EDLD Dissertation Defenses 2017-2018
The following are a list of defended or scheduled Educational Leadership Defenses during the 2017/2018 Academic Year
| Name | Defense | Title | Date | Committee |
| Jarvis Price | Dissertation | The Relationship Between Teachers’ Perception of Data-driven Instructional Leadership and Their Sense of Efficacy and Anxiety for Data-driven Decision-making | 7/9/2018 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
Lina B. Soares, Chair Cordelia Zinskie Teri Melton |
| Da’Mon Andrews | Preprospectus | Predictors of Community College Students’ Academic Success in Corequisite Courses | 6/15/2018 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Steven Tolman, Chair Johnathan Hilpert Barry Dotson |
| Cynthia Groover | Preprospectus | A Meta-Assessment of an Institution’s Administrative Assessment Processes | 6/13/2018 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Juliann Sergi McBrayer, Chair Richard Cleveland Amy Jo Riggs |
| John Banter | Prospectus | Leadership Behavior Development of First-Year Students Within a Leadership Development Program | 6/11/2018 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
Juliann Sergi McBrayer, Chair Steven Tolman Summer Pannell |
| John Egan | Preprospectus | Exploring Graduate Valuation of an Undergraduate Leadership Program | 6/5/2018 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Juliann Sergi McBrayer, Chair Pamela Wells Steven Tolman |
| Gabriela Marquez | Prospectus | Collegiate Recreation Participation and Student Retention, Progression, and Graduation | 5/31/2018 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Teri Denlea Melton, Chair Antonio Gutierrez de Blume Cara McFadden Carl Sorgen |
| John Banter | Preprospectus | Leadership Behavior Development of First-Year Students Within a Leadership Development Program | 5/30/2018 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Juliann Sergi McBrayer, Chair Steven Tolman Summer Pannell |
| Gabriela Marquez | Preprospectus | Collegiate Recreation Participation and Student Retention, Progression, and Graduation | 5/18/2018 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Teri Denlea Melton, Chair Antonio Gutierrez de Blume Cara McFadden |
| Mia Lakes | Dissertation | Systemic Family Engagement in Georgia Schools | 4/3/2018 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Teri Denlea Melton, Chair Antonio Gutierrez de Blume Paul Brinson |
| April Hodges | Dissertation | The Manifestation of Principal Training: Preparing Assistant Principals for Assuming the Role of Building Leader | 3/20/2018 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Teri Denlea Melton, Chair Bryan Griffin Paul Brinson |
| Crystal Edenfield | Dissertation | Institutional Conditions That Matter to Community College Students’ Success: A Multiple Case Study | 3/20/2018 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Juliann Sergi McBrayer, Chair Daniel Calhoun Cordelia Zinskie |
| Brigid Nesmith | Dissertation | Deciding on Classroom Composition: Factors Related to Principals’ Grouping Practices | 3/19/2018 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Teri Denlea Melton, Chair Bryan Griffin Juliann Sergi McBrayer |
| Charles F. Ziglar | Dissertation | The Formation and Promulgation of Institutional Ethos By New University Presidents | 3/7/2018 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Daniel Calhoun, Chair Pamela Wells Thomas Koballa |
| Katrina Evans-Dobbs | Dissertation | Beginning Teachers’ Perceptions of Factors That Predict Attrition in a Rural County in Georgia | 3/5/2018 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
Teri Denlea Melton, Chair Bryan Griffin Gregory Chamblee |
| Jennifer Dineen | Prospectus | Content Analysis of Policy as an Expression of Educational Theory on Special Education Preschool Placement Options | 3/2/2018 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Paul Brinson, Chair Teri Melton Kymberly Harris |
| Crystal Locke | Prospectus | Examining Same Race Mentorship Experiences of African American Males at Institutions of Higher Education | 2/22/2018 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Daniel Calhoun, Chair Pamela Wells Juliann Sergi McBrayer |
| Kierstin Johnson | Prospectus | School Size and it’s Effect on Pathway Completion and End-of-Pathway Pass Rates in Georgia | 2/21/2018 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
Paul Brinson, Chair Elizabeth Downs Antonio Gutierrez de Blume |
| Alissa Hanrahan Sasser | Dissertation | Novice Teachers’ Perception of Mentoring and Teacher Retention | 2/20/2018 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Teri Denlea Melton, Chair Antonio Gutierrez de Blume Paul Brinson |
