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Jun 5, 2025

Doctorial Dissertation: Stephanie Fiocca

Stephanie Fiocca. Title: K-12 Educators’ Experiences with Environmental Education Certification Programs: A Mixed Methods Study. Under the direction of D. Sarah Carrier. Date: Tuesday, September 2, 2025. Time: 10:00 am…

Mar 24, 2025

Doctoral Dissertation: Corina De La Torre

Corina De La Torre. Title: Race, Education, and Systemic Barriers: Examining the Psychological and Structural Dimensions of Educational Inequity. Under the direction of Dr. Christy M. Byrd. Date: Thursday, April…

Feb 21, 2025

Doctoral Dissertation: Tiara Griffis

Tiara Griffis. Title: Despite Good Intentions: Understanding Narcissistic Parenting Behaviors and its Impacts on Involvement, Engagement, and Relationships within School Contexts. Under the direction of Dr. Micha Jeffries. Date: Monday,…

Feb 19, 2025

Doctoral Dissertation: Katie Peachey

Katie Peachey. Title: “A Word from the Herd”: A Social Design-Based Study Exploring Humanizing Writing Communities in an Out-of-School Space. Under the direction of Dr. Crystal Chen Lee. Date: Wednesday,…

Feb 19, 2025

Doctoral Dissertation: Bethany Lewis

Bethany Lewis. Title: Advancing Elementary Multilingual Learners: An Investigation of Writing Research, Teacher Experiences, and Genre-Based Compositions. Under the direction of Dr. Angela Wiseman and Dr. Jackie Relyea. Date: Friday,…

Jan 9, 2025

Doctoral Dissertation: Doreen Mushi

Doreen Mushi. Title: Exploring the Development of Learning Analytics Skills in STEM Education Researchers: An Instrumental Case Study of a Community of Practice. Under the direction of Dr. Kevin Oliver…

Jun 5, 2024

Doctoral Dissertation: Anthony Dell Tolin

Dissertation Title: An Investigation of Community College Student’s Understanding and Use of Critical Thinking During Summative Assessments. Under the direction of Dr. Jessica DeCuir-Gunby and Dr. Margaret Blanchard. Date: Monday,…

May 21, 2024

Doctoral Dissertation: Natalia Yanez Castillo

Natalia Yanez Castillo Title: Third-Grade Teachers Attending to Context in the Mathematics Classroom to Empower All Students: A Mixed-Methods Study. Under the direction of Dr. Temple Walkowiak and Dr. Jonee…

May 2, 2024

Doctoral Dissertation: Danielle Moloney Gallagher

Danielle Moloney Gallagher. Title: Zooming Out and Zooming In: Opportunities for Mathematics Teacher Learning through Interactions with Data. Under the direction of Dr. Temple Walkowiak. Date: Monday, May 13, 2024.…

May 2, 2024

Doctoral Dissertation: Kristofer Graham

Kristofer Graham. Title: Unveiling the Veil: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Political Influence on the 2021 North Carolina Social Studies Standards. Under the direction of Dr. Meghan Manfra. Date: Wednesday,…