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Student veterans and university support services: A phenomenological study
(Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska, 2019)The purpose of this phenomenological study was to describe the lived experiences of student veterans at an institution of higher learning in Hawaii in an attempt to better assist the reintegration of veterans as students ... -
Targeting of Estrogen Receptor-α36 Decreases Skin Cancer Stem/Progenitor Cells and Suppresses Squamous Cell Carcinoma Growth.
(Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska, 2019)Expression of estrogen receptor alpha and beta (ER-α and ER-β) in the skin contributes to wound healing, hair follicle morphogenesis, and non-melanoma skin cancer development. A recently identified ER-α variant known as ... -
Leading Up: How Community College Chief Executive Officers with Politically Appointed Governance Boards Optimize Their Effectiveness When Leading from a Subordinate Position
(Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska, 2018)Community colleges provide access to higher education and workforce development opportunities for a significant portion of the nation’s population. This vital sector is facing unprecedented challenges related to declining ... -
Active Learning Within Athletic Training Education
(Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska, 2018)The purpose of this quantitative survey study was to explore the prevalence of active learning methods within professional athletic training education programs (ATP). In addition, this study also examined the relationship ... -
Modified Release of Agglomerated Nano-Particles for Pulmonary Drug Delivery
(Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska, 2018)The delivery of nanoparticulate medicines to the lungs via the pulmonary route presents many challenges. Nanoparticles tend to lack sufficient mass and are principally exhaled and not deposited in the lungs. However, they ... -
Compensation Structure Impact on Executive Value Judgment Shift Resulting in Occurrence of Fraud
(Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska, 2018)This paper examines whether executive compensation structure is a predictor of a value judgment shift facilitating fraud. The recent Disposition-based Fraud Model (DFM) theorizes that in a fraud a judgment shift occurs ... -
Leadership in Midwestern Community College Chief Business Officers
(Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska, 2018)Community colleges remain an important component of higher education in the United States, offering readily-accessible education and career training to a diverse array of students from different backgrounds. During the ... -
Elementary Principals’ Perceptions of the Effect of the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Educator Effectiveness System (Act 82 Of 2012) on Teachers’ Instructional Growth
(Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska, 2018)Despite the state-mandated implementation of Act 82 of 2012, there is little research to confirm whether Pennsylvania’s Educator Effectiveness System affects teachers’ instructional growth. This is an important consideration ... -
Voltage-gated sodium channel and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor activation affect calcium influx and neuronal structural plasticity in murine hippocampal neurons
(Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska, 2018)N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) dysfunction is associated with many central nervous system disorders such as autism, stroke, and neurodegenerative diseases. Thus, regulation of NMDAR function represents a potential ... -
Identifying leadership behaviors, engagement, and innovative work behavior in health care
(Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska, 2018)Previous research has indicated the influence direct supervisors have on employees’ sense of engagement. To meet the quadruple aim of improving health care, a better understanding of employees’ experience was needed. The ... -
Perceptions of Leader Humility Practice in Managing K-12 Public Education Conflict
(Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska, 2018)The purpose of this grounded theory study was to understand how teachers and school leaders perceive the practice of leader humility in managing conflict within a K—12 public school district in New Mexico. The aim was to ... -
The Effect of Membership in an Online Cohort Major on Degree Completion and Engagement of Baccalaureate Students
(Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska, 2018)Attaining an undergraduate college degree contributes to increased employment opportunities and greater compensation, yet many students who enroll fail to graduate within six years, including a growing number of online ... -
Collective Co-Design: An Intrinsic Case Study To Explore Participatory Design Theory As An Applied Framework With Middle School Students In a Public School
(Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska, 2018)The purpose of this intrinsic qualitative case study was to curate an operationalized school design framework connected to participatory design theory by teachers with students in a public-school setting. The aim of this ... -
Teacher as Leader: A Gestalt Pedagogical Approach to Career and Technical Programs in Postsecondary Education
(Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska, 2018)Community colleges and career and technical education programs offer incredible opportunities for a wide range of students. Faculty members in these learning communities deploy different instructional strategies in an ... -
A Phenomenological Study on Collaborative Leadership from Assistant Principals' Perspective in High Schools
(Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska, 2018)A phenomenological study was conducted to explore the collaborative leadership experiences of assistant principals in large public high schools. Five themes emerged to help further the understanding of collaborative processes ... -
Accommodating Students with Disabilities: A Case Study of Faculty Attitudes and Behaviors at a Community College
(Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska, 2018)Postsecondary education at a community college is increasingly becoming an expectation for students with disabilities. However, research and practice in the area of community college support systems for students with ... -
The Impact of Leadership Style on Employee Engagement in a Higher Education Setting: An Explanatory Case Study
(Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska, 2018)Colleges and universities have experienced a decline in enrollments and growing financial instability, creating an uncertain environment throughout the higher education sector. Uncertainty can potentially decrease employee ... -
Managing Charism Transmission in Catholic Secondary Education: A Multi-Site Study Examining the Role of Chief Mission Officer at Religious Order Sponsored Schools in the U.S.
(Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska, 2018)With the decline of religious men and women working in religious order-sponsored Catholic secondary schools, the relationship between religious orders and their secondary schools had to transition from ownership of their ... -
Understanding Situational Awareness in Psychiatric Hospitals
(Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska, 2018)Leaders of high-risk healthcare environments encounter a variety of factors that can adversely affect the culture of safety within their organizations. One essential element of safety involves situational awareness of ... -
Understanding the Impacts of Toxic Leadership on U.S. Army Junior Officers
(Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska, 2018)Toxic leaders are like tumorous cells to any organization or institution. They can genuinely have a detrimental effect on followers as well as external partners. Studies have shown that leadership is relational, which means ...
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