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Public Notice of Final Defense for Winter 2024

Doctor of Philosophy Candidate: Lisa Westbrooks

  • Major: Curriculum & Instruction
  • Advisor: Dr. Sandra Gonzales
  • Committee: Dr. Christopher Crowley, Dr. Christina DeNicolo and Dr. Janice Hamlet
  • Dissertation: Recovering and Reclaiming Linguistic and Cultural Identities: Revealing Haints with Black Storytelling Tradition and Casting Them Out with Theatre of the Oppressed
  • Date: December 11, 2023
  • Time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Location: 423.3 Education Bldg.

Doctor of Philosophy Candidate: Charlene Jones

  • Major: Curriculum & Instruction
  • Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Lewis
  • Committee: Dr. Asli Koca, Dr. Carolyn Shields and Dr. Deborah Zopf
  • Dissertation: Effects of Place-Based Education Professional Development on Adapting Mathematics Lessons
  • Date: December 11, 2023
  • Time: 10:00 a.m.
  • Location:425 Education Bldg., Dean's Conference Rm.

Public Notice of Final Defense for Fall 2023

Doctor of Education Candidate: Rayven McMurray

  • Major: Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
  • Advisor: Dr. Sarah Lenhoff
  • Committee: Dr. Ben Pogodzinski and Dr. Eboni Turnbow
  • Dissertation: Applied, Admitted, and Accepted? An Analysis of Black Women's Experiences at Predominately White Institutions
  • Date: October 25, 2023
  • Time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Location: Community Room of the David Adamany Undergraduate Library

Doctor of Philosophy Candidate: Stella Seilo

  • Major: Curriculum & Instruction
  • Advisor: Dr. Sandra Gonzales
  • Committee: Dr. Christina DeNicolo, Dr. Thomas Pedroni and Dr. Jasmine Ulmer
  • Dissertation: Teachers From the United States and Italy, Who Teach Arabic-Speaking Students, Engage in Dialogical Pedagogy During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Digital Ethnographic Study
  • Date: October 20, 2023
  • Time: 2:00 p.m.
  • Location: 423.3 Education Bldg.

Doctor of Philosophy Candidate: Paige Arvidson

  • Major: Kinesiology
  • Advisor: Dr. Jeanne Barcelona
  • Committee: Dr. Andria Eisman, Dr. Laurel Whalen, and Dr. Hilary Marusak
  • Dissertation: Yoga as it Relates to Social Emotional Learning and Stress Among Students Grades Third Through Fifth
  • Date: October 19, 2023
  • Time: 2:30 p.m.
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Doctor of Philosophy Candidate: Heather Ladanyi

  • Major: Kinesiology
  • Advisor: Dr. Mariane Fahlman
  • Committee: Dr. Jeanne Barcelona, Dr. Leah Ketcheson and Dr. James Salvo
  • Dissertation: Older Adults' Mindful Reflections on Quality of Life
  • Date: October 9, 2023
  • Time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Location: 106 Matthaei Building

Doctor of Education Candidate: Lisa Gillon

  • Major: Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
  • Advisor: Dr. Ben Pogodzinski
  • Committee: Dr. Carla Harting and Dr. Kathleen Crawford-McKinney
  • Dissertation: Teacher Professional Development in K-12 Schools: A School Leader's Perspective
  • Date: September 27, 2023
  • Time: 10:00 a.m.
  • Location: 370 Education Bldg.

Doctor of Education Candidate: Anthony Gaynier

Doctor of Philosophy Candidate: Veralucia Mendes-Kramer

Public Notice of Final Defense for Spring/Summer 2023

Doctor of Philosophy Candidate: Jordan Saborin

  • Major: Kinesiology
  • Advisor: Dr. Tamara Hew-Butler
  • Committee: Dr. Qin Lai, Dr. Jeanne Barcelona and Dr. Corey Yeager
  • Dissertation: Does Blood Flow Restriction Training Cause Significant Acute Performance Changes?
  • Date: July 18, 2023
  • Time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Location: 55 Education Bldg.

