2020 Commencement Celebration
School of Education
Congratulations from the Dean of College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Doctor of Philosophy in Counselor Education
Karen Denise Raymond Dissertation: “Compassion in Professional Counseling: A Delphi Study” Committee Co-Chairs: Nancy Bodenhorn and L. B. Farmer |
Jonathan David Wiley Dissertation: “An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Counselor Education Doctoral Students’ Teaching Preparation Experiences” Committee Chair: Laura Welfare |
Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum and Instruction
Ghader M A S B Alemtairy Dissertation: “Instructional Considerations to Promote Technology Integration Skills and Knowledge Transfer from Instructional Technology Courses at Kuwait University into Classroom Teaching: A Design and Development Study” Committee Chair: Ken Potter |
Wejdan Ahmed Almunive Dissertation: “The Design and Development of Guidelines for Interactive Course Organizers” Committee Chair: Barbara B. Lockee |
Amy Joan Arnold Dissertation: “Constructing Guidelines for Practicing Professionals Teaching Continuing Professional Development in Online Environments” Committee Chair: Barbara B. Lockee |
Le Chen Dissertation: “Identifying Job Types and Required Competencies for Instructional Technologist: A Text Mining and Content Analysis” Committee Co-Chairs: Barbara B. Lockee and Ken Potter |
Jeeyoung Chun Dissertation: “A Model of Peer Learning Incorporating Scaffolding Strategies” Committee Chair: Katherine S. Cennamo |
James Carroll Hill Dissertation: “Dialogic Pedagogy and Reading Comprehension: Examining the Effect of Dialogic Support on Reading Comprehension for Adolescents” Committee Chair: Trevor T. Stewart |
Michelle Davis Klopfer Dissertation: “Academic Profiles of Science Students: An Analysis of Longitudinal Data on Virginia Students” Committee Chair: John Wells |
Rachelle Elizabeth Kuehl Dissertation: “Fourth-Grade Narrative Fiction Writing: Using Content Analysis to Examine the Intersection of Place, High Ability, and Creativity” Committee Chair: Amy Price Azano |
Tiffany Jo LaCroix Dissertation: “Resolving Apparent Inconsistencies in the Belief Systems of High School Geometry Teachers” Committee Chair: Catherine Ulrich |
Kizito K. Mukuni Dissertation: “Developing Guidelines for Teaching Procedural Skills Using Video” Committee Chair: Barbara B. Lockee |
Sara Brooke Mullins Dissertation: “Examining the Relationship Between Students’ Measurement Schemes for Fractions and Their Quantifications of Angularity” Committee Chair: Jesse L. Wilkins |
Kasey Lee Richardson Dissertation: “Sexuality Education and the Learning Context: A Study in Curriculum and Community” Committee Co-Chairs: Susan G. Magliaro and Brett D. Jones |
Carmalita Trotman Dissertation: “Creation of a Support Tool for the Needs Assessment Process: A Design and Development Study” Committee Chair: Barbara B. Lockee |
Jocelyn Washburn Dissertation: “Adolescents with Limited Reading Proficiency: Teaching Literacy Skills for Content Learning, the Relationship Between Oral Reading Fluency and Reading Comprehension, and a Multiple Probe Study of a Word Level Intervention” Committee Chair: Bonnie S. Billingsley |
Doctor of Education in Educational Research and Evaluation
Lauren Michelle Hatfield Dissertation: “A Qualitative Investigation of Undergraduate Students’ Experiences of Helicopter Parenting” Committee Chair: Serge F. Hein |
Doctor of Education in Higher Education
Karen Jean Gilbert Dissertation: “Leader Perceptions of Campus Community Partnerships in a Community College Setting” Committee Chair: Claire K. Robbins |
Chelsea Haines Lyles Dissertation: “The Relationship Between Responsibility Center Management, Faculty Composition, and Faculty Salaries” Committee Chair: D. B. Knight |
Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction
Diane Louise Belcher Dissertation: “Factors Inhibiting Completion of a Program of Study at a West Virginia Community and Technical College” Committee Chair: William Price, Jr. |
Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Luke Elliott Boone Dissertation: “Perceptions of the Supports and Professional Development for and Needed by Novice School Administrators in Southwestern Virginia” Committee Chair: M. David Alexander |
