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Aging in Place with a Warming Climate: Housing Design and Policies for Aging with Extreme Heat | Dissertation Watch
Nichole Kain, a 2024 graduate of Antioch’s PhD in Environmental Studies, has written and published her dissertation titled Aging in Place with a Warming Climate: Housing Design and Policies for Aging with Extreme Heat. People over the age of 65 are disproportionately represented as the majority of heat victims and are likely to perish in…
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Exploring Consciousness in Millennial African American Men | Dissertation Watch
Mark L. Gumm, a graduate 2024 graduate of the EdD program in Educational and Professional Practice at Antioch University, has written and published his dissertation titled Exploring Consciousness in Millennial African American Men: Using Video Ethnography to Convey Meaning within the African American Male Experience. Through a qualitative approach, the dissertation explored the consciousness of millennial African American…
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True Culture at War With Colonizer Culture: The Underrepresentation of Pacific Islander Students in Higher Education | Dissertation Watch
Loriann A. Leota, EdD, a 2024 graduate of the EdD in Educational and Professional Practice at Antioch University, has published her dissertation entitled True Culture at War With Colonizer Culture: The Underrepresentation of Pacific Islander Students in Higher Education. This dissertation examines the limited number of Pacific Islander students who advance from high school to…
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“Does Anyone Else?” The Lived Experience of Writing About Depersonalization on Reddit | Dissertation Watch
Kristina S. Fury, a 2023 graduate of Antioch’s Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology in Seattle, has written and published her dissertation titled, “Does Anyone Else?” The Lived Experience of Writing About Depersonalization on Reddit. Depersonalization (DP) involves unpleasant episodes of detachment from one’s sense of self or of unreality in the environment. Symptoms include people…
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Midas’ Children: Affluent White Families and the Effects of Parental Bias on Child Outcomes | Dissertation Watch
Sema Bruno, a 2024 graduate of the PhD in Couple and Family Therapy at Antioch University’s New England campus, has published her dissertation, Midas’ Children: Affluent White Families and the Effects of Parental Bias on Child Outcomes. Her dissertation examines parental biases directed toward domestic laborers employed in affluent white homes and how these biases…
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Navigating the Noise: Implications of Increasing Ship Noise for an Arctic Ocean Soundscape | Dissertation Watch
Andrea Lynn, a 2024 graduate of New England’s PhD in Environmental Studies, has written and published her dissertation titled Navigating the Noise: Implications of Increasing Ship Noise for an Arctic Ocean Soundscape. Noise pollution caused by ships is increasing in the Arctic Ocean. The habitats of Arctic marine mammals (AMMs) are contracting as their environment…
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Examining Multicultural Leadership Development Practices in Counselor Education to Foster Future Leaders | Dissertation Watch
Katie Nichole Schmitz, a 2024 graduate of Antioch’s PhD Program in Counselor Education & Supervision, has written and published her dissertation titled Examining Multicultural Leadership Development Practices in Counselor Education to Foster Future Leaders. Using the Delphi method, Schmitz’s study was to gain a deeper understanding of how doctoral programs foster leadership development in counselor…
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Indigenous Culture and the Path to Democracy: An In-Depth Case Study of Ghana’s Democratization Process, 1992 – Present | Dissertation Watch
Nana Quame Owusu-Nti, a 2024 graduate of Antioch’s PhD Program in Leadership and Change, has published his dissertation entitled, Indigenous Culture and the Path to Democracy: An In-Depth Case Study of Ghana’s Democratization Process, 1992 – Present. The study sought to determine whether introducing democracy has adversely impacted Indigenous cultural practices in Ghana or whether…

