UCI/UCLA Joint Ed.D. Program Dissertation Titles
Enid Acosta-Tello
Cohort 1
A Study of Quality Dimensions within Selected School-Age Care Programs in Southern California - 1998
Jo Ann Kawamura Aguirre
Cohort 2
Psychological and Philosophical Theories as Complementary Lenses for Understanding School Reform- 1999
Diane Araujo
Cohort 8 Chicanas/Latinas in Higher Education - 2009
Susan Belenardo
Cohort 1
The Relationship Between the Attributes of Middle School Programs to Involve Families and the Strength of the Sense of Community that Prevails - 2000
Nancy Anne Billinger
Cohort 6
The Impact of a New High Stakes Testing Environment on California High School Students: An Exploration into Mediating Potential Negative Consequences - 2004
Carolyn Bishop
Cohort 10
Profiles of Potentially Successful Online Learners in a Teacher Credential Program - 2008
Roger Lewis Bratcher
Cohort 3
The Influence of Local, State, and Federal Policies on One California Elementary School from 1971-2001: A Historical Case Study - 2001
Dina Sharif Brown
Cohort 7
From the University to the Elementary Classroom: Students' Experiences in Learning to Integrate Technology in
Instruction - 2004
Andrea Tonsich Brumbaugh
Cohort 6
Identifying Characteristics of Successful Schools in Latino Communities - 2004
Kimberly Burge
Cohort 2
Multimedia Computer Learning: An Examination Of Gender Differences in Computer Learning Behaviors at the Elementary Grade Level - 1999
Maureen Anne Burns
Cohort 3
Artsbridge: An Exploration of Collaborative Outreach in the Arts - 2002
Amy Hillery Carlin (Souza)
Cohort 08
Minority and Low-Income Students in Expanded Access Honors Courses: Reproduction and Resistance to School Failure in San Diego County - 2006
Xiaoqing Chen
Cohort 10
Developmental Challenges Experienced by Three Successful Private Higher Education Institutions in The People's Republic of China: A Case Study - 2011
Nancy Victoria Christensen
Cohort 4
Fourth and Fifth Grade Latino Students' Perceptions of A Student at a University: An Examination of Children's Drawings and Their Relationship to Participation in an
After-School Club with University Mentors - 2001 Monica Felipa Colunga,
Cohort 8 Professional Learning Communities: A Closer Look - 2011
Judi Ann Conroy
Cohort 8
Walking the Walk, Talking the Talk: Pre-Service Teacher Conceptions About Their Own Mathematics Teaching - 2009
Sharon Leigh Cordes
Cohort 6
Statewide Accountability Environments and Their Effect on Teachers' Practices - 2004
Colleen Mary Cross
Cohort 5
The Effects of Mothers’ Participation in a Preschool Family Literacy Program on the Mothers' English Language and Literacy - 2004
Keith Charles Curry
Cohort 8
The Deaccreditation of Compton Community College: An Interpretation Through the Kubler-Ross Grief Construct - 2011
Ramon C. Cusi
Cohort 6
Technology and Equity: Explaining Differences Between Elementary Teachers' Use of Computers in Low-Income Latino and Middle-Class Schools - 2007
Myrona Lou Delaney
Cohort 10
University Actor Training: A Conduit for Creativity in Undergraduates - 2009
Tam Huu Do
Cohort 8
East Meets West - The Adaptation of Vietnamese International Students to California Community Colleges - 2005
Gil Fonthal
Cohort 6
Alignment of State Assessments and Higher Education
Expectations: Definition and Utilization of an Alignment Index - 2004
Jeneen Dibenedetto Graham
Cohort 9
Elements of Human Effectiveness: Intelligences, Traits, and Abilities that Lead to Success and Fulfillment in Life - 2011
Michael Christopher Grove
Cohort 8
Assessing the Impact of Lesson Study on the Teaching Practice of Middle School Science Teachers – 2011
