Theses and Dissertations

Date of Award

2026

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Department

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice

Advisor

Jennifer Quiñones Nottingham

Committee Member

Marcelo Castro

Committee Member

Kimberly Durham

Keywords

access to professional opportunities, African American, awareness, Black, cultural dissonance, data analysis, focus group, healthcare, inequality, inequity, leadership, multicultural workplace, nurse, nursing, perceptions, professional advancement, professional opportunities, research, semi-structured protocol, systemic racism, workplace culture, workplace inconsistencies

Abstract

This applied dissertation is designed to provide a more compelling understanding of the perceptions of leadership and access to professional opportunities in healthcare within a multicultural workplace among Black and African American nurses. It is designed to explore their feelings and actions in dealing within a multicultural workplace as these relate to how they view leadership and how they perceive professional opportunities in their field. It will highlight how they manage themselves and cope with feelings of cultural dissonance when aspects of their own culture may collide with characteristics of other cultures. This research aims to bring awareness to the issue of inconsistencies in the workplace, when and if these exist and how they may affect workers and their access to professional advancement.

The researcher will conduct a focus group using a semi-structured protocol to gather information to answer the research questions presented. An analysis of the data will be performed, and a conclusion will be determined. Subsequently, these proposed tools and plans will increase awareness and help shift current conditions where change is needed.

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