Commencement 2010 - Capella University
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<strong>Commencement</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />
August 14, <strong>2010</strong><br />
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Welcome<br />
To our distinguished <strong>Capella</strong> <strong>University</strong> graduates, degree candidates,<br />
and guests:<br />
It is my pleasure to welcome you to Minneapolis for <strong>Capella</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s<br />
summer <strong>2010</strong> commencement ceremony. We are here to recognize the<br />
significant accomplishments of our graduates and certificate earners. Your<br />
academic achievements, as well as your determination and commitment,<br />
have brought you to this point. As you walk across the stage, you are earning<br />
more than the titles and rewards bestowed by your degrees and certificates.<br />
The knowledge you have gained during your time at <strong>Capella</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
also grants you new responsibilities—to your family, your community, and<br />
yourself. You have the knowledge and the ability to make your corner of the<br />
world a better place.<br />
Today, you join more than 19,000 <strong>Capella</strong> graduates and certificate earners<br />
who have gone before you. Many more will follow. As you move forward with<br />
your life and career, the support of <strong>Capella</strong> <strong>University</strong> remains with you. I<br />
encourage you to stay close to <strong>Capella</strong> through our Alumni Association, and<br />
let us know about your achievements.<br />
To the loved ones of <strong>Capella</strong> graduates: You deserve special recognition.<br />
We know and appreciate the unique challenges that our learners face in<br />
balancing commitments, and the sacrifices it requires of those around them.<br />
Because of your support and encouragement, their success is possible.<br />
On behalf of <strong>Capella</strong>’s learners, staff, and faculty, I extend my sincere<br />
appreciation.<br />
Graduates and certificate earners, I urge you to savor this moment; it is one<br />
you will long remember. All of us who are here today are proud of your<br />
accomplishments and honored to share this day with you.<br />
Warmest regards,<br />
Michael J. Offerman, EdD<br />
Interim President<br />
<strong>Capella</strong> <strong>University</strong>
<strong>Commencement</strong> Speaker—Salome Thomas-EL<br />
Salome Thomas-EL<br />
Salome Thomas-EL is a world-renowned educator,<br />
motivator, and author. In his highly-acclaimed memoir,<br />
I Choose to Stay, he chronicled his experiences teaching<br />
in a Philadelphia inner city middle school, where he<br />
received national recognition as a teacher and chess<br />
coach. Thomas-EL received the Marcus A. Foster<br />
Award as the outstanding School District Administrator<br />
in Philadelphia and the <strong>University</strong> of Pennsylvania’s<br />
distinguished Martin Luther King Award.<br />
Thomas-EL is a graduate of East Stroudsburg <strong>University</strong><br />
in Pennsylvania. He is currently a doctoral candidate. He<br />
frequently appears on The Dr. Oz Show, The O’Reilly<br />
Factor, C-SPAN, The Tavis Smiley Show, CNN, and<br />
National Public Radio.<br />
Grand Marshal—Bruce Fischer, PhD<br />
Bruce Fischer is a founding faculty member of <strong>Capella</strong> <strong>University</strong>, served as<br />
the Dean of <strong>Capella</strong>’s School of Human Services as well as the chair of the<br />
Addiction Psychology program, and currently serves as a core faculty member in<br />
the Harold Abel School of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Dr. Fischer earned a<br />
master’s degree in Speech Communication and a PhD in Family Social Science<br />
at the <strong>University</strong> of Minnesota. He holds certificates in Chemical Dependency<br />
Counseling, Family Therapy and Addiction Counseling, and Chemical<br />
Dependency and Family Intimacy. He is also a licensed psychologist, a licensed<br />
marriage and family therapist, and has been in private practice for 34 years.<br />
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<strong>Commencement</strong> Ceremony 10:00 am<br />
PhD, PsyD, and Certificate<br />
Processional ................................Pomp and Circumstance<br />
Trumpet Voluntary<br />
Color Guard ............Cretin-Derham Hall High School, Third Brigade,<br />
Western Region, U.S. Army Cadet Command JROTC<br />
The National Anthem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brad Weber, Vocalist<br />
Welcome ..................................Michael J. Offerman, EdD<br />
Interim President, <strong>Capella</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
<strong>Commencement</strong> Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salome Thomas-EL<br />
Presentation of Candidates for Degrees School of Business and Technology<br />
School of Education<br />
School of Public Service Leadership<br />
Harold Abel School of Social and Behavioral Sciences<br />
Conferral of Degrees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael J. Offerman, EdD<br />
Interim President, <strong>Capella</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Welcome to Alumni Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jen Swanson, MS<br />
Alumni Director<br />
Recessional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . My Spirit Be Joyful<br />
J.S. Bach<br />
Grand Marshal— Bruce Fischer, PhD, Core Faculty, Harold Abel School of<br />
Social and Behavioral Sciences, <strong>Capella</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Reader— Bruce Francis, PhD, Distinguished Senior Faculty<br />
School of Education, <strong>Capella</strong> <strong>University</strong>
<strong>Commencement</strong> Ceremony 2:00 pm<br />
BS, MS, MBA, MPH, EdS, and Certificate<br />
Processional ................................Pomp and Circumstance<br />
Trumpet Voluntary<br />
Color Guard ............Cretin-Derham Hall High School, Third Brigade,<br />
Western Region, U.S. Army Cadet Command JROTC<br />
The National Anthem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brad Weber, Vocalist<br />
Welcome ..................................Michael J. Offerman, EdD<br />
Interim President, <strong>Capella</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
<strong>Commencement</strong> Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salome Thomas-EL<br />
Presentation of Candidates for Degrees School of Undergraduate Studies<br />
School of Business and Technology<br />
School of Education<br />
School of Public Service Leadership<br />
Harold Abel School of Social and Behavioral Sciences<br />
Conferral of Degrees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael J. Offerman, EdD<br />
Interim President, <strong>Capella</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Welcome to Alumni Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jen Swanson, MS<br />
Alumni Director<br />
Recessional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . My Spirit Be Joyful<br />
J.S. Bach<br />
Grand Marshal— Bruce Fischer, PhD, Core Faculty, Harold Abel School of<br />
Social and Behavioral Sciences, <strong>Capella</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Reader— Bruce Francis, PhD, Distinguished Senior Faculty<br />
School of Education, <strong>Capella</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
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<strong>Capella</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Administration<br />
Interim <strong>University</strong> President<br />
Michael J. Offerman, EdD<br />
<strong>Capella</strong> <strong>University</strong> Founder<br />
Stephen G. Shank, JD<br />
CEO, <strong>Capella</strong> Education Company<br />
J. Kevin Gilligan<br />
Vice President of Academic Affairs<br />
& Provost<br />
Deborah Bushway, PhD<br />
Acting Dean<br />
School of Business and Technology<br />
William Reed, PhD<br />
Board of Directors<br />
Marcia S. Ballinger, PhD; Board Chair<br />
Bertice Berry, PhD<br />
Michael J. Offerman, EdD<br />
Willie Garrett, EdD<br />
J. Kevin Gilligan, BA<br />
Elena Kays, PhD<br />
Nathaniel Richardson, Jr.<br />
Kimberly F. Stephan, JD; Board Secretary<br />
Dean<br />
School of Education<br />
Barbara Butts Williams, PhD<br />
Interim Dean<br />
Harold Abel School of Social and<br />
Behavioral Sciences<br />
Jody Neuman-Aamlie, PhD<br />
Interim Co-Deans<br />
School of Public Service Leadership<br />
Suzanne Holmes, DPA<br />
Charles Tiffin, PhD<br />
Dean<br />
School of Undergraduate Studies<br />
Feranda Williamson, EdD
School of Undergraduate Studies<br />
Bachelor of Science in Business<br />
Pamela R. Adams<br />
Penny L. Alexander<br />
Christopher T. Andersen<br />
Bob Anderson<br />
Kelly A. Anderson<br />
Gregory P. Andes<br />
Melody A. Anthonies<br />
Carol L. Armer<br />
Suzanne Arno<br />
Cheryl Austin<br />
Amber R. Backus<br />
Erik K. Barker<br />
Nancy J. Berg<br />
Kimberly Bernier<br />
Richard W. Berry, Jr.<br />
Leo J. Bertling<br />
Kevin Betts<br />
Rosalind Bishop<br />
Mark A. Bivins<br />
Earl Brewer<br />
Sherrie U. Broome<br />
Pamela M. Brown<br />
Sheila A. Brown<br />
Felisa M. Burns<br />
Cynthia A. Bushinski<br />
Michelle C. Byrd<br />
Magen M. Carnell<br />
Oscar Carr<br />
Angela M. Cater<br />
Robert Chambers<br />
Jenel L. Cills<br />
Heidi G. Clark<br />
Melissa A. Clark<br />
Amy E. Cornwell<br />
Macarena Corral-Quintero<br />
Roger Crawford<br />
Roy Denton Cunningham<br />
Michele Curley<br />
Linda Darlene Daeseleer<br />
Scott Dalton<br />
Alisha Lynn Davidson<br />
Brian Delaney<br />
Christopher W. Delong<br />
John P. Doleman<br />
Jennifer L. Dumdei<br />
Avery A. Earwood<br />
Jessica T. Eason<br />
Virginia M. Elliott<br />
Kathryn E. Ellis<br />
Lisa K. Erickson<br />
Christine J. Feyo<br />
Sandra K. Finch<br />
Jill K. Fink<br />
Lisa A. Frette<br />
Ortelio D. Fuentes<br />
Guy Gibney<br />
Justin Greene<br />
Lisa A. Greenlund<br />
Mary J. Griebler<br />
Yvonne M. Gullette<br />
Jason M. Gustafson<br />
Guy W. Hadden<br />
Mark A. Hallowell, Sr.<br />
Susan Hanson<br />
Nicole S. Hardaway-Johnson<br />
Shawn Harling<br />
Lindsey Harnish<br />
Patricia Harry-Boyce<br />
Sheila Ann Hawkins<br />
Anthony J. Helmer<br />
Sandra Annette Hernandez-<br />
Medina<br />
Bryan R. Hoffman<br />
Ronald A. Holbeck<br />
William F. Holsker<br />
Tiffany Hornsby<br />
Darren House<br />
Harvey Huddleston<br />
Brooke M. Jackson<br />
Christa E. Jackson<br />
Ennis C. Jackson<br />
Kerri J. Jacobson<br />
Kellee Jaglo<br />
Heather L. Jensen<br />
Margaret E. Jermyn<br />
Christina A. Jillings<br />
Martha L. Jirovec<br />
Diana L. Johnson<br />
Ardyce S. Jones<br />
Tracey Jorgensen<br />
Shawn C. Joyce<br />
Rebecca A. Kaas<br />
Danette L. Key<br />
Patricia M. Knox<br />
Terry L. Koehn<br />
Joseph Kozak<br />
Therese Kral<br />
Brenda D. Kruger<br />
Antoinette M. Kubasiak<br />
Nancye J. Lahue<br />
Courtney L. LaMonica<br />
Kristina Lawyer<br />
Tyra L. Ledger<br />
Josh D. Lehman<br />
LaHoma Lewis-Pittman<br />
Angela I. Lipinski<br />
Marlene Lovig<br />
Diana M. Lowe<br />
Pamela Lowe<br />
Jenny L. Malachowski<br />
Ali I. Malik<br />
Lysandra Martin<br />
Angela Rose Martirano-<br />
Hookham<br />
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School of Undergraduate Studies<br />
Bachelor of Science in Business continued<br />
Angela M. Massey<br />
Jayne M. McCauliff<br />
Tracy L. Mccoy<br />
Lynette E. McEvoy<br />
John W. McMahon<br />
Joseph McQuaid<br />
Leilani J. Metry<br />
Barry Reed Mitchell<br />
Marisol M. Morales<br />
Gaye L. Morgan<br />
Beatrice V. Navarro<br />
Tim Nickas<br />
Nykhail Nunley<br />
Kathleen A. Olmstead<br />
Christopher L. Ouellette<br />
Dennis Owens<br />
Rachal J. Parson<br />
Dustin W. Pattengill<br />
Shannon K. Pedersen<br />
Crystal A. Pederson<br />
Stephany L. Percy<br />
Sara M. Perdulla<br />
Erika A. Perzhu<br />
Tammy S. Peterson<br />
Tyler J. Pomerenke<br />
Andrew Potson<br />
Christina M. Powers<br />
Lisa C. Prachar<br />
Jeanette Prince<br />
Alan L. Reed<br />
Angela M. Reid<br />
Roger A. Repp<br />
Nathaniel Richardson, Jr.<br />
Jennifer A. Riedeman<br />
Dana R. Riggs<br />
Gary W. Roach, Jr.<br />
Heather L. Robinson<br />
Mark W. Rodgers<br />
Tracie Rollins<br />
Zackery M. Rourk<br />
Doug Russell<br />
Veronica Salamon<br />
Randall Justin Satterfield<br />
Lisa A. Scherber<br />
Elaina Schiavone<br />
James H. Schupp<br />
Justin G. Seller<br />
Elizabeth K. Senif<br />
Matthew R. Shaske<br />
Patricia Simmons<br />
Anne M. Simons<br />
Irma Skaggs<br />
Cari Skarstad<br />
Rebekah Spinler<br />
Jessie R. Stephens<br />
Candice M. Stephenson<br />
Holly Stewart<br />
Kristine M. Symanietz<br />
Sean Telles<br />
Daniel Thinnes<br />
Theresa Tolson<br />
Marianne Torkelson<br />
Daniel A. Turgeon<br />
Tara D. Turner<br />
Tammy J. Van Horn<br />
Chester L. VanBlaricum<br />
Stephanie Vega<br />
Natalie M. Vingua<br />
Michelle R. Von Ruden<br />
Jonathan M. Vredevoogd<br />
Heather M. Wall<br />
Patricia C. Watkins<br />
Robin M. Webb<br />
Bradley D. Weber<br />
Jaclyn Wegner<br />
Kimberly C. Western<br />
Brydee M. White<br />
Deborah C. Wierschke<br />
Anthony C. Williams<br />
Mary Williams<br />
Russell L. Williams<br />
Karen Williams-Coke<br />
Lacey A. Wilson<br />
Nicole R. Wise<br />
Degaul Yang<br />
Kathleen D. Zoppi
School of Undergraduate Studies<br />
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology<br />
Michael J. Agrillo<br />
Malik S. Al-Amin<br />
Jeffrey P. Allan<br />
Jimmy D. Arendt<br />
Jason C. Assenzo<br />
Christopher T. Belknap<br />
Daniel J. Boren<br />
Valerie Borkowski<br />
Jesse A. Braasch<br />
Lisa M. Brown<br />
Simeon D. Buck<br />
Latesha T. Bush<br />
Ralph Cefarello<br />
Dale Chassey<br />
Arvind Chaudhary<br />
Botho L. Chebani<br />
William Clifford<br />
Michael Cloud<br />
Andreea Colban<br />
Valeria Davis<br />
Chris J. Dennison<br />
Shannon A. Dixon<br />
Amy J. Dyer<br />
Alicia D. Epperson<br />
Julie C. Epps<br />
Timothy G. Fermanis<br />
Vicki L. Finck<br />
Tom A. Fischer<br />
Martin J. Gallagher<br />
Edward Geldens<br />
Jason Giglio<br />
Tatiana C. Goodrie<br />
Eric Hamid<br />
Anthony J. Hoeben<br />
Natalie M. Hull<br />
Robert Hyde<br />
Eric Johansen<br />
Elizabeth Moscatiello Johnston<br />
Jason Kaiser<br />
Nichole A. Karanec<br />
Mark Knight<br />
Angela M. Kretz<br />
Karen E. Larson<br />
Larry Law<br />
Tiet M. Le<br />
Todd J. Lewellyn<br />
Brenda D. Likovetz<br />
Dung T. Lu<br />
Ray E. Mahannah<br />
Douglas Eugene Maki<br />
Randall S. Martin<br />
Mario A. Martinez<br />
Terry S. Mccorkle, Jr.<br />
Timothy B. McKenzie<br />
Sophon Meas<br />
Aaron T. Miller<br />
Ryan L. Miller<br />
Monica L. Mills<br />
Rich E. Molumby<br />
Phillip R. Nash<br />
Janet K. Neumann<br />
Azeem T. Nizam<br />
Richard Ostrander<br />
Stacey J. Parson<br />
Brent Pedersen<br />
Mike L. Petermen<br />
Michael Pisto<br />
Vincent Quiles<br />
Douglas C. Quinn<br />
Danny A. Rappleyea<br />
Bachelor of Science in Public Safety<br />
Judy Graham<br />
Justin K. Rech<br />
Audray Reed<br />
Damion E. Rhymes<br />
Brian Richards<br />
Roselyn R. Richardson<br />
Gilbert Rodriguez<br />
John P. Rogers<br />
Aaron P. Rother<br />
Shawn D. Ruch<br />
William A. Ryan<br />
Lisa Marie Sage<br />
Daniel Sandau<br />
Donald Scott<br />
Robert E. Shiery<br />
Soleana Silva<br />
Larry J. Sinclair<br />
Timothy Sinks<br />
Amy D. Slowe<br />
Beverly A. Smalley<br />
Sue Smith<br />
Brian Soma<br />
Ralph L. Spangler<br />
Ian Sparks<br />
Benjamin Spiker<br />
Myrlande St Surin<br />
Steven A. Swansbrough<br />
Kayvan A. Sylvan<br />
Eric Thomson<br />
Amador P. Torrez<br />
Gurvinder Singh Trehan<br />
Juan A. Valdes<br />
Frank D. Wise<br />
Stephen James Yannantuono<br />
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8<br />
School of Business and Technology<br />
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Business<br />
Mary E. Bonheim<br />
Mark A. Brown<br />
Kimberly M. Burnett<br />
Rohan Marshall<br />
Jimita S. O’Bannon<br />
Edward Emanuel Smith<br />
Matthew J. Trapani<br />
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Information Technology<br />
Jeremy M. Fisher<br />
Melinda Carol Harbaugh<br />
Herminia Z. Ortega<br />
Matthew D. Shaw
School of Business and Technology<br />
Master of Business Administration<br />
Sonja Aborisade<br />
Michael M. Aflague<br />
Toyin K. Alowonle<br />
Melissa S. Alto-Kintigh<br />
Charles O. Aluko<br />
Kristen M. Alvarez<br />
Susan Armstrong<br />
Keila Aviles<br />
Christa A. Bahr Haeg<br />
Brenda F. Bailey<br />
Jamie M. Bartel<br />
Erik J. Bartz<br />
Brent Beasock<br />
Thomas R. Beech<br />
Jennifer L. Belmonte<br />
Gabriel Benoit<br />
Donald J. Benza<br />
Robert A. Bimson, Jr.<br />
Joshua Blough<br />
Michael Bordonaro<br />
Lanecia M. Brewington<br />
Evelyn K. Briggs<br />
Reginald Bryant<br />
Timothy Bryant<br />
Kristen L. Bucko<br />
Andres Builes<br />
Robin E. Bundy<br />
Alice Marie Burt<br />
AnnMarie D. Camp<br />
Luis A. Cardona<br />
Cynthia M. Carter<br />
Molly Carter<br />
Carmen Causillas Elias<br />
Ayannah T. Chance<br />
Susan E. Chandler<br />
Gilda L. Chang<br />
Steven N. Clore<br />
Maggie K. Cody<br />
Rebecca A. Coleman<br />
Natasha J. Conger<br />
Brenda J. Cowdery<br />
John Czelusniak<br />
Megan A. Danielson<br />
Amelia Davis<br />
Chianti C. Davis<br />
Kristy L. Davis<br />
Jessica Dawson<br />
Melissa A. Day<br />
Janet DeBerardinis<br />
Kimberly Dennie<br />
Lois L. Descamps<br />
Shandy C. Destin<br />
Sherry Katrina Dumas<br />
Lawrence L. Dunsmore<br />
Michele L. Eden<br />
Sarah K. Edmiston<br />
Terry Edwards<br />
Donna M. Etheridge<br />
Jerry B. Fain<br />
Jodell L. Fancher<br />
Brent Fillmore<br />
Jacqueline S. Fisher<br />
Kelli Flournoy<br />
Jennifer L. Forsberg<br />
Kristina M. Fortune<br />
Deborah Fowler<br />
Jacquelyn J. Frasier<br />
Michelle A. Friend<br />
Munirah Frye<br />
Steven M. Garrett<br />
Nancy Gawlinski<br />
LaRon D. General<br />
Anna C. Gilbertson<br />
Joshua Michael Girardin<br />
Marlene Gordon<br />
Gladys Bonita Grant<br />
Rod Green<br />
Oliver Gross<br />
Kara Gulling<br />
Darel O. Gustafson<br />
Amy J. Haight<br />
Shameka O. Hamilton<br />
Michael Hannibal<br />
Windi Hanson<br />
Kurtis B. Hardy<br />
Lisa M. Harma<br />
Rowann Harper<br />
Sharon A. Henderson<br />
Amanda Herr<br />
Ryan K. Higginbotham<br />
Lesley S. Hong<br />
Amy Hossfeld<br />
Jodee L. Hunter<br />
Khalid K. Ibrahim<br />
David S. Illsley<br />
David B. Ingram<br />
Charles H. Jacob<br />
Beulah John<br />
Eric B. Jordan<br />
Michael A. Keeling<br />
Christie L. Kegg<br />
Deborah Kennedy<br />
John G. Kimani<br />
Kristin M. Kodada<br />
Dimitry V. Koupriaynov<br />
Erica Kramer<br />
Ross Gunnar Kronholm<br />
Rebecca Lynn Krulik<br />
Katy Lynn Kuball<br />
Belinda F. Ladd<br />
Angelina M. Lafrancis<br />
David D. Ledbetter<br />
Amy Lee<br />
Amanda Lehner<br />
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10<br />
School of Business and Technology<br />
Master of Business Administration continued<br />
Donald R. Lehto<br />
Eve M. Lenhart<br />
Ronald Lewis<br />
Marci Ann Lodor<br />
Erlinda Lopez<br />
Mark M. Losnick<br />
Leslie Lucas<br />
Douglas E. Luken<br />
Shannon D. Lyde<br />
Jennifer L. Maitland<br />
Ramona Malata<br />
Katherine F. Malone<br />
Susan Marczak<br />
William J. Marsh<br />
Kendra B. Martenson<br />
Marci Martin<br />
Phoebe T. McCants<br />
Marguerite P. McCreary<br />
Adriane McGlathery<br />
Mary Mocha<br />
Kathryn Alaine Mominee<br />
Robert E. Montaudo<br />
Eric M. Montes<br />
Travis N. Morehead<br />
Michael D. Morrello<br />
Erin A. Morton<br />
