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Doctor of Education (continued) Gligor Vasil Gucev, B.S., University of St. Cyril and Methodius, Macedonia; M.S., University of Southern California Dissertation: Cognitive Task Analysis for Instruction in Single-Injection Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia Adriana Guerrero-Pestonji, B.A., M.A., California State University, Northridge Dissertation: School Board and Superintendent Relationships Built on Effective Communications Nancy Sami Guirguis, B.A., University of California, Irvine; MSW, University of Southern California Dissertation: The Impact of an Empowerment Education Intervention on Self-Efficacy, Community Involvement, and Physiological Health Outcomes for Overweight and Obese Minority Youth Melody P. Habon, B.S., University of Hawaii, Manoa; M.A., Gonzaga University Dissertation: Innovation in Meeting the Needs of Students With Disabilities Jeffrey Davis Haig, B.A., University of California, Los Angeles; MBA, University of Southern California Dissertation: The Role of Self-Regulation Strategies on Twoand Four-Year College Students with ADHD John Robert Hall III, B.A., MBA, Pepperdine University Dissertation: Accreditation Versus Public Regulatory Models Elizabeth Hall Hamilton, B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz; M.A., San Jose State University; M.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst Dissertation: The Role of the Superintendent in Ensuring School Board Focus on Student Achievement Elena Graham Heimerl, B.A., University of California, Davis; M.A., California State University, Northridge Dissertation: Successful Communication Strategies Used by Urban School District Superintendents to Build Consensus in Raising Student Achievement Marisa Linda Herrera, B.S., Arizona State University; M.S., Northern Arizona University Dissertation: Globalizing the MBA: A Case Study Examining the Leadership and Management of the USC Marshall School of Business and Its Strategic Development of the Global Executive MBA Program
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Mitzie Yvonne Higa, B.Ed., University of Hawaii, Manoa; M.A., National University Dissertation: How Resource Allocations Are Used to Promote Student Learning: Case Studies of Elementary Schools in Hawai’i With Rising Academic Achievement Nadia Lindstrom Hillman, B.A., University of Illinois – Chicago; M.A., California State University, Los Angeles Dissertation: Learning 21st Century Skills: Implementation of Programs and Practices Alison Izawa Hirano, B.A., University of Hawaii, Manoa; M.A., University of California, Los Angeles Dissertation: Globalization, Internationalization and the Faculty: Culture and Perception of Full-Time Faculty at a Research University Sean Joseph Howland, B.A., University of California, Davis; M.A., National University Dissertation: Superintendents’ Entry Periods: Strategies and Behaviors That Successful Superintendents Use to Build Strong Relationships and Trust with Their School Boards During Their Entry Period Leann Li Yuan Huang, B.A., University of California, Los Angeles; M.A., Pepperdine University Dissertation: Strategies for Relationship and Trust Building by Successful Superintendents: A Case Study Ryan Christopher Hubbard, B.S., M.Ed., University of Minnesota Dissertation: An Institution’s Global Engagement and Its Connection to the Surrounding Community: A Case Study Elaine Anita Ige, B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, M.A., California State University, Los Angeles Dissertation: Urban Teacher Persistence, Self-Efficacy, Affect, and Values Derek Kiyoshi Ihori, B.A., University of California, Irvine; M.S., California State University, Northridge Dissertation: Postsecondary Faculty Attitudes, Beliefs, Practices, and Knowledge Regarding Students with ADHD: A Comparative Analysis of Two-Year and Four-Year Institutions Michelle Monique Ingram, B.A., M.S., Northwestern University; M.A., California State University, Fullerton Dissertation: Integration of Technology: Mathematics Leadership at the Community College