| Talisha Lawson Adams | Prospectus | Cultural Integration and Persistence of Minority, First-Generation College Students | 2/19/2018 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Juliann Sergi McBrayer, Chair Kristen Dickens Cordelia Zinskie |
| Lori Joiner | Dissertation | The Relationship Between School Nutrition and Lexile Growth | 2/13/2018 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Teri Denlea Melton, Chair Antonio Gutierrez de Blume Juliann Sergi McBrayer |
| Brent Stubbs | Dissertation | Intrinsic, Future-Oriented Goal Awareness and Two-Year College Graduation | 1/25/2018 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Antonio Gutierrez de Blume, Chair Daniel Calhoun Juliann Sergi McBrayer |
| Jennifer Witherington | Pre-Prospectus | Choosing Leadership: A Phenomenological Study of Female Executive Leaders in Higher Education | 12/14/2017 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Daniel Calhoun, Chair Meca Williams-Johnson Juliann Sergi McBrayer |
| Mia Lakes | Prospectus | Systemic Family Engagement in Georgia Schools | 11/14/2017 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Teri Denlea Melton, Chair Antonio Gutierrez Paul Brinson |
| Gail Greenway | Dissertation | Relationship Between School Climate and Student Achievement in Middle Schools | 11/6/2017 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Daniel Calhoun, Chair Teri Denlea Melton Juliann Sergi McBrayer |
| Julie Chance | Dissertation | Impact of Purposeful Professional Learning on Instructional Technology Integration in Daily Classroom Practices | 11/3/2017 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Teri Denlea Melton, Chair Antonio Gutierrez de Blume Charles Hodges |
| John LeMay | Dissertation | Engagement, Motivation, Self-Regulation, and Academic Achievement of Georgia Southern Sophomore Students | 11/3/2017 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Daniel Calhoun, Chair Bryan Griffin Teri Denlea Melton |
| Brittany Ange | Dissertation | Pass/Fail Grading In Medical School and Impact on Residency Placement | 11/2/2017 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Juliann Sergi McBrayer, Chair Daniel Calhoun Antonio Gutierrez de Blume |
| Holly Rutledge | Dissertation | A Correlational Study of the Georgia School Board Association’s Board Recognition Program and Student Achievement | 10/30/2017 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
Paul Brinson, Chair Antonio Gutierrez de Blume Marylyn Griffin |
| Kierstin Johnson | Pre-Prospectus | School Size and it’s Effect on Pathway Completion and End-of-Pathway Pass Rates in Georgia | 10/18/2017 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
Paul Brinson, Chair Elizabeth Downs Antonio Gutierrez de Blume |
| Lydia Cross | Dissertation | Graduate Student Perceptions of Support Services in Online Degree Programs | 10/17/2017 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Daniel Calhoun, Chair Antonio Gutierrez de Blume Mete Akcaoglu |
| Brigid Nesmith | Prospectus | Deciding on Classroom Composition: Factors Related to Principals’ Grouping Practices | 10/12/2017 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Teri Denlea Melton, Chair Bryan Griffin Juliann Sergi McBrayer |
| Gail Greenway | Prospectus | Exploring the Connection Between School Climate and Student Achievement in Middle Schools | 9/19/2017 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Daniel Calhoun, Chair Teri Melton Juliann Sergi McBrayer |
| Brent Stubbs | Prospectus | Intrinsic, Future-Oriented Goal Awareness as a Predictor of Two-Year College Graduation | 9/7/2017 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Antonio Gutierrez de Blume, Chair Daniel Calhoun Juliann Sergi McBrayer |
| Lori Joiner | Prospectus | The Relationship Between Middle School Lexile Growth and School Nutrition | 8/22/2017 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Teri Denlea Melton, Chair Antonio Gutierrez de Blume Juliann Sergi McBrayer |
| Julie Chance | Prospectus | Impact of Purposeful Professional Learning on Instructional Technology Integration in Daily Classroom Practices | 8/22/2017 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Teri Denlea Melton, Chair Antonio Gutierrez de Blume Charles Hodges |
| Talisha Adams | Pre-Prospectus | Cultural Integration and Persistence of Minority, First-Generation College Students | 8/18/2017 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Juliann Sergi McBrayer, Chair Cordelia Zinskie Kristen Dickens |
| Jarvis Price | Prospectus | The Relationship Between Teacher Perception of Data-Driven School Leadership and Their Self-Efficacy and Anxiety Towards Data-Driven Decision-Making | 8/11/2017 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Lina Soares, Chair Cordelia Zinskie Teri Denlea Melton |
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Last updated: 8/9/2021