Education Doctorate (Ed.D.) Dissertations
2024
Annie Shrawder
Trauma-Informed Teaching Perspectives of Art and Non-Art Educators:
A Mixed Methods Study for Transformational Change
Presented March 18, 2024
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Helen Hamlet
Committee Members: Dr. Amy Pfeiler-Wunder and Dr. Scott Tracy
Mara Thompson
Mara Thompson
Presented March 7, 2024
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Mark Wolfmeyer
Committee Members: Dr. Amy Pfeiler-Wunder and Dr. Renee Lapp Norris
Mallie Culpepper-Yablonsky
Mallie Culpepper-Yablonsky
Presented February 28, 2024
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Helen Hamlet
Committee Members: Dr. Cathy McGeehan and Ms. Katie Sames
Kimberly Kneller
Kimberly Kneller
Presented February 27, 2024
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Helen Hamlet
Committee Members: Dr. Mark Wolfmeyer and Mrs. Beth Guarriello
2022
Michele Ehrhart
Oral Dissertation Presentation by Michele Ehrhart
Student and Teacher Perspectives on Asynchronous Learning during the COVID Pandemic
Presented on Thursday, December 1st, 2022.
- Committee Chair: Dr. Amy Pfeiler-Wunder
Shelby Sammartino
Oral Dissertation Presentation by Shelby Sammartino
Understanding Your Cultural Identities: A Self-Study of the Impact of One’s Cultural Identities on Interpreting Interactions
Presented on Monday, November 21st, 2022.
- Committee Chair: Dr. Michele White
Jane Ammon
Oral Dissertation Presentation by Jane Ammon
Decentering Whiteness in Teacher Education Through a Creative Self Study of Womanist Pedagogy
Presented on Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022.
- Committee Chair: Dr. Brenda Muzeta
Lori G. Berryman
Oral Dissertation Presentation by Lori G. Berryman
Another Empty Seat: Educators’ Experiences with Trauma and Grief After a Student Death
Presented on Friday, April 15th, 2022.
- Committee Chair: Dr. Kathleen Stanfa
Tracy Driehaus
Oral Dissertation Presentation by Tracy Driehaus
Blinded by Whiteness: Middle-Class White Teachers’ Explorations of Identity and Deficit Discourse at the Intersection of Race, Class, and Perceived Ability
Presented on Thursday, March 10th, 2022.
- Committee Chair: Dr. Michele White
Amanda Holbrook
Oral Dissertation Presentation by Amanda Holbrook
A Critical Analysis of Cultura in Spanish World Language Textbooks
Presented on Tuesday, March 8th, 2022.
- Committee Chair: Dr. Brenda Muzeta
Karen A. Ladley
Oral Dissertation Presentation by Karen A. Ladley
Learning to Navigate the Unknown: The Importance of Critical Reflection and Collaboration for Community College Faculty During a Pandemic
Presented on Thursday, April 7th, 2022.
- Committee Chair: Dr. Brenda Muzeta
Ed Luckey
Oral Dissertation Presentation by Ed Luckey
Belonging and Banding Together: Perspectives and Insights of Newly Recruited ELL Musicians
Presented on Monday, June 13th, 2022.
- Committee Chair: Dr. Kathleen Stanfa
Karise Mace
Oral Dissertation Presentation by Karise Mace
Mathematics is Art: The Impact of a Non-traditional Metaphor on Teacher Mindset and Instructional Practices in Mathematics
Presented on Monday, April 18th, 2022.
- Committee Chair: Dr. Michele White
MaryJo Rosania-Harvie
Oral Dissertation Presentation by MaryJo Rosania-Harvie
Strength, Beauty, and Resilience: The Impact of Self Reflection & Exploration of Memory on Postmodern Feminist Educators, Inside and Outside the Classroom
Presented on Friday, April 8th, 2022.
- Committee Chair: Dr. Kathleen Stanfa
Melanie A. Turrano
Oral Dissertation Presentation by Melanie A. Turrano
The Recovery Coach: An Intentional, Relational Interventionist as a Response to the COVID-19 Incomplete Grade Trend
Presented on Thursday, March 10th, 2022.
