Class of 2020 Graduates

Bell Wetherby Dishman †

Noah Hadfield †

Lindsey Nicole Hubbard

Allison Nicole Just £

Jimi Keating ‡

Jeremy David Stillwell †

Sydney Lenahan Wessel ±

Lucas J. Overmyer

Jo A. Brandon-Jones

KaDee Marie Ezell

Curtrese Lynae Lockhart

JaTeziah LyErisa Murphy

Rachel Marie Murphy

Kelsey Bell Osborn

Mia B. Pratt

Hayley Jordan Rader

Madison A. Ratchford

Cori Michelle Roth

Mrs. Tiffany Monique Tolbert

Crystal C. Waddell

Octavia Jean West

Kiara Shanel Cody

Ania Tejeda Fuentes

Tabith Hardison

Samantha Elaine Humphrey

Yunia Aliuska Sanchez Romero

Tish Brookins

A Comparative Content Analysis of Effective Attendance Team Strategies for Reducing Chronic Absenteeism in a Large Urban School District

Dissertation Chairs: Kristen Harris, Ph.D. and Thomas Malewitz, Ph.D.

Christi Michelle Burke

Retention of Women in Online Education: An Exploratory Study of Factors That Aid in Retention in an Accelerated, Online, Teacher Education Program

Dissertation Chairs: Kristen Harris, Ph.D. and Thomas Malewitz, Ph.D.

Louise Craven Eskildsen

Small and Large Group Perceived Cohesion of a Multi-Hospital System Transcription Group

Dissertation Chairs: Kristen Harris, Ph.D. and Thomas Malewitz, Ph.D.

Tiffany Nicole Franklin

Perceptions from Professional Master’s Athletic Training Students: Identifying Barriers to Success

Dissertation Chairs: Kristen Harris, Ph.D. and Thomas Malewitz, Ph.D.

Clifton W. Griffin Jr.

Different Perceptions of Personal Meaning for Employees at a For-Profit Health Insurance Company

Dissertation Chairs: Kristen Harris, Ph.D. and Thomas Malewitz, Ph.D.

Robert Mark Kinkle

Factors Influencing Student Success in Associate Degree Respiratory Therapy Programs

Dissertation Chairs: Kristen Harris, Ph.D. and Thomas Malewitz, Ph.D.

John P. Malloy

Leadership Attributes for Innovation and Change in a Cultural Arts Organization

Dissertation Chairs: Kristen Harris, Ph.D. and Thomas Malewitz, Ph.D.

Jennifer Leigh Mangeot

The Perceptions of Cultural Responsiveness and Cultural Humility of a Cohort of White Preservice Teachers in a College of Education Who Were Trained to Teach in Racially Diverse Classrooms

Dissertation Chairs: Kristen Harris, Ph.D. and Thomas Malewitz, Ph.D.

Daniel Joseph McCue

Relationship Between Course Placement Criteria and Mathematics Achievement in an All-Boys Catholic School

Dissertation Chairs: Kristen Harris, Ph.D. and Thomas Malewitz, Ph.D.

Shanna Jay Brotzge Pollock

The Relationship Between Leadership and Healthcare Worker Burnout: Caring for Patients with HIV/AIDS

Dissertation Chairs: Kristen Harris, Ph.D. and Thomas Malewitz, Ph.D.

Kevin Patrick Reynolds

Examining the Career Motivating Factors for Student Affairs Professionals Who Identify as Members of Underrepresented Groups

Dissertation Chairs: Kristen Harris, Ph.D. and Thomas Malewitz, Ph.D.

Randy Carl Whetstone Jr.

The Perceptions of Service Learning at a Historically Black College and University Accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education

Dissertation Chairs: Kristen Harris, Ph.D. and Thomas Malewitz, Ph.D.

Alexandra C. Martin

Drew Miller

Nicole Taylor Pufahl

Brandon S. Pyle

Kaylin G. Rucker

Daiki Taniyama

Kasim Alsalman

Morgan Berning †

Abby Booker £

Michaele A. Clayton-Harrison

Forrest Franklin Coffey

Alexis Cook ‡

Madison Rose Druin

Kristen Nicole Ellis

Caroline Fouts

Sita Ghimirey

Cameron Joseph Goebel

Megan Grace ‡

Brittany Alexis Clarice Gray

Glen Andrew Handley

Madilyn Grace Hayes ±

Maleah Faith Hirn £

Catherine Abigail Hurst

Brittany B. Loyall

Carly Michele Lynch £

Shaun Montgomery

Nicholas L. Payne ±

Kelsey Lanae Phillips ±

Jace Pinkston £

Shakira Smith-Ward

Ericka Leceleste Toller

Allen Keith Wallace Jr.

