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COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIESDoctoral Hooding andGraduation Ceremony19 MAY 2022
CONTENTSThis program is for ceremonial purposes only and is not to be considered an officialconfirmation of degree information. It contains only those details available at thepublication date.We ask those in attendance to kindly silence their electronic devices and toremain in their seats until the platform party has left the stage and the graduaterecessional has finished.Program2Announcement of the Candidates3Doctor of EducationDoctor of Law and PolicyDoctor of Physical TherapyDean’s Medal for Outstanding Doctoral Work19The History of Northeastern University21Northeastern University College of Professional Studies24University Senior Leadership26Members of the Board of Trustees, Trustees Emeriti,Honorary Trustees, and Corporators Emeriti26Program Notes281
PROGRAMMATTHEWS ARENATEN O’CLOCK A.M.PreludeWelcomeMary LuddenSenior Vice Provost and Senior Vice ChancellorOpening RemarksDavid FieldsInterim Dean, College of Professional StudiesAnnouncement of the CandidatesPresentation of the Dean’s Medal for Outstanding Doctoral WorkDavid FieldsRemarks of the Dean’s Medal SpeakerJae M. WilliamsDoctor of EducationClosing RemarksDavid FieldsCharge to the GraduatesMary LuddenRecessionalThe audience is requested to remain seated during the recessional.2
DOCTOR OF EDUCATIONMarie A. AdolpheDissertation: Connecting to Opportunity: How First-Generation College Studentsof Color Majoring in Marketing Build and Enact Professional NetworksAdvisor: Brian BicknellElizabeth Margaret AdreonDissertation: “I Have Something Meaningful To Say” An InterpretativePhenomenological Analysis Study of Rural Vermont Students’ Experiences WithAcademic and Social AgencyAdvisor: Wendy CrockerMichael Thomas AlbanoDissertation: Perceptions of Belonging Amongst Veteran Students at Elite LiberalArts CollegesAdvisor: Karen Reiss MedwedBibi Ibrahem J. Al-GhanimDissertation: Understanding the Challenges of Recruitment and Retention ofInternational Teachers for Private Schools Within the State of KuwaitAdvisor: Tova SandersKim Lanetta AlleyneDissertation: Like Family: A Case Study of Black and Latina Mothers’ Perspectivesof Family Engagement and Training Needs in an Early Childhood ProgramAdvisor: Keisha Stephenson TaylorJeremiah Cavit AmesDissertation: 11th Grade Students’ Experiences With Summer AcademicAssignmentsAdvisor: Cherese Childers-McKeeEnikimberly Tilisha AveryDissertation: Examining the Zone: Narratives of Black Women Executives inCross Cultural Executive Coaching in Corporate AmericaAdvisor: Harriette RasmussenStacie Lynn BanksDissertation: Examining Instructor-Inclusive Efforts To Reform Systems NegativelyImpacting Student Self-ConceptAdvisor: Michael DeanCourtney Grace BarnardDissertation: Generating Relevant Evaluations for Sustainability: An ActionResearch Study on the Perceived Value of Community-Based CoalitionsAdvisor: Melissa ParentiErica Lynn Barton2Dissertation: Examining the Impact of White Supremacy Cultural Norms onOrganizational LearningAdvisor: Joan GiblinThis program is for ceremonial purposes only and is not to be considered an official confirmation of degreeinformation. It reflects only those details available at the publication deadline.1 Charlotte, NC Student2 Seattle, WA Student3 Portland, ME Student4 Silicon Valley, CA Student5 Toronto, Canada Student6 Hong Kong Student3
