Spring 2012 (PDF) - Virginia Tech
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COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS &<br />
HUMAN SCIENCES<br />
ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION<br />
Rebecca Gene Eastwood ....................................................... Roanoke, VA<br />
Dissertation: Instructional Leadership as Defined by <strong>Virginia</strong><br />
Elementary Title I Principals: A Delphi Study<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. N. W. Tripp<br />
APPAREL, HOUSING, AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT<br />
Hyun Joo Kwon .......................................................... Masan, South Korea<br />
Dissertation: Housing Behavior of Older Adults in Multifamily<br />
Housing<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. J. O. Beamish<br />
CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION<br />
Joseph Siloka Mukuni ....................................................... Lusaka, Zambia<br />
Dissertation: Portability of <strong>Tech</strong>nical Skills Across Occupations<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. W. T. Price, Jr.<br />
COUNSELOR EDUCATION<br />
Jesse Jacob Lile .......................................................................... Boone, NC<br />
Dissertation: Exploring the Interaction Among Individuals’<br />
Boundaries and the Identity Status and Identity Style Constructs<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. P. L. Burge and Prof. N. E. Bodenhorn<br />
Kristen Leigh Barner Moran .................................................. Yorktown, VA<br />
Dissertation: The Perceptions and Experiences of Elementary<br />
School Counselors Collaboration with Community Mental Health<br />
Providers<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. N. E. Bodenhorn<br />
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION<br />
Allison Hope Bowersock ......................................................... Culpeper, VA<br />
Dissertation: Healing By Example: The Influences of Medical<br />
Residents’ Attitudes and Health Behaviors on Their<br />
Communication Skills and Counseling Practices<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. K. J. Redican<br />
Lauren Hayes Bryant ........................................................... Warrenton, VA<br />
Dissertation: Self-Theories of Intelligence and Rural Middle School<br />
Students: Examining a Model of Achievement Motivation<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. B. D. Jones<br />
Jeannine E. Eddleton .................................................... Christiansburg, VA<br />
Dissertation: Portraiture and the Large Lecture: Storying One<br />
Chemistry Professor’s Practical Knowledge<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. P. E. Doolittle<br />
Jandelle Lu-Ann Fournillier ............... Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago<br />
Dissertation: Dance For Life: An Autoethnographic Study that<br />
Explores the Use of Dance Choreography and Performance to<br />
Educate the University Community about College Student Suicide<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. A. G. Kilkelly and Prof. K. J. Redican<br />
Heather Anne Holbrook ............................................................ Atlanta, GA<br />
Dissertation: An Exploration of High-Fidelity Virtual Simulators on<br />
Learners’ Self-Efficacy: A Mixed Methods Study<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. J. K. Burton and Prof. K. S. Cennamo<br />
Alexis Larissa Johnston ........................................................ Meadville, PA<br />
Dissertation: Homework Journaling in Undergraduate Mathematics<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. J. L. Wilkins<br />
Marilyn Lanier ...................................................................... Charleston, SC<br />
Dissertation: Investigating Strategies for Enhancing Achievement of<br />
African American Students in Middle School Science Classrooms<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. G. E. Glasson<br />
Parastou Mokri ......................................................................... Tehran, Iran<br />
Dissertation: Developing and Validating an Instrument to Measure<br />
Academic Self-Regulation<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. T. M. Sherman<br />
Kimberly Jane Norris ................................................................ Fieldale, VA<br />
Dissertation: <strong>Virginia</strong>’s Foundation Blocks for Early Learning:<br />
Interpretation and Implementation by Practitioners<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. M. A. Barksdale<br />
Yavuz Samur .......................................................................... Bartin, Turkey<br />
Dissertation: The Effect of Serious Games and Virtual Manipulatives<br />
on Students’ Engagement<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. M. A. Evans<br />
Eric-Gene Jackson Shrewsbury ................................................. Salem, VA<br />
Dissertation: Interaction Through Asynchronous Audio-Based<br />
Computer Mediated Communication in the Virtual Foreign<br />
Language Classroom<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. J. L. Shrum<br />
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND POLICY STUDIES<br />
Minnie Ruth Outlaw ................................................................. Windsor, NC<br />
Dissertation: A History of The Louisa County Training School: A Case<br />
Study of A <strong>Virginia</strong> Secondary School for Negro Students in Louisa<br />
County, <strong>Virginia</strong>: 1926-1953<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. N. W. Tripp<br />
EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND EVALUATION<br />
Roofia Galeshi ..................................................................... Blacksburg, VA<br />
Dissertation: Accuracy of Detecting Misfit Using Global Fit Indices for<br />
Cognitive Diagnostic Models<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. G. E. Skaggs<br />
Xiangrong Wang ................................................................... Blacksburg, VA<br />
Dissertation: Effect of Sample Size on IRT Equating of Uni-dimensional<br />
Tests in Common Item Non-Equivalent Group Design: A Monte<br />
Carlo Simulation Study<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. G. E. Skaggs<br />
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT<br />
Darren D. Moore .............................................................. Minneapolis, MN<br />
Dissertation: Life After Bariatric Surgery: Men’s Perspectives on<br />
Self-concept, Intimate Relationships, and Social Support<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. A. L. Few-Demo<br />
Stephanie V. Overton Stanard ................................................ Clinton, MD<br />
Dissertation: Motivation to Participate in Workplace Training: A Study<br />
of Contributing Factors<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. C. D. Klunk<br />
RHETORIC AND WRITING<br />
Timothy Alan Lockridge ......................................................... Evansville, IN<br />
Dissertation: Beyond Invention: How Hackers Challenge Memory and<br />
Disrupt Delivery<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. D. L. George<br />
Megan Elizabeth O’Neill ....................................................... Midlothian, VA<br />
Dissertation: From Reflection to Reflexivity: Challenging Students’<br />
Conceptions of Writing, Self, and Society in the Community Writing<br />
Classroom<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. K. M. Powell<br />
Amy R. Reed .................................................................... West Chester, OH<br />
Dissertation: Rhetorics of Down Syndrome<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. B. L. Hausman<br />
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES<br />
Xiaolan Qiu .............................................................................. Yantai, China<br />
Dissertation: Volkswagen Cars, Politics, and Culture in the Post-<br />
1978 China: The Social Construction of Success<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. T. W. Luke<br />
SOCIAL, POLITICAL, ETHICAL, AND CULTURAL THOUGHT<br />
Robert Emmanuel Kirsch ........................................................... Fargo, ND<br />
Dissertation: Market Challenges to Democracy: The Political<br />
Economy of Hyman Minsky<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. T. W. Luke<br />
Anthony S. Tate ........................................................................ Roanoke, VA<br />
Dissertation: Civic Tinkering in the Small City: Intersections and<br />
Imaginaries of Art, Place, and Marginality<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. M. O. Stephenson, Jr.<br />
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