- Committee Chair: Dr. Kathleen Stanfa
Paul F. Walsh
Oral Dissertation Presentation by Paul F. Walsh
Writing through Whiteness: Utilizing Personal Narratives to Strengthen the Racial Competency of White Teachers
Presented on Friday, February 11th, 2022
- Committee Chair: Dr. Kathleen Stanfa
2021
Denise Bosler
Oral Dissertation Presentation by Denise Bosler
How Will I Thrive? Developing Designer Professional Identity Among Undergraduate Communication Design Students
Presented on Monday, February 15th, 2021
- Committee Chair: Dr. Catherine McGeehan
Richman Mathis II
Oral Dissertation Presentation by Richman Mathis II
The Impact of Relationships on School Culture From Perspectives of Faculty at a Philadelphia High School
Presented on Thursday, May 20th, 2021
- Committee Chair: Dr. Andrew Miness
Daniel E. McClary
Oral Dissertation Presentation by Daniel E. McClary
In Search of Kinship: Traveling into new worlds through conversation and the impact on building community
Presented on Thursday, May 13th, 2021
- Committee Chair: Dr. Andrew Miness
Daniel J. Metzger
Oral Dissertation Presentation by Daniel J. Metzger
Journaling on the Transition to College: Foucauldian Approaches in the First-Year Writing Classroom
Presented on Friday, March 19th, 2021
- Committee Chair: Dr. Mark Wolfmeyer
Heather Elizabeth Osborn
Oral Dissertation Presentation by Heather Elizabeth Osborn
The Writing for Healing and Transformation Project
Presented on Monday, March 22nd, 2021
- Committee Chair: Dr. Mark Wolfmeyer
Samantha G. Piller
Oral Dissertation Presentation by Samantha G. Piller
Stakeholder Perspectives: How Participation in a Work-Based Learning Program Affects Perceptions
Presented on Thursday, April 1st, 2021
- Committee Chair: Dr. Mark Wolfmeyer
Brittany Purr-Brehony
Oral Dissertation Presentation by Brittany Purr-Brehony
Transforming the Urban Educator: The Power of Reflection and Its Effect on Teacher Perception, Essential Teaching Dispositions, and Teacher Leadership
Presented on Friday, April 9th, 2021
- Committee Chair: Dr. Andrew Miness
Elizabeth Ehrig Schucker
Oral Dissertation Presentation by Elizabeth Ehrig Schucker
Changed Agents: Cultivating Students’ Civic Identity Through Participation in a Social Justice-Themed Book Club as a Subversive Approach to Critical Literacy in Education
Presented on Monday, March 8th, 2021
- Committee Chair: Dr. Catherine McGeehan
Cathy A. Shappell
Oral Dissertation Presentation by Cathy A. Shappell
Breaking Barriers and Bread to Build Bridges: How do Latina/o families and schools develop meaningful home-school relationships?
Presented on Monday, March 29th, 2021
- Committee Chair: Dr. Catherine McGeehan
Nicole M. Wack
Oral Dissertation Presentation by Nicole M. Wack
Bridging barriers in inclusive classrooms: Avenues for communication between general education teachers and families
Presented on Monday, March 29th, 2021
- Committee Chair: Dr. Mark Wolfmeyer
2020
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Erin Brown
The Effect of Differentiated Instruction Training on the Instructional Strategies of Education Trainees at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
Presented on Thursday, March 19th, 2020
- Committee Chair: Dr. Helen Hamlet
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Jaime Linn Brown
Socially Just Artmaking: A Practitioner's Inquiry of Passionate Teaching for Compassionate Action
Presented on Monday, April 13th, 2020
- Committee Chair: Dr. Helen Hamlet
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Marlene Nanouh Fares
The Relationship Between Academic Advising and Student Motivation on the Persistence of Freshman Exploratory Studies Students
Presented on Thursday, April 2nd, 2020
- Committee Chair: Dr. Kathleen Stanfa
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Andrew Healey
Community-Based Learning: Face-to-Face Tandem Language Exchanges as a Complementary Course Component for Acquisition of Spanish
Presented on Tuesday, April 14th, 2020
- Committee Chair: Dr. Kathleen Stanfa
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Leila Little
How We Got Here: Testimonios of Secondary Latina Educators
Presented on Monday, March 30th, 2020
- Committee Chair: Dr. Amber Pabon
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Emily A. Pisco
“I guess somebody already told you”: LGBTQ+ Students’ Experiences in Secondary School Contexts
Presented on Friday, March 20th, 2020
- Committee Chair: Dr. Amber Pabon
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Lisa M. Skiadas
Proactive Prosocial Strategies Employed by First-Grade Teachers
Presented on Tuesday, March 31st, 2020
- Committee Chair: Dr. Helen Hamlet
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Philip L. Specht
Teacher Perception: Secondary Level Skill Development Support for Students with Specific Learning Disabilities
Presented on Monday, April 13th, 2020
- Committee Chair: Dr. Kathleen Stanfa
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Anthony M. Tartaglia
The Potential Impact of Online Learning on Economically Disadvantaged Students
Presented on Monday, April 6th, 2020
- Committee Chair: Dr. Helen Hamlet
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Patricia J. Tinsman-Schaffer
Making the Journey Personal: A Self-Study of the Intersections of Curriculum, Practice, and Identity
Presented on Thursday, March 26th, 2020
- Committee Chair: Dr. Amber Pabon
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