These links point to selected institutional repositories that provide full text dissertations and theses:
For help finding a title or repository, contact Jill Borin
The library provides access to many resources for finding dissertations:
Example: In the Advanced Keyword Search boxes enter the keywords trauma and stress then add Widener University as an author (Widener is listed as an author for all Widener Dissertations).
This search returned 7 results; all of which are Widener Dissertations.
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Select - Pre-Existing Vulnerabilities for Developing PTSD and Substance Abuse after Combat Trauma
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OBTAINING WIDENER DISSERTATIONS:
Widener University Dissertations & Theses completed from Spring 2020 through the present are available electronically in full-text through this collection, a few dissertations completed in 2019 are also included. The collection features doctoral dissertations for Clinical Psychology, Education, Human Sexuality, Nursing, and Social Work; Doctor of Nursing Practice Capstone Projects and Master of Engineering Theses.
View by Department
Click on the hyperlinked departments to obtain the scholarly works:
Doctoral Dissertations | Doctor of Nursing Practice Capstone Projects | Master's Theses |
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Search Instructions
Use the search box (on the upper right of each page) to search by keywords, author, title, department, or subject.
Ex: Search for the dissertation by Hnosko, Ayrin L.
The Brief Record displays the title, author, department and date of completion for this dissertation, Click on the title Heel to Heal: The Connection Between Running and Trauma to obtain the Detailed Record.
The Detailed RecordThe Detailed Record provides access to the full text of this dissertation as well as comprehensive metadata. View the Full Text 1. Browse through each page of the dissertation by clicking on the arrows to next to the page display. 2. Click on each page number in the right hand navigation. Download or Print the Full Dissertation Click on the download or print icon in the upper right corner and select ALL
Metadata View the metadata under Object Description
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*Notice the that Department and Subjects terms are hyperlinked. Click on these links to obtain similar items.
Navigate to Dissertations & Theses @ Widener University
Wolfgram Memorial Library Homepage ► A to Z Database List ► Dissertations & Theses @ Widener University
Example: This example is searching for the keyword Trauma, limiting to works published from the Department Social Work.
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Navigate to Digital Dissertations
Wolfgram Memorial Library Homepage ► A to Z Database List ► Digital Dissertations
Example: This example is searching for the keywords Homelessness and Qualitative Study.
1. The search provides 32,094 results from these keywords.
2. Notice that the results include the date range 1931 - 2022.
3. Updating the publication date range to the most recent 10 years, 2010-2020, enables you to obtain more recent results and provides more results with Full Text:
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To find dissertations and theses produced by students at institutions other than Widener University, you must know institution where the work was published. To obtain that information:
Example: Search for the dissertation title - Understanding Patterns of Emotion Perception and Expression Across Cultures. Change the field to Document title- TI.
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Brief Record
The brief records shows bibliographic information for this dissertation, indicating that it was published at the University of Michigan. It reveals that only a preview, not the full text, is available here.
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Brief Record
Detailed Record