Colin M. Moylan<br />
Jennifer E. Muntz<br />
Melissa Murphree<br />
Shatima Leteya Murphy<br />
Erick B. Murray<br />
Bhimanagouda Nadagouda<br />
Chris Nasim<br />
Andrea Elizabeth Neiman<br />
Kyle Evan Noglow<br />
Lauri E. Nolan<br />
Krista Nugent<br />
Brian T. Nutting<br />
Katharine O’Connor<br />
Ryan R. Oertel<br />
Stephanie A. O’Reilly<br />
Eunice Osbourne<br />
Doreen Oti-Holman<br />
Shawn R. Owens<br />
Monroe W. Parker<br />
Teleia J. Pastore<br />
Shundrey C. Patterson<br />
Lynn M. Patzner<br />
Alison M. Perry<br />
Julian A. Perry<br />
Jamel Perryman<br />
Joshua T. Peterson<br />
Travis Peterson<br />
Ernie L. Phaneuf<br />
Natasha J. Phillips<br />
Carmen Pla<br />
Rochele C. Plummer<br />
Eric Poplar<br />
Eric A. Porter<br />
Anisa L. Postell<br />
Nicole K. Quast<br />
Kathy Snodgrass Redmond<br />
Steven Reginald<br />
Janine Rhodes<br />
Michael S. Rich<br />
Melanie L. Richards<br />
Sandra L. Rieger<br />
Amber L. Roach<br />
Janice L. Roberts<br />
David J. Roland<br />
Karenga Ross<br />
Greg M. Sand<br />
Donahue R. Schacherer<br />
Marc Schaefer<br />
Julie M. Scheele<br />
Michele N. Schenk<br />
Michael J. Schlumbohm<br />
Mark J. Schoolmeesters<br />
Christopher Seabrook<br />
Keisha D. Shelton-Regan<br />
James Brian Shorter<br />
Andrew Sloan<br />
Cheryl Smith<br />
Lisa Smith<br />
Nicole L. Smith<br />
Caroline I. Soler<br />
Diana M. Sotomayor<br />
Ahmed H. Sousa<br />
James St Pierre<br />
Kimberly Stanley<br />
Scottie L. Stanley<br />
Jemar A. Steele<br />
Saige Stocker<br />
Joselyn M. Stone<br />
Dawn S. Sullivan<br />
Gina L. Sundeen<br />
Eric M. Swarts<br />
Brian E. Taylor<br />
Christine M. Tegtmeier<br />
Analisa Thompson<br />
Millard A. Thompson<br />
Cassandra Thornton<br />
Wavie Torrence<br />
Cheryl L. Townsend<br />
Suzanne Traxler<br />
Veronica K. Uzarski<br />
Nyagatare Valens<br />
Ashley B. Vaughn<br />
Melanie Vaught<br />
Cheronda L. Vereen<br />
Elessa Vovan
School of Business and Technology<br />
Master of Business Administration continued<br />
Dan Edward Walker<br />
Angela Wallace<br />
Moses G. Wearing III<br />
Ronald G. Wendt<br />
Matthew R. Wertz<br />
Heidi Lyn Wezeman<br />
Nicole A. Williams<br />
Stephanie L. Wilson<br />
Wayne Wineglass<br />
Tamarah W. Winter<br />
Robin A. Winternheimer<br />
Helen B. Woldeab<br />
Larry Wong<br />
Christine H. Wood<br />
Troy Zangs<br />
Master of Science in Human Resource Management<br />
Bambi Bellflowers<br />
Carolyn A. Corsi<br />
Barbara A. Crenshaw<br />
Karen N. Foreman<br />
Jody E. Gohr<br />
Master of Science in Organization and Management<br />
Billy R. Aldridge, Jr.<br />
Robert S. Alexander<br />
Pamela J. Arendall<br />
Donna Arias<br />
Dale M. Beaty<br />
Maggie K. Bonko<br />
Drucilla A. Bradford<br />
Edward J. Burke<br />
Roberta J. Campbell<br />
Dedra Cantrell<br />
Matthew Dawson<br />
Michael J. Dotta<br />
Spring E. Edwards<br />
Erika M. Franceschi<br />
Dorothy I. Godbey<br />
Stephanie J. Golden<br />
Sarah R. Gowdy<br />
Nicole Harbin<br />
Pamela A. Major<br />
Sharon L. Mansfield<br />
Julie K. Miller<br />
Christopher J. Shea<br />
Julie Schubert Grenuk<br />
Nichole A. Haubrich<br />
Patricia Jackson<br />
Richard A. Jensen<br />
Sarah R. Jones<br />
Thomas E. Kautto<br />
Patricia L. Lehti<br />
John R. Machnik<br />
Jerry D. Mardis<br />
Tina A. Mason<br />
Michelle A. McCollough<br />
Margit McPhillips<br />
Jerry E. Merrill<br />
Julie M. Michaels<br />
Joseph Miller<br />
Luz M. Miranda<br />
Sara L. Mistretta<br />
Alison M. Sherman<br />
Quincy N. Valencia<br />
Regina Walker<br />
Robert J. White<br />
Helene K. Moon<br />
Tiffany L. Morey<br />
Chuck Pattison<br />
Nancy L. Peltz<br />
Cindy L. Pierce<br />
Liberty C. Purdy<br />
Jo H. Robinson<br />
Vincent M. Scalo<br />
Frank D. Schackart<br />
Teneisha V. Sims<br />
Rob D. Slininger<br />
Christine N. Souilliard<br />
Jemma L. St. Lawrence<br />
Brent R. Suerdieck<br />
Deb Symmons<br />
Amber M. White<br />
Sean R. Wilkins<br />
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12<br />
School of Business and Technology<br />
Master of Science in Information Technology<br />
Agboola Olabinjo Aliu<br />
Christopher L. Anderson<br />
Jason Arviso<br />
Steven Averett<br />
Abu B. Baba<br />
Wendy Barkalow<br />
Jason A. Barrett<br />
Patricia J. Battle<br />
Darren L. Bebout<br />
Ramona L. Bell<br />
Thomas M. Bell<br />
Terri Machelle Blazek<br />
Diane Bondurant<br />
Samuel E. Brown<br />
Jeffrey W. Bruce<br />
Timothy James Burke<br />
Gregg C. Burns<br />
Jeff Buse<br />
Vito G. Cameruci<br />
Kevin R. Campbell<br />
Cary L. Casteloes<br />
Eliza W. Chan<br />
Dennis J. Clark<br />
Mark Clark<br />
Teresa Cloud<br />
Kevin E. Cole<br />
Evan C. Cutler<br />
Fernando C. Daneri<br />
Jacheria L. Drayton<br />
Jocelyn R. Duyanen Malones<br />
Percy B. Ellis<br />
Ahmed K. Elmatbagi<br />
Renae M. Ethengain-Brown<br />
Youtha O. Fletcher<br />
Thomas Flynn<br />
Kirk R. Fontaine<br />
Stephen M. Foundos<br />
Joel E. Frey<br />
Alberto Garcia<br />
Edna Francine Geter<br />
Douglas G. Gichana<br />
Abraham Gilbert<br />
Evan C. Gillett<br />
Jennifer R. Grant<br />
Lester Green<br />
Therahlee I. Guevara<br />
Carolyn J. Hale<br />
Lacy A. Handwork<br />
Matthew A. Handwork<br />
Lynnette M. Hanks-Dotter<br />
Guy V. Hanser<br />
Melinda Carol Harbaugh<br />
Regina Harrison<br />
Kay C. Hunt<br />
Deborah Johnson<br />
William E. Joyce<br />
Deborah M. Kimmel<br />
Beatrice Kist<br />
Maxim L. Kramer<br />
James B. Kroschel<br />
Todd M. Larson<br />
Mitchel Laubach<br />
Daniel B. Letort<br />
Harriet Nicole Love<br />
Tamanu Lowkie<br />
Robert Lucado<br />
Scott H. MacLeod<br />
Otis L. Magee<br />
James L. Marion<br />
Allice Mathias<br />
Michael J. Mathieu<br />
Reinaldo Medina<br />
Carrie L. Metcalf<br />
Norris Miller<br />
Khaja A. Mohiuddin<br />
Daniel L. Morgan<br />
Puvaneeswary Narayanan<br />
Martha A. Nemec<br />
Michael O’Donnell<br />
Julius N. Ofosu-Asante<br />
Roberta F. Osmers<br />
William D. Patton<br />
William Barrett Payne, Jr.<br />
Bobby Joseph Pelletier<br />
John Pimentel<br />
Lawrence R. Polk<br />
John Matthew Powell<br />
Michael D. Prothero<br />
Thomas Rains<br />
Mark Ransome<br />
Michael J. Rauch<br />
Renee Doehrel Rhodehamel<br />
William F. Richard<br />
Roy W. Richardson<br />
Lori Ann Roberg<br />
Victor Ross<br />
Danielle Marie Rourke<br />
James G. Schenz<br />
Catherine Sherwin<br />
D’Ann R. Sherwood<br />
Angelique M. Shipley<br />
Jack Shockley II<br />
Jeffrey L. Simons<br />
Phousay T. Sinv<br />
Candice L. Slater<br />
Dorsel L. Spears<br />
Evelyn Steen<br />
Michael R. Steffes<br />
Jeffrey J. Thorstad<br />
Ronald Tokarcik<br />
Morgan M. Vance<br />
Evelyn A. Walther-Forest<br />
Coretta Bass Williams<br />
Kenneth Williams<br />
Angela Wilson<br />
Jack Worsham<br />
Tammy Ranee Young<br />
Gregory A. Zimmerman
School of Business and Technology<br />
Doctor of Philosophy in<br />
Organization and Management<br />
William L. Adams, Jr.<br />
Transformational Leadership in the<br />
United Methodist Church: An Empirical<br />
Investigation of Selected Churches<br />
Experiencing Growth and Decline in the<br />
Elizabethtown, Kentucky, District<br />
Mentor: Thomas Driver<br />
Agyapong Anane Adjei<br />
Adaptive Leader-Follower Interactions:<br />
Internal Medicine Residents’ Perceptions of<br />
Attending Physicians’ Leadership Qualities<br />
During Medical Residency Program<br />
Mentor: Judith Forbes<br />
Shawn D. Ambrose<br />
An Exploratory Study of Why Soldiers in a<br />
National Guard Battalion Did Not Reenlist<br />
After Deployment to Iraq<br />
Mentor: Karen Minchella<br />
Christian Tabi Amponsah<br />
Public-Private Partnerships: Critical Success<br />
Factors for Procurements of Capital Projects<br />
Mentor: Judith Forbes<br />
Robin S. Apparicio<br />
Exploring the Influence of Resource<br />
Dependence on Organizational Autonomy:<br />
A Case Study of a Human Services<br />
Organization in New York City<br />
Mentor: Douglas Jackson McCready<br />
Keith K. Asante<br />
Information Technology (IT) Strategic<br />
Alignment: A Correlational Study Between<br />
the Impact of IT Governance Structures and<br />
IT Strategic Alignment<br />
Mentor: Steven Brown<br />
Adam Atalla<br />
Self-Assessment vs. Employee Perceptions of<br />
Nonprofit Leadership<br />
Mentor: Joseph Avella<br />
Ken Autore<br />
An Evaluation of the Stock Price<br />
Announcement Effect of Seasoned Equity<br />
Offerings<br />
Mentor: Zhenhu Jin<br />
Diane K. Ballard<br />
Generation Y Perceptions of the First-<br />
Line Supervisor–Employee Dyad: A<br />
Phenomenological Analysis<br />
Mentor: Germain Ludwig<br />
Richard Alan Bauer<br />
Trading One Uniform for Another: An<br />
Examination of Army Health Care Specialist<br />
Service as Civilian Emergency Medical<br />
Technicians, Paramedics, and Other<br />
Emergency Medical Professionals<br />
Mentor: Karen Minchella<br />
Marshall T. Benveniste<br />
A Study of Organizational Learning and<br />
its Relationship to Organizational Size,<br />
Ownership, and Performance in the Largest<br />
U.S. Newspaper Organizations<br />
Mentor: Clifford Butler<br />
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14<br />
School of Business and Technology<br />
Doctor of Philosophy in<br />
Organization and Management continued<br />
Catherine M. Berry<br />
Elements of Emotional Intelligence that<br />
Facilitate Expert-to-Peer Tacit Knowledge<br />
Mentor: John DeNigris<br />
Patrick D. Beyer<br />
Authentic Leadership In-Extremis: A Study<br />
of Combat Leadership<br />
Mentor: Cyd Strickland<br />
Michael S. Bird<br />
Utilizing Agile Software Development as an<br />
Effective and Efficient Process to Reduce<br />
Development Time and Maintain Quality<br />
Software Delivery<br />
Mentor: John Whitlock<br />
Barbara Ann Birkett<br />
Worldwide Print Media Clusters as<br />
Related to the U.S. Market: A Descriptive<br />
Quantitative Study<br />
Mentor: Anthony Pizur<br />
Jill Bjorndahl-Jay<br />
Women Entrepreneurs: Integrating Family<br />
and Organizational Commitments<br />
Mentor: Kathleen Hargiss<br />
Sterling E. Blackmon<br />
Barriers to Credit and Investment to<br />
Minority Business Entrepreneurs: An<br />
Investigation in the Rockford, Illinois,<br />
Metropolitan Statistical Area<br />
Mentor: Kathleen Hargiss<br />
Frances O. Bowen-Thompson<br />
An Examination of Leadership Styles of<br />
Minority Business Entrepreneurs: A Case<br />
Study of Public Contracts<br />
Mentor: Frank DeCaro<br />
Terri T. Boyd<br />
Labor Participation of Single Mothers: A<br />
Comparison of Economic Stability Factors of<br />
Black and White American Single Mothers<br />
in Metropolitan Areas in Northeastern<br />
America from 1976 to 2005<br />
Mentor: Diane Bandow<br />
Victoria Boyd<br />
The Retention Factor: Retaining the<br />
Distance Education Learner<br />
Mentor: Calvin Lathan<br />
Peter T. Brennan<br />
Pursuing Success Without Scandal:<br />
Exploring the Relationship Between<br />
Transformational and Authentic<br />
Leadership.<br />
Mentor: Janice M. Spangenburg<br />
Donna J. Broussard<br />
The Leadership Practices of African<br />
American Women Working in the Defense<br />
International Contracting Industry in a<br />
Deployed Status: A Quantitative Study<br />
Mentor: Thomas Driver<br />
Linda Thanhthuy Bui-Le<br />
Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Acquisition<br />
Trends: Information Technology Managers’<br />
Perceptions of the Impact on Information<br />
Technology Outsourcing<br />
Mentor: Danielle Babb<br />
Aubrey Butts<br />
Managers’ Communication Styles and<br />
Employees’ Job Satisfaction: A Quantitative<br />
Study<br />
Mentor: Zhenhu Jin
School of Business and Technology<br />
Doctor of Philosophy in<br />
Organization and Management continued<br />
Ivy Lynne Cage<br />
Factors that Affect Organizational<br />
Commitment Within an African-American<br />
Population: A Delphi Study<br />
Mentor: Barbara Bailey<br />
Diana R. Canku<br />
The Impact of Earning a Degree at the<br />
Sisseton Wahpeton College<br />
Mentor: Stephanie Fraser-Beekman<br />
Burnell G. Carden, Jr.<br />
A Case Study Examining Training<br />
Expatriates for Overseas Assignments: Does<br />
a One-Size-Fits-All Training Program Really<br />
Fit Everyone<br />
Mentor: Adolfo Gorriaran<br />
Joseph L. Cargal, Jr.<br />
The Perceptions of the Automotive Supply<br />
Industry Related to Information Technology<br />
Utilization and Creating Barriers to<br />
Competitive Market Entry: A Case Study of<br />
the Implications for Strategic Planning<br />
Mentor: Jelena Vucetic<br />
Sandra K. Carter<br />
Transformational Physician Leaders: The<br />
Relationship Between Transformational<br />
Leadership and Transformative Learning<br />
Mentor: Cyd Strickland<br />
Darlene F. Costa-Brown<br />
The Life Stories of First Female Presidents<br />
at Selective Northeast Institutions of Higher<br />
Education: A Collective Narrative Case<br />
Study<br />
Mentor: Cyd Strickland<br />
Edward M. Coufal<br />
Chief Security Officer Leadership<br />
Complexity: How Convergence Affects<br />
Organization Culture<br />
Mentor: Calvin Lathan<br />
Angelene Croasdale<br />
Telecommuting From the Employee<br />
Perspective: Examining Telecommuting<br />
as an Influencing Factor in Effective<br />
Performance, Job Satisfaction, and<br />
Productivity<br />
Mentor: Adolfo Gorriaran<br />
Jaime R. Cser<br />
Impact of Participation in a Worksite<br />
Wellness Program on Presenteeism: A<br />
Quantitative Study of Pennsylvania<br />
Workers<br />
Mentor: Mary Whitman<br />
Fitzroy L. Daniels<br />
Top-Down vs. Bottom-Up Management<br />
Approach: The Effect on Employee<br />
Motivation and Retention<br />
Mentor: John Machnic<br />
Anthony W. Davidson<br />
Engagement and Workgroup Productivity<br />
Mentor: Ronald Benson<br />
Kristi Dean<br />
Employees’ Perception of Learning New<br />
Software from Customized Training<br />
Materials<br />
Mentor: Valerie Coxon<br />
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16<br />
School of Business and Technology<br />
Doctor of Philosophy in<br />
Organization and Management continued<br />
Leroy George Demuth III<br />
Accepting Technology as a Solution: A<br />
Quantitative Study Investigating the<br />
Adoption of Technology at Colleges<br />
Mentor: John Hannon<br />
Ify Sara Diala<br />
Job Satisfaction Among Information<br />
Technology Professionals in the Washington<br />
DC Area: An Analysis Based on the<br />
Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire<br />
Mentor: Adolfo Gorriaran<br />
Crystal A. Dickerson<br />
Women in the Senior Executive Service of<br />
the United States Federal Government: An<br />
Exploratory Quantitative Investigation<br />
Mentor: Barbara Bailey<br />
Francis L. DiFonzo<br />
Is Management Education Better Learned<br />
in Teams? A Study of Teamwork Within the<br />
Business Education Curriculum<br />
Mentor: Cyd Strickland<br />
Charles A. Doherty<br />
Assessment of Public Sector’s Planning and<br />
Strategies for Attaining Strategic Alignment.<br />
Mentor: Lawrence Ness<br />
Jill M. Dooley<br />
Job Satisfaction of Forensic Scientists in the<br />
Public Sector<br />
Mentor: Mary Whitman<br />
Tracie L. Douglas<br />
Perceptions of Expatriate Minority<br />
Employees in Relation to Diversity<br />
Initiatives: A Qualitative Study<br />
Mentor: Janice Spangenburg<br />
Roselynn S. Dow<br />
Socialization of New Lawyers: The Influence<br />
of Values Congruence and Mentoring on Job<br />
Satisfaction<br />
Mentor: Judith Forbes<br />
Joni E. Dowling<br />
Patient Care: A Case Study of Young<br />
Working Women With Breast Cancer<br />
Mentor: Toni Greif<br />
Edith E. Drewery-Brown<br />
Survey of Project Management Officers:<br />
Analysis of Project Performance Information<br />
Received, Impact on Decision Making and<br />
Project Completion Success or Failure<br />
Mentor: Jose Nieves<br />
Christine Duvendack<br />
Correlation of Work–Life Balance Decisions<br />
of Different Generations of Physicians<br />
Mentor: Irving Buchen<br />
Christopher O. Erhardt<br />
The Business of Video Game Development in<br />
2009: Statistical Representation of Indian<br />
Video Game Player Trends and Habits<br />
Mentor: Calvin Lathan<br />
Matthew Osetola Fanegan<br />
The Buy or Build Decision in Selecting a<br />
CEO’s Successor: A Quantitative Analysis of<br />
New CEO Origin and Subsequent Corporate<br />
Financial Performance of Fortune 500<br />
Companies<br />
Mentor: April Wall
School of Business and Technology<br />
Doctor of Philosophy in<br />
Organization and Management continued<br />
Elizabeth G. Faunce<br />
Internet-Based Financial Planning Tools<br />
Versus the Traditional Financial Planner<br />
Mentor: Zhenhu Jin<br />
Julie A. Ferrazzano-Mazza<br />
Eating Away at the Bottom Line: Employee<br />
Turnover in the Food Service Industry in the<br />
State of Rhode Island<br />
Mentor: Samuel Natale<br />
Terry Fobbs<br />
The Evaluation of Paradigm: The Critical<br />
Examination of the Influence of Fellowship<br />
Styles and Courageous Follower Attributes<br />
and Hotel Costumer-Contact Employee Job<br />
Satisfaction<br />
Mentor: Keith Grant<br />
Jennifer M. Ford<br />
The Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Job<br />
Satisfaction: A Study of Front-Line Staff at<br />
a Large Healthcare Organization<br />
Mentor: Valerie Coxon<br />
James R. Francisco<br />
Fingerprints in Place of Passwords: A Study<br />
of Technology Adoption in the Nursing<br />
Profession<br />
Mentor: Richard Yellen<br />
Romulo W. Gayoso<br />
The Strategic Planning Process: The<br />
Future of Renewable Energy Planning an<br />
Investigation on the Success and Failures of<br />
the Strategic Planning Process Applied to the<br />
Renewable Energy Industry<br />
Mentor: Valerie Coxon<br />
Mpho M. Gilika<br />
Lived Experiences of Batswana Women in<br />
National Leadership Positions<br />
Mentor: Judith Forbes<br />
David S. Gillispie<br />
Leadership Traits and Their Impact on<br />
Quality Systems for the Power Supply<br />
Industry<br />
Mentor: Gregory McLaughlin<br />
Richard L. Gissel<br />
Information System Requirements<br />
Determination: Factors Impeding<br />
Stakeholders from Reaching Common<br />
Understandings and Agreements on<br />
Requirements<br />
Mentor: John Hannon<br />
Charles M. Green<br />
A Study of the Interrelationship of<br />
Interpersonal Skills, Team Dynamics, and<br />
Emotional Intelligence and its Effects on<br />
Project Outcomes Within the Integrated<br />
Materiel Management Center: A Case Study<br />
Mentor: Werner Gottwald<br />
Christy L. Guion<br />
The Impact of TQM and Six Sigma<br />
Improvement Methodologies on<br />
Organizational Performance<br />
Mentor: Calvin Lathan<br />
Gerard W. Hall<br />
Fast Food Industry Employees and Job<br />
Esteem: A Descriptive Study<br />
Mentor: Joseph Avella<br />
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18<br />
School of Business and Technology<br />
Doctor of Philosophy in<br />
Organization and Management continued<br />
Richard A. Hand<br />
Entrepreneurial Analysis: A Study to<br />
Identify Traits and Demographics of<br />
Practicing Entrepreneurs<br />
Mentor: Perry Haan<br />
David Haringa<br />
Can Organizational Change be Sustained?<br />
Mentor: April Wall<br />
Patricia D. Harley<br />
Planning Strategically For a Diverse Talent<br />
Pool: A Case Study<br />
Mentor: Cyd Strickland<br />
Jeffrey Harrington<br />
Leadership Styles of Florida Sheriffs:<br />
A Self-Assessment<br />
Mentor: Richard Murphy<br />
Pamela Rochelle Harris<br />
Embracing Spirituality in the Workplace:<br />
A Case Study of Employees’ Perceptions of<br />
Increased Job Performance<br />
Mentor: Keith Grant<br />
Madge B. Haughton<br />