Hollie M. BergeronDissertation: Cross Cultural Executive Coaching in Corporate AmericaAdvisor: Kimberly NolanDavid Robert Best6Dissertation: Teacher Perceptions of Professional Development in an InternationalSchool in Hong KongAdvisor: Kelly ConnTravis Jordan BinkleyDissertation: Successful Community College Adult Learner Persistence During theCOVID PandemicAdvisor: Lynda BeltzNicole BrewerDissertation: Exploring Effective Support Methods for Developmental EnglishStudents at an Open-Enrollment Private UniversityAdvisor: Lindsay PortnoyAdrienne BrickerDissertation: Becoming a Mentor: A Narrative Study of Mentor Identity FormationAmong College and University RegistrarsAdvisor: Shannon AlpertKristin Marie Brooks1Dissertation: Increased Barriers To Transfer Between Technical Colleges andFour-Year Private Colleges: Articulation Agreements and Partnerships Paving theWay for a More Inclusive Transfer CultureAdvisor: Kimberly NolanRebecca H. BrownDissertation: Teachers’ Experiences With and Perceptions of Self-Efficacy andEffectiveness as Educators in a Standards-Based Grading and Reporting System:An Interpretive Phenomenological AnalysisAdvisor: Afi WigginsRalph Anthony BruzzeseDissertation: Understanding the Factors That Challenge Students Below thePoverty Level in a Large Suburban Middle School SettingAdvisor: Kimberly NolanJulie Elizabeth Kenny CalziniDissertation: What It Means To Be a White Pre-Service TeacherAdvisor: Afi WigginsJames Dale CampbellDissertation: Understanding the Recruitment, Admissions, and EnrollmentExperiences of Nontraditional Students Across GenerationsAdvisor: Lynda BeltzThis program is for ceremonial purposes only and is not to be considered an official confirmation of degreeinformation. It reflects only those details available at the publication deadline.1 Charlotte, NC Student2 Seattle, WA Student43 Portland, ME Student4 Silicon Valley, CA Student5 Toronto, Canada Student6 Hong Kong Student
La-Tarri Monique CantyDissertation: “Chronicles of the Model Minority”: The Socialization andHelp-Seeking Behaviors of East Asian American Undergraduate Students atan Ivy Plus InstitutionAdvisor: Carolyn BairKimberly Rose CaprioDissertation: Understanding How University Employees Describe Their ExperienceWorking With College Students Disclosing Their Experience With Sexual AssaultAdvisor: Tova SandersGwendolyn L. Brigid Cash-James2Dissertation: Sensemaking and Sensegiving: Understanding the OrganizationalEntry of New Chief Academic Officers at Community CollegesAdvisor: Michael ThomasMichael Gerald CashmanDissertation: I Could Use a Hand Here: A Quantitative Examination of InstitutionalClosure Profiles Among U.S. Postsecondary Institutions—Ten Years in ReviewAdvisor: Michael DeanLeonard Kelvinson ChangDissertation: An Intrinsic Case Study Exploring the Relationship BetweenExpatriate Teachers’ Personal Histories and Agency at a Non-TraditionalIndonesian International SchoolAdvisor: Elisabeth BennettCasey CisnerosDissertation: Getting to the Bottom of Due Process: Examining Parent/CaregiverExperiences in a Flawed Special Education SystemAdvisor: Sara EwellMcAllister Brent Collins1Dissertation: Cultural Misinterpretation and Its Effect on the Life Trajectories ofBlack MalesAdvisor: Harriette RasmussenCherie L. ComeauDissertation: A Narrative Exploration of Leadership Skill Development andTransfer Based on Athletic ParticipationAdvisor: Julie LanzilloRebecca Anne CorsoDissertation: Stories Matter: How Urban Charter School Teachers Seek To Cultivatea More Inclusive Narrative of American HistoryAdvisor: Karen Reiss MedwedAndria CoxDissertation: Doom and Zoom: How the Tsunami of Distractions From the RapidCollision of Home and Work Floods Video Call InteractionsAdvisor: Tova SandersThis program is for ceremonial purposes only and is not to be considered an official confirmation of degreeinformation. It reflects only those details available at the publication deadline.1 Charlotte, NC Student2 Seattle, WA Student3 Portland, ME Student4 Silicon Valley, CA Student5 Toronto, Canada Student6 Hong Kong Student5
