CEHD Academic Achievement Medal Awarded to Winter PhD Graduates

Winter 2017 PhD Graduates were honored with the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) Academic Achievement Medal presented by Dean Mark Ginsberg at the PhD Colloquium on Friday, December 8.  The medal is a symbol of the scholarly achievement and overall commitment to the advancement of the field of education demonstrated by the successful completion of the PhD in Education at George Mason University. It is intended to be worn proudly at graduation. The medal also serves as a lifelong reminder to graduates of the high expectations and unwavering standards of the Mason community. The presentation of the medal to PhD Graduates is a fairly new tradition for CEHD that was first introduced at the spring 2017 School of Education Degree Celebration.

Congratulations to the Winter 2017 PhD Academic Achievement Medalists:

Soo Y. Ahn
Dissertation Title	Using a Mobile-Based Graphic Organizer with Embedded Procedural Facilitation for Idea Generation to Support Persuasive Essay Writing for Middle School Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Major Professor	Dr. Kelley Regan, College of Education and Human Development
Daniah I. Aleissa
Dissertation Title	The Effect of Technology on Saudi Female Students Learning English as a Foreign/Second Language
Major Professor	Dr. Marjorie Haley, College of Education and Human Development
Maha M. Al-Freih
Dissertation Title	Examining the Relationship between Self-Regulated Learning Processes and Persistence to Goals in Massive Open Online Courses
Major Professor	Dr. Nada Dabbagh, College of Education and Human Development
John M. Bordenkecher
Dissertation Title	Peace Corps Service and the Development of Quality School Leaders
Major Professor	Dr. Beverly Shaklee, College of Education and Human Development
Gordon Brown
Dissertation Title	The Effects of an Integrated Curriculum on High School Students’ Achievement and Integrative Thinking
Major Professor	Drs. Beverly Shaklee and Kimberly Sheridan, College of Education and Human Development
Jennifer Buxton
Dissertation Title	An Investigation of the Relationships among High School Students’ Reading Comprehension Strategy Instruction, Strategy Use, Attitudes, and Achievement
Major Professor	Dr. Anastasia Kitsantas, College of Education and Human Development
Mimi Corcoran
Dissertation Title	The AP Calculus Exam Reading Experience:  Implications for Teacher Classroom Practice and Student Comprehension
Major Professor	Dr. Jennifer Suh, College of Education and Human Development
Marriam Ewaida
Dissertation Title	The Process of Co-Constructing and Implementing a Critical Literacy Unit for English Learners
Major Professor	Drs. Kristien Zenkov and William Brozo, College of Education and Human Development
Anthony Garces-Foley
Dissertation Title	California School Superintendents’ Opinion of LGBT-Inclusive Instruction and the Fair Education Act’s Implementation in 2015-2016
Major Professor	Dr. Penelope Earley, College of Education and Human Development
Nicole Harris-Sealey
Dissertation Title	Understanding How Universities Develop Cooperative Systems to Support International Enrollment Management Activity
Major Professor	Dr. Jaime Lester, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Melissa Hughes
Dissertation Title	Examining the Role of Self-Regulated Learning Instruction on the Performance and Self-Efficacy Beliefs of Struggling Writers
Major Professor	Dr. Kelley Regan, College of Education and Human Development
Bobbie Jo Kite
Dissertation Title	Family Language Policy in American Sign Language and English Bilingual Families
Major Professor	Dr. Julie Kidd, College of Education and Human Development
Danielle Kittrell
Dissertation Title	Why They Stayed: A Narrative Inquiry of Three Black Women Science Educators
Major Professor	Dr. Toya Frank, College of Education and Human Development
John Knipe
Dissertation Title	Translingualism and Second Language Acquisition: Language Ideologies of Gaelic Medium Education Teachers in a Linguistically Liminal Setting
Major Professor	Dr. Rebecca Fox, College of Education and Human Development
Michael Mazzarella
Dissertation Title	Expectancy-Value Factors, Gender, and Achievement: Is There a Difference Between Algebra and Geometry?
Major Professor	Dr. Erin Peters-Burton, College of Education and Human Development
Dwannal Wade McGahee
Dissertation Title	Effects of a Self-Advocacy Intervention on the Performance of High School Students with Learning Disabilities when Requesting Academic Accommodations
Major Professor	Dr. Margaret King-Sears, College of Education and Human Development
Sophia Ra
Dissertation Title	Preservice Teachers’ Entering Beliefs and Preconceptions about Teaching for Social Justice
Major Professor	Dr. Gary Galluzzo, College of Education and Human Development
Matthew Ragone
Dissertation Title	Assistant Principals’ Perceptions of Student Progress Goals and their Impact on Instructional Leadership
Major Professor	Dr. Diana D’Amico, College of Education and Human Development
Lauren Serpati
Dissertation Title	The Impact of Secondary Teachers’ Motivational Beliefs on Their Intent to Accept Brain-Based Teaching
Major Professor	Dr. Anastasia Kitsantas, College of Education and Human Development
Sarah-Jane Thomas
Dissertation Title	Using Technology to Facilitate Language Acquisition of English Language Learners
Major Professor	Dr. Beverly Shaklee, College of Education and Human Development
Jessica Turner
Dissertation Title	Who they are Within: Females’ Experiences of Empowerment Programming in India
Major Professor	Dr. Beverly Shaklee, College of Education and Human Development