How American Firms Establish<br />
Collaborative Relationships in China<br />
Mentor: Cyd Strickland<br />
Stephanie M. Heald-Fisher<br />
Female Entrepreneurs Making Connections:<br />
Networking by Women Small Business<br />
Owners<br />
Mentor: Jean Gordon<br />
Will Hires<br />
Defining Moments: A Descriptive-<br />
Correlational Study of the Economic<br />
Development Impact of the Business<br />
Incubators in the State of Louisiana<br />
Mentor: Jelena Vucetic<br />
James F. Hoelscher<br />
The Ethics of Yield Spread Premium: A Case<br />
Study of Illinois Mortgage Brokers/Bankers<br />
Mentor: Luis Rivera<br />
Christopher D. Huseman<br />
Market Orientation and the Markor Scale:<br />
A Quantitative Study Measuring the Degree<br />
of Market Orientation of Illinois Banks<br />
$500 Million in Assets And Less<br />
Mentor: George Kalidonis<br />
David F. Iwane<br />
Cause Related Marketing as a Solution for<br />
Companies with Negative Reputations<br />
Mentor: Raj Singh<br />
Paschal C. Iwuh<br />
Leadership at NEEDS: A Study of the<br />
Frequency in Which Leaders at the Nigerian<br />
National Economic and Empowerment<br />
Development Strategy (NEEDS) Exhibit<br />
Transformational Leadership Characteristics<br />
as Measured by the Multifactor Leadership<br />
Questionnaire<br />
Mentor: Marc Muchnick<br />
James E. Jones<br />
The Challenge of Leadership in Times of<br />
Crisis: A Case Study of Hurricane Katrina<br />
Mentor: Sara Orem
School of Business and Technology<br />
Doctor of Philosophy in<br />
Organization and Management continued<br />
Kerry Mitchell Jones<br />
A Quantitative Study Examining the<br />
Impact of Personal Relationships in the<br />
Professional Lives of Black Women<br />
Mentor: Thomas Driver<br />
Jason Jeffrey Kell<br />
Examining Servant Leadership and<br />
Employee Engagement in a Financial<br />
Services Industry Organization:<br />
A Descriptive Survey Study<br />
Mentor: Irving Buchen<br />
Judith N. Kenney<br />
A Descriptive Analysis of the Presence of<br />
Core Course Content in Graduate Human<br />
Resources Program Curricula<br />
Mentor: J Craig Wallace<br />
Abdussalam A. Khan<br />
Virtual Mentoring: A Quantitative Study<br />
to Measure the Effectiveness of Virtual<br />
Mentoring Versus Face-to-Face Mentoring<br />
Mentor: Calvin Lathan<br />
Glenn Paul Kinder<br />
Consumers in the Pews: Exploring the<br />
Relationship Between Consumption<br />
Experience and Emotional Brand<br />
Attachment in a Megachurch Context<br />
Mentor: Laura Markos<br />
Leonard J. Kistner<br />
Determining and Executing New Product<br />
Strategy: Integrating the Product Innovation<br />
Charter and the Fuzzy Front-End<br />
Mentor: Perry Haan<br />
Roy Klein<br />
Knowledge Management: Usefulness of<br />
Knowledge to Organizational Managers<br />
Mentor: Richard Yellen<br />
Warren J. Kleinsmith, Jr.<br />
The Cultural Impact of Societal and<br />
Organizational Culture on Ethnocentric<br />
Japanese Leaders: A Phenomenological<br />
Collective Case Study<br />
Mentor: Gregory Gull<br />
Pamela S. Lawson<br />
Professional Social Workers: Why They Stay<br />
in the Child Welfare Industry in Rural West<br />
Virginia<br />
Mentor: James Krolik<br />
Margaret R. Lee<br />
E-Leadership for Project Managers: A Study<br />
of Situational Leadership and Virtual<br />
Project Success<br />
Mentor: Janice Spangenburg<br />
Jen-Jyh Liu<br />
Pervasive Telemonitoring for Patients<br />
Living with Chronic Heart Failure: A<br />
Quantitative Study of Telemedicine<br />
Mentor: Edward Goldberg<br />
Willie J. Lockett, Jr.<br />
A Quantitative Study to Investigate<br />
Students Satisfaction with Online Music<br />
Instruction<br />
Mentor: Steven Brown<br />
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20<br />
School of Business and Technology<br />
Doctor of Philosophy in<br />
Organization and Management continued<br />
William B. Luton<br />
Transformational Leadership and<br />
Organizational Commitment: A Study of<br />
UNC System Business School Department<br />
Chairs<br />
Mentor: Danielle Babb<br />
John A. MacDonald<br />
Value Creation in Pharmaceutical Mergers<br />
Mentor: Kenneth Granberry<br />
Michael Marin<br />
CEO Compensation and Company<br />
Performance: A Case Study of the U.S.<br />
Automotive Sector<br />
Mentor: Keith Grant<br />
Anthony J. Marino<br />
The Effectiveness of Chief Information<br />
Officers in Companies of Central Florida as<br />
Perceived by Top-Management Members: An<br />
Exploratory Study<br />
Mentor: Marc Muchnick<br />
Frank Masi<br />
The Correlation of Retention: An<br />
Investigation of the Relationship Between<br />
What is Important to Employees and<br />
What is Perceived to be Important to Their<br />
Managers<br />
Mentor: Calvin Lathan<br />
David R. Matthews<br />
Performance Management: A Comparative<br />
Analysis of Peak Experience Performance<br />
and Non-Peak Experience Performance in<br />
Business Leaders<br />
Mentor: Maudie Holm<br />
Elizabeth A. McBride<br />
Emotional Intelligence and Cognitive Moral<br />
Development in Undergraduate Business<br />
Students<br />
Mentor: Zhenhu Jin<br />
Frances A. McDonald<br />
Strategy: A Case Study of a Community<br />
College and the Dynamic Forces at Work in<br />
its Environment<br />
Mentor: Mary Evans Kasala<br />
Edythe Ann McNickle<br />
A Grounded Theory Study of Intrinsic<br />
Motivation Factors Influencing Public<br />
Utility Employees Aged 55 and Older as<br />
Related to Retirement Decisions<br />
Mentor: John DeNigris<br />
Kevin V. McReynolds<br />
Brand Attachment to Specific Technology,<br />
Means Efficacy, and Organizational<br />
Commitment<br />
Mentor: Cyd Strickland<br />
Mark S. Miller<br />
Implementation of Network Leader<br />
Sponsored Supply Chain Management<br />
Systems: A Case Study of Supplier IT<br />
Business Value<br />
Mentor: Sheila Fournier-Bonilla<br />
La Rue V. Moore<br />
Funding For K-12 Schools in the San<br />
Francisco Bay Area: A Case Study Utilizing<br />
a Flexible Research Design<br />
Mentor: Alan Chmura
School of Business and Technology<br />
Doctor of Philosophy in<br />
Organization and Management continued<br />
Kristen L. Moraz<br />
Participants’ Perceptions of the Value<br />
and Effectiveness of the Leadership Boca<br />
Program<br />
Mentor: James Mirabella<br />
Mildred A. Moses<br />
The Professional Experience of Diversity<br />
Officers in Fortune 1000 Companies<br />
Headquartered in the Southeastern United<br />
States<br />
Mentor: Laura Markos<br />
Geoffrey K. Mugalu<br />
The Role of Senior Leadership in Ethical<br />
Behavior of Financial Institutions: A Case<br />
Study<br />
Mentor: Marc Muchnick<br />
Dave Nanderam<br />
Corporate Social Responsibility and<br />
Employee Engagement: An Exploratory Case<br />
Study<br />
Mentor: Mary Evans Kasala<br />
Rao Raghunadha Nemani<br />
Knowledge Sharing in a Data Warehousing<br />
Project: What, When, and How<br />
Mentor: Apiwan Born<br />
Deborah Noble Burak<br />
Information Technology and the Baldrige<br />
Quality Award: The Role and Impact of<br />
Information, Systems, and Service Quality<br />
at a Community College<br />
Mentor: Kathleen Hargiss<br />
John Robert Nolley III<br />
The Educational Administrator: A<br />
Correlational Study of Emotional<br />
Intelligence and Organizational Citizenship<br />
Behavior in a Proprietary <strong>University</strong><br />
Mentor: Janice Spangenburg<br />
Sunny Norwood<br />
Interpersonal Influence Tactics as<br />
Characterized by Certified Athletic Trainers<br />
Mentor: Adolfo Gorriaran<br />
Kenneth C. Nwoke<br />
Full-Range Leadership: An Examination<br />
of Bass’s Model in the Home Healthcare<br />
Agency Environment<br />
Mentor: Godwin Igein<br />
John D. O’Bradovich<br />
Influence of Leadership and Culture on<br />
Financial Performance: A Case Study in a<br />
Troubled Industry<br />
Mentor: R. Drummond McNaughton<br />
Nicholas I. Okolo<br />
Leadership Analysis: An Investigation<br />
of the Relationships Between Leadership<br />
Styles of the African Immigrants’ Heads of<br />
the Households and Success of the African<br />
Immigrants in the United States<br />
Mentor: Frank DeCaro<br />
Rosa Osuoha<br />
A Study of African American Women:<br />
The Impact of the Glass Ceiling Syndrome<br />
on Advancement Opportunities in<br />
Organizations<br />
Mentor: John Klocinski<br />
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School of Business and Technology<br />
Doctor of Philosophy in<br />
Organization and Management continued<br />
Robert M. Pierson<br />
Intercultural Competence and Study Abroad<br />
in a Language Neutral Environment: An<br />
Analysis of Undergraduates at Arcadia<br />
<strong>University</strong><br />
Mentor: John Whitlock<br />
Rocky Pinheiro<br />
Organizational Change and Employee<br />
Empowerment--A Grounded Theory Study<br />
in Lean Manufacturing Integration into a<br />
Traditional Factory Environment<br />
Mentor: Kathleen Hargiss<br />
M. Linda Poisseroux<br />
Making A Difference: A Grounded Theory<br />
Study of Employee Involvement in the<br />
Workplace<br />
Mentor: Martin Leahy<br />
James A. Polito<br />
A Study of the Relationship Between<br />
Commitment to the Supervisor and<br />
Followers’ Perception of Leadership<br />
Mentor: Joseph Avella<br />
Vincent A. Polito, Jr.<br />
Knowledge Style Profiling: An Exploration<br />
of Cognitive, Temperament, Demographic<br />
and Organizational Characteristics<br />
Among Decision Makers Using Advanced<br />
Analytical Technologies<br />
Mentor: Germain Ludwig<br />
Dorothy O. Potter<br />
The Traits/Characteristics, Attitudes, and<br />
Effective Work Environments of Servant<br />
Leaders: A Delphi Study<br />
Mentor: Judith Forbes<br />
Arezou Pouria<br />
Job Satisfaction of Engineering Graduates of<br />
Iranian Universities in British Columbia<br />
Mentor: Cyd Strickland<br />
Alberto Roldan<br />
The Correlation Between Rigor and<br />
Relevance Using Pedagogical or<br />
Andragogical Instructional Methods in<br />
American Business Schools<br />
Mentor: Calvin Lathan<br />
David L. Ryan<br />
Towards the Development of a Model for<br />
Hardware Standards in Information<br />
Technology Procurement: Factors for<br />
Consideration<br />
Mentor: Steven Brown<br />
Timothy K. Ryan<br />
Business-IT Alignment Maturity: The<br />
Correlation of Performance Indicators and<br />
Alignment Maturity Within the Commercial<br />
Airline Industry<br />
Mentor: Lawrence Ness<br />
Justice R. Salifu<br />
The Nexus of Service Performance and<br />
Service Quality: A Study of the Ghanaian<br />
Retail Banking Industry<br />
Mentor: Frank DeCaro<br />
Frederick Martin James Seiler<br />
A Comparative Study of the Relationship<br />
Between Human Capital Investment and<br />
the Growth and Decline of Two Similar<br />
Communities: A Case Study of Niagara<br />
Falls, New York, U.S.A., and Niagara Falls,<br />
Ontario, Canada<br />
Mentor: Luis Rivera
School of Business and Technology<br />
Doctor of Philosophy in<br />
Organization and Management continued<br />
James R. Sholes II<br />
Do Christian College Students Develop Into<br />
More Ethical Leaders? An Evaluation of<br />
Moral Development and Transformational<br />
Leadership<br />
Mentor: Katherine Dew<br />
Wilma J. Slenders-Didkowsky<br />
Chief Executive Officers and Their Trusted<br />
Advisor Relationships: A Qualitative Study<br />
from the CEO’s Perspective<br />
Mentor: Kathleen Hargiss<br />
Belinda G. Smith<br />
E-Learning Technologies: A Comparative<br />
Study of Adult Learners Enrolled on<br />
Blended and Online Campuses Engaging in<br />
a Virtual Classroom<br />
Mentor: Gregory McLaughlin<br />
Catherine Smith<br />
The Four Components Found in Innovative<br />
Organizations: An Investigation of<br />
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award<br />
Winners Since 2000<br />
Mentor: Janice Spangenburg<br />
James M. Smith<br />
Character Development at the United States<br />
Air Force Academy: A Phenomenological<br />
Case Study of Graduates’ Reflections<br />
Mentor: Toni Greif<br />
Melanye V. Smith<br />
Police Perceptions of Integrity: The<br />
Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence<br />
and Moral Development Among Police<br />
Officers<br />
Mentor: Calvin Lathan<br />
Yoram Solomon<br />
From Startup to Maturity: A Case Study of<br />
Employee Creativity Antecedents in High<br />
Tech Companies<br />
Mentor: John Whitlock<br />
Brian C. Sonet<br />
Regional Influences of Decision Making<br />
Practices of Chinese Managers in the North<br />
and South of China<br />
Mentor: Anthony Pizur<br />
Cynthia Starling Sparks<br />
Barriers, Motivation and Success Strategies<br />
of African American Women Executives in<br />
Non-Profit Organizations: A Qualitative<br />
Phenomenological Study<br />
Mentor: Rhonda Waters<br />
Cynthia E. Sutterfield<br />
Self-Managed Teams: A Study of the<br />
Correlation of Demographic Characteristics<br />
and Cognitive Characteristics and Team<br />
Effectiveness<br />
Mentor: Stephanie Fraser-Beekman<br />
Alan R. Swank<br />
Exploring Organizational Dynamics of<br />
Organizational Culture, Entrepreneurial<br />
Leadership, and Strategy in Small Family<br />
Businesses: An Ethnographic Collective Case<br />
Study<br />
Mentor: Toni Greif<br />
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School of Business and Technology<br />
Doctor of Philosophy in<br />
Organization and Management continued<br />
Synethia Taylor<br />
Understanding Intent to Leave: A<br />
Quantitative Study of the Relationships<br />
Between Job Satisfaction and Turnover<br />
Intent of Clinical and Administrative<br />
Employees in Federal Health Care<br />
Mentor: April Wall<br />
Valerie Brown Thomas<br />
Virtual Team Effectiveness: An Empirical<br />
Examination of the Use of Communication<br />
Technologies on Trust and Virtual Team<br />
Performance<br />
Mentor: John Klocinski<br />
Tami S. Thompson<br />
The Impact of Locus of Control on Decision<br />
Making Styles of Mid-Level Managers<br />
Mentor: Mary Whitman<br />
Robert Allan Tillman<br />
Exploring Security Certification and<br />
Accreditation Using the Agile Software<br />
Development Lifecycle Process<br />
Mentor: Steven Brown<br />
DaMetrius J. Trotter<br />
Viable Enterprise: A Qualitative Study<br />
of the Largest African American Owned<br />
Businesses Under Conditions of Turbulence<br />
in the Southeast Region of the United States<br />
Mentor: Rubye Braye<br />
David A. Uhl<br />
A Study of Senior Pastor Turnover and<br />
Organizational Performance in Local<br />
Churches<br />
Mentor: Marilyn Harris<br />
Deborah Vilegi Peters<br />
The Impact of Effective Leadership on<br />
Quality: The Role of Leadership in<br />
Managing Quality Initiatives in Health<br />
Care<br />
Mentor: John Klocinski<br />
John Thomas Walter<br />
Prioritizing Information Technology<br />
Investments: Assessing the Correlations<br />
Among Technological Readiness,<br />
Information Technology Flexibility, and<br />
Information Technology Effectiveness<br />
Mentor: Lawrence Ness<br />
Deon T. Wansel<br />
Thinking Outside of the Book: The<br />
Adoption of Search Engine Web Sites<br />
Mentor: Jose Nieves<br />
Raymond J. Welsh<br />
Leadership Styles of a Multigenerational<br />
Leader<br />
Mentor: Stephanie Fraser-Beekman<br />
Damian Whalen<br />
The Influence of Emotional Intelligence on<br />
the Acceptance of Organizational Change<br />
Mentor: Germain Ludwig<br />
Bernadette L. Whitehead<br />
An Investigation of Supply Chain<br />
Management in the 21st Century: A Case<br />
Study of Supplier Relationship Management<br />
Through Strategic Partnering with the<br />
Defense Logistics Agency<br />
Mentor: Jelena Vucetic
School of Business and Technology<br />
Doctor of Philosophy in<br />
Organization and Management continued<br />
Cassandra Williams<br />
Building Stronger Teams in the Life<br />
Insurance Industry: A Qualitative Study<br />
of the Use of Personality Assessments in the<br />
Selection and Hiring Process<br />
Mentor: Rubye Braye<br />
Valerie Evangeline Williams<br />
Organizational Change and Leadership<br />
Within a Small Nonprofit Organization:<br />
A Qualitative Study of Servant-Leadership<br />
and Resistance to Change<br />
Mentor: Clifford Butler<br />
Dawn Wilson<br />
An Evaluation of Gender Leadership<br />
Preference in the Government Contracting<br />
Industry: An Examination of the Glass Cliff<br />
Phenomenon<br />
Mentor: Janice Spangenburg<br />
Gloria W. Wilson<br />
The Impact of Leadership Ethics on<br />
Employees’ Productivity in Business and<br />
Industry<br />
Mentor: J Craig Wallace<br />
Scott A. Wilson<br />
International Assignment Management in<br />
Asia: A Study of the Relation Between Social<br />
Support Mechanisms and Assignment<br />
Success Among Western Females<br />
Mentor: Jean Gordon<br />
Summer J. Wilson<br />
Does a Military Spouse’s Employment<br />
Status Affect the Retention of the Active-<br />
Duty Spouse? A Study of Military Spouse<br />
Employment<br />
Mentor: Rubye Braye<br />
Bennie R. Woods<br />
The Relationship Between a Manager’s<br />
Emotional Intelligence and Perceived<br />
Leadership Style<br />
Mentor: Joseph Avella<br />
Maja Zelihic<br />
Acceptance Into the European Union: An<br />
Investigation of the Challenges to Bosnian<br />
Leadership<br />
Mentor: Calvin Lathan<br />
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School of Business and Technology<br />
Doctor of Philosophy in Information Technology<br />
Olubunmi P. Aborisade<br />
How Technology Transforms Journalism<br />
Business Through Citizen Reporters in<br />
Nigeria<br />
Mentor: Richard Livingood<br />
David M. DeProspero<br />
Computing Challenges Facing Physically<br />
Challenged Children: A Usability Analysis<br />
of Multitouch Technology in the Classroom<br />
Environment Within the Rome City School<br />
District<br />
Mentor: Valerie Coxon<br />
Emmanuel Austen Ichu<br />
Quality Assurance in Software Development:<br />
An Exploratory Investigation in Software<br />
Project Failures and Business Performance<br />
Mentor: Richard Livingood<br />
Mark T. Lafferty<br />
Software Effort Estimation Accuracy: A<br />
Comparative Study of Estimations Based on<br />
Software Sizing and Development Methods<br />
Mentor: Werner Gottwald<br />
Gregory M. Lee<br />
The Correlation of High School Student<br />
Achievement and Diffusion of Information<br />
Technology in Four Urban School Districts<br />
Mentor: Jelena Vucetic<br />
Virginia Watson Ross<br />
Factors Influencing the Adoption of Cloud<br />
Computing by Decision Making Managers<br />
Mentor: Kathleen Hargiss<br />
Emmanuel E. Udoh<br />
The Adoption of Grid Computing<br />
Technology by Organizations: A<br />
Quantitative Study Using Technology<br />
Acceptance Model<br />
Mentor: Alan Chmura
School of Education<br />
Master of Science in Education<br />
Monte N. Ables<br />
Charlie O. Akomas<br />
Nicole M. Aldridge<br />
Elena Allen<br />
Melissa W. Allen<br />
LaJuan D. Alston<br />
Jennifer A. Altman<br />
Bernard Earl Anderson<br />
Jennifer Walters Anderson<br />
Lisa A. Anscombe<br />
Amanda Ashabranner<br />
William L. Askew, Jr.<br />
Philippe E. Asselin<br />
Gina Y. Austin Boone<br />
Deborah D. Bailey<br />
Mary K. Baker<br />
Bruce L. Becker<br />
Kristen L. Behm<br />
Donna Berenotto<br />
Debra M. Berrett<br />
Rebecca L. Bertermann<br />
Jeremiah Richard Blue<br />
Autumn Boomgaarden<br />
Edward S. Bright<br />
Ernest Eugene Brown<br />
Sarah Bentley Bunten<br />
Kenesha Burton<br />
Anitra E. Butler<br />
Timothy Cadle<br />
Heather Anne Caldon<br />
Pamela K. Capps<br />
Carla Carlson<br />
Anita S. Casteel<br />
Dorthea Y. Cates<br />
Robert Catto<br />
Gerald Causey<br />
James Russell Cervin, Jr.<br />
