Theses & Dissertations Digitization Project

William & Mary Libraries worked for two years on a project to digitize and catalog W&M dissertations and theses going back to 1920 and up until 2015.  The project helps to accomplish many goals:

  • share the developments and research conducted here with scholars around the world
  • preserve the scholarly record
  • increase the impact of theses and dissertations
  • raise the profile of graduate students
  • grow the reputation of William & Mary
  • demonstrate the institution’s impact on local and global communities

As of October 22, 2018, you are now able to view the dissertations and theses included in this retrospective project as well as those which have been submitted electronically since 2016 in W&M ScholarWorks, the university's open access institutional repository.

Below, please find a list of W&M theses and dissertations which have been digitized as part of this retrospective conversion project . The information includes the authors associated with the project, along with their degree-granting department and year of completion. If you wrote a thesis and/or dissertation between 1920 and 2015 would like to opt-out of the project by restricting access to your work to on-campus access only, then you will need to contact scholarworks@wm.edu with your name, date of graduation and thesis or dissertation title. Theses and dissertations will continue to be made available through interlibrary loan (ILL) to other libraries, as they were when they were available in print. If you are a copyright holder for one of these works, and would like to provide additional information about a work, or discuss rights and access to the work, please contact us at scholarworks@wm.edu.

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Title Author Department Year Degree
Reactions of gay men to AIDS : a survey of self-reported change relative to self-concept intimacy and sexual behavior Conner, Donnie Gray, 1949- Education 1988 Doctor of Education
Teacher perspectives of the use of student performance data in teacher evaluations Hopkins, Paul Thomas, 1973-, Education 2013 Doctor of Education
Horace Mann : a comparison of a traditional and a revisionist biography Whiting, George C., 1944- Education 1989 Doctor of Education
The effects of rational self-counseling on selected personality dimensions of upward mobility registrants Finnerty, Marguerite Charlotte, 1922- Education 1979 Doctor of Education
An experiment comparing the effects of two techniques that elicit the relaxation response on stress reduction and cognitive functioning in first year law students at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Siddall, Yvonne Robena, 1946- Education 1985 Doctor of Education
An investigation of selected experimental methods for increasing military service veteran applications for enrollment in selected colleges of the Virginia community college system Henney, Frederic Allison, 1929- Education 1977 Doctor of Education
Empathy as a crucial skill for instructional coaches : can it be taught? Carter, Carol B. Education 2012 Doctor of Education
Anxiety and the disabled Villeneuve, Wayne P. Education 1980 Doctor of Education
A critical examination of practices and perceptions of current performance evaluation models for theatre arts teachers in Virginia Nowacek, Shelley L. Education 2008 Doctor of Education
A correlational study of female national certified counselors and their attitudes toward homosexuals Kennedy, Jelane A., 1961- Education 1994 Doctor of Education
The effects of rational emotive therapy on academic achievement for community college probation students participating in a study skills class Becherer, Jack John. Education 1982 Doctor of Education
An investigation of personality characteristics of Negroes attending a predominantly white university and Negroes attending a black college Brown, Nina W. Education 1973 Doctor of Education
An analysis of the National War College Terwilliger, Thom H., 1958- Education 1992 Doctor of Education
A paradigm shift in progress : the impact of work hour reform on the operative volume of surgical residents Mendoza, Kathryn A., 1965- Education 2004 Doctor of Education
Organizational justice perceptions in Virginia high schools : a study of its relationship to school climate and faculty trust Guy, Stephanie L. Education 2007 Doctor of Education
The relationship of organizational health and school safety to student achievement Jaworowski, Harriet Ling, 1957- Education 2003 Doctor of Education
Faculty perceptions of shared authority and collective bargaining at the public institutions of higher education in Virginia Armstrong, James Owen, 1945- Education 1975 Doctor of Education
Upward mobility : a study of barriers encountered and strategies employed by assistant principals aspiring to be principals Davidson, Todd Calvert, 1977- Education 2009 Doctor of Education
An investigation of Virginia school leaders' knowledge and perceptions regarding the impact of the discipline provisions of the Individuals with disabilities education act on school safety and professional development Worley, Charlotte Hardison. Education 2006 Doctor of Education
