This list of scheduled Ed.D. dissertation and M.S.Ed. thesis defenses is distributed so that you may see the announcement and possibly attend.
Ph.D. announcements are published on the University Graduate School website.
If you wish to attend, as a courtesy please contact the committee chair in advance.
Departments:
Thursday, October 16, 2025, 3:30 p.m.
Leigh Drake
The Michelangelo in Your Classroom: An Investigation into Teachers’ Perceptions of Developing Potential and Talent in Art
Remote defense; contact chair for details Chair: Marjorie Manifold
Monday, October 27, 2025, 9:30 a.m.
Karen Colbenson
Strings of Sovereignty, Beads of Bilateral Autonomy: Subverting the Silent Period with Translanguaging
Remote defense; contact chair for details
Chair: Karen Wohlwend
Tuesday, November 11, 2025, 3:30 p.m.
Kea D. Deppe
Novice Teachers’ Perceptions of Preparedness for Teaching Language Arts to Multilingual Elementary Students
Remote defense; contact chair for details
None currently scheduled
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 10:15 a.m.
Aaron Harmon
Moving Beyond the Student Affairs and Academic Affairs Collaborations Framework: An Exploration of How Undergraduate Education Staff Experience the Work they Perform with Faculty Administrators
Remote defense; contact chair for details
Chair: Cindy Ann Kilgo
None currently scheduled
Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 2:30 p.m.
Jamilyn M. Bertsch
An Evaluation Study of a Carwash Operations Team’s Learning and Development Program
Remote defense; contact chair for details
Chair: Gamze Ozogul
November 13, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.
Corry Smith
Designing Connection: The Evaluation of an Online Sorority and Fraternity Orientation Program
Remote defense; contact chair for details
Chair: Thomas Brush
None currently scheduled