Marjorie Chafa-Govha<br />
Iris J. Cheeks<br />
Stanley B. Clarke<br />
Barbara A. Cloud<br />
Brian M. Collins<br />
Patricia Conley<br />
Janine Coogler<br />
Cheryl CooperCaster<br />
Lori M. Cox<br />
Victoria A. Cramer<br />
Kimberly Crank<br />
Candace K. Crawford<br />
Brian E. Curtis<br />
Agustin D. Damers<br />
Teresa Ann Dangerfield<br />
Chrisi A. Davis<br />
Allison N. DeMarco<br />
Kathryn S. Denheeten<br />
Jo A. Diffenderfer<br />
Jane M. Domagalski<br />
Monica M. Donahue<br />
Rebecca Anne Donahue<br />
Paul Ronald Drange<br />
Ann Drummer<br />
Sandra Jeanne Duggleby<br />
Lily Ehlebracht<br />
Mary T. Eing<br />
Lisa M. Esposito<br />
Monica L. Ewing<br />
Robert Edward Fanger<br />
Belinda A. Farmer<br />
Sue A. Ferguson<br />
Marie L. Ferrer-Jackson<br />
Diana L. Fordham<br />
James K. Fowlkes<br />
Dana K. Frederick<br />
Stephanie Fucci<br />
Patrick Gilbert<br />
Silbia Gonzalez<br />
Denise T. Goodings<br />
Jeanette R. Gordy<br />
Alpha D. Gough<br />
Tyeka M. Grant<br />
Clarice M. Grantt<br />
Melody L. Graveen<br />
Tamara Lynn Gray<br />
Anita R. Green<br />
LaShawn D. Grice<br />
Gail H. Griggs<br />
Gail Haimes<br />
Terrill L. Hall<br />
Melissa A. Hampton<br />
Aida O. Hartshorn<br />
Ramon Hernandez<br />
Richard S. Heuslein<br />
Brock C. Hodgson<br />
Yvonne M. Hood<br />
Lynn House<br />
Judith C. Hughes<br />
LaToya A. Jackson<br />
Ramesh Chandra Khemraj<br />
Jagernauth<br />
Gina M. January<br />
Charlotte A. Johnson<br />
Marian Johnson<br />
Mindy M. Johnson<br />
Sharon Jones<br />
Jessica L. Jordan<br />
Melissa Jo Jordan<br />
Rhonda Jordan<br />
Canika M. Jourdan<br />
Shari J. Kantrow<br />
Jennifer L. Keene<br />
Dawn W. Kelly<br />
Jennifer E. Kenning<br />
Patty A. Kirkham<br />
Linda Annette Kpaka<br />
Paul A. Kraimer<br />
Ellen M. Krause<br />
Cheryl C. Laplante<br />
Leslie Larnino<br />
Alicia LaSpina Friedrich<br />
Sharon S. Leah<br />
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School of Education<br />
Master of Science in Education continued<br />
Jennifer Raynor LeBeau<br />
Elizabeth P. Leibrick<br />
Sherwood Lennon<br />
Jennifer Lodge<br />
Darcey J. Loggains<br />
Magdalene G. Lopez<br />
Aurea J. Loveless<br />
Sharee L. Lunsford<br />
Triston C. Matthews<br />
Kathy T. May<br />
Bridgett L. Mayorga<br />
Shakeica McClinton-Moore<br />
Kerin A. McClure<br />
Karen L. McDonald<br />
Wendy M. McGarvey<br />
Lekshmi M. Mendez<br />
Helen V. Meschke<br />
Vanessa M. Meyers<br />
Christopher Michael<br />
Diane L. Miller<br />
Richard Frank Miller<br />
Darin R. Mills<br />
Amy M. Monroe-O’Hora<br />
Rachelle E. Morris<br />
Steven V. Morton<br />
Traci M. Mosby<br />
Stephanie M. Moyer-Federer<br />
Mervat Z. Muhtadi Qawasmi<br />
Kim C. Nelson<br />
Ronald L S Nelson<br />
Rebecca E. Nolda<br />
Charles O’Dell<br />
Peter K. Olsen<br />
Karolyn Olson<br />
Audra Olukoya<br />
Frieda Y. Orlowski<br />
Jessica M. Ortiz<br />
Heather Owens-Werkheiser<br />
Jeanie J. Peck<br />
Christina L. Platero<br />
Sharon L. Pobjecky<br />
Mary Dionne Polite<br />
Joseph J. Poschner<br />
Dwayna D. Powe<br />
Leon J. Rallings<br />
Stacy Redmond<br />
Burnett L. Robinson<br />
Freida Rollen<br />
Adam Rosen<br />
Sharon A. Rosenstiel-Spring<br />
Casonya N. Ross<br />
Therese M. Russell<br />
Hassana Sadiq<br />
Dominic A. Salvucci<br />
Pamela A. Scallan<br />
Kimberly Jo Schade<br />
Diane M. Schiffer<br />
Tina Schmitz<br />
Nadine C. Schreiter<br />
Jennifer J. Schroeder<br />
Sharlondra R. Scott<br />
Jennifer M. Shinaberger<br />
Carla J. Sineway<br />
Diane L. Skene<br />
Earline R. Smith<br />
Frederick Theodore Smith<br />
Linda Smith<br />
Marc A. Smith<br />
William M. Smith<br />
Savannah Smolskis<br />
Jacqueline Sommerville<br />
Jason R. Sovick<br />
Julie Spaude<br />
Courtney Spencer<br />
Laurie M. Squillace<br />
Donna M. Stancell<br />
Tyrhonda Starks<br />
Emily M. Stephans<br />
Nicole Stewart Seawright<br />
Alvin L. Stitt<br />
Kevin K. Stretch<br />
Machelle Strohmeyer<br />
Joanne R. Swenson<br />
Michael A. Szustak<br />
Lori Anne Taylor<br />
Shonda S. Thomas<br />
Staci A. Thommes<br />
Terri Thornton<br />
Jill Tietjen<br />
Rose D. Toering<br />
Jennifer J. Townsend<br />
Carol D. Trussell<br />
Melissa Ryan Trzasko<br />
Maridee K. Tschida<br />
Rebecca J. Uhlhorn<br />
Ebony Valentine<br />
Matthew V. Vicari<br />
Michelle J. Walker<br />
Tinika Watkins<br />
Kristina Weaver<br />
Mary P. Weizmann<br />
Kevin White<br />
Carey L. Williams<br />
Karen D. Williams<br />
Melissa D. Williams<br />
Anthony O. Willis<br />
Khalimah M. Willis<br />
Jon Woodall<br />
Constance A. Wright<br />
Dori M. Wright<br />
Elizabeth Wright<br />
April Wyatt<br />
Christine K. Yero<br />
Stacy A. Young<br />
Theresa Anne Zanghi<br />
Dana M. Zangrillo
School of Education<br />
Post-Master’s Certificate in Education<br />
Sharon Nesbitt Bazil<br />
Wade Black<br />
Heather Bonker<br />
Felicia Denise Bookert<br />
Desiree G. Bruce<br />
Robert J. Busch<br />
Katrina Marie De Vinci<br />
Dolores E. El<br />
Thomas W. Ellis<br />
Brenda I. Essig<br />
Darold Foote Sykes<br />
Tracey Fowlkes<br />
Cesar A. Gonzalez<br />
Kim M. Gravelle<br />
Christy L. Guion<br />
Education Specialist<br />
Lynette E. Aleem<br />
Robert Barnes<br />
Rosie Bingham-Ellis<br />
Angelina Brunson<br />
Molly Clark<br />
Marc M. Daly<br />
Anthony Monroe Finley<br />
Jawanna Fleming<br />
Shemica Gamble<br />
Eunice M. Gay<br />
Henry Hamilton<br />
Bridget L. Hinchman<br />
Dorothy Hudson-Gayle<br />
Latasha Jennings<br />
Clara N. Johnson<br />
Albert W. Jones<br />
Shelly L. LaPrince<br />
Martin C. Laramie<br />
Corie Legue<br />
Odessa Jean LeMay-Smith<br />
Warren P. Lord<br />
James Magwood<br />
Daniel C. Marvin<br />
Shirley Ann McArthur<br />
Emma R. McGinnis<br />
Lynn Marie Gluck Peterson<br />
Kerri E. Hendrix<br />
Lakeshaw S. James<br />
Denetria C. Jimerson<br />
Brenda Johnson<br />
Yojuana L. Lawson<br />
Mary Liddell<br />
Nancy-Grace McPherson<br />
Brigid Glenda Moss<br />
Kerri Ann Palmer<br />
Agnes Regina Mendenhall<br />
Joyce Miles<br />
Jeannett Montes<br />
Kizzy Davina Morris<br />
Patricia Muse<br />
Marshall Newell<br />
Cheryl Painter<br />
Cheryl Magill Parson<br />
Alberto Roldan<br />
Cheryl A. Seminara<br />
Anna Sias<br />
Darlene R. Sims<br />
Harold R. Torrens<br />
Cynthia K. Turner<br />
Christine E. Patterson<br />
Tyjauna LaShun Smith<br />
Misha Stewart<br />
Pamela Tucker-Gorden<br />
Malikah Walker<br />
Jennifer A. Wilson<br />
Michael J. Wilson<br />
LaToya Woodyard<br />
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School of Education<br />
Doctor of Philosophy in Education<br />
Stacey Adler<br />
The Impact of Proposition 227 on the<br />
Identification and Placement of English<br />
Language Learners in Special Education in<br />
Rural California Districts<br />
Mentor: Philip Corkill<br />
Roberta J. Agar-Jacobsen<br />
The Learning Styles of Middle and High<br />
School Deaf and Non-Deaf Students in<br />
Public Education<br />
Mentor: Lisa Aaroe<br />
Eniola Ajayi<br />
Prereferral Intervention Strategies to Reduce<br />
Referrals to Special Education<br />
Mentor: Jackson Beazley<br />
M. Vance Allen-Wallace<br />
Reality to Actuality: Postsecondary<br />
Readiness for Students with Learning<br />
Disabilities Focus on Academic Success<br />
Mentor: Jason Ward<br />
Susan M. Anderson<br />
Determining Whether Including Student-<br />
Generated Drawing Before Narrative<br />
Writing Increases the Clarity and<br />
Description Used by Third Grade Students<br />
Mentor: Elaine Guerrazzi<br />
Catherine N. Anstrom<br />
<strong>University</strong> Faculty Members Perceptions<br />
of Group Work: How Knowledge and<br />
Experiences Guides Practice<br />
Mentor: Elizabeth Bruch<br />
Amber JoRie Antuna<br />
The Extinction of Home Economics: A Study<br />
of Family and Consumer Sciences<br />
Mentor: Amy Gaskins<br />
Ana Leonor Armbrister<br />
Non-Native Speakers Reach Higher Ground:<br />
A Study of Reciprocal Teaching’s Effects on<br />
English Language Learners<br />
Mentor: Amy Kuo-Newhouse<br />
Karen Baldeschwieler<br />
Ignore the Rankings: A Study of the<br />
Relationship Between Commercial College<br />
Rankings and Lifetime Economic Value<br />
Mentor: Carol Berg O’Toole<br />
Etta M. Baldwin<br />
Middle School Team Leader Teacher’s<br />
Perceptions of the North Carolina School<br />
Library Media Centers’ Impact Process<br />
Mentor: Jason Ward<br />
Diane E. Bardsley<br />
Setting a Good Example: Supervisor<br />
Behavior Modeling and Transfer of<br />
Learning<br />
Mentor: Marsha Covington<br />
Cecil W. Batchelder<br />
Social Software: Participants’ Experience<br />
Using Social Networking for Learning<br />
Mentor: Dennis Mills
School of Education<br />
Doctor of Philosophy in Education continued<br />
Lynette H. Bell<br />
A Survey of the Special Education<br />
Transition Program Perceptions of<br />
Importance and Barriers in a Midwestern<br />
Secondary Public Schools and Higher<br />
Education Institution<br />
Mentor: Anne Auten<br />
Sonja Denise Bennings<br />
Evaluating the Effects of Same Gender<br />
Schooling on Student Achievement<br />
Mentor: Randall Sampson<br />
Karen J. Berman<br />
Aspiring to Acts of Conceptualization:<br />
A Study of Creative Cognition in Theatre<br />
Directors<br />
Mentor: Elaine Guerrazzi<br />
Virgena D. Bernard<br />
Factors that Contributed to Graduation<br />
From an Associate Degree Nursing Program<br />
Mentor: Barbara Keener<br />
Sharon R. Beverly<br />
A Mixed-Methods Study Examining the<br />
Postgraduate Career Choices of Student-<br />
Athletes on 12 NCAA Women’s Basketball<br />
Teams<br />
Mentor: Phyllis Misite<br />
Andrew G. Black<br />
At a Distance: A Comparative Study of<br />
Distance Delivery Modalities for PhD<br />
Nursing Students<br />
Mentor: Pamela Hanfelt<br />
Julie K. BoarerPitchford<br />
An Examination of the Assessment Practices<br />
of Community College Instructors<br />
Mentor: Carmen Myers<br />
Darryl E. Bonds<br />
Exploring Reading First Program<br />
Implementation Across Colorado Schools<br />
with Differing Achievement Results<br />
Mentor: Jackson Beazley<br />
Darold S. Boswell<br />
“Missing in Action” A Study of the<br />
Underrepresentation of African American<br />
Male Kindergarten Through Grade 12<br />
Educators in Public School Systems<br />
Mentor: Herbert Merrill<br />
Thor I. Boucher<br />
Increasing Support for Novice Teachers<br />
Working in Urban, Low-Income Schools<br />
Mentor: Ronald Dougall<br />
Tawanda M. Braswell<br />
Persistence Factors of First-Generation<br />
Learners<br />
Mentor: Howard Jacobs<br />
Marci Brauchie<br />
I’m Tired of Being a Failure: A Study of<br />
Ignored Deficient Learners<br />
Mentor: Philip Corkill<br />
Dave R. Brecht<br />
An Investigation of the Impact of Technology<br />
Use in a Student-Centered Classroom<br />
on the Grades Six and Nine Provincial<br />
Achievement Tests (PATS) and Grade<br />
Twelve Diploma Exam (DIP)<br />
Mentor: Michael Jazzar<br />
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Doctor of Philosophy in Education continued<br />
Gwendolyn Brown<br />
An Exploratory Study of the Elements to<br />
Develop a Coaching Model<br />
Mentor: Michael McGivern<br />
Lequisha A. Brown-Joseph<br />
Public Montessori Educational Instructional<br />
Practices: A Deeper Look Into Accountability<br />
Mentor: Amy Kuo-Newhouse<br />
Iris A. Broyles<br />
Distributed Cognitive Mini-Course: An<br />
Instructional Intervention to Improve the<br />
Effectiveness of One-Day Environmental<br />
Education Camps<br />
Mentor: Carla Lane<br />
Ian J. Burk<br />
More Bang for Your Buck: The Effect of<br />
Minnesota’s Alternative Pay for Teachers<br />
on the Math Achievement of High School<br />
Students<br />
Mentor: Jerold Horgen<br />
Hurshel B. Burton<br />
The Efficacy of Active and Collaborative<br />
Learning Environments in Community<br />
Colleges<br />
Mentor: Elaine Guerrazzi<br />
Jenefer V. Campbell<br />
A Study of Perceptions Relating to the<br />
Implementation of Positive Behavior<br />
Support and School Climate in a Small,<br />
Urban Elementary School Community<br />
Mentor: Bonita Wilcox<br />
Shelvy L. Campbell<br />
An Exploration of the Leadership Style<br />
Preferences among African American<br />
Women Administrators of the 1890<br />
Cooperative Extension System<br />
Mentor: Douglas McCoy<br />
Minolar Tharps Christopher<br />
Performance Indicators, Accountability, and<br />
Quality: An Analysis of Key Indicators at<br />
Two Georgia Postsecondary Institutions<br />
Mentor: Joshua Fischer<br />
Mary K. Churchill<br />
At-Risk High School Students and Online<br />
Learning: Characteristics and Instructional<br />
Design Strategies<br />
Mentor: Sonja Irlbeck<br />
Robin M. Churray-Rousseau<br />
Creating Quality of Life: Creating a Culture<br />
of Patient Safety in the Nursing Home<br />
Setting<br />
Mentor: Keith Johansen<br />
Vanessa Pereira Clark<br />
Homeschooling Guidelines and Statutes: An<br />
Analysis of Public School Superintendents’<br />
Perceptions in Ocean County, New Jersey<br />
Mentor: Michael Jazzar<br />
Cheryl D. Colber<br />
To Include or Not To Include: A Study<br />
of Teachers’ Attitudes Toward Inclusive<br />
Classrooms<br />
Mentor: Mary Dereshiwsky
School of Education<br />
Doctor of Philosophy in Education continued<br />
Jerry D. Collins<br />
Teacher and Student Perceived Reasons for<br />
Dropping Out of High School in an Urban<br />
Alabama City Between 2004-2008<br />
Mentor: Charisse Redditt<br />
Tammy R. Condon<br />
Educating Transformational Leaders for<br />
the Urban Context: A Study of Formal,<br />
Non-Formal, and Informal Educational<br />
Experiences in the Effective Training of<br />
Urban Ministers<br />
Mentor: Phyllis Misite<br />
Keith F. Corso<br />
Learning Styles for Traditional College<br />
Students: Does Mode of Learning Improve<br />
Performance Outcome?<br />
Mentor: Carla Lane<br />
Christopher E. Coughlin<br />
Identifying Multiple-Choice Test<br />
Development Practices and Problems of<br />
Paramedic Training Programs<br />
Mentor: Bonita Wilcox<br />
Char-Shenda D. Covington<br />
Lagging in the Race: The Impact of Teacher<br />
Morale on Student Achievement<br />
Mentor: Mary Rice-Crenshaw<br />
Julie Anne Cross<br />
Engaging the Paradox of Competence:<br />
Business and Education Research Develop a<br />
Master of Business Competence Model<br />
Mentor: Darlene Van Tiem<br />
Jody Davenport<br />
Corroborating the Expectations and<br />
Predilection of Millennials with the<br />
Andragogical Principle of Self-Directed<br />
Learning<br />
Mentor: Marsha Covington<br />
Linda J. Davidson<br />
Sam Subject Mentors: Creating Strong<br />
Beginnings for Novice Special Educators<br />
Mentor: Carole Burnworth<br />
Debra R. Davis<br />
Learning While Black: The Role of Online<br />
Learning in the Success of the Black Male in<br />
Higher Education<br />
Mentor: Joshua Fischer<br />
Lorretta J. Davis<br />
Social Networking Sites as Virtual<br />
Communities of Practice: A Mixed Methods<br />
Study<br />
Mentor: Phyllis Clayton<br />
Katrina Marie De Vinci<br />
How does Sensitivity Training of Health<br />
Care Workers Impact Patient Satisfaction?<br />
Mentor: Cheryl Bullock<br />
Elaine DellaVecchia<br />
The Phenomenon of Learning: The<br />
Lived Experience of Distance Education<br />
Baccalaureate Nursing Students<br />
Mentor: Christopher Calvin<br />
Jessica S. Dilworth<br />
Evaluating the Impacts of Professional<br />
Development: A Mixed Method Study of<br />
Adult Education Learning Communities<br />
Mentor: Raj Singh<br />
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Doctor of Philosophy in Education continued<br />
Abdelhafid Djemil<br />
Effect of Memorization of the Multiplication<br />
Tables on Students’ Performance in High<br />
School<br />
Mentor: John Francis<br />
James F. Doran, Jr.<br />
Breaking the Silence: A Phenomenological<br />
Study of the Effects of Asynchronous Voice<br />
on the Formation of Identity, Community<br />
and Presence in Online Learning<br />
Mentor: Rod Sims<br />
Kathleen D. Durant<br />
The Availability and Use of 21st Century<br />
Technology Tools in South Carolina<br />
Secondary Public School Library Media<br />
Mentor: Elizabeth Bruch<br />
Shirley H. Edwards<br />
A Case Study of the Transition Experiences<br />
of Freshman Student Athletes<br />
Mentor: Richard Schreck<br />
Mary P. Esposito<br />
The Use of Phonemic Awareness Video Clips<br />
as a Professional Development Teaching<br />
Tool: A Narrative Inquiry<br />
Mentor: Beverly Enns<br />
Dirk W. Essary<br />
Emotional Intelligence: An Investigation<br />
on the Effect of Implementing Emotional<br />
Intelligence Competencies into Management<br />
Training of a Metropolitan Government<br />
Agency<br />
Mentor: Michael McGivern<br />
Tasha R. Etheridge<br />
Assertive Discipline and its Impact on<br />
Disruptive Behavior<br />
Mentor: Melissa McIntyre<br />
Debra Legree Evans<br />
Teachers’ Perception of School-Based<br />
Professional Development<br />
Mentor: Amy Kuo-Newhouse<br />
Kenneth D. Fox<br />
Investigating the Impact of Multimedia<br />
Design Principles on Learning in an Online<br />
Context<br />
Mentor: Carla Lane<br />
Abby L. Freeman<br />
Being Prepared to Lead: The Management<br />
Preparation of Academic Leaders from a<br />
Private Career College<br />
Mentor: Carol Berg O’Toole<br />
Carolyn D. Fulton<br />
Rapid Prototyping in Instructional Design:<br />
Creating Competencies<br />
Mentor: Charlotte Redden<br />
Gail Maureen Gibson Sheffield<br />
Making the Connection: A Case Study of<br />
Integrative Learning and Self-Authorship in<br />
a Capstone Experience<br />
Mentor: Elaine Guerrazzi<br />
Jeremiah A. Gilbert<br />
Balancing the Equation: The Effect of<br />
Alternate Course Formats on Retention and<br />
Performance of Adult Elementary Algebra<br />
Learners<br />
Mentor: Gerald Giraud
School of Education<br />
Doctor of Philosophy in Education continued<br />
Eleanor R. Glover<br />
The Application of Data to Improve the<br />
South Carolina Family and Consumer<br />
Sciences Program of Studies<br />
Mentor: Deborah Gilbert<br />
LaSchunn Brown Gonsalves<br />
Experiencing Technical Difficulties:<br />
High School Teachers’ Quest to Integrate<br />
Technology in the Curriculum<br />
Mentor: Carolyn Rogers<br />
Douglass A. Goss<br />
Sight-Singing Assessment: A Study of<br />
Current Beliefs and Practices of Georgia<br />
Middle and High School Choral Directors<br />
Mentor: Jackson Beazley<br />
Michelle A. Grant<br />
The Lived Experience of Low-Income<br />
Minority Students Who Receive State Merit<br />
Aid at a Georgia Postsecondary Institution<br />
Mentor: Christopher Rasmussen<br />
Kris A. Gravitt<br />
A Study of Developmental Algebra<br />
and Computer-Aided Instruction: Does<br />
Computer-Aided Instruction Increase the<br />
Final Exam Grades of Developmental<br />
Algebra Students?<br />
Mentor: Katherine Green<br />
Russell E. Gray<br />
A Study of the Relationship Between<br />
Multicultural Teaching Training Methods<br />
and Teacher Attitudes About Diversity in<br />
Rural Schools<br />
Mentor: Howard Jacobs<br />
Audrey R. Greer<br />
Mathematical Communication: A Study<br />
of the Impact Expository Writing in the<br />
Mathematics Curriculum has on Student<br />
Achievement<br />
Mentor: Amy Gaskins<br />
Karen A. Habblitz<br />
A Study of Leadership Characteristics of<br />
Chief Academic Officers in For-Profit Higher<br />
Education Institutions<br />
Mentor: Phyllis Misite<br />
Kristine Hagen Thofson<br />
The Wicked Problem and the Instructional<br />
Designer: Recognition of and Approaches<br />
to Wicked Problems in Instructional Design<br />
Practice<br />
Mentor: Charlotte Redden<br />