Dorothy Hall DanielsDissertation: Will Alexa Help ELLs Learn English?Advisor: Patricia MoranRebecca Miriam DavisDissertation: First Generation College Students: A Case Study Examining StudentExperiences To Enhance Student Confidence and Academic Success UsingBandura’s FrameworkAdvisor: Willie WilliamsLaura DayalDissertation: Transformative Leadership in Complex and Culturally DiverseOrganizations Through the Lens of Transformative Higher Education PresidentsAdvisor: Lynda BeltzKara Mallory DeSannaDissertation: Access for All? A Case Study Exploring Higher EducationAdministrators’ Perspectives on New York State’s Excelsior Scholarship atMid-Atlantic State UniversityAdvisor: Willie WilliamsPeter Leonard Di Pace Jr.Dissertation: Accounting for Gender: How the Market for Masculine CapitalShapes the Secondary School JourneyAdvisor: Keisha TaylorJustin Salvatore DolceDissertation: Exploration of the Skills Gap: Hype, Perceptions, Problem?Advisor: Afi WigginsMary Kathryn Merz DurkinDissertation: Middle School Students’ Reading Engagement and ClassroomLibrariesAdvisor: Lindsay PortnoyChristina Marie EganDissertation: Choosing To Stay: The Voluntary Retention Decisions of HighlyEffective Teachers in Challenging School ContextsAdvisor: Shira LeibowitzLaura Angell Evangelista EngelDissertation: The Sponsor-Mentor as a Student Resource and University Partner: ACase Study of Experiential ProjectsAdvisor: Kelly ConnMarita Bethany Carol Long EspositoDissertation: Discounted: The Storied Accounts of People of Color ExperiencingBiased Hiring Decisions While Pursuing Administrator-Level Positions in HigherEducationAdvisor: Joseph McNabbThis program is for ceremonial purposes only and is not to be considered an official confirmation of degreeinformation. It reflects only those details available at the publication deadline.1 Charlotte, NC Student2 Seattle, WA Student63 Portland, ME Student4 Silicon Valley, CA Student5 Toronto, Canada Student6 Hong Kong Student
Mary Alma Ewart2Dissertation: A Study of Effective Strategies for Empowering Pre-ServiceElementary Teachers To Teach MathematicsAdvisor: Afi WigginsStephanie Judith FernandezDissertation: Evaluating Factors That Influence Female STEM Doctoral StudentPersistenceAdvisor: Lynda BeltzScott M. FitzsimmonsDissertation: How Senior Rural EMS Officials Develop Their LeadershipCompetenciesAdvisor: Patricia MasonDeanna Polli FosterDissertation: Determining the Overall Effectiveness of Experiential Learning inHigher Education Accounting ProgramsAdvisor: Thomas WylieAmarilis FrancisDissertation: Afro-Dominican Ethno-Racial Narratives at a PredominantlyWhite InstitutionAdvisor: Cidhinnia Torres CamposShannon Elizabeth GardnerDissertation: Exploring Student Engagement in History and Social Studies inProblem-Based LearningAdvisor: Afi WigginsChristopher Dean Garniewicz1Dissertation: Investigation Into the Need for Fire Instructor Curriculum ReformAdvisor: Kimberly NolanJohn Joseph GloverDissertation: Social Studies and Inquiry-Based Education: The Lived Experiencesof Secondary-Level Teachers in a Suburban School DistrictAdvisor: Karen Reiss MedwedAmity Simons GossDissertation: Collective Leadership and Co-Creative TeamingAdvisor: Lindsay PortnoyAlfred Griswold2Dissertation: Leadership Journey: A Phenomenological Research Study ExploringAfrican American Male Community College Presidents' Meaning-Making of CareerDevelopment ExperiencesAdvisor: Daniel VolchokJoan Frances HaleyDissertation: Developing Student Agency for Climate Resilience: How StudentsDescribe Their Beliefs About School Experiences That Shaped Their Sense of Selfand Collective EfficacyAdvisor: Patricia MasonThis program is for ceremonial purposes only and is not to be considered an official confirmation of degreeinformation. It reflects only those details available at the publication deadline.1 Charlotte, NC Student2 Seattle, WA Student3 Portland, ME Student4 Silicon Valley, CA Student5 Toronto, Canada Student6 Hong Kong Student7
