EDLD Dissertation Defenses 2015-2016
The following are a list of defended or scheduled Educational Leadership Defenses during the 2015/2016 Academic Year
| Name | Defense | Title | Date | Committee |
| David Carey McDurmon | Pre-Prospectus | Experience of Principal and Its Effect on Teacher Relationships and School Climate | 7/12/2016 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Teri Denlea Melton, Chair Cordelia Zinskie, Juliann Sergi McBrayer |
| Renanda Dear | Prospectus | Surviving at the Top: A Critical Case Study of Female Administrators in Higher Education | 6/23/2016 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Teri Denlea Melton, Chair Meca Williams-Johnson, Lina Soares |
| Katrina Evans-Dobbs | Pre-Prospectus | Beginning Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Teacher Induction Program and the Role of Building Administration on a Rural County in Georgia | 6/20/2016 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Teri Denlea Melton, Chair Bryan Griffin, Gregory Chamblee |
| John LeMay | Pre-Prospectus | Self-Control, Motivation, and Academic Achievement in Georgia Southern University Sophomore Students | 6/14/2016 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Daniel W. Calhoun, Chair Bryan Griffin, Teri Denlea Melton |
| Tracy Colebrooke | Prospectus | Bahamian Elementary School Principals’ an Teachers’ Perceptions of Inclusive Education | 6/6/2016 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
Teri Denlea Melton, Chair Lina Soares, Catherine Howerter |
| Tamela Evans | Prospectus | Support Services in Higher Education Assisting Nontraditional Student Veterans in Degree Completion | 5/17/2016 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Daniel W. Calhoun, Chair Meca Williams-Johnson, Christine Ludowise |
| Tenora Simonez | Prospectus | Remedial Education Programs and Student Success: Perceptions of Faculty and Administrators at HBCUs | 5/4/2016 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Daniel W. Calhoun, Chair Komanduri S. Murty, Teri Denlea Melton |
| Scott Kennedy | Pre-Prospectus | High School Educators’ Perceptions of Response to Intervention Implementation | 4/28/2016 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Daniel W. Calhoun, Chair Teri Denlea Melton, Edward W. Lord |
| Allison Van Tone | Dissertation | Principals’ Perceptions of Differentiated Instruction and Leadership Practices for Successful Implementation in Elementary School Settings | 4/1/2016 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Kymberly Harris, Chair Devon Jensen, Lina Soares |
| Marshall Fernando Aker | Dissertation | A Study of Black Teachers’ Perceptions of the Academic Achievement of Black Male Students in Elementary Schools in Rural Georgia | 3/29/2016 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Brenda Marina, Chair Fayth Parks, Sabrina Ross |
| Patrice Jackson | Pre-Prospectus | Leading through Crisis: Deans of Students Responses to Campus Crises | 3/11/2016 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Teri Denlea Melton, Chair Dan Calhoun, Georj Lewis |
| Amy Zieziula | Prospectus | Campus Civility: Best Practices from Deans of Students | 3/11/2016 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Teri Denlea Melton, Chair Meca Williams-Johnson, Kerry Greenstein |
| Gail Greenway | Pre-Prospectus | Middle School Effectiveness: Impact of Georgia Assessment Performance of School Standards (GAPSS) Review Score | 3/10/2016 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Daniel Calhoun, Chair Teri Denlea Melton, Jim Hattabaugh |
| Marian Muldrow | Prospectus | An Exploration Of The Impostor Phenomenon And Its Impact On Black Women Administrators In Higher Education In The South | 3/7/2016 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. |
Brenda Marina, Chair Beth Durodoye, Chelda Smith |
| Janet Poole | Prospectus | Characteristics of Effective Alternative Schools in Georgia: Leaders’ Perceptions | 3/4/2016 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
James Green, Chair Cordelia Zinskie Paul Brinson |
| Charles Ziglar | Pre-Prospectus | An investigation of articulated institutional ethos for new university presidents | 3/3/2016 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Devon Jensen, Chair Daniel Calhoun, Amelia Davis |
| Renanda Dear | Pre-Prospectus | Striving for the top: A Qualitative Analysis of Female Administrators in Higher Education | 3/1/2016 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Teri Denlea Melton, Chair Meca Williams-Johnson, Lina Soares |
| Jennifer Topper | Prospectus | Leveraging Professional Learning Communities to Impact Adolescent Literacy | 2/11/2016 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Jason LaFrance, Chair Bryan Griffin, Paul “Mac” Brinson |
| Deborah Kittrell-Mikell | Prospectus | The Cultivation of Fostering a College Student and the Goal of Producing a College Graduate using Retention, Progression, and Graduation (RPG) Initiatives: A University System’s Approach | 2/3/2016 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
Devon Jensen, Chair Meca Williams-Johnson, Saba Jallow |
