This collection includes Capstone Theses and Dissertations submitted by Hamline School of Education and Leadership master’s and doctoral students, respectively. Capstones are the culminating degree work and include research that draws from the student’s formal study as well as professional and personal development.

This is an online listing of the scholarly works of HSEL graduate program students. Works prior to 2015 are available in print in the Bush Memorial Library. Full text, online, prior to 2015, may be restricted to current Hamline students, faculty and staff.

See also: School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

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Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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Striving to Increase BIPOC Family Participation in Early Childhood Family Education, Ayuko Boomer

Networking Matters: Exploring the Developmental Networks of Healthcare Managers and the Relationship to Job Competency Development, Laura Christopherson

The Use of Culturally Responsive Strategies in the Classroom, Melissa Damon

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Career Influences of Environmental Education Field Experiences, Lacey Day

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Measuring the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Minnesota Superintendents: “We did our best while we weren’t at our best”, Ann Ertl

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Exploring How Elementary ESL Teachers Experience Learning and Change Related to a Genre-Based Approach to Language Instruction, Angela Froemming

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Implementing TPR and TPRS in the Adult ESL Classroom with SLIFE Learners: A Teacher’s Diary Study, Ann Gehrt

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Every Student Succeeds Act Title I and III Grant Spending and Equity Work in Minnesota, Sara George

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“The Heart Of My Professional Work”: A Case Study Of EdD Student Experiences And Their Alignment To Program Outcomes And Graduates’ Professional Practice Needs, Khrisslyn Rae Goodman Chien

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The Relationship of Two Co-Teaching Models in a Second Grade Special Education Inclusion Classrooms: Impact on Student Achievement, Natalie Hoffert

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Translanguaging: The Instructor-Perceived Benefits of Use in the Adult English Language Learner Classroom, Paul Jonas

Systemic Shock: The Effect of the Pandemic on Teachers’ Beliefs on the Nature and Purpose of Grading in High School, Charlotte Landreau

When the Healer Needs Healing: A Study of Medical School Students and How Universities Answer the Call for Wellbeing, Christiana Maier

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Serving Together: A Phenomenological Study Of The School Resource Officer And Principal Partnership, Eric Nelson

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Becoming a Badass: Developing Positive Embodiment in Women, Nicole O'Connor

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Teacher-Student Relationships and Student Behavior, Cassandra Ostergard

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Early Career Language Educators Experience Joy and Purpose in the Creation of Multilingual Classroom Ecologies, Jonell Pacyga

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Dear Education System, It’s You, Not Me: Burnout in Elementary Special Education Teachers, Bernadette Putman-Bailey

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Improving Science Literacy Using Photographic Documentation of Laboratory Activities, Mary Radus

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Multicultural Picture Books and the Hard Conversations They Invite: Do Minnesota’s Early Childhood Educators Feel Prepared to Talk About Race During Shared Reading Experiences?, Julie Rech

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Using Written Self-Assessment to Improve Student Motivation in the Social Studies Classroom, Zachary Robbins

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How Equitable Teaching Practices Impact the Mathematical Identity of English Language Learners from Teachers’ Perspectives, Xiaomei Segelstrom

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Increasing Engagement and Effectiveness of Independent Reading in the Kindergarten Classroom, Sarah Swanson

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The Impact of Universal Learning Strategies on Teacher Burnout in a Project-Based-Learning Secondary School, Benjamin Tuthill

PreK–12 Black Administrators’ Narratives in Urban School Districts, Jude Vales

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Exploring How School Choice Affects the Distribution of Educational Resources in Ramsey County Minnesota, Craig Wiltzius

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When You Look Into The Mirror And See Nothing: Psychic Disequilibrium And Its Relationship With Impostor Phenomenon In Hmong Women Leaders In The United States, Mai Nhia Xiong-Chan

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To What Extent Do 3- to -6-Year-Olds Demonstrate Connection to Nature at a Montessori School in the Upper Midwest, Natasha Yates

Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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Effects of a Nontraditional Multi-Age Learning Environment on Academic and Social-Emotional Learning: A Case Study, Nicole Black

