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Congratulations,APU Class of 2021!We are so proud to celebrate this important milestone with you. You have run agood race, persevering through the challenges—some expected, others unforeseen—and meeting each one with dignity and hard work. You have shown continued faithand determination every step of the way. May your time at APU serve as a strongfoundation for the difference you will make in this world.

C A N D I D AT E S F O R T H E D O C T O R A L D E G R E ECandidatos para el Título de DoctoradoThe listing of the following individuals does not necessarily indicate the completion of a degree program.Students must meet all university requirements before a degree is conferred.Doctor of Philosophy in NursingSagie D. De GuzmanDissertation Title: Sociodemographic Factors, SexualAttitudes, Self Efficacy, and Satisfaction on SexualHealth-Seeking Behaviors among Filipino MenEvangeline Fangonil-GagalangDissertation Title: Effects of Self-Efficacy and FacultySupport on Students’ Readiness for PracticeKathleen Diane HawkinsDissertation Title: Cardiovascular Disease RiskFactors, Physical Activity, and High-DensityLipoprotein in Ecuadorian WomenDoctor of Nursing PracticeJannel Yvette AlburyProject Title: A Literacy-Sensitive EducationalIntervention to Improve the Management ofType 2 DiabetesTouran AssarProject Title: Using Low-Literacy DiabetesEducation to Improve Diabetes Self-Efficacy:A Quality Improvement StudyAnne Marie IrelandProject Title: Feasibility of Implementing PROMIS-29into the Routine Care of Patients with CancerReceiving ChemotherapyKatrina Aiwen LeongProject Title: Application of an Evidence-BasedProgram and Process for Asthma Managementin a Pediatric ClinicDoctor of Education inEducational LeadershipAustin Thomas AndradeDissertation Title: Parenting on Purpose: Strategiesto Support the Social-Emotional Competency ofAdolescents in Secondary SchoolDoctor of Philosophy inHigher EducationRobert Joseph BethkeDissertation Title: A Structural Model of GlobalCitizenship: The Role of Campus EcologyMarie Christie DamDissertation Title: Vietnamese American Women inSTEM: Negotiating the Tension of Gender, Ethnicity,and Generational Identity in Pharmaceutical SciencesWhittington C. GoodwinDissertation Title: Predictors of Thriving in Black andLatino Men at Christian Colleges and UniversitiesMelissa Beth GulickDissertation Title: The Role of College Experiences inStudents’ Spiritual Development: An Examination ofRacial DifferencesCrystal Linn KeetchDissertation Title: The Role of Satisfaction withAcademic Advising in College Student ThrivingJung Woo LihDissertation Title: Effects of Spirituality and Religiosityon College OutcomesJessica Lee TchindebetDissertation Title: Women’s Roles in Women’s CareerAdvancement: A Phenomenological StudyGregory Paul VeltmanDissertation Title: Making a Statement: A CriticalDiscourse Analysis of University Responses to theDeath of Another Black ManChristine J. WatsonDissertation Title: Perceived Academic Controland Writer Identity: An Experimental Study ofAttributional RetrainingDoctor of Education in HigherEducation LeadershipMaricela AlvaradoDissertation Title: Becoming a Student-ReadyPractitioner: Serving First-Generation CollegeStudents through Equity-Minded PracticesLatika J. DavisDissertation Title: Building Agency: An Assets-BasedApproach to Cultivating Solidarity with Black Studentswith Dis/abilitiesRobert Luis FloresDissertation Title: Career Development through anIdentity-Conscious Lens: A Framework to EngageFirst-Generation and Underrepresented StudentsJudithanne Marie GolletteDissertation Title: Authenticating a Pathway toInclusive Education for Marginalized Students with(Dis)abilities via a Districtwide Action Research StudyVasken Assador KederianDissertation Title: How to Increase LP and TimothyLeung School of Accounting Enrollment: A CriticalAction Research Study on Increasing EnrollmentWendee Higa LeeDissertation Title: Creative Identity Development in theDesign Classroom: A Three-Cycle Action ResearchStudy with Whole Creative PeopleTamara Nicole LongDissertation Title: Validating Latinx College Students:The Importance of Spirituality

