2017 Doctoral Dissertations (Ed.D.)

• Agyemang, Daniel Teye. Using 8th Grade Students' Writing Assessment Data as a Precursor to Predict 9th Grade Students' Mathematics Skills.
• Ballew, Hans C. The Efficacy of Title I Funding on a Mid-sized Rural School District.
• Ballew, Tracy D. Teacher Perceptions of a Technology-based Google Classroom.
• Barbee, Melissa Sue. Effects of Instruction Through Poetry vs. Prose Text on the Motivation and Achievement of Struggling Elementary-Age Readers.
• Bartlett, Jessica Leigh Overstreet. Effective Reading Comprehension Strategies For English Language Learner’s Achievement In Tennessee.
• Beard, Karen L. Freshman Academies: the Impact They Have on Student Transition to High School.
• Bennett, Courtney Suzanne. Professional Learning Community Impact on Student Achievement.
• Bissinger, Kurt Wright. A Case Study of Spanish Language Immersion School.
• Boyd, Waldrian Coleman. The Perspectives of Special Education Teachers on Students with Disabilities in an Inclusion Setting.
• Bringard, Andrea N. Teacher Perception of Math Fact Fluency and the Impact on Student Achievement and Classroom Instruction.
• Brown, Carmon Mel, Jr. Student Perceptions Regarding Critical Factors Leading to Success in Non-traditional/Alternative Schools.
• Burke, Michelle Galloway. Tennessee Educators' Perceptions on Passing Undeserving Students.
• Burnley, Anna M. Cultural Mismatch in Preservice Teachers of English Learners.
• Byrd, Joey Lynn. Best Practices for Increasing Reading Self-efficacy.
• Cagle, John B. A Study of the Life Satisfaction of Students and its Effect on their Academic Achievement.
• Claffey-Bow, Mary P. Effects of Nature Exposure on Students: A Case Study.
• Cline, Kevin Coy. The Effect of College Preparatory Curriculum and Advanced Placement Curriculum on ACT Performance.
• Cumberlander, Sheree L. The Effects and Levels of Emotional Intelligence on Leadership Styles and Employee Morale
• Curtis, Rebecca Foerster. Increasing Engagement and Motivation.
• Dempsey, Allison Michelle. Movement and Attention: An Examination of the Relationship between Movements and ADHD Manifestations in Middle School Students with ADHD.
• Evans, Adam Nelson. Attitudes and Perceptions Toward Response to Intervention in a Middle School Setting.
• Garner, Kelby House. The Effect of Successful Online Orientation Completion on Academic Success.
• Gonyea, Mark James. Evaluating Parental STEM Knowledge and Awareness as a Predictor of Advanced Level Course Enrollment.
• Graham, Holly K. A Study of Small Groups in the Middle School Reading Classroom.
• Greene, Jaime Pedigo. Characteristics of Viable and Sustainable Employees in the Year 2025.
• Hickman, Karie Lorraine. A Qualitative Study on Educational Leadership Styles and Teacher Morale.
• Holland, Laura M. The Perceptions of Digital Citizenship in Middle School Learning.
• Hughes, Nikki Giovanni. Teacher Perceptions Regarding the Implementation of the Tennessee Educator Acceleration Model (TEAM) in an Urban School District.
• Keaton, Michelle Leigh. Teacher Perceptions of the Efficacy of Parent and Community Outreach Strategies.
• Knox, Heather Michele. A Phenomenological Review of the Effects of Writing During Mathematical Problem-solving on Cognitive Regulatory Skills in Gifted and High-achieving students.
• Lohren, Tammy Joy. Mathematics and Physical Education Co-curricular Integration: The Effect on Student Academic Achievement.
• Mells, Brian J. The Impact of a Freshman Academy in an Urban High School Setting.
• Moore, Andrea Kathlene Parton. Dropped Out: Factors that Cause Students to Leave Before Graduation.
• Muncy, Lavada Beverlee. Teachers' Perceptions of Best Practices Utilized for School Improvement.
• Nabors, LaQuilla Danielle. The Level of Fidelity in Restorative Practices and Its Impact on School-level Discipline Data in Middle Tennessee.
• Panter, Tabitha Leshea. A Quantitative Study of the Effectiveness of a Secondary RTI² Program.
• Partin, Donald R. The Effect of Parental Valuation of Education on Student Achievement.
• Partin, Jennifer Mae. Implementing Mathematical Practices within Mathematical Context.
• Pope, Christine Boring. An Analysis of Tennessee Retention Rates Following the Enactment of the Retention Law in Tennessee.
• Ries, Paul Douglas. Evaluating Outcomes and Impacts of the Municipal Forestry Institute Leadership Education Program.
• Roberts, Elishea L. Watts. Using Student Self-assessment Scoring Guides to Improve Student Self-efficacy and Achievement.
• Roberts, Vicki Prater. Teachers' Perspectives on Motivating Students to Write Across the Curriculum.
• Rymer, Kayla Rene. Assessing Self-Efficacy to Improve Impoverished Students' Education.
• Schwartz, Gwendolin J. The Relationship Between Teacher Job Satisfaction and Principal Leadership Styles.
• Silvera, Collette Anne. Understanding the Symbols and History of School Culture in an Alternative School: Community, Character, Commitment, and Chasm.
• Smith, Cory Alan. Educators' Understanding of Value-added and Its Impact on School Performance.
• Talley, Leigh Andrews. Best Teaching Strategies to Help Struggling Readers.
• Taylor, Stephanie Renee. Successful Teacher Practices for Reducing Mathematics Anxiety in Secondary Students.
• Thacker, Benjamin Heath. The Effectiveness of a Ninth Grade Transition Program on a Small Rural School in East Tennessee.
• Thacker, Crystal Dawn. Middle School Climate: Teacher and Administrator Views of Influential Factors.
• Turner, Dana S. Reading Motivation: Using Extrinsic Incentives as a Motivational
  Tool.
• Whorley, Rachele Elizabeth. School Psychologists' Perceptions of Administrators' Leadership Styles and Other Factors Impacting Job Satisfaction.
• Wilson, Richard Keith. Organized for Learning: A Case Study Relating District Organization to Principal Development.
• Wise, Coleman Asa. The Effectiveness of Response-to- Intervention at Reducing the Over Identification of Students with Specific Learning Disabilities in the Special Education Population.
• Ziegler, James L. Jr. Understanding the Correlation between MAZE and Standardized Assessments for High School Students.