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No “Pobrecito Student”: Translanguaging High-School Science For Academic Language Development, Agustina Borré

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A Black Woman’s Road to Principalship: An Autoethnography, Daria Caldwell

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Food Justice and Urban Agriculture: Using City Spaces to Foster Equity, Jessica Giese

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Unraveling My Sweater: Reflections of White Student Affairs Practitioners Committed to Social Justice, Rebecca Kaarbo

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Scouts BSA Wood Badge Through the Lens of Senge’s Disciplines of a Learning Organization, Wendy Marik

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Adult Immigrant English Learners’ Perceptions of Their Multilingual and Multicultural Identities, Greta McElvain

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English Learner Families, Rural County Public Libraries, and Rural Public Elementary Schools, Carmel Murphy

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Representation of Cultures and Languages in Children’s Picture Books, Kristen Neff

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Teachers Describe Their Confidence in Teaching Secondary Students with Low Literacy Skills, Tamara Polzin

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Observing the Impact of Environmental Science Exploration and Discovery on the Social-Emotional Learning of 2nd Grade Students, Laura Sammis

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Factors of Persistence in Multilingual ABE Secondary Credential Participants, Sherry Smith

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What Common Elementary Practices Impact Teacher Efficacy?, Staci Souhan

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Does Lexia Core 5 Support Accelerated Reading Growth in Third Grade Intervention Students During Independent Reading Time With Minimal Teacher Support?, Whitney Strand

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Classroom Questions: How Mainstream Elementary Teachers Use Questions to Support Achievement for English Language Learners, Holly Wandersee

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The Impact Of Language Attitudes On The Bilingual And Bicultural Self-Perceptions Of Fifth-Grade Latino Students, Abigail Winnes

Theses/Dissertations from 2021

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Social Presence Theory: Creating Engaging and Strong Online Learning Communities at the K-12 Level, Abigail Amundson

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Yo Soy Mi Idioma: Latinx Bilinguals’ Journeys To Two-way Immersion Education, José Becerra-Cárdenas

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What Are The Lessons Teachers Trained In The U.S. Learn Through An Experience Of Teaching Internationally?, Olivia Berger

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Finding Fit In The Science Classroom: Applying Self-determination Theory To Twice-exceptional Students, John Burrell

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My Labor Of Love, Deanna Chiodo

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The Texts Matter: Essential Text Characteristics For Comprehension Intervention In The Intermediate Grades, Tia Clasen

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The Work-Life Balance of a Single Mother and Secondary School Principal, Amy Cochran

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Factors Influencing the Adoption of Institutional Repository Systems by Academic and Research Library Leadership, Todd Digby

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Adult Educator Views On Impact And Learner Fit In Integrated Digital English Acceleration (I-Dea) Classrooms, Peter Gray

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Investigating the L2 Motivational Self System of Mauritanian EFL Learners: A Unique L2 Learning Experience, Casey Hatlevoll

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Need Not Apply: A Systematic Literature Review Re-Evaluating English Prestige and Its Retribution On Foreign English Language Leaders And Their Learners’ Identity, Jessica Ibarra-Gambrill

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Environmental Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Margaret Janz

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Connecting At-risk Youth To Place: Using Restorative Practices To Improve Learner Awareness Of Local Climate Change, Ariel Johnson

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Digital Device Use in Urban Elementary Physical Education Classrooms: Viewpoints, Eric Kaluza

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Bridging the Gap Between Language Learning, Technology & Community: The Importance and Viability of a Language Learning Mobile Application that will Connect Users to Each Other Based on Location to the English as a Second Language Community, Parinaz Kassemi

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School Recess: Benefits, Obstacles, and Policy, Amy McMullan

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Critical Race Theory: Measuring Anti-Black Sentiment In South Korean English Education, Kenya Nelson

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Preventing Teacher Stress and Burnout in an Urban Arts Secondary School Context, Kara Noble

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Evaluating The Cultural Responsiveness Of Language, Strategies And Visuals In Social Emotional Curriculum, Julia Pedersen

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Analyzing Perspectives With Relevant Grade-level Texts To Improve Engagement In A Rural Fifth-grade Classroom, Micah Peters

