Oral Defense Schedule
Summer 2025
This page lists upcoming oral defense presentations for graduate students in the College of Education, Health and Human Services, showcasing the culmination of their research and academic achievements.
Updated: 6/17/2025
To attend an online defense, please contact the dissertation director listed.
| CANDIDATE | MAJOR | TITLE | DATE OF DEFENSE | TIME OF DEFENSE | LOCATION AND DIRECTORS | BROCHURE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANDIDATE Ya Li | MAJOR Interprofessional Leadership | TITLE An Investigation of the Effect of Project-Based Learning in Physics with the Use of Virtual Lab Technology on Grade 9 Students' Performance | DATE OF DEFENSE May 8, 2025 | TIME OF DEFENSE 9:30 a.m. | LOCATION AND DIRECTORS Microsoft Teams Director(s): Dr. Chia-Ling Kuo and Dr. Elena Novak | BROCHURE Ya Li (Ed.D.) Doctoral Candidate Brochure |
| CANDIDATE Beth E. W. Nahlik | MAJOR Higher Education Administration | TITLE Meaningful Relationships Between First-Generation Undergraduates and Faculty Members: A Grounded Theory Approach | DATE OF DEFENSE May 12, 2025 | TIME OF DEFENSE 10:00 a.m. | LOCATION AND DIRECTORS White Hall Director: Dr. Tara Hudson | BROCHURE Beth E. W. Nahlik (Ph.D.) Doctoral Candidate Brochure |
| CANDIDATE Jennifer M. Worthington | MAJOR School Psychology | TITLE Peer-Mediated Social Skills Interventions for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Comparison of School-Based Approaches Using HLM | DATE OF DEFENSE May 13, 2025 | TIME OF DEFENSE 11:00 a.m. | LOCATION AND DIRECTORS White Hall Director: Dr. Frank J. Sansosti | BROCHURE Jennifer M. Worthington (Ph.D.) Doctoral Candidate Brochure |
| CANDIDATE Meghan A. Brindley | MAJOR Cultural Foundations | TITLE Post-Critical Approaches to Not-Yet Teachers in the Social Foundations of Education Classroom | DATE OF DEFENSE June 3, 2025 | TIME OF DEFENSE 11:00 a.m. | LOCATION AND DIRECTORS Microsoft Teams Director: Dr. Natasha Levinson | BROCHURE Meghan A. Brindley (Ph.D.) Doctoral Candidate Brochure |
| CANDIDATE Katie H. Asaro | MAJOR Learning Sciences | TITLE Investigating the Impact of Lecture Voice Match or Mismatch on Student Expectations and Evaluations in Online Learning | DATE OF DEFENSE June 4, 2025 | TIME OF DEFENSE 10:00 a.m. | LOCATION AND DIRECTORS Microsoft Teams Director: Dr. Bradley J. Morris | BROCHURE Katie H. Asaro (Ph.D.) Doctoral Candidate Brochure |
| CANDIDATE Gretchen E. Elsey | MAJOR Exercise Physiology | TITLE Evaluating Virtual Reality's Effects on Task Performance, Physiological Variables, Psychometrics, and Cognition in Healthy College-Aged Individuals | DATE OF DEFENSE June 5, 2025 | TIME OF DEFENSE 1:00 p.m. | LOCATION AND DIRECTORS MACC Annex Director: Dr. Jacob E. Barkley | BROCHURE Gretchen E. Elsey (Ph.D.) Doctoral Candidate Brochure |
| CANDIDATE Hani H. Alanazi | MAJOR Special Education | TITLE Investigating the Nature and Implementation of Governmental Policies on the Inclusion of Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities in General Education Settings in Saudi Arabia | DATE OF DEFENSE June 9, 2025 | TIME OF DEFENSE 2:00 p.m. | LOCATION AND DIRECTORS White Hall Directors: Dr. Nathan Stevenson and Dr. Cassandra A. Storlie | BROCHURE Hani H. Alanazi (Ph.D.) Doctoral Candidate Brochure |
| CANDIDATE Jordyn N. Lopez Dubina | MAJOR Interprofessional Leadership | TITLE Athletic Training Preceptors' Awareness, Perceptions, and Integration of Clinical Teaching Models: A Mixed Methods Study | DATE OF DEFENSE June 11, 2025 | TIME OF DEFENSE 10:00 a.m. | LOCATION AND DIRECTORS Microsoft Teams Director: Dr. Kimberly Peer | BROCHURE Jordyn N. Lopez Dubina (Ed.D.) Doctoral Candidate Brochure |
| CANDIDATE Emily R. Fein | MAJOR Cultural Foundations | TITLE Beyond the Bell: The Educationalization, Schoolification, Professionalization of Afterschool Programs | DATE OF DEFENSE June 11, 2025 | TIME OF DEFENSE 12:30 p.m. | LOCATION AND DIRECTORS Microsoft Teams Director: Dr. Natasha Levinson | BROCHURE Emily R. Fein (Ph.D.) Doctoral Candidate Brochure |
| CANDIDATE Noor Q. Agustina | MAJOR Curriculum and Instruction | TITLE A Survey on English Instructors' Perception of Digital Learning Tools in Language Teaching at University Language Centers in Indonesia | DATE OF DEFENSE June 20, 2025 | TIME OF DEFENSE 7:00 a.m. | LOCATION AND DIRECTORS Director: Dr. Bridget K. Mulvey | BROCHURE Noor Agustina (Ph.D.) Doctoral Candidate Brochure |
| CANDIDATE Jennifer Rivera | MAJOR Exercise Physiology | TITLE The Effects of Cold Water-Immersion Timing on Athletic Performance and Recovery | DATE OF DEFENSE June 20, 2025 | TIME OF DEFENSE 10:30 a.m. | LOCATION AND DIRECTORS MACC Annex Director: Dr. Adam R. Jajtner | BROCHURE Jennifer Rivera (Ph.D.) Doctoral Candidate Brochure |