Shyla Khalilah HanlanDissertation: Teachers’ Perceptions of Culturally Responsive Practices andInequalities With Black StudentsAdvisor: Patricia MasonJessica Krystle Frahm Harris1Dissertation: Agency, Authenticity, and Resiliency: Understanding Science TeacherLearning Experiences To Build Better Systems of SupportAdvisor: Corliss ThompsonElaine Conway HarveyDissertation: Innovation in Higher Education: Understanding Higher EducationProfessionals’ Experiences Through a Futurist LensAdvisor: Sandy NickelDanyale Lanette HawkinsDissertation: The Secret Sauce for Rapid Disruptive Change: A Case Study ofMillennial Leadership and Multigenerational Followership in Dynamic RelationshipsAdvisor: Julie LanzilloMathew William HepferDissertation: Data Analytics in Grades 3–8: A Study of Performance Mattersin ActionAdvisor: Shira LeibowitzRachel Katherine HerleinDissertation: Motivating Teachers for Mission-Driven Professional LearningAdvisor: Lindsay PortnoyCarol Veronica HernandezDissertation: “I’m Not Like You. I’m Different.”: A Narrative Inquiry Study of LatinaEducational Developers Working in Higher EducationAdvisor: Wendy CrockerBrenda Scott HillmanDissertation: A Qualitative Exploration Into the Role of Education as anAnti-Trafficking Strategy for School-Aged Children Exploited for Purposesof Commercial Sex Trafficking and Cheap Labor in the State of GeorgiaAdvisor: Sara EwellDavid Edward HomaDissertation: Defining and Improving Higher Education Administrators’ DigitalTechnology LiteracyAdvisor: Shannon AlpertMichael Kerry Horrigan1Dissertation: Exploring the Work Engagement of Freelancers in America Duringthe COVID-19 Era Using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA)Advisor: Lindsay PortnoyThis program is for ceremonial purposes only and is not to be considered an official confirmation of degreeinformation. It reflects only those details available at the publication deadline.1 Charlotte, NC Student2 Seattle, WA Student83 Portland, ME Student4 Silicon Valley, CA Student5 Toronto, Canada Student6 Hong Kong Student
Yolette H. IboketteDissertation: “Who Else Will Show the Kids How To Get Through?”: A NarrativeResearch Study of Culturally-Relevant Pedagogical Practices of 9th Grade UrbanPublic School Teachers of Black BoysAdvisor: Karen Reiss MedwedBrandee Jean IdlemanDissertation: Asynchronous Learning Experiences in the Canvas LMS forInformation Literacy in the Community College SettingAdvisor: Afi WigginsLinda A. Kasarjian1Dissertation: They Strive To Thrive: The Impact of High Teacher Turnover onTeachers Who RemainAdvisor: Kimberly NolanKelsey Victoria Grab Kaul2Dissertation: Understanding Hiring Processes To Improve Diversity on StartupTechnology TeamsAdvisor: Shannon AlpertJoshua Daniel Keegan6Dissertation: The Use of Emotional Labor by Leaders in a Nonprofit Organizationin ChinaAdvisor: Kelly ConnKathleen KenneyDissertation: Career Success Perceptions of Administrative Staff Women inMid-Level Leadership Roles at One American UniversityAdvisor: Elisabeth BennettAlexandra M. KeohaneDissertation: Implementation of Social-Emotional Curriculum Terminology inElementary SchoolAdvisor: Kimberly NolanKelly Nicole KiltsDissertation: The Pedagogy of Scientific LiteracyAdvisor: Shannon AlpertLyla KorhaniDissertation: Flexible Leadership in a Multigenerational WorkforceAdvisor: Cherese Childers-McKeeMatthew John KrogmanDissertation: Social Studies Teachers’ Perspectives of Higher-Order Thinking Skillsand Their Use in LessonsAdvisor: Sara EwellVictoria KruegelDissertation: Recognizing the Role of Mentoring in Achievement and TeacherRetentionAdvisor: Sara EwellThis program is for ceremonial purposes only and is not to be considered an official confirmation of degreeinformation. It reflects only those details available at the publication deadline.1 Charlotte, NC Student2 Seattle, WA Student3 Portland, ME Student4 Silicon Valley, CA Student5 Toronto, Canada Student6 Hong Kong Student9
