2016

• Afra Ahmed Hersi, Ph.D., Teacher Education, "Race, Immigration, and Education: Lessons Learned from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students"

• Anthony Villa, D.M.A., Fine Arts, "Singing Without Words"

2015

• Diana J. Schaub, Ph.D., Political Science, "The Gettysburg Address: Statesmanship in Speech"

• Frank D'Souza, Ph.D., Finance, "Behavioral Finance and Equity Market Timing"

2014

• Elizabeth Dahl, Ph.D., Chemistry, "Biogeochemistry - an Ecological Way of Proceeding"

• Mark Osteen, Ph.D., English, "Nightmare Alley: Film Noir and the American Dream"

2013

• Peter R. Litchka, Ed.D., Education Specialties, "Dilemmas and Decision-Making: School Superintendents and Navigating the Turbulent Waters of the Contemporary Educational Environment"

• Paul P. Tallon, Ph.D., Information Systems and Operations Management, "Governance of Big Data: Perspectives on Value, Risk, and Cost"

2012

• Rachel L. Grover, Ph.D., Psychology, "Girl Friend, Boy Friend, Girlfriend, Boyfriend: Negotiating Difficult Other-Sex Situations in the Teen Years"

• Graham James McAleer, D.Phil., Philosophy, "The Morals and Politics of the Lord of the Rings"

2011

• Christopher H. Morrell, Ph.D., Mathematics and Statistics, "Prostate Cancer: Using a Statistical Model to Predict Disease"

• Stephen J. K. Walters, Ph.D., Economics, "The Treatment of Capital and the Destiny of Cities"

• Peter L. Rennert-Ariev, Ph.D., Education Specialties, "The Hidden Curriculum of Teacher Education Reform"

2010

• John D. Burger, Ph.D., Economics, "Local Currency Bond Markets and Global Financial Stability"

• Leslie Zarker Morgan, Ph.D., Modern Languages and Literatures, "A Key Signature: The Gonzaga Huon d'Auvergne and Franco-Italian Cultural Relations 1341 - 1441"

2009

• Yoon S. Shin, Ph.D., Finance, "Role and Influence of Credit Rating Agencies in Global Financial Markets"

• Dawn J. Lawrie, Ph.D., Computer Science, "Improving Software for Programmer Comprehension and Automated Analysis"

• Marie Celeste, Ed.D., Teacher Education, "The Impact of Visual Impairment/Blindness Upon the Social and Emotional Development of Young Children"

2008

 

• Gloria Phillips-Wren, Ph.D., Information Systems and Operations Management, "Assisting Human Decision Making with Intelligent Systems"

• Elizabeth S. Schmidt, Ph.D., History, "Cold War in Guinea: Mass Mobilization and the End of Empire in French West Africa, 1946 - 1958"

2007

• Michael Burton, Ph.D., Sociology, "Elite Foundations of Liberal Democracy"

• Norman H. Sedgley III, Ph.D., Economics, "Alternative Theoretical Frameworks for Understanding Economic Growth"

2006

• L. Mickey Fenzel, Ph.D., Education and Psychology, "Nativity Schools: transforming the Lives of Urban Children"

• Gerard A. Athaide, Ph.D., Marketing, "Managing Seller-Buyer Relationships during the Commercialization of Technology-Based Innovations"

2005

• R. Keith Schoppa, Ph.D., History, "Fighting Bubonic Plague in Two Chinese Cities, 1940 - 1941"

• Joanne Li, Ph.D., CFA, Finance, "Corporate Governance: The Past and the Future"

2004

• Libby B. Kumin, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology,  "Changing Perception, Changing Reality: The Impact of Improved Communication Skills on the Lives of Individuals with Down Syndrome"

• Anthony J. Mento, Ph.D., Management, "A Journey of Discovery: Reflection, Visual Thinking and Creativity"

2003

• Robert S. Miola, Ph.D., Classics and English, "Voices from the Past: Catholicities and Canonicities"

• Marianne H. Ward, Ph.D., Economics, "Measuring British Decline: Direct versus Long Span Income Measures"

2002

• Arthur L. Delcher, Ph.D., Computer Science, "Computational Genomics: Assembling and Analyzing Large-Scale DNA Sequences"

• Richard R. Klink, Ph.D., Strategic and Organizational Studies, "On the Extendibility of Brand Names"

2001

• Roger J. Kashlak, Ph.D., Strategic and Organizational Studies, "Using Anthropology, Sociology and Biology to Better Understand Cross-Border Business Cooperations"

• Matthew W. Kirkhard, Ph.D., Psychology, "I Said Don't Do That: An Examination of Various Factors that Affect Instruction Following"

2000

• Francis G. Hilton, S.J., Ph.D., Economics, "Economics and the Quest for Environment Quality"

• Mary L. Lowe, Ph.D., Physics, "Developing a Bead-based Method for Bioremediation Applications"

1999

• Ralph L. Piedmont, Ph.D., Pastoral Counseling, "Pastoral Counseling: Seeking Scientific Answers to Spiritual Questions"

• David B. Rivers, Ph.D., Biology, "Regulation of Fly Development by the Parasitic Wasp Nasonia Vitripennis"

1998

• Elliot W. King, Ph.D., Communication, "Teaching Space, Public Space and Cyberspace: New Media in Liberal Arts Education"

• Phoebe C. Sharkey, Ph.D., Economics, "Measuring Patient Outcomes: Two Decades of Evaluating Health Care Delivery in a Cost Containment Environment"