| Brigid Nesmith | Pre-Prospectus | Principals’ Perceptions of Ability Grouping | 1/26/2016 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Teri Denlea Melton, Chair Bryan Griffin, Jimmy Hattabaugh |
| Marian Muldrow | Prospectus | Running from Ourselves: Escaping the Cluster of the Imposter Phenomenon that Limits the Upward Mobility of Black Women as Administrators in Higher Education | 12/9/2015 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
Brenda Marina, Chair Beth Durodoye, Chelda Smith |
| Farrah Senn | Pre-Prospectus | Exploring the Connection between Christian Colleges’ Mission Fidelity and Financial Health | 12/8/2015 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. |
Daniel Calhoun, Chair Teri Denlea Melton, Bryan Griffin |
| Samuel Dasher | Prospectus | An Interactionist View of African American Males in Educational Leadership | 12/7/2015 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Devon Jensen, Chair Cindi Chance, Jason LaFrance |
| Jenny Brown | Prospectus | In Search of Financial Literacy: A Qualitative Analysis of College Money Management Centers in the United States | 12/7/2015 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
Daniel Calhoun, Chair Pamela Wells, Amy Ballagh |
| Jami Hall | Prospectus | The Complex Dichotomies of Student Affairs Practitioners’ Perceived Competencies: A Quantitative Evaluation of Self-Awareness | 12/4/2015 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
Brenda Marina, Chair Daniel Calhoun, Antonio Gutierrez |
| Ashley Cullum | Prospectus | Student Motivation and Intent to Take Online Courses | 12/4/2015 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Jason LaFrance, Chair Yasar Bodur, Teri Denlea Melton |
| Roschelle Miles | Prospectus | Perceptions of the Effectiveness of the Communities in Schools Model at Rural Georgia Performance Learning Centers | 12/3/2015 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Daniel Calhoun, Chair Meca Williams-Johnson, Samuel Hardy |
| Tenora Simonez | Pre-Prospectus | Remedial Education Programs and Student Success: Perceptions of Teachers and Administrators at HBCUs | 12/2/2015 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Daniel Calhoun, Chair Teri Denlea Melton, Komanduri Murty |
| April S. Hodges | Pre-Prospectus | The Manifestation of Principal Training: Preparing Assistant Principals for Assuming the Role of Building Leader | 11/18/2015 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Teri Denlea Melton, Chair Bryan Griffin, Jimmy Hattabaugh |
| Tequila T. Morgan | Dissertation | The Road Less Traveled: Alumni Perceptions of the Georgia Early College High School Experience | 11/6/2015 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Daniel Calhoun, Chair Teri Denlea Melton, Jason LaFrance |
| Tamaine Prince | Dissertation | The Effectiveness of a Mentoring Program on Teacher Retention at an Urban High School | 11/6/2015 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Devon Jensen, Chair Teri Denlea Melton, Jason LaFrance |
| Amy Zieziula | Pre-Prospectus | Campus Civility: Best Practices from Deans of Students | 11/5/2015 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Teri Denlea Melton, Chair Meca Williams-Johnson, Kerry Greenstein |
| Allison Van Tone | Dissertation | Principals’ Perception of Differentiated Instruction and Its Impact on Student Achievement | 11/2/2015 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Kymberly Harris, Chair Devon Jensen, Lina Soares |
| Ethelstine Lett | Dissertation | A Phenomenological Study of Instructional Coaches and Critical Friends Groups | 10/28/2015 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
Devon Jensen, Chair Dan Calhoun, Kymberly Harris |
| Janet Poole | Pre-Prospectus | Effective Alternative Schools | 10/15/2015 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
James Green, Chair Cordelia Zinskie, Paul Brinson |
| Kelley Young | Dissertation | Fighting On The Frontline: An Examination Of Teacher Retention Practices In Urban Elementary Schools | 10/13/2015 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. |
Brenda Marina, Chair Robert Lake, Judith Robbins |
| Tamela Evans | Pre-Prospectus | Nontraditional Student Veterans in Higher Education | 9/28/2015 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
Daniel Calhoun, Chair Meca Williams- Johnson, Christine Ludowise |
| Jenny C. Brown | Pre-Prospectus | In Search of Financial Literacy: A Qualitative Analysis of College Money Management Centers in the U.S. | 9/15/2015 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
C. Amelia Davis, Chair Dan W. Calhoun, Amy Ballagh |
| Marian Muldrow | Pre-Prospectus | Perceived Obstacles That Limit The Mobility of Black Women As Administrators in Higher Education | 9/10/2015 11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. |
Brenda Marina, Chair Beth Durodoye, Chelda Smith |
| Yvette Wells | Dissertation | The Effect of Principal Leadership and Professional Development on Classroom Practices in Southeast Georgia | 9/2/2015 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
Brenda Marina, Chair Charles Hodges, Olufunke Adefope |
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Last updated: 8/9/2021