Doctor of Education
December 13, 2024
Nahla Kamal Abousamra
Dissertation: University Teachers’ Acceptance of Integrating Social Media into Their Instructional Approaches
Dissertation Chair: Jacqueline McGinty
Curriculum and Instruction
Jessica Lauren Evankovich
Dissertation: To Be or Not to Be: Grammar Instruction and Its Role in Contemporary Middle School Classrooms
Dissertation Chair: Julie Ankrum
Curriculum and Instruction
Todd McClimans
Dissertation: Influence of a Professional Development Program on Teachers’ Perceptions of Personal Stress Management
Dissertation Chair: Kelli Paquette
Curriculum and Instruction
Gregory Warren Orr
Dissertation: The Impact of Cross-Modal Binding on Word Recognition Skills in English Language Learners
Dissertation Chair: Mark McGowan
School Psychology
Asmaa Radwan
Dissertation: Teacher Educators’ Perception of Their Readiness to Prepare Preservice Teachers to Use AI in Their Teaching Practice: An Exploratory Study
Dissertation Chair: Jacqueline McGinty
Curriculum and Instruction
Doctor of Philosophy
December 13, 2024
Jill Baumgardner
Dissertation: Palette for Your Thoughts: Examining the Impacts of Consumer Affect Dimensions on Color Choices in the Paints Marketing Spectrum
Dissertation Chair: Lisa Sciulli
Business
David C. Benfield
Dissertation: A Qualitative Study Identifying the Impact of a Third Place Nonprofit Organization on Community
Dissertation Chair: Alex Heckert
Administration and Leadership Studies
Bobie Sue A. Clawson
Dissertation: The Influence of Walking Surface Types on Gait Parameters, Kinematics, and Worker Perceptions in Relation to Slips, Trips, and Fall Incidents in the Construction Industry
Dissertation Chair: Wanda Minnick
Safety Sciences
Mark Anthony Curcio
Dissertation: LITFIT: A Motivated Literacy Program to Develop Rural Self-Disciplined Male High School Readers
Dissertation Chair: Emily Wender
English/Composition and Applied Linguistics
Susan Dalbey
Dissertation: Factors Which Influence Nursing Faculty’s Readiness to Teach LGBTQ+Health-Related Care
Dissertation Chair: Meigan Robb
Nursing
Salama Marwan De’ebis
Dissertation: Assessing the Impact of Credit Risk Management Tools on Financial Performance in Palestinian Banks: A Comparative Study of Islamic and Commercial Banks
Dissertation Chair: Mukesh Chaudhry
Business
Jonelle M. Dongilla
Dissertation: Learning in Diverse Classrooms: Examining Meaning-Making and Communication with the Lens of Transmodality
Dissertation Chair: Curtis Porter
English/Composition and Applied Linguistics
Cory M. Flick
Dissertation: Social Structure Social Learning Theory: An Intersectional Approach Concerning Social Learning Factors and Recidivism among State Parolees
Dissertation Chair: Alex Heckert
Administration and Leadership Studies
Cynthia Renee Hodges
Dissertation: Perceived Barriers Influencing LPNs’ Pursuit of RN Education
Dissertation Chair: Lora Hromadik
Nursing
Sarah Elizabeth Horne
Dissertation: The Intersectionality between Things and Time: Exploring the Concept of Zeithalt (Time-Hold) in Great Expectations, Jane Eyre, Villette, and The Woman in White
Dissertation Chair: Christopher Orchard
English/Literature and Criticism
Adam Michael Jones
Dissertation: Estimating the Developmental Effect of Disciplinary Suspension on College Students Using Propensity Score Analysis
Dissertation Chair: Christian Vaccaro
Administration and Leadership Studies
Lisa Valerie Mazey
Dissertation: “Would They Discover Her Secret?” Disguised Women Civil War Soldiers in Contemporary American Historical Fiction
Dissertation Chair: Tanya Heflin
English/Literature and Criticism
Paul M. Miller
Dissertation: Cinematic Celebrations: Understanding Family Holiday Practices through Christmas Movie Consumption
Dissertation Chair: Zachary Stiegler
Communications Media and Instructional Technology
Corinne Nulton
Dissertation: The Double-Edged Sword of Shame: The Impacts of School Induced Literacy Shaming in First-Year Writers
Dissertation Chair: Bryna Siegel Finer
English/Composition and Applied Linguistics
Paige Ashley Ray
Dissertation: Students on the Periphery: Exploring the Effects of Socially Stigmatized Identities on Rural Students in College Writing Courses
Dissertation Chair: Dana Driscoll
English/Composition and Applied Linguistics
Annjane Pecosh Ross
Dissertation: A Phenomenological Study of Social Workers’ Perception of Self-Care
Dissertation Chair: Alex Heckert
Administration and Leadership Studies
Marie Alena Thompson
Dissertation: In the Company of Austen’s Men: Male Behavior and Virtue Ethics
Dissertation Chair: Melanie Holm
English/Literature and Criticism
Stacey Jones Vaccaro
Dissertation: Management Personality Traits and the Relationship with Tenure in Human Services
Dissertation Chair: Joseph Rosendale
Business
Doctor of Psychology
December 13, 2024
Elliot S. Grace
Dissertation: Motivational Predictors of Alcohol Use among Undergraduate, Graduate, and Veteran Students
Dissertation Chair: William Meil
Clinical Psychology