Theses from 2024
Coming to America: Exploring the Cross-Cultural Adaptation of African International Students at a PWI and HBCU in the U.S. South, Adwoa F. Baffour
Dissertations from 2023
Expressing Outrage, Re-Inventing Hope: Performing Nationhood in Nigerian Standup Comedy., Babasinmisola Fadirepo
Measurement Invariance and The Influence Of Psychosocial Factors In Reporting Subjective Cognition Across Race/Ethnicity, Erika A. Pugh
Effects of Stereotypes on Black Women Audiences, Darian M. Shorts
The Hold, Penda Smith
Dissertations from 2022
"Better. Not Perfect. Better": The Lumber Industry and the Migration of Louisiana Black Labor and White Capital to Northern California, 1926 - 1955, Jeffery William Crawford
A Case Study of the Underrepresentation of African American Male Educators: Career Choices and Experiences in Secondary Schools, Anthony Wayne Graham Jr
I Didn't Know I Could, Shakirah Peterson
Dissertations from 2021
The Examination of Racial Identity of Black Males through Self-Efficacy, Social Integration, Persistence, and Mentorship at a Predominantly White Institution, Marvin Earl Dupiton
Investigating the Determinants of Student Low Enrollment in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs): The Case of One HBCU in the South, Anthony Trumaine Jackson
Five Love Languages: Assessment of Marital Satisfaction in African American Couples, Freddricka C. Lee
Developing Teachers’ Ability to Provide Culturally Relevant Pedagogy, London R. Moore
The Arena Players, Inc.: The Oldest Continuously Operating African American Community Theatre in the United States, Alexis Michelle Skinner
Black Students in Higher Education: An Identification of Factors Predicting Academic Success, Franklin A. Soares
L’écriture de la dissidence dans les œuvres littéraires de Werewere-Liking, Arnaud Tcheutou
#BlackGirlMathMagic: A Mixed Methods Study Examining African American Girls in Standardized MathematicsTesting, RaKeema Thomas Toussaint
African American English-Speaking Children's Judgments of Grammaticality: Effects of Clinical Status and Grammatical Structures, Lori Elizabeth Vaughn
Theses from 2020
Hyear Come De Parade: The History of the Black Mardi Gras Tradition in Baton Rouge, Kirsten L. Campbell
Social Contexts and Disconnectedness: A Mixed Methods Analysis of Interrelated Effects of Families, Peers, and Schools on African American Youth, Danielle R. Eugene
Narrating Nigeriopolitanism: The Multiplicity of Nigerian Identity at Home and Abroad, Olanike Lawore
Dissertations from 2019
Social Determinants of Health Inequality: Predictors of HIV Transmission among African Americans in the Deep South, Kayla Allison
The Impact of Experimentally-Induced Perceived Discrimination on Substance Use, Kimberlye Elise Dean
Relationship between Subject Pronoun and Verb Finite Marking in AAE-Speaking Children, Emily C. Sossaman
Dissertations from 2018
A Study of the Lived Experience of African American Males who Transition from Out-of-Home Care to Postsecondary Education, Marvin Cain Alexander
Religion, Racism, and Ecological Stress Among African-American Families: A Qualitative Analysis of Perceptions and Coping Strategies, JOHNNIE W. JONES
Collaboratively Designed Customized Ethnic Dress: An Exploration Of Consumption Motivation Of First And Second Generation African Immigrant Women In US, Jane Andayi Opiri
"Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall": Reflections on Colorism, Healing, and Resistance in Literature and Social Media, Sarah Lorena Webb
Theses from 2017
In-Group Effects of News Use on African Americans, Folasade A'lyce Adesanya
Diaspora Crossroads, Folaranmi Sojourner Afolayan
Producing "Fabulous": Commodification and Ethnicity in Hair Braiding Salons, Sylviane Ngandu-Kalenga Greensword
Faculty and Staff Knowledge and Perceptions of African American College Students with Bipolar Disorder Experiences While Attending a Predominantly White Institution, Tiffany Sharell Zachery
Theses from 2016
The impact of a transdiagnostic risk factor on willingness to seek treatment among Black students, Kimberlye Elise Dean
From The Valley to the Mountaintop: A Case Study of Resilience and Persistence Among First-Generation African American Males Who Have Achieved Doctoral Success, D'Jalon Janeece Jackson