Cherise Eudora Irene Hall<br />
The Word on Vocabulary Instruction:<br />
Understanding the Kindergarten Teacher’s<br />
Perspective<br />
Mentor: Jason Ward<br />
Joseph C. Hancock<br />
Professional Staff and Parent Perceptions of<br />
Parental Involvement in Caroline County<br />
Public Schools<br />
Mentor: Barry Persky<br />
Brett E. Hansen<br />
Characteristics of Context for Instructional<br />
Design<br />
Mentor: Sonja Irlbeck<br />
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Doctor of Philosophy in Education continued<br />
Kenneth G. Haptonstall<br />
An Analysis of the Correlation Between<br />
Standards-Based, Non-Standards-Based<br />
Grading Systems and Achievement as<br />
Measured by the the Colorado Student<br />
Assessment Program (CSAP)<br />
Mentor: Forrest Ray<br />
Suzanne L. Harris<br />
Separate But Equal?: A Study of Freshmen<br />
Orientation Programs and Retention<br />
Mentor: Charles Kozoll<br />
Twanitta M. Harris<br />
The Impact of Single-Gender Classes on a<br />
School’s Environment<br />
Mentor: Melissa McIntyre<br />
Paul Franklin Hartford<br />
Collaborative Acculturation: The Role of<br />
Community in the Process of Becoming<br />
Intercultural<br />
Mentor: Janet Lessner<br />
Tavita S. Herriott<br />
The Impact of Inclusion and Pullout on<br />
Middle School Students’ Standardized Test<br />
Scores<br />
Mentor: Adair White-Johnson<br />
Nathan B. Herzog<br />
Keeping the Ones You Want: A Study of<br />
Faculty Satisfaction and Faculty Retention<br />
in Higher Education<br />
Mentor: Phyllis Misite<br />
Sharonda Y. Hickman<br />
Test Anxiety: Analyzing Levels Among<br />
Participants Preparing for The National<br />
Board Respiratory Care (NBRC)<br />
Examination<br />
Mentor: Harry Walling<br />
Kimberly Hodges<br />
A Study of Problem-Based Learning Content<br />
Acquisition and Academic Achievement in<br />
Career and Technical Education Courses at<br />
the Middle-School Level<br />
Mentor: Patricia Marin<br />
Jeffrey S. Hogan<br />
Improving Academic Achievement Through<br />
Legislation: Correlating Charter School<br />
Laws Against Academic Performance<br />
Mentor: Diann Musial<br />
Connie Frances Holloway<br />
Inclusive Schools and Dropout Rates: A<br />
Phenomenological Approach<br />
Mentor: Douglas DeWitt<br />
Jeanne-Marie Hughes<br />
Take a Leap and Shimmy on Down: An Ex<br />
Post Facto Study on the Differences Between<br />
Community College Students Who Do and<br />
Don’t Study Dance<br />
Mentor: Pamela Hanfelt<br />
Joseph E. Ilecki<br />
Training Evaluation within the Federal<br />
Government<br />
Mentor: Cheryl Doran
School of Education<br />
Doctor of Philosophy in Education continued<br />
Sally A. Ingles<br />
A Study of the Group Assessment Procedure<br />
for the Selection of Teacher Education<br />
Candidates at a Small, Private <strong>University</strong><br />
in the Midwest<br />
Mentor: Katherine Green<br />
Bruce A. Johnson<br />
Transformation of Online Teaching<br />
Practices Utilizing Appreciative Inquiry to<br />
Enhance the Process of Learning<br />
Mentor: Gordon Graham<br />
Lisa K. Johnson<br />
Keeping Women Silent: A Study of Female<br />
Leadership in Faith-Based Institutions<br />
Mentor: John Francis<br />
Lisa Marie Johnson<br />
A Study of Wikis and Classroom<br />
Community in Online Learning<br />
Mentor: Rod Sims<br />
Sondra M. Jones<br />
The Road Less Traveled: A Superintendent’s<br />
Journey from the Classroom to the<br />
District Office<br />
Mentor: Carolyn Rogers<br />
Willie E. Jones<br />
A Correlational Study of Student<br />
Achievement and Student Attendance<br />
Mentor: Randall Sampson<br />
Yvonne Dolores Jones Corppetts<br />
Lifelong Learning: An Examination of<br />
Attitudes and Practices of Black Adults’<br />
Informal Learning Experiences<br />
Mentor: Carmen Myers<br />
Tzipora Katz<br />
Adult Online Learning: A Study of<br />
Attitude, Motivation, and Engagement<br />
Mentor: Callie Welstead<br />
Masego B. Kebaetse<br />
Scaffolding Techniques Used by Educational<br />
Developers to Support Academics in the<br />
Design of Learner-Centered Courses<br />
Mentor: Rod Sims<br />
Cubie D. King<br />
The Impact of Retiring Baby Boomers and<br />
Expected Workforce Shortages: Causes,<br />
Effects, and Solutions<br />
Mentor: Michael McGivern<br />
Janolyn J. King<br />
Adequate Yearly Progress in Elementary,<br />
Title I Schools: A Study on Administrator<br />
Leadership Styles and their Impact on<br />
Student Achievement<br />
Mentor: Randall Sampson<br />
Linda Kingston<br />
Virtual World Real Education: A<br />
Descriptive Study of Instructional Design in<br />
Secondlife<br />
Mentor: Suzanne Dunn<br />
Joy C. Klotz<br />
An Examination of the Relationship<br />
Between Self-Directed Learning Readiness<br />
and Acadmeic Achievement in First Year<br />
College Students<br />
Mentor: Carmen Myers<br />
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Doctor of Philosophy in Education continued<br />
Julie Knutson<br />
Observing Faculty Culture: Grounded<br />
Theory Research Study of Faculty Attitudes<br />
and Perceptions Throughout Program<br />
Changes Due to Accreditation<br />
Mentor: Cheryl Bullock<br />
Douglas A. Kranch<br />
A Study of Three Instructional Sequences<br />
for Developing Computer Programming<br />
Expertise in Novice Learners<br />
Mentor: Rod Sims<br />
Nancy L. Kuzmak<br />
Women Engineers: Stories of Persistence<br />
Mentor: Monica Roth Day<br />
Mary E. Leary<br />
Leadership: Subject to the State Personnel<br />
Act (SPA) Employees’ Perceptions of<br />
Job Satisfaction at Elizabeth City State<br />
<strong>University</strong><br />
Mentor: Eric Wellington<br />
Delmar I. Lee<br />
Perceptions of Collaborative Learning from<br />
African American Males at a Predominantly<br />
White Institution(PWI)<br />
Mentor: Patricia Marin<br />
Daniel F. Leguizamon<br />
A Musical Approach to Reading Fluency:<br />
an Experimental Study in First-Grade<br />
Classrooms<br />
Mentor: Beverly Enns<br />
Damon P. Leiss<br />
Does Synchronous Communication<br />
Technology Influence Classroom<br />
Community? A Study on the Use of a Live<br />
Web Conferencing System within an Online<br />
Classroom<br />
Mentor: Kim Rynearson<br />
Gardner A. Lepp<br />
Knowledge and Use of Student-Centered<br />
Instructional Techniques, Alternative<br />
Assessment Methods, and New Educational<br />
Technology in Adult Business Education<br />
Mentor: Cristie Grunwald<br />
Brenda S. Lewis<br />
The Buck Stops Here: A Correlation<br />
Coefficient Study of Standardized Test Scores<br />
and School District Funding Levels<br />
Mentor: Barry Persky<br />
Letitia D. Lewis<br />
No Parents Left Behind: A Study of<br />
the Affects of Parents and Teachers on<br />
Achievement<br />
Mentor: Carolyn Rogers<br />
Tanyaneka T. Lipscomb<br />
Teachers’ Perceptions Regarding the<br />
Effectiveness of Accommodations for<br />
Students with Specfic Learning Disabilities<br />
Mentor: Kathleen Mondell<br />
Zuleika S. Livingston<br />
A Study of the Academic Progress of<br />
Students with Disabilities in Urban Public<br />
Middle Schools in Georgia<br />
Mentor: Randall Sampson
School of Education<br />
Doctor of Philosophy in Education continued<br />
Linda L. Livingstone<br />
Student Grouping for Successful Online<br />
Asynchronous Discussions in a Middle<br />
School Literacy Program<br />
Mentor: Molly Lane<br />
Gary W. Long<br />
Community and Videos: An Action Plan<br />
to Increase Success Rates in California<br />
Community College Developmental<br />
Mathematics<br />
Mentor: Gordon Graham<br />
Denise Anne Longoria<br />
Hispanic Learners in South Texas: Factors<br />
that Influence them in the Pursuit of<br />
Graduate Education in Social Work<br />
Mentor: Pauline Everette<br />
Timothy K. Loper<br />
Connecting the Dots Between Math and<br />
Reality: A Study of Critical Thinking in<br />
High School Physics<br />
Mentor: Ann Rowland<br />
Bobby L. Lowe<br />
Teachers Know Best: A Study of Teachers’<br />
Perceptions of Principals’ Leadership<br />
Practices and School Climate in High<br />
Poverty Title I Elementary Schools<br />
Mentor: Herbert Hooper<br />
Dorothy A. Mac Gregor<br />
Conflicting Pedagogical Philosophies and<br />
Methodological Approaches toward Teaching<br />
Art Education: Art Education Methods<br />
Determination to Distinguish Art Education<br />
as a Valued Core Subject in the Educational<br />
Curriculum of Suffolk County Public Schools<br />
Mentor: Douglas DeWitt<br />
Brent R. MacWilliams<br />
Through the Eyes of the Clinical Preceptor:<br />
A Grounded Theory<br />
Mentor: Mary Dereshiwsky<br />
Andrea G. Madison<br />
Academic Achievement: Does Sustained<br />
Silent Reading Contribute to Success on<br />
Standardized Tests?<br />
Mentor: Tracey Lacey<br />
Kathleen Mandato<br />
Successful Implementation of Patient Self-<br />
Check-In Kiosks from a Frontline Service<br />
Employee Perspective: A Qualitative Study<br />
of Best Practice<br />
Mentor: Keith Johansen<br />
Deborah S. Martin<br />
No Child Left Behind and its Effect on<br />
Recruiting and Retaining Special Education<br />
Teachers in Rural South Carolina School<br />
Districts<br />
Mentor: Douglas DeWitt<br />
Juma A. Massinga-Sanders<br />
Professional Development for Generalist<br />
Teachers to Meet the Demands of 21st-<br />
Century Instruction: A Qualitative Study<br />
of High School Alternative Education<br />
Mentor: Behrooz Sabet<br />
Natasha Kearston May<br />
The Relationship Between Principal<br />
Leadership Styles and Student Achievement<br />
in Elementary Schools<br />
Mentor: Melissa McIntyre<br />
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Doctor of Philosophy in Education continued<br />
Amy McArdle-Rausenberger<br />
So You Think You are a Leader—Does<br />
the Superintendent Agree? A Study of the<br />
Principalship<br />
Mentor: Douglas DeWitt<br />
Barbara A. McCarthy<br />
Mentoring’s Critical Components: Four<br />
Traditional Teachers’, Four Alternate-Route<br />
Teachers’, and Four Mentors’ Perspectives<br />
Mentor: Bonita Wilcox<br />
Amy Christine McCulloch<br />
How Stakeholders Perceive Gifted<br />
Education: A Study of Elementary Gifted<br />
Education Programs<br />
Mentor: Philip Corkill<br />
Lauren A. McGuire<br />
Improving Student Critical Thinking and<br />
Perceptions of Critical Thinking Through<br />
Direct Instruction in Rhetorical Analysis<br />
Mentor: Bonita Wilcox<br />
Sherry A. McKenzie<br />
Survey of Mentored Teachers: Continuing<br />
Effects After First-Year Mentoring Program<br />
Mentor: Elizabeth Bruch<br />
Wanda L. Miles<br />
Correlational Study of Leadership Style and<br />
Teacher Job Satisfaction in Two Head Start<br />
Programs<br />
Mentor: Patricia Marin<br />
Cassandra Miller Washington<br />
Unraveling the Gift: A Study of Classroom<br />
Teachers’ Perceptions of African Americans’<br />
Giftedness<br />
Mentor: Charisse Redditt<br />
Gaylynn Marie Moore<br />
Postsecondary Schooling Experiences of<br />
Reentry Middle-Aged Women: Empowerment<br />
and Self-Efficacy in Work and Personal<br />
Relationships<br />
Mentor: Howard Jacobs<br />
Lynn S. Moore<br />
Study of Effective Approaches for Teaching<br />
Adults<br />
Mentor: Cheryl Bullock<br />
Sam F. Morina, Jr.<br />
Mentoring and Retention in First-Year<br />
Teachers: A Mixed-Methods Study<br />
Mentor: Patricia Marin<br />
Gail Lynn Murphy<br />
The Negative Impact on Student<br />
Performance with Teacher Imposed<br />
External Locus of Control: A Study of the<br />
Relationship Between Self-Efficacy and<br />
Teacher Regulated Performance Feedback<br />
Among Community College Nursing<br />
Students<br />
Mentor: Harry Walling<br />
Kelly S. Murtaugh<br />
Most Likely to Succeed: Characteristics of<br />
Success at a Suburban Technical College<br />
Mentor: Ronald White<br />
Susan G. Naples<br />
Millennials: Their Attitudes and Their<br />
Effects on Freshman Retention in Higher<br />
Education<br />
Mentor: James Cook
School of Education<br />
Doctor of Philosophy in Education continued<br />
Jun Nara<br />
On-the-Spot Problem Solving of Airline<br />
Professionals: A Case Study of Sky Business<br />
School Personnel Training Program<br />
Mentor: Pamela Hanfelt<br />
Deborah Trupp Naughton<br />
Study of Associations Between Age, Race,<br />
Gender and Adult Learners Graduating<br />
from a Distant-Learning Master’s Program<br />
Mentor: Howard Jacobs<br />
Vivienne A. Neal<br />
The Black-White Achievement Gap<br />
in Georgia: Implications for School<br />
Improvement and Reduction of Disparities<br />
Mentor: Melissa McIntyre<br />
Nathalie Neree<br />
Alternative Programs: Assuring graduation<br />
for high school students with emotional and<br />
behavioral disabilities<br />
Mentor: Charisse Redditt<br />
Grace O. Nwosu<br />
A Study of Associations Among Teacher<br />
Collaborative Activities and Student<br />
Achievement<br />
Mentor: Amy Kuo-Newhouse<br />
June V. Odom-Harris<br />
Hispanic Student Success: Characteristics of<br />
Successful Mexican American Students<br />
Mentor: Carol Pasanen<br />
Marcia Oglesby<br />
Evaluating the Effects of a School<br />
Violence Prevention Program on Student<br />
Achievement<br />
Mentor: Jackson Beazley<br />
Katherine T. Ogletree<br />
The Perspectives of Teachers and Parents<br />
Regarding Parent Involvement in an<br />
Elementary School<br />
Mentor: Barry Persky<br />
Jerold C. O’Guin<br />
Verbal Overshadowing: Disrupting Memory<br />
in Postsecondary Adult Students<br />
Mentor: Joshua Fischer<br />
Olomeruom Okonta<br />
Effects of Online Interaction via Computer-<br />
Mediated Communication (CMC) Tools on<br />
an E-Mathematics Learning Outcome<br />
Mentor: Carla Lane<br />
Stuart R. Olson<br />
Crossing the Cultural Bridge: Instructional<br />
Interventions Contributing to Effective<br />
Transfer Learning with Newcomers<br />
Mentor: Katherine Green<br />
David Orenstein<br />
Filtering Access to Internet Content at<br />
Higher Education Institutions: Stakeholder<br />
Perceptions and Their Impact on Research<br />
and Academic Freedom<br />
Mentor: Phyllis Misite<br />
Yanessa S. Page<br />
Shadows and Acts: Effects of Perceived<br />
Stereotypes on Persistence of Black Men in<br />
North Carolina Community Colleges<br />
Mentor: Herbert Merrill<br />
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Doctor of Philosophy in Education continued<br />
George C. Panga<br />
A Study of Adult Students’ Perceptions of the<br />
Traditional Distance Education Programs<br />
and the Option of a Blended Learning<br />
Model in Sub-Saharan Africa<br />
Mentor: Howard Jacobs<br />
Diane Para<br />
Leadership Qualities Desired for College<br />
Presidents as Perceived by College Trustees<br />
Mentor: Barbara Keener<br />
Michèle Parent<br />
A Study on Nursing Education: A<br />
Consensus on Ideal Programs for Aboriginal<br />
Students<br />
Mentor: Janet Lessner<br />
Paul A. Patti<br />
The Invisible Classroom: Learning Style<br />
and Learner Satisfaction in a Virtual<br />
Audioconferenced Technical Training<br />
Environment<br />
Mentor: Carole Mottaz<br />
Sheila A. Paul<br />
Assessment of Critical Thinking in Nursing:<br />
How Should Critical Thinking Be Assessed<br />
in the Clinical Setting?<br />
Mentor: Cristie Grunwald<br />
Edmund V. Pax<br />
A Case Study of the Applicability of<br />
Organizational Innovativeness Factors on<br />
the Implementation of Flexible Retirement<br />
Programs<br />
Mentor: Michael McGivern<br />
Anita K. Perez-Studdard<br />
Failing Our Best and Brightest: Are<br />
Eligibility Criteria Related to the<br />
Underachievement of Gifted High School<br />
Students?<br />
Mentor: Adair White-Johnson<br />
Antoinette M. Perkins<br />
Accreditation Benefits Whom: A Study<br />
of Accreditation and Massage Therapy<br />
Licensure in the State of Ohio<br />
Mentor: Jerome Halverson<br />
Larry D. Perkins<br />
Nurse Managers Transform Nursing: A<br />
Study of Leadership Behaviors and the<br />
Relationship to Leadership Training and<br />
Employee Satisfaction<br />
Mentor: Karen Minchella<br />
Char A. Perlas<br />
Enhancing Underrepresented, Community<br />
College Student Motivation Through<br />
Blended Curriculum<br />
Mentor: Carol Berg O’Toole<br />
Mary T. Peter<br />
A School-Based Inquiry Team Model: Its<br />
Effects on the Academic Achievement of<br />
“SETSS” Students in Middle School<br />
Mentor: Randall Sampson<br />
Jeri Stickney Phillips<br />
Does Hypertext Promote Self-Efficacy? A<br />
Study of Hypertext in Syllabus Design<br />
Mentor: David Klein
School of Education<br />
Doctor of Philosophy in Education continued<br />
Clarine Pierre<br />
A Qualitative Case Study of How Educators<br />
Collaborate and Coteach Within an<br />
Inclusive Classroom<br />
Mentor: Ann Rowland<br />
Elicia Pollard<br />
Meeting the Demands of Professional<br />
Education: A Study of Mind Mapping in<br />
a Professional Doctoral Physical Therapy<br />
Education Program<br />
Mentor: Charles Kozoll<br />
Susan G. Popplewell<br />
Are We There Yet? An Analysis of<br />
Multicultural Content in the Early<br />
Childhood Education Specialization<br />
Textbooks Used by One <strong>University</strong>’s Teacher<br />
Preparation Program<br />
Mentor: Keith Johansen<br />
Paula L. Porter<br />
Effectiveness of Electronic Textbooks With<br />
Embedded Activities on Student Learning<br />
Mentor: Nancy Thornton<br />
Charles R. Prescott<br />
Exploration of Instructional Design<br />
Strategies in a Faith-Based Setting for a<br />
College Level Biblical Course of Study<br />
Mentor: Dennis Mills<br />
Bennie F. Prince<br />
Effectiveness of Teacher Preparation: From<br />
Theory to Practice<br />
Mentor: Ronald White<br />
Kyle Gregory Pruitt<br />
The California Female Superintendent as<br />
Instructional Leader: Reported Practices<br />
and Self-Perceived Capabilities<br />
Mentor: Casey Reason<br />
Mark P. Purcell<br />
The Smart Money: A Case Study<br />
Illustrating the Impact a Global Economic<br />
Recession has had on Endowment Funds at<br />
Three Ohio Higher Education Institutions<br />
Mentor: Charles Kozoll<br />
Sigmund J. Reckline<br />
A Study of Distance Education for the Needs<br />
of the Nuclear Power Industry<br />
Mentor: Thomas Bourque<br />
Sandy D. Reid<br />
Effect of a Reading Program, Consisting<br />
of Corrective Reading and the Support<br />
of an External Consultative Agency, on<br />
Achievement Scores of Students Served<br />
Through an Early Intervention Program<br />
Mentor: Barry Persky<br />
Carole B. Reiss<br />
The Effects of Mindful Exercise on<br />
Standardized Test Scores<br />
Mentor: Barry Persky<br />
Nichole F. Rich<br />
Integration of Yoga to Vitalize Preschool<br />
Children: A Proposed Study of Yoga Therapy<br />
to Increase Attention in Preschool Children<br />
Mentor: Lisa Reason<br />
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Doctor of Philosophy in Education continued<br />
Ronald S. Rizzo<br />
Ready Or Not?: A Portrait of the<br />
Professional Development of Michigan<br />
Charter School Principals and its Affect on<br />
Student Academic Performance<br />
Mentor: Charles Kozoll<br />
Lillian R. Robinson<br />
Processes and Strategies School Leaders are<br />
Using to Move Their Multicultural Schools<br />
Toward Culturally Responsive Education<br />
Mentor: Michael Worthington<br />
Stacee Ray Roehler<br />
Cognition, Behavior, and Communication:<br />
Does Awareness of Self Improve<br />
Relationships Among Married Couples?<br />
Mentor: Katherine Green<br />
Lisa Lynnette Rollins<br />
Surveying Undergraduates’ News<br />
Consumption Habits: Journalism Education<br />
in the Age of Media Convergence<br />
Mentor: Howard Jacobs<br />
Heather Gordy Russell<br />
Through the Use of Gilbert`s Behavioral<br />
