All theses, dissertations, capstones, and applied clinical projects from graduate students at Nova Southeastern University.

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Capstone Projects from 2023

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Entry Level Capstone - NSU Access Only: Meeting the Needs of Adolescents in Recovery from Substance Use Disorder, Maricela Henlon

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Dissertation: La Efectividad en la Integración de una Biblioteca Virtual en una Biblioteca Escolar de una Institución Educativa Privada en Puerto Rico, Racaly Hernandez Calderon

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Thesis - NSU Access Only: High Residency of a Critically Endangered Hammerhead Shark to a Small Area of the Colombian Pacific Coast: Implications for Marine Protected Area Design, Maria Alejandra Herrera

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: A Qualitative Case Study on Perceived Readiness for the Diffusion of Blended Learning in TVET Institutions in Jamaica, Roxanne M. Hinds

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Dissertation: First-Line Police Supervisors’ Utilization of Criminal Justice Higher Education, Dennis George Hippert

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Thesis: Evaluating the Effect of Symbiodiniacea on Survival, Growth, and Acquisition of Newly Settled Corals of Three Caribbean Species, Michael B. Hood

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: The Impact of Read 180 on 7th Grade Students’ Reading Proficiency, Angelyn Jackson

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Dissertation: A Study of the Effect of Types of Organizational Culture on Information Security Procedural Countermeasures, Sheri James

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Dissertation: Learning From the Lived Experiences of African American Senior Executives In Fortune 500 Organizations: A Transcendental Phenomenological Study of Black Corporate Trailblazers, Otis G. Jarvis

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Thesis: The Effect of Water Flow Rates on the Survival and Growth Rates of Three Caribbean Bouldering Coral Species Juveniles in an Indoor versus Outdoor Environment, Ian Michael Johnson

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Conocimiento y Actitudes de los Profesores Universitarios al Ofrecer Acomodos a Adultos Universitarios con Trastorno de Espectro Autista, Evelyn Jorge Gómez

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Dissertation: The Challenges and Transformative Experiences of Promoting Nonkilling with Anti-Nuclear Weapon Activists and Realists, Roland Joseph

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Dissertation: The Challenges and Transformative Experiences of Promoting Nonkilling with Anti-Nuclear Weapon Activists and Realists, Roland Joseph

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Thesis: The Potential for Top-Down Control of the Corallivorous Gastropod Coralliophila Galea and Its Effect on Coral Reef Ecosystems, Tanya Y. Kamerman

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Dissertation: Assessing Organizational Policy: Preferred Practices for Regulating Vaping in the Work Environment, Ayesha T. Kirk

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Dissertation: Assessing Organizational Policy: Preferred Practices for Regulating Vaping in the Work Environment, Ayesha Temeka Kirk

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Dissertation: Characterizing Ocean Surface and Internal Wave Magnetic Signatures: Laboratory, Field, and Glider-based Observations, John A. Kluge

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Dissertation: Preferred Practices to Retain Black Female Caseworkers Employed in Child Welfare, Anna Koehle

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Entry Level Capstone: Clinical Research Capstone at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Deborah J. Kofsky

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Dissertation: Reducing Workplace Conflict: A Reasonable Expectation?, Stephen Mark Kominek

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Entry Level Capstone: Clinical Practice Skills and Educational Resources for Managing Lymphedema, Grimes-Williams Lacinda

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Thesis: Spawning Asynchrony of the Endangered Acropora cervicornis: Are Light Pollution and Abnormally Warm Temperatures the Culprits?, Krista Laforest

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Entry Level Capstone: Implementation of an Intensive Amplitude-Focused Program with Stroke Patients in an Inpatient Rehabilitation Setting, Lauren R. LaFreniere

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Capstone: The Evolution of Science Education in High School and Undergraduate Institutions, Sanda Lalicic

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Dissertation: Examination of Volunteer Motivations in a Civilian Auxiliary of a Military Branch, Diane T. Lambert