Brittney Lynne LavoieDissertation: An Analysis of Teacher Perspectives on Their Role in Student SocialEmotional Competency DevelopmentAdvisor: Hattie HammondsAdrienne Lee Liechty2Dissertation: Making “Chicken Nuggets” and Discussing “Fried Baloney”: A Study inRacially Equitable Group WorkAdvisor: Keisha TaylorChristina Marie LincolnDissertation: Exploring How Early Childhood Faculty Make Sense of Social JusticeTeaching: An Interpretative Phenomenological AnalysisAdvisor: Corliss ThompsonRebecca M. LongDissertation: Performance-Based Assessments: Providing Equitable Measuresfor AllAdvisor: Sara EwellJennifer Ocif LoveDissertation: Aligning to the 2016 Massachusetts Science, Technology andEngineering Curriculum Frameworks: PreK–5 STEAM Education WhereEngineering Is the “Keystone”Advisor: Patricia MasonDouglas J. LyonsDissertation: Academic Achievement, Belonging, and IdentityAdvisor: Karen Reiss MedwedMilagros MarcheseDissertation: Communication and Collaboration in Asynchronous LearningCommunitiesAdvisor: Lindsay PortnoyJoanna Nichols Tracy MartelDissertation: Interactions Between Stakeholders for the Benefit of Career PathwayInstruction of Sixth Through Twelfth Grade Students of MaineAdvisor: Kimberly NolanKimal Rohan McCarthyDissertation: A Calling To Come Back: Understanding Why Nantucket LocalsRevisit a Community MuseumAdvisor: Harriette RasmussenJoanna Grace Dell McDonoughDissertation: The Power of Critical Self-Reflection: An Action Research StudyTo Foster Gender Equity and Justice in Classroom Practices and AcademicProgramming in a Co-Educational Independent SchoolAdvisor: Shannon AlpertMatthew L. McFaddenDissertation: Cybersecurity Experiential Leadership LearningAdvisor: Rashid MosleyThis program is for ceremonial purposes only and is not to be considered an official confirmation of degreeinformation. It reflects only those details available at the publication deadline.1 Charlotte, NC Student2 Seattle, WA Student103 Portland, ME Student4 Silicon Valley, CA Student5 Toronto, Canada Student6 Hong Kong Student
Andrea Lois Althea MckieDissertation: Military Sexual Assault Prevention and Response: A Case Study ofCoast Guard Male Victim AdvocatesAdvisor: Karen PhillipsIan Mearns2Dissertation: Discontinuing the Incarceration of Seattle’s Mentally IllAdvisor: Joan GiblinIraz MedhiDissertation: Female Engineers in Co-Op: Exploring the Lived Experiences ThroughSocializationAdvisor: Lynda BeltzKirsten Ann Moffler-DaykinDissertation: The Never-Quits: Understanding Resilience and the Lived Experiencesof Nontraditional, Two-Year College Students From Underrepresented PopulationGroups Exposed to Adverse Childhood ExperiencesAdvisor: Quannah Parker-McGowanAmanda MudlockDissertation: Fostering a Learning Culture With a Remote TeamAdvisor: Rashid MosleyJames Garland MurrellDissertation: A Qualitative Inquiry of Clinical Radiographers’ and RadiographyEducators’ Perception of the Value of Continuing EducationAdvisor: Gail Matthews-DeNataleAmanda Julianne NasserDissertation: Finding Purpose in History Education in the Digital AgeAdvisor: Shannon AlpertMichelle Y. NgDissertation: Cultivating Girls’ Interest in the Garden of STEM: Teachers’PerspectivesAdvisor: Karen Reiss MedwedJulie Kim NguyenDissertation: Examining Undergraduate Engineering Students’ Experiences WithFailures During Co-OpAdvisor: Tracy Pascua-DeaSheryl Mayuski O’BrienDissertation: Faculty and Student Affairs in Collaboration: A Case StudyExamining Faculty and Resident Director Collaboration in a Faculty inResidence ProgramAdvisor: Cherese Childers-McKeeTaylor Marie O’BrienDissertation: Implications of High-Stakes Testing on Classroom Practices inGrades 3–5Advisor: Shannon AlpertThis program is for ceremonial purposes only and is not to be considered an official confirmation of degreeinformation. It reflects only those details available at the publication deadline.1 Charlotte, NC Student2 Seattle, WA Student3 Portland, ME Student4 Silicon Valley, CA Student5 Toronto, Canada Student6 Hong Kong Student11
