Commencement 2010

August 14, 2010

Minneapolis, Minnesota
Welcome

To our distinguished Capella University graduates, degree candidates,

and guests:
It is my pleasure to welcome you to Minneapolis for Capella University’s
summer 2010 commencement ceremony. We are here to recognize the
significant accomplishments of our graduates and certificate earners. Your
academic achievements, as well as your determination and commitment,
have brought you to this point. As you walk across the stage, you are earning
more than the titles and rewards bestowed by your degrees and certificates.
The knowledge you have gained during your time at Capella University
also grants you new responsibilities—to your family, your community, and
yourself. You have the knowledge and the ability to make your corner of the
world a better place.
Today, you join more than 19,000 Capella graduates and certificate earners
who have gone before you. Many more will follow. As you move forward with
your life and career, the support of Capella University remains with you. I
encourage you to stay close to Capella through our Alumni Association, and
let us know about your achievements.
To the loved ones of Capella graduates: You deserve special recognition.
We know and appreciate the unique challenges that our learners face in
balancing commitments, and the sacrifices it requires of those around them.
Because of your support and encouragement, their success is possible.
On behalf of Capella’s learners, staff, and faculty, I extend my sincere
appreciation.
Graduates and certificate earners, I urge you to savor this moment; it is one
you will long remember. All of us who are here today are proud of your
accomplishments and honored to share this day with you.

Warmest regards,

Michael J. Offerman, EdD

Interim President
Capella University
Commencement Speaker—Salome Thomas-EL

Salome Thomas-EL is a world-renowned educator,

motivator, and author. In his highly-acclaimed memoir,
I Choose to Stay, he chronicled his experiences teaching
in a Philadelphia inner city middle school, where he
received national recognition as a teacher and chess
coach. Thomas-EL received the Marcus A. Foster
Award as the outstanding School District Administrator
in Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania’s
distinguished Martin Luther King Award.

Thomas-EL is a graduate of East Stroudsburg University

in Pennsylvania. He is currently a doctoral candidate. He
frequently appears on The Dr. Oz Show, The O’Reilly
Salome Thomas-EL Factor, C-SPAN, The Tavis Smiley Show, CNN, and
National Public Radio.

Grand Marshal—Bruce Fischer, PhD

Bruce Fischer is a founding faculty member of Capella University, served as

the Dean of Capella’s School of Human Services as well as the chair of the
Addiction Psychology program, and currently serves as a core faculty member in
the Harold Abel School of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Dr. Fischer earned a
master’s degree in Speech Communication and a PhD in Family Social Science
at the University of Minnesota. He holds certificates in Chemical Dependency
Counseling, Family Therapy and Addiction Counseling, and Chemical
Dependency and Family Intimacy. He is also a licensed psychologist, a licensed
marriage and family therapist, and has been in private practice for 34 years.

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 Commencement Ceremony 10:00 am
PhD, PsyD, and Certificate

Processional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pomp and Circumstance

Trumpet Voluntary

Color Guard. . . . . . . . . . . . Cretin-Derham Hall High School, Third Brigade,

Western Region, U.S. Army Cadet Command JROTC

The National Anthem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brad Weber, Vocalist

Welcome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael J. Offerman, EdD

Interim President, Capella University

Commencement Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salome Thomas-EL

Presentation of Candidates for Degrees. School of Business and Technology

School of Education
School of Public Service Leadership
Harold Abel School of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Conferral of Degrees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael J. Offerman, EdD

Interim President, Capella University

Welcome to Alumni Association. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jen Swanson, MS

Alumni Director

Recessional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . My Spirit Be Joyful

J.S. Bach

Grand Marshal—Bruce Fischer, PhD, Core Faculty, Harold Abel School of

Social and Behavioral Sciences, Capella University

Reader—Bruce Francis, PhD, Distinguished Senior Faculty

School of Education, Capella University

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Commencement Ceremony 2:00 pm
BS, MS, MBA, MPH, EdS, and Certificate

Processional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pomp and Circumstance

Trumpet Voluntary

Color Guard. . . . . . . . . . . . Cretin-Derham Hall High School, Third Brigade,

Western Region, U.S. Army Cadet Command JROTC

The National Anthem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brad Weber, Vocalist

Welcome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael J. Offerman, EdD

Interim President, Capella University

Commencement Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salome Thomas-EL

Presentation of Candidates for Degrees School of Undergraduate Studies

School of Business and Technology
School of Education
School of Public Service Leadership
Harold Abel School of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Conferral of Degrees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael J. Offerman, EdD

Interim President, Capella University

Welcome to Alumni Association. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jen Swanson, MS

Alumni Director

Recessional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . My Spirit Be Joyful

J.S. Bach

Grand Marshal—Bruce Fischer, PhD, Core Faculty, Harold Abel School of

Social and Behavioral Sciences, Capella University

Reader—Bruce Francis, PhD, Distinguished Senior Faculty

School of Education, Capella University

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 Capella University

Administration
Interim University President
Michael J. Offerman, EdD
Capella University Founder
Stephen G. Shank, JD
CEO, Capella Education Company
J. Kevin Gilligan
Dean
School of Education
Barbara Butts Williams, PhD
Interim Dean
Harold Abel School of Social and
Behavioral Sciences
Jody Neuman-Aamlie, PhD

Vice President of Academic Affairs Interim Co-Deans

& Provost School of Public Service Leadership
Deborah Bushway, PhD Suzanne Holmes, DPA
Charles Tiffin, PhD
Acting Dean
School of Business and Technology Dean
William Reed, PhD School of Undergraduate Studies
Feranda Williamson, EdD

Board of Directors
Marcia S. Ballinger, PhD; Board Chair
Bertice Berry, PhD
Michael J. Offerman, EdD
Willie Garrett, EdD
J. Kevin Gilligan, BA
Elena Kays, PhD
Nathaniel Richardson, Jr.
Kimberly F. Stephan, JD; Board Secretary

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School of Undergraduate Studies

Bachelor of Science in Business

Pamela R. Adams Linda Darlene Daeseleer Darren House
Penny L. Alexander Scott Dalton Harvey Huddleston
Christopher T. Andersen Alisha Lynn Davidson Brooke M. Jackson
Bob Anderson Brian Delaney Christa E. Jackson
Kelly A. Anderson Christopher W. Delong Ennis C. Jackson
Gregory P. Andes John P. Doleman Kerri J. Jacobson
Melody A. Anthonies Jennifer L. Dumdei Kellee Jaglo
Carol L. Armer Avery A. Earwood Heather L. Jensen
Suzanne Arno Jessica T. Eason Margaret E. Jermyn
Cheryl Austin Virginia M. Elliott Christina A. Jillings
Amber R. Backus Kathryn E. Ellis Martha L. Jirovec
Erik K. Barker Lisa K. Erickson Diana L. Johnson
Nancy J. Berg Christine J. Feyo Ardyce S. Jones
Kimberly Bernier Sandra K. Finch Tracey Jorgensen
Richard W. Berry, Jr. Jill K. Fink Shawn C. Joyce
Leo J. Bertling Lisa A. Frette Rebecca A. Kaas
Kevin Betts Ortelio D. Fuentes Danette L. Key
Rosalind Bishop Guy Gibney Patricia M. Knox
Mark A. Bivins Justin Greene Terry L. Koehn
Earl Brewer Lisa A. Greenlund Joseph Kozak
Sherrie U. Broome Mary J. Griebler Therese Kral
Pamela M. Brown Yvonne M. Gullette Brenda D. Kruger
Sheila A. Brown Jason M. Gustafson Antoinette M. Kubasiak
Felisa M. Burns Guy W. Hadden Nancye J. Lahue
Cynthia A. Bushinski Mark A. Hallowell, Sr. Courtney L. LaMonica
Michelle C. Byrd Susan Hanson Kristina Lawyer
Magen M. Carnell Nicole S. Hardaway-Johnson Tyra L. Ledger
Oscar Carr Shawn Harling Josh D. Lehman
Angela M. Cater Lindsey Harnish LaHoma Lewis-Pittman
Robert Chambers Patricia Harry-Boyce Angela I. Lipinski
Jenel L. Cills Sheila Ann Hawkins Marlene Lovig
Heidi G. Clark Anthony J. Helmer Diana M. Lowe
Melissa A. Clark Sandra Annette Hernandez- Pamela Lowe
Amy E. Cornwell Medina Jenny L. Malachowski
Macarena Corral-Quintero Bryan R. Hoffman Ali I. Malik
Roger Crawford Ronald A. Holbeck Lysandra Martin
Roy Denton Cunningham William F. Holsker Angela Rose Martirano-
Michele Curley Tiffany Hornsby Hookham

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 School of Undergraduate Studies

Bachelor of Science in Business continued

Angela M. Massey Tracie Rollins Brydee M. White
Jayne M. McCauliff Zackery M. Rourk Deborah C. Wierschke
Tracy L. Mccoy Doug Russell Anthony C. Williams
Lynette E. McEvoy Veronica Salamon Mary Williams
John W. McMahon Randall Justin Satterfield Russell L. Williams
Joseph McQuaid Lisa A. Scherber Karen Williams-Coke
Leilani J. Metry Elaina Schiavone Lacey A. Wilson
Barry Reed Mitchell James H. Schupp Nicole R. Wise
Marisol M. Morales Justin G. Seller Degaul Yang
Gaye L. Morgan Elizabeth K. Senif Kathleen D. Zoppi
Beatrice V. Navarro Matthew R. Shaske
Tim Nickas Patricia Simmons
Nykhail Nunley Anne M. Simons
Kathleen A. Olmstead Irma Skaggs
Christopher L. Ouellette Cari Skarstad
Dennis Owens Rebekah Spinler
Rachal J. Parson Jessie R. Stephens
Dustin W. Pattengill Candice M. Stephenson
Shannon K. Pedersen Holly Stewart
Crystal A. Pederson Kristine M. Symanietz
Stephany L. Percy Sean Telles
Sara M. Perdulla Daniel Thinnes
Erika A. Perzhu Theresa Tolson
Tammy S. Peterson Marianne Torkelson
Tyler J. Pomerenke Daniel A. Turgeon
Andrew Potson Tara D. Turner
Christina M. Powers Tammy J. Van Horn
Lisa C. Prachar Chester L. VanBlaricum
Jeanette Prince Stephanie Vega
Alan L. Reed Natalie M. Vingua
Angela M. Reid Michelle R. Von Ruden
Roger A. Repp Jonathan M. Vredevoogd
Nathaniel Richardson, Jr. Heather M. Wall
Jennifer A. Riedeman Patricia C. Watkins
Dana R. Riggs Robin M. Webb
Gary W. Roach, Jr. Bradley D. Weber
Heather L. Robinson Jaclyn Wegner
Mark W. Rodgers Kimberly C. Western

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School of Undergraduate Studies

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

Michael J. Agrillo Robert Hyde Justin K. Rech
Malik S. Al-Amin Eric Johansen Audray Reed
Jeffrey P. Allan Elizabeth Moscatiello Johnston Damion E. Rhymes
Jimmy D. Arendt Jason Kaiser Brian Richards
Jason C. Assenzo Nichole A. Karanec Roselyn R. Richardson
Christopher T. Belknap Mark Knight Gilbert Rodriguez
Daniel J. Boren Angela M. Kretz John P. Rogers
Valerie Borkowski Karen E. Larson Aaron P. Rother
Jesse A. Braasch Larry Law Shawn D. Ruch
Lisa M. Brown Tiet M. Le William A. Ryan
Simeon D. Buck Todd J. Lewellyn Lisa Marie Sage
Latesha T. Bush Brenda D. Likovetz Daniel Sandau
Ralph Cefarello Dung T. Lu Donald Scott
Dale Chassey Ray E. Mahannah Robert E. Shiery
Arvind Chaudhary Douglas Eugene Maki Soleana Silva
Botho L. Chebani Randall S. Martin Larry J. Sinclair
William Clifford Mario A. Martinez Timothy Sinks
Michael Cloud Terry S. Mccorkle, Jr. Amy D. Slowe
Andreea Colban Timothy B. McKenzie Beverly A. Smalley
Valeria Davis Sophon Meas Sue Smith
Chris J. Dennison Aaron T. Miller Brian Soma
Shannon A. Dixon Ryan L. Miller Ralph L. Spangler
Amy J. Dyer Monica L. Mills Ian Sparks
Alicia D. Epperson Rich E. Molumby Benjamin Spiker
Julie C. Epps Phillip R. Nash Myrlande St Surin
Timothy G. Fermanis Janet K. Neumann Steven A. Swansbrough
Vicki L. Finck Azeem T. Nizam Kayvan A. Sylvan
Tom A. Fischer Richard Ostrander Eric Thomson
Martin J. Gallagher Stacey J. Parson Amador P. Torrez
Edward Geldens Brent Pedersen Gurvinder Singh Trehan
Jason Giglio Mike L. Petermen Juan A. Valdes
Tatiana C. Goodrie Michael Pisto Frank D. Wise
Eric Hamid Vincent Quiles Stephen James Yannantuono
Anthony J. Hoeben Douglas C. Quinn
Natalie M. Hull Danny A. Rappleyea

Bachelor of Science in Public Safety

Judy Graham
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 School of Business and Technology

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Business

Mary E. Bonheim Jimita S. O’Bannon
Mark A. Brown Edward Emanuel Smith
Kimberly M. Burnett Matthew J. Trapani
Rohan Marshall

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Information Technology

Jeremy M. Fisher
Melinda Carol Harbaugh
Herminia Z. Ortega
Matthew D. Shaw

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School of Business and Technology

Master of Business Administration

Sonja Aborisade Rebecca A. Coleman Rod Green
Michael M. Aflague Natasha J. Conger Oliver Gross
Toyin K. Alowonle Brenda J. Cowdery Kara Gulling
Melissa S. Alto-Kintigh John Czelusniak Darel O. Gustafson
Charles O. Aluko Megan A. Danielson Amy J. Haight
Kristen M. Alvarez Amelia Davis Shameka O. Hamilton
Susan Armstrong Chianti C. Davis Michael Hannibal
Keila Aviles Kristy L. Davis Windi Hanson
Christa A. Bahr Haeg Jessica Dawson Kurtis B. Hardy
Brenda F. Bailey Melissa A. Day Lisa M. Harma
Jamie M. Bartel Janet DeBerardinis Rowann Harper
Erik J. Bartz Kimberly Dennie Sharon A. Henderson
Brent Beasock Lois L. Descamps Amanda Herr
Thomas R. Beech Shandy C. Destin Ryan K. Higginbotham
Jennifer L. Belmonte Sherry Katrina Dumas Lesley S. Hong
Gabriel Benoit Lawrence L. Dunsmore Amy Hossfeld
Donald J. Benza Michele L. Eden Jodee L. Hunter
Robert A. Bimson, Jr. Sarah K. Edmiston Khalid K. Ibrahim
Joshua Blough Terry Edwards David S. Illsley
Michael Bordonaro Donna M. Etheridge David B. Ingram
Lanecia M. Brewington Jerry B. Fain Charles H. Jacob
Evelyn K. Briggs Jodell L. Fancher Beulah John
Reginald Bryant Brent Fillmore Eric B. Jordan
Timothy Bryant Jacqueline S. Fisher Michael A. Keeling
Kristen L. Bucko Kelli Flournoy Christie L. Kegg
Andres Builes Jennifer L. Forsberg Deborah Kennedy
Robin E. Bundy Kristina M. Fortune John G. Kimani
Alice Marie Burt Deborah Fowler Kristin M. Kodada
AnnMarie D. Camp Jacquelyn J. Frasier Dimitry V. Koupriaynov
Luis A. Cardona Michelle A. Friend Erica Kramer
Cynthia M. Carter Munirah Frye Ross Gunnar Kronholm
Molly Carter Steven M. Garrett Rebecca Lynn Krulik
Carmen Causillas Elias Nancy Gawlinski Katy Lynn Kuball
Ayannah T. Chance LaRon D. General Belinda F. Ladd
Susan E. Chandler Anna C. Gilbertson Angelina M. Lafrancis
Gilda L. Chang Joshua Michael Girardin David D. Ledbetter
Steven N. Clore Marlene Gordon Amy Lee
Maggie K. Cody Gladys Bonita Grant Amanda Lehner

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 School of Business and Technology

Master of Business Administration continued

Donald R. Lehto Brian T. Nutting Julie M. Scheele
Eve M. Lenhart Katharine O’Connor Michele N. Schenk
Ronald Lewis Ryan R. Oertel Michael J. Schlumbohm
Marci Ann Lodor Stephanie A. O’Reilly Mark J. Schoolmeesters
Erlinda Lopez Eunice Osbourne Christopher Seabrook
Mark M. Losnick Doreen Oti-Holman Keisha D. Shelton-Regan
Leslie Lucas Shawn R. Owens James Brian Shorter
Douglas E. Luken Monroe W. Parker Andrew Sloan
Shannon D. Lyde Teleia J. Pastore Cheryl Smith
Jennifer L. Maitland Shundrey C. Patterson Lisa Smith
Ramona Malata Lynn M. Patzner Nicole L. Smith
Katherine F. Malone Alison M. Perry Caroline I. Soler
Susan Marczak Julian A. Perry Diana M. Sotomayor
William J. Marsh Jamel Perryman Ahmed H. Sousa
Kendra B. Martenson Joshua T. Peterson James St Pierre
Marci Martin Travis Peterson Kimberly Stanley
Phoebe T. McCants Ernie L. Phaneuf Scottie L. Stanley
Marguerite P. McCreary Natasha J. Phillips Jemar A. Steele
Adriane McGlathery Carmen Pla Saige Stocker
Mary Mocha Rochele C. Plummer Joselyn M. Stone
Kathryn Alaine Mominee Eric Poplar Dawn S. Sullivan
Robert E. Montaudo Eric A. Porter Gina L. Sundeen
Eric M. Montes Anisa L. Postell Eric M. Swarts
Travis N. Morehead Nicole K. Quast Brian E. Taylor
Michael D. Morrello Kathy Snodgrass Redmond Christine M. Tegtmeier
Erin A. Morton Steven Reginald Analisa Thompson
Colin M. Moylan Janine Rhodes Millard A. Thompson
Jennifer E. Muntz Michael S. Rich Cassandra Thornton
Melissa Murphree Melanie L. Richards Wavie Torrence
Shatima Leteya Murphy Sandra L. Rieger Cheryl L. Townsend
Erick B. Murray Amber L. Roach Suzanne Traxler
Bhimanagouda Nadagouda Janice L. Roberts Veronica K. Uzarski
Chris Nasim David J. Roland Nyagatare Valens
Andrea Elizabeth Neiman Karenga Ross Ashley B. Vaughn
Kyle Evan Noglow Greg M. Sand Melanie Vaught
Lauri E. Nolan Donahue R. Schacherer Cheronda L. Vereen
Krista Nugent Marc Schaefer Elessa Vovan