Jenna Katharine Atwood

Nicholas Andrew Barbieri

Amanda Nicole Blalock

Kathleen Bohlen

Kristin Sha Bowen

Kasey Jordan Brent

Carley Miller Butler

Gracey Cape

Bridget Carrithers

Amanda “Twitty” Conway

Alexandria Shae Cooper

Taylor Leigh Curlin

Jessica Dalton

Allison Leigh Davis

Kylie Rae Davis

Mary Catherine Dodd

Diandra Elise Elsner

Jacob Louis Knudson Estienne

Lindsey Carole Fackler

Kimberly Fanning

Sarah Fisher

Alexandra Rose Forst

Amy D. Gardner

Elizabeth Layne Gernert

Kelly Nichole Glover

Peyton Goodlett

Morgan Alexis Greenwell

Baylee Ann Hadley

Sarah Harris

Lawrence J. Hartlage Jr.

Christopher Anthony Heinz

Alexandria Henson

Katherine J. Hollkamp

Corinne Amelia Hosch

Demi Jahn

Amanda Johnson

Logan Anthony Johnson

Kristin Jones

Jessica Ann Knebel

Sarah L. Kuhn

Kathryn Mae Lanham

Cuc T. Ly

Katheryn Elizabeth Mandlehr

Casey Alana Masters

Leslie Ann McGee

Rebekah I. McIlvoy

Jennifer Lynn Metts

Makensey Lee Miles

Sarah Camille Moseley

McKenzee Muenchen

Amanda Michele Nelson

Josie Nevitt

Kathryn Noonan

Kyle Vincent Norris

Courtney Renee Nussbaumer

Danielle Marie O’Brien

Gleibis Alarcon Perez

Katie Marie Perkins

Laura Dachel Aguila Puentes

Soshanna Renfro

Leyna Ritter

Sidney Marie Rudy

Erica Ann Sawyer

Courtney M. Shaw

Derrick Thomas Sullivan

Kortney Taylor

Devyn Elyce Tompkins

Heather L. Trick

Alnee Joele Tutson

Bryce VanDevender

A.J. Walden

Shelby Warren

Kandice Morgan Watts

Sydney Michelle Weaver

Paige Ann Wessel

Madison Wessling

Annie Elizabeth White

Maggie Elaine Wilson

Elynne Rosete Yang

Megan Nicole Blanton £

Danielle Marie Bridge

Andrew Zachary Cheatham

Austin Webb Drake

Jenny R. Graham £

Laken Heavner £

Mackenzie L. Henderson

Anthony Cole Irwin

Brianna N. Marr £

Joseph M. Railey £

Erfan Rezai

Morgan Christina Riggle

Harriet Nana Ako

Happiness Amadi

Madeline Therese Armao £

Emily Best £

Jessica Lynn Bledsoe

Anna Marie Bond

Michelle Strout Brast

Bayley Marie Brutscher

Kimberly L. Cecil

Merissa Jean Cecil £

Jolyn A. Chapman

Mallory Ciresi

Julia Tydings Dennison £

Allison Leigh DeSpain £

Ahyauna Ellis £

Martin Daniel Enriquez Jr.