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Dissertation: The Lived Experiences of ESL Nontraditional RRTs While Preparing to Challenge the National Board for Respiratory Care Clinical Simulation Exam, Jose A. Lammoglia

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Dissertation: The Lived Experiences of ESL Nontraditional RRTs While Preparing to Challenge the National Board for Respiratory Care Clinical Simulation Exam, Jose A. Lammoglia

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Dissertation: Enhancing Cultural Intelligence in Global Leaders Through Global Leadership Development Programs: An Exploratory Case Study, Dalmarie Lawrence

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Capstone: Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Internal Transcribed Sequences (ITS) as DNA Barcodes to Estimate Fungal Diversity, Jailisa Linares

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Dissertation: Perceptions of School Resource Officers on Their Role in Southern Maryland Public Elementary Schools, Lori B. Lodge

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Dissertation: Movement, Behavior, and Trophic Ecology of a Pelagic Predator Guild in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean, Ryan Keith Logan

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Percepción de los Docentes al Cambio Hacia la Modalidad E-Learning y el Uso de Estrategias Interactivas Debido al COVID 19, Cynthia López Delgado

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Satisfacción Laboral y Motivación Intrínseca de los Trabajadores en una Corporación de Producción en Worcester, María López Ramos

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: A Case Study of Elementary School Students’ Interest and Content Knowledge of Science in a Place-Based, Community-Integrated Science Learning Academy, Suzelene Louis-Charles

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Dissertation: Application of Genomic Compression Techniques for Efficient Storage of Captured Network Traffic Packets, James Alfred Loving

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Entry Level Capstone - NSU Access Only: Early Identification of Autism Spectrum Disorder Markers in Infants Using the Infant Motor and Engagement Scale, Amy R. MacDonald

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Entry Level Capstone: Incorporating an Occupational Therapy Perspective in a Pediatric Early Developmental Clinic, Olivia Mahoney

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Dissertation: Percepción de los Maestros de Educación Especial el Director Escolar y los Consejeros Escolares sobre el Rol Administrativo de la Escuela Secundaria para Cumplir con el Proceso de Transición en Jóvenes Discapacitados, Yelitza Maldonado Santiago

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Dissertation: COVID-19: Social Support Among the Bereaved, Fernande Nanda Mamane

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Effects of an Intervention on Perceived Activity Levels in a Fifth-Grade Physical Education Class, Kristin k. Marchese

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Thesis: Growth Productivity Serves as a Determinant of the Inoculum Effect in Staphylococcus aureus, Estefania Marin Meneses

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Dissertation: The Lived Experiences of 911 Telecommunicators: Life Outside of the Call Center, Mary's Dariela Martinez

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Entry Level Capstone: Animal Assisted Therapy and the Improvement of Mental Health of Elderly in Skilled Nursing Facilities, Shania Mathew and Shania Mathew

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Percepción del Maestro de Preescolar acerca del Coaching, como Estrategia de Desarrollo Profesional en el Programa de Head Start de Puerto Rico y su Receptividad al Proceso, Adaly Matos Pastor Una

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Entry Level Capstone: A Social and Emotional Learning Program for School-Aged Children, Jenna T. Maurer and Jenna T. Maurer

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Thesis: The Plastic Pandemic: Examining Surgical Face Mask Degradation in the Marine Environment in Times of COVID-19, Christopher J. Mayer

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Dissertation: Teacher Perceptions of Preparedness to Teach a Diverse Group of English Language Learners With Different Literacy Levels and Languages in the Mainstream Elementary Classroom, Jennifer Mehu

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Percepción de la Facultad de Enfermería sobre la Efectividad de la Inclusión del Lenguaje de Señas en su Currículo Académico Universitario, Wilma Mercado-Rey

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Dissertation: El Modelo de Respuesta de Intervención y la Percepción de los Maestros de Escuela Elemental Sobre las Prácticas para el Pre-Registro de Estudiantes de Escuela Elemental, Omar Octavio Mercado Rivera

