Class of 2020 Graduates
Class of 2020 Graduates
College of Education
Bachelor of Science in Education
Bell Wetherby Dishman †
Noah Hadfield †
Lindsey Nicole Hubbard
Allison Nicole Just £
Jimi Keating ‡
Jeremy David Stillwell †
Sydney Lenahan Wessel ±
Lucas J. Overmyer
Master of Arts in School Guidance Counseling
Jo A. Brandon-Jones
KaDee Marie Ezell
Curtrese Lynae Lockhart
JaTeziah LyErisa Murphy
Rachel Marie Murphy
Kelsey Bell Osborn
Mia B. Pratt
Hayley Jordan Rader
Madison A. Ratchford
Cori Michelle Roth
Mrs. Tiffany Monique Tolbert
Crystal C. Waddell
Octavia Jean West
Master of Arts in Teacher Leadership
Kiara Shanel Cody
Ania Tejeda Fuentes
Tabith Hardison
Samantha Elaine Humphrey
Yunia Aliuska Sanchez Romero
Doctor of Education
Tish Brookins
A Comparative Content Analysis of Effective Attendance Team Strategies for Reducing Chronic Absenteeism in a Large Urban School District
Dissertation Chairs: Kristen Harris, Ph.D. and Thomas Malewitz, Ph.D.
Christi Michelle Burke
Retention of Women in Online Education: An Exploratory Study of Factors That Aid in Retention in an Accelerated, Online, Teacher Education Program
Dissertation Chairs: Kristen Harris, Ph.D. and Thomas Malewitz, Ph.D.
Louise Craven Eskildsen
Small and Large Group Perceived Cohesion of a Multi-Hospital System Transcription Group
Dissertation Chairs: Kristen Harris, Ph.D. and Thomas Malewitz, Ph.D.
Tiffany Nicole Franklin
Perceptions from Professional Master’s Athletic Training Students: Identifying Barriers to Success
Dissertation Chairs: Kristen Harris, Ph.D. and Thomas Malewitz, Ph.D.
Clifton W. Griffin Jr.
Different Perceptions of Personal Meaning for Employees at a For-Profit Health Insurance Company
Dissertation Chairs: Kristen Harris, Ph.D. and Thomas Malewitz, Ph.D.
Robert Mark Kinkle
Factors Influencing Student Success in Associate Degree Respiratory Therapy Programs
Dissertation Chairs: Kristen Harris, Ph.D. and Thomas Malewitz, Ph.D.
John P. Malloy
Leadership Attributes for Innovation and Change in a Cultural Arts Organization
Dissertation Chairs: Kristen Harris, Ph.D. and Thomas Malewitz, Ph.D.
Jennifer Leigh Mangeot
The Perceptions of Cultural Responsiveness and Cultural Humility of a Cohort of White Preservice Teachers in a College of Education Who Were Trained to Teach in Racially Diverse Classrooms
Dissertation Chairs: Kristen Harris, Ph.D. and Thomas Malewitz, Ph.D.
Daniel Joseph McCue
Relationship Between Course Placement Criteria and Mathematics Achievement in an All-Boys Catholic School
Dissertation Chairs: Kristen Harris, Ph.D. and Thomas Malewitz, Ph.D.
Shanna Jay Brotzge Pollock
The Relationship Between Leadership and Healthcare Worker Burnout: Caring for Patients with HIV/AIDS
Dissertation Chairs: Kristen Harris, Ph.D. and Thomas Malewitz, Ph.D.
Kevin Patrick Reynolds
Examining the Career Motivating Factors for Student Affairs Professionals Who Identify as Members of Underrepresented Groups
Dissertation Chairs: Kristen Harris, Ph.D. and Thomas Malewitz, Ph.D.
Randy Carl Whetstone Jr.
The Perceptions of Service Learning at a Historically Black College and University Accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education
Dissertation Chairs: Kristen Harris, Ph.D. and Thomas Malewitz, Ph.D.
Kosair for Kids College of Health & Natural Sciences
Master of Science in Athletic Training
Alexandra C. Martin
Drew Miller
Nicole Taylor Pufahl
Brandon S. Pyle
Kaylin G. Rucker
Daiki Taniyama
Bachelor of Science in Health Science
Kasim Alsalman
Morgan Berning †
Abby Booker £
Michaele A. Clayton-Harrison
Forrest Franklin Coffey
Alexis Cook ‡
Madison Rose Druin
Kristen Nicole Ellis
Caroline Fouts
Sita Ghimirey
Cameron Joseph Goebel
Megan Grace ‡
Brittany Alexis Clarice Gray
Glen Andrew Handley
Madilyn Grace Hayes ±
Maleah Faith Hirn £
Catherine Abigail Hurst
Brittany B. Loyall
Carly Michele Lynch £
Shaun Montgomery
Nicholas L. Payne ±
Kelsey Lanae Phillips ±
Jace Pinkston £
Shakira Smith-Ward
Ericka Leceleste Toller
Allen Keith Wallace Jr.
