Teaching and Learning Dissertations and Theses
Theses/Dissertations from 2026
Typing Proficiency and Its Relationship to Outcomes in Online Writing Assessments, Agustin J. Cantu
Chatbots in the Classroom: Understanding the Impact of Chatbot Integration in Writer’s Workshops on High School Students’ Writing, Gabriel Cerda
Shifting the Gaze: What Do High School ELA Teachers Mean when They Talk About Literacy for Students in Their On-Level Classes?, Yvonne Ceynow
From Homeland to the Foreign Classroom: The Salaysay of Filipina Immigrant Teachers in Texas, Shanna Cui Miranda
Developing AI Literacy in Preservice STEM Teachers: Exploring the Role of Pedagogically Grounded Engagement With Generative AI in Lesson Planning, Omar Raul Elizondo
The Rio Grande Valley in Text: Exploring the Borderland Within Social Studies Textbooks via Synoptic Text, Ana Laura Escobar Fuentes
Teacher Stories in a Place-Based Science Education Program in the Trans-Nueces Region, Brian Craig Gabrysch
Inclusive Perspectives in Early Childhood Special Education: Navigating Experiences of Families and Educators in the South Texas Community, Jessica Ann Garza
Overreliance on Standardized Testing and Its Impact on the Classroom Experience, Cassia Guajardo
A Case Study of One-to-One Mobile Teaching and Learning Environments Measuring Creativity in a Rural Elementary School in Deep South Texas, David Warren Hernandez
Empowering Latinas in Computer Science: Success Stories and Challenges, Martin Jalomo
Voices From the Classroom: Elementary Teachers’ Perspectives on Teaching and Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic – A Case Study and Autoethnography, Alicia Lopez-Hernandez
Skills, Challenges, and Career Outcomes: A Quantitative Study of Early-Career Experiences in Research Administration, Jennifer Juliet Martinez
Leading for Impact: An Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods Study on Leadership Actions Driving Academic Gains Beyond Mock Projections, John Martinez
Chronicles of a Caliche Road: Lessons From the Monte Through a Poetic Currere of Language, Memory, and Identity, Brenda Ochoa
Teacher Narratives of Curriculum Implementation in Bilingual Education: A Vygotskian Analysis, Jose F. Orozco
Elementary Teachers' Culturally Responsive Strategies for Fostering Critical Thinking in Science Instruction With Emergent Bilinguals, Lydia Stella Ratel
Analytically Evaluating the Efficacy of Work-Based Learning and Classroom Based Learning in Workforce Development Programs, Melissa Anne Sadler-Nitu
“Now I Know the Kind of Leader I Want to Become”: Leadership Development and Professional Growth Through the Lens of Transformational Leadership Theory, Manuel Angel Saenz
Teaching Under Restriction: Pre-Service Teachers’ Experiences With Censorship, Johnny Salinas
Exploring Servingness Through Pedagogy: A Critical Case Study of an Hispanic Serving Institution, Yemin Sánchez
Faculty Perspectives on Co-Teaching Mathematics: A Focus on Corequisite Education, Aleksandra Shchelkunova
Beyond Moving Hands: Narratives Around Deaf Education, Sara Simpson
Haciendo Caras Y Hablando Para Atrás: Conceptualizing Espacios Coyunturales/Bridged Spaces as Teachers Resistance to Contemporary Reactionary Legislative Initiatives in K-12 Social Studies, Brittney Louise Thornton-Guzman
Curriculum, Power and Pedagogical Becoming: An Autoethnographic Inquiry Into Lived Curriculum, Teacher Agency and Institutional Constraints, Norma Ochoa Urban-Palomarez
“Oh, Hey, Miss, Why Am I Taking This Test?”: Amplifying the Critical Voices of Long-Term Emergent Bilinguals From the RGV on TELPAS, Luisa Adriana Valdez
Teaching at the AI Crossroads: Educators’ Experiences, Ethics, and Practice in Pharmacy Education, Crystal Marie Zuniga
Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Exploring Intra- and Interpersonal Connection Through Mindful Moments at a Hispanic-Serving Institution, Yvette Angeline
Navigating Cultural and Professional Identities: A Study of Hispanic Women's Experiences in Aerospace Internship Programs, Jennifer Becerra
Finished!: How Newcomer Students Leveraged Family, Culture and Community to Complete a University Degree, Brenda Eliana Bocanegra
¿Puedo Decirlo en español?: Teacher Views on Utilizing Translanguaging Pedagogies to Bridge the Language Gap in Secondary Classrooms, Luis Carlos Bocanegra
Exploring Secondary Content and Career and Technical Education (CTE) Teacher Self-Efficacy in Supporting the Literacy Needs of Long-Termed Emergent Bilinguals: A Mixed-Methods Inquiry, Jennifer Louise Burden
Reflections of Linguistic Experiences in a Borderland: Influences on Cultural Identity and Teacher Praxis, Iliana Cantu
Deep Community Engagement: Faculty Responsiveness Perspectives at a Hispanic Serving Institution, Joseph Coppola
The Lived Experiences of School Counselors, Job Burnout, and the Blurred Lines of the Profession, Cecilia Angelica Gomez
The Lived Experiences of School Counselors, Job Burnout, and the Blurred Lines of the Profession, Cecilia Angelica Gomez
The Relationship Between Perceived Transactional Distance, Cultural Values, and Online Instruction Among Higher Education Students: A Quantitative Analysis, Judith Kay Guetzow
Unveiling Perspectives: Young Adults Banned Books Critical Content Analysis, Tiffany LaDonna Jarebica
Other Others at the Border: An Autoethnographic Inquiry, Clover Johnson
Factors Influencing Teacher Professional Autonomy and Career Satisfaction: The Effects of Unrealistic Professional Expectations Surrounding Student-Centered and Technology Implementation Tropes, Karla Gabriela Lopez
Voices of Resistance: Multilingual Identity Formation Through Translanguaging in Dual Language Bilingual Education, Fernando W. Milmo
A Qualitative Case Study: Exploring Distributed Leadership in Instructional Leadership Teams, Martha Reyna Perez
A Qualitative Case Study: Exploring Distributed Leadership in Instructional Leadership Teams, Martha Reyna Perez
Barriers to Hispanic Post-Secondary Education in Science Fields, Luis Slayton
A Study of Preferred Modality of Education and Perceptions of Academic Success of Post 9/11 Student Veterans, Jason R. Wakefield
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Unquiet Quitting: The Lived Experiences of Latinx Teacher Attrition in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Dolores Araujo Jr.
Uncovering Insights on Remote Learning Through a Critical Discourse Analysis of Tweets at the Start of the Pandemic in the United States, Douglas Wayne Bridges
Democratizing Social Studies Education: Testimonios of Mexicana Youth in El Llano Grande de Aztlan, Cecile M. Caddel
Exploring 3rd-8th Grade Teachers’ Conceptions of the NWEA MAP Assessment and the Relationship on Grade Level, Content Area, and Students’ Academic Growth, Dymphna Jewelle Canales
Online Learning Communities and Secondary Educators' Tech-Enhanced Instructional Practices: A Correlational Study, Oscar R. Carrera
Understanding Social Media as a Communicative Tool to Facilitate Critical Discourse: Using #BlackGirlMagic to Explore How Black Women in Higher Education “Talk Back", Crystal Spruill Carter
Leveraging a Community of Practice to Advance STEM Education Reform and Promote Teacher and Student Self-Efficacy, Ruth Renee Colyer
Autohistorias in the Borderlands: A Narrative Inquiry, Gricelda Eufracio
Developing Hispanic Pre-Service Elementary Bilingual Teachers’ Cultural Competence and Teacher Identity Through Mixed Reality Simulation, Yajaira A. Flores
An Exploratory Case Study of Students’ Blended Learning Experiences During Post Emergency Learning, Heidy M. Garcia Moreno
