Congratulations to May Graduates

In May, 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 14 who earned doctoral degrees. Commencement ceremonies were held May 8 and 9 in Trask Coliseum.

On May 7, a reception was held to honor WCE’s Ed.D. graduates:

Crystal Barnett

• Dissertation title: Leading Through Crisis: How Elementary Principals in Title I Schools Navigate and Grow as Crisis Leaders
• Committee: Kim Jamison (chair); Amy Garrett Dikkers and Yan Liu

Dawn Henderson Brown

• Dissertation title: Losing the Locals: A Case Study of Location- Bound Staff Who Left the University
• Committee: Kevin McClure (chair); Andy Mauk and Lucy Holman

Amy Daigle

• Dissertation title: Evaluation Capacity Building of a North Carolina Rural School District
• Committee: Satlaj Dighe (chair); Amy Garrett Dikkers and Symphony Oxendine

Sierra Dickerson

• Dissertation title: From Preparation to Practice: Examining Early Childhood Educators’ Perceived Preparedness to Sustain Well-Being and Prevent Burnout in the Workforce
• Committee: Denise Henning (chair); Julia Lynch and Amy Moody

Allison Flowers

• Dissertation title: An Evaluation Study of a Junior Faculty Mentoring Program in Academic Medicine
• Committee: Tamara Walser (chair); Denise Henning and Jamie Russell

Alicia Hodal

• Dissertation title: Mobile Devise Use and Student Performance: A Quantitative Study of High School Cell Phone Policies
• Committee: Michele Parker (chair); Yan Liu and Florence Martin

Danielle Knox

• Dissertation title: Access by Design: How North Carolina School Districts Address Representation in Advanced Course Enrollment
• Committee: Michele Parker (chair); Donyell Roseboro and Stacey Miller

Megan Moeller

• Dissertation title: Stay or Leave: Exploring Non-Cognitive and Environmental Influences on Community College Student Persistence
• Committee: Denise Henning (chair); Deb Grimes and Kathy Gallman

Billy Moore

• Dissertation title: From Marginalization to Belonging: How Black Elementary Educators Leverage Lived Experiences to Support Multilingual Learners
• Committee: Donna DeGennaro (chair); Satlaj Dighe and Janeen Perry-Campbell

Stephanie Morgan

• Dissertation title: UnSettling Standards: How North Carolina Can Authentically Integrate Indigenous Content to Decolonize K-1 Public School Standards.
• Committee: Amy Garrett Dikkers (chair); Denise Henning and Satlaj Dighe

Jonathan Paschal

• Dissertation title: Advanced Teaching Roles and Their Relationship to School-Level Academic Achievement, EVAAS Growth, and Teacher Retention in North Carolina Public Schools
• Committee: Yan Liu (chair); Julia Lynch and Kim Jamison

Adam Perkins

• Dissertation title: Exploring Principal-SRO Collaboration in School Safety: A Qualitative Study of Trust, Roles, and Decision-Making Collaboration
• Committee: Kevin McClure (chair); Kim Jamison and Julia Lynch

Alexandra Pyak

• Dissertation title: Exploring First-Year Community College Students’ Experiences with Institution-Led Digital Messages
• Committee: Michele Parker (chair); Symphony Oxendine and Cynthia Demetriou

Yasmeen Bachelor

• Dissertation title: From Teacher to Edupreneur: A Narrative Inquiry into K-12 Educators’ Transitions to Full-Time Entrepreneurial and Consultation-Based Careers
• Committee: Michele Parker (chair), Dar Mayweather and Andrew Woolum

Please join us in congratulating all of our outstanding graduates!