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School of Business and Technology

Master of Business Administration continued

Dan Edward Walker Heidi Lyn Wezeman Robin A. Winternheimer
Angela Wallace Nicole A. Williams Helen B. Woldeab
Moses G. Wearing III Stephanie L. Wilson Larry Wong
Ronald G. Wendt Wayne Wineglass Christine H. Wood
Matthew R. Wertz Tamarah W. Winter Troy Zangs

Master of Science in Human Resource Management

Bambi Bellflowers Nicole Harbin Alison M. Sherman
Carolyn A. Corsi Pamela A. Major Quincy N. Valencia
Barbara A. Crenshaw Sharon L. Mansfield Regina Walker
Karen N. Foreman Julie K. Miller Robert J. White
Jody E. Gohr Christopher J. Shea

Master of Science in Organization and Management

Billy R. Aldridge, Jr. Julie Schubert Grenuk Helene K. Moon
Robert S. Alexander Nichole A. Haubrich Tiffany L. Morey
Pamela J. Arendall Patricia Jackson Chuck Pattison
Donna Arias Richard A. Jensen Nancy L. Peltz
Dale M. Beaty Sarah R. Jones Cindy L. Pierce
Maggie K. Bonko Thomas E. Kautto Liberty C. Purdy
Drucilla A. Bradford Patricia L. Lehti Jo H. Robinson
Edward J. Burke John R. Machnik Vincent M. Scalo
Roberta J. Campbell Jerry D. Mardis Frank D. Schackart
Dedra Cantrell Tina A. Mason Teneisha V. Sims
Matthew Dawson Michelle A. McCollough Rob D. Slininger
Michael J. Dotta Margit McPhillips Christine N. Souilliard
Spring E. Edwards Jerry E. Merrill Jemma L. St. Lawrence
Erika M. Franceschi Julie M. Michaels Brent R. Suerdieck
Dorothy I. Godbey Joseph Miller Deb Symmons
Stephanie J. Golden Luz M. Miranda Amber M. White
Sarah R. Gowdy Sara L. Mistretta Sean R. Wilkins

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 School of Business and Technology

Master of Science in Information Technology

Agboola Olabinjo Aliu Douglas G. Gichana Roberta F. Osmers
Christopher L. Anderson Abraham Gilbert William D. Patton
Jason Arviso Evan C. Gillett William Barrett Payne, Jr.
Steven Averett Jennifer R. Grant Bobby Joseph Pelletier
Abu B. Baba Lester Green John Pimentel
Wendy Barkalow Therahlee I. Guevara Lawrence R. Polk
Jason A. Barrett Carolyn J. Hale John Matthew Powell
Patricia J. Battle Lacy A. Handwork Michael D. Prothero
Darren L. Bebout Matthew A. Handwork Thomas Rains
Ramona L. Bell Lynnette M. Hanks-Dotter Mark Ransome
Thomas M. Bell Guy V. Hanser Michael J. Rauch
Terri Machelle Blazek Melinda Carol Harbaugh Renee Doehrel Rhodehamel
Diane Bondurant Regina Harrison William F. Richard
Samuel E. Brown Kay C. Hunt Roy W. Richardson
Jeffrey W. Bruce Deborah Johnson Lori Ann Roberg
Timothy James Burke William E. Joyce Victor Ross
Gregg C. Burns Deborah M. Kimmel Danielle Marie Rourke
Jeff Buse Beatrice Kist James G. Schenz
Vito G. Cameruci Maxim L. Kramer Catherine Sherwin
Kevin R. Campbell James B. Kroschel D’Ann R. Sherwood
Cary L. Casteloes Todd M. Larson Angelique M. Shipley
Eliza W. Chan Mitchel Laubach Jack Shockley II
Dennis J. Clark Daniel B. Letort Jeffrey L. Simons
Mark Clark Harriet Nicole Love Phousay T. Sinv
Teresa Cloud Tamanu Lowkie Candice L. Slater
Kevin E. Cole Robert Lucado Dorsel L. Spears
Evan C. Cutler Scott H. MacLeod Evelyn Steen
Fernando C. Daneri Otis L. Magee Michael R. Steffes
Jacheria L. Drayton James L. Marion Jeffrey J. Thorstad
Jocelyn R. Duyanen Malones Allice Mathias Ronald Tokarcik
Percy B. Ellis Michael J. Mathieu Morgan M. Vance
Ahmed K. Elmatbagi Reinaldo Medina Evelyn A. Walther-Forest
Renae M. Ethengain-Brown Carrie L. Metcalf Coretta Bass Williams
Youtha O. Fletcher Norris Miller Kenneth Williams
Thomas Flynn Khaja A. Mohiuddin Angela Wilson
Kirk R. Fontaine Daniel L. Morgan Jack Worsham
Stephen M. Foundos Puvaneeswary Narayanan Tammy Ranee Young
Joel E. Frey Martha A. Nemec Gregory A. Zimmerman
Alberto Garcia Michael O’Donnell
Edna Francine Geter Julius N. Ofosu-Asante
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School of Business and Technology
Doctor of Philosophy in
Organization and Management
William L. Adams, Jr.
Transformational Leadership in the
United Methodist Church: An Empirical
Investigation of Selected Churches
Experiencing Growth and Decline in the
Elizabethtown, Kentucky, District
Mentor: Thomas Driver
Agyapong Anane Adjei
Adaptive Leader-Follower Interactions:
Internal Medicine Residents’ Perceptions of
Attending Physicians’ Leadership Qualities
During Medical Residency Program
Mentor: Judith Forbes
Shawn D. Ambrose
An Exploratory Study of Why Soldiers in a
National Guard Battalion Did Not Reenlist
After Deployment to Iraq
Mentor: Karen Minchella
Christian Tabi Amponsah
Public-Private Partnerships: Critical Success
Factors for Procurements of Capital Projects
Mentor: Judith Forbes
Robin S. Apparicio
Exploring the Influence of Resource
Dependence on Organizational Autonomy:
A Case Study of a Human Services
Organization in New York City
Mentor: Douglas Jackson McCready
Keith K. Asante
Information Technology (IT) Strategic
Alignment: A Correlational Study Between
the Impact of IT Governance Structures and
IT Strategic Alignment
Mentor: Steven Brown
Adam Atalla
Self-Assessment vs. Employee Perceptions of
Nonprofit Leadership
Mentor: Joseph Avella
Ken Autore
An Evaluation of the Stock Price
Announcement Effect of Seasoned Equity
Offerings
Mentor: Zhenhu Jin
Diane K. Ballard
Generation Y Perceptions of the First-
Line Supervisor–Employee Dyad: A
Phenomenological Analysis
Mentor: Germain Ludwig
Richard Alan Bauer
Trading One Uniform for Another: An
Examination of Army Health Care Specialist
Service as Civilian Emergency Medical
Technicians, Paramedics, and Other
Emergency Medical Professionals
Mentor: Karen Minchella
Marshall T. Benveniste
A Study of Organizational Learning and
its Relationship to Organizational Size,
Ownership, and Performance in the Largest
U.S. Newspaper Organizations
Mentor: Clifford Butler
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 School of Business and Technology
Doctor of Philosophy in
Organization and Management continued
Catherine M. Berry
Elements of Emotional Intelligence that
Facilitate Expert-to-Peer Tacit Knowledge
Mentor: John DeNigris
Patrick D. Beyer
Authentic Leadership In-Extremis: A Study
of Combat Leadership
Mentor: Cyd Strickland
Michael S. Bird
Utilizing Agile Software Development as an
Effective and Efficient Process to Reduce
Development Time and Maintain Quality
Software Delivery
Mentor: John Whitlock
Barbara Ann Birkett
Worldwide Print Media Clusters as
Related to the U.S. Market: A Descriptive
Quantitative Study
Mentor: Anthony Pizur
Jill Bjorndahl-Jay
Women Entrepreneurs: Integrating Family
and Organizational Commitments
Mentor: Kathleen Hargiss
Sterling E. Blackmon
Barriers to Credit and Investment to
Minority Business Entrepreneurs: An
Investigation in the Rockford, Illinois,
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Mentor: Kathleen Hargiss
Frances O. Bowen-Thompson
An Examination of Leadership Styles of
Minority Business Entrepreneurs: A Case
Study of Public Contracts
Mentor: Frank DeCaro
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Terri T. Boyd
Labor Participation of Single Mothers: A
Comparison of Economic Stability Factors of
Black and White American Single Mothers
in Metropolitan Areas in Northeastern
America from 1976 to 2005
Mentor: Diane Bandow
Victoria Boyd
The Retention Factor: Retaining the
Distance Education Learner
Mentor: Calvin Lathan
Peter T. Brennan
Pursuing Success Without Scandal:
Exploring the Relationship Between
Transformational and Authentic
Leadership.
Mentor: Janice M. Spangenburg
Donna J. Broussard
The Leadership Practices of African
American Women Working in the Defense
International Contracting Industry in a
Deployed Status: A Quantitative Study
Mentor: Thomas Driver
Linda Thanhthuy Bui-Le
Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Acquisition
Trends: Information Technology Managers’
Perceptions of the Impact on Information
Technology Outsourcing
Mentor: Danielle Babb
Aubrey Butts
Managers’ Communication Styles and
Employees’ Job Satisfaction: A Quantitative
Study
Mentor: Zhenhu Jin
School of Business and Technology

Doctor of Philosophy in
Organization and Management continued
Ivy Lynne Cage Edward M. Coufal
Factors that Affect Organizational Chief Security Officer Leadership
Commitment Within an African-American Complexity: How Convergence Affects
Population: A Delphi Study Organization Culture
Mentor: Barbara Bailey Mentor: Calvin Lathan

