School-based health centers (SBHCs) are a model of healthcare where services are delivered in clinics on school campuses (Kjolhede et al., 2021; Harris et al., 2016), with research indicating the delivery model has several educational benefits (Kjolhede et al., 2012; Arenson et al., 2019; Knop et al., 2016). Research findings supporting the use of…

Effective management of digital identities and personal data is essential in modern society. Personal information management systems (PIMS) empower people to control their digital identities and personal data. Using the reasoned action approach (RAA) developed by Fishbein and Ajzen (2010), I derived the RAA-Trust Model for PIMS Adoption and…

Exploring the relationship between undergraduate students and student services practitioners is nuanced. By using Twitter as a platform, tool, and community, this dissertation explored this relationship. Previous research has indicated that social media and higher education have been explored broadly, however, relationships between two groups of…

Special education teachers do not always include assistive technology (AT) in instructional practices to promote the academic success of students with learning disabilities. The purpose of this study was to explore the reasons special education teachers only sometimes include the use of AT in instructional practices. The conceptual framework was…

This study explored the lived experiences of Latina/o/e students with academic libraries, using a phenomenological approach to understand Latina/o/e students' assets and abilities that they bring to college libraries. This study used the theoretical and conceptual frameworks of critical race theory (CRT), Latina/o critical race theory (LatCrit),…

As the internet increases in size, our body of research into what visitors prefer for website design is leaving out a growing group of people. Those with visual impairments are one of the fastest growing minorities with a disability online. This extremely under-studied group uses the internet for as many different purposes as sighted users do, but…

Immersive Virtual Reality (IVR), as an educational technology tool, will be influential in the educational ecosystem of the future. Therefore, professional development delivery-strategies need to be identified and developed to prepare teachers for effective IVR classroom implementation. In this study, as an initial step toward IVR classroom use…

This study examines Generation Z users that visited a university website's homepage for the first time. Using a case study design, quantitative data from Google Analytics were obtained, processed, and analyzed over for the observation period of 365 days. The results indicate that there is statistical evidence to support that user counts vary by…

Occupational therapy students (OTSs) who misuse social media within academic and clinical learning environments may increase the instances of ethical health care violations and breaches of professional codes of conduct. The purpose of this quantitative, cross-sectional study was to assess the social media competency (SMC) scores of OTSs based on…

Mindfulness apps have shown promise to reduce stress and improve well-being among college students however the mechanisms of these beneficial effects are less clear. In addition, findings are inconclusive about the necessary dose of mindfulness app usage to achieve improvements in mental health. Thus, more dose-response research is needed on…

Objective: Collegiate-athletes are vulnerable to mental health disorders, such as anxiety and depression, yet very little is known about what variables might predict the use of on-campus mental health services among them. The purpose of this study was to investigate the utility of Andersen's Behavioral Model (ABM) in predicting the use of…

Although the enactment of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 was over 50 years ago, students with disabilities continue to experience discriminatory bias and stigma in their day-to-day experiences that can negatively impact their academic progress (Charmatz, 2021). The use of accommodations in a post-secondary environment is designed to remove…

In 2019, the college administrators at a large 2-year college located in Canada implemented a Learning Management System (LMS) policy for all instructors. The goal of the LMS policy was for faculty members to demonstrate committed professionalism and high degree of competence in teaching. The problem was that instructors underutilized the LMS to…

Identification, let alone an understanding, of assumptions in the visitor use management (VUM) field are poorly understood and addressed in the literature. While various assumptions -- statements or assessments that are not necessarily rooted in factual evidence -- that comprise certain outdoor recreation and VUM theoretical frameworks or methods…

The COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally altered the course of education and this is no more evident than in the world of Career and Technical Education (CTE). When the education world was thrust into the remote learning environment, CTE instructors were forced to discover ways to provide students in their programs with high-quality learning…