C a n d i d at e s f o r D e g r e e s a n d D e g r e e s P r e v i o u s ly A wa r d e d G r a d uat e D e g r e e s C ollege
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G raduate S tudies
Established in 1925. Jie Chen, Ph.D., Dean Jimmie Joseph Hopla, Idaho Falls
Doctor of Athletic Training
Dissertation: “Self-Efficacy: Undergraduate Program Evaluation of General and Health Education Core Competencies.” Major Professor: Sharon K. Stoll
Jeremy Michael Eusea, Paradis, Louisiana
Rachel Lynn Huber, St. Anthony
Dissertation: “Improving Patient Care in a Secondary School Athletic Training Setting.” Major Professor: Jeffrey Gordon Seegmiller
Dissertation: “Servant Leadership, Self-Efficacy and Communities of Inquiry in Higher Education Online Learning.” Major Professor: Linda Diane Taylor
Ryan Michael Krzyzanowicz, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Susan Orme, St. Anthony
Dissertation: “The Use of the Selective Functional Movement Assessment and the Mulligan Concept in the Treatment of Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome in Dancers: A Dissertation of Clinical Practice Improvement.” Major Professor: Alan Nasypany
Dissertation: “Student Use of Example Generation to Understand Novel Mathematical Concepts: A Teaching Experiment in a First Semester Calculus Course.” Major Professor: David Yopp
James G. May, Forest, Virginia
Siri D. Pinnock, Rexburg
Disseration: “Analysis of an Individual Clinician’s Patient’s Outcomes when Applying the Mulligan Concept Intervention Strategy to Treat Lateral Ankle Sprains in an Intercollegiate Athletic Training Clinic.” Major Professor: Alan Nasypany
Dissertation: “Examining Teaching Strategies for Improving the Learning Experience of BYU-Idaho Academic Support Students.” Major Professor: John G. Cannon
David T. Ruiz, Rancho Mirage, California
Nathan Relken, Evans, Georgia
Dissertation: “Development of a Clinical Reasoning Process when Diagnosing and Treating Mechanical Pain.” Major Professor: Jeffrey Gordon Seegmiller
Dissertation: “Examining the Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Perceived Leadership Practices among BYU-Idaho Enrollment Services Administrators: A Professional Practices Doctorate Three Article Dissertation.” Major Professor: Kathryn Marie Canfield-Davis
Doctor of Education
William Mitchell Simmons, Iona Dissertation: “Undergraduates and Religiosity: Informing College Preparation for High School Religious Education Programs.” Major Professor: Bryan Maughan
Kristine Michele Allen**, Spokane, Washington
Bethani S. Studebaker§, Boise
Dissertation: “Candidate Mentor Supervisor Model: A Case Study.” Major Professor: Paul H. Gathercoal
Dissertation: “Alone on the Range: A Phenomenological Study on the Lived Experiences of Female Board of Trustee Members at Community Colleges in the Pacific Northwest.” Major Professor: Kathryn Marie Canfield-Davis
Thomas Neal Anderson, Rexburg Dissertation: “Adventure Programs’ Effect on Self-Efficacy of Business Students.” Major Professor: Sharon K. Stoll
David James Teichert, Idaho Falls Dissertation: “Examining Teaching Strategies for Improving the Learning Experience of BYU-Idaho Academic Support Students.” Major Professor: John G. Cannon
Lee Scott Barney, Rexburg Dissertation: “Agency, Community, Learning-Risks and Adult Learners.” Major Professor: Bryan Maughan
Christine Mei Li Tsou**, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Julie Harker Buck, St. Anthony
Dissertation: “A Chinese-Canadian Teacher’s Autoethnography in Taiwan, Canada, the United States and New Zealand.” Major Professor: Kathryn Marie Canfield-Davis
Dissertation: “Instructor Influence on Self-Efficacy in Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.” Major Professor: Sharon K. Stoll
Heidi Jean Turner, Rigby
Angela Heather Carter, Rexburg
Dissertation: “Student Use of Example Generation to Understand Novel Mathematical Concepts: A Teaching Experiment in a FirstSemester Calculus Course.” Major Professor: David Yopp
Dissertation: “Communities of Practice as Professional Development for Remote Adjunct Instructors: Improving the Quality of the Online Student Experience.” Major Professor: Linda Diane Taylor
Elaine Rumsey Wagner, Rexburg
Trina Colette Caudle, Idaho Falls
Dissertation: “Student Use of Example Generation to Understand Novel Mathematical Concepts: A Teaching Experiment in a FirstSemester Calculus Course.” Major Professor: David Yopp
Dissertation: “Distributed Leadership: Developing College an Career Readiness through Student Empowerment.” Major Professor: Kathryn Marie Canfield-Davis
Cheryl Ann Empey, Driggs
Shane T. Wasden, Rexburg
Dissertation: “A Family and Consumer Sciences Education Teacher Preparation Program: A Snapshot of Teacher-Efficacy.” Major Professor: Sharon K. Stoll
Dissertation: “Transformational Leadership and Resilience in Higher Education Leadership.” Major Professor: Kathryn Marie Canfield-Davis
Teri Lynn Fattig*, Wendell
Nathan Williams, Ririe
Dissertation: “Formal Leadership of Department Chairpersons with a Broadening Span of Control in Restructured Community Colleges: A Multi-case Study.” Major Professor: Mary Elisabeth Gardiner
Dissertation: “Faith in Higher Education: The Influence of Religiousity in the Lives of Professional Educators.” Major Professor: Bryan Maughan
David Joshua Wilson, Rexburg
Michael Scott Gentry, Rexburg
Dissertation: “High Expectations: The Desire For Agency, Risk-Taking, Collaboration, and Relationships in Professional Development.” Major Professor: Bryan Maughan
Dissertation: “Examining Teaching Strategies for Improving the Learning Experience of BYU-Idaho Academic Support Students.” Major Professor: John G. Cannon
Jeffrey L. Hochstrasser, Rexburg
Doctor of Philosophy
Dissertation: “The Use of Technology for Enhancing the Learning Experiences of Undergraduate Students: From Online Education to the Use of Mobile Devices and Web-based Programs.” Major Professor: Linda Diane Taylor
Ahmed Hussein Samir Mohamed Abd El Naby**, Cairo, Egypt Mechanical Engineering. Dissertation: “Numerical Simulations for the Characterization of the Back Grinding Process of Silicon Wafers.” Major Professor: Gabriel Potirniche
Hazem Abouelhassan Rady Aboutaleb, Cairo, Egypt
* Degree awarded August 2, 2013 ** Degree awarded December 20, 2013 § Degree to be completed in a future semester
Electrical Engineering. Dissertation: “Causality Verification and Enforcement for Microelectronic Package Macromodels.” Major Professor: Aicha Elshabini
Suresh Acharya*, Tikathali, Lalitpur, Nepal
The appearance of a name in this program is presumptive evidence of graduation and graduation honors; it must not in any sense be regarded as conclusive. The academic transcript, signed and sealed by the proper university officers, remains the official testimony of the possession of the degree.
Animal Physiology. Dissertation: “Effects of Reactive Oxygen Species in Skeletal Muscle Growth and Development.” Major Professor: Rod Hill
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