Engineering Model, What Changes Can<br />
Management Make to Increase Blood<br />
Donations?<br />
Mentor: Kevin Freer<br />
Jodi E. Rust<br />
Working Smarter Not Harder: Using a<br />
Pedagogical-Based Model in the Rapid<br />
Development of Quality Hybrid Courses<br />
Mentor: Kim Rynearson<br />
Edris V. Ryan<br />
Special Educators Speak: An Examination<br />
of the Perspectives and Experiences of Special<br />
Educators About Inclusion Practices at the<br />
Middle School Level<br />
Mentor: Carole Burnworth<br />
Felicia I. Sawyer<br />
Principal on the Rise: A Case Study of<br />
Leadership Practices<br />
Mentor: Lee Monroe<br />
Sharolyn C. Sayers<br />
Online Student Perceptions: Incorporation<br />
of Virtual Gaming and Simulations<br />
in Community and Technical College<br />
Curriculum<br />
Mentor: Jason Ward<br />
Kathleen M. Schiefen<br />
Entrepreneurial Orientation of Community<br />
College Workforce Divisions and the Impact<br />
of Organizational Structure: A Grounded<br />
Theory Study<br />
Mentor: Barbara Keener<br />
Joel N. Schuessler<br />
Self Assessment as Learning: Finding the<br />
Motivations and Barriers for Adopting the<br />
Learning-Oriented Instructional Design of<br />
Student Self Assessment<br />
Mentor: Dennis Mills<br />
Lanettae Scott<br />
A Study on the Relationship Between Ability,<br />
Motivational, and Work Environmental<br />
Influences and the Degree of Transfer of<br />
Learning of New Trainers<br />
Mentor: Phyllis Clayton
School of Education<br />
Doctor of Philosophy in Education continued<br />
Thomas H. Sheppard<br />
The Effect of Study Group Participation on<br />
Student Naval Aviator Persistence<br />
Mentor: Jamie Barron<br />
Kendra J. Sibbernsen<br />
The Impact of Collaborative Groups Versus<br />
Individuals in Undergraduate Inquiry-<br />
Based Astronomy Laboratory Learning<br />
Exercises<br />
Mentor: Janet Lessner<br />
Leslie C. Sinclair-Blake<br />
A Comparative Analysis of Selected<br />
Variables of 12-to-15 Year Old Males in<br />
Special Education and the Juvenile<br />
Justice System<br />
Mentor: Mark Rossman<br />
Debbie L. Smarr<br />
Breaking the Glass Ceiling in Oklahoma<br />
Higher Education: A Case Study of Kate<br />
Galt Zaneis, the First Woman President of a<br />
Public Four-Year College or <strong>University</strong> in the<br />
United States<br />
Mentor: Thomas Bourque<br />
Carlen Smith<br />
Teaching Evolution in New Jersey Public<br />
High Schools: Examining the Influence of<br />
Personal Belief and Religious Background<br />
on Teaching Practices<br />
Mentor: Cheryl Doran<br />
Christine B. Smith<br />
Relaxation and Learning in the Special-<br />
Needs Preschool Classroom<br />
Mentor: Kathleen Mondell<br />
Liza D. Smith<br />
Beyond Graduation: An Evaluation of an<br />
Academic Advising Model’s Effect on the<br />
Retention of General Studies Students at<br />
Quinsigamond Community College<br />
Mentor: James Cook<br />
Tracy D. Smith<br />
Student Motivation: A Study of Title I<br />
Tutoring<br />
Mentor: Randall Sampson<br />
Karen Elaine Stewart<br />
The Role of Reflection: Preschool Teachers’<br />
Use of Reflective Thinking to Translate<br />
Higher Education Learning Into Teaching<br />
Practice<br />
Mentor: Janet Lessner<br />
Orbie L. Stewart<br />
Effects of Diversity Education on College<br />
Students in Military Sponsored Classes<br />
Mentor: Terry Ratcliff<br />
Judith A. Sullivan<br />
Making a Difference: A Study of the<br />
Perceptions, Classroom Management, and<br />
Instructional Practices of Teachers Who Use<br />
Culturally Responsive Strategies to Teach<br />
African American Adolescent Male Students<br />
Mentor: Bonita Wilcox<br />
Catherine M. Suttle<br />
Engagement in Online Courses<br />
Mentor: Sonja Irlbeck<br />
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Doctor of Philosophy in Education continued<br />
Ebony N. Thomas<br />
Eighth-Grade Writing: A Mixed-Methods<br />
Study of the Impact of Criterion-Referenced<br />
Peer Feedback on Students’ Writing<br />
Achievement<br />
Mentor: Deborah Gilbert<br />
Calvin Thompson<br />
Mandatory Integration of Academic<br />
Achievement: A Look at African American<br />
Males in a Previously Segregated Central<br />
Georgia Junior High School<br />
Mentor: Lee Monroe<br />
Harriet L. Thompson<br />
The Role of the Principal in Special<br />
Education Decisions and Programming<br />
Mentor: Kathleen Mondell<br />
Rachel E. Tomcsik<br />
Does Gender Matter? Collaborative<br />
Learning in a Virtual Corporate<br />
Community of Practice<br />
Mentor: Rod Sims<br />
Lanitra K. Toney<br />
A Case Study of the <strong>University</strong> if Mississippi<br />
and its Response to the Growth of Online<br />
Institutions<br />
Mentor: Christopher Rasmussen<br />
Anthony B. Tooth<br />
The Role of Aesthetic Experience in the<br />
Timing of Nontraditional Students’<br />
Decision Making<br />
Mentor: Michael Worthington<br />
William S. Turner<br />
Leadership to Success: A Study of the<br />
Leadership Behaviors of Dropout Recovery<br />
Program Leaders<br />
Mentor: Randall Sampson<br />
Diane M. Turo-Hughes<br />
Reaching New Heights and Executive<br />
Development: Evaluation of Leadership<br />
Development<br />
Mentor: Barry Persky<br />
Rosalie E. Tuttle<br />
The Impact of Simulation in Nursing<br />
Education on the Selfefficacy and Learner<br />
Satisfaction of Nursing Students<br />
Mentor: Julia Bronner<br />
Adanta N. Ugo<br />
The Relationship Between Tutoring and<br />
Student Success<br />
Mentor: Douglas McCoy<br />
Alice M. Valente<br />
Competency: Does High Fidelity Simulation<br />
Make a Difference?<br />
Mentor: Janet Lessner<br />
Ski R. VanderLaan<br />
Practicing Accounting Profession Criteria<br />
Skills in the Classroom: A Study of<br />
Collaborative Testing and the Impact on<br />
Final Exam Scores<br />
Mentor: Janet Lessner
School of Education<br />
Doctor of Philosophy in Education continued<br />
Angela M. Velez<br />
Creating and Sustaining Virtual<br />
Communities of Practice by Operationalizing<br />
Constructs of Preparation, Collegiality, and<br />
Professional Development<br />
Mentor: Cristie Grunwald<br />
Justin S. Walker<br />
A Descriptive Analysis of Alternative Schools<br />
in Texas<br />
Mentor: Barry Persky<br />
Sounya S. Walker<br />
At-Risk Student’s Perceptions of the Upward<br />
Bound Programon Academic and Social<br />
Preparation for Postsecondary Institutions<br />
Mentor: Barbara Keener<br />
Muriel Wallace<br />
Closing The Achievement Gap Through the<br />
Retention of African American Students in<br />
the Gifted Programs<br />
Mentor: Amy Kuo-Newhouse<br />
Richard L. Wallace<br />
The Perceptions of Community College<br />
Students to Foreign Language Acquisition<br />
Grounded in Multiple Intelligence Theory<br />
Mentor: Jason Ward<br />
Eli J. Weissman<br />
A Study of the Academic and Life Factors<br />
that Contribute to Attrition of Male Adult<br />
At-Risk Students Attending For Profit<br />
Degree-Granting Institutions<br />
Mentor: Harry Walling<br />
Lisa M. Whalen<br />
Empathy and Reading of Narrative Fiction<br />
Among Community College Students<br />
Mentor: Carmen Myers<br />
Maxine G. White-Stephens<br />
The Impact of Parental Involvement on the<br />
Literacy Success of Students<br />
Mentor: Jackson Beazley<br />
Sarah Williams<br />
The Implementation of a Focused School<br />
Renewal Plan to Increase Student<br />
Achievement in a Low Performing Rural<br />
School District<br />
Mentor: Deborah Gilbert<br />
Nettie Saundra Williams Lemle<br />
Evaluating the Effects of Co-Teaching on<br />
Student Achievement<br />
Mentor: Jackson Beazley<br />
Sarah D. Williams-Tolliver<br />
Understanding the Experiences of Women,<br />
Graduate Student Stress, and Lack of<br />
Marital/Social Support: A Mixed Method<br />
Inquiry<br />
Mentor: Harry Walling<br />
Darnelle H. Wilson<br />
Vocational Education in High School: A<br />
Future Outlook<br />
Mentor: Cheryl Bullock<br />
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Doctor of Philosophy in Education continued<br />
Ann Ethel Witherspoon-Favors<br />
Looking Back and Looking Forward: The<br />
Perspectives of African American Men on<br />
Success in College<br />
Mentor: Larry Reynolds<br />
Linda J. Wlodyga<br />
The Use of the Academic Electronic Medical<br />
Record (EMR) to Develop Critical Thinking<br />
Skills in an Associate Degree Nursing<br />
Mobility Program<br />
Mentor: Caroline Bassett<br />
Leanne M. Wruck<br />
Computer-Mediated Communication:<br />
Instructional Design Strategies that Support<br />
the Attainment of Bloom’s Higher Order<br />
Cognitive Skills in Asynchronous Discussion<br />
Questions<br />
Mentor: Charlotte Redden<br />
Cindy A. Yates<br />
Teaching for Success: A Comparison<br />
Study of Teachers’ Perceptions of Different<br />
Approaches to the Instruction of Reading<br />
Mentor: Adrienne Gibson
School of Public Service Leadership<br />
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Human Services<br />
Deborah D. Bailey<br />
Jerome Brothers<br />
Gwendolyn J. Chenault<br />
Jessica A. Clair<br />
Jessica J. Harkins<br />
Heather Odle<br />
Michael L. Scott<br />
Holly Wood<br />
Master of Public Health<br />
Carmen Marie Freund<br />
Master of Science in Public Health<br />
Kendra Anthony<br />
Monique L. Greene<br />
Lynette Pious<br />
Donesha Scott<br />
Ashley D. Turner<br />
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Master of Science in Human Services<br />
Beatrice E. Adamczyk<br />
Tywana L. Allen<br />
Inezsia Anderson<br />
Patricia A. Archer<br />
Katerina S. Aunese<br />
Tammy L. Babcock<br />
Hazel-ann G. Bailey<br />
Marsha R. Banks<br />
LaKeia R. Bernard<br />
Natalie E. Bernard<br />
Sarah B. Berry<br />
Johnny Blackwell<br />
Kimberly Monique Bolyard<br />
Kyle J. Bonesteel<br />
Marcia K. Bonnville<br />
Bradley D. Brady<br />
Sara R. Briggs<br />
Sharon Leigh Broker<br />
Gene L. Burke<br />
Kirsten L. Butterbaugh<br />
Susan Campion<br />
Tatiana M. Cano<br />
Mary K. Carothers<br />
Gina M. Castillo<br />
Yolonda N. Childs<br />
Jessica A. Clair<br />
Jennifer E. Collins<br />
Brandi L. Copeland<br />
Gail A. Cragg<br />
Ella Dailey<br />
Tiffani S. Dailey<br />
Lashay P. Daniels<br />
Candyce Davis<br />
Carletta P. Davis<br />
Carolyn M. Devries<br />
Cara L. Donato<br />
Gary D. Dooley<br />
TaShara M. Duckett<br />
Kimberly N. Edwards<br />
Dolores E. El<br />
Kristina Black Emberg<br />
Diana A. Falcon<br />
Aisha Farngalo<br />
Dennis A. Fields<br />
Tamika C. Fisher<br />
Larry T. Fitzpatrick<br />
Karen Fogle<br />
Jaquitta L. Ford<br />
Chanel LaRey Fort<br />
Margaret Fortenberry<br />
Bryan K. Foster<br />
Kimberly D. Foster<br />
Elizabeth Frederick<br />
Teresa G. Gleason<br />
Candace Trent Godwin<br />
James Lester Gooch<br />
Sonja D. Goodwin<br />
Gatha R. Green<br />
Ebony Griffin<br />
Natalie A. Griffin<br />
Pattie L. Gwynn<br />
Georgianna Hampton<br />
LaTonya R. Harden<br />
Jessica J. Harkins<br />
Cherie M. Harmon<br />
Raechelle Harris-Sani<br />
Marvin G. Hester<br />
Andrea Hewitt<br />
Tina J. Hill<br />
Rhonda C. Horne<br />
Keosha M. Hullum<br />
Marie K. Jackson<br />
Michele JaegerBlood<br />
Stephen L. Jett<br />
Laura Jimenez<br />
Rhonda A. Johns<br />
Barbara J. Johnson<br />
Janice H. Johnson<br />
Phillip Sebastian Johnson, Sr.<br />
Tina Johnson<br />
Crystal Jones<br />
Megan A. Joyce<br />
Amara M. Kamara<br />
Fatu Kamara<br />
Candace F. Kelson<br />
Sara C. Kerley<br />
Rhazi K. Khodadad<br />
Kenneth A. Lebbon<br />
John L. Leclair<br />
Lakisha S. Lester<br />
Angel Lo<br />
Tracey Long<br />
Latoya Lowe<br />
Gregory E. Ludvik<br />
Amber Lund<br />
Sarah J. Mackey<br />
Dana Christopher Maddox<br />
Amber D. Mahnke<br />
Kingkane Malmquist<br />
Gary W. Mansfield<br />
Manuel Martinez<br />
Mary R. Mcclure<br />
Charles Robert McGinnis<br />
Veronika V. McKnight<br />
Sean M. McLaughlin
School of Public Service Leadership<br />
Master of Science in Human Services continued<br />
Nancy O’Hara Meek<br />
Paulina Hoppe Michaud<br />
Diane D. Miles<br />
Patrice J. Miles<br />
Carolyn K. Mohammed<br />
Virginia L. Moore<br />
Cortney Launa Morgan<br />
Diane L. Morlock<br />
Lorenda M. Morris<br />
Netta Morris Phillips<br />
Juliann M. Murphy<br />
Charles M. Mutama<br />
Melissa D. Myers<br />
Leona Nairn<br />
Veronica LaVonne Nelson<br />
Christopher T. Nolan<br />
Kathy M. Norcott<br />
Alexandro J. Nunez<br />
Kelley M. O’Leary<br />
Jacquita T. O’Rourke<br />
Amy Elizabeth Parker<br />
Yashicia Patterson<br />
Sarah Peterson<br />
Kasi Lynet Phillips<br />
Tameka T. Phillips<br />
Joellen Anna Podoll<br />
Mary L. Porfert<br />
Karen W. Pouncy<br />
Amy O. Pritchard<br />
Nicole Gironda Probst<br />
Pascale Proctor<br />
Dennis J. Pudwill<br />
Crystal Rafferty<br />
Karensia M. Richmond<br />
Creshanda L. Riley<br />
Felicia Roberson Tatum<br />
Kathleen E. Rose<br />
Tricia M. Ross<br />
Alicia D. Rouse<br />
Felicia Sargent-Walker<br />
Robert J. Schroeder<br />
Andre M. Scott<br />
Deborah Scott<br />
LaQuesha S. Scott<br />
Gail M. Sellu<br />
Mahmoud Seyyedpour<br />
Clarese M. Shaw<br />
Garland M. Shaw<br />
Elizabeth Noonan Smith<br />
Kimberley M. Smith<br />
Wayne Snelling<br />
Elizabeth S. Southall<br />
Desiree Stackhouse<br />
Anna M. Stamat<br />
Sara M. Stansell<br />
Kristy A. Strom<br />
April Shawnette Stuckes<br />
Patricia A. Swan-Smith<br />
Gwendolyn A. Talton<br />
Kelly Thacker<br />
Amitabh Thakur<br />
Jeanine Y. Thomas<br />
Holly K. Tidwell<br />
Janean Tinsley<br />
Veronica Tinsley<br />
Crystal Tomasko<br />
Kate A. Tricker<br />
Leslie J. Vaden<br />
Precious L. Vines<br />
Sharon D. Vinson<br />
Katherine S. Wade<br />
Patricia Walsh<br />
Latoya J. Ward<br />
Edquina Washington<br />
Brandon L. Watford<br />
Beverly Whichard<br />
L’Tanya White<br />
Sheila L. White<br />
Colleen K. Wilber<br />
Bridgette A. Williams<br />
Dannetta L. Williams<br />
Lizzy Obiageli Williams<br />
Monique S. Williams<br />
Sedrick L. Williams<br />
Tamara D. Wright<br />
Aleta L. Young<br />
Melissa A. Young<br />
Shannon M. Zila<br />
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Master of Science in Public Safety<br />
Jeannie H. Azzopardi<br />
Angela Bellamy<br />
Michael J. Belmarez<br />
Jerome Brothers<br />
Johana S. Cadiz<br />
Michael J. Chanat<br />
Sheldon Jerome Cooper<br />
Rodney J. Cruz<br />
Deloris Davis<br />
Nicole L. Davis<br />
Jeffery S. Force<br />
Jennifer R. Fulbright<br />
Julia A. Furfaro<br />
Joan O. Gentgen<br />
Farrah L. Gosford<br />
Denecca Guile<br />
Danlette Tiny Harris-Jones<br />
Lorrie C. Jackson<br />
Grant Jongejan<br />
Anthony W. Kline<br />
Jennifer L. Knotts<br />
Dave L. Kulee<br />
Joanna Lowery<br />
Kimberly L. McBurrows<br />
Anita L. McCloskey<br />
Nathan Craig McKay<br />
Jesse D. Mushaney<br />
Darren Navarra<br />
Willie F. Neely<br />
Anne M. Nephew<br />
Charles Parham<br />
Randi L. Potter<br />
James A. Prokop<br />
Boris Pukhovitskiy<br />
Latonya Tenay Reeves<br />
Mark A. Schnabel<br />
Lisa Schur<br />
Lauren Cerissa Stroud<br />
Alex Vang<br />
Shellie R. Wagner<br />
Russell White<br />
Laura Whitehead<br />
Lissel Belinda Wright
School of Public Service Leadership<br />
Doctor of Philosophy in Human Services<br />
John A. Adwok<br />
Changing Lifestyles and Risk of<br />
Hypertension in an African Population:<br />
The Alcohol Factor<br />
Mentor: Ellen Hope Kearns<br />
Vinnette D. Batiste<br />
Substance Abuse: Evaluation of Substance<br />
Abuse Treatment Outcomes in the<br />
Healthcare Delivery System<br />
Mentor: Debra Hurd<br />
Keith W. Battle<br />
Employers’ Perspectives on the Hiring of<br />
Ex-Offenders<br />
Mentor: Amy Donovan<br />
Daniel J. Benny<br />
The Impact of the Aircraft Owners and<br />
Pilots Association Airport Watch Program<br />
on Crime at Pennsylvania General Aviation<br />
Airports<br />
Mentor: Jennifer Rounds-Bryant<br />
Jennifer M. Boyette<br />
Active versus Passive Low Back Pain<br />
Treatment: A Study of Functional Outcomes<br />
Mentor: Delores Cauthen<br />
Sandra H. Bragg<br />
Mental Health Professionals’ Education<br />
and Training Effect on Personal and<br />
Professional Beliefs with a Culturally<br />
Diverse Population<br />
Mentor: Catherine Waugh<br />
Theresa M. Brodrick<br />
Executive Women in Healthcare: Perceptions<br />
of the Executive Coaching Process<br />
Mentor: Yvonne Kochanowski<br />
David A. Bull<br />
Situational Leadership Style and Employee<br />
Turnover Intent: A Critical Examination of<br />
Healthcare Organizations<br />
Mentor: Mark Minelli<br />
Autumn L. Burton<br />
Motivation to Give Back: Attributes of<br />
Professional Football Players Who Support<br />
Nonprofit Organizations<br />
Mentor: Delores Cauthen<br />
Lisa M. Cheatham<br />
The Relationship Between Race/Ethnicity<br />
and Inpatient Hospital Utilization and<br />
Outcomes for Heart Failure Among Older<br />
Adults: A National Perspective<br />
Mentor: Mary Rockey<br />
Denise Coughlin<br />
Type 2 Diabetes After Gestational Diabetes:<br />
A Hermeneutic Study of Women Who are<br />
“Diabetic Again”<br />
Mentor: Jody Oomen<br />
Byron L. Daniels<br />
The Effect the Relationship Between<br />
African-American Male Teachers Have on<br />
Academic Achievement of African-American<br />
Male Students in Guilford County, North<br />
Carolina Public Schools<br />
Mentor: Mary Rockey<br />
Cynthia B. Davis<br />
Managed Care and Minority Healthcare<br />
Access in Georgia: A Qualitative Study<br />
of the Quality and Accessibility of Care<br />
Provided to the Minority Elderly Population<br />
of DeKalb County<br />
Mentor: Franklin Kavanaugh<br />
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Doctor of Philosophy in Human Services continued<br />
Toi N. Dennis<br />
The Effects of Homelessness on the Mental<br />
and Behavioral Health of Children: A<br />
Phenomenological Study<br />
Mentor: Sheara Williams<br />
Denise G. DeShields<br />
Hidden Violence: A Phenomenological<br />
Inquiry Into the Experiences of Abused Male<br />
Partners<br />
Mentor: Nicola Davis Bivens<br />
Asuquo Okon Edem<br />
Assessing the Impact of Posttraumatic Stress<br />
Disorder (PTSD) Among Wives of Veterans:<br />
A Phenomenological Study of Life Changing<br />
Experiences of Wives of War Veterans<br />
Diagnosed With PTSD<br />
Mentor: Cyndra Pilkington<br />
Kecia N. Edwards<br />
Breast Cancer in African-American Women:<br />
A Qualitative Study<br />
Mentor: Lee St. John<br />
John R. Engbeck<br />
Dynamics of Police Organizational Change,<br />
Learning-Based Interactions, and Agency<br />
Innovation and Cooperation Within<br />
Community Policing<br />
Mentor: Joseph Schafer<br />
Kristen J. Ericksen<br />
An Exploration of the Perceived Experiences<br />
of Social Alienation of Non-Birth Mothers<br />
in Lesbian Parent Families<br />
Mentor: Rena Palloff<br />
Danita R. Erickson<br />
The Climate for Nursing Creativity and<br />
Risk Taking: A Magnet Environment Versus<br />
Non-Magnet Environment<br />
Mentor: Dana Gonzales<br />
Vernon J. Fields<br />
A Causal-Comparative Analysis of<br />
Participating in a Prison Based Mock Job<br />
Fair Program and its Effect an Recidivism<br />
Rates for Federal Prisoners<br />
Mentor: Jack Monell<br />
Felicia R. Gaither<br />
Staff Retention in Human Service<br />
Organizations<br />
Mentor: AnnLeslie Claesson<br />
Katherine R. Gaulke<br />
The Research Study of Motivation Factors of<br />
Current and First-Time Online Donors<br />
Mentor: Nita Stika<br />
Jennifer J. Gore<br />
Access Barriers to Health Care: An<br />
Examination of the Reasons for Higher<br />
Rates of Uninsured Hispanics<br />
Mentor: Paul Kalill<br />
Cynthia M. Grant<br />
Grounded in Your Culture: The Hidden Key<br />
to Promoting Academic Achievement Among<br />
