Dissertation Title: "School District Investment Reform: Examining Student-Level Factors Related to First Grade Reading Achievement Supported by Equity Funding Formulas in Predominantly Latin/x Schools"

Dissertation Title: " Institutional Researchers and Equitable Outcomes: An Examination of Factors Driving Their Success" Chair: Gwen Garrison

Dissertation Title: "Experiences and Description of The Mckinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act by LGBTQ Youth Experiencing Homelessness" Chair: Gwen Garrison

Dissertation Title: "California Community College Presidents' Leadership: Serving Latinx Students at Hispanic Serving Institutions"

Dissertation Title: "Going Above and Beyond: Motivation in Community college Students in Reading Labs" Chair: Delacy Ganley

Dissertation Title: "Assisting Students with Post-Secondary Aspirations: How High School Counselors Help Different Student Groups with Post-Secondary Professional and Vocational Pathways" Chair: Thomas Luschei

Dissertation Title: "Exploring the Bilingual Teacher Shortage and Impacts on Latinx Dual Language Teachers in the Pacific Northwest" Chair: Dr. Linda Perkins

Dissertation Title: "What Drives West African Diaspora Students to Success" Chair: Thomas Luschei

Dissertation Title: "The Relationship Between Surges and Credit Booms" Chair: Tom Willett

Dissertation Title: "Defining Servingness through a Student Affairs Lens"

Dissertation Title: "Essays on Bubbles in Asset Market Experiments" Chair: Monica Capra

Defense Title: "The High School English Class and Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies: How do Students Respond to Their Learning Experiences?"

Defense Title: "Where's My Teacher? Factors Influencing Teacher Retention/Attrition in a Post-COVID Landscape"

Defense Title: "From Classroom to Community: Cultivating Critical Consciousness in K-12 Ethnic Studies for Civic and Community Engagement"

Defense Title: "Mentoring Latinas on Doctoral Journeys: Testimonios of Cultural and Gender Identity" In person at Yuhaaviatam Center Room 100 Online via Zoom

Defense Title: "Disrupting the School to Prison Pipeline for Black Students in Secondary Schools: Understanding Culturally Sustaining Pedagogical Practices"

Defense Title: " A Cultural Shift: Restorative Justice Practices Relation On School Discipline and Educator Perception for Middle School Students" In person at Yuhaaviatam Center Room 108 Online via Zoom

Dissertation Title: "Examining Factors Related to Access to Rigorous High School Physics for Black Males: Evidence from the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009"

Dissertation Title: "Character of Coaching: The Work of Instructional Coaches in K-12 School Districts."

Defense Title: "Exploring Pupil-Perceptions of Computer-Mediated Standardized Assessments"

Dissertation Title: "The High Maintenance Black Girl: Black Female College Students’ Experiences with Intraracial Stereotypes"

Dissertation Title: "Culture and Community: The Importance of Black Spaces in Community Colleges"

Dissertation Title: "The Narrative Journeys of Women of Color High-Level Educational Leaders"

Dissertation Title: "Exploring the Interpretation and Implementation of Migrant Programs: A Migrant Director’s Perspective"

Defense Title: "How can they say no?": Understanding the Perspectives of Power in PhD Advisor-Advisee Relationships For invitation to attend please contact: ses@cgu.edu

Dissertation Title: "Richard Wright, Native Son, and the Rhetorical Framing of the Black American Experience."