Lisa Michelle Hall
Cohort 10
Inspiration, Implementation, and Impact: Examining Teacher Professional Development in Successful School Districts - 2007
Carol Lind Hansen
Cohort 7
Early-Career Middle School Teachers of Low-Income Urban Students: Coping with School Reform - 2005
Satinder Brar Hawkins
Cohort 9
Influence of Gender Identity, Families, Peers, and Schools on Academic Success Among High School Boys - 2007
Jill Marie Hawthorne
Cohort 4
Enhancing Student Literacy through the Arts: A Case Study of the Artscore Project - 2005
Valerie Joan Henry
Cohort 7
Investigating Mathematics Content Standard Quality: A Review of California's High Demand First-Grade Basic Facts
Expectations - 2004
Jonathan Steven Horowitz
Cohort 5
Mothers Instilling Literacy in Kids (M.I.L.K. ™): A Program Evaluation - 2004
Anne Kristina Ford-Johnson Jones
Cohort 8
The Effects of Accommodations on Standardized Test Scores in Mathematics for Students with Special Needs and English Language Learners - 2006
Peter Bliss Jones
Cohort 4
Validity of the No Child Left Behind Act Teacher Effectiveness Assumptions - 2009
Julie Shannon Keck-Centeno
Cohort 7
The Path to School Improvement: A Case Study of an Urban Elementary School - 2008
Steven Edward Keller
Cohort 2
Crisis Leadership in an At-Risk Middle School: Its Practice and Impact on Student Performance - 2000
Susan Clare Kemp
Cohort 9
Teaching to Read Naturally: Examination of a Fluency Training Program for Third Grade Students - 2006
Kelly Ann King
Cohort 9
Journeys to Academic Literacy: Case Studies of Armenian English Learners in Southern California - 2007
Bernice Tabak Gelman Kirzner
Cohort 5
A Study of Admissions Screening Factors that May Contribute to Year-End Reading Performance in Kindergarten - 2010
Lisa M. Kohne
Cohort 8
Two-Way Language Immersion Students: How Do They Fare in Middle and High School? - 2006
Susan Marie Leonard-Giesen
Cohort 8
Parents as Teachers of Preschool Children with Down Syndrome: Supports, Barriers, and Daily Routines - 2009
Amy Hughes Leveque
Cohort 9
Rigor and Caring in a Small Learning Community: Can Tracking Be Effective for At-Risk High School Students? - 2007
Rebecca Michelle Roberts Lowe
Cohort 9
Raising the Bar: The Impact of Academic Press on Achievement in California - 2006
Mary Alice Elizabeth Mason
Cohort 9
Preservice Teachers’ Preconceptions About Teaching Reading: Patterns, Perspectives, and Persistence - 2006
Pamela Johnson McFadden
Cohort 5
Using Theatre Arts to Enhance Literacy Skills at the Second Grade Level - 2010
Gail Lynn Miller
Cohort 7
Teachers Continue to Implement a Cognitive Strategies Approach to Literacy Instruction One Year After Completion of a
Professional Development Program - 2011
Akemi Morioka
Cohort 10 Teaching Japanese with Content-Based Instruction - 2007
Karen Lynn Neitzel
Cohort 9
Latina College Persistence: What Factors Affected the Persistence of First Generation Latinas Who Attended Single Sex Secondary Schools? - 2011
Barbara Beland O’Connor
Cohort 8 The Evolution of Leadership in a Charter School Setting - 2009
Adam Matthew Ormond
Cohort 6
Students' Conceptions of Their Identity as Citizens, and Their Pedagogic Beliefs - 2004
Jenel Kim Edlund Prenovost
Cohort 3
A First-Year Evaluation of After School Learning Programs in Four Urban Middle Schools in the Santa Ana Unified School District - 2001
Michelle Eva Purghart
Cohort 6
Changing Times: Traditional Versus Small-Group Instruction in High School Social Studies - 2010
Adel Muhammad Rajab
Cohort 10
The Effects of Problem-Based Learning on the Self-Efficacy And Attitudes of Beginning Biology Majors - 2007