Diana R. Canku Angelene Croasdale

The Impact of Earning a Degree at the
Sisseton Wahpeton College
Mentor: Stephanie Fraser-Beekman
Burnell G. Carden, Jr.
A Case Study Examining Training
Expatriates for Overseas Assignments: Does
a One-Size-Fits-All Training Program Really
Fit Everyone
Mentor: Adolfo Gorriaran
Joseph L. Cargal, Jr.
The Perceptions of the Automotive Supply
Industry Related to Information Technology
Utilization and Creating Barriers to
Competitive Market Entry: A Case Study of
the Implications for Strategic Planning
Mentor: Jelena Vucetic
Sandra K. Carter
Transformational Physician Leaders: The
Relationship Between Transformational
Leadership and Transformative Learning
Mentor: Cyd Strickland
Darlene F. Costa-Brown
The Life Stories of First Female Presidents
at Selective Northeast Institutions of Higher
Education: A Collective Narrative Case
Study
Mentor: Cyd Strickland
Telecommuting From the Employee
Perspective: Examining Telecommuting
as an Influencing Factor in Effective
Performance, Job Satisfaction, and
Productivity
Mentor: Adolfo Gorriaran
Jaime R. Cser
Impact of Participation in a Worksite
Wellness Program on Presenteeism: A
Quantitative Study of Pennsylvania
Workers
Mentor: Mary Whitman
Fitzroy L. Daniels
Top-Down vs. Bottom-Up Management
Approach: The Effect on Employee
Motivation and Retention
Mentor: John Machnic
Anthony W. Davidson
Engagement and Workgroup Productivity
Mentor: Ronald Benson
Kristi Dean
Employees’ Perception of Learning New
Software from Customized Training
Materials
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Doctor of Philosophy in
Organization and Management continued
Leroy George Demuth III
Accepting Technology as a Solution: A
Quantitative Study Investigating the
Adoption of Technology at Colleges
Mentor: John Hannon
Ify Sara Diala
Job Satisfaction Among Information
Technology Professionals in the Washington
DC Area: An Analysis Based on the
Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire
Mentor: Adolfo Gorriaran
Crystal A. Dickerson
Women in the Senior Executive Service of
the United States Federal Government: An
Exploratory Quantitative Investigation
Mentor: Barbara Bailey
Francis L. DiFonzo
Is Management Education Better Learned
in Teams? A Study of Teamwork Within the
Business Education Curriculum
Mentor: Cyd Strickland
Charles A. Doherty
Assessment of Public Sector’s Planning and
Strategies for Attaining Strategic Alignment.
Mentor: Lawrence Ness
Jill M. Dooley
Job Satisfaction of Forensic Scientists in the
Public Sector
Mentor: Mary Whitman
Tracie L. Douglas
Perceptions of Expatriate Minority
Employees in Relation to Diversity
Initiatives: A Qualitative Study
Mentor: Janice Spangenburg
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Roselynn S. Dow
Socialization of New Lawyers: The Influence
of Values Congruence and Mentoring on Job
Satisfaction
Mentor: Judith Forbes
Joni E. Dowling
Patient Care: A Case Study of Young
Working Women With Breast Cancer
Mentor: Toni Greif
Edith E. Drewery-Brown
Survey of Project Management Officers:
Analysis of Project Performance Information
Received, Impact on Decision Making and
Project Completion Success or Failure
Mentor: Jose Nieves
Christine Duvendack
Correlation of Work–Life Balance Decisions
of Different Generations of Physicians
Mentor: Irving Buchen
Christopher O. Erhardt
The Business of Video Game Development in
2009: Statistical Representation of Indian
Video Game Player Trends and Habits
Mentor: Calvin Lathan
Matthew Osetola Fanegan
The Buy or Build Decision in Selecting a
CEO’s Successor: A Quantitative Analysis of
New CEO Origin and Subsequent Corporate
Financial Performance of Fortune 500
Companies
Mentor: April Wall
School of Business and Technology
Doctor of Philosophy in
Organization and Management continued
Elizabeth G. Faunce
Internet-Based Financial Planning Tools
Versus the Traditional Financial Planner
Mentor: Zhenhu Jin
Julie A. Ferrazzano-Mazza
Eating Away at the Bottom Line: Employee
Turnover in the Food Service Industry in the
State of Rhode Island
Mentor: Samuel Natale
Terry Fobbs
The Evaluation of Paradigm: The Critical
Examination of the Influence of Fellowship
Styles and Courageous Follower Attributes
and Hotel Costumer-Contact Employee Job
Satisfaction
Mentor: Keith Grant
Jennifer M. Ford
The Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Job
Satisfaction: A Study of Front-Line Staff at
a Large Healthcare Organization
Mentor: Valerie Coxon
James R. Francisco
Fingerprints in Place of Passwords: A Study
of Technology Adoption in the Nursing
Profession
Mentor: Richard Yellen
Romulo W. Gayoso
The Strategic Planning Process: The
Future of Renewable Energy Planning an
Investigation on the Success and Failures of
the Strategic Planning Process Applied to the
Renewable Energy Industry
Mentor: Valerie Coxon
Mpho M. Gilika
Lived Experiences of Batswana Women in
National Leadership Positions
Mentor: Judith Forbes
David S. Gillispie
Leadership Traits and Their Impact on
Quality Systems for the Power Supply
Industry
Mentor: Gregory McLaughlin
Richard L. Gissel
Information System Requirements
Determination: Factors Impeding
Stakeholders from Reaching Common
Understandings and Agreements on
Requirements
Mentor: John Hannon
Charles M. Green
A Study of the Interrelationship of
Interpersonal Skills, Team Dynamics, and
Emotional Intelligence and its Effects on
Project Outcomes Within the Integrated
Materiel Management Center: A Case Study
Mentor: Werner Gottwald
Christy L. Guion
The Impact of TQM and Six Sigma
Improvement Methodologies on
Organizational Performance
Mentor: Calvin Lathan
Gerard W. Hall
Fast Food Industry Employees and Job
Esteem: A Descriptive Study
Mentor: Joseph Avella
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Doctor of Philosophy in
Organization and Management continued
Richard A. Hand Will Hires
Entrepreneurial Analysis: A Study to Defining Moments: A Descriptive-
Identify Traits and Demographics of Correlational Study of the Economic
Practicing Entrepreneurs Development Impact of the Business
Mentor: Perry Haan Incubators in the State of Louisiana
Mentor: Jelena Vucetic
David Haringa
Can Organizational Change be Sustained? James F. Hoelscher
Mentor: April Wall The Ethics of Yield Spread Premium: A Case
Study of Illinois Mortgage Brokers/Bankers
Patricia D. Harley Mentor: Luis Rivera
Planning Strategically For a Diverse Talent
Pool: A Case Study Christopher D. Huseman
Mentor: Cyd Strickland Market Orientation and the Markor Scale:
A Quantitative Study Measuring the Degree
Jeffrey Harrington of Market Orientation of Illinois Banks
Leadership Styles of Florida Sheriffs: $500 Million in Assets And Less
A Self-Assessment Mentor: George Kalidonis
Mentor: Richard Murphy
David F. Iwane
Pamela Rochelle Harris Cause Related Marketing as a Solution for
Embracing Spirituality in the Workplace: Companies with Negative Reputations
A Case Study of Employees’ Perceptions of Mentor: Raj Singh
Increased Job Performance
Mentor: Keith Grant Paschal C. Iwuh
Leadership at NEEDS: A Study of the
Madge B. Haughton Frequency in Which Leaders at the Nigerian
How American Firms Establish National Economic and Empowerment
Collaborative Relationships in China Development Strategy (NEEDS) Exhibit
Mentor: Cyd Strickland Transformational Leadership Characteristics
as Measured by the Multifactor Leadership
Stephanie M. Heald-Fisher Questionnaire
Female Entrepreneurs Making Connections: Mentor: Marc Muchnick
Networking by Women Small Business
Owners James E. Jones
Mentor: Jean Gordon The Challenge of Leadership in Times of
Crisis: A Case Study of Hurricane Katrina
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School of Business and Technology
Doctor of Philosophy in
Organization and Management continued
Kerry Mitchell Jones
A Quantitative Study Examining the
Impact of Personal Relationships in the
Professional Lives of Black Women
Mentor: Thomas Driver
Jason Jeffrey Kell
Examining Servant Leadership and
Employee Engagement in a Financial
Services Industry Organization:
A Descriptive Survey Study
Mentor: Irving Buchen
Judith N. Kenney
A Descriptive Analysis of the Presence of
Core Course Content in Graduate Human
Resources Program Curricula
Mentor: J Craig Wallace
Abdussalam A. Khan
Virtual Mentoring: A Quantitative Study
to Measure the Effectiveness of Virtual
Mentoring Versus Face-to-Face Mentoring
Mentor: Calvin Lathan
Glenn Paul Kinder
Consumers in the Pews: Exploring the
Relationship Between Consumption
Experience and Emotional Brand
Attachment in a Megachurch Context
Mentor: Laura Markos
Leonard J. Kistner
Determining and Executing New Product
Strategy: Integrating the Product Innovation
Charter and the Fuzzy Front-End
Mentor: Perry Haan
Roy Klein
Knowledge Management: Usefulness of
Knowledge to Organizational Managers
Mentor: Richard Yellen
Warren J. Kleinsmith, Jr.
The Cultural Impact of Societal and
Organizational Culture on Ethnocentric
Japanese Leaders: A Phenomenological
Collective Case Study
Mentor: Gregory Gull
Pamela S. Lawson
Professional Social Workers: Why They Stay
in the Child Welfare Industry in Rural West
Virginia
Mentor: James Krolik
Margaret R. Lee
E-Leadership for Project Managers: A Study
of Situational Leadership and Virtual
Project Success
Mentor: Janice Spangenburg
Jen-Jyh Liu
Pervasive Telemonitoring for Patients
Living with Chronic Heart Failure: A
Quantitative Study of Telemedicine
Mentor: Edward Goldberg
Willie J. Lockett, Jr.
A Quantitative Study to Investigate
Students Satisfaction with Online Music
Instruction
Mentor: Steven Brown
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 School of Business and Technology
Doctor of Philosophy in
Organization and Management continued
William B. Luton
Transformational Leadership and
Organizational Commitment: A Study of
UNC System Business School Department
Chairs
Mentor: Danielle Babb
John A. MacDonald
Value Creation in Pharmaceutical Mergers
Mentor: Kenneth Granberry
Michael Marin
CEO Compensation and Company
Performance: A Case Study of the U.S.
Automotive Sector
Mentor: Keith Grant
Anthony J. Marino
The Effectiveness of Chief Information
Officers in Companies of Central Florida as
Perceived by Top-Management Members: An
Exploratory Study
Mentor: Marc Muchnick
Frank Masi
The Correlation of Retention: An
Investigation of the Relationship Between
What is Important to Employees and
What is Perceived to be Important to Their
Managers
Mentor: Calvin Lathan
David R. Matthews
Performance Management: A Comparative
Analysis of Peak Experience Performance
and Non-Peak Experience Performance in
Business Leaders
Mentor: Maudie Holm
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Elizabeth A. McBride
Emotional Intelligence and Cognitive Moral
Development in Undergraduate Business
Students
Mentor: Zhenhu Jin
Frances A. McDonald
Strategy: A Case Study of a Community
College and the Dynamic Forces at Work in
its Environment
Mentor: Mary Evans Kasala
Edythe Ann McNickle
A Grounded Theory Study of Intrinsic
Motivation Factors Influencing Public
Utility Employees Aged 55 and Older as
Related to Retirement Decisions
Mentor: John DeNigris
Kevin V. McReynolds
Brand Attachment to Specific Technology,
Means Efficacy, and Organizational
Commitment
Mentor: Cyd Strickland
Mark S. Miller
Implementation of Network Leader
Sponsored Supply Chain Management
Systems: A Case Study of Supplier IT
Business Value
Mentor: Sheila Fournier-Bonilla
La Rue V. Moore
Funding For K-12 Schools in the San
Francisco Bay Area: A Case Study Utilizing
a Flexible Research Design
Mentor: Alan Chmura
School of Business and Technology
Doctor of Philosophy in
Organization and Management continued
Kristen L. Moraz
Participants’ Perceptions of the Value
and Effectiveness of the Leadership Boca
Program
Mentor: James Mirabella
Mildred A. Moses
The Professional Experience of Diversity
Officers in Fortune 1000 Companies
Headquartered in the Southeastern United
States
Mentor: Laura Markos
Geoffrey K. Mugalu
The Role of Senior Leadership in Ethical
Behavior of Financial Institutions: A Case
Study
Mentor: Marc Muchnick
Dave Nanderam
Corporate Social Responsibility and
Employee Engagement: An Exploratory Case
Study
Mentor: Mary Evans Kasala
Rao Raghunadha Nemani
Knowledge Sharing in a Data Warehousing
Project: What, When, and How
Mentor: Apiwan Born
Deborah Noble Burak
Information Technology and the Baldrige
Quality Award: The Role and Impact of
Information, Systems, and Service Quality
at a Community College
Mentor: Kathleen Hargiss
John Robert Nolley III
The Educational Administrator: A
Correlational Study of Emotional
Intelligence and Organizational Citizenship
Behavior in a Proprietary University
Mentor: Janice Spangenburg
Sunny Norwood
Interpersonal Influence Tactics as
Characterized by Certified Athletic Trainers
Mentor: Adolfo Gorriaran
Kenneth C. Nwoke
Full-Range Leadership: An Examination
of Bass’s Model in the Home Healthcare
Agency Environment
Mentor: Godwin Igein
John D. O’Bradovich
Influence of Leadership and Culture on
Financial Performance: A Case Study in a
Troubled Industry
Mentor: R. Drummond McNaughton
Nicholas I. Okolo
Leadership Analysis: An Investigation
of the Relationships Between Leadership
Styles of the African Immigrants’ Heads of
the Households and Success of the African
Immigrants in the United States
Mentor: Frank DeCaro
Rosa Osuoha
A Study of African American Women:
The Impact of the Glass Ceiling Syndrome
on Advancement Opportunities in
Organizations
Mentor: John Klocinski
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 School of Business and Technology
Doctor of Philosophy in
Organization and Management continued
Robert M. Pierson
Intercultural Competence and Study Abroad
in a Language Neutral Environment: An
Analysis of Undergraduates at Arcadia
University
Mentor: John Whitlock
Rocky Pinheiro
Organizational Change and Employee
Empowerment--A Grounded Theory Study
in Lean Manufacturing Integration into a
Traditional Factory Environment
Mentor: Kathleen Hargiss
M. Linda Poisseroux
Making A Difference: A Grounded Theory
Study of Employee Involvement in the
Workplace
Mentor: Martin Leahy
James A. Polito
A Study of the Relationship Between
Commitment to the Supervisor and
Followers’ Perception of Leadership
Mentor: Joseph Avella
Vincent A. Polito, Jr.
Knowledge Style Profiling: An Exploration
of Cognitive, Temperament, Demographic
and Organizational Characteristics
Among Decision Makers Using Advanced
Analytical Technologies
Mentor: Germain Ludwig
Dorothy O. Potter
The Traits/Characteristics, Attitudes, and
Effective Work Environments of Servant
Leaders: A Delphi Study
Mentor: Judith Forbes
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Arezou Pouria
Job Satisfaction of Engineering Graduates of
Iranian Universities in British Columbia
Mentor: Cyd Strickland
Alberto Roldan
The Correlation Between Rigor and
Relevance Using Pedagogical or
Andragogical Instructional Methods in
American Business Schools
Mentor: Calvin Lathan
David L. Ryan
Towards the Development of a Model for
Hardware Standards in Information
Technology Procurement: Factors for
Consideration
Mentor: Steven Brown
Timothy K. Ryan
Business-IT Alignment Maturity: The
Correlation of Performance Indicators and
Alignment Maturity Within the Commercial
Airline Industry
Mentor: Lawrence Ness
Justice R. Salifu
The Nexus of Service Performance and
Service Quality: A Study of the Ghanaian
Retail Banking Industry
Mentor: Frank DeCaro
Frederick Martin James Seiler
A Comparative Study of the Relationship
Between Human Capital Investment and
the Growth and Decline of Two Similar
Communities: A Case Study of Niagara
Falls, New York, U.S.A., and Niagara Falls,
Ontario, Canada
Mentor: Luis Rivera
School of Business and Technology
Doctor of Philosophy in
Organization and Management continued
James R. Sholes II
Do Christian College Students Develop Into
More Ethical Leaders? An Evaluation of
Moral Development and Transformational
Leadership
Mentor: Katherine Dew
Wilma J. Slenders-Didkowsky
Chief Executive Officers and Their Trusted
Advisor Relationships: A Qualitative Study
from the CEO’s Perspective
Mentor: Kathleen Hargiss
Belinda G. Smith
E-Learning Technologies: A Comparative
Study of Adult Learners Enrolled on
Blended and Online Campuses Engaging in
a Virtual Classroom
Mentor: Gregory McLaughlin
Catherine Smith
The Four Components Found in Innovative
Organizations: An Investigation of
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
Winners Since 2000
Mentor: Janice Spangenburg
James M. Smith
Character Development at the United States
Air Force Academy: A Phenomenological
Case Study of Graduates’ Reflections
Mentor: Toni Greif
Melanye V. Smith
Police Perceptions of Integrity: The
Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence
and Moral Development Among Police
Officers
Mentor: Calvin Lathan
Yoram Solomon
From Startup to Maturity: A Case Study of
Employee Creativity Antecedents in High
Tech Companies
Mentor: John Whitlock
Brian C. Sonet
Regional Influences of Decision Making
Practices of Chinese Managers in the North
and South of China
Mentor: Anthony Pizur
Cynthia Starling Sparks
Barriers, Motivation and Success Strategies
of African American Women Executives in
Non-Profit Organizations: A Qualitative
Phenomenological Study
Mentor: Rhonda Waters
Cynthia E. Sutterfield
Self-Managed Teams: A Study of the
Correlation of Demographic Characteristics
and Cognitive Characteristics and Team
Effectiveness
Mentor: Stephanie Fraser-Beekman
Alan R. Swank
Exploring Organizational Dynamics of
Organizational Culture, Entrepreneurial
Leadership, and Strategy in Small Family
Businesses: An Ethnographic Collective Case
Study
Mentor: Toni Greif
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 School of Business and Technology
Doctor of Philosophy in
Organization and Management continued
Synethia Taylor
Understanding Intent to Leave: A
Quantitative Study of the Relationships
Between Job Satisfaction and Turnover
Intent of Clinical and Administrative
Employees in Federal Health Care
Mentor: April Wall
Valerie Brown Thomas
Virtual Team Effectiveness: An Empirical
Examination of the Use of Communication
Technologies on Trust and Virtual Team
Performance
Mentor: John Klocinski
Tami S. Thompson
The Impact of Locus of Control on Decision
Making Styles of Mid-Level Managers
Mentor: Mary Whitman
Robert Allan Tillman
Exploring Security Certification and
Accreditation Using the Agile Software
Development Lifecycle Process
Mentor: Steven Brown
DaMetrius J. Trotter
Viable Enterprise: A Qualitative Study
of the Largest African American Owned
Businesses Under Conditions of Turbulence
in the Southeast Region of the United States
Mentor: Rubye Braye
David A. Uhl
A Study of Senior Pastor Turnover and
Organizational Performance in Local
Churches
Mentor: Marilyn Harris
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Deborah Vilegi Peters
The Impact of Effective Leadership on
Quality: The Role of Leadership in
Managing Quality Initiatives in Health
Care
Mentor: John Klocinski
John Thomas Walter
Prioritizing Information Technology
Investments: Assessing the Correlations
Among Technological Readiness,
Information Technology Flexibility, and
Information Technology Effectiveness
Mentor: Lawrence Ness
Deon T. Wansel
Thinking Outside of the Book: The
Adoption of Search Engine Web Sites
Mentor: Jose Nieves
Raymond J. Welsh
Leadership Styles of a Multigenerational
Leader
Mentor: Stephanie Fraser-Beekman
Damian Whalen
The Influence of Emotional Intelligence on
the Acceptance of Organizational Change
Mentor: Germain Ludwig
Bernadette L. Whitehead
An Investigation of Supply Chain
Management in the 21st Century: A Case
Study of Supplier Relationship Management
Through Strategic Partnering with the
Defense Logistics Agency
Mentor: Jelena Vucetic
School of Business and Technology

Doctor of Philosophy in
Organization and Management continued
Cassandra Williams
Building Stronger Teams in the Life
Insurance Industry: A Qualitative Study
of the Use of Personality Assessments in the
Selection and Hiring Process
Mentor: Rubye Braye
Scott A. Wilson
International Assignment Management in
Asia: A Study of the Relation Between Social
Support Mechanisms and Assignment
Success Among Western Females
Mentor: Jean Gordon

Valerie Evangeline Williams Summer J. Wilson

Organizational Change and Leadership
Within a Small Nonprofit Organization:
A Qualitative Study of Servant-Leadership
and Resistance to Change
Mentor: Clifford Butler
Does a Military Spouse’s Employment
Status Affect the Retention of the Active-
Duty Spouse? A Study of Military Spouse
Employment
Mentor: Rubye Braye

Dawn Wilson Bennie R. Woods

An Evaluation of Gender Leadership The Relationship Between a Manager’s
Preference in the Government Contracting Emotional Intelligence and Perceived
Industry: An Examination of the Glass Cliff Leadership Style
Phenomenon Mentor: Joseph Avella
Mentor: Janice Spangenburg
Maja Zelihic
Gloria W. Wilson Acceptance Into the European Union: An
The Impact of Leadership Ethics on Investigation of the Challenges to Bosnian
Employees’ Productivity in Business and Leadership
Industry Mentor: Calvin Lathan
Mentor: J Craig Wallace

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Doctor of Philosophy in Information Technology

Olubunmi P. Aborisade
How Technology Transforms Journalism
Business Through Citizen Reporters in
Nigeria
Mentor: Richard Livingood
Gregory M. Lee
The Correlation of High School Student
Achievement and Diffusion of Information
Technology in Four Urban School Districts
Mentor: Jelena Vucetic

David M. DeProspero Virginia Watson Ross

Computing Challenges Facing Physically
Challenged Children: A Usability Analysis
of Multitouch Technology in the Classroom
Environment Within the Rome City School
District
Mentor: Valerie Coxon
Emmanuel Austen Ichu
Quality Assurance in Software Development:
An Exploratory Investigation in Software
Project Failures and Business Performance
Mentor: Richard Livingood
Factors Influencing the Adoption of Cloud
Computing by Decision Making Managers
Mentor: Kathleen Hargiss
Emmanuel E. Udoh
The Adoption of Grid Computing
Technology by Organizations: A
Quantitative Study Using Technology
Acceptance Model
Mentor: Alan Chmura

Mark T. Lafferty
Software Effort Estimation Accuracy: A
Comparative Study of Estimations Based on
Software Sizing and Development Methods
Mentor: Werner Gottwald

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School of Education

Master of Science in Education

Monte N. Ables Barbara A. Cloud Clarice M. Grantt
Charlie O. Akomas Brian M. Collins Melody L. Graveen
Nicole M. Aldridge Patricia Conley Tamara Lynn Gray
Elena Allen Janine Coogler Anita R. Green
Melissa W. Allen Cheryl CooperCaster LaShawn D. Grice
LaJuan D. Alston Lori M. Cox Gail H. Griggs
Jennifer A. Altman Victoria A. Cramer Gail Haimes
Bernard Earl Anderson Kimberly Crank Terrill L. Hall
Jennifer Walters Anderson Candace K. Crawford Melissa A. Hampton
Lisa A. Anscombe Brian E. Curtis Aida O. Hartshorn
Amanda Ashabranner Agustin D. Damers Ramon Hernandez
William L. Askew, Jr. Teresa Ann Dangerfield Richard S. Heuslein
Philippe E. Asselin Chrisi A. Davis Brock C. Hodgson
Gina Y. Austin Boone Allison N. DeMarco Yvonne M. Hood
Deborah D. Bailey Kathryn S. Denheeten Lynn House
Mary K. Baker Jo A. Diffenderfer Judith C. Hughes
Bruce L. Becker Jane M. Domagalski LaToya A. Jackson
Kristen L. Behm Monica M. Donahue Ramesh Chandra Khemraj
Donna Berenotto Rebecca Anne Donahue Jagernauth
Debra M. Berrett Paul Ronald Drange Gina M. January
Rebecca L. Bertermann Ann Drummer Charlotte A. Johnson
Jeremiah Richard Blue Sandra Jeanne Duggleby Marian Johnson
Autumn Boomgaarden Lily Ehlebracht Mindy M. Johnson
Edward S. Bright Mary T. Eing Sharon Jones
Ernest Eugene Brown Lisa M. Esposito Jessica L. Jordan
Sarah Bentley Bunten Monica L. Ewing Melissa Jo Jordan
Kenesha Burton Robert Edward Fanger Rhonda Jordan
Anitra E. Butler Belinda A. Farmer Canika M. Jourdan
Timothy Cadle Sue A. Ferguson Shari J. Kantrow
Heather Anne Caldon Marie L. Ferrer-Jackson Jennifer L. Keene
Pamela K. Capps Diana L. Fordham Dawn W. Kelly
Carla Carlson James K. Fowlkes Jennifer E. Kenning
Anita S. Casteel Dana K. Frederick Patty A. Kirkham
Dorthea Y. Cates Stephanie Fucci Linda Annette Kpaka
Robert Catto Patrick Gilbert Paul A. Kraimer
Gerald Causey Silbia Gonzalez Ellen M. Krause
James Russell Cervin, Jr. Denise T. Goodings Cheryl C. Laplante
Marjorie Chafa-Govha Jeanette R. Gordy Leslie Larnino
Iris J. Cheeks Alpha D. Gough Alicia LaSpina Friedrich
Stanley B. Clarke Tyeka M. Grant Sharon S. Leah
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Master of Science in Education continued

