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May 21, 2026

Doctoral Dissertation: Erin Brewer Cain

Erin Brewer Cain. Title: Exploring Faculty and Administrator Perceptions of Teacher Evaluation and Observation Practices in Community College Continuing Education Programs. Under the direction of Dr. Makena Stewart. Date: June…

May 11, 2026

Doctoral Dissertation: Kaly Wall

Kaly Wall. Title: Constructing Belonging Through Reflection: A Longitudinal Qualitative Study of First-Generation College Students’ First Semester. Under the direction of Dr. David English and Dr. Paul Umbach. Date: May…

May 11, 2026

Doctoral Dissertation: Robert Monahan

Robert Monahan. Title: Game-Based Teaching: How Teachers Bridge Analog Commercial Gameplay Reasoning and Disciplinary Science Reasoning. Under the direction of James Minogue. Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2026. Time: 10:00 am…

May 11, 2026

Doctoral Dissertation: Briana Trager

Briana Trager. Title: Sensemaking Opportunities in the Elementary Engineering Classroom: An Activity System Approach. Under the direction of Dr. James Minogue. Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2026. Time: 12:00 pm –…

May 4, 2026

Doctoral Dissertation: Erin Huggins

Erin Huggins. Title: New Directions for Teacher Induction: A Qualitative Examination of Effective Practices for Supporting Novice Teachers. Under the direction of Dr. Lisa Bass and Dr. Anna Egalite. Date:…

May 4, 2026

Doctoral Dissertation: Victoria Vojnovich

Victoria Vojnovich. Title: Transitioning from traditional corporate to entrepreneurship: how women executives reimagine the future of work and bridge the gender equity gap in the Fifth Industrial Revolution. Under the…

Apr 24, 2026

Orna David – Doctoral Dissertation Defense

Orna David. Title: An Exploratory Case Study of Number Talk-Focused Professional Development: Examining Changes in Elementary Teachers’ Mental Addition Strategies and Sensemaking of Students’ Mathematical Thinking in Antigua and Barbuda.…

Apr 20, 2026

Doctoral Dissertation: Oscar Miranda Tapia

Oscar Miranda Tapia. Title: Examining the Experiences of Undocumented College Students as they Enter the Workforce. Under the direction of Dr. Keon McGuire. Date: May 6, 2026. Time: 1:30 pm-…

Apr 10, 2026

Doctoral Dissertation: Min Zhuang

Min Zhuang. Title: Examining K–12 Students’ Misconceptions in AI Learning Through Self-Initiated Questions: A Two-Study Design from Qualitative to Large Language Model Analysis. Under the direction of Dr. Florence Martin.…

Apr 9, 2026

Doctoral Dissertation: Adama T. Washington

Adama T. Washington. Title: Beyond Access: A Phenomenological Exploration of Black Parents’ Digital Empowerment Through Community Cultural Wealth. Under the direction of Dr. Amato Nocera. Date: Thursday, April 23, 2026.…