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Thesis: Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling of Internal Wave Interactions on Conch Reef, Florida Keys, Megan Miller

Entry Level Capstone: A Guide for the Treatment of Tendonitis, Dominic Montalto

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Dissertation: Medical Imaging Professionals Experiencing Workplace Interprofessional Conflict: A Phenomenological Study, Robert Carroll Moody

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Dissertation: Beyond Human Error: Seafarers’ Perceptions About Their Interpersonal Conflicts in a Multicultural Workplace A Typology of Seafarers’ Conflicts Contributing to Maritime Accidents, Eugenio Moreno

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Dissertation: Understanding the Lived Experiences of Instructors Establishing Teaching Presence in Online Higher Education Programs in Jamaica, Venesse Morrison-Leon

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Dissertation: Human Trafficking: The Impact of COVID-19 on Labor Trafficking in the US, Anthony A. Mottola

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Teachers’ Perceptions of Technology Preparedness in an Urban Elementary School Setting, Vanessa Muhammad

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Thesis: Cytokine Profiles in Peruvian Pinnipeds and Their Relationships with Environmental Stressors, Mykenzee L. Munaco

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Dissertation: Cause for Complaint: A Case Study Exploring Office for Civil Rights Complaints and Resolutions Related to Digital Accessibility at Public Colleges and Universities, Helen Gema Muñiz Bermudez

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Dissertation: Living a Nightmare: A Study on the Reluctance of Native American Women to Report Violent Crimes to Police, Misty Marie Neal

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Entry Level Capstone: Therapeutic Gardening Program for Adults in a Behavioral Health Facility, Tam-Dan Nguyen

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Entry Level Capstone: Improving Sleep Quality in Human Trafficking Survivors, Shanon Ninan

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Dissertation: An Investigation of Methods for Improving Spatial Invariance of Convolutional Neural Networks for Image Classification, David Noel

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Thesis: An Ecological Assessment of the Deep-Pelagic Fish Genus Cyclothone (Gonostomatidae; Stomiiformes), Possibly the World’s Most Abundant Fishes, in the Gulf of Mexico, Olivia C. North-Menthonnex

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Thesis: The Materiality of Waka and Ikebana: Locating Ecological Relationships Between Delivery and Arrangement, Bianca Oliveira

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: International Response to the Anglophone Crisis of Cameroon and Challenges to R2P: Russia and China Perspectives in Affirming or Dismissing R2P-Related Issues, Radar Jones Onguetou Essiene

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Dissertation: Evaluating the Effects of Video Modeling and Visual Supports on Preschoolers’ Compliance With Dental Procedures, Karly L. Orsi-Cordova

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Dissertation: Examining Teachers’ Experiences With Mindfulness Practices to Promote Positive Relationships and Student Engagement in the Classroom, Hiram Ortega

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Dissertation: Adaptive Functioning and Autism Spectrum Disorder Symptom Severity in Childhood: Parent Perception vs Clinician Rating, Corin Lillian Osborn

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Percepción del Dominio de Competencias Profesionales y Necesidad de Formación de Profesores de Humanidades en una Institución Universitaria Puertorriqueña, Sonia M. Pacheco Collado

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Transición en la Formación Académica Presencial a Virtual en los Cursos de Ley de Una Escuela Naval en Colombia, Diego Fernando Patrón Cáceres

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Dissertation: The Digital Footprint Effect: A Grounded Theory on the Influence of Social Media on Human Resource Managers’ Hiring Decisions, Tanya Pawlowski

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Thesis: Twenty Years of Change in a Southeast Florida Acropora Cervicornis Thicket, Daniel Perez

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Correlación entre la Metodología Andragógica Aplicada por los Docentes y el Aprovechamiento Académico de los Estudiantes Adultos en el Programa de Educación para Adultos del Departamento de Educación en Puerto Rico, Damaris Esther Pérez Gullón

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Dissertation: Percepción de Docentes en Integración de Herramientas Tecnológicas Utilizando el Modelo PICRAT en una Institución de Nivel Superior, Marangely Perez Montalvo

