Title: College Faculty Preparation and Comfort in Teaching Students with Disabilities

Committee:
Martin Finkelstein Ph.D.
Katie Smith, Ph.D.
Wendiann Sethi

Oral Defense: May 10, 2021 @ 11:00am

Title: The Influence of the Length of the School Day on the Percentage of Students who Met Expectations and Exceeded Expectations Scores on the 2018 Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers for Algebra II

Committee:
Dr. Daniel Gutmore, Ph.D.
Dr. Christopher Tienken, Ed.D.
Dr. Jamil Maroun, Ed.D.

Oral Defense: April 29, 2021 @ 11:00am

Title: Grit as a Predictor of Retention for First-Year Latino Students at a Hispanic-Serving Institution

Committee:
Dr. Rong Chen (Mentor)
Dr. Robert Kelchen
Dr. Michael Kuchar

Oral Defense: March 5th, 2021 @ 10am

Title: A Study Examining the High School Counselor Experiences in College Choice Decision-Making.

Committee:
Dr. Rong Chen
Dr. Eunyoung Kim
Dr. Edmund Adjapong

Oral Defense: March 8, 2021 @ 10am

Title: What Matters Most for Success Student Persistence: Student Perceptions About the Influence of Their Participation in an Educational Opportunity Fund Program

Committee:
Dr. Rong Chen
Dr. Eunyoung Kim
Dr. Yesenia Madas

Oral Defense: March 8, 2021 @ 3pm

Title: Faculty Perceptions of Dyadic Advising Relationships, Power, and Cultural Consciousness on College Student Learning Outcomes

Committee:
Peggy Brady-Amoon, Ph.D.
Katie Smith, Ph.D.
Amy Klein, Ed.D.

Oral Defense: March 11, 2021 @ 11:30am

Title: The Association Between Participation in Extracurricular Activities and Adolescent’s Mental Health

Committee:
Dr. Thomas Shea
Dr. Jennifer Timmer
Dr. Elizabeth Omegna

Oral Defense: March 11, 2021 @ 4:30pm