Doctorates and Dissertations

Administration and Leadership Studies (Doctor of Education)

December 12, 2025

Christina Joanne Koren
Dissertation: Understanding the Role of Higher Education Corporate Relations Officers in Forming and Implementing Partnerships and Collaborations in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: A Phenomenological Study
Dissertation Chair: Kelli Paquette

Curriculum and Instruction (Doctor of Education)

December 12, 2025

Robin Lynn Howell
Dissertation: Effectiveness of Popular SEL Programs for Post-Pandemic Early Childhood Classrooms
Dissertation Chair: Sarah Brown

Shannon Noelle Koutsokostas
Dissertation: A Qualitative Study of Teachers’ Perceptions of a Secondary Literacy Intervention Program
Dissertation Chair: Kelli Paquette

Emily Kress
Dissertation: A Mixed Methods Study of Factors That Support New Teacher Professional Identity: What Matters Most
Dissertation Chair: Kalani Palmer

Lizoon Nahar
Dissertation: An Examination of Perceptions and Behavioral Intentions of Secondary Science Teachers to Adopt Virtual Science Laboratories in Developing Versus Developed Countries
Dissertation Chair: Kelli Jo Kerry-Moran

Administration and Leadership Studies (Doctor of Philosophy)

December 12, 2025

Christopher Benn Clouser
Dissertation: Gender and Status in Chat Reference Interactions in an Academic Library: A Machine-Learning Analysis Using BERT
Dissertation Chair: Christian Vaccaro

Kasey Lynn Lee
Dissertation: Men of Quality Do Not Fear Equality: Understanding and Supporting Male Allyship More Than a Century After the Passage of the 19th Amendment
Dissertation Chair: Alex Heckert

Counselor Education and Supervision (Doctor of Philosophy)

December 12, 2025

Katharine Jamison Byrd
Dissertation: Experiences with Doctoral Disposition Evaluation: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study
Dissertation Chair: Brittany Pollard-Kosidowski

Lori Anne McClelland Gress
Dissertation: Intersecting Identities and Stigma in Consensual Non-Monogamy
Dissertation Chair: Holly Branthoover

Stephanie Anne Onkst
Dissertation: Evaluation of a Career Shadowing Program Existing as a Partnership Between a Chamber of Commerce and Local School Districts
Dissertation Chair: Matthew Nice

Master's Degrees

Clinical Mental Health Counseling (Master of Arts)

December 12, 2025

Mathew Symon Boast
Anna Janelle Early
Cullen David Elton
Allison Diana Fox
Leah Rose Horner
Kensey Bennett LeGrand
Eric Scot Massof
Luke McCarthy
Lejla Nakicevic
Noah Henry Noble
Camryn Lindsey Peters
Olivia Paige Rager
Ivy Gayle Slope
Autumn Brianna Wolfe

Education, Training, and Instructional Technology (Master of Arts)

December 12, 2025

Megan Elizabeth DeOre
Bethany Katelyn Jackson
Amanda Elizabeth Spaar

Instructional Design and Learning Technologies (Master of Arts)

December 12, 2025

Dina Fathi Alshar’e

Educational Psychology (Master of Education)

December 12, 2025

Farzana Ahmed

Health and Physical Education (Master of Education)

December 12, 2025

Skylar Vaughn Aitken
Mary Archimeda Cartwright-Sill
Jared James Crossland
Taylor Elizabeth Crossland
Tiffany Concetta DeGennaro
Garrett David MacKenzie
Madison Taylor Mizenko
Emily Kristin Risinger
Chloe Simmons
Sage Terembula-Nalesnik
Brandon Lee Vigo

Health and Wellness Education (Master of Education)

December 12, 2025

Daniel Patrick Adams
Brynn Elizabeth Atticks
Matthew Edward Berdysiak
Isaac Maxwell Blagogee
Kimberly Renee Canzler
Dorian J. Evans
Thomas Russell Flamini
Jeffrey D. Katchmore
Kristen E. Lesako
Alyssa Marchunsky
Sorenya Terenya Miller
Stephanie R. Parker
Jared-Daniel Jesus Quintero
Haley Skove
Keely Marie Skultety
Alex Smith
Kayla Marie Taddei
Brooke Nichole Warner

Master’s in Education (Master of Education)

December 12, 2025

Lyndsay Elizabeth Brown
Danielle Nicole Kinsey
Diana Rae McGough
Courcy E. Moosman
Michael Anthony Russo

School Counseling (Master of Education)

December 12, 2025

Sarah E. Bingman
Robert Davis
Jackson Cade Hatfield
Katelyn Elizabeth King
Lauren Michelle Reitz
Joseph Nicholas Canlas Valdecanas

Special Education PreK-12 (Master of Education)

December 12, 2025

Rachel Marie Kennedy

Undergraduate Degrees

Business Education (Bachelor of Science in Education)

December 12, 2025

Joseph A. Defazio*

Disability Services (Bachelor of Science)

December 12, 2025

Taylor R. Burkholder***

Early Childhood Education (Bachelor of Science in Education)

December 12, 2025

Marissa Breann Berzonsky*
MaryGrace Gianna Bichsel***
Haylee Ann Chappell*
Ashleigh P. Cooper*
Kayla Gallagher***
Michelle Angelique Mayk***
Kassie Mikita
Haley Ann Sciko***
Kortney Lynn Short*

Early Childhood Education/Special Education (Bachelor of Science in Education)

December 12, 2025

Alivia Susan Bailey**
Lynea Alexis Boyer*
Jerzey Jean Coble***
MaRina Rose Coccaro*
Adrianna Rose Farrell***
Jamie Elizabeth Hamm**
McKenna Shea O’Dowd***
Tsai-Yu Wang**

Health and Physical Education (Bachelor of Science in Education)

December 12, 2025

Matthew Curtis Ferguson
Seth James Fisher
Cameron Lily-Nicole Garofalo**
Andrew Paul Henry***
Ryan John Legere
Anita Sofia Planella***
Jacob Edward Samosky***

Human Development and Family Science (Bachelor of Science)

December 12, 2025

Peyton Elizabeth Bachman
Destiny Michelle Boas
Emma Lee Chotkowski
Maria Faith Jean Gannon
Betty Gonkarnue
Janene Martina Hodge***
Taylynn T. Mathews
Aiden Spitler

January 9, 2026

Logan Andrew Danielson

Sociology (Bachelor of Arts)

December 12, 2025

Ellie Maher Frantz

Special Education PreK-12 (Bachelor of Science in Education)

December 12, 2025

James R. Fleming***
Emma Louise Miller
Elena Joanna Restaine*

Vocational-Technical Education (Bachelor of Science in Education)

December 12, 2025

Jennifer Megan Dumbeck***
Brian T. Friedrich***
Jessica M. Robertson

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.