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Thesis: Exploring Host-Parasite Interactions in the Euhaplorchis Californiensis-Fundulus Parvipinnis System, Bennett J. Perry

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Dissertation: Comparison of Achievement Differences Based on Years of Participation in a One-to-One Laptop Program, Anne Petersen-Carnell

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Dissertation: How COVID-19 Impacted the Suicide Rates: A Qualitative Research Analysis, Midline Pierre

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Dissertation: Improving the Quality of Academic Advisors' Practices to Aid Distance Learners’ Retention, Kenyeta R. Pino

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Dissertation: Diseño Instruccional en la Planeación Didáctica del Programa Académico de Contaduría Pública en una Universidad Privada de Colombia, Rafael Humberto Pinzon Alfonso

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Thesis: Coral Castles: Protecting Polyps from Parrotfish Predation, Kyle Anthony-Kicking Bear Pisano

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Improving Attention Spans in Reading of Pre-K Students in a Head-Start Program, Ternesha Pittman

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Thesis: Optimization of Light Spectrum During Coral Grow-out, Daisy N. Ponce

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Dissertation: The Impact of Job Demands and Job Resources on Clery Officers’ Feelings of Self-Efficacy, Jacqueline Pontius-Hogan

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: A Retrospective Study Examining Special Education Speech and Language Referrals in an Urban School District, Nichelle Porter

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Dissertation: Exploring the Influence of School Location on School Resource Officers’ Perceptions of Their Roles and Priorities, Larry A. Potts

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Dissertation: The Lived Experience and Perceived Challenges of Child Protective Investigators Who Place Children in Foster Care, Elizabeth Presume

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Thesis: Investigating the Effects of a Southward Flow in the Southeastern Florida Shelf Using Robotic Instruments, Alfredo Quezada

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Thesis: The Endoparasite Fauna of Mesopredatory Mesopelagic Teleosts, Alexander U. Rayburn

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Thesis: Applying Integrative Systematics to the Poorly Explored Symbiotic Relationships Between Echinoderms and Zoanthidea, Savannah Renken

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: La Eficacia del Docente como Líder Transformacional en Entornos Virtuales de Aprendizaje y su Impacto en el Aprovechamiento Académico del Estudiante Virtual en una Universidad de Puerto Rico, Alberto J. Rentas García

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Thesis: Evaluating Post-Release Survival and Distribution of Juvenile Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Caught on Buoy Gear Within the Gulf of Mexico and the Florida Straits, Cody Rewis

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Thesis: Cnidae in Integrative Systematics of Zoanthidea: A Sticking Point, Melissa Rex

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Teacher Perceptions Concerning the Instruction of Social Justice at the Elementary School Level, Clara I. Reyes

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Dissertation: Teacher Perceptions of the Implementation of a Digital Token Economy in Inclusive Classrooms, Richard Thomas Richardson

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Personalización de un Entorno Virtual de Aprendizaje: Un Ejemplo de Aplicación de Inteligencia Artificial, Noé Rafael Rivera Leiva

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Dissertation: La Percepción de los Consejeros Escolares como Líderes Educativos en las Escuelas Privadas del Área Este de Puerto Rico, Sol Yary Rivera Rosario

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Entry Level Capstone: Expanding the Occupational Therapy Oncology Rehabilitation Program at James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Annalisa M. Rodriguez

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Liderazgo Femenino y su Relación con el Desempeño Laboral del Empleado en una Industria Farmacéutica de Puerto Rico, Lila Rodríguez Hernández

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Dissertation: Cultural Diversity in Education: Examining the Challenges and Issues of LGBTQ Students Enrolled in a Tertiary Education Institution in The Bahamas, Terry Laverne Rolle

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Identidad del Rol de Exalumnos Universitarios en Puerto Rico y su Perfil como Mentores: Implicaciones para una Vinculación Efectiva de Exalumnos en la Educación Superior, René S. Ronda Ramírez