Jennifer Raynor LeBeau Christina L. Platero Nicole Stewart Seawright
Elizabeth P. Leibrick Sharon L. Pobjecky Alvin L. Stitt
Sherwood Lennon Mary Dionne Polite Kevin K. Stretch
Jennifer Lodge Joseph J. Poschner Machelle Strohmeyer
Darcey J. Loggains Dwayna D. Powe Joanne R. Swenson
Magdalene G. Lopez Leon J. Rallings Michael A. Szustak
Aurea J. Loveless Stacy Redmond Lori Anne Taylor
Sharee L. Lunsford Burnett L. Robinson Shonda S. Thomas
Triston C. Matthews Freida Rollen Staci A. Thommes
Kathy T. May Adam Rosen Terri Thornton
Bridgett L. Mayorga Sharon A. Rosenstiel-Spring Jill Tietjen
Shakeica McClinton-Moore Casonya N. Ross Rose D. Toering
Kerin A. McClure Therese M. Russell Jennifer J. Townsend
Karen L. McDonald Hassana Sadiq Carol D. Trussell
Wendy M. McGarvey Dominic A. Salvucci Melissa Ryan Trzasko
Lekshmi M. Mendez Pamela A. Scallan Maridee K. Tschida
Helen V. Meschke Kimberly Jo Schade Rebecca J. Uhlhorn
Vanessa M. Meyers Diane M. Schiffer Ebony Valentine
Christopher Michael Tina Schmitz Matthew V. Vicari
Diane L. Miller Nadine C. Schreiter Michelle J. Walker
Richard Frank Miller Jennifer J. Schroeder Tinika Watkins
Darin R. Mills Sharlondra R. Scott Kristina Weaver
Amy M. Monroe-O’Hora Jennifer M. Shinaberger Mary P. Weizmann
Rachelle E. Morris Carla J. Sineway Kevin White
Steven V. Morton Diane L. Skene Carey L. Williams
Traci M. Mosby Earline R. Smith Karen D. Williams
Stephanie M. Moyer-Federer Frederick Theodore Smith Melissa D. Williams
Mervat Z. Muhtadi Qawasmi Linda Smith Anthony O. Willis
Kim C. Nelson Marc A. Smith Khalimah M. Willis
Ronald L S Nelson William M. Smith Jon Woodall
Rebecca E. Nolda Savannah Smolskis Constance A. Wright
Charles O’Dell Jacqueline Sommerville Dori M. Wright
Peter K. Olsen Jason R. Sovick Elizabeth Wright
Karolyn Olson Julie Spaude April Wyatt
Audra Olukoya Courtney Spencer Christine K. Yero
Frieda Y. Orlowski Laurie M. Squillace Stacy A. Young
Jessica M. Ortiz Donna M. Stancell Theresa Anne Zanghi
Heather Owens-Werkheiser Tyrhonda Starks Dana M. Zangrillo
Jeanie J. Peck Emily M. Stephans

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Post-Master’s Certificate in Education

Sharon Nesbitt Bazil Henry Hamilton Agnes Regina Mendenhall
Wade Black Bridget L. Hinchman Joyce Miles
Heather Bonker Dorothy Hudson-Gayle Jeannett Montes
Felicia Denise Bookert Latasha Jennings Kizzy Davina Morris
Desiree G. Bruce Clara N. Johnson Patricia Muse
Robert J. Busch Albert W. Jones Marshall Newell
Katrina Marie De Vinci Shelly L. LaPrince Cheryl Painter
Dolores E. El Martin C. Laramie Cheryl Magill Parson
Thomas W. Ellis Corie Legue Alberto Roldan
Brenda I. Essig Odessa Jean LeMay-Smith Cheryl A. Seminara
Darold Foote Sykes Warren P. Lord Anna Sias
Tracey Fowlkes James Magwood Darlene R. Sims
Cesar A. Gonzalez Daniel C. Marvin Harold R. Torrens
Kim M. Gravelle Shirley Ann McArthur Cynthia K. Turner
Christy L. Guion Emma R. McGinnis

Education Specialist
Lynette E. Aleem Lynn Marie Gluck Peterson Christine E. Patterson
Robert Barnes Kerri E. Hendrix Tyjauna LaShun Smith
Rosie Bingham-Ellis Lakeshaw S. James Misha Stewart
Angelina Brunson Denetria C. Jimerson Pamela Tucker-Gorden
Molly Clark Brenda Johnson Malikah Walker
Marc M. Daly Yojuana L. Lawson Jennifer A. Wilson
Anthony Monroe Finley Mary Liddell Michael J. Wilson
Jawanna Fleming Nancy-Grace McPherson LaToya Woodyard
Shemica Gamble Brigid Glenda Moss
Eunice M. Gay Kerri Ann Palmer

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 School of Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Education
Stacey Adler
The Impact of Proposition 227 on the
Identification and Placement of English
Language Learners in Special Education in
Rural California Districts
Mentor: Philip Corkill
Roberta J. Agar-Jacobsen
The Learning Styles of Middle and High
School Deaf and Non-Deaf Students in
Public Education
Mentor: Lisa Aaroe
Eniola Ajayi
Prereferral Intervention Strategies to Reduce
Referrals to Special Education
Mentor: Jackson Beazley
M. Vance Allen-Wallace
Reality to Actuality: Postsecondary
Readiness for Students with Learning
Disabilities Focus on Academic Success
Mentor: Jason Ward
Susan M. Anderson
Determining Whether Including Student-
Generated Drawing Before Narrative
Writing Increases the Clarity and
Description Used by Third Grade Students
Mentor: Elaine Guerrazzi
Catherine N. Anstrom
University Faculty Members Perceptions
of Group Work: How Knowledge and
Experiences Guides Practice
Mentor: Elizabeth Bruch
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Amber JoRie Antuna
The Extinction of Home Economics: A Study
of Family and Consumer Sciences
Mentor: Amy Gaskins
Ana Leonor Armbrister
Non-Native Speakers Reach Higher Ground:
A Study of Reciprocal Teaching’s Effects on
English Language Learners
Mentor: Amy Kuo-Newhouse
Karen Baldeschwieler
Ignore the Rankings: A Study of the
Relationship Between Commercial College
Rankings and Lifetime Economic Value
Mentor: Carol Berg O’Toole
Etta M. Baldwin
Middle School Team Leader Teacher’s
Perceptions of the North Carolina School
Library Media Centers’ Impact Process
Mentor: Jason Ward
Diane E. Bardsley
Setting a Good Example: Supervisor
Behavior Modeling and Transfer of
Learning
Mentor: Marsha Covington
Cecil W. Batchelder
Social Software: Participants’ Experience
Using Social Networking for Learning
Mentor: Dennis Mills
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Lynette H. Bell
A Survey of the Special Education
Transition Program Perceptions of
Importance and Barriers in a Midwestern
Secondary Public Schools and Higher
Education Institution
Mentor: Anne Auten
Sonja Denise Bennings
Evaluating the Effects of Same Gender
Schooling on Student Achievement
Mentor: Randall Sampson
Karen J. Berman
Aspiring to Acts of Conceptualization:
A Study of Creative Cognition in Theatre
Directors
Mentor: Elaine Guerrazzi
Virgena D. Bernard
Factors that Contributed to Graduation
From an Associate Degree Nursing Program
Mentor: Barbara Keener
Sharon R. Beverly
A Mixed-Methods Study Examining the
Postgraduate Career Choices of Student-
Athletes on 12 NCAA Women’s Basketball
Teams
Mentor: Phyllis Misite
Andrew G. Black
At a Distance: A Comparative Study of
Distance Delivery Modalities for PhD
Nursing Students
Mentor: Pamela Hanfelt
Julie K. BoarerPitchford
An Examination of the Assessment Practices
of Community College Instructors
Mentor: Carmen Myers
Darryl E. Bonds
Exploring Reading First Program
Implementation Across Colorado Schools
with Differing Achievement Results
Mentor: Jackson Beazley
Darold S. Boswell
“Missing in Action” A Study of the
Underrepresentation of African American
Male Kindergarten Through Grade 12
Educators in Public School Systems
Mentor: Herbert Merrill
Thor I. Boucher
Increasing Support for Novice Teachers
Working in Urban, Low-Income Schools
Mentor: Ronald Dougall
Tawanda M. Braswell
Persistence Factors of First-Generation
Learners
Mentor: Howard Jacobs
Marci Brauchie
I’m Tired of Being a Failure: A Study of
Ignored Deficient Learners
Mentor: Philip Corkill
Dave R. Brecht
An Investigation of the Impact of Technology
Use in a Student-Centered Classroom
on the Grades Six and Nine Provincial
Achievement Tests (PATS) and Grade
Twelve Diploma Exam (DIP)
Mentor: Michael Jazzar
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Gwendolyn Brown
An Exploratory Study of the Elements to
Develop a Coaching Model
Mentor: Michael McGivern
Lequisha A. Brown-Joseph
Public Montessori Educational Instructional
Practices: A Deeper Look Into Accountability
Mentor: Amy Kuo-Newhouse
Iris A. Broyles
Distributed Cognitive Mini-Course: An
Instructional Intervention to Improve the
Effectiveness of One-Day Environmental
Education Camps
Mentor: Carla Lane
Ian J. Burk
More Bang for Your Buck: The Effect of
Minnesota’s Alternative Pay for Teachers
on the Math Achievement of High School
Students
Mentor: Jerold Horgen
Hurshel B. Burton
The Efficacy of Active and Collaborative
Learning Environments in Community
Colleges
Mentor: Elaine Guerrazzi
Jenefer V. Campbell
A Study of Perceptions Relating to the
Implementation of Positive Behavior
Support and School Climate in a Small,
Urban Elementary School Community
Mentor: Bonita Wilcox
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Shelvy L. Campbell
An Exploration of the Leadership Style
Preferences among African American
Women Administrators of the 1890
Cooperative Extension System
Mentor: Douglas McCoy
Minolar Tharps Christopher
Performance Indicators, Accountability, and
Quality: An Analysis of Key Indicators at
Two Georgia Postsecondary Institutions
Mentor: Joshua Fischer
Mary K. Churchill
At-Risk High School Students and Online
Learning: Characteristics and Instructional
Design Strategies
Mentor: Sonja Irlbeck
Robin M. Churray-Rousseau
Creating Quality of Life: Creating a Culture
of Patient Safety in the Nursing Home
Setting
Mentor: Keith Johansen
Vanessa Pereira Clark
Homeschooling Guidelines and Statutes: An
Analysis of Public School Superintendents’
Perceptions in Ocean County, New Jersey
Mentor: Michael Jazzar
Cheryl D. Colber
To Include or Not To Include: A Study
of Teachers’ Attitudes Toward Inclusive
Classrooms
Mentor: Mary Dereshiwsky
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Doctor of Philosophy in Education continued
Jerry D. Collins
Teacher and Student Perceived Reasons for
Dropping Out of High School in an Urban
Alabama City Between 2004-2008
Mentor: Charisse Redditt
Tammy R. Condon
Educating Transformational Leaders for
the Urban Context: A Study of Formal,
Non-Formal, and Informal Educational
Experiences in the Effective Training of
Urban Ministers
Mentor: Phyllis Misite
Keith F. Corso
Learning Styles for Traditional College
Students: Does Mode of Learning Improve
Performance Outcome?
Mentor: Carla Lane
Christopher E. Coughlin
Identifying Multiple-Choice Test
Development Practices and Problems of
Paramedic Training Programs
Mentor: Bonita Wilcox
Char-Shenda D. Covington
Lagging in the Race: The Impact of Teacher
Morale on Student Achievement
Mentor: Mary Rice-Crenshaw
Julie Anne Cross
Engaging the Paradox of Competence:
Business and Education Research Develop a
Master of Business Competence Model
Mentor: Darlene Van Tiem
Jody Davenport
Corroborating the Expectations and
Predilection of Millennials with the
Andragogical Principle of Self-Directed
Learning
Mentor: Marsha Covington
Linda J. Davidson
Sam Subject Mentors: Creating Strong
Beginnings for Novice Special Educators
Mentor: Carole Burnworth
Debra R. Davis
Learning While Black: The Role of Online
Learning in the Success of the Black Male in
Higher Education
Mentor: Joshua Fischer
Lorretta J. Davis
Social Networking Sites as Virtual
Communities of Practice: A Mixed Methods
Study
Mentor: Phyllis Clayton
Katrina Marie De Vinci
How does Sensitivity Training of Health
Care Workers Impact Patient Satisfaction?
Mentor: Cheryl Bullock
Elaine DellaVecchia
The Phenomenon of Learning: The
Lived Experience of Distance Education
Baccalaureate Nursing Students
Mentor: Christopher Calvin
Jessica S. Dilworth
Evaluating the Impacts of Professional
Development: A Mixed Method Study of
Adult Education Learning Communities
Mentor: Raj Singh
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Abdelhafid Djemil
Effect of Memorization of the Multiplication
Tables on Students’ Performance in High
School
Mentor: John Francis
James F. Doran, Jr.
Breaking the Silence: A Phenomenological
Study of the Effects of Asynchronous Voice
on the Formation of Identity, Community
and Presence in Online Learning
Mentor: Rod Sims
Kathleen D. Durant
The Availability and Use of 21st Century
Technology Tools in South Carolina
Secondary Public School Library Media
Mentor: Elizabeth Bruch
Shirley H. Edwards
A Case Study of the Transition Experiences
of Freshman Student Athletes
Mentor: Richard Schreck
Mary P. Esposito
The Use of Phonemic Awareness Video Clips
as a Professional Development Teaching
Tool: A Narrative Inquiry
Mentor: Beverly Enns
Dirk W. Essary
Emotional Intelligence: An Investigation
on the Effect of Implementing Emotional
Intelligence Competencies into Management
Training of a Metropolitan Government
Agency
Mentor: Michael McGivern
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Tasha R. Etheridge
Assertive Discipline and its Impact on
Disruptive Behavior
Mentor: Melissa McIntyre
Debra Legree Evans
Teachers’ Perception of School-Based
Professional Development
Mentor: Amy Kuo-Newhouse
Kenneth D. Fox
Investigating the Impact of Multimedia
Design Principles on Learning in an Online
Context
Mentor: Carla Lane
Abby L. Freeman
Being Prepared to Lead: The Management
Preparation of Academic Leaders from a
Private Career College
Mentor: Carol Berg O’Toole
Carolyn D. Fulton
Rapid Prototyping in Instructional Design:
Creating Competencies
Mentor: Charlotte Redden
Gail Maureen Gibson Sheffield
Making the Connection: A Case Study of
Integrative Learning and Self-Authorship in
a Capstone Experience
Mentor: Elaine Guerrazzi
Jeremiah A. Gilbert
Balancing the Equation: The Effect of
Alternate Course Formats on Retention and
Performance of Adult Elementary Algebra
Learners
Mentor: Gerald Giraud
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Eleanor R. Glover
The Application of Data to Improve the
South Carolina Family and Consumer
Sciences Program of Studies
Mentor: Deborah Gilbert
LaSchunn Brown Gonsalves
Experiencing Technical Difficulties:
High School Teachers’ Quest to Integrate
Technology in the Curriculum
Mentor: Carolyn Rogers
Douglass A. Goss
Sight-Singing Assessment: A Study of
Current Beliefs and Practices of Georgia
Middle and High School Choral Directors
Mentor: Jackson Beazley
Michelle A. Grant
The Lived Experience of Low-Income
Minority Students Who Receive State Merit
Aid at a Georgia Postsecondary Institution
Mentor: Christopher Rasmussen
Kris A. Gravitt
A Study of Developmental Algebra
and Computer-Aided Instruction: Does
Computer-Aided Instruction Increase the
Final Exam Grades of Developmental
Algebra Students?
Mentor: Katherine Green
Audrey R. Greer
Mathematical Communication: A Study
of the Impact Expository Writing in the
Mathematics Curriculum has on Student
Achievement
Mentor: Amy Gaskins
Karen A. Habblitz
A Study of Leadership Characteristics of
Chief Academic Officers in For-Profit Higher
Education Institutions
Mentor: Phyllis Misite
Kristine Hagen Thofson
The Wicked Problem and the Instructional
Designer: Recognition of and Approaches
to Wicked Problems in Instructional Design
Practice
Mentor: Charlotte Redden
Cherise Eudora Irene Hall
The Word on Vocabulary Instruction:
Understanding the Kindergarten Teacher’s
Perspective
Mentor: Jason Ward
Joseph C. Hancock
Professional Staff and Parent Perceptions of
Parental Involvement in Caroline County
Public Schools
Mentor: Barry Persky

