Dissertation of the Year Award Winners
We are delighted to share the winners of the UOP Dissertation of the Year Award program. This award program has been established to acknowledge the exceptional dissertation work among our doctoral students. At the ۴ý, doctoral students who have successfully defended their dissertation within the past year and were nominated by their chairs or committee members were eligible for this award. The nominees' dissertations were evaluated through a rigorous double-blind peer-reviewed process. Each nomination was reviewed by at least two experts in the field. In cases where there was a tied score, a third reviewer assessed the nominated dissertation to ensure fairness. As a result of applying this thorough process, winners were identified.
Congratulations to the DOY winners!
Doctor of Management and Doctor of Business Administration
Dissertation:
- Student: Dr. Daniel Collins
- Chair: Dr. Julie M. Ballaro; Committee members: Dr. Diane Gavin, Dr. Marcia Hill
Doctoral Degree in Education
Dissertation:
- Student: Dr. Elif Kalemdaroglu Wheeler
- Chair: Dr. Joshua Valk; Committee members; Dr. Maureen Marzano, Dr. Marcia Hill
Doctor of Health Administration
Dissertation:
- Student: Dr. Eric Johansen
- Chair: Dr. Daniel Smith; Committee members: Dr. Julie M. Ballaro, Dr. Marlene Blake
Doctor of Management
Dissertation:
- Student: Dr. Sai Raghav
- Chair: John Sienrukos, Ph.D.;Committee members: Mark McCaslin, Ph.D., Marcia Hill, Ph.D.
Doctoral Degree in Education
Dissertation:
- Student: Dr. Lyn Shela Heck
- Chair: Robert F Amason, JR, Ph.D.
Doctor of Health Administration
Dissertation:
- Student: Dr. Lee Ann Wright Smith
- Chair: Cheryl Anderson, Ph.D.; Committee members: Rebecca Back-Little, Ph.D., James Connelly, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Nursing
Dissertation:
- Student: Dr. Frank Druse
- Chair: Anne Brett, Ph.D.; Committee members: Susan Steele-Moses, DNS, Charlene Romer, Ph.D.
Doctor Degree in Education
Dissertation:
- Graduated Student: Dr. Jenae Monique Whitfield
- Chair: Patricia Akojie, Ph.D.; Committee members: Jason Stroman, EdD; Donald Munday, EdD
Doctor of Health Administration
Dissertation:
- Graduated Student: Dr. Deborah Green-Gonzalez
- Chair: Stephanie Holden, Ph.D.; Committee members: Lionel de Souza, Ph.D., Louise Underdahl, Ph.D.
Doctor of Management
Dissertation:
- Graduated Student: Dr. Wayne L McCoy
- Chair: Dr. Herman van Niekirk, Ph.D.; Committee members: Dr. Diane Gavin; Dr. Amy Preiss