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Graduate Advising Information
Principal Leadership Certification
Letter of Eligibility (Superintendency)
LOE Handbook (rev January 2025)
Graduate Supervision
Chair, Mairead Barrett, Ed.D. Education Policy, Planning & Administration, 2025
Chair, Tyler Goodwin, Ed.D. Education Policy, Planning & Administration, 2025
Chair, Stephen Hopson, Ed.D. Education Policy, Planning & Administration, 2025
Chair, Jake Olimpi, Ed.D. Education Policy, Planning & Administration, 2025
Chair, Brittini Piercy, Ed.D. Education Policy, Planning & Administration, 2025
Chair, Grace Li Terramin, Ed.D. Education Policy, Planning & Administration, 2025
Committee Member, Samantha Weiss, Ed.D. Education Policy, Planning & Administration, 2024
Committee Member, Bri Donnelly, Ed.D. Education Policy, Planning & Administration, 2024
Supervisor, Matthew Giannella, M.S. Higher Education Policy & Student Affairs, 2024
Supervisor, Eamonn Graeme, M.S. Higher Education Policy & Student Affairs, 2024
Supervisor, Kiara Guzman-Ramos, M.S. Higher Education Policy & Student Affairs, 2024
Supervisor, Amy Hancox, M.S. Higher Education Policy & Student Affairs, 2024
Supervisor, Jessica Hazell, M.S. Higher Education Policy & Student Affairs, 2024
Supervisor, Grace Howell, M.S. Higher Education Policy & Student Affairs, 2024
Supervisor, Lydia Izzo, M.S. Higher Education Policy & Student Affairs, 2024
Supervisor, Zahir Owens, M.S. Higher Education Policy & Student Affairs, 2024
Supervisor, Mariah Porter, M.S. Higher Education Policy & Student Affairs, 2024
Supervisor, Tyler Smith, M.S. Higher Education Policy & Student Affairs, 2024
Committee Member, Adriane Reilly, Ed.D. Education Policy, Planning & Administration, 2023
“Familiar Faces and Comfortable Spaces: The Role of the College Union in Fostering Sense of Belonging on a College Campus”
Supervisor, Dimitrios Angelis, M.S. Higher Education Policy & Student Affairs, 2023
Supervisor, Allison Downey, M.S. Higher Education Policy & Student Affairs, 2023
Committee Member, Tammy Cooke, Ed.D. Education Policy, Planning & Administration, 2022
“Perceptions and Use of Digital Technology by Educators Who Support Students with Disabilities in Public Schools: A Mixed Methods Study”
Committee Member, Jennifer Southmayd, Ed.D. Education Policy, Planning & Administration, 2022
“Intermediate Elementary Teachers’ Perception and Use of a Learning Management System in Supporting Effective Teaching and Learning: A Mixed Methods Study”
Committee Member, Monica Frank, Ed.D. Education Policy, Planning & Administration, 2022
“Exploring the Tensions between Teacher Beliefs about Integrating Technology: A Case Study”
Supervisor, Summie Bledsoe, M.S. Higher Education Policy & Student Affairs, 2022
Supervisor, Gabriellia Hartz, M.S. Higher Education Policy & Student Affairs, 2022
Supervisor, Shaliyah Kinsey, M.S. Higher Education Policy & Student Affairs, 2022
Supervisor, Melissa MacPherson, M.S. Higher Education Policy & Student Affairs, 2022
Supervisor, MaryClare Rae, M.S. Higher Education Policy & Student Affairs, 2022
Supervisor, Elizabeth Roberts, M.S. Higher Education Policy & Student Affairs, 2022
Supervisor, Jennifer Rodgers, M.S. Higher Education Policy & Student Affairs, 2022
Supervisor, Lauren Sealy Howell, M.S. Higher Education Policy & Student Affairs, 2022
Supervisor, Naijla Whitehead, M.S. Higher Education Policy & Student Affairs, 2022
Committee Member, Courtney Kofeldt, Ed.D. Education Policy, Planning & Administration, 2021
“New Cyber Charter Teachers’ Perceptions of their Induction Program in Preparing Them for Online Instruction: A Mixed Method Study”
