Dissertation of the Year Award Winners 

The 2022 Winners

2022 Winners - Doctor of Management (DM)

Title: COACHING-STYLE LEADERSHIP’S ROLE IN THE CHANGE MANAGEMENT PROCESS IN MECHANISTICALLY STRUCTURED ORGANIZATIONS:  A NARRATIVE INQUIRY STUDY

o   Graduated Student: Sai Raghav

o   Chair: John Sienrukos, Ph.D.,  Committee members: Mark McCaslin, Ph.D. and Marcia Hill, Ph.D.

o   Link to Dissertation

2022 Doctor of Education (EDD) Winners

Title: EXPERIENCES MANAGING CHANGE IN POSTSECONDARY THEATRE ARTS CURRICULA: A NARRATIVE INQUIRY STUDY IN LEADERSHIP

o   Graduated Student: Lyn Shela Heck

o   Chair: Robert F Amason, JR, Ph.D., Committee members: Mary W. Stout, EdD. and Regina Fletcher Sadono, Ph.D.

o   Link to Dissertation

2022 Winners - Doctor of Health Administration (DHA)

Title: A QUALITATIVE MULTI-CASE STUDY OF NURSES’ PERCEPTIONS AND EXPERIENCES WITH POINT OF USE SUPPLY AUTOMATION

o   Graduated Student: Lee Ann Wright Smith

o   Chair: Cheryl Anderson, Ph.D., Committee members: Rebecca Back-Little, Ph.D. and James Connelly, Ph.D.

o   Link to Dissertation

2022 Winners - Ph.D. Nursing

Title: THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF NEW GRADUATE NURSES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY

o   Student: Frank Druse

o   Chair: Anne Brett, Ph.D.,  Committee members: Susan Steele-Moses, DNS. and Charlene Romer, Ph.D.

o   Link to Dissertation

The 2021 Winners

2021 Winner - Doctor of Educational Leadership and Educational Technology

Title: INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND BLENDED LEARNING PEDAGOGY AMONG SECONDARY MATHEMATICS TEACHERS: A QUALITATIVE CASE STUDY

o   Graduated Student: Jenae Monique Whitfield

o   Chair: Patricia Akojie, Ph.D., Committee members: Jason Stroman, EdD. and  Donald Munday, EdD.

o   Link to Dissertation

2021 Winner - Doctor of Health Administration

Title: COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES: A MIXED METHODS STUDY

o   Graduated Student: Deborah Green-Gonzalez

o   Chair: Stephanie Holden, Ph.D., Committee members:  Lionel de Souza, PhD. and  Louise Underdahl, Ph.D.

o   Link to Dissertation

2021 Winner - Doctor of Management in Organizational Leadership

Title: PREDICTORS OF WILLINGNESS TOWARDS UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR IN FOLLOWERS OF CHARISMATIC / TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERS

o   Graduated Student: Wayne L McCoy

o   Chair: Herman van Niekirk, Ph.D., Committee members: Diane Gavin, Ph.D. and Amy Preiss, Ph.D.

o   Link to Dissertation