Auerbach School of Occupational Therapy
Master of Science in Occupational Therapy
Jenna Katharine Atwood
Nicholas Andrew Barbieri
Amanda Nicole Blalock
Kathleen Bohlen
Kristin Sha Bowen
Kasey Jordan Brent
Carley Miller Butler
Gracey Cape
Bridget Carrithers
Amanda “Twitty” Conway
Alexandria Shae Cooper
Taylor Leigh Curlin
Jessica Dalton
Allison Leigh Davis
Kylie Rae Davis
Mary Catherine Dodd
Diandra Elise Elsner
Jacob Louis Knudson Estienne
Lindsey Carole Fackler
Kimberly Fanning
Sarah Fisher
Alexandra Rose Forst
Amy D. Gardner
Elizabeth Layne Gernert
Kelly Nichole Glover
Peyton Goodlett
Morgan Alexis Greenwell
Baylee Ann Hadley
Sarah Harris
Lawrence J. Hartlage Jr.
Christopher Anthony Heinz
Alexandria Henson
Katherine J. Hollkamp
Corinne Amelia Hosch
Demi Jahn
Amanda Johnson
Logan Anthony Johnson
Kristin Jones
Jessica Ann Knebel
Sarah L. Kuhn
Kathryn Mae Lanham
Cuc T. Ly
Katheryn Elizabeth Mandlehr
Casey Alana Masters
Leslie Ann McGee
Rebekah I. McIlvoy
Jennifer Lynn Metts
Makensey Lee Miles
Sarah Camille Moseley
McKenzee Muenchen
Amanda Michele Nelson
Josie Nevitt
Kathryn Noonan
Kyle Vincent Norris
Courtney Renee Nussbaumer
Danielle Marie O’Brien
Gleibis Alarcon Perez
Katie Marie Perkins
Laura Dachel Aguila Puentes
Soshanna Renfro
Leyna Ritter
Sidney Marie Rudy
Erica Ann Sawyer
Courtney M. Shaw
Derrick Thomas Sullivan
Kortney Taylor
Devyn Elyce Tompkins
Heather L. Trick
Alnee Joele Tutson
Bryce VanDevender
A.J. Walden
Shelby Warren
Kandice Morgan Watts
Sydney Michelle Weaver
Paige Ann Wessel
Madison Wessling
Annie Elizabeth White
Maggie Elaine Wilson
Elynne Rosete Yang
School of Natural Science
Bachelor of Science in Natural Science
Megan Nicole Blanton £
Danielle Marie Bridge
Andrew Zachary Cheatham
Austin Webb Drake
Jenny R. Graham £
Laken Heavner £
Mackenzie L. Henderson
Anthony Cole Irwin
Brianna N. Marr £
Joseph M. Railey £
Erfan Rezai
Morgan Christina Riggle
School of Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Harriet Nana Ako
Happiness Amadi
Madeline Therese Armao £
Emily Best £
Jessica Lynn Bledsoe
Anna Marie Bond
Michelle Strout Brast
Bayley Marie Brutscher
Kimberly L. Cecil
Merissa Jean Cecil £
Jolyn A. Chapman
Mallory Ciresi
Julia Tydings Dennison £
Allison Leigh DeSpain £
Ahyauna Ellis £
Martin Daniel Enriquez Jr.
