Congratulations!
Ed.S. and Ph.D. students who defended their projects or dissertations during Summer/Fall 2022.
Specialist (Ed.S.)
- Robert Sims, Jr., High School Assistant Principal, Los Lunas Public Schools, New Mexico. Analysis of the Issue of New Mexico Black Make Educators’ Underrepresentation within New Mexico.
- Christina Beushausen, Music Teacher, New Buffalo Public Schools. Teacher Perceptions of Competence in Supporting LGBTQ+ Students.
- Meadow Nuyen, Elementary Principal, Comstock Public Schools. Universal Pre-Kindergarten in Comstock Schools.
- Karrie Munster, Teacher, Vista Charter Academy - Grand Rapids. Organizational Culture in Schools: The Impact of Positive Culture on Staff Retention at Vista Charter Academy.
Doctoral (Ph.D.)
- Tracy Miller, Coordinator of Postsecondary Pathways, Instruction, and Student Services, Kalamazoo Public Schools. Factors that Influence High School Students’ Postsecondary Career Decisions in a Guaranteed Tuition-Based School District.
- Melody Schmidt, ESL Teacher, Grand Rapids Public Schools. Self-Regulation in the Learning Experiences of School Choice Students.
- Kevin Simmons, Dean of Students, Watervliet Public Schools. Understanding the Aspirations and Challenges of Michigan’s Black School Superintendents: A Toolkit for Building Equity in the Superintendency.