CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES
Doctor of Education (continued) Alissa Beth Levy, B.A./B.S., University of California, Santa Barbara; M.S., Nova Southestern University Dissertation: Ready, Set, Algebra? Crystal Dawn Lo Vetere, B.A., M.A., California State University, Fullerton Dissertation: Social Ventures in Higher Education Jeanne Chun-Pei Loh, B.A., University of California, Berkeley; M.Ed., University of California, Los Angeles Dissertation: Which Grain Will Grow? Case Studies of the Impact of Teacher Beliefs on Classroom Climate Through Caring and Rigor Cynthia Leticia Lomeli, B.A., University of California, Los Angeles; M.A., Loyola Marymount University Dissertation: MAT@USC Candidates and Latino English Language Learners Kari Mariye Luna Nunokawa, B.A., University of Washington; M.S., Chaminade University of Honolulu Dissertation: Teacher Perception on Coaching and Effective Professional Development Implementation
Christopher Sean McDonald, B.S., M.S., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Dissertation: An Investigation Into Factors Leading to the Longevity in Tenure of California Community College Presidents Kurt R. W. McLachlan, B.A., Iowa State University; M.Ed., University of California, Los Angeles Dissertation: 21st Century Programs and Practices at the Middle School Level Farah Melissa Meadows, B.A., M.A., California State University, San Bernardino Dissertation: No Student Leader Left Behind: Developing Student Leadership Programs for Marginalized Students in Secondary Schools Claudia Alexia Melara, B.A., University of California, Los Angeles; M.S., California State University, Northridge Dissertation: Factors Influencing the Academic Persistence of College Students with ADHD
Noosha Ghandkhar Malek, B.A., California State University, Long Beach; M.E., University of Southern California Dissertation: Conceptualizing a Global Community College: A Case Study of Pasadena City College
Christine Daryabigi Mendoza, B.A., California State University, Long Beach; M.A., California State University, Northridge Dissertation: Parent Involvement and Student Motivation: A Quantitative Study of the Relationship Between Student Goal Orientation and Student Perceptions of Parental Involvement Among 5th Grade Elementary Students
Amalia Marquez, B.A., University of California, Irvine; M.S., University of Southern California Dissertation: Examining Parent Involvement Activities in Two Immigrant-Impacted Schools: A Comparative Case Study
Jamee Mahealani Miller, B.A., MSW, University of Hawaii, Manoa Dissertation: The Perception of Innovation in the Delivery of Services for Native Hawaiian Students
Wendy Lee Marshall, B.A., University of California, Los Angeles; M.S., National University Dissertation: University Ready: An Examination of the Relationships Between Social Capital and an Online College Access Program
Magan Arleta Mitchell, BBA, Loyola Marymount University; MBA, M.Ed., National University Dissertation: Learning to Teach Online
Frances Jacqueline Martinez-Kellar, B.A., Pitzer College; M.A., Claremont Graduate University Dissertation: A Tale of Two Principals: The Complexity of Fostering and Achieving Organizational Improvement
Kenechukwu Okezikam Mmeje, B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara; M.E., University of Vermont Dissertation: The Transfer Academy: Providing Community College Students with the Informational, Relational, Structural, and Cultural Resources to Transfer Successfully to a Four-Year University
Elizabeth Mata, B.A., California State University, Northridge; M.A., Loyola Marymount University Dissertation: Academic Motivation: The Process of ParentChild Valve Transmission within Daxaqueño Families
April Marie Moore, B.A., Vanguard University; M.A., Chapman University Dissertation: Formal and Informal Networks of Successful Female Superintendents in California Babette DeWree Moreno, B.S., University of Texas, Austin; M.Ed., University of St. Thomas Dissertation: The Relationship Between Professional Development and Principals’ Feelings of Self-Efficacy
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