Commencement Program - May 2026 - Lindenwood University

2026 DOCTORAL STUDENTS 34 STUDENT NAME Ti t le of Disser t at ion JASON MCKELL BROWN The Ef fect s of a School Dist r ict ’s Secondar y Music Educat ion Program on Student s’ Academic and Cogni t ive Development LEAH FRANCES DAVIS The Impact of Social Emot ional Learning Inst ruct ion on Intermediate Grade Levels JARED LEE DURDEN Toward Underst anding Facul t y Engagement in Professional Development : A Mixed-Methods Study of Conference At tendance by Communi t y Col lege Facul t y JANA GENELL FLYNN The Gi f ted Label: Examining Universal Screening, Pol icy Changes, and St akeholder Percept ions of Access, Equi t y, and Ef fect iveness in Gi f ted Educat ion SHARI LYNN FOX A Design-Based, Mixed-Method Study on Mathemat ical Fluency Inter vent ions Implemented in a Midwestern School Dist r ict EVAN L. JOHNSTON Addressing Barr iers to Onl ine Dist ance Learning: Connect ing Student s in Rural Locat ions to Internet Resources - A Mixed Methods Study CHRISTINA R. KIRCHNER A Design based, Mixed Method Study on Evaluat ing Tradi t ional Grading Pract ices and the Impl icat ions for Master y Learning and Educat ional Equi t y in a Midwestern School Dist r ict BRYANT WESLEY LAZENBY Level Up Your Teaching: A Qual i t at ive Analysis of Teachers’ Percept ions on Gami f icat ion as a Tool for Learning BERNETTA MATORY Br idging the Ski l ls Gap: A Design Thinking Mixed Methods Approach to Work force Readiness KATHRYN ELIZABETH ALBERTA NOELLE A Design-based, Qual i t at ive Study on Professional Learning Communi t ies for St andards-Based Inst ruct ional Planning KATELYN MCMAHILL SCHRUM Enhancing Post-Secondar y Outcomes for Student s wi th Emot ional and Behavioral Disorders: A Design Based Mixed Methods Approach to Transi t ion Planning LAUREN DAI STEPHENSON An Examinat ion of the Mindset of Ear ly Chi ldhood Professionals Regarding Translanguaging AMBER STEWART A Content Analysis to Invest igate the Evidence of Nat ional and St ate Heal th and Physical Educat ion Curr iculum St andards in I l l inois High Schools ASHLEE REBECCA UTT A Qual i t at ive Study Ut i l izing the Design Thinking Process to St ructure and Organize for Smal l Group Reading Inst ruct ion in Third, Four th, and Fi f th Grade AMY LYNN WINTERS Using Design Thinking to Suppor t Teacher Conf idence in Del iver ing Cul tural ly Relevant Li teracy Inst ruct ion to Address Li teracy Achievement Gaps ACCOMPANIED BY DR. SHERRIE WISDOM DR. MITCH NASSER DR. MITCH NASSER DR. MITCH NASSER DR. TONYA THOMPSON DR. JEFFREY DECKELBAUM DR. TONYA THOMPSON DR. JACKIE RAMEY DR. TONYA THOMPSON DR. MICHELLE WHITACRE DR. TONYA THOMPSON DR. KEVIN WINSLOW DR. JACKIE RAMEY DR. TONYA THOMPSON DR. EMILIE JOHNSON