Congratulations to December 2023 Graduates

In December, the Watson College of Education celebrated the achievements of our most recent graduates including students who earned undergraduate degrees in teacher education, students enrolled in graduate-level programs and 10 who earned doctoral degrees. Commencement ceremonies were held December 15 in Trask Coliseum.

On December 13, a reception was held to honor WCE’s 10 Ed.D. graduates:

• Maggie Bannon
  Dissertation title: Put Me In, Coach: Experiences of Community College Transfer Students Participating in Academic Coaching During Their First Semester at a Research-Intensive University
  Committee: James DeVita (chair); Jess Boersma and Symphony Oxendine
• Bethany Lynn Furr Boliver
  Dissertation title: A Case Study Exploration of the Effects of a Heterogenously-Grouped Honors Math 1 Course at an Early College in North Carolina
  Committee: Amy Garrett Dikkers (chair); Kerry Robinson and Edith Skipper
• Bridget Nicole Corbett
  Dissertation title: Social-Emotional Learning from the Educator’s Perspective
  Committee: Andrew Ryder (chair); Michelle Casey and William Sterrett
• Tracy Daughtry
  Dissertation title: The Deployment Experience from the Perspective of Military Children
  Committee: Amy Garrett Dikkers (chair); Kimberly Carr and Amelia Moody
• Christopher Davis
  Dissertation title: Counselors and Teachers Creating and Sustaining Inclusive Educational Environments: Supporting the LGBTQ 6th-12th Grade Population
  Committee: Steven Hooker (chair): Jayson Richardson and Tamara Walser
• Lisa M. DeVane
  Dissertation title: Faculty Perceptions of Assessment of Student Learning at a Rural Community College in North Carolina
  Committee: Kevin McClure (chair); Andrew Mauk and Andrew Ryder
• Emily E. Hargrove
  Dissertation title: New Voices in the Mix: Preservice English Language Arts Teachers Reflect as Learners and Teachers of Adolescent Literacy
  Committee: Amy Garrett Dikkers (chair); Amanda Allen and Denise Ousley
• Scott Judson
  Dissertation title: Imagine Community College: An Appreciative Inquiry Summit to Envision Supportive Community Colleges for Trans Students
  Committee: James DeVita (chair); Denise Henning and Symphony Oxendine
• Brittany Nicole Philbert 
  Dissertation title: She Made a Way: Endarkened Narratives of Waymaking through Interim Leadership at Predominately White Institutions
  Committee: Donyell Roseboro (chair); Denise Henning and Wilson Okello
• Kristi M. Wiley
  Dissertation title: A Study of a Course-Embedded Undergraduate Research Experience at North Carolina Community Colleges in Partnership with the University of North Carolina Wilmington
  Committee: James DeVita (chair); Denise Henning and Josalin Hunter

Please join us in congratulating all of our outstanding 2023 graduates!

View photos from WCE’s Fall 2023 Graduate Reception on the Watson College of Education Facebook page.

View photos from WCE’s Fall 2023 Ed.D. Celebration on the Watson College of Education Facebook page.