Africa-Related Dissertations Database
The Africa-Related Dissertations Database is a resource that represents various areas of Africa-Related expertise developed by Howard University graduate students. It provides information about Africa-Related dissertations and theses completed at Howard University. The database is searchable by area of study, country, type or year. You can also search using any keyword or name in the "Search" field.
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| Title | Name | Area of Study | Country | Dissertation Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anticipating Anticolonialism: A Reappraisal of African Nationalism in Kenya, 1890 – 1978 | Rene Odanga | Political Science, Public Policy, Colonialism / Decolonization / Post-Colonialism | Kenya | Thesis | 2024 |
| African Traditional Healing Through Spirituality: An Alternative Treatment for Transgenerational Trauma in the African-American Community | Vanessa Leverne Perry | Health / Medicine, Religion / Theology, Slavery, Culture, Ethnic and Racial Studies | United States | Dissertation | 2024 |
| HBCUs and Their Contributions to Confronting Colonialism, Apartheid and Social Justice | Peter Abigie Ugbong | Education, Colonialism / Decolonization / Post-Colonialism, Apartheid / Post-Apartheid, History, Slavery | United States | Dissertation | 2024 |
| As Assessment of the Emergency Response and Preparedness to the Impact of COVID-19 on the Educational Sector in Rural Uganda | Moriah Kristie Shiddat | Education, Health / Medicine, Development, Public Policy | Uganda | Dissertation | 2024 |
| Comrades in the Shadows: A Historical Perspective on Women's Voices, Culture and the Struggle for Liberation in Guinea Bissau, 1963-1974 | Jarenda Evonne Williams | Gender Studies, History, Culture | Guinea-bissau | Dissertation | 2024 |
| A Different Approach to Extreme Poverty Reduction in Kenya’s Informal Settlements; The Urgency Post Covid-19 | Angela Pashayan | Development, Political Science, International Relations | Kenya | Dissertation | 2023 |
| Reappraising Black History and African Studies: Finding Value in Black Existence | Meloney Jordan Mosley | Diaspora, Religion / Theology, Culture, Colonialism / Decolonization / Post-Colonialism, Slavery, History | United States | Dissertation | 2023 |
| Ethiopian Migration in the Red Sea Region: New Geographies of Solidarity After the Arab Spring | Sara Swetzoff | Immigration / Migration, Language, Culture, Development | Ethiopia | Dissertation | 2023 |
| People-Centered Approach in Environmental Policy: The Case of Burkina-Faso | Aicha Lompo | Public Policy, Environmental Studies | Burkina Faso | Dissertation | 2023 |
| The Invisible Hands of War: White Supremacy, Black Sovereignty and the Origins of Conflict in Liberia, 1980-2003 | Elijah Robert Zehyoue | History, International Relations, Foreign Policy, Political Science, Conflict Resolution | Liberia | Dissertation | 2023 |
| The Role of Islam in the Construction and Affirmation of Identity in the Nation of Islam and the Layenne Brotherhood of Senegal | Julius G. Johnson | Religion / Theology, Culture | Senegal | Dissertation | 2022 |
| Online Shaming on Twitter: Examining the Experiences of Women From the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region | Shoaa Almalki | Communications and Media, Culture, Gender Studies | Dissertation | 2022 | |
| Rising Screen: Women Filmmakers, Poetic Politics and the Developmental Cinema Complex of the Rwandan Film Industry,1991-2018 | Camille Ciara Dantzler | Cinema, Communications and Media, Gender Studies, Political Science, Development | Rwanda | Dissertation | 2022 |
| An Assessment of the Impact of Oil Revenues on the Social Sectors in Ghana | Maame Frema Praa Osei Boakye | Economics, Sociology, Environmental Studies | Ghana | Dissertation | 2022 |
