UCI/UCLA Joint Ed.D. Program Dissertation Titles

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
Diane Araujo
Cohort 8
Susan Belenardo
Cohort 1
Psychological and Philosophical Theories as Complementary
Lenses for Understanding School Reform- 1999
Chicanas/Latinas in Higher Education - 2009
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
Monica Felipa Colunga,
Cohort 8
Judi Ann Conroy
Cohort 8
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
Professional Learning Communities: A Closer Look - 2011
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
Karen Lynn Neitzel
Cohort 9
Barbara Beland O’Connor
Cohort 8
Adam Matthew Ormond
Cohort 6
Teaching Japanese with Content-Based Instruction - 2007
Latina College Persistence: What Factors Affected the Persistence
of First Generation Latinas Who Attended Single Sex Secondary
Schools? - 2011
The Evolution of Leadership in a Charter School Setting - 2009
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