Ariana Ensley

Derek Paul Fields

Cherley Fleury

Adam Thomas Frith

Robert Samuel Gafford

Tselem Mi’chelle Gahagan

Lakiesha T. Gross

Laryn Hailey Hamilton

Christy Dawn Hardin £

Crystal L. Henderson

Melissa Hopf-Farmer

Sarah Morgan Hutchinson

Jessica Alt Jahn

Bailey Jenkins

Katie Dunn Klingenfus

Mariama Koroma

Leah A. Kuhn

Emily Stewart Lewis £

Caitlin Marie Liford

Louissaint Louis XVI

Regan McKenna Lyons £

Breanna Martin

Abigail McGimsey

Mckenzie Marie Miller

Emmanuel Mwintuma

Kerryn Herschell Nicholls

Clinton C. Nwosuh

Brianna O’Dea

Nelly Akaninyene Okon

Kymberlie Louise Phillips

Jennifer Renee Porter

Alexis K. Powell

Abigail L. Quinn

Lindsey Morgan Rapp

Brandy Genise Ray

Alysia Ann Rood

Charity Belle Rowland

Molly Sauer

Paige C. Scharfenberger

Maranda Lynn Scott

Elizabeth Simpson

Brianna Smith

Brook DaSean Smith

Meredith Springer

Mikayla Talbott

Jenna Thornhill £

Pamela S. Welch £

Desiree Reese Williams

John Zimmerer

Angela Opal Allen

Laura Lee Allen

Amber M. Banovz Ash

Kelly J. Axman

Esther Elizabeth Brazin

Shannon Lynn Brooks

Anna Klausing Broster

Erika Denise Burnside

Amanda Rae Dewees

Dazia Marie Dillard

Charlene Michele Durham

Ashley Nicole Duvall

Sharri M. Fitzpatrick

Catherine L. Gibson

Lacey Jurich

Jessica Michelle Kehl

Jennifer Kiel

Rachel C. Killen

Zabrina Love

Emily A. Lyons

Alix Mattingly

Aiesha Moore Monroe

Nadege Yawa Mulenge

Bridget Lynette Pitcock

Melissa L. Scaparo

Tabatha Ann Scherer

Sara Marie Staab

Patrick Alexander Stiebling

Jonathan Wayne Thomas

Shanell Sylrose Wade

Paige Marie Wolf

RayShunale Marie Smith

Improving Quality of Life for Congestive Heart Failure Patients by Improving Medication Adherence

Project Chair: Pamela Smith Elzy, DNP

Brittney Ann Benningfield

William A. Coffey Jr. †

Sarah Nicole Cornett

Morgana S. Dockery

Stephanie M. Fries

Key Hackley £

John A. Hammond

Ernestine Hayden ±

Scott Hebard

Chloe R. Holland

Deauanna Jackson-Everett £

Corey Alexander Kissinger

Mika Kron ±

Christopher Miguel Leon

Carly Michele Lynch £

Katie Lynn Meade †

Paige J. Morris

Lauren Elizabeth Newsom

Ana Melina Olivas

Morgan Patton-Pinkston ±

Samantha Elizabeth Delyte Spond

Kerstin M. Stafford £

Michaela B. Walker ±

Melanie Anne Williams-Harvey £

Haley Marie Beisler

Caleb D. Brown

Margaret Grace Carraway

Rachel Collier

Brian George Collin

Beth Anne Curran

Victoria Rachel Dickerson

Starr Juelle Eshleman

Alicia Nicole Fortier

Carrie Ann French

Colton R. Groh

Catherine M. Hackl

Sara Katherine Halcomb

Cara Justine Haynes

Ashley Marie Horan

Hope Huling

Tia Louisa Hunziker

Ameenah Sohail Ikram

Rachel Kathryn Ishmael

Rebecca Grace Johnson

Ryan James McPeak

Claudia S. Mesa

Maria Grace Michels

Jordon Di’Sean Minor

Skyler Mitchell

Kristina C. Peterson

Lauren Brooke Peterson

Amy Marie Schaefer

Amber Nichole Sciba

Alyssa Emelia Stanger

Christina Marie Thomas

Alexandra Louise Tinsley

Lolita DeShay Turner Wiggs

Demi Zoeller

Jessica Zoglman

Helen Louise Alvey

Evaluating Burnout in Director Support Professionals in America: An Exploratory Factor Analysis of the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory

Dissertation Chair: Norah Chapman, Ph.D.

Andrea J. Araujo Talledo

Understanding Veteran Crime: Development of a Preliminary Typology for Violent Justice Involved Veterans

Dissertation Chair: Ida Dickie, Ph.D.

Jonathan Alan Bauman

The Impact of Weight Microagressions and Cultural Humility in Healthcare

Dissertation Chair: DeDe Wohlfarth, Psy.D.

Anne Elizabeth Baumer

Critical Thinking and Life Satisfaction in Former College Football Players

Dissertation Chair: Thomas Bergandi, Ph.D.

Tessa L. Breedlove

Parent and Adolescent Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes in Group Intervention for Pediatric Chronic Illness Coping: Utilizing Children’s Health and Illness Recovery Program (CHIRP)

Dissertation Chair: Steve Katsikas, Ph.D.