African-American Adolescent Males<br />
Mentor: Phyllis Arnason<br />
Jessica A. Hammer<br />
The Effect of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy<br />
on Juvenile Criminal Thinking<br />
Mentor: Cherri Lester
School of Public Service Leadership<br />
Doctor of Philosophy in Human Services continued<br />
Catherine L. Harruff<br />
Locus of Control and Abstinence from<br />
Alcohol: A Correlational Study<br />
Mentor: Jennifer Rounds-Bryant<br />
Allison K. Hopkins<br />
The Analysis of Self-Esteem, Body Image,<br />
and Sexual Knowledge in Single Women 30-<br />
50 Years of Age: The Study of Their Sexual<br />
Satisfaction<br />
Mentor: Benjamin Noah<br />
Toni M. House<br />
A Qualitative Study of the Impact Oneida<br />
Language Learning has on the Preservation<br />
of Oneida Culture<br />
Mentor: Rena Palloff<br />
Rose S. Hunte<br />
Learning to Change: Does Life Skills<br />
Training Lead to Reduced Incident Reports<br />
Among Inmates in a Medium/Minimum<br />
Correctional Facility?<br />
Mentor: Ashraf Esmail<br />
Lorraine W. Jackson<br />
African-American and Caucasian Dementia<br />
Caregivers: Fathoming the Relationship<br />
Between Caregiving Stressors and Physical<br />
Health Outcomes<br />
Mentor: Dale Pietrzak<br />
Denalerie Janeen Johnson-Faniel<br />
The Lived Career Development Experiences<br />
of African American Lesbian Managers:<br />
A Phenomenological Study of Professional<br />
Advancement<br />
Mentor: Mary Bemker Page<br />
Michael S. Johnstone<br />
Social Desensitization and DWI in New<br />
Mexico: A Phenomenological Study of the<br />
Social Influence upon the Decision to Drink<br />
and Drive<br />
Mentor: Truc-Nhu Ho<br />
Robert D. Kendrick<br />
Erectile Dysfunction: A Barrier to Prostate<br />
Cancer Screening Among African American<br />
Men<br />
Mentor: Curtis Brant<br />
Latoya T. Lane<br />
An Innovative Approach to Reentry:<br />
Is it Working?<br />
Mentor: Scott Mire<br />
Walter C. Marshall<br />
The Relation Between Level of Spirituality<br />
and Grade Point Average Among African-<br />
American Males and Non African-American<br />
Males and African-American Females<br />
Mentor: Chris Kladopoulos<br />
Batrina D. Martin<br />
Clinical Quality Measures and the<br />
Incidence Rate of Invasive Methicillin-<br />
Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) in<br />
Tidewater, Virginia<br />
Mentor: Lonnie Wederski<br />
Mary R. McQuiston<br />
Lived Experiences of Men Employed by<br />
Publicly-Funded Early Childhood Care and<br />
Education Programs in Los Angeles County,<br />
California<br />
Mentor: Kourtney Vaillancourt<br />
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Doctor of Philosophy in Human Services continued<br />
Diana A. Moser<br />
Evaluation Research of the Effectiveness of a Child<br />
Sexual Abuse Prevention Program Utilizing the<br />
Public Health Approach<br />
Mentor: Ashraf Esmail<br />
Belynda M. Reece<br />
Making the Human-Divine Connection: A<br />
Phenomenological Study of the Environments and<br />
Circumstances that Facilitate a Connection with<br />
the Divine<br />
Mentor: Lynn Jones<br />
Pili J. Robinson<br />
System Transformation: The Critical Components<br />
of a Juvenile System Reform<br />
Mentor: Ray London<br />
Holly Lisabeth Sherlock<br />
Horizontal Violence: Verbal Aggression of Nurses<br />
by Nurses: An Exploratory Study of Bargaining<br />
(Union) and Non-Bargaining (Non-Union)<br />
Nurses Perceptions of Verbal Aggression by Peers<br />
Mentor: Terry Karjalainen<br />
Lakisha M. Simmons<br />
Adolescent Victims of Natural Disasters: A<br />
Phenomenological Study on the Effects of Lived<br />
Experiences and Behaviors Displayed After a Crisis<br />
Mentor: Suzanne Beaumaster<br />
William H. Solomons<br />
Understanding a Law Enforcement Officer’s<br />
Decision-Making Process: The Influential Factors<br />
and Resultant Effects of an Unethical Choice<br />
Mentor: Michael Worthington<br />
Robin Maynard Steele<br />
A Phenomenological Inquiry of Self-Actualization of<br />
Hospice Patients at the End of Life<br />
Mentor: Crystal Neal<br />
Cari Still<br />
Are There Relationships Among Supervisor-Social<br />
Worker Fit, Working Alliance, and Social Worker<br />
Self Efficacy? Describing Social Worker Self Efficacy<br />
Through Perceptions of Clinical Supervision<br />
Mentor: Daniel Macari<br />
Cynthia E. Stuart<br />
Successful Aging in a Cultural Context: Ethnic<br />
Influences in the Golden Years<br />
Mentor: Carla Morgan<br />
Patricia N. Van Pelt<br />
Does Theory Matter in Social Movement Practice<br />
in the Midwest? A Descriptive Study<br />
Mentor: Nita Stika<br />
Carol L. Wheeler-Strother<br />
Interviews with Private Agency Adoptive Families<br />
Mentor: Suzanne Holmes<br />
Jeffrey Alan Williams<br />
Identifying Successful Policies and Procedures for<br />
Retaining Resource Parents: A Phenomenological<br />
Study of Child Welfare Recruitment Staff<br />
Mentor: Herbert Bryan<br />
Doctor of Philosophy<br />
in Public Safety<br />
Kathy D. McKoy<br />
The Impact of Stress on First Responders:<br />
A Phenomenological Study<br />
Mentor: Marian Mosser
Harold Abel School of Social<br />
and Behavioral Sciences<br />
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Counseling<br />
Maysia S. Allen<br />
Inezsia Anderson<br />
Kacey J. Beattie<br />
Kyle J. Bonesteel<br />
Eve Tracy Coker<br />
Debra D. Currier<br />
Alettrics Fenton<br />
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Human Services<br />
Jennifer A. Adams<br />
David M. Ferguson<br />
Cassie Goodner<br />
Misty LaFrance<br />
Beate Murphy<br />
Larry T. Fitzpatrick<br />
Andrea Fogle<br />
Richard V. Frazier III<br />
Brianne Hamilton<br />
Pamela R. Hickey<br />
Linda Annette Kpaka<br />
Mary Jo Odom-Dull<br />
Master of Science in Counseling Studies<br />
Noha M. Abdul-Ghaffar<br />
Antoinette Baker<br />
Heather J. Bestge<br />
Brittany Angelica Bilbrey<br />
Nekedra Blockett<br />
Florencia R. Capistrano-Stafford<br />
Karla Y. Clay-Alexander<br />
Dawnika Louishea Cope<br />
Lori D. Dailey<br />
Reginald Edgerton<br />
Mike H. Ellis<br />
Teresa Graff<br />
Mica Jade Harris<br />
Charlene D. Harrison<br />
Nelanne J. Hess<br />
Jean M. Holtz<br />
Laura Hughes<br />
Katherine D. Ochoa<br />
Laura Peyton<br />
Michael Phelps<br />
LaToya V. Ray<br />
Pamela R. Sarte<br />
Lisa D. Jackson<br />
Ronda Johnson<br />
Stephanie K. Kelty<br />
Tasha M. Lane<br />
Misook Lee<br />
Brenda L. Linkin<br />
Jetendra M. Lloyd<br />
Pamela J. Martin<br />
Sandra L. McCoy<br />
Tracy J. McGarvey<br />
Felix R. Montez<br />
Kimberly A. Murray<br />
Melissa J. Niles<br />
Mopelola Odunayo Owoyemi<br />
Rachel Paschal<br />
Casilda A. Pinkston<br />
Felicia Pittman<br />
Jessica A. Ranslow<br />
Tracy Lynette Schwartzlow<br />
Candice Webb<br />
Shantina D. White<br />
Jessica S. Whitehead<br />
Bridgette A. Williams<br />
Angellee D. Scullion<br />
Takela L. Swain<br />
Aaisha VanBuren Owens<br />
Minerva S. Quinones<br />
Lucretia S. Randolph<br />
Viola M. Schwartz<br />
Dori J. Shaner<br />
Krystle L. Singleton<br />
Bonita M. Smith<br />
Robbin D. Smith<br />
Sabrina Smith<br />
Hannah M. Stender<br />
Leanna J. Sweeden<br />
Delroy M. Thompson<br />
Tracy S. Thorpe<br />
Steven Torres<br />
Michelle D. Vaughan-Soares<br />
Ellen Wallace<br />
Barbara A. Wexler<br />
Darlene Willis<br />
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and Behavioral Sciences<br />
Master of Science in Human Services<br />
Jacqueline E. Abell<br />
Deanne R. Adamson<br />
Maysia S. Allen<br />
Michelle A. Angsten<br />
Roy Ausage<br />
Nykea L. Bailey<br />
Rachael A. Baker<br />
Francheca Q. Ballard<br />
Amanda R. Balon<br />
Kristy L. Barrows<br />
Heather D. Baxter<br />
Erin L. Belanger<br />
Charity E. Bennett<br />
Joycelyn B. Best<br />
Ramona L. Blair<br />
Rosalee G. Boyer<br />
Judy Bozarth<br />
Tenecia M. Bullock<br />
Allison E. Bunch<br />
Jacqueline D. Burkes<br />
Clifton G. Burns, Jr.<br />
Shannon L. Cardona<br />
Andrea M. Casebeer<br />
Stacy Clark<br />
Dianne Y. Coley<br />
Adam J. Collis<br />
Tiffany Curry<br />
Michelle F. Daniel<br />
Carrie A. David<br />
Letty B. Davis<br />
Pamela Dobbs<br />
Mary L. Doub<br />
Samantha A. Edu<br />
Maritza V. Encinas<br />
Penselynn O. Etse<br />
Dara L. Felker<br />
Alettrics Fenton<br />
Tanisha D. Ferebee<br />
Heather L. Fox<br />
Melanie H. Francis<br />
Richard A. Freitas<br />
Donna E. French<br />
Bridget M. Funk<br />
Michael J. Gacnik<br />
Jenna R. Giordana<br />
April N. Givens<br />
Cynthia F. Godley<br />
Dwayne Gray<br />
Stephanie Sabina Greathouse<br />
Mary E. Green<br />
Peggy Green<br />
Michelle E. Griffin<br />
Mary Teresa Gutermuth<br />
Esther M. Hadley<br />
Laytoya D. Hall<br />
Rosaland E. Hannibal<br />
Melora D. Hardwick<br />
Angela Harris<br />
Robert N. Harvey<br />
Erin Hawkins<br />
Diane Hayes<br />
Jessica J. Hayes-Cook<br />
Dawna J. Heil<br />
Angela R. Hiebsch<br />
Laticia Hines<br />
Cherese D. Holland<br />
Lael C. Hritz<br />
Laurie E. Hull<br />
Angie L. Isabell<br />
Natasha A. Jackson<br />
Nicole Jackson<br />
Winnie Jackson<br />
Arneisha T. James<br />
Brandi Johnson<br />
Paris Johnson<br />
Amanda N. Joyner<br />
Jacqueline C. Kilkenny<br />
Pamela Kramer<br />
Rachel K. Kreger<br />
Lesa L. Leiden<br />
Angela Ruth Levings<br />
Mandisa Lewis<br />
Nicole P. Lonano<br />
Melissa Mallamas<br />
Nora D. Matthews<br />
Brenda S. Mayrose<br />
Nichelle McGirt<br />
Cleveland A. McSwain<br />
Yvette Medina<br />
Patricia A. Mikell<br />
Diana L. Mitchell<br />
Michelle L. Moriarty<br />
Cassie L. Morris<br />
Don Myers<br />
Amanda J. Neal<br />
Lisa L. O’Dell<br />
Paula N. Okanume<br />
Michelle A. Osbourne<br />
Michael J. Owen<br />
Ryan J. Parini<br />
Melanie M. Paul-Cook<br />
Katie Payne<br />
Ronald A. Peaks<br />
Charise Oshell Peddicord<br />
Donesia E. Peoples<br />
Donnetta J. Petrey<br />
Amy M. Phillips<br />
NaKeisha Phillips<br />
Kathy S. Phipps<br />
Barbara L. Pierson<br />
Robert Pincus
Harold Abel School of Social<br />
and Behavioral Sciences<br />
Master of Science in Human Services continued<br />
Cassandra A. Primous<br />
Victoria L. Pringle<br />
John Pritchard<br />
Mary-Jennifer E. Quinley<br />
Miranda N. Raines<br />
Carol C. Raleigh<br />
Nataisha A. Ramirez<br />
Erica Y. Reis<br />
Victor C. Rigling<br />
Judie Roberts<br />
Latasha O. Roberts<br />
Penney A. Rockhill<br />
Barbara M. Rojas<br />
Randall S. Sagante<br />
Jennifer Elaine Santerre-<br />
Lamoreau<br />
Kelly Albrecht<br />
Donna D. Cohen<br />
Vania Z. Costner<br />
Keran A. Flynn-Kroska<br />
Jennifer L. Kelly<br />
Jennifer M. Knapp<br />
Cindy Bonacorso LaTour<br />
Corrie L. Piper<br />
Takela L. Swain<br />
Denise J. Schaefer<br />
Lakeisha M. Shaw<br />
Phyllis C. Shay<br />
Nomsa D. Sibeko-Brown<br />
Willianne Simmons<br />
Latoya K. Smalls<br />
Cynthia J. Southworth<br />
Maureen Stewart-Mooney<br />
Bambi D. Straube<br />
Kenneth J. Summers<br />
Lana L. Thurman<br />
Jennifer K. Tibbs<br />
Amy L. Tippens<br />
Lori E. Tolley<br />
Aaisha VanBuren Owens<br />
David Vanderbeek<br />
Melissa Sue Vega<br />
Gwen G. Washington<br />
Abigail C. Whitehead<br />
Cosia Williams Wilcher<br />
Edna E. Williams<br />
Sheila R. Williams<br />
Benjamin J. Wilson<br />
Tearney Wilson<br />
Jerome L. Woods<br />
Vicky K. Working<br />
Catherine A. Wurm<br />
Scott K. Zimber<br />
Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy<br />
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and Behavioral Sciences<br />
Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling<br />
Amy A. Adams<br />
Shalonda L. Allison<br />
Arin W. Baker<br />
Leslie Sampson Barrette<br />
Bradley Eugene Bounds<br />
Melissa M. Bravo<br />
Chrystal L. Brooks<br />
Debra Buckley<br />
Deneen D. Bunch<br />
Amanda J. Campbell<br />
MaryAnne H. Clairmont<br />
Becky S. Costea<br />
Stephanie M. Crawford-<br />
Moore<br />
Paula A. Davis<br />
Catherine L. Durand-Graves<br />
Andrea R. Engels<br />
Lisa B. Erikson<br />
Leah M. Fellenstein<br />
Tasha S. Burnett<br />
Lisa Otters<br />
Erin Marie Stremel<br />
Hillery Catchings Ferdinand<br />
Suzanne C. Foster<br />
Maegan D. Glidden<br />
Heather E. Hampton<br />
Racha Hanna<br />
Heidi R. Helman<br />
Linda A. Hoenigsberg<br />
Roseann Hurley<br />
Trevor J. Irish<br />
Sandy Michelle Johnson<br />
Molly Noelle Julien<br />
Brenna A. Koedam<br />
Michael Allen Labbe<br />
Matthew C. Laska<br />
Amy S. Lyons<br />
Liberty R. Martinez-Ross<br />
Aundra McMullen<br />
Kim A. Mensing<br />
Leslie Miller<br />
Master of Science in School Counseling<br />
Carol S. Nicholl<br />
Lindsey R. Phillips<br />
Paul W. Pound<br />
Carlos G. Quijada<br />
Lisa M. Rohrman<br />
Cathryn Necia Rosenquist<br />
Garlena M. Rumsey<br />
Miki R. Savage<br />
Matthew L. Schaut<br />
Nichole M. Selip<br />
Ryan M. Selvig<br />
Dharmi Shah<br />
Colleen Smith<br />
Dawn M. Streeter<br />
Faith I. Thompson<br />
Kayliana J. Wesby<br />
Lourdes Zapata
Harold Abel School of Social<br />
and Behavioral Sciences<br />
Master of Science in Psychology<br />
Jessica L. Adams<br />
Heini Aho<br />
Gregory Alford<br />
James J. Anderson<br />
Michelle L. Antonini Clark<br />
Marianny Arribas<br />
Vesna Adriana Arsenich<br />
Laketia A. Beasley<br />
Richard G. Bedgood<br />
Candis K. Best<br />
Jessica R. Bland<br />
Jeannice S. Blazquez<br />
Christopher Boney<br />
Veronica M. Bowser<br />
Nina T. Brady<br />
Chris Bratton<br />
Jessica Brewer<br />
Heather L. Brown<br />
Tamyra D. Brown<br />
Alesha Monet Bueno<br />
Donald Burgess<br />
Jessica R. Burkhart<br />
Douglas G. Carpenter<br />
Heather A. Carpenter<br />
Nancy E. Charbel<br />
Teri M. Chartier<br />
Neal Chase<br />
Katie E. Chichester<br />
Holly J. Childers<br />
Dawn L. Clipston<br />
Abbe H. Cochrane<br />
Pamela L. Coen<br />
Jaclyn C. Conigliaro<br />
Gina Conti<br />
Peter A. Cooper<br />
Janenne C. Courtrell<br />
Stephanie M. Crider<br />
Shannon P. Culbert<br />
Summer Marie Curran<br />
Billie G. Davis<br />
Ashlie K. DeCambra<br />
LeAnn G. DeHoff<br />
Denise Barbara Devoe<br />
Thomas E. Dice<br />
Lauren R. DiMicco<br />
Dawn Doherty<br />
Rebecca A. Donahue<br />
Catherine E. Douglas<br />
Christine M. Drum<br />
Terri Lynn Dyrud<br />
Eugene Econ<br />
Donneshia S. Edmond<br />
Mersha N. Edwards<br />
Tanya R. Erickson<br />
Renata Faeth<br />
Brooke Fahndrich<br />
Deanna L. Fisher<br />
Trudy Foster<br />
Rexie Fox<br />
Orlando Franco<br />
Candace Frasier<br />
Sonia M. Gales<br />
Alexandra Galletti<br />
Beth F. Garcia<br />
Jaye-Maria Conte’ Gentry<br />
Jennifer K. Germain<br />
Kevin Gilbertson<br />
Ronald J. Gist<br />
Hilary A. Golembeski<br />
Michelle L. Gordon<br />
Thomas R. Green<br />
David J. Hache<br />
Kyle T. Harris<br />
Tanyeka S. Harris-Anderson<br />
Dawn M. Hayden<br />
Tina L. Hazlewood<br />
Rayn A. Hedlund<br />
Theresa R. Hentges<br />
Paul Averett Heron<br />
Tamera Herron<br />
Artnella C. Holmes<br />
Danielle Holmes<br />
Keandra S. Hunter<br />
Jill A. Hurley<br />
Lavita Jackson<br />
Luvenia Jackson<br />
Robyn M. Jenkins<br />
James M. Jensen<br />
Jenny C. Jimenez<br />
Komoia S. Johnson<br />
Leann R. Johnson<br />
Tamblyn S. Jones<br />
Puella L. Jordan<br />
Kimberly L. Kapp<br />
Stacy A. Kast<br />
Melissa Kennedy<br />
Gabriel H. Knight<br />
Eric J. Kolb<br />
Nicole Krueger<br />
Lori C. Kunch<br />
Ginger L. Kupka<br />
Salina F. Lopez<br />
Sarah E. Lumpkin<br />
Mark A. Lyerly<br />
Patricia L. Maiden<br />
Rachel M. Marshall<br />
James George Marthaler, Sr.<br />
Rachel G. Mays<br />
Anette McClain<br />
Shaun P. McConkey<br />
Kathy L. McGee<br />
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and Behavioral Sciences<br />
Master of Science in Psychology continued<br />
Debra M. McGinnis<br />
Kathleen A. McGuire<br />
Joseph C. Metzka<br />
Jeffrey E. Mikkelsen<br />
Jennifer K. Millard-Schmitz<br />
Diane E. Miralli<br />
Kathryn Molzan<br />
Sherron I. Monk<br />
Laura L. Mosier<br />
Anita Mott<br />
Opal Murphy<br />
Amanda M. Murray<br />
Rosanna Rochelle Nelson<br />
Jimita S. O’Bannon<br />
Yudy E. Ochoa<br />
Cindy Rosamond Ocran<br />
Jane Ohuimumwen<br />
Chrispin QB Oneko<br />
Constance L. Osavio<br />
Jervon D. Ottley<br />
Rodnerus Palmer<br />
Ronald L. Parham<br />
KellyAnn R. Pariso<br />
Katherine S. Peck<br />
Brie Pileggi<br />
Kathy I. Crain<br />
Amy K. Fay<br />
Danielle M. Girnius<br />
Barbara J. Powers<br />
Rachael H. Shay<br />
Judy R. Pomeroy<br />
James A. Rabbas, Jr.<br />
Michelle M. Rabbas<br />
Laura L. Ragland<br />
Gayle Reuvers<br />
Kandy Richardson<br />
Dessiree S. Riley<br />
Michael J. Roberts<br />
Vickie Denise Robinson<br />
Patrick Runo<br />
Eric Sanders<br />
Megan K. Santiani<br />
Kimberly N. Scarboro<br />
Eddie L. Scott<br />
Anita Sigurbergsdottir<br />
Amanda L. Smith<br />
Christine L. Smith<br />
Everett P. Smith<br />
Tammy Spencer<br />
Linsy W. Stephenson<br />
Emily J. Sterling<br />
Donna Lynn Stout<br />
Jennifer S. Strautman<br />
Hazel M. Tabor<br />
Samuel J. Taylor<br />
Post-Master’s Certificate in Psychology<br />
Kimberlie E. Thompson<br />
Cynthia M. Thurman<br />
Diane M. Todd<br />
Jan M. Trigg<br />
Daniel D. Troumbly<br />
Krista M. Vaccarello<br />
Tera L. Vance<br />
Pamela T. Vasquez<br />
Nisveta Velic<br />
Janet M. Veling<br />
Ruxandra Vilciu<br />
Natalie Y. Virgile<br />
Willie M. Waters<br />
Qutina J. Watson<br />
Michelle Welch<br />
Otto H. Westhassel<br />
Jamie D. Williams<br />
Jennifer D. Williams<br />
Pamela D. Williams-Lennard<br />
Dennis J. Willson<br />
Phyllis V. Wilson<br />
Phyllis A. Wilson<br />
Cheryl A. Winters<br />
Asheley R. Woodruff<br />
Georgia K. Young
Harold Abel School of Social<br />
and Behavioral Sciences<br />
Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling Studies<br />
Shenice Supreme Bostic<br />
Parental Factors that Influence the Career<br />
Development of College-Bound African<br />
American High School Seniors<br />
Mentor: Julia Moore<br />
Stella Osemwegie<br />
Privileging the Voices of Nigerian Children:<br />
A Phenomenological Study of their Lived<br />
Experiences Following the Loss of Loved<br />
Ones to Stigmatized Death<br />
Mentor: Alice Yick Flanagan<br />
Doctor of Philosophy in Human Services<br />
Alicia D. Akins<br />
Television and Age of First Penetrative Sex:<br />
Implications and Recommendations<br />
Mentor: Kathryn Van Asselt<br />
Donna J. Alberici<br />
Addressing Spirituality in Clinical<br />
Supervisory Practice<br />
Mentor: Deborah Hickey<br />
Lester J. Brasher, Jr.<br />
Parents’ Reactions to Their Adolescents’<br />
Delinquency<br />
Mentor: Clarence Auxier<br />
Juan O. Cooper<br />
Aggression and Rational Problem Solving<br />
Skills in Early Adolescence<br />
Mentor: Jannette Sturm-Mexic<br />
Lynn Y. Jones<br />
The Relationship Between the Constructs of<br />
Rap Music, Self-Esteem, and Self-Efficacy<br />
Mentor: Paul Maione<br />
Elizabeth Eyvonne Pooler<br />
Comparison Study: Depressed and<br />
Nondepressed Mothers’ Perceptions of their<br />
Level of Parenting Stress and the Influence<br />
on Self-Reported Parenting Style<br />
Mentor: Deborah Hickey<br />
Mary K. Love<br />
An Adult Daughter’s Perception of<br />
Childhood Maternal Verbal Abuse in<br />
Relationship to Attachment and Social<br />
Learning<br />
Mentor: Damaris Conrad<br />
Susan M. Luck<br />
Spirituality as a Coping Resource in Adult<br />
Female Survivors of Childhood Sexual<br />
Abuse<br />
Mentor: Jocelyn Sherman<br />
Mesha R. Mathis<br />
Factors that Affect Teacher Job Satisfaction<br />
Among Title I School Teachers in Georgia<br />
Mentor: Angela Banks-Johnson<br />
Jennifer M. Maxfield<br />
Conceptualizing Hope in the Presence of<br />
Terminal Illness: A Qualitative Analysis<br />
Mentor: Julia Moore<br />