African-American Single Mothers' Experiences While Furthering Their Education, Kimberly Rayshun James
A Phenomenological Investigation Into The Experiences Of High-Achieving African American Male Student Athletes At Predominately White Institutions In The Southeast Region, Runell Jeremiah King
Unsettling Feminist Traditions: Domesticities and Agency in U.S. Black Women's Life Writing, 1850-1926, Martha Pitts
The Role of Religious Coping in the Marital Stability of Strong, African American Couples: A Strengths-Focused Approach., Antonius Delvecco Skipper
Silent Suffering: A Phenomenological Study of African American Women Facing Infertility & Lessons Learned For Work-Life Balance, Kimberley Faye Williams
God's Children without a Nation: German Missionaries, Settlers, and Africans in Southwest Africa, 1915-1960, Jason Michael Wolfe
Dissertations from 2015
Use of Copula and Auxiliary BE by African American Children with Gullah/Geechee Heritage, Jessica Richardson Berry
From With–In The Black Diamond: The Intersections of Masculinity, Ethnicity, and Identity–An Epistolary Autoethnographic Exploration into the Lived Experiences of a Black Male Graduate Student, Vincent Tarrell Harris
An Analysis of Spelling Patterns Produced by Elementary School-Aged Speakers of African American English, Lindsay Meyer Turner
Dissertations from 2014
"Music Down in My Soul:" Achieving a Sound Ideal for Moses Hogan Spirituals, Loneka Wilkinson Battiste
The Qualities That Black Men and Women Most Appreciate about One Another: A Qualitative Examination, LaKeshia Marie Carhee
A Qualitative Study Utilizing Non-Fiction African-American Folktales: Process and Product with Struggling Second, Third, and Fifth Graders in North Louisiana, Gail Guidry Griffin
Black and Gifted: Hiding In Plain View, Deanna Lynn Hayes-Wilson
Education ain't black: the disidentification of African American students, Erica Lynette James
Subjugated Territory: The New Afrikan Independence Movement and the Space of Black Power, Paul Karolczyk
Impact of Family and School Capital on the Academic Development of African American and Hispanic Students, Jinmei Liu
Interpreting Blackness: A Phenomenological Case Study of African American Young Adult Literature, Deleon Miriam Wilson
Dissertations from 2013
Physical activity for African American females : salience of race, gender-role, and exercise identities, Jasmine M. Hamilton
"Give me something that relates to my life" : exploring African American adolescent male identities through young adult literature, Angelle Leblanc Hebert
Burn, boil & eat : an intersection analysis of stereotypes in the most influential films of all time, Roslyn M. Satchel
Dissertations from 2012
Holy or unholy matrimony: does participation in a pre-college program influence the retention rate of African American males in college, James DJ Baker III
Inside the seed of school accountability: an African-centered analysis, Rodrick Lerone Jenkins
Fashioning the future: the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps, 1943-1948, Meghann Lanae Landry
Trans-Atlantic circulation of black tropes: Èsù and the West African griot as poetic references for liberation in cultures of the African diaspora, Jean-Baptiste Meunier
What factors influence positive father involvement in African American families?, Courtney LaShay Pitts
The relationship between children's nonmainstream English dialect density and their emergfent reading achievement, Katelyn Danielle Rodrigue
Where are the Cosbys: an African American literacy study examining African American recognition and representation in contemporary young adult literature, Tremaine Monee' Sanders
Dissertations from 2011
The vocal works of Charles Lloyd, Jr.: a performer's guide to selected dramatic works, art songs, and spiritual art songs, Charis Kelly Hudson
An African American discourse community in Black & White: the New Orleans Tribune, Kristi Richard Melancon
Comparison of the Diagnostic Evaluation of Language Variation-Screening Test (DELV-ST) to two other screeners for low-income, African American children, Christy Wynn Moland
The attitudes of African American students towards the study of foreign languages and cultures, Katrina Watterson
Dissertations from 2010
The Theoretical Learning Impact of a Summer Engineering Program Curriculum for Underrepresented Middle School Students, Vaneshette Teshawn Henderson
