Dissertation Topics

2004

Title	Doctoral Student	Chair
Improving First Grade Reading Outcomes: An Analysis of a School District Reading Accountability System	Kimberly Hill	Lentz
A Descriptive Study of Indicators of Effective Interventions for Supporting Students	Wendy Strickler	Graden
Examining the Use of Systematic Problem-Solving Process for Increasing Teacher Adherence to Intervention Plans	Tanya Ihlo-Bhupatrai	Allen

2003

Title	Doctoral Student	Chair
A Preliminary Examination of Intervention-Based Eligibility for Preschoolers with Suspected Disabilities	Christine Gilkey	Barnett
The Effect of Cultural Diversity Instruction on the White Racial Identity Development and Racial Attitudes of High School Students Attending a Single-Sex Catholic High School	Moria Vera	Graden
Meta-Analysis of Single Case Design Linking Teacher Education Coursework to Outcomes for Children	Jean Boyer	Allen & Graden
Using Self-Management to Improve Homework Completion and Grades of Students with Learning Disabilities	Karen Emark Minzner	Lentz

2002

Title	Doctoral Student	Chair
Teaching Problem Identification Skills to Teacher Interns: An Analysis of Instructional Methods	Kathryn Westcott	Allen & Graden
Evaluating an Eco-Behavioral Consultation Model for Addressing Needs of Early Childhood Language Minority Students: A Preliminary Study	Karin Nelson	Allen & Barnett
An Examination of the Relationship Between Curriculum Based Measurement and the Ohio Fourth Grade Proficiency Test	Jaymi Shroder	Graden
Teacher Intern and Mentor Teacher Beliefs and Practices Regarding Collaborative Problem Solving	Mari George-Thomas	Allen & Graden
Evaluating an Intervention Program Designed to Improve Early Literacy Skills by Increasing Child and Teacher Engagement in Literacy Activities	Amy Murdoch	Barnett

2001

Title	Doctoral Student	Chair
Collaborative Decision Making Across System Boundaries: Essential Elements and Youth-Specific Outcomes	Karen Schaefer	Graden
Evaluation of the Cincinnati Scholarship Foundation High School Program	Julie Morrison	Lentz
Class-wide Interventions for Challenging Behaviors: An Extension of PassKey Procedures	Sheryl Siemoens	Barnett
Teacher-Identified Information Components for Individualizing Instruction for Students with Disabilites in General Education Classrooms: A Delphi Study	Seena Skelton	Graden
Acceptability of Collaborative Problem Solving to Elementary and Secondary Teacher Interns	Jennifer Ostrom	Allen
Accountability of a School Psychology Practicum: A Procedural Replication	Michael Bonner	Graden

1999

Title	Doctoral Student	Chair
The Effects of Enriched Literacy Materials in a Preschool Classroom on the Children's Play Behavior	Laurel Hannum	Lentz
Social Information-Processing in Peer Conflict Situations: Youth with Sickle Cell Disease versus Classmate Peers	Jacqueline Smith	Graden
Instructing Preservice Teachers in Collaborative Problem Solving: Adherence to Intervention Plans and the Resulting Effect on Target Student Behavior	Amy Blackston	Allen & Graden
Parent Tutoring in Repeated Reading: Effects of Procedural Adherence on Fluency	Laura McGraw	Graden

1998

Title	Doctoral Student	Chair
Trends in Demographics and Professional Practice in School Psychology: A Comparison of Two National Demographic Studies	Sawyer Hunley	Graden
Parent Education in Interventions to Address Homework Completion and Accuracy	Katherine Scheidler	Barnett

 

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