Oral Defense Announcements

Summer 2026 Candidates for Graduation

Doctoral Graduate Oral Defense Announcement Table
Date & Time / Location Candidate & Dissertation Title
4/27 at 11:00am
Remote
Alicia Naveas Leiva
Intergenerational Perspectives on Migration: A Phenomenological Study into the Lived Experiences of the Adult Second Generation of Latinos in Saint Louis, MO
4/30 at 3:00pm
Remote
Briana Shawver
Modeling Presidential Vote Choice in Survey Results Using Machine Learning
4/30 at 3:30pm
312 Seton Hall
Ifeoma Lily Yibe
Aligning with Evidence-based Intervention: Fall Hourly Rounding Tool to Reduce Falls
5/6 at 9:00am
Remote
John Held, II
Do International Alumni Give Differently? A Study on the Alumni Philanthropic Perspective of Trust and Key Relational Factors Affecting Attitude Towards Giving
5/7 at 10:00am
Remote
Julia Richardson
Perpetration-based Moral Injury: Associations With Key Trauma-related Constructs Among Civilians
5/8 at 10:00am
0B235 Benton Hall
Danish Gul
Exploring the Complex Membrane Biology and Genetic Diversity of the Acidobacteriota via an Omics Approach
5/11 at 1:00pm
Remote
Kathryn Bohn
The Lived Experiences of Clinical Mental Health Counselors Returning to Clinical Work After Becoming a New Mom: A Phenomenological Study
5/14 at 12:00pm
Remote
Jillian B. Heymann
Underlying Mechanisms in the Relationship Between PTSD and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
5/14 at 12:00pm
Remote
Monica Maria Phelps-Pineda
Multicultural Counseling Supervision: A 10-Year Content Analysis
5/18 at 2:00pm
Remote
Rachel Gaglio
Exploring Intimate Partner Relationship Satisfaction Among Women Who Have Experienced Discrimination and Childhood Trauma
5/20 at 9:00am
Remote
Haley Ringenary
Conceptualizing Reproductive Autonomy in Pregnancy: Construct Validity and Associations with Prenatal Psychological Functioning
6/12 at 11:00am
Jim Short Conf Rm
Lucas Hall
Sarah Kirk
Overlapping Influences: How Peers and Turning Points Jointly Shape Binge Drinking Across the Life Course
6/17 at 10:00am
Remote
Shiva Basir
Examining the Effect of Assistant-Centered Peer Interventions on Student Belonging and Academic Performance in Introductory Physics and Introductory Astronomy College Courses
6/23 at 9:00am
Remote
Kimberly M. Loomis
Title I Parent Engagement: Principal Perspectives in Two Midwestern School Districts
6/29 at 10:00am
Remote
George J. Todd
Integrating Cognition, Behavior and Geographic Ecology in Pollinating Flies
7/1 at 11:00am
Remote
Lili Borrero
Toward a Unified Framework for Character Education: A Comparative Analysis of Character.org’s 11 Principles, the Jubilee Centre Character Education Framework for Schools, and PRIMED for Character Education
7/7 at 9:00am
106 Seton Hall
Tara Kempker
Effect of Virtual Reality Intervention on Postoperative Pain in Pediatric Surgical Patients
7/7 at 9:45am
Remote
Callie Johnson
Psychotropic Medication Use in Older Adults in a Long-Term Care Facility: Implications for Screening Tool
7/7 at 10:30am
Seton Hall
Tonjia Hardesty
Sleep Disturbances Affect Sleep Quality of Hospitalized Adults
7/7 at 12:30pm
106 Seton Hall
Rosa Huang
Enhancing Well-being: Implementing Weekly Social Interventions for Older Adults in Independent Living
7/7 at 1:15pm
Seton Hall
Brianna Olsen
Optimizing Maternal Readiness for Newborn Discharge Through a Learner-Centered Approach
7/7 at 2:00pm
106 Seton Hall
Anila Kenuti
Implementation of Modified Emergency Severity Index (ESI) in the OB/GYN Triage Center for Gynecologic Patients
7/14 at 1:30pm
Remote
Arielle Isabella Guillod
The Primary Care Brief Intervention Competency Assessment Tool (BI-CAT): Examining Reliability and Validity

Fall 2026 Candidates for Graduation

Doctoral Graduate Oral Defense Announcement Table
Date & Time / Location Candidate & Dissertation Title
6/6 at 8:30am
236 ABH
Donald E. Seitz
Commission Impossible: Real Estate Agents and the Struggle to Free the 6% from the Iron Cage
6/8 at 1:00pm
108 ABH
Remote
Mark Franz
The Greatest Spreadsheet Ever Told: The Need for a Better Understanding of User-Developed Applications