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and Behavioral Sciences<br />
Doctor of Philosophy in Human Services continued<br />
LaTanya D. McBryde<br />
The Unbroken Bond: A Qualitative Study<br />
of Sisterhood Among African American<br />
Women<br />
Mentor: Julia Moore<br />
Todd F. Moran<br />
Impact of Therapist Demographics on the<br />
Diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder<br />
Mentor: Debra White<br />
Timothy R. Strait<br />
Male Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse<br />
and Difficulties at Work<br />
Mentor: Charles Walker<br />
Kristina T. Strong<br />
The Relationship Between Exercise and<br />
Perceived Coping Efficacy and Perceived<br />
Stress<br />
Mentor: Anne Cabanilla<br />
Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology<br />
Michael C. Amico<br />
The Relationship Between Father-Child<br />
Relationship, Locus of Control, and<br />
Sensation-Seeking<br />
Mentor: Alexander Henderson<br />
Alaine M. Aysta<br />
A Quantitative Study of Forgiveness and<br />
Divorce Adjustment in Divorce Recovery<br />
Groups<br />
Mentor: Malcolm Gray<br />
Jennifer M Barker<br />
Couples’ Perception of Sexual Intimacy<br />
Through the Aging Process in Long-Term<br />
Heterosexual Marriages: Faith-based<br />
Population<br />
Mentor: Malcolm Gray<br />
Beatrice Wallace<br />
Studying the Effects of the Passport Program<br />
on Self-Esteem with Students who have<br />
Learning Disabilities<br />
Mentor: Deborah Hickey<br />
Mary Ellen Beshaler<br />
Fathers and Daughters: Using a<br />
Multivariate Analysis Through Multiple<br />
Regression to Help Predict a Daughter’s<br />
Self-Esteem as Experienced by College-Age<br />
Women in Rural Nebraska<br />
Mentor: Richard Klein<br />
Ruth Boehmer<br />
The Experience of a Female Being Raised<br />
in an Isolated Polygamous Community in<br />
British Columbia: A Heuristic Study<br />
Mentor: Kim Kostere
Harold Abel School of Social<br />
and Behavioral Sciences<br />
Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology continued<br />
Teresa M. Brown<br />
Comparison of the Level of Satisfaction<br />
of Women in the Non-Traditional Career<br />
of Staff Accountant to Women in the<br />
Traditional Career of K-12 Teaching<br />
Mentor: Sara Jarvis<br />
Rita Burton<br />
The Experience of Arranged Marriage by<br />
the 1.5 Generation Asian-Indian College<br />
Students<br />
Mentor: Kim Kostere<br />
Gerard Chambers<br />
A Study of Correlation Between the Values<br />
of the Amen Brain System Checklist and the<br />
Cerebral Blood Flow Values of Spect Scans of<br />
Treatment Resistant Patients<br />
Mentor: Ji Shen<br />
William R. Clifton<br />
The Relationship Between School Principals’<br />
Leadership Styles and Teacher Retention<br />
Mentor: Arthur Bertrand<br />
Margaret M. Donnelly<br />
Mobility: A Multivariate Study of Academic<br />
Achievement in Reading and Math for<br />
Eighth-Grade Students as Measured by<br />
the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment<br />
Program<br />
Mentor: Krista Krebs<br />
Bankston J. Dozier<br />
Work Environment and Job-Related<br />
Burnout: How Organizational Support<br />
Mediates the Effects<br />
Mentor: Donna DiMatteo<br />
Tracy L. Dutko<br />
The Lived Experience of Mothers Raising a<br />
Child Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder<br />
Mentor: Richard Van Haveren<br />
Carleah Genae East<br />
African American Female Adolescent Body<br />
Image Distress: Impact on Self-Esteem and<br />
Life Satisfaction<br />
Mentor: William Cameron<br />
Christiana Marie Ellis-Morris<br />
The Lived Experience of Lesbians Who Come<br />
Out in an Organizational Setting<br />
Mentor: Dawn Starrett<br />
Kevin R. Embry<br />
A Subordinate Description of the Experience<br />
of Working with a Supervisor that is Using<br />
Transformational Leadership: A Qualitative<br />
Study<br />
Mentor: Bruce Gillies<br />
Jennifer L. Felicelli<br />
The Relationship of Sports Participation<br />
to Self-Esteem in Female Middle School<br />
Students<br />
Mentor: Donna Eckstein<br />
Felisha Talley Ford<br />
The Relationship Between Spirituality<br />
and Marital Satisfaction in Christian<br />
Heterosexual Marriages<br />
Mentor: Barry Trunk<br />
Cynthia K. Fossan<br />
Experience of Psychologists Who Review the<br />
Work of Peers: A Qualitative Study<br />
Mentor: Louis Kavar<br />
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and Behavioral Sciences<br />
Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology continued<br />
Kevin A. Freeman<br />
An Examination of Demographic<br />
Characteristics Among Substance-<br />
Dependent Individuals With Posttraumatic<br />
Stress Disorder (PTSD) Participating in<br />
Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment<br />
Programs<br />
Mentor: Ji Shen<br />
Courtney T. Garrett<br />
The Effects of Quality Circles on the Self-<br />
Esteem and Organizational Performance of<br />
Front-Line Call Center Employees<br />
Mentor: Stephen Lifrak<br />
Christy M. Gilfert<br />
Attending Community College, Parenting<br />
Satisfaction, and Academic Performance<br />
Mentor: Sandra Harris<br />
Sandy I. Gonzalez-Mercedes<br />
The Relationship Between Inclusion and<br />
Self-Efficacy Among Special Education<br />
Students in the Primary Grades<br />
Mentor: James Stacks<br />
James C. Guy<br />
The Relationship Between Young Adults’<br />
Spiritual Well-Being and Attachment to God<br />
and Their Recollections of Parental and<br />
Faith-Group Spiritual Influences<br />
Mentor: John Caffaro<br />
Concesa B. Ibanez-Rafuse<br />
Hiring Smiling Faces: The Moderating Role<br />
of Emotional Intelligence when Performing<br />
Emotional Labor<br />
Mentor: Linda Reed<br />
Bradley W. Johnson<br />
Job Satisfaction, Self-Efficacy, Burnout, and<br />
Path of Teacher Certification: Predictors of<br />
Attrition in Special Education Teachers<br />
Mentor: Kelley Chappell<br />
Anthony I. Joseph<br />
The Role of Grit in Predicting Performance<br />
in Collegiate Athletes<br />
Mentor: Rodney Williamson<br />
Peter C. Kleponis<br />
The Relationship Between Narcissism and<br />
Spiritual Well-Being in Roman Catholic<br />
Seminarians<br />
Mentor: Thomas Vail<br />
Lorie A. Larson<br />
Self-Efficacy and Participant Overall<br />
Satisfaction with the Faculty Relationship<br />
in the Post-Secondary Education Experience:<br />
A Correlational Study of Perceived<br />
Relationships<br />
Mentor: Charlene Terlizzi<br />
Mark E. Larson<br />
Transfer of Learning: The Effects of<br />
Different Instruction Methods on Software<br />
Application Learning<br />
Mentor: Stephen Lifrak<br />
Richard L. Lawrence<br />
The Plight of Mental Health and Co-Morbid<br />
Substance Abuse Treatment in Prisons:<br />
A Grounded Theory Study<br />
Mentor: Thomas Vail
Harold Abel School of Social<br />
and Behavioral Sciences<br />
Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology continued<br />
Warren Leggett<br />
The Impact of the Re-Entry & Sanctions<br />
Center on Recidivism<br />
Mentor: Joseph Damiani<br />
Kelly A. Leonhard<br />
Do Consumers of Mental Health Services<br />
Favor Pursuing Online Education as Opposed<br />
to Education in More Traditional Settings?<br />
Mentor: William Cameron<br />
Lori Lindbergh<br />
The Relationship Between Project Manager<br />
Perceived Capability, Organizational Culture,<br />
and Project Outcomes<br />
Mentor: Lisa Cree<br />
Cheree M. Madison<br />
What is the Experience of the African-<br />
American Father-And-Daughter Relationship<br />
from the Daughter’s Perspective?<br />
Mentor: Louis Kavar<br />
Michelle Lynne March<br />
Epistemological Beliefs and Approaches<br />
to Learning: Influence on Academic<br />
Performance in Higher Education<br />
Mentor: Catherine McCartney<br />
Jodi L. McKnight<br />
The Comparative Impact of Face-to-Face<br />
Instruction and Video Conferencing<br />
Instruction on Students’ Anxiety Levels<br />
Mentor: Elizabeth Harper<br />
Patrice M. Miller<br />
The Impact of Prison-Based Substance Abuse<br />
Treatment on Rates of Recidivism among<br />
Female Offenders<br />
Mentor: Sharlene Adams<br />
Kimberly W. Modisette<br />
An Attempt to Increase Parsing of Parallel<br />
From Serial Processing in Letter Cancellation<br />
Tasks<br />
Mentor: Jeffrey Reddout<br />
Steven R. Moore<br />
Female Survivors: A Phenomenological Study<br />
of Adjustment to Life After Domestic Violence<br />
Mentor: Joseph Damiani<br />
Jerry J. Muth<br />
Participation in Sports as a Source of<br />
Meaning in Successful Aging<br />
Mentor: William Percy<br />
Kurt W. Nelson<br />
Motivation and Personality: An Examination<br />
of Personality Trait Factors and Their<br />
Relationship with Sales Performance in<br />
Non-Cash Incentive Programs in Business-to-<br />
Business Sales Environments.<br />
Mentor: Lisa Cree<br />
AmyLeigh Overton-Mccoy<br />
The Association Between Tai Chi and Memory<br />
in Older Adults<br />
Mentor: Theresa Crawford<br />
Shelly L. Peed<br />
The Lived Experience of Resilience for Victims<br />
of Traumatic Vehicular Accidents:<br />
A Phenomenological Study<br />
Mentor: Kim Kostere<br />
Wanda M. Ravenell<br />
A Comparative Analysis of Occupational<br />
Violence in Two Industries<br />
Mentor: Lisa Cree<br />
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Harold Abel School of Social<br />
and Behavioral Sciences<br />
Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology continued<br />
Latrice H. Rideout<br />
Employee Commitment: An Examination of<br />
the Relationships Among Organizational<br />
Commitment, Occupational Commitment,<br />
and Organizational Citizenship Behavior in<br />
Human Resource Professionals<br />
Mentor: Stephen Lifrak<br />
Terri M. Roberts<br />
The Experience of Dance Class: Exploring<br />
Multiple Intelligences Instruction on<br />
Student Academic Stress<br />
Mentor: Krista Krebs<br />
Andrea L. Standley<br />
A Qualitative Exploration of the Cognitive<br />
Dissonance Experienced by Case Managers<br />
Encountering a Systems Change in Social<br />
Service Delivery<br />
Mentor: Malcolm Gray<br />
Robert Stewart<br />
Identification of Potential Reoccurring DUI-<br />
Related Conviction Recidivists Following<br />
Successful Completion of Outpatient<br />
Substance Abuse Treatment in Florida: A<br />
Comparison of Two Statistical Models<br />
Mentor: Barry Trunk<br />
Colleen D. Story<br />
Observational Learning Among Older<br />
Adults Living in Nursing Homes<br />
Mentor: Chandra Mehrotra<br />
Susie Stubbs<br />
An Investigation of the Relationship<br />
Between Perceived Problem Solving<br />
Capabilities and Job Stress Experienced by<br />
Child and Family Social Workers<br />
Mentor: Donna DiMatteo<br />
Martine S. Sylvain<br />
The Language of Success: A Case Study on<br />
the Academic Achievement of ESL Students<br />
Who Are Able to Thrive in Spite of Their<br />
Language Barriers<br />
Mentor: Hilda Glazer<br />
Corey M. Teague<br />
Provisional Developmental Trauma Disorder<br />
and its Relation to and Effect on Academic<br />
Achievement in Children<br />
Mentor: Kelley Chappell<br />
Debra L. Tetting<br />
An Examination of the Relationship<br />
Between Education and Conflict<br />
Management Styles of Rural Law<br />
Enforcement Officers<br />
Mentor: William Chapman<br />
Denese M. Thomas<br />
Mental Health Practitioners’ Knowledge<br />
of Suicidal Risk Factors in an Elderly<br />
Population<br />
Mentor: Victoria Gamber<br />
Nancy K. Thomas<br />
The Relationship Between Sexual<br />
Predation and Four Specific Deviant<br />
Behaviors (Deviant Fire Setting, Aberrant<br />
Masturbation, Nocturnal Enuresis, and<br />
Animal Cruelty)<br />
Mentor: Thomas Kramer<br />
Althea W. Truman<br />
The Lived Experiece of Leadership for<br />
Female Pastors in Religious Organizations<br />
Mentor: Wayland Secrest
Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology continued<br />
Christopher J. Van Ness<br />
Work-Family Interaction, Job Satisfaction,<br />
and the Mediating Influence of Motivation<br />
Orientation<br />
Mentor: Lisa Cree<br />
Leslie VanWinkle<br />
Do Age at the Time of Parental Divorce<br />
and Gender Impact Academic Performance<br />
Among High School Sophomores?<br />
Mentor: Adrienne Leslie-Toogood<br />
Brian D. Walsh<br />
Do Specific Stress Management<br />
Techniques Interrupt or Lower<br />
Psychoneuroimmunological Responses to<br />
Stress?<br />
Mentor: David Sarnoff<br />
Akil J. Walton<br />
An Examination of the Relationship between<br />
Employee Engagement and Organizational<br />
Profitability Within European<br />
Manufacturing Units<br />
Mentor: Stephen Lifrak<br />
Linda Wechter Ashkin<br />
The College Freshman’s Lived Experience of<br />
Boredom: A Phenomenological Study<br />
Mentor: Mary Enright<br />
Doctor of Psychology<br />
Lorra S. Fuller<br />
The Impact of Peer Support Programs on the<br />
Process of Recovery from Mental Illness: A<br />
Comparative Analysis<br />
Mentor: April Harris-Britt<br />
Marie D. Wilson<br />
A Comparative Study of Art Therapy<br />
and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in the<br />
Treatment of Sexually Addictive Behaviors<br />
and an Investigation into the Relationship<br />
Between Shame and Sexually Addicted<br />
Behaviors in Adults<br />
Mentor: Bruce Fischer<br />
Janelle N. Woods<br />
When a Soldier Returns Home from Iraq<br />
and/or Afghanistan with Post-Traumatic<br />
Stress Disorder: The Lived Experience of the<br />
Spouse<br />
Mentor: Steven Schneider<br />
Abigail R. McNeely<br />
Differences Among Community College<br />
Students on Dimensions of Wellness as<br />
Measured by the 5-F Wel<br />
Mentor: Rebecca Loehrer<br />
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The <strong>Capella</strong> <strong>University</strong> Mace<br />
Origin and Use<br />
The Grand Marshal who leads the <strong>Capella</strong> <strong>University</strong> commencement procession carries<br />
a mace. <strong>Capella</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s mace made its debut at the second <strong>Capella</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
commencement ceremony in 2000. The head of the mace is a copper representation of<br />
the globe, topped by the <strong>Capella</strong> <strong>University</strong> emblem and motto. Around the equator of<br />
the globe are the words “founded in 1993.” The globe is supported by a carved wooden<br />
shaft. It is nearly three feet in length and weighs four pounds.<br />
In medieval times, the mace was a fighting weapon effective at penetrating armor in<br />
battle. Composed of a shaft adorned with a heavy head studded with blades, the mace<br />
came to be associated with the protection of the kings of England and France and<br />
was carried by the king’s sergeant at arms and other royal bodyguards. As long-range<br />
weapons were developed, such as the long bow and the musket, the mace became a<br />
ceremonial object.<br />
In the 13th century, the mace was featured in processions of city mayors and other<br />
dignitaries. During the same time, academic institutions began to adopt the mace as<br />
a symbol of order and authority in the pageantry of ceremonial occasions. Today, the<br />
British House of Commons and the U.S. House of Representatives have official maces as<br />
do most universities and colleges in the United States and abroad.
Academic Regalia<br />
Origin and Use<br />
The academic costume worn today originated in the Middle Ages, when gowns and hoods<br />
kept scholars and clerics warm. The distinctive gown served to set the student apart from<br />
other citizens, giving birth to the expression “town and gown.” Until after the Civil War,<br />
students at most American universities wore caps and gowns daily. They varied in design<br />
until they were standardized by the American Intercollegiate Commission in 1894. At that<br />
time it was decided that all robes should be black. Bachelor’s gowns were to be made of<br />
worsted material with pointed sleeves; master’s gowns of silk with long, closed sleeves; and<br />
doctor’s gowns of silk with longer sleeves and faced with black velvet from neck to back.<br />
Doctoral gowns also carry three velvet bands around each sleeve above the elbow. Hoods<br />
are made of the same materials as the gowns, the length varying with the degree. The<br />
lining of the hood identifies the highest degree-granting university by its colors. <strong>Capella</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong>’s regalia colors are purple and gold in recognition of the university’s beginnings<br />
and early traditions.<br />
The border of the hood indicates the academic disciplines in which the degree is earned:<br />
Royal blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doctoral<br />
Drab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Business<br />
Lemon Yellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Technology<br />
Light Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education<br />
Peacock Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public Service Leadership<br />
Apricot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nursing<br />
Salmon Pink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health<br />
White. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Counseling<br />
Gold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Psychology<br />
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About <strong>Capella</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
<strong>Capella</strong> <strong>University</strong> offers undergraduate, graduate, and certificate programs in the fields<br />
of business, counseling, education, human services, information technology, nursing,<br />
psychology, public administration, public health, public safety, and social work, with<br />
more than 135 specialized areas of study. <strong>Capella</strong> <strong>University</strong> was founded in 1993 and<br />
today serves more than 38,000 learners in all 50 states and 52 other countries.<br />
<strong>Capella</strong> <strong>University</strong> is named for the twin star <strong>Capella</strong>, which is actually a pair of stars<br />
orbiting a common center. The name represents our philosophy of learning as a<br />
dynamic and collegial partnership between the institution and the learner.<br />
Our Mission<br />
The mission of <strong>Capella</strong> <strong>University</strong> is to extend access to high quality bachelor’s,<br />
master’s, specialist, doctoral, and certificate programs for adults who seek to maximize<br />
their personal and professional potential. This mission is fulfilled through innovative<br />
programs that are responsive to the needs of adult learners and involve active, engaging,<br />
challenging, and relevant learning experiences offered in a variety of delivery modes.<br />
In Memoriam<br />
Michael Koch<br />
<strong>Capella</strong> <strong>University</strong> Learner<br />
School of Undergraduate Studies<br />
Jack Krichen, PhD<br />
Associate Dean<br />
School of Business and Technology<br />
Sheldon Kleine, PhD<br />
Core Faculty<br />
Harold Abel School of Social<br />
and Behavioral Sciences<br />
ACCREDITATION<br />
<strong>Capella</strong> <strong>University</strong> is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges<br />
and Schools (NCA), www.ncahlc.org.<br />
CAPELLA UNIVERSITY<br />
<strong>Capella</strong> Tower, 225 South Sixth Street, Ninth Floor, Minneapolis, MN, 55402, 1.888.CAPELLA (227.3552), www.capella.edu.
<strong>Capella</strong> Tower<br />
225 South Sixth Street, Ninth Floor<br />
Minneapolis, MN 55402<br />
1.888.CAPELLA (227.3552)<br />
www.capella.edu<br />
10-4740e
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