“Overcoming Is Everything”: Testimonios From Latina School Leaders Navigating Eurocentric Curriculum, Martha Elena Garza
Unveiling Eureka Math: A Critical Peek Behind the Curricular Curtain, Jennifer L. Goldin-Weeks
A Historical Analysis of Bilingual Program Implementation, Jessica Gonzalez Perez
Challenges and Strategies in Science Learning: A Thematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Angelica A. Guanzon
The Effects of Using Dynamic Geometry Software While Exploring the Properties of Quadrilaterals, Jose J. Jaramillo
Enhancing Educator Technology Skills in the Digital Age: A Comparative Analysis of Video and Screenshot Microlesson Professional Development, Brittni Knebel Kalich
The Lipan Apache (Ndé) Tribe of Texas Powwow: A Curriculum of Culture(S) and Pedagogy of Place, Ashley S. Leal
The Perspectives of Using Desmos for Students’ Conceptual Understanding and Procedural Fluency to Solve Linear Equations, Larmel Dimatulac Madrilejos
Exploring Equity in Biliteracy Development in a Two-way Dual Language Program, Dalila Ochoa
Escúchame, Mi Ciencia Cuenta: Leveraging Cultural Ways of Knowing to Increase Chicana STEM Engagement, Patricia Ramirez-Biondolillo
Translanguaging as Pedagogy and Culturally Relevant Science Instruction: Teaching in a Bilingual Science Classroom, Angelita J. Salinas
The Shift: Web 2.0 Tools and Learner Engagement From the Teacher Perspective, Deig Aaron Sandoval
Student Loan Debt Disparity Among White, African American and Hispanic Women: A National View, Arnoldo Trejo
The Impacts of Using GeoGebra on Students’ Perceptions and Achievement in Learning Trigonometric Ratios, Robert Carlos Trejo
Differential Effects of Workplace Readiness Training and Job Placement Services Provided by Vocational Rehabilitation vs School Transition Programs: A Retrospective Study of Young Hispanic Adults, Ashley Laura Wheeler
Too American for the Mexicans and Too Mexican for the Americans: Autohistorias of a Tejana Educator, Roberta Zamilpa
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Feedback, Rita Caltabiano-Carrillo
Perspectives on Educational Technology Integration from District and School Leaders Before, During, and After the Lifting of the COVID-19 Pandemic Restrictions, Alma Delia Cardenas-Rubio
Professional Development, Digital Platforms, and Middle School Education During COVID-19, Cynthia Susan Castro
A Victim No More: An Arts-Based Autoethnographic Inquiry, Richard D. Edmonson
Navigating Context and Perception: A Qualitative Study on Instructional Coaching, Christie Lizette Esparza
Level of Opportunity for Translanguaging in a One-Way Dual Language Program, Cristina Flores
Examining the Increasing Prevalence of Academic Dishonesty: An Investigation of Students’ Perceptions of Academic Integrity in Higher Education, Luis Angel Garcia
Professional Development for Teaching in the Digital Age: Addressing Teachers’ Digital Competency, Blanca Nery Ibarra
Strategies Community College Mexican American Adult College Algebra Students Use When Graphing Function Transformations, Roxana Pamela Jimenez
Being a Trafficked Teacher: An AsianCrit Autoethnography Exploring the Exploitation of Filipino Migrant Teachers in Louisiana, Christopher R. Jose
Teachers’ Perspectives on Multimodal Texts in Middle School Reading Language Arts Classrooms in the Rio Grande Valley, Angelica Montoya Ybarra
Relationship Between Socioeconomic Status and Incidence of Specific Learning Disability: A Quantitative Study, Nora Nevarez
Reimagining Associate Degree Nursing Education: An Insider’s View, Ntiense E. Otu
Exploring a Bilingual Teacher Implementation of Small Group Guided Reading Instruction Through Preview, View and Review, Vivian Pratts
Translanguaging Practices and Perspectives of Three Bilingual Teachers, Lillian Ramos
