​​​​​Alumni Dissertation Titles​

2025 Graduates:​


Alyssia Evans – An Examination of Special Education Teachers' Perspectives Regarding Social Emotional Learning Intervention for Students with Disabilities


Jennifer Hemmelgarn – The Effects of Rurality on Trauma Informed Care and Early Childhood Classroom Climate


Lisa Markley – Attitudes and Perceptions of High School Teachers Regarding Student Mental Health Disorders


Jackson Schaffer – Perspectives of First-Generation Undergraduate Students on Multiple-Goal Pursuit and Related Academic Achievement


Kaitlyn Slate – The Effects of Trauma-Informed Care Interventions on School Age Children's Mental Health and Behavior


Miranda Slone – An Examination into Tools, Resources, and Training that Impact Self-Efficacy Ratings of Upper Elementary Teachers in Inclusive Classrooms


Melanie Strittmatter – Classroom Placements in Special Education - The Student's Perspective


Jessica Wischmeyer – The Ohio School Psychologist Career Path



2024 Graduates:​


Emily Becks – Perceptions and Practices of School Psychologists Working With Twice Exceptional Students


Linnea DiBerardino – The Highly Sensitive Student: The Relationship Between Sensory Processing Sensitivity and Academic and Behavioral Outcomes​​​

Elisabeth Fausnaugh – The Impact of Mindfulness on the Development of Inhibition and Interference Control in Elementary Students

Mandy Gillham – Examining the Relationships Among Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, Teacher Efficacy, and Professional Development​​

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Melissa Good – Preschool Itinerant ECSE Teachers; A Survey of Competency Regarding Consultation Within Inclusive Settings​​

Taylor Hanes – Examining Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as a Treatment for Adolescent Girls​​​​

Linda Knowlton – To Game Or Not To Game? Examining the Factors Important to E-Sport Participation in a Rural High School Setting

Ashley Kravetsky – The Effectiveness of Treatments for Selective Mutism​​​

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Nicholas Leeth – Developing Resiliency in Students: The Effect on Depression, Anxiety, and Stress​

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Ellie Lukas – A Latent Profile Analysis of District Demographic Factors and Their Impact on Value Added and P​erformance Indexes​


2023 Graduates:​


Pamela Bibler – How Districts Utilize Kindergarten Screening Assessments to Identify Neurocognitive Constructs and Developmental Weaknesses for Developing Prescriptive Interventions


Shana Stober – The Impact of Social Maladjustment: Current Practices of Ohio School Psychologists​