2016 Doctoral Dissertations (Ed.D.)

• Adams, Claire B. The effects of class schedule on national high stakes exams at the Secondary level.
• Benson, Leslie M. Teaching methodology in elementary music and beginning band: the effect on student rhythmic achievement.
• Bishop, Maura Jarnagin.  The impact of ongoing professional development on math achievement.
• Blevins, Ronda M. Analysis of new teacher mentoring programs with regard to new CTE teachers.
• Branch, Alison L. The relationship between new virtual teacher job satisfaction and mentoring.
• Cates, Sarah F. Best practices for elementary at-risk reading instruction in grades 4 and 5.
• Isobe, Nola Carrie Queen. Pervasive dialectal perceptions in education contributing to language dedialectalization: Appalachian, a case study.
• Jackson, Andrew A. Tennessee's funding model in large districts: perceptions and implications.
• Johnson, Angela. Homogeneous grouping and its effectiveness in the elementary school setting.
• Kunkle, Amy Christine-McCormick. Effective educational leadership support structures and their implications on second-order change.
• Long, Ragan. Supporting economically-disadvantaged emergent readers with repeated readings while listening.
• Lowe-Whitehead, Courtney Marie. The scheduling of physical education classes and the impact on achievement scores in English for middle school boys.
• Money, Jacqueline Noelle. Pilot study: student behavior in inner-city schools: the impact of teacher-student relationships.
• Rines, Marshall Andrew (Andy). Determining the necessity of return-to-learn protocols for student-athletes possibly suffering from concussions in an East Tennessee School district.
• Rocquin, Sandra Bridges.  The effects of the Donohue intervention model on at-risk youth and high school dropouts.
• Trammell, J. Matthew. The relationship between distributed leadership and teacher affective commitment in public and private schools.
• Walker, Christy Hogan. The correlation between types of instructor-student communication in online graduate courses and student satisfaction levels in the private university setting.