Ronald Craig Richardson
Cohort 5
Expanding Geographic Understanding in Grade 8 Social Studies Classes through Integration of Geography, Music, and History: A Quasi-Experimental Study - 2009
Patricia Ann Robbins Smith
Cohort 9
The Development of Social Competence within Various
Classrooms of Girls with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders - 2006
Lynne T. Saito
Cohort 1
Socio-Cultural Factors in the Educational Achievement of Vietnamese American High School Students - 1999
Thomas Edward Shively
Cohort 2
Student Needs, Values, and Beliefs in the Process of Education: An Examination of Student Voice - 2000
Kristi Ann Smith McNitt
Cohort 9
Reading Writers and Writing Readers: The Impact of the Step Up to Writing Literacy Program on Diverse Sixth Grade Students - 2008
Megan Ann Stanton-Anderson
Cohort 6
The Collaborative Examination of Student Work: A Professional Development Process for Teachers - 2004
Thomas Adam Stekol
Cohort 5
Enhancing Teacher Understanding of Evaluation Criteria through Guided Reflective Writing - 2006
Amy Colcord Stuht
Cohort 5
The First Years: Leadership and Organizational Dynamics in Newly Formed Charter Schools - 2004
Lilia Margarita Tanakeyowma
Cohort 9
School Engagement Among Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Youth: Mexican Descent Youth in a California High School - 2009
Stephen Andrew Thomas
Cohort 4
Teacher Attitudes and Changes in Instructional Practice with Respect to the Mandated Retention of Students - 2001
Moises Torres
Cohort 2
Effects of Extending Mathematics Instruction through a Saturday Academy to Limited English Proficient Latino Students in Low Performing Schools - 1999
Dianna Rae Townsend
Cohort 10
The Academic Vocabulary Development of Middle School English Learners: An Intervention Study - 2007
Keith Richard Tuominen
Cohort 10
Formative Assessment and Collaborative Teaming with Support Involving Middle School Mathematics Teachers - 2008
Yvonne Valenzuela
Cohort 9
Mi Fuerza/My Strength: The Academic and Personal Experiences of Chicana/Latina Transfer Students in Math and Science - 2006
Dena Marie Valin
Cohort 7
In-School and After-School Mentoring: The Impact of Context on Relationship Quality - 2008
Jorge Ramiro Velastegui
Cohort 8
Handheld Computers in Diverse Classrooms: Educational Technology and Social Reproduction in Two California Middle Schools - 2005
Aurora R. Villon
Cohort 3
Teachers' Perceptions of the Intrinsic, Instrumental, and Community-Building Value of Arts Instruction: A Case Study of A School-University Partnership - 2003
Melanie Hazel Wade
Cohort 7
Laptops and The Gender Gap: An Investigation at A High School Core Curriculum Program - 2010
Jodie Anne Wales
Cohort 6
Internet-Based Advanced Placement and Honors Courses: A Case Study in an Urban High School District - 2003
Pamela Ann Walker
Cohort 8
The Impact of a Series Of Poetry Workshops on the Cognitive Development of Middle School Students - 2008
Heidi Nidia Webb
Cohort 5
The Effects of a Picture Book Reading Program Using Video Modeling, Direct Instruction, And Guided Practice on Preschool Children's Literacy Development - 2004
Christopher Aron Weber
Cohort 9
School Size, Student Achievement, and the Equity of Achievement in California - 2005
Richard Weiss
Cohort 8
Avenues of Access to Future Science Teachers: An Interview Study - 2007
Janis Bryant White
Cohort 1
Components of Successful School-to-Work Transition for 19-21 Year Old Students With Mental Retardation - 1999
Heather Jeannine Williams
Cohort 4
Administrator Evaluations and Their Role in Relation to Effective School Leadership - 2001