Russell E. Gray Brett E. Hansen

A Study of the Relationship Between Characteristics of Context for Instructional
Multicultural Teaching Training Methods Design
and Teacher Attitudes About Diversity in Mentor: Sonja Irlbeck
Rural Schools
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Kenneth G. Haptonstall
An Analysis of the Correlation Between
Standards-Based, Non-Standards-Based
Grading Systems and Achievement as
Measured by the the Colorado Student
Assessment Program (CSAP)
Mentor: Forrest Ray
Suzanne L. Harris
Separate But Equal?: A Study of Freshmen
Orientation Programs and Retention
Mentor: Charles Kozoll
Twanitta M. Harris
The Impact of Single-Gender Classes on a
School’s Environment
Mentor: Melissa McIntyre
Paul Franklin Hartford
Collaborative Acculturation: The Role of
Community in the Process of Becoming
Intercultural
Mentor: Janet Lessner
Tavita S. Herriott
The Impact of Inclusion and Pullout on
Middle School Students’ Standardized Test
Scores
Mentor: Adair White-Johnson
Nathan B. Herzog
Keeping the Ones You Want: A Study of
Faculty Satisfaction and Faculty Retention
in Higher Education
Mentor: Phyllis Misite
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Sharonda Y. Hickman
Test Anxiety: Analyzing Levels Among
Participants Preparing for The National
Board Respiratory Care (NBRC)
Examination
Mentor: Harry Walling
Kimberly Hodges
A Study of Problem-Based Learning Content
Acquisition and Academic Achievement in
Career and Technical Education Courses at
the Middle-School Level
Mentor: Patricia Marin
Jeffrey S. Hogan
Improving Academic Achievement Through
Legislation: Correlating Charter School
Laws Against Academic Performance
Mentor: Diann Musial
Connie Frances Holloway
Inclusive Schools and Dropout Rates: A
Phenomenological Approach
Mentor: Douglas DeWitt
Jeanne-Marie Hughes
Take a Leap and Shimmy on Down: An Ex
Post Facto Study on the Differences Between
Community College Students Who Do and
Don’t Study Dance
Mentor: Pamela Hanfelt
Joseph E. Ilecki
Training Evaluation within the Federal
Government
Mentor: Cheryl Doran
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Doctor of Philosophy in Education continued
Sally A. Ingles
A Study of the Group Assessment Procedure
for the Selection of Teacher Education
Candidates at a Small, Private University
in the Midwest
Mentor: Katherine Green
Bruce A. Johnson
Transformation of Online Teaching
Practices Utilizing Appreciative Inquiry to
Enhance the Process of Learning
Mentor: Gordon Graham
Lisa K. Johnson
Keeping Women Silent: A Study of Female
Leadership in Faith-Based Institutions
Mentor: John Francis
Lisa Marie Johnson
A Study of Wikis and Classroom
Community in Online Learning
Mentor: Rod Sims
Sondra M. Jones
The Road Less Traveled: A Superintendent’s
Journey from the Classroom to the
District Office
Mentor: Carolyn Rogers
Willie E. Jones
A Correlational Study of Student
Achievement and Student Attendance
Mentor: Randall Sampson
Yvonne Dolores Jones Corppetts
Lifelong Learning: An Examination of
Attitudes and Practices of Black Adults’
Informal Learning Experiences
Mentor: Carmen Myers
Tzipora Katz
Adult Online Learning: A Study of
Attitude, Motivation, and Engagement
Mentor: Callie Welstead
Masego B. Kebaetse
Scaffolding Techniques Used by Educational
Developers to Support Academics in the
Design of Learner-Centered Courses
Mentor: Rod Sims
Cubie D. King
The Impact of Retiring Baby Boomers and
Expected Workforce Shortages: Causes,
Effects, and Solutions
Mentor: Michael McGivern
Janolyn J. King
Adequate Yearly Progress in Elementary,
Title I Schools: A Study on Administrator
Leadership Styles and their Impact on
Student Achievement
Mentor: Randall Sampson
Linda Kingston
Virtual World Real Education: A
Descriptive Study of Instructional Design in
Secondlife
Mentor: Suzanne Dunn
Joy C. Klotz
An Examination of the Relationship
Between Self-Directed Learning Readiness
and Acadmeic Achievement in First Year
College Students
Mentor: Carmen Myers
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Julie Knutson
Observing Faculty Culture: Grounded
Theory Research Study of Faculty Attitudes
and Perceptions Throughout Program
Changes Due to Accreditation
Mentor: Cheryl Bullock
Douglas A. Kranch
A Study of Three Instructional Sequences
for Developing Computer Programming
Expertise in Novice Learners
Mentor: Rod Sims
Nancy L. Kuzmak
Women Engineers: Stories of Persistence
Mentor: Monica Roth Day
Mary E. Leary
Leadership: Subject to the State Personnel
Act (SPA) Employees’ Perceptions of
Job Satisfaction at Elizabeth City State
University
Mentor: Eric Wellington
Delmar I. Lee
Perceptions of Collaborative Learning from
African American Males at a Predominantly
White Institution(PWI)
Mentor: Patricia Marin
Daniel F. Leguizamon
A Musical Approach to Reading Fluency:
an Experimental Study in First-Grade
Classrooms
Mentor: Beverly Enns
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Damon P. Leiss
Does Synchronous Communication
Technology Influence Classroom
Community? A Study on the Use of a Live
Web Conferencing System within an Online
Classroom
Mentor: Kim Rynearson
Gardner A. Lepp
Knowledge and Use of Student-Centered
Instructional Techniques, Alternative
Assessment Methods, and New Educational
Technology in Adult Business Education
Mentor: Cristie Grunwald
Brenda S. Lewis
The Buck Stops Here: A Correlation
Coefficient Study of Standardized Test Scores
and School District Funding Levels
Mentor: Barry Persky
Letitia D. Lewis
No Parents Left Behind: A Study of
the Affects of Parents and Teachers on
Achievement
Mentor: Carolyn Rogers
Tanyaneka T. Lipscomb
Teachers’ Perceptions Regarding the
Effectiveness of Accommodations for
Students with Specfic Learning Disabilities
Mentor: Kathleen Mondell
Zuleika S. Livingston
A Study of the Academic Progress of
Students with Disabilities in Urban Public
Middle Schools in Georgia
Mentor: Randall Sampson
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Doctor of Philosophy in Education continued
Linda L. Livingstone
Student Grouping for Successful Online
Asynchronous Discussions in a Middle
School Literacy Program
Mentor: Molly Lane
Gary W. Long
Community and Videos: An Action Plan
to Increase Success Rates in California
Community College Developmental
Mathematics
Mentor: Gordon Graham
Denise Anne Longoria
Hispanic Learners in South Texas: Factors
that Influence them in the Pursuit of
Graduate Education in Social Work
Mentor: Pauline Everette
Timothy K. Loper
Connecting the Dots Between Math and
Reality: A Study of Critical Thinking in
High School Physics
Mentor: Ann Rowland
Bobby L. Lowe
Teachers Know Best: A Study of Teachers’
Perceptions of Principals’ Leadership
Practices and School Climate in High
Poverty Title I Elementary Schools
Mentor: Herbert Hooper
Dorothy A. Mac Gregor
Conflicting Pedagogical Philosophies and
Methodological Approaches toward Teaching
Art Education: Art Education Methods
Determination to Distinguish Art Education
as a Valued Core Subject in the Educational
Curriculum of Suffolk County Public Schools
Mentor: Douglas DeWitt
Brent R. MacWilliams
Through the Eyes of the Clinical Preceptor:
A Grounded Theory
Mentor: Mary Dereshiwsky
Andrea G. Madison
Academic Achievement: Does Sustained
Silent Reading Contribute to Success on
Standardized Tests?
Mentor: Tracey Lacey
Kathleen Mandato
Successful Implementation of Patient Self-
Check-In Kiosks from a Frontline Service
Employee Perspective: A Qualitative Study
of Best Practice
Mentor: Keith Johansen
Deborah S. Martin
No Child Left Behind and its Effect on
Recruiting and Retaining Special Education
Teachers in Rural South Carolina School
Districts
Mentor: Douglas DeWitt
Juma A. Massinga-Sanders
Professional Development for Generalist
Teachers to Meet the Demands of 21st-
Century Instruction: A Qualitative Study
of High School Alternative Education
Mentor: Behrooz Sabet
Natasha Kearston May
The Relationship Between Principal
Leadership Styles and Student Achievement
in Elementary Schools
Mentor: Melissa McIntyre
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Amy McArdle-Rausenberger
So You Think You are a Leader—Does
the Superintendent Agree? A Study of the
Principalship
Mentor: Douglas DeWitt
Barbara A. McCarthy
Mentoring’s Critical Components: Four
Traditional Teachers’, Four Alternate-Route
Teachers’, and Four Mentors’ Perspectives
Mentor: Bonita Wilcox
Amy Christine McCulloch
How Stakeholders Perceive Gifted
Education: A Study of Elementary Gifted
Education Programs
Mentor: Philip Corkill
Lauren A. McGuire
Improving Student Critical Thinking and
Perceptions of Critical Thinking Through
Direct Instruction in Rhetorical Analysis
Mentor: Bonita Wilcox
Sherry A. McKenzie
Survey of Mentored Teachers: Continuing
Effects After First-Year Mentoring Program
Mentor: Elizabeth Bruch
Wanda L. Miles
Correlational Study of Leadership Style and
Teacher Job Satisfaction in Two Head Start
Programs
Mentor: Patricia Marin
Cassandra Miller Washington
Unraveling the Gift: A Study of Classroom
Teachers’ Perceptions of African Americans’
Giftedness
Mentor: Charisse Redditt
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Gaylynn Marie Moore
Postsecondary Schooling Experiences of
Reentry Middle-Aged Women: Empowerment
and Self-Efficacy in Work and Personal
Relationships
Mentor: Howard Jacobs
Lynn S. Moore
Study of Effective Approaches for Teaching
Adults
Mentor: Cheryl Bullock
Sam F. Morina, Jr.
Mentoring and Retention in First-Year
Teachers: A Mixed-Methods Study
Mentor: Patricia Marin
Gail Lynn Murphy
The Negative Impact on Student
Performance with Teacher Imposed
External Locus of Control: A Study of the
Relationship Between Self-Efficacy and
Teacher Regulated Performance Feedback
Among Community College Nursing
Students
Mentor: Harry Walling
Kelly S. Murtaugh
Most Likely to Succeed: Characteristics of
Success at a Suburban Technical College
Mentor: Ronald White
Susan G. Naples
Millennials: Their Attitudes and Their
Effects on Freshman Retention in Higher
Education
Mentor: James Cook
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Doctor of Philosophy in Education continued
Jun Nara
On-the-Spot Problem Solving of Airline
Professionals: A Case Study of Sky Business
School Personnel Training Program
Mentor: Pamela Hanfelt
Deborah Trupp Naughton
Study of Associations Between Age, Race,
Gender and Adult Learners Graduating
from a Distant-Learning Master’s Program
Mentor: Howard Jacobs
Vivienne A. Neal
The Black-White Achievement Gap
in Georgia: Implications for School
Improvement and Reduction of Disparities
Mentor: Melissa McIntyre
Nathalie Neree
Alternative Programs: Assuring graduation
for high school students with emotional and
behavioral disabilities
Mentor: Charisse Redditt
Grace O. Nwosu
A Study of Associations Among Teacher
Collaborative Activities and Student
Achievement
Mentor: Amy Kuo-Newhouse
June V. Odom-Harris
Hispanic Student Success: Characteristics of
Successful Mexican American Students
Mentor: Carol Pasanen
Marcia Oglesby
Evaluating the Effects of a School
Violence Prevention Program on Student
Achievement
Mentor: Jackson Beazley
Katherine T. Ogletree
The Perspectives of Teachers and Parents
Regarding Parent Involvement in an
Elementary School
Mentor: Barry Persky
Jerold C. O’Guin
Verbal Overshadowing: Disrupting Memory
in Postsecondary Adult Students
Mentor: Joshua Fischer
Olomeruom Okonta
Effects of Online Interaction via Computer-
Mediated Communication (CMC) Tools on
an E-Mathematics Learning Outcome
Mentor: Carla Lane
Stuart R. Olson
Crossing the Cultural Bridge: Instructional
Interventions Contributing to Effective
Transfer Learning with Newcomers
Mentor: Katherine Green
David Orenstein
Filtering Access to Internet Content at
Higher Education Institutions: Stakeholder
Perceptions and Their Impact on Research
and Academic Freedom
Mentor: Phyllis Misite
Yanessa S. Page
Shadows and Acts: Effects of Perceived
Stereotypes on Persistence of Black Men in
North Carolina Community Colleges
Mentor: Herbert Merrill
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George C. Panga
A Study of Adult Students’ Perceptions of the
Traditional Distance Education Programs
and the Option of a Blended Learning
Model in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mentor: Howard Jacobs
Diane Para
Leadership Qualities Desired for College
Presidents as Perceived by College Trustees
Mentor: Barbara Keener
Michèle Parent
A Study on Nursing Education: A
Consensus on Ideal Programs for Aboriginal
Students
Mentor: Janet Lessner
Paul A. Patti
The Invisible Classroom: Learning Style
and Learner Satisfaction in a Virtual
Audioconferenced Technical Training
Environment
Mentor: Carole Mottaz
Sheila A. Paul
Assessment of Critical Thinking in Nursing:
How Should Critical Thinking Be Assessed
in the Clinical Setting?
Mentor: Cristie Grunwald
Edmund V. Pax
A Case Study of the Applicability of
Organizational Innovativeness Factors on
the Implementation of Flexible Retirement
Programs
Mentor: Michael McGivern
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Anita K. Perez-Studdard
Failing Our Best and Brightest: Are
Eligibility Criteria Related to the
Underachievement of Gifted High School
Students?
Mentor: Adair White-Johnson
Antoinette M. Perkins
Accreditation Benefits Whom: A Study
of Accreditation and Massage Therapy
Licensure in the State of Ohio
Mentor: Jerome Halverson
Larry D. Perkins
Nurse Managers Transform Nursing: A
Study of Leadership Behaviors and the
Relationship to Leadership Training and
Employee Satisfaction
Mentor: Karen Minchella
Char A. Perlas
Enhancing Underrepresented, Community
College Student Motivation Through
Blended Curriculum
Mentor: Carol Berg O’Toole
Mary T. Peter
A School-Based Inquiry Team Model: Its
Effects on the Academic Achievement of
“SETSS” Students in Middle School
Mentor: Randall Sampson
Jeri Stickney Phillips
Does Hypertext Promote Self-Efficacy? A
Study of Hypertext in Syllabus Design
Mentor: David Klein
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Clarine Pierre Kyle Gregory Pruitt
A Qualitative Case Study of How Educators The California Female Superintendent as
Collaborate and Coteach Within an Instructional Leader: Reported Practices
Inclusive Classroom and Self-Perceived Capabilities
Mentor: Ann Rowland Mentor: Casey Reason

Elicia Pollard Mark P. Purcell

Meeting the Demands of Professional
Education: A Study of Mind Mapping in
a Professional Doctoral Physical Therapy
Education Program
Mentor: Charles Kozoll
The Smart Money: A Case Study
Illustrating the Impact a Global Economic
Recession has had on Endowment Funds at
Three Ohio Higher Education Institutions
Mentor: Charles Kozoll

Susan G. Popplewell Sigmund J. Reckline

Are We There Yet? An Analysis of
Multicultural Content in the Early
Childhood Education Specialization
Textbooks Used by One University’s Teacher
Preparation Program
Mentor: Keith Johansen
Paula L. Porter
Effectiveness of Electronic Textbooks With
Embedded Activities on Student Learning
Mentor: Nancy Thornton
A Study of Distance Education for the Needs
of the Nuclear Power Industry
Mentor: Thomas Bourque
Sandy D. Reid
Effect of a Reading Program, Consisting
of Corrective Reading and the Support
of an External Consultative Agency, on
Achievement Scores of Students Served
Through an Early Intervention Program
Mentor: Barry Persky

