The following are defended dissertations by the first cohort of Ed.D in Nursing Education from Southern CT State University and Western CT State University as of 2023

• Active Learning Techniques To Enhance Lifelong Learning Characteristics In Baccalaureate Nursing Students
• Comparing Outcomes Between a High-Fidelity Mannequin and Standardized Patient Simulation with Novice Nursing Students Using a Mixed Methods Research Design
• Comparing the Effects of Two Debriefing Frameworks; Promoting Excellence and Reflective Learning in Simulation (PEARLS); Framework and Structured and Supported Debriefing Model (GAS) Framework
• Development and Evaluation of a Sepsis Simulation with Undergraduate Nursing Students
• Does Self-Directed Learning Readiness Differ between Pre-Licensure Nursing Students in Associate, Baccalaureate, and Accelerated Programs
• Evaluating the Impact of an E-Simulation Module on Empathy Development in Baccalaureate Nursing Students
• Evaluation of The Mcmahon Competence Assessment Instrument and The Shoulder Dystocia Simulation Module For Use With Nurse-Midwifery Student
• Exploratory Study Of Graduate Nursing Student Grit And Strategies Used By Faculty: A Mixed Method Study
• Exploring The Development of Empathy with Nurse Residents In A Nursing Residency Program: A Qualitative Case Study
• Exploring the Experiences of New Graduate Nurses who Participated in the Dedicated Education Unit (DEU) Clinical Learning Model: A Descriptive Qualitative Study
• Exploring the Moral Distress of Academic Nurse Educators Working in Associate Degree Programs: A Qualitative Study
• Factors influencing nursing students’ attitudes towards the homeless: Implications for nursing curricula
• Faculty Perspectives Regarding Virtual Reality Computer-Based Simulation
• Generational Differences In Nursing Students’ Perceptions Of Faculty Caring Behaviors And Presence In Online Rn-BSN Programs
• Heutagogy: Concept Development, Analysis, And Application In Nursing Education
• Improving Prelicensure and Undergraduate Baccalaureate Nursing Student’s Communication Skills in Palliative Care Through Experiential Learning
• Investigating Metacognition In New Graduates Transitioning To Professional Nursing Practice
• Mentoring Outcomes: Does Mentoring Influence Satisfaction, Retention, Or Scholarly Productivity Of Novice Academic Nurse Educators
• Missed Nursing Care Among New Graduate Nurses: Is There A Relationship Between Challenges They Experience And Prevalence Of Missed Nursing Care?
• Moral Sensitivity: A Comparative Analysis of Undergraduate and Graduate Nursing Students
• Novice Nurse Practitioners’ Perceptions of Role Transition
• Nurse Educator Competencies And Doctoral Preparation: A Comparative Analysis
• Nursing Faculty Decisions Related to Virtual Simulation Before and During a Global Pandemic
• Nursing Students’ Attitudes Toward Virtual Patient Simulation
• Orientation Learning Needs of Adjunct Clinical Faculty
• Perceptions of Graduate Nurse Faculty on the Use of Simulation in Lieu of Traditional Clinical Hours
• Perceptions of Older Patients by Pre-licensure Nursing Students During their First Clinical Experience
• Professional Nursing Identity Formation in Generic and Accelerated Baccalaureate Nursing Students: An Exploration of Nursing Values and Moral Identity
• Simulation and Debriefing Effects On Diagnostic Reasoning Developments In Family Nurse Practitioner Students
• Student And Faculty Perceptions Of Uncivil Behaviors In Online Rn-To-BSN Nursing Education
• Teaching Self Efficacy, Psychological Empowerment and the use Empowering Teaching Behaviors of Academic Nurse Educators
• Technology Use, Technological Self-Efficacy and General Self-Efficacy Among Undergraduate Nursing Faculty
•   The Academic Impact of Prerequisite Coursework For Second Degree Students In An Accelerated Graduate Entry Prespecialty In Nursing Program
• The Development and Testing of an Instrument to Measure Perceptions of Body Art Among Nurse Educators and Nursing
• The Effect of Mentorship on Role Strain and Intention to Leave Among Nursing Faculty: A Quantitative Study
• The Effects Of Debriefing On Diagnostic Reasoning In Nurse Practitioner Students
• The English-As-A-Second Language Nursing Students In The Online Environment--Challenges, Improvements And Success
• The Experiences of Undergraduate Nursing Students with Mental Health Conditions in the Inpatient Clinical Setting: a Qualitative Study
• The Experiences, Perceptions and Practices of Nursing Faculty Teaching Pain Management: A Qualitative Study
• The Inclusion of The Care Of The Cancer Survivor In Undergraduate Nursing Curricula
• The Influence of Transformational Leadership Theory on Leadership Readiness Among Undergraduate Nursing Students.
• The Lived Experience Of Learning Among Academically Successful English Learners In Associate Degree Nursing Programs
• The Lived Experience of The Nurse Practitioner In The Role Of The Clinical Preceptor
• The Maternal Newborn Clinical Rotation: Experiences Of Male Nursing Students
• The Perceptions Of Newly Graduated Nurse Practitioners Regarding The Pain Management Education Received In Their Graduate Nurse Practitioner Programs: A Qualitative Study
• The Relationship Among Health Education Systems, Inc. Progression and Examination Scores, Day Or Evening Program Enrollment, Final Grade Point Average, And Nclex Rn © Success In Associate Degree Nursing Students
• The Status of Simulation in Long-Term Care Facilities in the United States: Opportunities for Nursing Education
• Transgender Education In Nursing: A Qualitative Study Investigating Faculty Beliefs
• Transition To Practice After Participation In A Student Nurse Associate Program: A Qualitative Study
• Use of an Affective Teaching Intervention to Impact Connections Between Academic and Professional Integrity
• What are the Perceptions of Undergraduate Nursing Students on Racism and Racial Disparities in Maternal Health
• The Impact of Multi-academic Level Student Simulation on Clinical Judgement in Prelicensure Nursing Students
• The Effect of Mentorship on Structural Empowerment for Novice Clinical Adjunct Nursing Faculty
• The Relationship Between Generative Concern and Nurse Practitioner Precepting

• The Efficacy of Pre-briefing in Nursing Simulation Dissertation Proposal Defense 

• Transition to Practice: The Lived Experience of Accelerated BSN Graduates

• Licensed Practical Nursing Students’ Perceived Facilitators, Barriers, and Recent Events Affecting Academic Progression: A Qualitative Descriptive Study

• Quantity versus Quality: An Exploratory Descriptive Study Comparing the Physical Assessment Skills Taught in Undergraduate Nursing Programs with Skills used in Clinical Practitioner

• Transition to Practice: The Lived Experience of Accelerated BSN Graduates

• Exploring Students’ Perceptions and Experiences of Faculty Caring in the Undergraduate Classroom in a Traditional Baccalaureate Nursing Program: A Qualitative Descriptive Study

• The Lived Experience of The Student Nurse Midwife

• Perceptions of Maternal Newborn Nursing Faculty on Teaching Cultural Competence

• Academic Nurse Educator Perceptions of Being Adequately Prepared to Teach Undergraduate Nursing Students During Global Health Crisis

• The Experiences of Novice Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners’ Transition to Practice