An analysis of the relationship between race and gender and national student placement in programs for the educable mentally retarded, learning disabled, and seriously emotionally disturbed from 1976 through 1984 Richardson, Robert F. Education 1989 Doctor of Education
Client advocacy in nursing : a contemporary perspective Bell, Bertha Roslyn, 1927- Education 1987 Doctor of Education
A validity study of the control/nurture dimensions of the Sale-Hendrin model of structural family therapy Mahan, Robert George, 1949- Education 1992 Doctor of Education
Working to reduce ninth grade failure rates in urban school settings : a multi-case study of ninth grade transition programs in four urban high schools in Virginia Gibson, Lynnell Theard. Education 2006 Doctor of Education
A study of paid faculty consulting and the policies of higher educational institutions in Virginia Stem, Albert F., 1943- Education 1982 Doctor of Education
A case study of three transpersonal psychotherapists and their Bhakti and Karma approaches to transpersonal psychotherapy Connor, Edward H. Education 1999 Doctor of Education
A description of selected characteristics of Virginia community college graduates from Associate in Applied Science degree programs, 1966-1971 Phillips, James Christopher, 1942- Education 1974 Doctor of Education
Student debt and debt burden of graduate and first professional students : a national and institutional analysis Henry, Daina Paupe. Education 2001 Doctor of Education
A study of core special education competencies needed for public school building administrators Carver, JoAnne Yarbrough, 1949- Education 1992 Doctor of Education
Racial issues in white dyads : an investigation of Helms's interaction model Ochs, Nancy G., 1939- Education 1992 Doctor of Education
Coping strategies of depressed and nondepressed adolescents Kennedy, Marcia A., 1951- Education 1995 Doctor of Education
The least preferred coworker score of the leader and the productivity of small interacting task groups in octants II and IV of the Fiedler Contingency Model Beebe, Robert John, 1944- Education 1974 Doctor of Education
Reactions to spousal death resulting from cancer : a descriptive study of anticipatory grief and the cognitive appraisal of the loss of a spouse Elison, Jennifer Claire Kinyon, 1957- Education 1991 Doctor of Education
A different drum : the forgotten tradition of the military academy in American education Sanftleben, Kurt Allen, 1952- Education 1993 Doctor of Education
Virginia teachers' perceptions and knowledge of test accommodations for students with disabilit[i]es Brown, William Michael, 1952- Education 2007 Doctor of Education
Student attendance and its relationship to achievement and student engagement in primary classrooms Thayer-Smith, Roberta Adams. Education 2007 Doctor of Education
The effects of nonverbal warm-up exercises upon group counseling effectiveness with adolescent groups Guyer, Charles Grayson, 1949- Education 1978 Doctor of Education
Creative fund-raising efforts in three Virginia community colleges Johnsen, Barbara Anne, 1943- Education 1995 Doctor of Education
An analysis of early marital adjustment : the role of narcissism, cognitive, and family systems variables Armstrong, Larry Stephen, 1948- Education 1993 Doctor of Education
A study of teacher's instructional planning as revealed by an analysis of objectives, strategies and indicators of student achievement Davis, Barbara Sewell, 1940- Education 1992 Doctor of Education
Tapping hidden talent : the identification of culturally diverse students for gifted education programs in the southeastern United States Richmond, Priscilla, 1943- Education 1996 Doctor of Education
Career-bound and place-bound orientation of educational executives : implications for organizational role change in the education of the deaf Bellefleur, Karen M. Notebloom, 1941- Education 1985 Doctor of Education
Evaluating music teachers in Virginia : practices and perceptions Maranzano, Charles, 1948- Education 2002 Doctor of Education
Anger and type related coping resources in the experience of adult survivors of incest Giles, Kathleen M., 1942- Education 1992 Doctor of Education
An examination of androgynous traits as demonstrated by public school building administrators Stenzhorn, Ramona Boone, 1942- Education 1987 Doctor of Education
Use of visualization in the treatment of substance abusing adolescents Cook, Candice. Education 1996 Doctor of Education
Successful pedagogical practices of elementary teachers of homeless students : a case study Pickles, Kimberly Owen, Education 2014 Doctor of Education
A strategy for teaching decision-making skills utilizing simulation techniques Whitson, Marcella Fortner. Education 1974 Doctor of Education
A study of the relationship between the mathematics and reading achievement of students with disabilities and the inclusive practice in elementary schools Siler, Sharon E. Education 2008 Doctor of Education
Realizing federal policy outcomes of the Post-9/11 GI Bill : veterans' and active duty/reservist perceptions Leporte, Lydia, Education 2013 Doctor of Education
A study exploring the educational needs of African-American pastors' wives within Baptist congregations Henry-Whitehead, Jocelyn Georgette, 1957- Education 2004 Doctor of Education