Charles R. Prescott Carole B. Reiss

Exploration of Instructional Design
Strategies in a Faith-Based Setting for a
College Level Biblical Course of Study
Mentor: Dennis Mills
Bennie F. Prince
Effectiveness of Teacher Preparation: From
Theory to Practice
Mentor: Ronald White
The Effects of Mindful Exercise on
Standardized Test Scores
Mentor: Barry Persky
Nichole F. Rich
Integration of Yoga to Vitalize Preschool
Children: A Proposed Study of Yoga Therapy
to Increase Attention in Preschool Children
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Ronald S. Rizzo
Ready Or Not?: A Portrait of the
Professional Development of Michigan
Charter School Principals and its Affect on
Student Academic Performance
Mentor: Charles Kozoll
Lillian R. Robinson
Processes and Strategies School Leaders are
Using to Move Their Multicultural Schools
Toward Culturally Responsive Education
Mentor: Michael Worthington
Stacee Ray Roehler
Cognition, Behavior, and Communication:
Does Awareness of Self Improve
Relationships Among Married Couples?
Mentor: Katherine Green
Lisa Lynnette Rollins
Surveying Undergraduates’ News
Consumption Habits: Journalism Education
in the Age of Media Convergence
Mentor: Howard Jacobs
Heather Gordy Russell
Through the Use of Gilbert`s Behavioral
Engineering Model, What Changes Can
Management Make to Increase Blood
Donations?
Mentor: Kevin Freer
Jodi E. Rust
Working Smarter Not Harder: Using a
Pedagogical-Based Model in the Rapid
Development of Quality Hybrid Courses
Mentor: Kim Rynearson
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Edris V. Ryan
Special Educators Speak: An Examination
of the Perspectives and Experiences of Special
Educators About Inclusion Practices at the
Middle School Level
Mentor: Carole Burnworth
Felicia I. Sawyer
Principal on the Rise: A Case Study of
Leadership Practices
Mentor: Lee Monroe
Sharolyn C. Sayers
Online Student Perceptions: Incorporation
of Virtual Gaming and Simulations
in Community and Technical College
Curriculum
Mentor: Jason Ward
Kathleen M. Schiefen
Entrepreneurial Orientation of Community
College Workforce Divisions and the Impact
of Organizational Structure: A Grounded
Theory Study
Mentor: Barbara Keener
Joel N. Schuessler
Self Assessment as Learning: Finding the
Motivations and Barriers for Adopting the
Learning-Oriented Instructional Design of
Student Self Assessment
Mentor: Dennis Mills
Lanettae Scott
A Study on the Relationship Between Ability,
Motivational, and Work Environmental
Influences and the Degree of Transfer of
Learning of New Trainers
Mentor: Phyllis Clayton
School of Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Education continued
Thomas H. Sheppard
The Effect of Study Group Participation on
Student Naval Aviator Persistence
Mentor: Jamie Barron
Kendra J. Sibbernsen
The Impact of Collaborative Groups Versus
Individuals in Undergraduate Inquiry-
Based Astronomy Laboratory Learning
Exercises
Mentor: Janet Lessner
Leslie C. Sinclair-Blake
A Comparative Analysis of Selected
Variables of 12-to-15 Year Old Males in
Special Education and the Juvenile
Justice System
Mentor: Mark Rossman
Debbie L. Smarr
Breaking the Glass Ceiling in Oklahoma
Higher Education: A Case Study of Kate
Galt Zaneis, the First Woman President of a
Public Four-Year College or University in the
United States
Mentor: Thomas Bourque
Carlen Smith
Teaching Evolution in New Jersey Public
High Schools: Examining the Influence of
Personal Belief and Religious Background
on Teaching Practices
Mentor: Cheryl Doran
Christine B. Smith
Relaxation and Learning in the Special-
Needs Preschool Classroom
Mentor: Kathleen Mondell
Liza D. Smith
Beyond Graduation: An Evaluation of an
Academic Advising Model’s Effect on the
Retention of General Studies Students at
Quinsigamond Community College
Mentor: James Cook
Tracy D. Smith
Student Motivation: A Study of Title I
Tutoring
Mentor: Randall Sampson
Karen Elaine Stewart
The Role of Reflection: Preschool Teachers’
Use of Reflective Thinking to Translate
Higher Education Learning Into Teaching
Practice
Mentor: Janet Lessner
Orbie L. Stewart
Effects of Diversity Education on College
Students in Military Sponsored Classes
Mentor: Terry Ratcliff
Judith A. Sullivan
Making a Difference: A Study of the
Perceptions, Classroom Management, and
Instructional Practices of Teachers Who Use
Culturally Responsive Strategies to Teach
African American Adolescent Male Students
Mentor: Bonita Wilcox
Catherine M. Suttle
Engagement in Online Courses
Mentor: Sonja Irlbeck
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Doctor of Philosophy in Education continued

Ebony N. Thomas William S. Turner
Eighth-Grade Writing: A Mixed-Methods Leadership to Success: A Study of the
Study of the Impact of Criterion-Referenced Leadership Behaviors of Dropout Recovery
Peer Feedback on Students’ Writing Program Leaders
Achievement Mentor: Randall Sampson
Mentor: Deborah Gilbert
Diane M. Turo-Hughes
Calvin Thompson Reaching New Heights and Executive
Mandatory Integration of Academic Development: Evaluation of Leadership
Achievement: A Look at African American Development
Males in a Previously Segregated Central Mentor: Barry Persky
Georgia Junior High School
Mentor: Lee Monroe Rosalie E. Tuttle
The Impact of Simulation in Nursing
Harriet L. Thompson Education on the Selfefficacy and Learner
The Role of the Principal in Special Satisfaction of Nursing Students
Education Decisions and Programming Mentor: Julia Bronner
Mentor: Kathleen Mondell
Adanta N. Ugo
Rachel E. Tomcsik The Relationship Between Tutoring and
Does Gender Matter? Collaborative Student Success
Learning in a Virtual Corporate Mentor: Douglas McCoy
Community of Practice
Mentor: Rod Sims Alice M. Valente
Competency: Does High Fidelity Simulation
Lanitra K. Toney Make a Difference?
A Case Study of the University if Mississippi Mentor: Janet Lessner
and its Response to the Growth of Online
Institutions Ski R. VanderLaan
Mentor: Christopher Rasmussen Practicing Accounting Profession Criteria
Skills in the Classroom: A Study of
Anthony B. Tooth Collaborative Testing and the Impact on
The Role of Aesthetic Experience in the Final Exam Scores
Timing of Nontraditional Students’ Mentor: Janet Lessner
Decision Making
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School of Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Education continued
Angela M. Velez
Creating and Sustaining Virtual
Communities of Practice by Operationalizing
Constructs of Preparation, Collegiality, and
Professional Development
Mentor: Cristie Grunwald
Justin S. Walker
A Descriptive Analysis of Alternative Schools
in Texas
Mentor: Barry Persky
Sounya S. Walker
At-Risk Student’s Perceptions of the Upward
Bound Programon Academic and Social
Preparation for Postsecondary Institutions
Mentor: Barbara Keener
Muriel Wallace
Closing The Achievement Gap Through the
Retention of African American Students in
the Gifted Programs
Mentor: Amy Kuo-Newhouse
Richard L. Wallace
The Perceptions of Community College
Students to Foreign Language Acquisition
Grounded in Multiple Intelligence Theory
Mentor: Jason Ward
Eli J. Weissman
A Study of the Academic and Life Factors
that Contribute to Attrition of Male Adult
At-Risk Students Attending For Profit
Degree-Granting Institutions
Mentor: Harry Walling
Lisa M. Whalen
Empathy and Reading of Narrative Fiction
Among Community College Students
Mentor: Carmen Myers
Maxine G. White-Stephens
The Impact of Parental Involvement on the
Literacy Success of Students
Mentor: Jackson Beazley
Sarah Williams
The Implementation of a Focused School
Renewal Plan to Increase Student
Achievement in a Low Performing Rural
School District
Mentor: Deborah Gilbert
Nettie Saundra Williams Lemle
Evaluating the Effects of Co-Teaching on
Student Achievement
Mentor: Jackson Beazley
Sarah D. Williams-Tolliver
Understanding the Experiences of Women,
Graduate Student Stress, and Lack of
Marital/Social Support: A Mixed Method
Inquiry
Mentor: Harry Walling
Darnelle H. Wilson
Vocational Education in High School: A
Future Outlook
Mentor: Cheryl Bullock
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 School of Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Education continued
Ann Ethel Witherspoon-Favors
Looking Back and Looking Forward: The
Perspectives of African American Men on
Success in College
Mentor: Larry Reynolds
Linda J. Wlodyga
The Use of the Academic Electronic Medical
Record (EMR) to Develop Critical Thinking
Skills in an Associate Degree Nursing
Mobility Program
Mentor: Caroline Bassett
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Leanne M. Wruck
Computer-Mediated Communication:
Instructional Design Strategies that Support
the Attainment of Bloom’s Higher Order
Cognitive Skills in Asynchronous Discussion
Questions
Mentor: Charlotte Redden
Cindy A. Yates
Teaching for Success: A Comparison
Study of Teachers’ Perceptions of Different
Approaches to the Instruction of Reading
Mentor: Adrienne Gibson
School of Public Service Leadership

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Human Services

Deborah D. Bailey
Jerome Brothers
Gwendolyn J. Chenault
Jessica A. Clair
Jessica J. Harkins
Heather Odle
Michael L. Scott
Holly Wood

Master of Public Health

Carmen Marie Freund

Master of Science in Public Health

Kendra Anthony
Monique L. Greene
Lynette Pious
Donesha Scott
Ashley D. Turner

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 School of Public Service Leadership

Master of Science in Human Services

Beatrice E. Adamczyk Cara L. Donato Keosha M. Hullum

Tywana L. Allen Gary D. Dooley Marie K. Jackson
Inezsia Anderson TaShara M. Duckett Michele JaegerBlood
Patricia A. Archer Kimberly N. Edwards Stephen L. Jett
Katerina S. Aunese Dolores E. El Laura Jimenez
Tammy L. Babcock Kristina Black Emberg Rhonda A. Johns
Hazel-ann G. Bailey Diana A. Falcon Barbara J. Johnson
Marsha R. Banks Aisha Farngalo Janice H. Johnson
LaKeia R. Bernard Dennis A. Fields Phillip Sebastian Johnson, Sr.
Natalie E. Bernard Tamika C. Fisher Tina Johnson
Sarah B. Berry Larry T. Fitzpatrick Crystal Jones
Johnny Blackwell Karen Fogle Megan A. Joyce
Kimberly Monique Bolyard Jaquitta L. Ford Amara M. Kamara
Kyle J. Bonesteel Chanel LaRey Fort Fatu Kamara
Marcia K. Bonnville Margaret Fortenberry Candace F. Kelson
Bradley D. Brady Bryan K. Foster Sara C. Kerley
Sara R. Briggs Kimberly D. Foster Rhazi K. Khodadad
Sharon Leigh Broker Elizabeth Frederick Kenneth A. Lebbon
Gene L. Burke Teresa G. Gleason John L. Leclair
Kirsten L. Butterbaugh Candace Trent Godwin Lakisha S. Lester
Susan Campion James Lester Gooch Angel Lo
Tatiana M. Cano Sonja D. Goodwin Tracey Long
Mary K. Carothers Gatha R. Green Latoya Lowe
Gina M. Castillo Ebony Griffin Gregory E. Ludvik
Yolonda N. Childs Natalie A. Griffin Amber Lund
Jessica A. Clair Pattie L. Gwynn Sarah J. Mackey
Jennifer E. Collins Georgianna Hampton Dana Christopher Maddox
Brandi L. Copeland LaTonya R. Harden Amber D. Mahnke
Gail A. Cragg Jessica J. Harkins Kingkane Malmquist
Ella Dailey Cherie M. Harmon Gary W. Mansfield
Tiffani S. Dailey Raechelle Harris-Sani Manuel Martinez
Lashay P. Daniels Marvin G. Hester Mary R. Mcclure
Candyce Davis Andrea Hewitt Charles Robert McGinnis
Carletta P. Davis Tina J. Hill Veronika V. McKnight
Carolyn M. Devries Rhonda C. Horne Sean M. McLaughlin

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Master of Science in Human Services continued

Nancy O’Hara Meek Felicia Roberson Tatum Katherine S. Wade

Paulina Hoppe Michaud Kathleen E. Rose Patricia Walsh
Diane D. Miles Tricia M. Ross Latoya J. Ward
Patrice J. Miles Alicia D. Rouse Edquina Washington
Carolyn K. Mohammed Felicia Sargent-Walker Brandon L. Watford
Virginia L. Moore Robert J. Schroeder Beverly Whichard
Cortney Launa Morgan Andre M. Scott L’Tanya White
Diane L. Morlock Deborah Scott Sheila L. White
Lorenda M. Morris LaQuesha S. Scott Colleen K. Wilber
Netta Morris Phillips Gail M. Sellu Bridgette A. Williams
Juliann M. Murphy Mahmoud Seyyedpour Dannetta L. Williams
Charles M. Mutama Clarese M. Shaw Lizzy Obiageli Williams
Melissa D. Myers Garland M. Shaw Monique S. Williams
Leona Nairn Elizabeth Noonan Smith Sedrick L. Williams
Veronica LaVonne Nelson Kimberley M. Smith Tamara D. Wright
Christopher T. Nolan Wayne Snelling Aleta L. Young
Kathy M. Norcott Elizabeth S. Southall Melissa A. Young
Alexandro J. Nunez Desiree Stackhouse Shannon M. Zila
Kelley M. O’Leary Anna M. Stamat
Jacquita T. O’Rourke Sara M. Stansell
Amy Elizabeth Parker Kristy A. Strom
Yashicia Patterson April Shawnette Stuckes
Sarah Peterson Patricia A. Swan-Smith
Kasi Lynet Phillips Gwendolyn A. Talton
Tameka T. Phillips Kelly Thacker
Joellen Anna Podoll Amitabh Thakur
Mary L. Porfert Jeanine Y. Thomas
Karen W. Pouncy Holly K. Tidwell
Amy O. Pritchard Janean Tinsley
Nicole Gironda Probst Veronica Tinsley
Pascale Proctor Crystal Tomasko
Dennis J. Pudwill Kate A. Tricker
Crystal Rafferty Leslie J. Vaden
Karensia M. Richmond Precious L. Vines
Creshanda L. Riley Sharon D. Vinson

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 School of Public Service Leadership

Master of Science in Public Safety

Jeannie H. Azzopardi Denecca Guile Charles Parham
Angela Bellamy Danlette Tiny Harris-Jones Randi L. Potter
Michael J. Belmarez Lorrie C. Jackson James A. Prokop
Jerome Brothers Grant Jongejan Boris Pukhovitskiy
Johana S. Cadiz Anthony W. Kline Latonya Tenay Reeves
Michael J. Chanat Jennifer L. Knotts Mark A. Schnabel
Sheldon Jerome Cooper Dave L. Kulee Lisa Schur
Rodney J. Cruz Joanna Lowery Lauren Cerissa Stroud
Deloris Davis Kimberly L. McBurrows Alex Vang
Nicole L. Davis Anita L. McCloskey Shellie R. Wagner
Jeffery S. Force Nathan Craig McKay Russell White
Jennifer R. Fulbright Jesse D. Mushaney Laura Whitehead
Julia A. Furfaro Darren Navarra Lissel Belinda Wright
Joan O. Gentgen Willie F. Neely
Farrah L. Gosford Anne M. Nephew

