Jennifer C. Mann Dissertation Title: Experience is Your Power: Fostering Social Change Through Critical Literacy with Young Adults From Refugee Backgrounds. Under the direction of Dr. Crystal Chen Lee. October…
Lonnie Manns Dissertation Title: Exploring the Educational Experiences of Autistic Black Youth: A Multiple-Case-Study Analysis. Under the direction of Dr. Jamie Pearson and Dr. Crystal Chen Lee. October 27, 2023,…
Caitlin Donovan. Title: From Pen to Practice: Empowering First-Year English Teachers through Critical Literacy. Under the direction of Dr. Crystal Chen Lee. Date: Thursday, February 15, 2024. Time: 11:15 am…
Jill McGowan. Title: “I Love to Do Everything Outside” A Phenomenological Study of Young Children Sharing Experiences in Their Own Outdoor Spaces. Under the direction of Dr. Sarah Carrier. Date:…
Melissa Scales. Title: Physical Therapy Faculty & Educational Technology Status Post COVID-19 Emergency Remote Teaching: A Mixed Methods Study. Under the direction of Dr. Julia McKeown. Date: Wednesday, March 13,…
Stella Jackman-Ryan. Title: The Influence of Principals’ Emotional intelligence on Teachers’ Self-efficacy, Job satisfaction, and Commitment: An Explanatory-Sequential Mixed Methods Study. Under the direction of Dr. Margareta Thomson. Time: 10:00…
Joanna Ali. Title: Leadership, Equity, Advocacy and Design: A Model for Activating Institutional Belonging for Black and Latina/O/X Urban Youth. Under the direction of Dr. DeLeon Gray. Date: Tuesday, March…
Ja'Bria Barber. Title: Hip-Hop, Black Femininity, and Black Adolescent Girls’ Identity Development: A Social Network and Reflexive Thematic Analysis of X Data. Under the direction of Dr. Jessica DeCuir-Gunby and…
Arine N. Lowery. Title: "Teaching About Dissent: A Qualitative Study Using Photo Elicitation to Explore Teachers' Understanding and Value of Political Activism." Under the direction of Dr. Paula McAvoy. Date:…
Kelly Womack-Adams. Title: "How you gonna solve it?": The Use of Black Language in a First-Grade Mathematics Classroom. Under the direction of Dr. Temple Walkowiak and Dr. Jessica Hunt. Date:…