Browsing UW-L Theses & Dissertations by Subject "Education, higher"
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Empowerment of women military spouses in higher education pursuits: A narrative inquiry.
(2022-05)There are a number of challenges associated with being a military spouse. Military culture prioritizes the needs of service members over those of military spouses. The cost of traversing this path is the sacrifice of ... -
Experiences of student affairs professionals who lead institutional responses to a student death by suicide
(2025-05)This phenomenological study was designed to explore the experiences of student affairs professionals who lead institutional responses to student death by suicide. Although there is extensive research to advise higher ... -
Hear our voices: Supporting Black women in cultural & affinity-based student organizations at predominantly white institutions of postsecondary education in the midwestern United States
(2023)The United States is a nation rooted in imperialism, colonialism, and racism, built on the backs of minoritized people whose perspectives are not reflected in dominant narratives at every level of society. Historically, ... -
“I wasn’t trained for this!”: Exploring the lived experiences of academic advisors and secondary traumatic stress
(2025-05)Academic advisors may serve as first responders when students disclose trauma, yet little is known about how these emotionally intense encounters impact advisors themselves. This qualitative study used hermeneutic ... -
Juggling acts: navigating motherhood and leadership as senior student affairs officers.
(2024-05)Women make up the overwhelming majority of student affairs practitioners; many are also mothers. Simultaneously, there is a dearth in scholarly literature that addresses the impact of motherhood on the careers of women ... -
Queer connection, access, and identity: Investigating the lived experiences of queer, mad, mentally ill, neurodivergent, and/or disabled (MMIND) college students in higher education.
(2022-08)This phenomenological study was designed to elevate the lived experiences of queer, mad, mentally ill, neurodivergent, and/or disabled (MMIND) college students in higher education. Little research exists which describes ... -
"Where is the support?": Black men student affairs professionals experiences with secondary trauma.
(2022-08)Student affairs professionals respond to college students in crisis on their respective campuses on a daily basis. After time, this work may begin to affect the professionals negatively and it may lead to the development ...