Jennifer M. O’NeillDissertation: How Principals Empower Teachers To Share LeadershipResponsibilities in Suburban Elementary SchoolsAdvisor: Quannah Parker-McGowanBindi R. PatelDissertation: Latina Student Success: Identity and Experiences of LatinaCommunity College StudentsAdvisor: Kimberly NolanWilliam Robert PetrickDissertation: Exploring Campus Racial Climate Settings: White Resident Assistants'Experiences Engaging in Racially Diverse CommunitiesAdvisor: Mounira Morris and Mary Ann Benites KaplanTambre Annelle Phillips1Dissertation: The Impact of a Learning Community Curriculum on Students andFaculty in a Doctor of Physical Therapy ProgramAdvisor: Joan GiblinLaura S. PlummerDissertation: Perceptions of Interprofessional Identity Formation in RecentDoctor of Physical Therapy Graduates Working in Inpatient Settings:A Phenomenological StudyAdvisor: Lynda BeltzStefanie West PorrazzoDissertation: Understanding Self-Efficacy in Professional Development:Clear Goal-Setting Protocols to Maximize Participant OutcomesAdvisor: Kimberly NolanGladys PrinsDissertation: Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Practices, Impacts onUnderrepresented Minorities: The Lived ExperienceAdvisor: Michael DeanKristin B. ReDissertation: A Narrative Study Examining the Voices of Former Pregnant andParenting Students Who Have Graduated From an Alternative High SchoolAdvisor: Karen Reiss MedwedJuana Smith ReinaDissertation: Cocurricular Student Practice Communities and Student IdentityTransition: An Interpretative Phenomenological AnalysisAdvisor: Kimberly NolanHeather Lyn RichardsDissertation: Effectiveness of Instructor-Generated Videos: A Case Study of theUndergraduate Adult Education Program, Nichols College for Faculty Interactionand ConnectednessAdvisor: Lynda BeltzThis program is for ceremonial purposes only and is not to be considered an official confirmation of degreeinformation. It reflects only those details available at the publication deadline.1 Charlotte, NC Student2 Seattle, WA Student123 Portland, ME Student4 Silicon Valley, CA Student5 Toronto, Canada Student6 Hong Kong Student
Taylor A. RileyDissertation: “Yeah, But Would You Hire Them?”: An InterpretativePhenomenological Analysis of How Employers Make Sense of Hiring Ex-OffendersAdvisor: Amy SwainSeth Donald RobertsonDissertation: Exploring the Lived Experience of Adjunct Faculty Members at aPrivate Religious InstitutionAdvisor: William EwellElizabeth Spitznagel RoseDissertation: Establishing Authority and Leadership Within an Environmentof Research Colonialism: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of theReflections of the Lived Experiences of Academic Biomedical Researchers fromLow- and Middle-Income CountriesAdvisor: Nancy PawlyshynMichael Daniel RossettiDissertation: Understanding the Impact That a Well-Defined RelationshipBetween Principals and Coaches Has on TeachersAdvisor: Kimberly NolanHeidi Lee SabnaniDissertation: The Anxiety in the Room: An IPA Study of Coaching as anIntervention for Elementary Teachers With Math AnxietyAdvisor: Amy SwainRachel Roth SawatzkyDissertation: Harms, Needs, and Obligations in University Title IX ProceduresAdvisor: Kimberly NolanDaniella Bianca ScheppsDissertation: The Art of Un-Teaching War to