Doctorates and Dissertations

English (Doctor of Philosophy)

December 12, 2025

Myssan Al Laysy Stouhi
Dissertation: Navigating Challenges, Resources, Identities, and Vulnerabilities: School Teachers in Lebanon as a Crisis Context
Dissertation Chair: Gloria Park

Mead Mohamad Banat
Dissertation: Representations of Female Monarchs and Violence in 16th Europe
Dissertation Chair: Christopher Orchard

Tracy Marie Flicek
Dissertation: Student Experiences with and Perceptions of Internationalization in the Composition II Curriculum at a Small, Midwestern University
Dissertation Chair: Gloria Park

Lisa Parzefall
Dissertation: Afghan College Women Refugees’ Resettlement Experiences and the Impact on Their Identities
Dissertation Chair: Gloria Park

Rachael Kathleen Warmington
Dissertation: Archaism to Medievalism: The Ideological Function of Adaptations and Appropriations of Arthurian Legend in Contemporary Literature
Dissertation Chair: Christopher Orchard

Amanda Jean Winar
Dissertation:
Tracing Blood Lines: Menstruation and Female Sociability in 20th-Century Female Coming-of-Age Novels
Dissertation Chair: Melanie Holm

Kalyn Therese Zamierowski
Dissertation:
Monstrous Madness in Contemporary Horror Literature, Television, and Film
Dissertation Chair: Michael Sell

Media and Communications Studies (Doctor of Philosophy)

December 12, 2025

Jenna Laine Bluedorn
Dissertation: It’s Funny! How Brands Leverage Types of Humor to Increase Brand Engagement on TikTok.
Dissertation Chair: Steven Kleinman

Master's Degrees

Criminology (Master of Arts)

December 12, 2025

Francheska Josefina Almanzar Rubiera
Gianna Christina Hughes
Sarah Larisa Pakter
Dionte Peters

January 9, 2026

Alexis Nicole Bishop

English (Master of Arts)

December 12, 2025

Angela Maria Tejada Celi

Public Affairs (Master of Arts)

December 12, 2025

Steven Alexander Lomax
Gage Michael Mortimer

Undergraduate Degrees

Art Education (Bachelor of Science in Education)

December 12, 2025

Kamryn Elizabeth King*
Hailey Lupinetti**
Karly Christine Maslonik***

Art Studio (Bachelor of Fine Arts)

December 12, 2025

Isaiah Pelzer
Megan Victoria Tipton

Communications Media (Bachelor of Science)

December 12, 2025

Nicole M. Belz
Tashaun Emir Carter
Richard Daniel Janicsko
Gabriella Angelina Sophia Krolczyk
Maurice Massey Jr.
Allen R. Moultrie Jr.
Delanie Foster Neil*
Thomas J. Rainey
Julie Nicole Reda***
Tyree Rashaun Rowry
Grace A. Rusinko**
Alexandra Marie Scanlon***
Luke William Sell**
Adam E. Shephard
Amber Macy Troy***
Bastian Xavier Webber

January 9, 2026

Kyle Leonard Bernstein
Tyler Alan Johnson**

Criminology (Bachelor of Arts)

December 12, 2025

Tyler J. Biggs
Albany Mae Clark**
Gracie Lynn DeLong**
Kaylan Nicole Eggert
Kyleigh Morgan Gianfrancesco*
Megan Nicole Huntington**
Karlie Marie Kahealani Kahalehoe-Cadirao
Robert George Lichtenstein
Ronald Alexander Lipke
Kennady Marie Lorrah-Pfeifer***
Sarah Elizabeth McGarry**
Olivia Rose Mussett***
Alfonso Pickens Jr.
Giovanni Robert Scott**
Marian Cordelia Siemering
Janessa Rose Snyder***
Leelee Terneil Thompson
Freeman Dane Wilson***
Mackenzie Lynne Yons**

January 9, 2026

Kayla Cambria Joi Calloway
Mia Ann Simpson**

English Education (Bachelor of Science in Education)

December 12, 2025

Madison RaeLyn Haverilla***
Georgia Emily Manning***

English Studies (Bachelor of Arts)

December 12, 2025

Haley Marie-Louise Campbell
Samuel James Kanfoush**
Heather J. Smith

Fashion Studies (Bachelor of Science)

December 12, 2025

Aidin Maurice Fortson*
Erika Michelle Majocha
Sanaa Nicole Prince
Michaela Marie Smith-Newell**

History (Bachelor of Arts)

December 12, 2025

Leah Alexandria Amsler**
Nathan S. Eberly*
Katherin Sophia Karadus**

Music Education (Bachelor of Science in Education)

December 12, 2025

Dunovan Bryan Cook**
Alanna Denise Heck
Georgia Lynn Heintzman**

Political Science (Bachelor of Arts)

December 12, 2025

Callie Renee Bland*
Hayden Stuart Brown**
Alexander Scott Brunner
Lisa Coleen Flick
MaeLee Nicole Lyons***
Kendall Ryan Metzel*
Benjamin Peng*
Logan Ray Shaffer

Spanish (Bachelor of Arts)

December 12, 2025

Mason Joseph Cymbor***
Ian Christopher Limley**

Theatre (Bachelor of Arts)

December 12, 2025

Autumn Patricia Ockershausen***

Latin Honors

For first-time bachelor’s degree candidates, asterisks denote Latin honors as follows:ÌýÌý

*** Summa cum laude, 3.75 to 4.00ÌýÌý
** Magna cum laude, 3.50 to 3.74ÌýÌý
* Cum laude, 3.25 to 3.49Ìý

For associate degree candidates, asterisks denote non-Latin honors as follows:ÌýÌý

*** With highest honor, 3.75 to 4.00ÌýÌý
** With high honor, 3.50 to 3.74ÌýÌý
* With honor, 3.25 to 3.49Ìý

Graduation honors are tentative and are based on the cumulative grade point average after conclusion of the student’s next-to-last semester. Final honors for these graduates will be noted after final cumulative grade point averages have been calculated.Ìý

Averages are determined on the basis of the following: 4=A; 3=B; 2=C.Ìý

Degrees are conferred upon those who have completed requirements. The appearance of a name in this program is not a valid indication of graduation. Only the official diploma and transcript of the university are acceptable as evidence of degree attainment.