Oral Defense Announcements

Summer 2025 Candidates for Graduation

Doctoral Graduate Oral Defense Announcement Table
Date & Time / Location Candidate & Dissertation Title
8/29/24 at 1:00p
Remote
Eleanor B. Steffens
Optimistic Biases on E-Cigarette Cessation: Examining Competing Theoretical Models for Young Adults with and without Chronic Health Conditions
12/16/24 at 11:00a
Remote
Claudia Campbell
A Latent Profile Analysis of High-Risk Children’s Problematic Sexual Behavior
2/12/25
Remote
Abigail Jordan Laine
Assessing Psychologists’ Clinical Knowledge of Geriatric Depression: A Validation Study of the Later Life Depression Knowledge Questionnaire
4/16 at 1:00p
Remote
Katelynn Hopson
Never Fear, Hope is Here: A Quantitative Analysis of Public Accountants’ Hope During Busy Season
4/28 at 10:30a
ABH 202F
Amanda Good
No Cheers, No Fears: Unpacking Non-drinkers' Survival Tactics in Alcohol-Centric Work Events
5/2 at 12:00pm
EdCollabitat
Brianne L. Overton
Dying Young
5/13 at 9:30am
Remote
Taryn Fitzgerald
Network Analysis of Biopsychosocial Factors Associated with Trauma Exposure: Impacts on Inflammation
5/27 at 10:00am
Remote
Erin Marie Tompkins Doan
Building a Grounded Theory of Resilience Among Survivors of Chronic Ischemic Stroke
5/28 at 1:00pm
TLC-Sigma Aldrich
Diana Hammond
Reclaiming Data: A Participatory Action Research Study to Empower Educators
5/30 at 1:00pm
Remote
Amanda Berlinski & Heather Waterman
Through the Four-Truth Lens: Staff and Visitor Responses to Climate Change Communication at Joshua Tree and Glacier Bay National Parks
6/2 at 6:00pm
Remote
Delia Lister
Developing Full-Performance Interpreters: Supporting Interpreters as They Cultivate the Interdisciplinary Mindsets and Skill Sets Needed to Engage Heritage Site Audiences in Climate Change and Women’s History
6/3 at 4:00pm
Remote
Pamela Blair-Bruce
Transforming Heritage Narratives: Harnessing the Power of Four Truth Inquiry to Reclaim Women’s History and Reinvent Climate Communication at Interpretive Sites
6/4 at 11:00am
Remote
Monica Treviño
The Clinical Utility of Measuring Emotion Dysregulation in Autistic Youth
6/10 at 12:30pm
Remote
Carol S. Fitzsimmons & Ajena Cason Rogers
Toward Culturally Responsive Interpretation: Native American Representation at the High Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon
6/12 at 11:00am
TLC-Sigma Aldrich
Tracy Brosch
The Write Time for an Autoethnography: How Writing Project Has Shaped My Understanding of Professional Learning in Community
6/18 at 1:00p
Remote
James R. Craig
Beyond "Thanks for Your Service": Navigating the Challenges of Memorializing the Global War on Terrorism
6/18 at 4:30pm
Remote
Adeola Adewale, Marie Boesch, Gelene Marie Strecker-Sayer & Kenya Womack
Interpreting Experiences Between Communities and Their Parks in St. Louis: A Four-Truth Lens Exploration of Fairground and Tower Grove
6/24 at 4:00pm
Remote
Adrian Boone, Raena D. Parsons & Nicole E. Post
The Roots of Our Food: Relationships Are the Seeds of Care-based Food Heritage
6/26 at 11:00am
Remote
Nicholas Ehlman
Variable Importance, Knockoff Filters, and Minimizing Errors
7/8 at 2:00pm
Remote
Karen Cross
Post-9/11 Service Members Barriers to Using Military Educational Benefits
7/15 at 9:00am
106 Seton
Alexandria Naccarato-Diplarides
Aromatherapy to Decrease Anxiety in Adults with a Substance Use Disorder in an Intensive Outpatient Program
7/15 at 10:00am
312 Seton
Sally Wang
Implementing a Turn Team Process to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries on a Telemetry Unit at a Hospital in the Midwest
7/15 at 10:30am
106 Seton
Alyssa K. Durzo
Care Coordination in Pediatric Primary Care
7/15 at 11:00am
Seton Hall
Nicole Bondurant
Screening for Depression and Anxiety in Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
7/15 at 11:30am
312 Seton
Stephanie Faulkingham
The Psychological Impact of Parenting Child Victims of Trauma
7/15 at 11:30am
106 Seton
Chidochomoyo Zvirawa
Evaluating Depression in Adults Undergoing Substance Abuse Treatment: A Program Evaluation of Intensive Outpatient Programs
7/15 at 12:00pm
Remote
Meagan A. Conwell
Implementing Behavioral Management and Social Skills Training for Pediatric Patients with ADHD and Their Caregivers
7/15 at 12:30pm
312 Seton
Victoria Cobb
Implementation of Mindfulness-Based Interventions and Weekly Visits to Reduce Loneliness in Older Adults
7/16 at 9:00am
312 Seton
Eryn E. Watson
Bowel Regimen Protocol Implementation for Pediatric Patients Following Cardiac Surgery
7/16 at 12:30pm
106 Seton
Paige Bernau
Screening for Bullying in a Middle School Setting
7/18 at 10:30am
108 ABH
Ashley L. Gill
Development and Validation of the Informal Safety Leadership Measure

 

Fall 2025 Candidates for Graduation

Doctoral Graduate Oral Defense Announcement Table
Date & Time / Location Candidate & Dissertation Title
5/2 at 1:00p
ABH 108
Justin W. Bennett
Enhancing Interoperability in Geospatial Analytics Systems: Navigating Diverse Standards for Optimal Data Integrity