Behaviors and beliefs of African American caregivers as related to their children's language-literacy development, Lekeitha Renee' Morris
The auxiliary system of typically developing children acquiring African American English, Brandi Lynette Newkirk
Christian community and the development of an Americo-Liberian identity, 1824-1878, Andrew N. Wegmann
Dissertations from 2009
Children's production of verbal -s by dialect type and clinical status, Lesli H. Cleveland
The relationship between self-esteem and academic success among African American students in the Minority Engineering Program at a research extensive university in the Southern portion of the United States, Sandra Latrice Harris
Theses from 2008
Environmental influences on adherence to self-management behaviors and glycemic control in African American patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, Brooke L. Barbera
Cause of Hispanic homicides in major metropolitan areas, Michael Gregory Bisciglia
Africanisms and cultural modifications: a study at Southall Quarter, Williamsburg, Virginia, Jessie Chaiya Cohen
Learning styles and student's perception of teachers' attitudes and its relation to truancy among African Americans students in secondary education, Kenyetta Quenishia Nelson-Smith
Separate but equal?: the archaeology of an early twentieth-century African American school, Dena Lyn Struchtemeyer
Environment, labor, and race: an historical geography of St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, 1878-1956, Amy Rhiannon Sumpter
Association of breakfast consumption patterns with weight status, nutrient intake, and dietary adequacy in African American children 1-12 years of age and adolescents 13-18 years of age, Brandy Michele Williams
Dissertations from 2007
Manhood constructions among engaged African American male collegians: influences, experiences, and contexts, T. Elon Dancy II
The influence of values and other social and psychological factors on the dress and appearance of African American college students, Devona Linette Dixon
A study of auxiliary BE in African American English: a comparison of children with and without specific language impairment, April W. Garrity
The Dream Singers, Jamey Maria Hatley
"Yes they're out there": a qualitative study on strong African American marriages, Katrina D. Hopkins-Williams
African art music for flute: a study of selected works by African composers, Wendy Kristin Hymes Onovwerosuoke
The black church and political mobilization of African Americans, Misty Noel Johnson
The clinical utility of MLU and IPSyn for AAE-speaking children, Emily Lee Jones
Going with the flow?: the medical school pipeline and advising premedical African American students on predominantly white campuses, Ashley Rachelle Junek
Three Sides to Every Story, Clarence Nero
A home-based intervention to promote physical activity in low income African American adults, Dorothy Fauntleroy Whitehead
Dissertations from 2006
Impact of a stage-matched weight loss intervention on stage of change progression in predominantly African-American female primary care patients, Jamie Sue Bodenlos
Considering blackness in George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead: an historical exploration, Jennifer Whitney Dotson
Reading trauma in postmodern and postcolonial literature: Charlotte Delbo, Toni Morrison, and the literary imagination of the aftermath, Sylviane Finck
Compositional techniques in Thomas Kerr, Jr.'s Anguished American Easter, 1968 and their application to the theme of African American theology, Jane Fitz-Fitzharris
Media use, HIV/AIDS knowledge, and sexual beliefs: an exploration of differences between races, Tarana Hammond
Writing as a cultural negotiation: a study of Mariama Bâ, Marie NDiaye and Ama Ata Aidoo, Catherine Afua Kapi
Entering the academy: exploring the socialization experiences of African American male, Dorian L. McCoy
The Musical Journey of Opera Singer Lenora Lafayette: A Louisiana Treasure, Kyla Dean Pitcher
Grammatical morphology of children reared in poverty: implications for specific language impairment, Sonja L. Pruitt
The MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory as an assessment tool for low-income, African American children, Elizabeth Waters Wooden