Graduates' Doctoral Dissertations

1998

Jacqualyn Green
Factors in African American Social Work Student Persistence

1999

Celia Williamson
Entrance, Maintenance, and Exit:  The Socio-Economic Influences and umulative Burdens of Female Street Prostitution

2002

Marty Pentz
Cancer: The Lived Experience of the Older Adult

2004

Glenna Barnes
Understanding the Social and Cultural Factors Related To African American Infant Mortality: A Phenomenological Approach

Carol Decker
Social Support, Family Environment, and Coping in Adolescents with Cancer

2005

Michael Twyman
The Lived Experience of African American Grandfathers Raising their Grandchildren

Greta Yoder Slater
Firearm Suicide among Older Adults: A Sociological Autopsy

2006

Betty Walton
Predictors of Improvement for Children Served in Developing Systems of Care

Monique Busch
Examining Organizational Learning for Application in Human Service Organizations

2008

Delthea Hill
African American Heterosexual Women Facing the HIV/AIDS Pandemic: Giving Voice to Sexual Decision-Making

Daniel Navarro
Cross- Border Fathering: The Lived Experience of Mexican Immigrant Fathers

Carolyn Gentle-Genitty
Impact of Social Bonding on Chronic Truancy: Perceptions of Middle School Principals

2009

Virgil Gregory
Gregory Research Beliefs Scale: Factor Structure and Psychometric Characteristics

2010

James Brown
Trajectories of Parents’ Experiences in Discovering, Reporting, and Living with the Aftermath of Middle School Bullying

Beth Muehlhausen
Dual Degree Programs in Social Work and Divinity:  Graduates’ Experiences 

Jaylene Schaefer
Child Abuse Prevention by Home Visitors: A Study of Outstanding Home Visitors using Mixed Methods