Anna Grace Cooper

Coping with Chronic Pain Through the Lens of Time Perspective Theory

Dissertation Chair: Nathanael Mitchell, Ph.D.

Taryn S. Crabtree

Risk Assessment Tools and Mental Health Courts: Preliminary Findings

Dissertation Chair: Ida Dickie, Ph.D.

Crystal Ann Goodwin

Coping with Chronic Pain Through the Lens of Time Perspective Theory

Dissertation Chair: Nathanael Mitchell, Ph.D.

Hillary Grace Henize

Individual Factors Related to ADHD Stigma in Clinical Psychology Doctoral Students and General Community

Dissertation Chair: Norah Chapman, Ph.D.

BrookeLyn Hudson

An Exploration of Mechanisms Related to Religion, Spirituality, and Well-Being Among Graduate Students

Dissertation Chair: Kenneth Linfield, Ph.D.

Lily Lai

Identifying Predictors of Facebook Usage and Adolescent Psychosocial Well-Being

Dissertation Chair: Steve Katsikas, Ph.D.

Simone Leavell-Bruce

The Psychological and Physical Association of Race-Based Trauma Among Racial Justice Activists of Color

Dissertation Chair: Norah Chapman, Ph.D.

Mariya Leyderman

Human Service and Organizational Principles: A Three-Day Training for Correctional Officers

Dissertation Chair: Ida Dickie, Ph.D.

Ford Charles McCurry

Identifying High-Conflict Cases within the Families in Transition Program

Dissertation Chair: Scott Salathe, Psy.D.

Adriana Peña

Acculturative Stress and Trauma in Cuban Immigrants within the First Year of Arrival to the United States

Dissertation Chair: Virginia S. Frazier, Psy.D.

James Evan Pizzolato

Stress, Self-Efficacy, and Sports Officials

Dissertation Chair: Thomas Bergandi, Ph.D.

Jessica R. Reed

Factors Relating to Perpetrator Behavior in Intimate Partner Violence Episodes Prompting Application for an Emergency Protection Order

Dissertation Chair: DeDe Wohlfarth, Psy.D.

Rachel Lillie Hempel Rhudy

Declarative Knowledge, Perceived Knowledge, and Suicide Prevention Behaviors: Question, Persuade, Refer

Dissertation Chair: Kenneth Linfield, Ph.D.

Jennifer Ann Schager

Implementation of Co-located Behavioral Health Consultant Services Within a Non-profit Medical Services Outreach: A Pilot Study

Dissertation Chair: Norah Chapman, Ph.D.

Heather D. Smith

Compassion Fatigue, Coping and Turnover Among Homeless Service Providers

Dissertation Chair: Thomas Bergandi, Ph.D.

Melissa J. Steinkamp

The Root and the Stem of It: An Intersectional Exploration of the Impact of Double Minority Bias Towards Black Women in Computer Science

Dissertation Chair: Brenda Nash, Ph.D.

Melissa Marie Stewart-Buret

Exploring the Impact of Cognitive Processing Therapy in a PTSD Specialty Clinic

Dissertation Chair: Brenda Nash, Ph.D.

Kelsey Gray Stout

Level of Motivation and Case Management Outcomes in a Child Maltreatment Prevention Program

Dissertation Chair: DeDe Wohlfarth, Psy.D.

Katerina Yarifalia Stratigis

The Relationship Among Self-Report and Observer Ratings of Perfectionism and Eating Pathology

Dissertation Chair: Nathanael Mitchell, Ph.D.

Hannah Gaines Sutherland

Self-Compassion Related to Terror Management and Forgiveness

Dissertation Chair: Norah Chapman, Ph.D.

Autumn L. Truss

Effects of Sexual Education on the Sexual Attitudes of Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Dissertation Chair: DeDe Wohlfarth, Psy.D.

Matthew Ryan Van

Perspective Taking as a Mediator of the Effects of Mortality Salience on Victim Blaming: A Terror Management Approach

Dissertation Chair: David Morgan, Ph.D.

Jenifer Ann Viscusi

Impact on Sexual Functioning: Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Dissertation Chair: Norah Chapman, Ph.D.

Louisa Eaves White

Gender and Leadership Within the Military

Dissertation Chair: Nicholas Lim, Ph.D.