Library – Theses and Dissertations

Douglas Lee, M.A. (2011)

"Examining the Relationship between Collective Racial Esteem and Leadership Self-Efficacy Among Asian American College Students." (Advisor: Barbara Jacoby)

Craig S. Leets, Jr., M.A. (2011)

“Educating for Change: How Leadership Education and Training Affect Student Activism in Lesbian, Gay, And Bisexual Undergraduates.” University of Maryland (Advisor: Susan R. Komives).

Tom Segar, Ph.D. (2011)

"Exploring the Relationship between Socio-Cultural Issues Discussions and Social Change Behaviors." University of Maryland (Advisor: Susan R. Komives).

Michael D. Anthony, Ph.D. (2010)

"The Influence of Collective Racial Esteem on the Involvement of African American Undergraduate Males Attending Public Four-Year Institutions of Higher Education", University of Louisville, Major Professors: Dr. Joseph Petrosko and Dr. Fashaad Crawford.

Chetan Chowdhry, M.A. (2010)

"Undergraduate College Students' Civic Responsibility and Social Change Behaviors in the Context of Student Organizations." University of Maryland (Advisor: Stephen Quaye)

John L. Garland, Ph.D. (2010)

“Removing the College Involvement ‘Research Asterisk’: Identifying and Rethinking Predictors of American Indian College Student Involvement.” University of Maryland (Advisor: Susan R. Komives).

Amye Lee, M.A. (2010)

"Examining Socially Responsible Leadership Development Outcomes from the Traditional Study Abroad Experiences of College Seniors." University of Maryland (Advisor: Susan R. Komives)

Jeremy D. Page, Ph.D. (2010)

“Activism and Leadership Development: Examining the Relationship Between College Student Activism Involvement and Socially Responsible Leadership Capacity.” University of Maryland (Advisor: Susan R. Komives).

Anna Gasiorski, Ph.D. (2009)

“Who serves in college?: Exploring the relationship between background, college environments, and college community service participation." University of Maryland (Advisor: Susan R. Jones).

Meredith Smith, M.A. (2009)

"Peer mentoring and leadership: A comparative study of college student who engaged in peer mentoring behaviors and its influence on Leadership self-efficacy." University of Maryland (Advisor: Linda Clement).

Isaiah Thomas, M.A. (2009)

"What Demographic, Pre-College, and Environment Factors Influence the Postsecondary Academic Performance of First-Generation College Students." University of Maryland (Advisor: Susan R. Komives).

Wendy Wilson. Ph.D. (2009)

"Leadership Development on Leadership Self Efficacy for Students Who Participate in Military Education Programs." University of Maryland (Advisor: Karen K. Inkelas).

Jennifer Bonnet, M.A. (2008)

"The Contributions of Mandatory Service to Civic Engagement: A Study of Community Service Participation and Citizenship Among Undergraduates." University of Maryland (Chair: Susan R. Jones).

John Dugan, Ph.D. (2008)

"Group Involvement Experiences in College: Identifying a Thematic Taxonomy." University of Maryland (Chair: Susan R. Komives).

Sharra Durham Hynes, Ph.D. (2008)

"Perceptions of the Capacity for Change as a Component of Leadership Development as Reported by Select Populations of College Students: Implications for College Student Leadership Development." Texas A & M University. (Advisor: Dr. Bryan Cole).

Justin Fincher, M.A. (2008)

"Leadership Self Efficacy for College Students with a Learning Disability." University of Maryland (Chair: Susan R. Komives).

Julie Owen, Ph.D. (2008)

"The Multi–Institutional Study of Leadership Institutional Study." University of Maryland (Chair: Susan R. Komives).

Tricia Shalka, M.A. (2008)

"An Exploration into Dimensions of Male Self–Awareness and the Influence of Greek–letter Affiliation." University of Maryland (Chair: Susan R. Jones).

Katherine Hershey, M.A. (2007)

"Engaging with Diversity: Examining the Relationships between Undergraduate Students’ Frequency of Diversity Discussions and Their Appreciation of Diversity and Self–Awareness." University of Maryland (Chair: Susan R. Jones).

Jim Neumeister, M.A. (2007)

"This New Whole: An Exploratory Factor Analysis of Self–Authorship in College Students." University of Maryland (Chair: Susan R. Komives).

David Rosch, Ph.D. (2007)

"Relation of Campus Involvement to Self–Reported Capacities for Socially Responsible Leadership." Syracuse University (Chair: Cathy Engstrom).

Nathan Slife, M.A. (2007)

"Exploring Leadership Among Deaf College Students: A Comparative Study at a Population Serving Institution and Predominantly Hearing Institutions." University of Maryland (Chair: Susan R. Komives).

Paige Haber, M.A. (2006)

"Co–curricular Involvement, Formal Leadership Roles, And Leadership Education: Experiences Predicting College Student Socially Responsible Leadership Outcomes." University of Maryland (Chair: Susan R. Komives).

Jennifer Smist, M.A. (2006)

"Developing Citizenship Through Community Service: Examining the Relationship Between Community Service Involvement and Self–Perceived Citizenship Among Undergraduates." University of Maryland (Chair: Barbara Jacoby).

In Progress

Chastity Beth Gerhardt, Ph.D.

"The social change model of leadership development: Differences in leadership development by levels of student involvement with various university student groups." University of North Dakota (Advisor: Donald L. Piper).

Matt Johnson, Ph.D. proposal

"Exploring the Relationships between Civic Engagement and Social Perspective-Taking across Racial Differences."University of Maryland (Advisor: Susan R. Komives).

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