Trista Lyn O’ConnellDissertation Title: Creating TransformationalOpportunities for College Student SupplementalInstruction Leaders to Thrive during COVID: An ActionResearch StudySuzanne Prefontaine PhillipsDissertation Title: Incarceration, Education,Transformation: The Importance of Higher Educationand Reentry inside the Prison WallsBeatrice Nevarez RodriguezDissertation Title: Liderando con Sentimiento yReflexión (Leading with Sentiment and Reflection):A Cultural Conversation in Latina LeadershipNadia Q. SimoneDissertation Title: Creating an Online Platform toIncrease Access of Peruvian Students to U.S. StudyAbroad Opportunities: An Action Research StudyBlason Phile TaonDissertation Title: Reintegrating Veterans and MilitaryConnected Students through Intrusive AdvisingCarla Elizabeth Jean Polk TorrenceDissertation Title: Older Staff Workers Thriving in theUniversity Environment: An Action Research StudyCindy Michelle WalkerDissertation Title: Leadership that Transforms:Developing Equity-Minded Faculty Leaders ina Hispanic-Serving Community CollegeStefanie Wright-GolightlyDissertation Title: Black Women Scientists Matter:Broadening the Pathway by Removing Barriers andIncreasing AllyshipDoctor of Psychology in ClinicalPsychology: Family PsychologyAmanda AguilarDissertation Title: The Impact and Treatment ofPostdeployment Mental Health Problems in MilitaryPersonnel and Their FamiliesAnna H. AryaDissertation Title: Helping Youth Achieve BetterOutcomes upon Aging Out of Foster CareDeborah Gail P. BarrozoDissertation Title: Examining the Understandingand Practices of Self-Care among Philippine MentalHealth WorkersRachel Leann FagerDissertation Title: Learning How to Navigate TuberousSclerosis ComplexMarisa Revel FloresDissertation Title: Impact of Ambiguous Loss onCouples with a Partner Affected by a TraumaticBrain InjuryMary Ann HakimehDissertation Title: Exploring the Impact of SocialNetworking Sites on Romantic Relationships forIndividuals in a University Setting: Clinical Implicationsfor CounselorsRachel Moriah HeizerDissertation Title: An Analysis of Adolescent AlcoholUse Treatment and Necessary Improvements forFuture ProgramsBrooke Tayler HerdDissertation Title: The Impacts of a Gratitude-BasedIntervention on Cognitive Flexibility through Changesin Positive AffectAdrienne Nicol HilliardDissertation Title: A Workshop Introducing At-RiskYouth Workers and Caregivers to MindfulnessPractices to Decrease Negative Affect and IncreaseSelf-RegulationRachel Danielle HughesDissertation Title: Practical Applications in CrossCultural Trauma-Informed Care for the Sex Traffickedin Mumbai, IndiaAnnette Wing Yu LeeDissertation Title: Mentor Characteristics asContributors to Qualify Mentoring Relationships forFoster Youth: A Qualitative StudyCarissa W. Y. LuuDissertation Title: Chinese Religious Beliefs andIts Influences on Mental Health Perceptions inChinese CultureJulianne Marie MondayDissertation Title: The Impact of Family Dynamics onTrauma-Informed Philippines PsychotherapyAndrea Hsia Gory MuñozDissertation Title: A Study of Resource Loss andResource Gain in U.S. VeteransWinnie Yin Kai NgDissertation Title: A Culturally Sensitive Assessment andTreatment for Addressing Women with Perinatal LossJenna Ann ChiangDissertation Title: Time-Limited DynamicPsychotherapy in University Counseling Centers:Perspectives and Experiences from CliniciansShaida Raiszadeh TomazinDissertation Title: Discovering God, Self, and Othersthrough Spiritual Journeying: An Exploration of the Lifeof Teresa of Avila Revealed through Interior