Doctor of Education Candidate: Lynita Taylor

Public Notice of Final Defense for Winter 2023

Doctor of Philosophy Candidate: Ruta Ajit Joshi

  • Major: Learning Design and Technology
  • Advisor: Dr. Ingrid Guerra-Lopez
  • Committee: Dr. Alisa Hutchinson, Dr. Meina Zhu and Dr. Do-Hong Kim
  • Dissertation: A Study of the Impact of Accessibility of Business Intelligence Systems on Needs Assessment Processes
  • Date: March 31, 2023
  • Time: 4:30 p.m.
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Doctor of Education Candidate: Vanessa Reynolds

Doctor of Philosophy Candidate: Sarah Berri

Doctor of Philosophy Candidate: Deirdre Nelson

  • Major: Curriculum and Instruction
  • Advisor: Dr. Sandra Yarema
  • Committee: Dr. James Salvo, Dr. Christopher Crowley and Dr. Ben Pogodzinski
  • Dissertation: African American Male Educators' Lived Experiences as Students and Educators: The Measure of a Man
  • Date: March 7, 2023
  • Time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Location: 253 Education Bldg.

Doctor of Philosophy Candidate: Tracy Boyce

  • Major: Learning Design and Technology
  • Advisor: Dr. Monica Tracey
  • Committee: Dr. Alisa Hutchinson, Dr. Linda Jimenez, Dr. Truman Hudson, Jr., and Dr. John Baaki
  • Dissertation: Digital Entrepreneurs as Instructional Designers: How Black Women Digital Entrepreneurs Make Design Decisions When Designing and Developing Digital Learning Products
  • Date: March 7, 2023
  • Time: 12:00 p.m.
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Doctor of Philosophy Candidate: Yibo Fan

  • Major: Learning Design and Technology
  • Advisor: Dr. Monica Tracey
  • Committee: Dr. Linda Jimenez, Dr. Alisa Hutchinson and Dr. Kim Do-Hong
  • Dissertation: The Dynamics Among Basic Psychological Needs, Engagement, and Learning Outcomes in Online Learning: An Exploratory Study Using Latent Variable Modeling
  • Date: March 7, 2023
  • Time: 11:00 a.m.
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Doctor of Philosophy Candidate: Jolia Hill

Doctor of Education Candidate: Stephanie Gilkey

  • Major: Educational Evaluation and Research
  • Advisor: Dr. Do-Hong Kim
  • Committee: Dr. Elizabeth McQuillen and Dr. Sara Maher
  • Dissertation: Rating Nonacademic Professionalism Attributes and Behaviors of Physician Assistant Students
  • Date: March 6, 2023
  • Time: 9:00 a.m.
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Doctor of Education Candidate: Alexandra Jowett

  • Major: Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
  • Advisor: Dr. Ben Pogodzinski
  • Committee: Dr. Sarah Lenhoff and Dr. Andria Eisman
  • Dissertation: Educator Experience and Perspective on Factors Leading to Teacher Burnout During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Michigan
  • Date: March 3, 2023
  • Time: 10:00 a.m.
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Doctor of Education Candidate: Adrienne J. Nathan

Doctor of Philosophy Candidate: DeJanae Douglas

  • Major: Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
  • Advisor: Dr. Erica Edwards
  • Committee: Dr. Sarah Lenhoff, Dr. Ben Pogodzinski and Dr. Aja Reynolds
  • Dissertation: Black Girl Healing: Helping Black Girls Navigate After Traumatic Events
  • Date: February 28, 2023
  • Time: 1:30 p.m.
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Doctor of Education Candidate: Amy Hawtin

  • Major: Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
  • Advisor: Dr. Ben Pogodzinski
  • Committee: Dr. Sarah Lenhoff and Dr. Poonam Arya
  • Dissertation: Sensemaking of Michigan's Read by Grade Three Law
  • Date: February 28, 2023
  • Time: 11:00 a.m.
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Doctor of Education Candidate: Shaquetta Barden

