Dissertation Defenses
College of Education & Human Development doctoral students present and defend their final dissertations in public presentations that are open to faculty and other graduate students in the program.
There are no dissertation defenses scheduled for the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at this time.
“Influences of Psychocultural Factors and Self-stigma of Seeking Psychological Help on Multiracial Individuals’ Counseling Utilization”
Mary Huffstead
March 25, 12-2 p.m., CEHD room 981
“The Manifestation of the African-Centered Philosophy in the Pedagogical Practices of an Elementary Education Science Teacher”
Akua Appiagyei
March 12, 12:30-2:30 p.m.
“Educational Social Justice Agnostic to Zealot: One White Male Elementary Principal’s Journey”
Jamie C. Hitzges
March 8, 11 a.m., CEHD room 496
“Writing HERstory: Examining the lntersectional Identities of Black Women in Educational Leadership”
Natasha N. Johnson
March 12, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., CEHD room 409
“The Impact of Transformational Leadership Practices on Culturally Responsiveness of Academic Parent Teacher Teams Implementation”
Sally Lehmann
March 12, 12-2 p.m., CEHD room 481
“Mechanisms of Impact: An Exploration of Leadership for Sustained World Language Enrollment in U.S. Higher Education”
Tim Jansa
March 14, 1-3 p.m., CEHD room 409
“Teacher Mobilization: Organizational Factors and the Movement of Teachers Within an Urban District”
Jason Patterson
March 25, 1-3 p.m., CEHD room 409
“Empty Seats at Circle Time: A Phenomenological Perspective of Social-Emotional Learning in Preschool”
Alicia Burford
March 26, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., CEHD room 481
There are no dissertation defenses scheduled for the Department of Kinesiology and Health at this time.
There are no dissertation defenses scheduled for the Department of Learning Sciences at this time.
“Remixing Pedagogy: How Teachers Experience Remix as a Tool for Teaching English Language Arts”
Stephanie Loomis
March 25, 3-5 p.m., CEHD room 630
“Navigating Mobile Learning: English Learners’ Language Learning and Literacy Practices”
A. Ram Cho
March 26, 9:30-11:30 a.m., CEHD room 650
“Doing Science: Data Enactments in Mathematics Education and Qualitative Research”
Susan Ophelia Cannon
March 28, 9-11 a.m., CEHD room 650
“Critical Conversations: A Social Justice-Driven Professional Learning Community”
Felicia Baiden
March 29, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., CEHD room 630
“Examining the Effect of Group Assignment on Upper Elementary Students’ Experiences in a Technology-Mediated Collaborative Compositional Activity”
Samuel C. Holmes
April 1, 12-2 p.m., Haas Howell room 624
Prospectus Presentations
College of Education & Human Development doctoral students present and defend their prospectus presentations in public presentations that are open to faculty and other graduate students in the program.
There are no prospectus presentations scheduled for the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at this time.
“Moral Distress, Wellness, and Professional Quality of Life in Play Therapists”
Ashley Michele Tolleson
Feb. 4, 9:30-11:30 a.m., CEHD room 981
There are no prospectus presentations scheduled for the Department of Early Childhood and Elementary Education at this time.
There are no prospectus presentations scheduled for the Department of Educational Policy Studies at this time.
There are no prospectus presentations scheduled for the Department of Kinesiology and Health at this time.
There are no prospectus presentations scheduled for the Department of Learning Sciences at this time.
“An Action Research Study of Latinx Students’ Experiences with Culturally Relevant Morning Meetings”
Darline Douangvilay
March 11, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., CEHD room 630