CastleClaire Lara CoucourouxDissertation Title: Adolescent Substance Abuse:Highlighting Risk Factors within the Family SystemJaime Javier SanchezDissertation Title: A Critical Review of Religious andSpiritual Coping Strategies in the Treatment of MoralInjuries Among U.S. VeteransJoAnna Irene DiasDissertation Title: Examining the Spirituality ofEmerging Adults: A Critical Literature ReviewEmma Elizabeth DoneyDissertation Title: The Current State of Literature onAnimal-Assisted Interventions with DogsAlexandria SenkarikDissertation Title: The Applicability and Effectiveness ofa Systems Approach in Treating Severe and PersistentMental Illness

Jessica Rena StoneDissertation Title: Examining the Efficacy of ParentChild Interaction Therapy (PCIT) on Insecurely AttachedInfants with Depressed MothersSungman HwangProject Title: Examining Discipleship in KoreanAmerican Churches as a Pathway toward ChurchRenewalAmanda Alexandra TomDissertation Title: Examining the Barriers to SeekingCounseling and Mental Health Services on CollegeCampuses in the Asian American Student PopulationWon Jin HwangProject Title: Abraham’s Spiritual Formation Journey:A Study of Genesis 12:1-25:11Doctor of MinistryChris T. ChoeProject Title: An Examination of Greed, Envy, Pride,and Sloth in Relation to Emerging Challenges Facingthe Korean Church Today and Seeking Path TowardTransformationMinho HuhProject Title: Intercessory Prayer for KoreanImmigrant ChurchesSamuel Sun LeeProject Title: Christian Education for People withDisability in the Korean American ChurchMelaku YigezuProject Title: Ethiopian Sacred Music: The Life andAccomplishment of St. Yared

C A N D I D AT E S F O R T H EE D U C AT I O N A L S P E C I A L I S T D E G R E ECandidatos para el Título de Especialista EducativoValezka Nicole AcevedoEducational Specialist in School Psychology: Clinicaland Educationally Related Mental Health CounselingItali AndradeEducational Specialist in School PsychologyGemma AnguianoEducational Specialist in School PsychologyJanie Lynn AnguloEducational Specialist in School Psychology:Applied Behavior AnalysisJocelyn N. AquinoEducational Specialist in School PsychologyZenia CalvinEducational Specialist in School Psychology:Applied Behavior AnalysisJohanna ChanEducational Specialist in School PsychologyCiara Janel ChaparroEducational Specialist in School PsychologyLizeth A. CisnerosEducational Specialist in School PsychologyAileen CuevasEducational Specialist in School Psychology:Applied Behavior AnalysisAngelica Elizabeth EspinozaEducational Specialist in School Psychology:Applied Behavior AnalysisKelly Vanessa FajardoEducational Specialist in School PsychologyJulissa Esmeralda GallegosEducational Specialist in School PsychologyArielle Alexandra GarciaEducational Specialist in School Psychology: Clinicaland Educationally Related Mental Health CounselingLuz GarciaEducational Specialist in School PsychologyTeresa HartEducational Specialist in School PsychologyAyesha Syeda HussainiEducational Specialist in School Psychology:Applied Behavior AnalysisAmanda KoshleyEducational Specialist in School PsychologyJanely MendozaEducational Specialist in School PsychologyJodie Christina NalivanskyEducational Specialist in School Psychology: Clinicaland Educationally Related Mental Health CounselingMarilynn Annette OrnelasEducational Specialist in School PsychologyAlexxa Rhea PhillipsEducational Specialist in School PsychologyMetztli Daniela RamirezEducational Specialist in School PsychologyKenneth RidgewayEducational Specialist in School PsychologyFrancesca Kay RubinoEducational Specialist in School PsychologyChristina ShaferEducational Specialist in School PsychologyElizabeth Anne SharpEducational Specialist in School Psychology:Applied Behavior AnalysisValerie VanbuskirkEducational Specialist in School PsychologyJoseph Manuel ZapataEducational Specialist in School Psychology