  • Major: Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
  • Advisor: Dr. Erica Edwards
  • Committee: Dr. Carla Harting, Dr. Ben Pogodzinski and Dr. Erika Bocknek
  • Dissertation: Sexual Trauma and Intervention: A Phenomenological Study of the Experiences of School Social Workers and School Counselors
  • Date: February 27, 2023
  • Time: 12:00 p.m.
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Doctor of Philosophy Candidate: Carla Kevern

  • Major: Counseling Psychology
  • Advisor: Dr. Cheryl Somers
  • Committee: Dr. David Merolla, Dr. Sarah Kiperman and Dr. Lauren Mangus
  • Dissertation: Intersectional Predictors of Women's Well-Being: A Weekend Workshop Model
  • Date: February 14, 2023
  • Time: 11:00 a.m.
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Doctor of Philosophy Candidate: LaJoyce Gwen Brown

  • Major: Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
  • Advisor: Dr. Erica Edwards
  • Committee: Dr. Sarah Lenhoff, Dr. William Hill and Dr. Shantalea Johns
  • Dissertation: Career Success Strategies Leading to and Retaining Senior-Level Higher Education Administrator Roles for Black Women
  • Date: February 14, 2023
  • Time: 10:00 a.m.
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Doctor of Philosophy Candidate: Mona Alamri

  • Major: Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
  • Advisor: Dr. Ben Pogodzinski
  • Committee: Dr. Sarah Lenhoff, Dr. Carla Harting and Dr. Monte Piliawsky
  • Dissertation: Higher Education Internationalization and Institutional Quality of Saudi Colleges and Universities in Light of the Saudi Vision 2030 of Educational Improvement
  • Date: February 13, 2023
  • Time: 11:00 a.m.
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Doctor of Philosophy Candidate: Chalena Beasley

  • Major: Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
  • Advisor: Dr. Carolyn Shields
  • Committee: Dr. Erica Edwards, Dr. Sarah Lenhoff and Dr. Rema Reynolds
  • Dissertation: The Miseducation of the Black Teacher: An Examination of Anti-Blackness and Deficit Thinking
  • Date: January 18, 2023
  • Time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Location: 370 Education Bldg.

Doctor of Education Candidate: Daniela Silva

  • Major: Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
  • Advisor: Dr. Ben Pogodzinski
  • Committee: Dr. William Hill, Dr. Sarah Lenhoff and Dr. Monte Piliawsky
  • Dissertation: Online Education at the K-12 Level is Still No Better Than When it Started
  • Date: December 22, 2022
  • Time: 2:00 p.m.
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Doctor of Education Candidate: Angela Harris

Doctor of Education Candidate: Nicholas Fawaz

  • Major: Curriculum and Instruction
  • Advisor: Dr. Thomas Pedroni
  • Committee: Dr. Timothy Spannaus and Dr. Ben Pogodzinski
  • Dissertation: Experiences and Perspectives of African American Male Students on Asynchronous Learning
  • Date: December 19, 2022
  • Time: 2:00 p.m.
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Doctor of Philosophy Candidate: Dima Kassab

  • Major: Curriculum & Instruction
  • Advisor: Dr. Jazlin Ebenezer
  • Committee: Dr. Sandra Yarema, Dr. Harini Sundararaghavan and Dr. Osman Kaya
  • Dissertation: Engaging High School Students in the Engineering Design of Dialysis: Effects on Scientific Reasoning and Science Achievement
  • Date: December 15, 2022
  • Time: 10:00 a.m.
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Doctor of Philosophy Candidate: Mohammed Almohaimeed

  • Major: Educational Evaluation and Research
  • Advisor: Dr. Do-Hong Kim
  • Committee: Dr. Kevin Carroll, Dr. Jasmine Ulmer and Dr. Whitney Moore
  • Dissertation: Reliability and Validity Evidence for an Arabic-Version of Mathematics Self-Efficacy and Anxiety Questionnaire (MSEAQ) Among University Students in Saudi Arabia
  • Date: December 14, 2022
  • Time: 11:00 a.m.
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Doctor of Education Candidate: Ifeyinwa Uke