ChildrenAdvisor: Lindsay PortnoyMegan Elizabeth SchererDissertation: Mid-Level Career Women Aspiring to C-Suite Positions in America’sFortune 500 Companies: A Narrative Inquiry Study of How They Describe TheirInteractions With Other Women in the WorkplaceAdvisor: Nancy PawlyshynKimberly SeefeldDissertation: Impact of Institutional Aid on First-Year Students at PublicDoctoral InstitutionsAdvisor: Michael DeanHaeng Soo SeolDissertation: Career Development Experiences of East Asian InternationalStudents of Contemporary Music Performance: An InterpretativePhenomenological AnalysisAdvisor: Lynda BeltzThis program is for ceremonial purposes only and is not to be considered an official confirmation of degreeinformation. It reflects only those details available at the publication deadline.1 Charlotte, NC Student2 Seattle, WA Student3 Portland, ME Student4 Silicon Valley, CA Student5 Toronto, Canada Student6 Hong Kong Student13
Robert J. ShawDissertation: School Leadership and Adaptation in Response to the COVID-19 CrisisAdvisor: Tova SandersJennifer Leigh Siegfried1Dissertation: Student Perspectives of Pedagogy and the Development ofAutonomy, Metacognition, and Critical Thinking: A Narrative Inquiry Studyof Student Experiences To Inform and Define Meaningful PracticeAdvisor: Karen Reiss MedwedScott John Silver-BonitoDissertation: The Content Agnostic Effects of Design Thinking Learning onMiddle School StudentsAdvisor: Lindsay PortnoyLaura A. SosaDissertation: Keeping the Dream Alive: A Narrative Research Study Exploringthe Entrepreneurial Actions Supporting Strategic Renewal at United StatesCommunity Colleges As Described by the College Presidents During theCOVID-19 PandemicAdvisor: Tova SandersKendrick Ray SpencerDissertation: A Phenomenology Approach to Retaining Black Students at anHBCU in the SouthAdvisor: Joan GiblinMichelle Nichole SpencerDissertation: Training To Lead: A Leadership Training for Early ChildhoodCenter AdministratorsAdvisor: Joan GiblinEllen Whitman StoddardDissertation: A Narrative Analysis of Women STEM Professionals' Transitionsto Project-Based TeachingAdvisor: Paula BoyumSamantha Louise Streamer VenerusoDissertation: Leadership Development in Practice: A Transformative JourneyAdvisor: Daniel VolchockJoseph Alexander Strzempka6Dissertation: From Policy to Practice: A Qualitative, Holistic, Multiple-CaseStudy Investigating How Public Primary and Secondary Schools ImplementInternationalization Reforms in a South China Mega-CityAdvisor: Sandy NickelTakeo SuzukiDissertation: Examining the First-Year International Students’ Experiences andInstitutional Support: An Interpretative Phenomenological AnalysisAdvisor: Kimberly NolanThis program is for ceremonial purposes only and is not to be considered an official confirmation of degreeinformation. It reflects only those details available at the publication deadline.1 Charlotte, NC Student2 Seattle, WA Student143 Portland, ME Student4 Silicon Valley, CA Student5 Toronto, Canada Student6 Hong Kong Student
Lora Suzanne TamaginiDissertation: The Transformative Impact of Inclusive Pedagogical Practice in theMiddle School Music ClassroomAdvisor: Hattie HammondsKristy Leath Teskey1Dissertation: Cross-Sector Social Partnerships: How Business Leaders Make Senseof Their Experiences Within a Community Social Change InitiativeAdvisor: Tova SandersKari Ann Thierer2Dissertation: From Industry to Instructor: Supporting Professional-TechnicalCommunity College Faculty Transition From Industry to TeachingAdvisor: Alex FrondutoFelicia R. Carr ThomasDissertation: Black Women Transitioning From Employees to Entrepreneurs:A Narrative Research StudyAdvisor: Gail Matthews-DenataleThomas Daniel Tressler-GelokDissertation: Understanding the Impact of Student Affairs and StudentServices Directors’ Impact