Ariana Ensley
Derek Paul Fields
Cherley Fleury
Adam Thomas Frith
Robert Samuel Gafford
Tselem Mi’chelle Gahagan
Lakiesha T. Gross
Laryn Hailey Hamilton
Christy Dawn Hardin £
Crystal L. Henderson
Melissa Hopf-Farmer
Sarah Morgan Hutchinson
Jessica Alt Jahn
Bailey Jenkins
Katie Dunn Klingenfus
Mariama Koroma
Leah A. Kuhn
Emily Stewart Lewis £
Caitlin Marie Liford
Louissaint Louis XVI
Regan McKenna Lyons £
Breanna Martin
Abigail McGimsey
Mckenzie Marie Miller
Emmanuel Mwintuma
Kerryn Herschell Nicholls
Clinton C. Nwosuh
Brianna O’Dea
Nelly Akaninyene Okon
Kymberlie Louise Phillips
Jennifer Renee Porter
Alexis K. Powell
Abigail L. Quinn
Lindsey Morgan Rapp
Brandy Genise Ray
Alysia Ann Rood
Charity Belle Rowland
Molly Sauer
Paige C. Scharfenberger
Maranda Lynn Scott
Elizabeth Simpson
Brianna Smith
Brook DaSean Smith
Meredith Springer
Mikayla Talbott
Jenna Thornhill £
Pamela S. Welch £
Desiree Reese Williams
John Zimmerer
Master of Science in Nursing
Angela Opal Allen
Laura Lee Allen
Amber M. Banovz Ash
Kelly J. Axman
Esther Elizabeth Brazin
Shannon Lynn Brooks
Anna Klausing Broster
Erika Denise Burnside
Amanda Rae Dewees
Dazia Marie Dillard
Charlene Michele Durham
Ashley Nicole Duvall
Sharri M. Fitzpatrick
Catherine L. Gibson
Lacey Jurich
Jessica Michelle Kehl
Jennifer Kiel
Rachel C. Killen
Zabrina Love
Emily A. Lyons
Alix Mattingly
Aiesha Moore Monroe
Nadege Yawa Mulenge
Bridget Lynette Pitcock
Melissa L. Scaparo
Tabatha Ann Scherer
Sara Marie Staab
Patrick Alexander Stiebling
Jonathan Wayne Thomas
Shanell Sylrose Wade
Paige Marie Wolf
Doctor of Nursing Practice
RayShunale Marie Smith
Improving Quality of Life for Congestive Heart Failure Patients by Improving Medication Adherence
Project Chair: Pamela Smith Elzy, DNP
School of Professional Psychology
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Brittney Ann Benningfield
William A. Coffey Jr. †
Sarah Nicole Cornett
Morgana S. Dockery
Stephanie M. Fries
Key Hackley £
John A. Hammond
Ernestine Hayden ±
Scott Hebard
Chloe R. Holland
Deauanna Jackson-Everett £
Corey Alexander Kissinger
Mika Kron ±
Christopher Miguel Leon
Carly Michele Lynch £
Katie Lynn Meade †
Paige J. Morris
Lauren Elizabeth Newsom
Ana Melina Olivas
Morgan Patton-Pinkston ±
Samantha Elizabeth Delyte Spond
Kerstin M. Stafford £
Michaela B. Walker ±
Melanie Anne Williams-Harvey £
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology
Haley Marie Beisler
Caleb D. Brown
Margaret Grace Carraway
Rachel Collier
Brian George Collin
Beth Anne Curran
Victoria Rachel Dickerson
Starr Juelle Eshleman
Alicia Nicole Fortier
Carrie Ann French
Colton R. Groh
Catherine M. Hackl
Sara Katherine Halcomb
Cara Justine Haynes
Ashley Marie Horan
Hope Huling
Tia Louisa Hunziker
Ameenah Sohail Ikram
Rachel Kathryn Ishmael
Rebecca Grace Johnson
Ryan James McPeak
Claudia S. Mesa
Maria Grace Michels
Jordon Di’Sean Minor
Skyler Mitchell
Kristina C. Peterson
Lauren Brooke Peterson
Amy Marie Schaefer
Amber Nichole Sciba
Alyssa Emelia Stanger
Christina Marie Thomas
Alexandra Louise Tinsley
Lolita DeShay Turner Wiggs
Demi Zoeller
Jessica Zoglman
Doctor of Psychology
Helen Louise Alvey
Evaluating Burnout in Director Support Professionals in America: An Exploratory Factor Analysis of the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory
Dissertation Chair: Norah Chapman, Ph.D.
Andrea J. Araujo Talledo
Understanding Veteran Crime: Development of a Preliminary Typology for Violent Justice Involved Veterans
Dissertation Chair: Ida Dickie, Ph.D.
Jonathan Alan Bauman
The Impact of Weight Microagressions and Cultural Humility in Healthcare
Dissertation Chair: DeDe Wohlfarth, Psy.D.
Anne Elizabeth Baumer
Critical Thinking and Life Satisfaction in Former College Football Players
Dissertation Chair: Thomas Bergandi, Ph.D.
Tessa L. Breedlove
Parent and Adolescent Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes in Group Intervention for Pediatric Chronic Illness Coping: Utilizing Children’s Health and Illness Recovery Program (CHIRP)
Dissertation Chair: Steve Katsikas, Ph.D.