Committee Member, Adam Linetty, Ed.D. Education Policy, Planning & Administration, 2021
“Mentorship Matters: An Instrumental Case Study of Mentorship in a Student Affairs Graduate Preparatory Program”
Committee Member, Rob Rust, Ed.D. Education Policy, Planning & Administration, 2021
“Code the Code: Surveillance Capitalism, Education, and the Critical Theory of Technology”
Supervisor, Brittani Dalton, M.S. Higher Education Policy & Student Affairs, 2021
Supervisor, Andrew James, M.S. Higher Education Policy & Student Affairs, 2021
Supervisor, Abigail McCourt, M.S. Higher Education Policy & Student Affairs, 2021
Supervisor, Heather Mitchell, M.S. Higher Education Policy & Student Affairs, 2021
Supervisor, Nzingha Wright, M.S. Higher Education Policy & Student Affairs, 2021
Supervisor, Sabrina Glass, M.S. Higher Education Policy & Student Affairs, 2021
Supervisor, Tanna Frank, M.S. Higher Education Policy & Student Affairs, 2021
Supervisor, Paul B. Cortopassi, M.S. Higher Education Policy & Student Affairs, 2021
Committee Member, Jane Ferris, Ed.D. Education Policy, Planning & Administration, 2020
“The Meaning of Reflection: A Phenomenological Study of Preservice Teacher Experience”
Committee Member, Marcie Hull, Ed.D. Education Policy, Planning & Administration, 2020
“Creating Project-Based MathCurricula: A Narrative Inquiry”
Supervisor, Zach Burden, M.S. Higher Education Policy & Student Affairs, 2020
Supervisor, Marianne Cawley, M.S. Higher Education Policy & Student Affairs, 2020
Supervisor, Paul Cortopassi, M.S. Higher Education Policy & Student Affairs, 2020
Supervisor, Brianna Facemire, M.S. Higher Education Policy & Student Affairs, 2020
Supervisor, Amy Gallagher, M.S. Higher Education Policy & Student Affairs, 2020
Supervisor, Jack Horne, M.S. Higher Education Policy & Student Affairs, 2020
Supervisor, Raina Johnson, M.S. Higher Education Policy & Student Affairs, 2020
Supervisor, Leslie McGowan, M.S. Higher Education Policy & Student Affairs, 2020
Supervisor, Sarak Yaskowski, M.S. Higher Education Policy & Student Affairs, 2020
Supervisor, Janet Swanner, M.S. Transformative Education & Social Change, 2018
Supervisor, Deanna Gabe, M.S. Transformative Education & Social Change, 2018
Supervisor, Nicholas Carullo, M.S. Transformative Education & Social Change, 2018
Second Reader, Molly Aron, M.S. Transformative Education & Social Change, 2018
Second Reader, Alicia Franklin, M.S. Transformative Education & Social Change, 2018
Second Reader, Jennifer Maiale, M.S. Transformative Education & Social Change, 2018
Links to Theses/Dissertations
Masters Theses
Fictive Kin Relationships and Advising: The Roles of Chosen Family as an Advisory Framework for Higher Education, Zachary Burden
I Don’t Really Work Here: Part-Time Faculty and the Adjunctification of Higher Ed., Maggie Cawley
Student Success and the Impact of Social Media: Integrating and Regulating Boundaries, Brianna Facemire
Preparing for Financial Success: An Online Curriculum for Graduating College Students, Amy Gallagher
Supporting Students Through Loss: An Empathic Programmatic Intervention, Jack Horne
More Than An Income: Learning Through Student Employment, Raina Johnson
The Quest to Increase the Quality of High Impact Practices: Supporting and Preparing Students for Internship Experiences, Leslie McGowan
Re-Storying the Cost of Higher Education: A Narrative Approach to Addressing the Racial Disparities in Student Loan Debt, Sarah Yaskowski
Doctoral Dissertations
Creating Project-Based Math Curricula: A Narrative Inquiry, Marcie Hull
Moments of Reflection: A Phenomenological Study of Preservice Teacher Reflection, Jane Ferris