Graduate School — Doctoral Degrees Daniel Saul Walinsky, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Doctor of Philosophy, continued
Major: Counseling Psychology Dissertation: Factors Impacting Clinical and Counseling Psychology Students Conducting Research with LGBT Populations
Charlotte Lord Klesman, Ranier, Minnesota
Advisor: Dr. David Whitcomb
Major: Communication & Public Discourse
Hai Wang, Dalian City, Liaoning Province, China
Dissertation: Communication Challenges Associated with Voyageurs National Park: A Discourse Analysis
Major: Chemical Engineering Dissertation: The Study of Vinyl Ester Copolymers Derived from Bio-Sourced Fatty Acids
Advisor: Dr. Kyle Conway
Daniela Marinova Koleva, Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria
Advisor: Dr. Edward Kolodka
Major: English
Chunguang Yan, Jincheng Town, Jintan, China
Dissertation: “You Are Safe”: Black Maternal Politics of Resistance and the Question of Community Consensus in African American Women’s Literature
Major: Biochemistry Dissertation: Roles of CCAAT/Enhancer-Binding Protein b and -d in Immunoglobulin G Immune Complex-Induced Inflammation
Advisor: Dr. Sheryl O’Donnell
Advisor: Dr. Hongwei Gao
Rita Marlene Meyer, Minot Major: Teaching & Learning Dissertation: Assessment of the Impact of Integrated Simulation on Critical Thinking and Clinical Judgment in Nursing Instruction Advisor: Dr. Myrna Olson
Doctor of Education
Theresa A. Meyers, Remer, Minnesota Major: Educational Leadership
Nancy Jo Burke, Larimore
Dissertation: A Case Study of the Perceived Effects of Change in Principal Leadership in an Upper Midwest Middle School
Major: Educational Leadership
Advisor: Dr. Gary Schnellert
Dissertation: Positioning for Elementary School Success: Charting the Journey of Adopting and Leading School Reform
Audra Dawn Myerchin, Minot
Advisor: Dr. Sherryl Houdek
Major: Teaching & Learning
Gabriel Grawe Dahl, Grand Forks
Dissertation: Experiences of Female Faculty with Maternity Leave at Four-Year Universities in an Upper Midwest State
Major: Educational Leadership
Advisor: Dr. Myrna Olson
Dissertation: Secondary Athletic Administrators’ Perceptions of Title IX Policy Changes
Jason Naylor, Eighty Four, Pennsylvania Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Sherryl Houdek
Dissertation: Tornadogenesis and Tornadogenesis Failure in Numerically Simulated Supercells
Lanelia I. DeCoteau, Belcourt Major: Educational Leadership
Advisor: Dr. Matthew Gilmore
Dissertation: Native American Women Perceptions in Pk-12 Administrative Positions in North Dakota Public Schools
Wendy Ann Wiseman Opsahl, Grand Forks Major: Educational Leadership
Advisor: Dr. Sherryl Houdek
Dissertation: Knowledge Translation Practices of Health Services Research Organizations in the United States
Jeffrey Roland Holm, Minot Major: Educational Leadership
Advisor: Prof. Jeffrey Sun
Dissertation: Professional Learning Community Implementation: A Comparison of General Educators’ and Specialists’ Perceptions
Peng Pei, Guiyang, Guzhou Province, China Major: Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Sherryl Houdek
Dissertation: Study on Underground Coal Gasification Combined Cycle Coupled with On-site Carbon Capture and Storage
Amy Lynn Jacobson, West Fargo Major: Teaching & Learning
Advisor: Dr. Zhengwen Zeng
Dissertation: The Secondary Shuffle: Special Educators as Tutors, Teachers, or Both
Anthony Loren Schroeder, Grand Forks Major: Biology
Advisor: Dr. Lynne Chalmers
Dissertation: Sex Determination and Differentiation in the Common Snapping Turtle - A Reptile with Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination
Beth Jolene Walters, Grand Forks Major: Teaching & Learning
Advisor: Dr. Turk Rhen
Dissertation: Perspectives of General Education Teachers Who Work with Students with Autism
Shawnda Marie Schroeder, East Grand Forks, Minnesota Major: Teaching & Learning
Advisor: Dr. Myrna Olson
Dissertation: Perceived Advising Needs of Adult Learners: A Qualitative Analysis of Advising Experiences Among Online, Classroom, & Cohort Adult Learners Advisor: Dr. Katherine Terras
Mahmoud Lotfy Soliman, Grand Forks Major: Pharmacology, Physiology & Therapeutics Dissertation: Neuroglial Mechanisms Involved in the Anti-inflammatory Effect of Acetate Supplementation Advisor: Dr. Thad Rosenberger
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