Anna Grace Cooper
Coping with Chronic Pain Through the Lens of Time Perspective Theory
Dissertation Chair: Nathanael Mitchell, Ph.D.
Taryn S. Crabtree
Risk Assessment Tools and Mental Health Courts: Preliminary Findings
Dissertation Chair: Ida Dickie, Ph.D.
Crystal Ann Goodwin
Coping with Chronic Pain Through the Lens of Time Perspective Theory
Dissertation Chair: Nathanael Mitchell, Ph.D.
Hillary Grace Henize
Individual Factors Related to ADHD Stigma in Clinical Psychology Doctoral Students and General Community
Dissertation Chair: Norah Chapman, Ph.D.
BrookeLyn Hudson
An Exploration of Mechanisms Related to Religion, Spirituality, and Well-Being Among Graduate Students
Dissertation Chair: Kenneth Linfield, Ph.D.
Lily Lai
Identifying Predictors of Facebook Usage and Adolescent Psychosocial Well-Being
Dissertation Chair: Steve Katsikas, Ph.D.
Simone Leavell-Bruce
The Psychological and Physical Association of Race-Based Trauma Among Racial Justice Activists of Color
Dissertation Chair: Norah Chapman, Ph.D.
Mariya Leyderman
Human Service and Organizational Principles: A Three-Day Training for Correctional Officers
Dissertation Chair: Ida Dickie, Ph.D.
Ford Charles McCurry
Identifying High-Conflict Cases within the Families in Transition Program
Dissertation Chair: Scott Salathe, Psy.D.
Adriana Peña
Acculturative Stress and Trauma in Cuban Immigrants within the First Year of Arrival to the United States
Dissertation Chair: Virginia S. Frazier, Psy.D.
James Evan Pizzolato
Stress, Self-Efficacy, and Sports Officials
Dissertation Chair: Thomas Bergandi, Ph.D.
Jessica R. Reed
Factors Relating to Perpetrator Behavior in Intimate Partner Violence Episodes Prompting Application for an Emergency Protection Order
Dissertation Chair: DeDe Wohlfarth, Psy.D.
Rachel Lillie Hempel Rhudy
Declarative Knowledge, Perceived Knowledge, and Suicide Prevention Behaviors: Question, Persuade, Refer
Dissertation Chair: Kenneth Linfield, Ph.D.
Jennifer Ann Schager
Implementation of Co-located Behavioral Health Consultant Services Within a Non-profit Medical Services Outreach: A Pilot Study
Dissertation Chair: Norah Chapman, Ph.D.
Heather D. Smith
Compassion Fatigue, Coping and Turnover Among Homeless Service Providers
Dissertation Chair: Thomas Bergandi, Ph.D.
Melissa J. Steinkamp
The Root and the Stem of It: An Intersectional Exploration of the Impact of Double Minority Bias Towards Black Women in Computer Science
Dissertation Chair: Brenda Nash, Ph.D.
Melissa Marie Stewart-Buret
Exploring the Impact of Cognitive Processing Therapy in a PTSD Specialty Clinic
Dissertation Chair: Brenda Nash, Ph.D.
Kelsey Gray Stout
Level of Motivation and Case Management Outcomes in a Child Maltreatment Prevention Program
Dissertation Chair: DeDe Wohlfarth, Psy.D.
Katerina Yarifalia Stratigis
The Relationship Among Self-Report and Observer Ratings of Perfectionism and Eating Pathology
Dissertation Chair: Nathanael Mitchell, Ph.D.
Hannah Gaines Sutherland
Self-Compassion Related to Terror Management and Forgiveness
Dissertation Chair: Norah Chapman, Ph.D.
Autumn L. Truss
Effects of Sexual Education on the Sexual Attitudes of Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Dissertation Chair: DeDe Wohlfarth, Psy.D.
Matthew Ryan Van
Perspective Taking as a Mediator of the Effects of Mortality Salience on Victim Blaming: A Terror Management Approach
Dissertation Chair: David Morgan, Ph.D.
Jenifer Ann Viscusi
Impact on Sexual Functioning: Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Dissertation Chair: Norah Chapman, Ph.D.
Louisa Eaves White
Gender and Leadership Within the Military
Dissertation Chair: Nicholas Lim, Ph.D.
College of Social Sciences & Humanities
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art
Rachelle Morn Adams
Isabella R. Bohn £
Hannah DeWitt £
Victor Theodore Edwards Jr.