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How Do Teachers Make Decisions Around Union Membership And Engagement In My Middle School Setting?, Natalie Sasseville-Praska

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The Case For Culturally Affirming Systems Of Education: Exploring How Professional Development Impacts Culturally Relevant And Critical Literacy Teaching Practices, Carey Seeley Dzierzak

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Mitigating Climate Change: Understanding How Teachers Integrate Social Justice Themes In Environmental Education, Gregory Simons,

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The Impact of Home Language Maintenance and Acculturation Gaps Amongst Somali-American Families, Morgyn Wade

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Minnesota School Forest Program: An Evaluation and Exploration of Implementations, Madisson Weier

Theses/Dissertations from 2020

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Early Childhood Education in Ethiopia: A Case Study with Implications for Ethiopian Immigrants, Fadila Adam

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Impacting Student On-Task Behaviors Through Classroom Based Physical Activity and Movement, Katelyn Allen

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What is the Significance of Reading Aloud to Middle School Aged Students in the Language Arts Classroom as Measured By the Star Reading Assessment?, Samantha Alme

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Concentration: A Pathway To Learning, Habib Amini

Utilizing Unstructured Play Time as a Tool to Improve Student Performance, Katelyn Bruce

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A Content-Integrated Translingual Literature Curriculum for Chinese-Speaking University-Level EFL Learners, Croix Clayton

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Utilizing the Teaching/Learning Cycle, Assessment for Learning and Talk, Read, Talk, Write Strategies to Improve Text Cohesion and Noun Phrase Expansion: A Case Study of a Long-Term English Language Learner, Christine Dietz

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Somali Family Priorities And Perspectives Regarding Middle School Engagement, Joanna Fischer

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Administrator Role in Successful Volunteer Based Reading Programs, Heidi Frye

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Feedback in Practice: The Effects of Written Feedback and Conferences on Student Writing Scores in Ninth Grade English Classrooms, Anthony Granai

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Growth Mindset Language and Literacy in the Kindergarten Classroom, Kari Helfinstine

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Teacher Participation in Extracurricular Activities: The Effect on School Culture, Mikayla Hensch

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Trauma, Trust, and Academic Achievement Stories Shared by High School Dropouts, Vicci Una Johnson

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Strategies to Develop Effective Problem Solving Habits for English Learners in a Problem-Based Learning Classroom, Iain Lempke

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Perceptions of Literacy Coaching Program Indicators of Success by Key Stakeholders at International Schools, Stephanie Lott

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Learning Difference/Disabilities and Theatre, Anna Miller-Sherman

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Searching for a Vision: Understanding Educational Equity in Rural Minnesota, Jessica Murphy

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Monitoring Program Effectiveness & Educational Outcomes for Minority-Language Students in Two-Way Spanish Immersion Programs, Jessica Wallace Neukirch

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Social Studies Teachers’ Successes and Challenges in Creating Race-Conscious Curriculum, Emma Nicosia

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Impacts of Positive Behavior Interventions and Strategies Programs on Educator Practices, Charles O’Donnell

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Mentor Text Writing for Language Immersion Students, Jessie Sheldon

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Student-Teacher Relationships in an Alternative Setting, Stefanie Soukup

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Crisis in Education: Roles and Solutions, Matthew Springer

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Factors That Contribute To Success In the Remote English Classroom, Emily Stein

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Does the Mathematics Level Affect Student Success In High School Physics?, Kassandra Surma

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Facilitating Communication And Parent Engagement Among Somali Families Through Smart Phone Technology, Thomas Tesch

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How can a local government implement environmental education for immigrant communities that live in apartment buildings?, Kirsten Wahlberg

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Behind 'Loving Reading': Reading Behavior in Early Adolescents, Rachel White

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Exploring Student Engagement in Kindergarten Literacy Centers, Bryna Wiens

Theses/Dissertations from 2019

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Middle School Voices On Leadership Matter: Adults Miss "The Small Ways In Which We Lead", Brenda Backes

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On The Importance Of Deliberate Writing Instruction In Fourth Grade Classrooms, Joshua Baumgartner