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School of Public Service Leadership
Doctor of Philosophy in Human Services
John A. Adwok
Changing Lifestyles and Risk of
Hypertension in an African Population:
The Alcohol Factor
Mentor: Ellen Hope Kearns
Vinnette D. Batiste
Substance Abuse: Evaluation of Substance
Abuse Treatment Outcomes in the
Healthcare Delivery System
Mentor: Debra Hurd
Keith W. Battle
Employers’ Perspectives on the Hiring of
Ex-Offenders
Mentor: Amy Donovan
Daniel J. Benny
The Impact of the Aircraft Owners and
Pilots Association Airport Watch Program
on Crime at Pennsylvania General Aviation
Airports
Mentor: Jennifer Rounds-Bryant
Jennifer M. Boyette
Active versus Passive Low Back Pain
Treatment: A Study of Functional Outcomes
Mentor: Delores Cauthen
Sandra H. Bragg
Mental Health Professionals’ Education
and Training Effect on Personal and
Professional Beliefs with a Culturally
Diverse Population
Mentor: Catherine Waugh
Theresa M. Brodrick
Executive Women in Healthcare: Perceptions
of the Executive Coaching Process
Mentor: Yvonne Kochanowski
David A. Bull
Situational Leadership Style and Employee
Turnover Intent: A Critical Examination of
Healthcare Organizations
Mentor: Mark Minelli
Autumn L. Burton
Motivation to Give Back: Attributes of
Professional Football Players Who Support
Nonprofit Organizations
Mentor: Delores Cauthen
Lisa M. Cheatham
The Relationship Between Race/Ethnicity
and Inpatient Hospital Utilization and
Outcomes for Heart Failure Among Older
Adults: A National Perspective
Mentor: Mary Rockey
Denise Coughlin
Type 2 Diabetes After Gestational Diabetes:
A Hermeneutic Study of Women Who are
“Diabetic Again”
Mentor: Jody Oomen
Byron L. Daniels
The Effect the Relationship Between
African-American Male Teachers Have on
Academic Achievement of African-American
Male Students in Guilford County, North
Carolina Public Schools
Mentor: Mary Rockey
Cynthia B. Davis
Managed Care and Minority Healthcare
Access in Georgia: A Qualitative Study
of the Quality and Accessibility of Care
Provided to the Minority Elderly Population
of DeKalb County
Mentor: Franklin Kavanaugh
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 School of Public Service Leadership
Doctor of Philosophy in Human Services continued
Toi N. Dennis
The Effects of Homelessness on the Mental
and Behavioral Health of Children: A
Phenomenological Study
Mentor: Sheara Williams
Denise G. DeShields
Hidden Violence: A Phenomenological
Inquiry Into the Experiences of Abused Male
Partners
Mentor: Nicola Davis Bivens
Asuquo Okon Edem
Assessing the Impact of Posttraumatic Stress
Disorder (PTSD) Among Wives of Veterans:
A Phenomenological Study of Life Changing
Experiences of Wives of War Veterans
Diagnosed With PTSD
Mentor: Cyndra Pilkington
Kecia N. Edwards
Breast Cancer in African-American Women:
A Qualitative Study
Mentor: Lee St. John
John R. Engbeck
Dynamics of Police Organizational Change,
Learning-Based Interactions, and Agency
Innovation and Cooperation Within
Community Policing
Mentor: Joseph Schafer
Kristen J. Ericksen
An Exploration of the Perceived Experiences
of Social Alienation of Non-Birth Mothers
in Lesbian Parent Families
Mentor: Rena Palloff
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Danita R. Erickson
The Climate for Nursing Creativity and
Risk Taking: A Magnet Environment Versus
Non-Magnet Environment
Mentor: Dana Gonzales
Vernon J. Fields
A Causal-Comparative Analysis of
Participating in a Prison Based Mock Job
Fair Program and its Effect an Recidivism
Rates for Federal Prisoners
Mentor: Jack Monell
Felicia R. Gaither
Staff Retention in Human Service
Organizations
Mentor: AnnLeslie Claesson
Katherine R. Gaulke
The Research Study of Motivation Factors of
Current and First-Time Online Donors
Mentor: Nita Stika
Jennifer J. Gore
Access Barriers to Health Care: An
Examination of the Reasons for Higher
Rates of Uninsured Hispanics
Mentor: Paul Kalill
Cynthia M. Grant
Grounded in Your Culture: The Hidden Key
to Promoting Academic Achievement Among
African-American Adolescent Males
Mentor: Phyllis Arnason
Jessica A. Hammer
The Effect of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
on Juvenile Criminal Thinking
Mentor: Cherri Lester
School of Public Service Leadership
Doctor of Philosophy in Human Services continued
Catherine L. Harruff
Locus of Control and Abstinence from
Alcohol: A Correlational Study
Mentor: Jennifer Rounds-Bryant
Allison K. Hopkins
The Analysis of Self-Esteem, Body Image,
and Sexual Knowledge in Single Women 30-
50 Years of Age: The Study of Their Sexual
Satisfaction
Mentor: Benjamin Noah
Toni M. House
A Qualitative Study of the Impact Oneida
Language Learning has on the Preservation
of Oneida Culture
Mentor: Rena Palloff
Rose S. Hunte
Learning to Change: Does Life Skills
Training Lead to Reduced Incident Reports
Among Inmates in a Medium/Minimum
Correctional Facility?
Mentor: Ashraf Esmail
Lorraine W. Jackson
African-American and Caucasian Dementia
Caregivers: Fathoming the Relationship
Between Caregiving Stressors and Physical
Health Outcomes
Mentor: Dale Pietrzak
Michael S. Johnstone
Social Desensitization and DWI in New
Mexico: A Phenomenological Study of the
Social Influence upon the Decision to Drink
and Drive
Mentor: Truc-Nhu Ho
Robert D. Kendrick
Erectile Dysfunction: A Barrier to Prostate
Cancer Screening Among African American
Men
Mentor: Curtis Brant
Latoya T. Lane
An Innovative Approach to Reentry:
Is it Working?
Mentor: Scott Mire
Walter C. Marshall
The Relation Between Level of Spirituality
and Grade Point Average Among African-
American Males and Non African-American
Males and African-American Females
Mentor: Chris Kladopoulos
Batrina D. Martin
Clinical Quality Measures and the
Incidence Rate of Invasive Methicillin-
Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) in
Tidewater, Virginia
Mentor: Lonnie Wederski
Mary R. McQuiston
Lived Experiences of Men Employed by
Publicly-Funded Early Childhood Care and
Education Programs in Los Angeles County,
California
Mentor: Kourtney Vaillancourt
Diana A. Moser
Evaluation Research of the Effectiveness of
a Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Program
Utilizing the Public Health Approach
Mentor: Ashraf Esmail
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 School of Public Service Leadership
Doctor of Philosophy in Human Services continued
Belynda M. Reece
Making the Human-Divine Connection: A
Phenomenological Study of the Environments and
Circumstances that Facilitate a Connection with
the Divine
Mentor: Lynn Jones
Pili J. Robinson
System Transformation: The Critical Components
of a Juvenile System Reform
Mentor: Ray London
Holly Lisabeth Sherlock
Horizontal Violence: Verbal Aggression of Nurses
by Nurses: An Exploratory Study of Bargaining
(Union) and Non-Bargaining (Non-Union)
Nurses Perceptions of Verbal Aggression by Peers
Mentor: Terry Karjalainen
Lakisha M. Simmons
Adolescent Victims of Natural Disasters: A
Phenomenological Study on the Effects of Lived
Experiences and Behaviors Displayed After a Crisis
Mentor: Suzanne Beaumaster
William H. Solomons
Understanding a Law Enforcement Officer’s
Decision-Making Process: The Influential Factors
and Resultant Effects of an Unethical Choice
Mentor: Michael Worthington
Doctor of Philosophy in Public Safety
Kathy D. McKoy
The Impact of Stress on First Responders:
A Phenomenological Study
Mentor: Marian Mosser
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Robin Maynard Steele
A Phenomenological Inquiry of Self-Actualization of
Hospice Patients at the End of Life
Mentor: Crystal Neal
Cari Still
Are There Relationships Among Supervisor-Social
Worker Fit, Working Alliance, and Social Worker
Self Efficacy? Describing Social Worker Self Efficacy
Through Perceptions of Clinical Supervision
Mentor: Daniel Macari
Cynthia E. Stuart
Successful Aging in a Cultural Context: Ethnic
Influences in the Golden Years
Mentor: Carla Morgan
Patricia N. Van Pelt
Does Theory Matter in Social Movement Practice
in the Midwest? A Descriptive Study
Mentor: Nita Stika
Carol L. Wheeler-Strother
Interviews with Private Agency Adoptive Families
Mentor: Suzanne Holmes
Jeffrey Alan Williams
Identifying Successful Policies and Procedures for
Retaining Resource Parents: A Phenomenological
Study of Child Welfare Recruitment Staff
Mentor: Herbert Bryan
Harold Abel School of Social
and Behavioral Sciences

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Counseling

Maysia S. Allen Larry T. Fitzpatrick Jessica A. Ranslow
Inezsia Anderson Andrea Fogle Tracy Lynette Schwartzlow
Kacey J. Beattie Richard V. Frazier III Candice Webb
Kyle J. Bonesteel Brianne Hamilton Shantina D. White
Eve Tracy Coker Pamela R. Hickey Jessica S. Whitehead
Debra D. Currier Linda Annette Kpaka Bridgette A. Williams
Alettrics Fenton Mary Jo Odom-Dull

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Human Services

Jennifer A. Adams Katherine D. Ochoa Angellee D. Scullion
David M. Ferguson Laura Peyton Takela L. Swain
Cassie Goodner Michael Phelps Aaisha VanBuren Owens
Misty LaFrance LaToya V. Ray
Beate Murphy Pamela R. Sarte

Master of Science in Counseling Studies

Noha M. Abdul-Ghaffar Lisa D. Jackson Minerva S. Quinones
Antoinette Baker Ronda Johnson Lucretia S. Randolph
Heather J. Bestge Stephanie K. Kelty Viola M. Schwartz
Brittany Angelica Bilbrey Tasha M. Lane Dori J. Shaner
Nekedra Blockett Misook Lee Krystle L. Singleton
Florencia R. Capistrano-Stafford Brenda L. Linkin Bonita M. Smith
Karla Y. Clay-Alexander Jetendra M. Lloyd Robbin D. Smith
Dawnika Louishea Cope Pamela J. Martin Sabrina Smith
Lori D. Dailey Sandra L. McCoy Hannah M. Stender
Reginald Edgerton Tracy J. McGarvey Leanna J. Sweeden
Mike H. Ellis Felix R. Montez Delroy M. Thompson
Teresa Graff Kimberly A. Murray Tracy S. Thorpe
Mica Jade Harris Melissa J. Niles Steven Torres
Charlene D. Harrison Mopelola Odunayo Owoyemi Michelle D. Vaughan-Soares
Nelanne J. Hess Rachel Paschal Ellen Wallace
Jean M. Holtz Casilda A. Pinkston Barbara A. Wexler
Laura Hughes Felicia Pittman Darlene Willis
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 Harold Abel School of Social
and Behavioral Sciences

Master of Science in Human Services

Jacqueline E. Abell Tanisha D. Ferebee Paris Johnson

Deanne R. Adamson Heather L. Fox Amanda N. Joyner
Maysia S. Allen Melanie H. Francis Jacqueline C. Kilkenny
Michelle A. Angsten Richard A. Freitas Pamela Kramer
Roy Ausage Donna E. French Rachel K. Kreger
Nykea L. Bailey Bridget M. Funk Lesa L. Leiden
Rachael A. Baker Michael J. Gacnik Angela Ruth Levings
Francheca Q. Ballard Jenna R. Giordana Mandisa Lewis
Amanda R. Balon April N. Givens Nicole P. Lonano
Kristy L. Barrows Cynthia F. Godley Melissa Mallamas
Heather D. Baxter Dwayne Gray Nora D. Matthews
Erin L. Belanger Stephanie Sabina Greathouse Brenda S. Mayrose
Charity E. Bennett Mary E. Green Nichelle McGirt
Joycelyn B. Best Peggy Green Cleveland A. McSwain
Ramona L. Blair Michelle E. Griffin Yvette Medina
Rosalee G. Boyer Mary Teresa Gutermuth Patricia A. Mikell
Judy Bozarth Esther M. Hadley Diana L. Mitchell
Tenecia M. Bullock Laytoya D. Hall Michelle L. Moriarty
Allison E. Bunch Rosaland E. Hannibal Cassie L. Morris
Jacqueline D. Burkes Melora D. Hardwick Don Myers
Clifton G. Burns, Jr. Angela Harris Amanda J. Neal
Shannon L. Cardona Robert N. Harvey Lisa L. O’Dell
Andrea M. Casebeer Erin Hawkins Paula N. Okanume
Stacy Clark Diane Hayes Michelle A. Osbourne
Dianne Y. Coley Jessica J. Hayes-Cook Michael J. Owen
Adam J. Collis Dawna J. Heil Ryan J. Parini
Tiffany Curry Angela R. Hiebsch Melanie M. Paul-Cook
Michelle F. Daniel Laticia Hines Katie Payne
Carrie A. David Cherese D. Holland Ronald A. Peaks
Letty B. Davis Lael C. Hritz Charise Oshell Peddicord
Pamela Dobbs Laurie E. Hull Donesia E. Peoples
Mary L. Doub Angie L. Isabell Donnetta J. Petrey
Samantha A. Edu Natasha A. Jackson Amy M. Phillips
Maritza V. Encinas Nicole Jackson NaKeisha Phillips
Penselynn O. Etse Winnie Jackson Kathy S. Phipps
Dara L. Felker Arneisha T. James Barbara L. Pierson
Alettrics Fenton Brandi Johnson Robert Pincus
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Harold Abel School of Social
and Behavioral Sciences

Master of Science in Human Services continued

Cassandra A. Primous Denise J. Schaefer Melissa Sue Vega

Victoria L. Pringle Lakeisha M. Shaw Gwen G. Washington
John Pritchard Phyllis C. Shay Abigail C. Whitehead
Mary-Jennifer E. Quinley Nomsa D. Sibeko-Brown Cosia Williams Wilcher
Miranda N. Raines Willianne Simmons Edna E. Williams
Carol C. Raleigh Latoya K. Smalls Sheila R. Williams
Nataisha A. Ramirez Cynthia J. Southworth Benjamin J. Wilson
Erica Y. Reis Maureen Stewart-Mooney Tearney Wilson
Victor C. Rigling Bambi D. Straube Jerome L. Woods
Judie Roberts Kenneth J. Summers Vicky K. Working
Latasha O. Roberts Lana L. Thurman Catherine A. Wurm
Penney A. Rockhill Jennifer K. Tibbs Scott K. Zimber
Barbara M. Rojas Amy L. Tippens
Randall S. Sagante Lori E. Tolley
Jennifer Elaine Santerre- Aaisha VanBuren Owens
Lamoreau David Vanderbeek

Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy

Kelly Albrecht
Donna D. Cohen
Vania Z. Costner
Keran A. Flynn-Kroska
Jennifer L. Kelly
Jennifer M. Knapp
Cindy Bonacorso LaTour
Corrie L. Piper
Takela L. Swain

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 Harold Abel School of Social
and Behavioral Sciences

Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling

Amy A. Adams Hillery Catchings Ferdinand Carol S. Nicholl

Shalonda L. Allison Suzanne C. Foster Lindsey R. Phillips
Arin W. Baker Maegan D. Glidden Paul W. Pound
Leslie Sampson Barrette Heather E. Hampton Carlos G. Quijada
Bradley Eugene Bounds Racha Hanna Lisa M. Rohrman
Melissa M. Bravo Heidi R. Helman Cathryn Necia Rosenquist
Chrystal L. Brooks Linda A. Hoenigsberg Garlena M. Rumsey
Debra Buckley Roseann Hurley Miki R. Savage
Deneen D. Bunch Trevor J. Irish Matthew L. Schaut
Amanda J. Campbell Sandy Michelle Johnson Nichole M. Selip
MaryAnne H. Clairmont Molly Noelle Julien Ryan M. Selvig
Becky S. Costea Brenna A. Koedam Dharmi Shah
Stephanie M. Crawford- Michael Allen Labbe Colleen Smith
Moore Matthew C. Laska Dawn M. Streeter
Paula A. Davis Amy S. Lyons Faith I. Thompson
Catherine L. Durand-Graves Liberty R. Martinez-Ross Kayliana J. Wesby
Andrea R. Engels Aundra McMullen Lourdes Zapata
Lisa B. Erikson Kim A. Mensing
Leah M. Fellenstein Leslie Miller

Master of Science in School Counseling

Tasha S. Burnett
Lisa Otters
Erin Marie Stremel

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Harold Abel School of Social
and Behavioral Sciences

Master of Science in Psychology

Jessica L. Adams Shannon P. Culbert Dawn M. Hayden

Heini Aho Summer Marie Curran Tina L. Hazlewood
Gregory Alford Billie G. Davis Rayn A. Hedlund
James J. Anderson Ashlie K. DeCambra Theresa R. Hentges
Michelle L. Antonini Clark LeAnn G. DeHoff Paul Averett Heron
Marianny Arribas Denise Barbara Devoe Tamera Herron
Vesna Adriana Arsenich Thomas E. Dice Artnella C. Holmes
Laketia A. Beasley Lauren R. DiMicco Danielle Holmes
Richard G. Bedgood Dawn Doherty Keandra S. Hunter
Candis K. Best Rebecca A. Donahue Jill A. Hurley
Jessica R. Bland Catherine E. Douglas Lavita Jackson
Jeannice S. Blazquez Christine M. Drum Luvenia Jackson
Christopher Boney Terri Lynn Dyrud Robyn M. Jenkins
Veronica M. Bowser Eugene Econ James M. Jensen
Nina T. Brady Donneshia S. Edmond Jenny C. Jimenez
Chris Bratton Mersha N. Edwards Komoia S. Johnson
Jessica Brewer Tanya R. Erickson Leann R. Johnson
Heather L. Brown Renata Faeth Tamblyn S. Jones
Tamyra D. Brown Brooke Fahndrich Puella L. Jordan
Alesha Monet Bueno Deanna L. Fisher Kimberly L. Kapp
Donald Burgess Trudy Foster Stacy A. Kast
Jessica R. Burkhart Rexie Fox Melissa Kennedy
Douglas G. Carpenter Orlando Franco Gabriel H. Knight
Heather A. Carpenter Candace Frasier Eric J. Kolb
Nancy E. Charbel Sonia M. Gales Nicole Krueger
Teri M. Chartier Alexandra Galletti Lori C. Kunch
Neal Chase Beth F. Garcia Ginger L. Kupka
Katie E. Chichester Jaye-Maria Conte’ Gentry Salina F. Lopez
Holly J. Childers Jennifer K. Germain Sarah E. Lumpkin
Dawn L. Clipston Kevin Gilbertson Mark A. Lyerly
Abbe H. Cochrane Ronald J. Gist Patricia L. Maiden
Pamela L. Coen Hilary A. Golembeski Rachel M. Marshall
Jaclyn C. Conigliaro Michelle L. Gordon James George Marthaler, Sr.
Gina Conti Thomas R. Green Rachel G. Mays
Peter A. Cooper David J. Hache Anette McClain
Janenne C. Courtrell Kyle T. Harris Shaun P. McConkey
Stephanie M. Crider Tanyeka S. Harris-Anderson Kathy L. McGee
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and Behavioral Sciences
Master of Science in Psychology continued
Debra M. McGinnis
Kathleen A. McGuire
Joseph C. Metzka
Jeffrey E. Mikkelsen
Jennifer K. Millard-Schmitz
Diane E. Miralli
Kathryn Molzan
Sherron I. Monk
Laura L. Mosier
Anita Mott
Opal Murphy
Amanda M. Murray
Rosanna Rochelle Nelson
Jimita S. O’Bannon
Yudy E. Ochoa
Cindy Rosamond Ocran
Jane Ohuimumwen
Chrispin QB Oneko
Constance L. Osavio
Jervon D. Ottley
Rodnerus Palmer
Ronald L. Parham
KellyAnn R. Pariso
Katherine S. Peck
Brie Pileggi
Post-Master’s Certificate in Psychology
Kathy I. Crain
Amy K. Fay
Danielle M. Girnius
Barbara J. Powers
Rachael H. Shay
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Judy R. Pomeroy Kimberlie E. Thompson
James A. Rabbas, Jr. Cynthia M. Thurman
Michelle M. Rabbas Diane M. Todd
Laura L. Ragland Jan M. Trigg
Gayle Reuvers Daniel D. Troumbly
Kandy Richardson Krista M. Vaccarello
Dessiree S. Riley Tera L. Vance
Michael J. Roberts Pamela T. Vasquez
Vickie Denise Robinson Nisveta Velic
Patrick Runo Janet M. Veling
Eric Sanders Ruxandra Vilciu
Megan K. Santiani Natalie Y. Virgile
Kimberly N. Scarboro Willie M. Waters
Eddie L. Scott Qutina J. Watson
Anita Sigurbergsdottir Michelle Welch
Amanda L. Smith Otto H. Westhassel
Christine L. Smith Jamie D. Williams
Everett P. Smith Jennifer D. Williams
Tammy Spencer Pamela D. Williams-Lennard
Linsy W. Stephenson Dennis J. Willson
Emily J. Sterling Phyllis V. Wilson
Donna Lynn Stout Phyllis A. Wilson
Jennifer S. Strautman Cheryl A. Winters
Hazel M. Tabor Asheley R. Woodruff
Samuel J. Taylor Georgia K. Young
Harold Abel School of Social
and Behavioral Sciences
Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling Studies
Shenice Supreme Bostic
Parental Factors that Influence the Career
Development of College-Bound African
American High School Seniors
Mentor: Julia Moore
Stella Osemwegie
Privileging the Voices of Nigerian Children:
A Phenomenological Study of their Lived
Experiences Following the Loss of Loved
Ones to Stigmatized Death
Mentor: Alice Yick Flanagan
Doctor of Philosophy in Human Services
Alicia D. Akins
Television and Age of First Penetrative Sex:
Implications and Recommendations
Mentor: Kathryn Van Asselt
Donna J. Alberici
Addressing Spirituality in Clinical
Supervisory Practice
Mentor: Deborah Hickey
Lester J. Brasher, Jr.
Parents’ Reactions to Their Adolescents’
Delinquency
Mentor: Clarence Auxier
Juan O. Cooper
Aggression and Rational Problem Solving
Skills in Early Adolescence
Mentor: Jannette Sturm-Mexic
Lynn Y. Jones
The Relationship Between the Constructs of
Rap Music, Self-Esteem, and Self-Efficacy
Mentor: Paul Maione
Elizabeth Eyvonne Pooler
Comparison Study: Depressed and
Nondepressed Mothers’ Perceptions of their
Level of Parenting Stress and the Influence
on Self-Reported Parenting Style
Mentor: Deborah Hickey
Mary K. Love
An Adult Daughter’s Perception of
Childhood Maternal Verbal Abuse in
Relationship to Attachment and Social
Learning
Mentor: Damaris Conrad
Susan M. Luck
Spirituality as a Coping Resource in Adult
Female Survivors of Childhood Sexual
Abuse
Mentor: Jocelyn Sherman
Mesha R. Mathis
Factors that Affect Teacher Job Satisfaction
Among Title I School Teachers in Georgia
Mentor: Angela Banks-Johnson
Jennifer M. Maxfield
Conceptualizing Hope in the Presence of
Terminal Illness: A Qualitative Analysis
Mentor: Julia Moore
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and Behavioral Sciences