| Cooperative Liberalism or Competitive Realism in International Organizations in Africa? A Case Study of the Nature of the BRICS in Nigeria, Angola and South Africa | Constance Monique Pruitt | Political Science, International Relations, NGOs / International / Intergovernmental Organizations, Governance, Development | Nigeria, Angola, South Africa | Dissertation | 2022 |
| Slaves or 'Black Moors' in Captivity: The Enslaved African Muslim in the Transatlantic Discourse of Islam, Humanity and Freedom | Gadah Saad Algarni | Slavery, Religion / Theology, Literature, History | Dissertation | 2022 | |
| A Return Migration: The Afro-Jamaican Garveyites of Liberia, 1920-1964 | Adisa Vera Louise Beatty | Immigration / Migration, History, Diaspora | Liberia, Jamaica | Dissertation | 2022 |
| Scattering Texts: Translation of Dani Kouyate’s Keita: The Heritage of the Griot (1995), Amitav Ghosh’s Sea of Poppies (2008), and Zadie Smith’s White Teeth (2000) as Edouard Glissant’s Relationality and Diasporization | Desperina Emily Broaster | Literature, Diaspora | Burkina Faso, India, United Kingdom | Dissertation | 2022 |
| Living in America: Exploring the Impact of Acculturation, Acculturative Stress, Mental Health, Afrocentric Worldview and Spirituality on West African Immigrants' Professional Mental Help-Seeking Attitudes | Nancy Ajaa | Sociology, Immigration / Migration, Culture, Health / Medicine | United States | Dissertation | 2022 |
| Socio-Cultural Influences of Courtesy Stigma Among Family Members of Nigerians Living With Mental Health Challenges: A Multi-National Study | Folasade Patricia Akinkuotu | Sociology, Culture, Health / Medicine | Nigeria | Dissertation | 2022 |
| A Sustainable Development Model: Exploring Social Entrepreneurship in Nigeria | Tochukwu Okasi-Nwozo | Development, Commerce / Trade | Nigeria | Dissertation | 2021 |
| Human Development Pedagogy for At-Risk Students: The Case of a Community Afterschool in Nigeria | Priscilla Nkechi Chukwu | Development, Public Policy, Education | Nigeria | Dissertation | 2021 |
| Breaking the Chain: A Holistic Reconceptualization for Authentic African Value-based Institutions | Kelley Manning Page Jibrell | Culture | Dissertation | 2021 | |
| Senegal: Continuity and Change | Gamby Diagne Camara | Culture, Development, Literature, Communications and Media, Sociology, Globalization | Senegal | Dissertation | 2021 |
| Presidential Public Address as Power Maintenance: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Selected Speeches by President Uhuru Kenyatta | Shamilla Amulega | Communications and Media, Governance, Political Science | Kenya | Dissertation | 2021 |
| A Historical Case Study of Ethnic Agitations in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic: Creating the Path to National Integration | Oluwaseyi E. Ajayi | Ethnic and Racial Studies, Political Science | Nigeria | Dissertation | 2021 |
| The Role of Culture, History and Indigenous Institutions in Building Viable Nation Statehood, The Case for Somaliland | Rashid Mohamed Nur | Culture, History, Governance, Political Science, Conflict Resolution, Public Policy, Development | Somalia | Dissertation | 2021 |
| Characterization of the Resistome and Bacteriophages in kitfo, an Ethiopian Beef Steak Tarter | Behailu B. Eshetea | Food Security, Health / Medicine, Biology | Ethiopia | Dissertation | 2021 |
| Predominance and Diversity of Antibiotic Resistant ESKAPE Pathogens in Leafy Vegetables and Clinical Sources From Gondar, Ethiopia | Cherinet Wondyifraw Yigrem | Biology, Chemistry | Ethiopia | Dissertation | 2021 |
| Petroleum Extraction, Agriculture and the Local Communities in the Niger Delta: A Case Study of Ilaje Community | Adedayo Razak Ladelokun | Development, Economics, Agriculture | Nigeria | Dissertation | 2021 |
| African Art, the Entertainment Business Network and Hip Hop Culture | Omar Akbar Young | Fine Arts, Music, Culture, Sociology | Dissertation | 2020 | |
