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 Psychological and Philosophical Theories as Complementary Lenses for Understanding School Reform- 1999 Diane Araujo Cohort 8 Chicanas/Latinas in Higher Education - 2009 Susan Belenardo Cohort 1 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 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 Monica Felipa Colunga, Cohort 8 Professional Learning Communities: A Closer Look - 2011 Judi Ann Conroy Cohort 8 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 A Study of Admissions Screening Factors that May Contribute to Cohort 5 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 Raising the Bar: The Impact of Academic Press on Achievement Cohort 9 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 Teaching Japanese with Content-Based Instruction - 2007 Karen Lynn Neitzel Cohort 9 Latina College Persistence: What Factors Affected the Persistence of First Generation Latinas Who Attended Single Sex Secondary Schools? - 2011 Barbara Beland O’Connor Cohort 8 The Evolution of Leadership in a Charter School Setting - 2009 Adam Matthew Ormond Cohort 6 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