on the Undergraduate Student Experience:An Action Research StudyAdvisor: Shannon AlpertKevin Michael TyrrellDissertation: Transgender College Athletic ExperienceAdvisor: Michael DeanReagan UrbanecDissertation: The Phenomena of Reading for EnjoymentAdvisor: Karen Reiss MedwedAlexandra Antonieta VelascoDissertation: Challenges in Research and Development in Higher EducationThrough the Lens of Complex Adaptive SystemsAdvisor: Karen Reiss MedwedNichole Elizabeth WadeDissertation: Actions To Achieve a Whole Teacher ApproachAdvisor: Andrew AndersonCarolyn B. WallaceDissertation: Building a Building While Building a Culture: Bringing Teacher VoicesInto the Creation of a New School’s CultureAdvisor: Lindsay PortnoyDaniel R. WeissDissertation: Becoming a Head of School: A Study of New Heads of School inJewish Day SchoolsAdvisor: Hattie HammondsThis program is for ceremonial purposes only and is not to be considered an official confirmation of degreeinformation. It reflects only those details available at the publication deadline.1 Charlotte, NC Student2 Seattle, WA Student3 Portland, ME Student4 Silicon Valley, CA Student5 Toronto, Canada Student6 Hong Kong Student15
Stephanie Alise WhiteDissertation: Performance Feedback in Nonprofit Organizations: A Narrative Studyof the Experiences of African American Women in Senior LeadershipAdvisor: Harriette RasmussenJenny Chin-Hui Wilkins6Dissertation: The Experience of Homeschooled High School GraduatesTransitioning to College in TaiwanAdvisor: Karen Reiss MedwedJames Matthew WilliamsDissertation: America’s Empathy Deficit: Our Bloody Heirloom and theInvisible BackpackAdvisor: Lindsay PortnoyBeth Densmore Williams-BreaultDissertation: Future Directions of Sex Ed: MassachusettsAdvisor: Lindsay PortnoyKathryn D. WilsonDissertation: Shifting the Nature of Teaching and Learning WithPerformance AssessmentAdvisor: Lindsay PortnoyJane Baldwin Pollock WirchDissertation: Lived Experiences of Teacher Professional Development: A Call forthe Intellectualization of PD: A Hermeneutic-Phenomenological Study UsingCultural Historical Activity TheoryAdvisor: Kristal Moore ClemonsDOCTOR OF LAW AND POLICYJeffrey Santos LopesDissertation: School-to-Prison Pipeline: Educators’ Perspective on Their Rolein the PipelineAdvisor: Kimberly LarsonHerbert Okoth OucheDissertation: The Impact of Martin v. City of Boise on the Relationship BetweenPolice and People Experiencing Homelessness in Portland, OregonAdvisor: Bobby Hazelton and Donald BurnesThis program is for ceremonial purposes only and is not to be considered an official confirmation of degreeinformation. It reflects only those details available at the publication deadline.1 Charlotte, NC Student2 Seattle, WA Student163 Portland, ME Student4 Silicon Valley, CA Student5 Toronto, Canada Student6 Hong Kong Student
DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPYRonnie AdlerDissertation: Developmental Coordination Disorder and Bicycle Riding: StrugglingTo Achieve a Childhood MilestoneAdvisor: Jeananne ElkinsChristina AmodeiDissertation: Current Physical Therapy Perspectives of Osteoporosis ManagementAdvisor: Jeananne ElkinsCarrie Whitcomb ChavezDissertation: Developing an Onboarding Program for New Graduate PhysicalTherapists in Acute Care: A Quality Improvement ProjectAdvisor: Jeananne ElkinsRebecca Story DunbarDissertation: Neurodynamics in LBP: A Case SeriesAdvisor: Jeananne ElkinsAnna Maria Fern-BuneoDissertation: Mentorship in Ph
Connecting to Opportunity: How First-Generation College Students . of Color Majoring in Marketing Build and Enact Professional Networks Advisor: Brian Bicknell. Elizabeth Margaret Adreon. Dissertation: "I Have Something Meaningful To Say" An Interpretative . Phenomenological Analysis Study of Rural Vermont Students' Experiences With
