Winter 2017 PhD Graduates were honored with the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) Academic Achievement Medal presented by Dean Mark Ginsberg at the PhD Colloquium on Friday, December 8. The medal is a symbol of the scholarly achievement and overall commitment to the advancement of the field of education demonstrated by the successful completion of the PhD in Education at George Mason University. It is intended to be worn proudly at graduation. The medal also serves as a lifelong reminder to graduates of the high expectations and unwavering standards of the Mason community. The presentation of the medal to PhD Graduates is a fairly new tradition for CEHD that was first introduced at the spring 2017 School of Education Degree Celebration.
Congratulations to the Winter 2017 PhD Academic Achievement Medalists:
| Soo Y. Ahn | |
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Using a Mobile-Based Graphic Organizer with Embedded Procedural Facilitation for Idea Generation to Support Persuasive Essay Writing for Middle School Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders |
| Major Professor | Dr. Kelley Regan, College of Education and Human Development |
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| Daniah I. Aleissa | |
| Dissertation Title | The Effect of Technology on Saudi Female Students Learning English as a Foreign/Second Language |
| Major Professor | Dr. Marjorie Haley, College of Education and Human Development |
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| Maha M. Al-Freih | |
| Dissertation Title | Examining the Relationship between Self-Regulated Learning Processes and Persistence to Goals in Massive Open Online Courses |
| Major Professor | Dr. Nada Dabbagh, College of Education and Human Development |
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| John M. Bordenkecher | |
| Dissertation Title | Peace Corps Service and the Development of Quality School Leaders |
| Major Professor | Dr. Beverly Shaklee, College of Education and Human Development |
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| Gordon Brown | |
| Dissertation Title | The Effects of an Integrated Curriculum on High School Students’ Achievement and Integrative Thinking |
| Major Professor | Drs. Beverly Shaklee and Kimberly Sheridan, College of Education and Human Development |
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| Jennifer Buxton | |
| Dissertation Title | An Investigation of the Relationships among High School Students’ Reading Comprehension Strategy Instruction, Strategy Use, Attitudes, and Achievement |
| Major Professor | Dr. Anastasia Kitsantas, College of Education and Human Development |
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| Mimi Corcoran | |
| Dissertation Title | The AP Calculus Exam Reading Experience: Implications for Teacher Classroom Practice and Student Comprehension |
| Major Professor | Dr. Jennifer Suh, College of Education and Human Development |
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| Marriam Ewaida | |
| Dissertation Title | The Process of Co-Constructing and Implementing a Critical Literacy Unit for English Learners |
| Major Professor | Drs. Kristien Zenkov and William Brozo, College of Education and Human Development |
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| Anthony Garces-Foley | |
| Dissertation Title | California School Superintendents’ Opinion of LGBT-Inclusive Instruction and the Fair Education Act’s Implementation in 2015-2016 |
| Major Professor | Dr. Penelope Earley, College of Education and Human Development |
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| Nicole Harris-Sealey | |
| Dissertation Title | Understanding How Universities Develop Cooperative Systems to Support International Enrollment Management Activity |
| Major Professor | Dr. Jaime Lester, College of Humanities and Social Sciences |
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| Melissa Hughes | |
| Dissertation Title | Examining the Role of Self-Regulated Learning Instruction on the Performance and Self-Efficacy Beliefs of Struggling Writers |
| Major Professor | Dr. Kelley Regan, College of Education and Human Development |
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| Bobbie Jo Kite | |
| Dissertation Title | Family Language Policy in American Sign Language and English Bilingual Families |
| Major Professor | Dr. Julie Kidd, College of Education and Human Development |
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| Danielle Kittrell | |
| Dissertation Title | Why They Stayed: A Narrative Inquiry of Three Black Women Science Educators |
| Major Professor | Dr. Toya Frank, College of Education and Human Development |
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| John Knipe | |
| Dissertation Title | Translingualism and Second Language Acquisition: Language Ideologies of Gaelic Medium Education Teachers in a Linguistically Liminal Setting |
| Major Professor | Dr. Rebecca Fox, College of Education and Human Development |
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| Michael Mazzarella | |
| Dissertation Title | Expectancy-Value Factors, Gender, and Achievement: Is There a Difference Between Algebra and Geometry? |
| Major Professor | Dr. Erin Peters-Burton, College of Education and Human Development |
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| Dwannal Wade McGahee | |
| Dissertation Title | Effects of a Self-Advocacy Intervention on the Performance of High School Students with Learning Disabilities when Requesting Academic Accommodations |
| Major Professor | Dr. Margaret King-Sears, College of Education and Human Development |
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| Sophia Ra | |
| Dissertation Title | Preservice Teachers’ Entering Beliefs and Preconceptions about Teaching for Social Justice |
| Major Professor | Dr. Gary Galluzzo, College of Education and Human Development |
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| Matthew Ragone | |
| Dissertation Title | Assistant Principals’ Perceptions of Student Progress Goals and their Impact on Instructional Leadership |
| Major Professor | Dr. Diana D’Amico, College of Education and Human Development |
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| Lauren Serpati | |
| Dissertation Title | The Impact of Secondary Teachers’ Motivational Beliefs on Their Intent to Accept Brain-Based Teaching |
| Major Professor | Dr. Anastasia Kitsantas, College of Education and Human Development |
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| Sarah-Jane Thomas | |
| Dissertation Title | Using Technology to Facilitate Language Acquisition of English Language Learners |
| Major Professor | Dr. Beverly Shaklee, College of Education and Human Development |
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| Jessica Turner | |
| Dissertation Title | Who they are Within: Females’ Experiences of Empowerment Programming in India |
| Major Professor | Dr. Beverly Shaklee, College of Education and Human Development |