Scheduled Dissertations

A doctoral defense will be held on April 7, 2023 at 10 a.m.  Jennifer Virts will defend her dissertation, "What's your story?: Understanding the Impact of Appalachian Family Education Narratives on Educational Attainment."  

A doctoral defense will be held on April 10 at 10 a.m.  Amanda Sharp will defend her dissertation, "Recognizing college students' challenges: A Quantitative Study of an Academic Referral System."  

A doctoral defense will be held on Tuesday, April 11 at 10 a.m.  Jeanine Horst will defend her dissertation, "Parents' Perception of Special Education Students' Social and Emotional Health during Distance Education: A Case Study."  

A doctoral defense will be held on Tuesday, April 11 at 1 p.m.  Andreana Overton will defend her dissertation, "Assessing Adult Learning through Immersive Virtual Reality Technology."   

A doctoral defense will be held on April 12, 2023 at 2 p.m..  Margaret Omwenga will defend her dissertation, "The Lived Experiences of Admissions Professionals Using the New Common App for Transfer at Four-Year Institutions in the Mid-Atlantic and New England Regions." 

A doctoral defense will be held on April 12, 2023 at 4 p.m.  Keia Brown will defend her dissertation, "Reclaiming Our Time: The Genealogy of Black Female Administrators and Their Influence on Higher Education."  You are invited to attend her presentation. 

A doctoral defense will be held on April 11, 2023 at 8 a.m.. Lisa McCoy will defend her dissertation, "An Exploration of New Faculty's Self-Efficacy when Using Formal Mentoring in a Cooperative Extension System."  You are invited to attend her presentation.