Dakota Embry £
Harley Hemming £
Olivia Kathryn Holcomb
Zachary Tyler Jones
Matthew Joseph Krieger
Emily Denise Lyons
DeA’Dre C.L. McMurry
Charde’nay Sincere Polite £
Jessica Shaffer
Maxamil A. St. John
Graham Robert Stocksdale ±
Jennifer Watts
Emily Kay Mary Webb £
Samantha M. Wunderlin
School of Business
Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Mohammed Abdullahi Abdikadir
Jeffery Lynn Byrne III, also Business Administration †
Olivia Cobble, also Business Administration
Jeremy Lee Gangloff, also Business Administration
Kornell M. Hilliard, also Business Administration
Kelsie N. Huffman, also Business Administration £
Logan Patrick Koch, also Business Administration
Theodore T. Robinson, also Business Administration
Molly Elizabeth Roesler £
Patrick Michael Sullivan £
Dawn M. Wibbels, also Business Administration £
Garrett Wilson, also Business Administration £
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Luz Adriana Acosta
Renee Lynn Alzaidy £
LaSheree Brittney Butler
Nicholas D. Chafin
Aaron Dustin Cottrell ‡
LaZayenah Patrice Skelton Driscoll
Timothy C. Dunn Jr.
Jennifer M. Feldkamp ±
Barbara Lynne Gilbert £
Arteruo Lamont Griffin Jr.
Jennifer Anne Heimbrock
Ryan W. Hines
Allyson Nicole Klein £
Finn T. Kola £
Karen Lynn Lichtefeld
Sophia Marie Lockwood
Lane Staples
Holden M. Thompson
ShaRaina C. Thompson
April Lynn Tincher
Stephanie Rachell Trautwein
Evelyn Morgan Wiegel
Master of Science in Business Communication
Jonathan David Bohnlein
Tabitha Brown
Allison Claire Bumblis
Loren Renee Carlson
Artricia Yvette Dobbs
Alexandria Hoefler
Hannah Elizabeth Mattingly
Liberty M. Jones
Cody Milliner
Kaily N. Page
Artina Antoinette Pettigrew
Melissa Noelle Porter
Sonia D. Robinson-Pratt
David Joseph Rosa
Pamela Robin Sanders
Emily Elizabeth Schmiedeler
Taylor Sheriff
Taylor Thompson
Jordan A. Vejar
Kristen Wright
School of Communication
Bachelor of Science in Communication
Mara Passafiume Baker
Jeffrey Cassidy
Caleb Johnson
Shelby C. Mouser
Courtney Rhodes-Bowman
Deion Walls
School of Liberal Studies
Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Humanities
Patricia Turner
Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies
Ashleigh Mae Huff £
Chuck Thomas
Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
Margaret Ella Boomer £
Myah S. Duncan †
Margaret Ann Stern
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Cassandra Grace Bilyeu
Jordan Godby-Archangel
Z. C. Loki
Sally Margaret Rother £
Leo Smith £
School of Social Work
Bachelor of Science in Social Work
Kelly Ann Atcher
Ashley Danielle Klapheke £
Kendra Mahan
Eric Moose Meyer
Natalie Nicole Shirley
LeAndra Denise Williams £
Maureen Terese Worden
Master of Social Work
Evette Anthony-Clemons
Sharmika Berry
Crystal Mari Blackmon-Fitch
LaKeshia Kushan Blanton
Kathryn Bowen
MaggieLin Pflibsen Brust
Tenoeda O. Dixon
Samantha Ferguson
Daniel Christian Firpo
Sarah Beth Garrett
Blair Granzow
Berryl Renee’ Jackson-Merrill
Garnette Sequia Johnson
Taylor Jones-Pearson
Victoria Lynn Malone
Jonetta Alisha Meddis
Tamra J. Murphy
Shiloh Gray Oglesby
Stacy Renee Polk
Maja Reuter
Jasmine Saunders-Hunter
Suzanne Shipione
Marcellina Nwakaego Ulor
Andreiona LeNee Paige Williams
Petina Winter-Jones
School of Creative and Professional Writing
Master of Fine Arts in Writing
Natalie Dane Axton
Phillip Dandrea
Susan Diane Schwalm Dunekacke
Meg Freeman
Tiffany Golden
Primwatee Groover
Lenora S. Hay
Meghan Marie Holsclaw
Clint D. Martin
Precious Marie McKenzie
Nicole Moore
Joseph Ray Myers
Andrea Catherine Redwine-Becker
Jasemine Janelle Reed
Noelle Marie Sciulli
Mervyn R. Seivwright
Heather Sharon Taylor
Heidi Taylor
Paige Clary Waters
Joshua Paul Worley