Emily Tolley Boyles Dissertation: “Principals’ Role in Fostering School-Family Partnerships: Improving the Achievement of Students Living in Poverty within Rural Appalachia” Committee Chair: Carol A. Mullen |
Angela Nicole Byrd-Wright Dissertation: “How Culturally Responsive Leaders and Teachers Influence the Mathematics Performance of High School and Middle School African American Students in One Urban Virginia School Division” Committee Co-Chairs: Carol S. Cash and Ted S. Price |
Tracy Ann Cioppa Dissertation: “Teachers’ Perceptions of Principal Classroom Observational Feedback and Its Impact on Instructional Practices” Committee Chair: Carol S. Cash |
Michael Nathan Dunbar Dissertation: “Identifying Critical Incidents that Affect the Sustainment of Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports in Schools with Five Years or More of Implementation Through the Lens of Diffusion of Innovation in One School Division “ Committee Co-Chairs: Carol S. Cash and Ted S. Price |
Shameka Nicole Gerald Dissertation: “Measuring Principal Technology Leadership and Behaviors: A Quantitative Study” Committee Co-Chairs: Carol S. Cash and Ted S. Price |
Sonji Chavez Hairston Dissertation: “Perceptions of School Leaders Regarding the Effectiveness of Their Principal Preparation Program” Committee Chair: Carol S. Cash |
Priscilla Lafond Hicks Dissertation: “Challenges Elementary Public School Teachers Face When Teaching Military-Connected Students” Committee Chair: Carol S. Cash |
Douglas Wayne Lyle Dissertation: “Investigating the Virginia Preschool Initiative’s Role in Preparing Students for Kindergarten” Committee Chair: Carol A. Mullen |
Bethany Christine Mazurek Dissertation: “Evaluating Collaborative Relationships Between K–12 Public and Private Day Schools in Virginia” Committee Chair: Carol A. Mullen |
Amielia S. Mitchell Dissertation: “Social Justice Leadership Practices of National ESEA Distinguished Principals” Committee Chair: William J. Glenn |
Samantha S. Reed Dissertation: “Problem-based Learning Strategies that Contributed to Elementary Students’ Skills Development and Profile of a Virginia Graduate’s Expectations” Committee Chair: Carol A. Mullen |
Elizabeth Szydlo Rowden Dissertation: “Response to Intervention: A Case Study Documenting One School’s Successful Implementation” Committee Chair: William J. Glenn |
Sherri Teresa Sherrod-Wilson Dissertation: “Principal’s Perceptions of the Implementation of Interventions and Strategies to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism” Committee Chairs: Carol S. Cash and Ted S. Price |
Lee Brantley Shields Dissertation: “Teacher Resilience in Central Virginia: How Veteran Teachers Become Resilient” Committee Chair: Carol A. Mullen |
Courtney Adele Van der Linden Dissertation: “An Historical Analysis of Fiscal Equity in the Commonwealth of Virginia: 2004–2018” Committee Chair: Carol S. Cash |
Barbara Martin Wickham Dissertation: “Designing Effective Professional Development for Teaching Students in Poverty: Impact on Teacher Beliefs and Classroom Practice” Committee Chair: Carol A. Mullen |
Clifton C. Williams Dissertation: “A National Study of the Association of Christian School International Schools Head of School Leadership Characteristics” Committee Chair: Carol S. Cash |
Education Specialist in Curriculum and Instruction
Rachelle Elizabeth Kuehl |
Education Specialist in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
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Master of Arts in Education — Counselor Education
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Master of Arts in Education — Curriculum and Instruction
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Master of Arts in Education — Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
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Master of Arts in Education — Higher Education and Student Affairs
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Master of Science in Education — Career and Technical Education
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Congratulations from our faculty members!
University Ceremony
Virtual Ceremony
Watch HokieBird reveals, tassel turns, and inspirational messages from Hoda Kotb and Nikki Giovanni.
Reading of Graduate Student Names
The names of all master’s and doctoral degree recipients can be heard on the Graduate School’s Blacksburg video.
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