Doctor of Education: Leadership
Current Dissertation ScheduleCurrent Dissertation Schedule
Lindsay Barnhart will defend her dissertation on May 21st, 2022 at 2:30pm CST at Saint Mary’s University Center in Room 203. All are welcome to join. Please find the Zoom link below. Her topic is:
SOCIAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN: A COMPARISON OF TWO CURRICULUM MODELS
Abdimalik Askar will defend his dissertation on April 19th, 2022 at 1:00pm CST. All are welcome to join. Please find the online meeting link below. His topic is:
ACCREDITATION OF UNIVERSITIES IN POST-CIVIL WAR SOMALIA: A CASE STUDY
Andrew Neumann will defend his dissertation on April 12th, 2022 at 1:00pm CST. All are welcome to join. Please find the online meeting link below (password is 2500). His topic is:
DEVELOPING A VALID AND RELIABLE INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN SPIRITUAL MATURITY: A DISSERTATION PROJECT
Debbra Marcotte will defend her dissertation on April 11th, 2022 at 1:00pm CST. All are welcome to join. Please find the online meeting link below. Her topic is:
USING POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY INTERVENTIONS TO BUILD CHARACTER STRENGTHS AND CREATE A COLLABORATIVE ORGANIZATION CULTURE: AN ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY
Gene Gelgelu will defend his dissertation on April 4th, 2022 at 12:00pm CST. All are welcome to join. Please find the online meeting link below. His topic is:
EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF ART AND CULTURE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITHIN AFRICAN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES IN ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA
Karen Chung will defend her dissertation on March 23rd, 2022 at 1:00pm CST. All are welcome to join. Please find the online meeting link below. Her topic is:
HOW DOES PEER MENTORSHIP AID IN COMMUNITY RE-ENTRY AND AFFECT RECIDIVISM OUTCOMES FOR JUSTICE-IMPACTED WOMEN IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST?
Charissa Jakusz will defend her dissertation on March 16th, 2022 at 1:00pm CST. All are welcome to join. Please find the Zoom link below. Her topic is:
A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF STUDENTS OF COLOR EXPERIENCING A RESTORATIVE JUSTICE CONDUCT APPROACH
Michelle Breitsprecher will defend her dissertation on March 5th, 2022 at 2:30pm CST at Saint Mary’s University Center. All are welcome to join. Please find the Zoom link below. Her topic is:
SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER BURNOUT AND SIX COACHING FEATURES: A CORRELATION STUDY
Jamell Tidwell will defend his dissertation on March 1st, 2022 at 1pm CST. All are welcome to join. Please find the Zoom link below. His topic is:
WHAT ARE THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF TEACHERS WHO PARTICIPATE IN A RESTORATIVE PRACTICE PROGRAM AT A SUBURBAN MIDDLE SCHOOL IN MINNESOTA?
Robert Jones will defend his dissertation on December 13th, 2021 at 12pm CST. All are welcome to join. Please find the Zoom link below. His topic is:
A SENSE OF BELONGING IN PREDOMINANTLY WHITE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION: A STUDY OF THE IMPACT ON PERSISTENCE RATES OF DOMESTIC STUDENTS OF COLOR
Ismaila Juta will defend his dissertation on November 16th, 2021 at 1pm CST. All are welcome to join. Please find the Zoom link below. His topic is:
THE PERCEPTIONS OF NIGERIAN PHYSICIAN LEADERS ON THE APPLICATION OF EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP DIMENSIONS: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY
Barbara Carter will defend her dissertation on November 1st, 2021 at 1pm CST. All are welcome to join. Please find the Zoom link below. Her topic is:
THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENT SINGLE PARENTS: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY
Mahmoud Gamam will defend his dissertation on October 12th, 2021 at 12:00pm CST in Room 131 of Brother Louis Hall. All are welcome to join. Please find the Zoom link below. His topic is:
EXPERIENCES OF HIGHER EDUCATION ATTAINMENT: ERITREAN AND SOMALI PERSPECTIVES
Zuber Ali will defend his dissertation on September 13th, 2021 at 11am CST. All are welcome to join. Please find the Zoom link below. His topic is:
A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN TEACHERS’ EXPERIENCE OF STRUCTURAL RACISM IN PRESERVICE TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM
Gary Brown will defend his dissertation on September 9th, 2021 at 10am CST. All are welcome to join. Please find the Zoom link below. His topic is:
THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY LITERACY ON STUDENT SUCCESS FOR STUDENTS ENTERING AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM IN A WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE
Okach Kwot will defend his dissertation on July 22th, 2021 at 2 p.m. CST. All are welcome to join. Please find the Zoom link below. His topic is:
INTERGENERATIONAL CULTURAL CONFLICTS IN PARENTING SECOND-GENERATION ANYUAKS IN MINNESOTA: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY
Chelsie Gaspar will defend her dissertation on July 15thth, 2021 at 11am CST. All are welcome to join. Please find the Zoom link below. Her topic is:
THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF PROFESSORS WITH DISABILITIES: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY
Amy Marie Woxland will defend her dissertation on June 30th, 2021 at 10am CST. All are welcome to join. Please find the Zoom link below. Her topic is:
THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF NOVICE EIGHTH-GRADE MATH AND SCIENCE TEACHERS AS THEY PREPARE THEIR STUDENTS FOR THE MINNESOTA COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Peter Kazeminejad will defend his dissertation on June 22nd, 2021 at 1pm CST. All are welcome to join. Please find the Zoom link below. His topic is:
VULNERABILITY IN LEADERSHIP: LEVEL OF TRUST AND QUALITY OF LEADER-MEMBER EXCHANGES OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Olu Oluwatula will defend his dissertation on June 8th, 2021 at 1pm CST. All are welcome to join. Please find the Zoom link below. His topic is:
CULTURAL DIVIDE BETWEEN AFRICAN AMERICANS AND FIRST-GENERATION AFRICANS IN MINNESOTA – AN ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY
Meeting ID: 890 5281 3001
Password: 563874
Mathias Gudina will defend his dissertation on May 17th at 1pm Central. The Zoom link is below. All are welcome to attend. His dissertation title is:
INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCES AND PRACTICES OF THE OROMO IMMIGRANTS IN MINNESOTA: A GROUNDED THEORY STUDY
Meeting ID: 880 0871 8147
Password: 126096
Charles Eltonga will defend his dissertation on May 14th at 11am Central. Below is the Zoom link. His dissertation title is:
A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF FIRST TIME ONLINE LEARNERS AT THE MASTER’S LEVEL AT A PRIVATE UNIVERSITY IN MINNESOTA
Charles Eltonga’s Dissertation Defense Zoom Meeting
All are welcome to attend