Summer 2025 Candidates for Graduation
| 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 |
| 6/10 at 4:00pm Remote |
Lotte I. Lent, Ryan R. Lindsay & Ackesha J. Patrick St. Louis, Missouri’s ‘Gayborhood’ and Washington, DC’s Black Lives Matter Plaza: Revealing the Healing Potential of Resistance Stories that are Grounded in Place |
| 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 |
| 7/8 at 6:00pm Remote |
Chakakuan Johnson, Linda Nance & Byron Witherspoon Illuminating Trauma in Educational Spaces |
| 7/11 at 11:00am Remote |
Tracey LaRhein Cannon District Impact on State-wide Charter School Policy: Has the Normandy Schools Collaborative Punctuated the Equilibrium? Charter School Policy Analysis of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education |
| 7/14 at 1:00pm Remote |
Toya DeCree Holiday Aligning Heritage Site Storytelling and Indigenous Storywork to Deepen Understanding of Federal Boarding School Policy, Acknowledge Indigenous Resilience and Resurgence, and Create Conditions Conducive to Social Healing |
| 7/15 at 9:00am 106 Seton Hall |
Alexandria Naccarato-Diplarides Aromatherapy to Decrease Anxiety in Adults with a Substance Use Disorder in an Intensive Outpatient Program |
| 7/15 at 9:00am 312 Seton Hall |
Ann M. Way Race Neutral PFT: Implementing Patient Activation Measure Following Race-Neutral Pulmonary Function Testing |
| 7/15 at 9:30am 312 Seton Hall |
Marian A. Dover Motivational Interviewing for Weight Loss: A Review of Evidence-Based Outcomes in Overweight and Obese Adults |
| 7/15 at 10:00am Remote |
Marissa Yetter Evaluation and Expansion of Posttraumatic Avoidance Assessment: Proposal of a Novel Measure of Posttraumatic Positive and Negative Experiential Avoidance for Use in Research and Clinical Practice |
| 7/15 at 10:00am 312 Seton Hall |
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 Hall |
Alyssa K. Durzo Care Coordination in Pediatric Primary Care |
| 7/15 at 10:30am 312 Seton Hall |
Taylor Wilson A Program Evaluation: Insomnia in Adults with Major Depression Disorder with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) |
| 7/15 at 11:00am 312 Seton Hall |
Nicole Bondurant Screening for Depression and Anxiety in Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome |
| 7/15 at 11:00am 106 Seton Hall |
Mary Hohman Improving HPV Vaccination Decision-Making for Adolescents and Their Caregiver |
| 7/15 at 11:30am 312 Seton Hall |
Stephanie Faulkingham The Psychological Impact of Parenting Child Victims of Trauma |
| 7/15 at 11:30am 106 Seton Hall |
Chidochomoyo Zvirawa Evaluating Depression in Adults Undergoing Substance Abuse Treatment: A Program Evaluation of Intensive Outpatient Programs |
| 7/15 at 12:00pm 106 Seton Hall |
Erica Bizub Depression Screening in the Adult Inpatient Oncology Population |
| 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 12:00pm 0B103 Benton |
Dhanbir Lingden Nanoporous Gold Nanoparticles and Model Membrane Systems Applied to the Study of Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) |
| 7/15 at 12:30pm 312 Seton Hall |
Victoria Cobb Implementation of Mindfulness-Based Interventions and Weekly Visits to Reduce Loneliness in Older Adults |
| 7/16 at 9:00am 312 Seton Hall |
Eryn E. Watson Bowel Regimen Protocol Implementation for Pediatric Patients Following Cardiac Surgery |
| 7/16 at 9:30am 106 Seton Hall |
Kelli Jungewaelter Implementation of Telehealth Optimization to Improve Postpartum Visit Adherence |
| 7/16 at 9:30am 312 Seton Hall |
Breslin Rose Palliative Care Beyond Cancer: Use of the P-CaRES Tool |
| 7/16 at 10:00am 106 Seton Hall |
Raven S. Simpson Implementation of Quantitative Blood Loss to Detect Postpartum Hemorrhage After Vaginal Birth |
| 7/16 at 10:00am 312 Seton Hall |
Morgan A. Takacs Implementation of an Evidence-Based Postpartum Depression Screening Tool in a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
| 7/16 at 10:30am 106 Seton Hall |
Emily R. Leone Implementation of a Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Toolkit Postpartum |
| 7/16 at 10:30am 312 Seton Hall |
Katherine Skrade Evaluation of a Behavioral Response Team to Decrease Use of Violent Restraint |
| 7/16 at 11:00am 106 Seton Hall |
Eriola Arapi Implementation of a Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Toolkit Postpartum |
| 7/16 at 11:00am 312 Seton Hall |
Anne Mwangi-Amann Transportation: A Barrier to Healthcare Access Among Disabled and Older Adults in Rural Areas |
| 7/16 at 11:30am 106 Seton Hall |
Luke D. Little Implementation of a Nurse-Driven Process to Decrease NPO Times in a Geriatric Emergency Department |
| 7/16 at 12:00pm Remote |
Corrin E. Brockschmidt Increasing Access to Asthma Education Through Digital Technology and Surveying Preferences of Children and Families |
| 7/16 at 12:00pm 106 Seton |
Catherine Karle Implementing a Standardized Protocol to Screen for Depression in a Gastroenterology Outpatient Clinic |
| 7/16 at 12:30pm 106 Seton Hall |
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 |
| 7/21 at 2:00pm 108 ABH |
Tonya Humphrey Guardrails for Growth: Governing Open Source Software Risk in Healthtech Startups |
Fall 2025 Candidates for Graduation
| Date & Time / Location | Candidate & Dissertation Title |
|---|---|
| 5/2 at 1:00p 108 ABH |
Justin W. Bennett Enhancing Interoperability in Geospatial Analytics Systems: Navigating Diverse Standards for Optimal Data Integrity |
| 7/15 at 10:00am 106 Seton Hall |
Katie Anderson Screen Foundations: How Pediatric Nurse Practitioners Can Implement ‘Family Media Use Plans’ in Primary Care to Reduce Pediatric Behavior Concerns |