Doctor of Philosophy in Human Services continued

LaTanya D. McBryde Kristina T. Strong

The Unbroken Bond: A Qualitative Study The Relationship Between Exercise and
of Sisterhood Among African American Perceived Coping Efficacy and Perceived
Women Stress
Mentor: Julia Moore Mentor: Anne Cabanilla

Todd F. Moran Beatrice Wallace

Impact of Therapist Demographics on the Studying the Effects of the Passport Program
Diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder on Self-Esteem with Students who have
Mentor: Debra White Learning Disabilities
Mentor: Deborah Hickey
Timothy R. Strait
Male Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
and Difficulties at Work
Mentor: Charles Walker

Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology

Michael C. Amico Mary Ellen Beshaler

The Relationship Between Father-Child
Relationship, Locus of Control, and
Sensation-Seeking
Mentor: Alexander Henderson
Alaine M. Aysta
A Quantitative Study of Forgiveness and
Divorce Adjustment in Divorce Recovery
Groups
Mentor: Malcolm Gray
Jennifer M Barker
Couples’ Perception of Sexual Intimacy
Through the Aging Process in Long-Term
Heterosexual Marriages: Faith-based
Population
Mentor: Malcolm Gray
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Fathers and Daughters: Using a
Multivariate Analysis Through Multiple
Regression to Help Predict a Daughter’s
Self-Esteem as Experienced by College-Age
Women in Rural Nebraska
Mentor: Richard Klein
Ruth Boehmer
The Experience of a Female Being Raised
in an Isolated Polygamous Community in
British Columbia: A Heuristic Study
Mentor: Kim Kostere
Harold Abel School of Social
and Behavioral Sciences
Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology continued
Teresa M. Brown
Comparison of the Level of Satisfaction
of Women in the Non-Traditional Career
of Staff Accountant to Women in the
Traditional Career of K-12 Teaching
Mentor: Sara Jarvis
Rita Burton
The Experience of Arranged Marriage by
the 1.5 Generation Asian-Indian College
Students
Mentor: Kim Kostere
Gerard Chambers
A Study of Correlation Between the Values
of the Amen Brain System Checklist and the
Cerebral Blood Flow Values of Spect Scans of
Treatment Resistant Patients
Mentor: Ji Shen
William R. Clifton
The Relationship Between School Principals’
Leadership Styles and Teacher Retention
Mentor: Arthur Bertrand
Margaret M. Donnelly
Mobility: A Multivariate Study of Academic
Achievement in Reading and Math for
Eighth-Grade Students as Measured by
the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment
Program
Mentor: Krista Krebs
Bankston J. Dozier
Work Environment and Job-Related
Burnout: How Organizational Support
Mediates the Effects
Mentor: Donna DiMatteo
Tracy L. Dutko
The Lived Experience of Mothers Raising a
Child Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder
Mentor: Richard Van Haveren
Carleah Genae East
African American Female Adolescent Body
Image Distress: Impact on Self-Esteem and
Life Satisfaction
Mentor: William Cameron
Christiana Marie Ellis-Morris
The Lived Experience of Lesbians Who Come
Out in an Organizational Setting
Mentor: Dawn Starrett
Kevin R. Embry
A Subordinate Description of the Experience
of Working with a Supervisor that is Using
Transformational Leadership: A Qualitative
Study
Mentor: Bruce Gillies
Jennifer L. Felicelli
The Relationship of Sports Participation
to Self-Esteem in Female Middle School
Students
Mentor: Donna Eckstein
Felisha Talley Ford
The Relationship Between Spirituality
and Marital Satisfaction in Christian
Heterosexual Marriages
Mentor: Barry Trunk
Cynthia K. Fossan
Experience of Psychologists Who Review the
Work of Peers: A Qualitative Study
Mentor: Louis Kavar
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and Behavioral Sciences
Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology continued
Kevin A. Freeman
An Examination of Demographic
Characteristics Among Substance-
Dependent Individuals With Posttraumatic
Stress Disorder (PTSD) Participating in
Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment
Programs
Mentor: Ji Shen
Courtney T. Garrett
The Effects of Quality Circles on the Self-
Esteem and Organizational Performance of
Front-Line Call Center Employees
Mentor: Stephen Lifrak
Christy M. Gilfert
Attending Community College, Parenting
Satisfaction, and Academic Performance
Mentor: Sandra Harris
Sandy I. Gonzalez-Mercedes
The Relationship Between Inclusion and
Self-Efficacy Among Special Education
Students in the Primary Grades
Mentor: James Stacks
James C. Guy
The Relationship Between Young Adults’
Spiritual Well-Being and Attachment to God
and Their Recollections of Parental and
Faith-Group Spiritual Influences
Mentor: John Caffaro
Concesa B. Ibanez-Rafuse
Hiring Smiling Faces: The Moderating Role
of Emotional Intelligence when Performing
Emotional Labor
Mentor: Linda Reed
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Bradley W. Johnson
Job Satisfaction, Self-Efficacy, Burnout, and
Path of Teacher Certification: Predictors of
Attrition in Special Education Teachers
Mentor: Kelley Chappell
Anthony I. Joseph
The Role of Grit in Predicting Performance
in Collegiate Athletes
Mentor: Rodney Williamson
Peter C. Kleponis
The Relationship Between Narcissism and
Spiritual Well-Being in Roman Catholic
Seminarians
Mentor: Thomas Vail
Lorie A. Larson
Self-Efficacy and Participant Overall
Satisfaction with the Faculty Relationship
in the Post-Secondary Education Experience:
A Correlational Study of Perceived
Relationships
Mentor: Charlene Terlizzi
Mark E. Larson
Transfer of Learning: The Effects of
Different Instruction Methods on Software
Application Learning
Mentor: Stephen Lifrak
Richard L. Lawrence
The Plight of Mental Health and Co-Morbid
Substance Abuse Treatment in Prisons:
A Grounded Theory Study
Mentor: Thomas Vail
Harold Abel School of Social
and Behavioral Sciences
Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology continued
Warren Leggett
The Impact of the Re-Entry & Sanctions
Center on Recidivism
Mentor: Joseph Damiani
Kelly A. Leonhard
Do Consumers of Mental Health Services
Favor Pursuing Online Education as Opposed
to Education in More Traditional Settings?
Mentor: William Cameron
Lori Lindbergh
The Relationship Between Project Manager
Perceived Capability, Organizational Culture,
and Project Outcomes
Mentor: Lisa Cree
Cheree M. Madison
What is the Experience of the African-
American Father-And-Daughter Relationship
from the Daughter’s Perspective?
Mentor: Louis Kavar
Michelle Lynne March
Epistemological Beliefs and Approaches
to Learning: Influence on Academic
Performance in Higher Education
Mentor: Catherine McCartney
Jodi L. McKnight
The Comparative Impact of Face-to-Face
Instruction and Video Conferencing
Instruction on Students’ Anxiety Levels
Mentor: Elizabeth Harper
Patrice M. Miller
The Impact of Prison-Based Substance Abuse
Treatment on Rates of Recidivism among
Female Offenders
Mentor: Sharlene Adams
Kimberly W. Modisette
An Attempt to Increase Parsing of Parallel
From Serial Processing in Letter Cancellation
Tasks
Mentor: Jeffrey Reddout
Steven R. Moore
Female Survivors: A Phenomenological Study
of Adjustment to Life After Domestic Violence
Mentor: Joseph Damiani
Jerry J. Muth
Participation in Sports as a Source of
Meaning in Successful Aging
Mentor: William Percy
Kurt W. Nelson
Motivation and Personality: An Examination
of Personality Trait Factors and Their
Relationship with Sales Performance in
Non-Cash Incentive Programs in Business-to-
Business Sales Environments.
Mentor: Lisa Cree
AmyLeigh Overton-Mccoy
The Association Between Tai Chi and Memory
in Older Adults
Mentor: Theresa Crawford
Shelly L. Peed
The Lived Experience of Resilience for Victims
of Traumatic Vehicular Accidents:
A Phenomenological Study
Mentor: Kim Kostere
Wanda M. Ravenell
A Comparative Analysis of Occupational
Violence in Two Industries
Mentor: Lisa Cree
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and Behavioral Sciences

Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology continued

Latrice H. Rideout Martine S. Sylvain
Employee Commitment: An Examination of The Language of Success: A Case Study on
the Relationships Among Organizational the Academic Achievement of ESL Students
Commitment, Occupational Commitment, Who Are Able to Thrive in Spite of Their
and Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Language Barriers
Human Resource Professionals Mentor: Hilda Glazer
Mentor: Stephen Lifrak
Corey M. Teague
Terri M. Roberts Provisional Developmental Trauma Disorder
The Experience of Dance Class: Exploring and its Relation to and Effect on Academic
Multiple Intelligences Instruction on Achievement in Children
Student Academic Stress Mentor: Kelley Chappell
Mentor: Krista Krebs
Debra L. Tetting
Andrea L. Standley An Examination of the Relationship
A Qualitative Exploration of the Cognitive Between Education and Conflict
Dissonance Experienced by Case Managers Management Styles of Rural Law
Encountering a Systems Change in Social Enforcement Officers
Service Delivery Mentor: William Chapman
Mentor: Malcolm Gray
Denese M. Thomas
Robert Stewart Mental Health Practitioners’ Knowledge
Identification of Potential Reoccurring DUI- of Suicidal Risk Factors in an Elderly
Related Conviction Recidivists Following Population
Successful Completion of Outpatient Mentor: Victoria Gamber
Substance Abuse Treatment in Florida: A
Comparison of Two Statistical Models Nancy K. Thomas
Mentor: Barry Trunk The Relationship Between Sexual
Predation and Four Specific Deviant
Colleen D. Story Behaviors (Deviant Fire Setting, Aberrant
Observational Learning Among Older Masturbation, Nocturnal Enuresis, and
Adults Living in Nursing Homes Animal Cruelty)
Mentor: Chandra Mehrotra Mentor: Thomas Kramer

Susie Stubbs Althea W. Truman

An Investigation of the Relationship The Lived Experiece of Leadership for
Between Perceived Problem Solving Female Pastors in Religious Organizations
Capabilities and Job Stress Experienced by Mentor: Wayland Secrest
Child and Family Social Workers
Mentor: Donna DiMatteo
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Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology continued
Christopher J. Van Ness
Work-Family Interaction, Job Satisfaction,
and the Mediating Influence of Motivation
Orientation
Mentor: Lisa Cree
Leslie VanWinkle
Do Age at the Time of Parental Divorce
and Gender Impact Academic Performance
Among High School Sophomores?
Mentor: Adrienne Leslie-Toogood
Brian D. Walsh
Do Specific Stress Management
Techniques Interrupt or Lower
Psychoneuroimmunological Responses to
Stress?
Mentor: David Sarnoff
Marie D. Wilson
A Comparative Study of Art Therapy
and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in the
Treatment of Sexually Addictive Behaviors
and an Investigation into the Relationship
Between Shame and Sexually Addicted
Behaviors in Adults
Mentor: Bruce Fischer
Janelle N. Woods
When a Soldier Returns Home from Iraq
and/or Afghanistan with Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder: The Lived Experience of the
Spouse
Mentor: Steven Schneider

Akil J. Walton
An Examination of the Relationship between
Employee Engagement and Organizational
Profitability Within European
Manufacturing Units
Mentor: Stephen Lifrak

Linda Wechter Ashkin

The College Freshman’s Lived Experience of
Boredom: A Phenomenological Study
Mentor: Mary Enright

Doctor of Psychology
Lorra S. Fuller
The Impact of Peer Support Programs on the
Process of Recovery from Mental Illness: A
Comparative Analysis
Mentor: April Harris-Britt
Abigail R. McNeely
Differences Among Community College
Students on Dimensions of Wellness as
Measured by the 5-F Wel
Mentor: Rebecca Loehrer

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 The Capella University Mace

Origin and Use

The Grand Marshal who leads the Capella University commencement procession carries
a mace. Capella University’s mace made its debut at the second Capella University
commencement ceremony in 2000. The head of the mace is a copper representation of
the globe, topped by the Capella University emblem and motto. Around the equator of
the globe are the words “founded in 1993.” The globe is supported by a carved wooden
shaft. It is nearly three feet in length and weighs four pounds.

In medieval times, the mace was a fighting weapon effective at penetrating armor in
battle. Composed of a shaft adorned with a heavy head studded with blades, the mace
came to be associated with the protection of the kings of England and France and
was carried by the king’s sergeant at arms and other royal bodyguards. As long-range
weapons were developed, such as the long bow and the musket, the mace became a
ceremonial object.

In the 13th century, the mace was featured in processions of city mayors and other
dignitaries. During the same time, academic institutions began to adopt the mace as
a symbol of order and authority in the pageantry of ceremonial occasions. Today, the
British House of Commons and the U.S. House of Representatives have official maces as
do most universities and colleges in the United States and abroad.

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Academic Regalia

Origin and Use

The academic costume worn today originated in the Middle Ages, when gowns and hoods
kept scholars and clerics warm. The distinctive gown served to set the student apart from
other citizens, giving birth to the expression “town and gown.” Until after the Civil War,
students at most American universities wore caps and gowns daily. They varied in design
until they were standardized by the American Intercollegiate Commission in 1894. At that
time it was decided that all robes should be black. Bachelor’s gowns were to be made of
worsted material with pointed sleeves; master’s gowns of silk with long, closed sleeves; and
doctor’s gowns of silk with longer sleeves and faced with black velvet from neck to back.
Doctoral gowns also carry three velvet bands around each sleeve above the elbow. Hoods
are made of the same materials as the gowns, the length varying with the degree. The
lining of the hood identifies the highest degree-granting university by its colors. Capella
University’s regalia colors are purple and gold in recognition of the university’s beginnings
and early traditions.

The border of the hood indicates the academic disciplines in which the degree is earned:

Royal blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doctoral

Drab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Business
Lemon Yellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Technology
Light Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education
Peacock Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public Service Leadership
Apricot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nursing
Salmon Pink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health
White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Counseling
Gold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Psychology

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 About Capella University

Capella University offers undergraduate, graduate, and certificate programs in the fields
of business, counseling, education, human services, information technology, nursing,
psychology, public administration, public health, public safety, and social work, with
more than 135 specialized areas of study. Capella University was founded in 1993 and
today serves more than 38,000 learners in all 50 states and 52 other countries.

Capella University is named for the twin star Capella, which is actually a pair of stars
orbiting a common center. The name represents our philosophy of learning as a
dynamic and collegial partnership between the institution and the learner.

Our Mission
The mission of Capella University is to extend access to high quality bachelor’s,
master’s, specialist, doctoral, and certificate programs for adults who seek to maximize
their personal and professional potential. This mission is fulfilled through innovative
programs that are responsive to the needs of adult learners and involve active, engaging,
challenging, and relevant learning experiences offered in a variety of delivery modes.

In Memoriam
Michael Koch
Capella University Learner
School of Undergraduate Studies
Jack Krichen, PhD
Associate Dean
School of Business and Technology
Sheldon Kleine, PhD
Core Faculty
Harold Abel School of Social
and Behavioral Sciences

Accreditation
Capella University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges
and Schools (NCA), www.ncahlc.org.

Capella university
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1.888.CAPELLA (227.3552)
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