  • Major: Curriculum and Instruction
  • Advisor: Dr. Jazlin Ebenezer
  • Committee: Dr. Sandra Yarema and Dr. Osman Kaya
  • Dissertation: Enacting a Photosynthesis Unit in a Seventh-Grade Classroom: A Relational Conceptual Change Inquiry
  • Date: December 14, 2022
  • Time: 10:00 a.m.
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Doctor of Philosophy Candidate: Erin Snapp

  • Major: Kinesiology
  • Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey Martin
  • Committee: Dr. Whitney Moore, Dr. Leah Ketcheson and Dr. Scott Millis
  • Dissertation: Using Social Cognitive Theory to Predict Physical Activity Participation for Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Date: December 12, 2022
  • Time: 9:00 a.m
  • Location: Faculty Administration Building, 2nd Floor, KHS Conference Room

Doctor of Philosophy Candidate: Brooke Wood

  • Major: Counseling Psychology
  • Advisor: Dr. Erika Bocknek
  • Committee: Dr. Francesca Pernice, Dr. Brandi Pritchett-Johnson and Dr. Robert Partridge
  • Dissertation: "I Was Taught to Treat Everyone the Same": An Examination of Color-Conscious Conversations in White Households and the Moderating Effects of White Guilt
  • Date: November 22, 2022
  • Time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Location: Education Bldg. Room 423

Conduct of the Doctoral Dissertation Public Lecture Presentation and Defense

The Doctoral Dissertation Public Lecture Presentation and Defense has three phases: the public lecture presentation and defense; a private meeting of the dissertation committee with the candidate; and the evaluation of the candidate's performance by the dissertation committee, in the absence of the audience and the candidate.

The Public Lecture Presentation and Defense

In the public presentation and defense, the candidate is expected to share the results of his/her dissertation research with the audience and the dissertation committee. This lecture or presentation may vary in length depending on the circumstances or discipline. Its conduct shall be under the jurisdiction of the candidate's dissertation advisor, serving as the Graduate Examiner. At the end of this public lecture or presentation, the dissertation committee members, as well as members of the audience, are encouraged to direct to the candidate questions pertaining to the presentation or research.

The Dissertation Advisory Committee's Meeting with the Candidate

At the conclusion of the public presentation and defense, the dissertation committee members meet privately with the candidate to pose further questions about the candidate's research or to address issues related to the dissertation manuscript. The Graduate Examiner presides at this meeting.

The Evaluation of the Candidate's Performance

Following completion of the public presentation and defense and the private meeting of the candidate with the committee, the dissertation committee members, in the absence of the candidate and audience, discuss the candidate's performance and decide whether or not he/she has passed the defense. If the candidate will need to make extensive corrections to the manuscript (ones requiring more than ten days), he/she should not be passed. The Graduate Examiner chairs the discussion and communicates the result to the candidate.

Graduate Examiners

The Graduate Examiner is usually the major advisor and chair of the Committee. The doctoral candidate reserves the right to request from the Graduate Director of the College, the appointment of a Graduate Examiner. All such requests must be made in writing at least two weeks in advance of the final defense. A Graduate Examiner may also be appointed at the discretion of the Graduate Director of the College.

The Graduate Examiner is the presiding officer and is responsible for the conduct of the examination. The Dissertation Public Lecture Presentation and Defense may not be convened until all members of the Committee are present, nor may any committee member leave until the presentation is concluded. After the examination, the Graduate Examiner shall excuse the candidate until the committee has prepared its report. If the candidate has failed, the Graduate Examiner Graduate Examiner shall indicate to the candidate and to the Graduate Education Office (under "Recommendations") what additional work the candidate must do before a second examination is held. The second examination may not be held until at least one academic term had elapsed, but must be held within one calendar year following the first examination. Results of the second examination are considered final.

If during the Dissertation Public Lecture Presentation and Defense, any inappropriate incident occurs, or if any serious controversy between members of the Committee develops, or inappropriate informality is evident, the Graduate Examiner shall intervene, excuse the candidate, resolve the issue, and secure assent as to procedure before recalling the candidate and resuming the examination. If the issue cannot be resolved satisfactorily, the examination shall be recessed or postponed, and the problem referred to the Graduate Director of the College.