| The Role of Foreign Direct Investment in Technology Transfer Into the Ethiopian Manufacturing Industries | Tesfaye Abebe | Public Policy, Economics, Foreign Policy, Technology, Commerce / Trade, International Relations | Ethiopia | Dissertation | 2020 |
| Citizen Engagement and Democratic Governance: The Significance of October 2014 Popular Uprising in the Political Landscape of Burkina Faso | Barthélemy Bazemo | Foreign Policy, Governance, Political Science | Burkina Faso | Dissertation | 2020 |
| Un/silencing Resistance in the African Diaspora: Unokanma Okonjo and the Pan African Student Union of Austria (PASUA), 1961-1964 | Araba Evelyn Johnston-Arthur | Political Science, Diaspora | Austria | Dissertation | 2020 |
| We Are Not Scared to Die: Julius Malema’s Signifying YouTube Rhetoric During the 2019 South African General Election Campaign Season | Tiffany Thames Copeland | Communications and Media | South Africa | Dissertation | 2020 |
| An Examination of the Inherent Inefficiencies and Shortcomings Contained in the Production/Processing/Distribution Chain of Sierra Leone’s Domestic Rice Industry | William Elbern Smith | Development, Public Policy | Sierra Leone | Dissertation | 2020 |
| Understanding the Nexus Between Climate Change, Environmental Degradation, and Human Security in Mauritania | Darryl L. Jones II | Environmental Studies, Human Security | Mauritania | Dissertation | 2020 |
| Capital Goods Imports and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa | Bintou Lingani | Economics, Development | Dissertation | 2020 | |
| Challenges of Economic Growth and Development in Oil-Rich Countries: A Heterogeneous Panel Data Study | Alireza Motameni | Economics, Development | Algeria, Angola, Republic of The Congo, Egypt, Gabon, Nigeria | Dissertation | 2020 |
| An Exploratory Study of the Relationship Between the Perceived Threat of Obesity and Hypertension and the Adoption of Preventative Health Practices in Congo-Brazzaville | Felicien Bidzimou | Health / Medicine, Sociology | Republic of The Congo | Dissertation | 2020 |
| Continuous-Time and Discrete-Time Models of Cholera Infections in Cameroon | Eric Ngang Che | Biology | Cameroon | Dissertation | 2020 |
| Afro-leadership the Path to Development Sub-Saharan Africa: Botswana as a Case Study | Richmond Danso | Political Science, International Relations, Governance, Development | Botswana | Dissertation | 2020 |
| The Women’s Forgotten Voices and Building Peace Through a Gendered Lens | Florence Nwando Didigu | Gender Studies, Communications and Media | Nigeria | Dissertation | 2020 |
| Blood Minerals and the Curse: The Invisible Hand, State Failure, War and Mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo | Clarisse Yifwanda Ndjungu | Economics, Development, Violence | Democratic Republic of The Congo | Dissertation | 2020 |
| Survival Through Memory: African Retentions in Diasporan Cultural Production of Venezuela’s Barlovento Region | Mesi Ecola Walton | Diaspora | Venezuela | Dissertation | 2019 |
| Unraveling the Influence of Media: Skin Color Preferences in Youth of African Descent | Renee A. Davis | Ethnic and Racial Studies | United States | Dissertation | 2019 |
| Religion, Peacebuilding and Human Security in Africa: A Case Study of Jos Plateau State Nigeria | Canice Chinyeaka Enyiaka | Human Security, Religion / Theology, Violence | Nigeria | Dissertation | 2019 |
| The Global and Regional Impact of Climate Change and Migration on Food Security and Development: A Case Study of Northern Ghana | Abdul-Gafaru Tahiru | Atmospheric Sciences, Development, Environmental Studies, Food Security, Globalization | Ghana | Dissertation | 2019 |
| The Disregarded Lens: The Marginalization of Black Women in Cinema, a Look at Ghana and the United States | Shannon Sherri Warren | Cinema, Diaspora, Gender Studies | Ghana, United States | Dissertation | 2019 |
| Steve Biko: The Radical Gospel of Black Consciousness | Traci Deneen Wyatt | Apartheid / Post-Apartheid, History, Religion / Theology | South Africa | Dissertation | 2019 |