DSW Graduates
2024
Dr. Miranda K Blackburn
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Heather Girvin
Dissertation Committee Members: Drs. Marc Felizzi & Bertha Saldana DeJesus
Dr. Dymonde Davis-Fairfax
Relationships and Connections in Foster Care: Why It Matters
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Bertha Saldana DeJesus
Dissertation Committee Members: Drs. Karen Rice & Dawne Washington
Dr. Dylesia Hampton Barner
The Angry, Strong Welfare Queen Jezebel: How America's Historical Movements and Its Gendered Racial Stereotypes Have Shaped African American Mother-Daughter Relationships
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Wanja Ogongi
Dissertation Committee Members: Drs. Bertha Saldana DeJesus & Marc Felizzi
Dr. Shane Joseph
Beliefs, Attitudes, Perceptions, and Knowledge of Student Guidance Counselors Toward Mental Health and Mental Health Seeking Behaviors in Grenada: A Mixed Methods Exploratory Pilot Study
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Karen Rice
Dissertation Committee Members: Drs. Karen Polite & Rohan Jeremiah
Dr. Brandy Alicyn Shealer
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Marc Felizzi
Dissertation Committee Members: Drs. Wanja Ogongi & Amy Landis
Dr. Lauren Weber Wolf
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Laura Granruth
Dissertation Committee Members: Drs. Jennifer Frank & Stephanie Jerstand. Reader: Dr. Shelley Cohen Konrad
Dr. Elizabeth Zimmerman-Clayton
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Laura Brierton-Granruth
Dissertation Committee Members: Drs. Jennifer Frank & Karen Rice
2023
Dr. Aliesha Y. Clark
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Heather Girvin Dissertation Committee Members: Drs. Bertha Saldana-DeJesus & Wanja Ogongi
Dr. Hilary Cobb
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Laura Brierton Granruth
Dissertation Committe Members: Drs. Oliver Dreon & A. Nicole Pffannestiel
Dr. Kelli Fox
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Karen Rice
Dissertation Committee Members: Drs. Cayleigh Minter & Shelley Cohen Konrad
Dr. Michelle Palmieri
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Karen Rice
Dissertation Committee Members: Drs. Marc Felizzi & Eva Szigethy
Dr. Linda Timme
Dissertation Chair: Drs. Bertha Saldana DeJesus & Karen Rice
Dissertation Committee Members: Marcelle Giovannetti & Dr. Jessica Weiss-Ford
2022
Dr. Christina Helfrick
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Karen Rice
Dissertation Committee Members: Drs. Ann Guadino & Jennifer Frank
Dr. Solomon Hill
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Karen Rice
Dissertation Committee Members: Drs. Leonora Foels & Steve Stoeffler
Dr. Erica Maloney
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Jennifer Frank
Dissertation Committee Members: Drs. Laura Brierton-Granruth & Pamela Twiss
Dr. Bridgette Montgomery
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Karen Rice
Dissertation Committee Members: Drs. Andrew Bland, Bertha Saldana DeJesus, and Mary Glazier
Dr. Janice Nuss
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Karen Rice
Dissertation Committee Members: Drs. Wanja Ogongi & Jason Petula
Dr. Carrie Snyder
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Laura Brierton Granruth
Dissertation Committee Members: Drs. Karen Rice & Thomas Neuville
Dr. Abigail Wilson
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Heather Girvin
Dissertation Committee Members: Drs. Karen Rice & Jennifer Frank
Dr. Shin Yun
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Curtis Proctor
Dissertation Committee Members: Drs. Joyous Bethel and Samuel Benbow
2021
Dr. Paula Ugochukwu Ude
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Wanja Ogongi
Dissertation Committee Members: Drs. Juliana Svistova & Barth Yeboah
Dr. Gina Daniel
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Laura Brierton Granruth
Dissertation Committee Members: Dr. Karen Rice & Dr. Juliana Svistova
Dr. Amanda Musser
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Heather Girvin
Dissertation Committee Members: Dr. Karen Rice & Dr. Laura Granruth
2020
Dr. Sylvia Bekele
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Karen Rice
Dissertation Committee Members: Dr. Wanja Ogongi & Dr. Barth Yeboah
Dr. Heidi Kimmel
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Marc Felizzi
Dissertation Committee Members: Dr. Heather Girvin & Dr. Karen Rice
Dr. Kevin Lally
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Alex Redcay
Dissertation Committee Members: Dr. Marc Felizzi & Dr. Sharon Lyter
Dr. Bradley Schaffer
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Karen Rice
Dissertation Committee Members: Dr. Heather Girvin & Dr. Edward Hanna
Dr. Dee Stalnecker
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Leonora Foels
Dissertation Committee Members: Dr. Lesley Colabucci (Early, Middle, & Exceptional Education) & Dr. Jennifer Frank & Dr. Karen Rice
2019
Dr. Micah Beaston
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Karen Rice
Dissertation Committee Members: Dr. Heather Girvin & Dr. Tiffany Wright (Educational Foundations)
Dr. Amy L. Freeman
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Alex Redcay
Dissertation Committee Members: Dr. John Conahan (Kutztown University) & Dr. Marc Felizzi
Dr. Allison Gosch
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Marc Felizzi
Dissertation Committee Members: Dr. Laura B. Granruth & Dr. Wanja Ogongi
Dr. Tammy Hendrix
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Heather Girvin
Dissertation Committee Members: Dr. Karen Rice & Dr. Jennifer Frank
Dr. Tami J. Micsky
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Leonora Foels
Dissertation Committee Members: Dr. Joyous Bethel & Dr. Curtis Proctor
Dr. Alexandria Patrick
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Marc Felizzi
Dissertation Committee Members: Dr. Heather Girvin & Dr. Julian Svistova (Kutztown University)
Dr. Amy Roth
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Leonora Foels
Dissertation Committee Members: Dr. Karen Rice & Dr. Joyous Bethel
2018
Dr. Bertha DeJesus
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Karen Rice
Dissertation Committee Members: Dr. Jennifer Frank & Dr. Kathleen Walsh
Dr. Ling Dinse
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Karen Rice
Dissertation Committee Members: Dr. Marc Felizzi and Dr. Wanja Ogongi
Dr. Ethan L. Haymovitz
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Curtis Proctor
Dissertation Committee Members: Dr. Karen Rice & Dr. Heather Girvin
Dr. Pia K. Houseal-Allport
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Heather Girvin
Dissertation Committee Members: Dr. Marc Felizzi & Dr. Juliana Svistova (Kutztown University)
Dr. Meredith E. Moore
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Heather Girvin
Dissertation Committee Members: Dr. Marc Felizzi & Dr. Laura Granruth
Dr. Karen E. Polite
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Karen Rice
Dissertation Committee Members: Dr. Leonora Foels & Dr. Kimberly Mahaffy (Sociology/Anthropology)