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Doctoral Dissertations

Hani Aljohani, Curriculum & Instruction, Ed.D. (Dissertation committee chair) Dissertation title: The role of self-efficacy in teaching students with intellectual disabilities: Perspectives from Saudi Arabia

Kisha Stinson-Cox, Curriculum & Instruction, Ed.D. (Dissertation committee chair) Dissertation title: Voices from the Middle: A Qualitative Study of Non-Credentialed Middle School Content Teachers regarding their Experiences, Beliefs, and Self-Efficacy in Teaching English Language Learners

Biale Zua, Curriculum & Instruction, Ed.D. (Dissertation committee member) Dissertation title: International Students’ Levels of English Language Proficiency and Academic Achievement at a Historically Black University

Brittany Singleton, Educational Leadership , Ed.D. (Dissertation committee member) Dissertation title: Teaching English Language Learners: A Case Study

Maram Alghamdi, Curriculum & Instruction, Ed.D. (Dissertation committee member) Dissertation title: A Phenomenological Study of Saudi Arabian Female Students’ Experiences and Sense of Belonging in One HBCU in the Southeast United States

Cherie Hook, Curriculum & Instruction, Ed.D. (Dissertation committee member) Dissertation title: A Case Study to Explore the Implementation of Read to be Ready in a Middle Tennessee School District

John Fanning, Educational Leadership , Ed.D. (Dissertation committee member) Dissertation title: Rural School Leaders’ Perceptions of Digital Branding: A Case Study

Sara Wehrmann, Educational Leadership , Ed.D. (Dissertation committee member) Dissertation title: Rural School Principals’ Perceptions Regarding Cultural Responsiveness

Audrey Bullock, Curriculum & Instruction, Ed.D. (Dissertation committee member) Dissertation title: Teaching Elementary Mathematics through Problem Solving and Its Relationship to Mathematics Achievement

LaRonda Cawthon, Curriculum & Instruction, Ed.D. (Dissertation committee member) Dissertation title: General Educators’ Perceptions of Providing Academic Core Instruction to Students with Learning Disabilities in Inclusive Classrooms

Katherine Johnson, Counseling Psychology, Ph.D. (Dissertation committee member) Dissertation title: A Qualitative Study of How Childhood Trauma Shapes Adult Life

Shabnam Etemadi Brady, Counseling Psychology, Ph.D. (Dissertation committee member) Dissertation title: Meeting the Needs of Migrants: Applying the Bioecological Systems Theory Model to Assess Multicultural Competency in Mental Health

Faisal Alshmasi, Curriculum & Instruction, Ed.D. (Dissertation committee member) Dissertation title: Teachers’ Experiences of Instructing Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in Self Contained Classrooms in Saudi Arabia

Rheanna Kaley, Counseling Psychology, Ph.D. (Dissertation committee member) Dissertation title: Contemporary Dating Experiences Through an Attachment Lens

Tonya McCoy, Counseling Psychology, Ph.D. (Dissertation committee member) Dissertation title: A Qualitative Study of African American Female Engineering College Students’ Intersecting Identities, Sense of Belonging, and Intent to Persist

Susan Githua, Educational Leadership , Ed.D. (Dissertation committee member) Dissertation title: A Phenomenological Study of Female International Students in Graduate Programs in the College of Education at a Public HBCU in the United States

Master Thesis

Nadia Betancour-Bedoya, Curriculum and Instruction (committee member) Thesis title: Studying Music of Latin America: A World Music Curriculum Approach for Presenting Four representative Styles of Latin American Cultures