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.