering a Successful Transition into Adulthood for Ethnic Minority Former Foster Youth, Benjamin T. Bencomo
Strengths-Based Theory in Direct Service for Immigrants and Forced Migrants, Dawn Brubaker
The U.S. Globalization of Social Work Education: The Impact and Implications on Practice in a Developing Country, Gabriel Donovan Carrillo
An Innovative Approach to Helping Students Overcome Bottlenecks in Social Work Education Using Self-Study, Jeanne Goins Dulworth
Exploring the Flipped Classroom Model: In Social Work Education, Debbie Gonzalez
Towards a Strengths Orientation in Child Welfare: Theory, Pedagogy and Practice, Mary M. Kirk
Self-Determined Service-Learning Framework: Enhancing Graduate Students’ Perceptions of Competence, Jamie Langlois
Advancing Social Work Education for Practice in Healthcare: Transforming Education and Bridging the Classroom to Practice Gap, Katrinna M. Matthews
A Historical Look at the Role of Social Work in Ending Youth Homelessness: Moving Forward, Cheryl Pooler
Natural Connections: Social Work’s Role in Mending Human and Environmental Relationships, Leah L. Prussia
Reconsidering the Social Work Education Continuum: Social Work Education at Community Colleges in the United States, Rex J. Rempel
Expanding the View: A Look at Online Social Work Education through a Liberatory Lens, Rachael A. Richter
Simulation as Pedagogy: An Experiential Teaching Strategy for Social Work Education, C. Jean Roberson
Neurodiversity and Autism Spectrum Disorders: Grounding for social work education and praxis, Katie Terry
The Case for Trauma-Informed Corrections, C. J. Van Wright
Harnessing Social Media for Good: How Human Service Nonprofit Organizations Use Social Media to Connect to Stakeholders and Clients, Angela C. Volpe
Dissertations from 2018
Examining Influencing Factors on BSW Students’ Intent to Persist, Teresa L. Beadlescomb
Implications for Youth Identified on a Criminal Justice-based List, Lisa Borneman
Social Work Ethics and Organizational Culture: A Gap in Social Work Education and Social Work Field Education, Stephanie A. Bradford
Perception of Bullying Among Faculty Members: Implications for African American Males, Denetria D. Brooks-James
Faith, Spirituality, and Social Work Education: An Exploration into the Quest for Integration, Shannon Cassidy Cousineau
Using an Exploratory Approach to Describe Issues that Affect African American males in the Field of Social Work, Quincy Dinnerson
Self-Care: A Model of Prevention & Sustainability in Social Work Practice, Mindy Eaves
Enhancing the Effectiveness of Assertive Community Treatment for People of Color: Practice & Theory, Laura E. Escobar-Ratliff
Geriatric Social Work Education from Early Beginnings to Future Prospects, Angela M. Goins
Military Social Work: Utilizing Interprofessional Practice and Education to increase Efficacy, Stephanie Grant
Benevolent Sexism: Manifestation in American Social Systems, Amanda D. Greubel
Advancing Social Welfare Policy through Critical Social Work Education and Practice, Rebecca Hoffman
Development of Professional Identity in Social Work Education, Janet Holter
Civic Engagement and Social Action in Social Work Education, Terri Klemm
Social Work’s Dynamic Role in Oncology: Providing Leadership for Environmental Responsiveness, J. Sky Niesen
Developing transformational curriculum to educate social work students about Indigenous peoples and Indigenous knowledge, Deborah Thibeault
Achieving Optimal Volition and Well-Being: Facilitating Movement Along the Motivational Continuum Through Self-Determination Theory, Andrew Thompson
Tribal sovereign status: Conceptualizing its integration into the social work curriculum, Amy Fischer Williams
Amplifying LGBTQ Voices in Social Work, Carey A. Winkler
Lack of Services in Rural Social Work: Ethical Issues and the Impact on Parenting, Judy Zimbelman
Dissertations from 2017
Non-traditional Social Work Students: Motivations, Challenges and Keys to Success, Anne Adcock
Innovations in Assessing Practice Skills: Using Social Cognitive Theory, Technology, and Self-Reflection, Mary Kay Brennan
The Case for Humane Education in Social Work Education, Cini Bretzlaff-Holstein
A Mutual Aid Conceptual Model for Teaching Interprofessional Education: The Art of Developing Collaboration, Cooperation, and Communication, Rebecca E. Coleman
Examining Interdisciplinary Education and Collaboration in Higher Education, Sarah Migas Collins
The Quest for Inclusive Cultural Competence in Social Work Education, Retchenda George-Bettisworth
Perceptions and Penalties: Exploring Aspects of Ethics in Social Work, Michelle Gricus
Focusing on Adjuncts: Enhancing Teacher Effectiveness and Academic Quality through Institutional Support, Marshelia Denise Harris
Rescuing Emotion from the Margins of Social Work Education, Judith Mary Hoy
Professional Socialization and Identity Development of Social Work Students, Cindy E. Locklear
Identity and the Academy: Social Work and 21st Century Liberal Education, Britt E. Rhodes
Lessons from Listening to the Voices of Unaccompanied Central American and Mexican Children, Susan G. Schmidt
The Deliberate Development of Social Work Educators: Don’t Leave it to Chance!, Mary E. Tinucci
Exploring Trauma-Informed Practices in Social Work Education, Anne Wellington Vande Berg
Self-Efficacy Matters: An Examination of its Impact on Education for Justice-Involved Adults, Tonya Van Tol
Exploring Student Perceptions of Technology-Mediated Social Work Practice through Supportive Education Frameworks, Janet Vizina-Roubal
Supporting the Development of Racial Identity and Cultural Humility in Higher Education, Amy Lary White
Terraforming Public Child Welfare Practice in the U.S. - Enhancing Worker Retention through Intentional Resiliency, William C. Wong