Oral Defense Announcements

Fall 2025 Candidates for Graduation

Doctoral Graduate Oral Defense Announcement Table
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
8/22 at 10:00am Remote	Michael Thompson The American Politics of Firearms: The Case Study of Illinois and Missouri Firearm Policies
8/22 at 12:00pm Remote	Suzanne R. Bates The Residual Impact of Slavery on How Enslaved Black Females Defined and Made Meaning of Sexual Violence: A Content Analysis
10/2 at 1:00pm Remote	Karl Guenther Regional Lending Market Structures and Cross-Class Social Capital’s Impact on Small Business Outcomes in the United States
11/3 at 12:30pm 312 Seton	Courtney Mettes Enhancing Early Sepsis Detection: Outcomes of an Educational Program in an Emergency Department
11/7 at 2:30pm 106 ABH	Sreelakshmy Geethakumari Evolution of a New Strategic Orientation in the AI Era: Exploring the Determinants of AI Orientation
11/10 at 11:00am Remote	Michelle Murray An Empirical Examination of Humble Leadership and Employee Career Adaptability
11/10 at 1:00pm Remote	Nwanneka Okere Assessing the Role of Social Media as a Complementary Source in Pharmacovigilance: Insights from FAERS, X (formerly Twitter), and AskaPatient Data Across Multiple Drug Classes
11/11 at 1:00pm Remote	Davorka Marovic-Johnson A Narrative Inquiry into the Role of Relationships in the Immigrant Experience with Adjustment in the United States
11/12 at 1:00pm 001 ABH	Elisandra Rodríguez-Moreno The Effects of Learning Environment Resources and PsyCap on Student Burnout and Outcomes
11/17 at 1:00pm 001 ABH	Rebecca Wilson Trailblazing Pathways: Personal Traits Fueling Success for Underrepresented Minority Entrepreneurs
11/17 at 1:30pm 312 Seton	Brooke Nicholas Increasing Pediatric HPV Vaccination Rates
11/19 at 1:00pm 202F ABH	Jason S. Northern Building Bridges: Philanthropic Co-production in Urban National Parks
11/19 at 1:00pm 312 Seton	Brooke Shahriary The Impact of Video Laryngoscopy on Pediatric and Neonatal Transport Intubation Success
11/19 at 4:00pm Remote	Riaz H. Zaidi The Impact of Teachers' Mathematics Qualifications on Student Proficiency
11/20 at 10:00am 202F ABH	Emily K. Lane The Psychology of Telework
11/21 at 2:00pm Remote	Paige N. Jones The Power of Place: Fostering Empathy, Connection, and Empowerment for Social Change through Place-Based Education and Site Programming with Elementary Learners
11/28 at 9:00am Remote	Justin R. Lovelady Navigating the Challenges of Psychosociological and Spiritual Distress of Oncology Patients

Spring 2026 Candidates for Graduation

Doctoral Graduate Oral Defense Announcement Table
Date & Time / Location	Candidate & Dissertation Title
11/21 at 2:00pm 104 EIC	Alexandria Krause Matlack An Empirical Examination of Humble Leadership and Employee Career Adaptability