2021Spring Commencement

University of Michigan School of EducationMay 1, 2021

Songs of the Ceremony

The Yellow & Blue

Sing to the colors that float in the light;

Hurrah for the Yellow and Blue!

Yellow the stars as they ride through the night

And reel in a rollicking crew;

Yellow the field where ripens the grain

And yellow the moon on the harvest wain;

Hail! Hail to the colors that float in the light;

Hurrah for the Yellow and Blue!

The Victors

Hail! to the victors valiant

Hail! to the conqu’ring heroes

Hail! Hail! to Michigan,

the leaders and best.

Hail! to the victors valiant

Hail! to the conqu’ring heroes

Hail! Hail! to Michigan,

the champions of the West!

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From the Dean

Dear 2021 graduates of the School of Education:

On behalf of the faculty and staff, it is my honor to congratulate you on the completion of your degree at the University of Michigan.

Your family, friends, and colleagues join us in celebrating this wonderful achievement and wishing you success in the next phase of your career. I hope that you are as proud of your accomplishments as we are. Through hard work and commitment, you have earned your degree from one of the finest universities in the world. The University of Michigan, as a public institution, exemplifies society’s commitment to education for the common good, making your degree even more powerful.

You are the graduates of the School of Education’s centennial! Even as we reflect with pride and gratitude on the contributions our community has made to the field of

education since 1921, we eagerly charge forward because we haven’t a moment to lose in our pursuit of a more diverse, inclusive, just, and equitable world.

I challenge you to set your intentions right now, upon the momentous occasion of your graduation and the 100th anniversary of our school. How will you shape the world using your education? How will you shape the world through education? We use a phrase to describe the contributions of School of Education alumni: infinite impact. This means that in every obstacle you face head on, and in every opportunity that you create, you have limitless potential. Each of you will contribute infinitely to making the world a better place.

May you always remember that you are not alone in your endeavors. We welcome you into an alumni family of over 40,000. Generations of teachers, scholars, policymakers, and leaders in both corporate and non-profit enterprise have shaped education in this country and around the world. You will follow in their footsteps even as you blaze new trails.

Please keep in touch with us. We are here to support you and we look forward with great anticipation and pride to hearing of your work. Go Blue!

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Birr Moje Dean, George Herbert Mead Collegiate Professor, and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor

Prelude Musical selection by Prof. James Kibbie

Welcome Elizabeth Birr Moje, Dean

Greetings to the Candidates

Robert M. Sellers, Vice Provost for Equity & Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer

Student‘s Remarks Gretel Payne, Bachelor of Arts, Secondary Education

Dean‘s Remarks Elizabeth Birr Moje, Dean

Commencement Address Christopher Paul Curtis (BGS ‘00) "You Want to be a What...?"

Conferring of Degrees Elizabeth Birr Moje, Dean

SOE Alumni Welcome Rishi Moudgil (BBA ‘00, AM ‘08, MBA ‘08)

Greetings to the Graduates

Susan M. Collins, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

Finale Elizabeth Birr Moje, Dean

"The Victors" Lyrics located inside front cover

Final Celebration of the Class of 2021

Order of Exercises

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Batoul Abdallah

Diane Aretz

Susan Atkins

Peter Riley Bahr

Bob Bain

Deborah Loewenberg Ball

Hyman Bass

Michael N. Bastedo

John Beilein

Michelle J. Bellino

Nathaniel Betts

Victoria Bigelow

Merrie Lynn Blunk

Timothy Boerst

Phillip J. Bowman

Shelley E. Bruder

John Burkhardt

Kim S. Cameron

Isabelle M. Carduner

Gina N. Cervetti

Tabbye M. Chavous

Maria J. Coolican

Barbara J. Cornish

Jill Cressman Coultas

Anne Craig

Ann Crowley

Anne Curzan

Charles H.F. Davis III

Elizabeth A. Davis

Rachel Palmer Davis

Stephen L. DesJardins

Matthew Diemer

Nell K. Duke

Susan Dynarski

Michael A. Fahy

Cynthia Finelli

Barry J. Fishman

Kathleen Fortini

Donald Freeman

Anne Ruggles Gere

Nicole Garcia

Maisie Gholson

Cameron Gibelyou

Simona Goldin

Kathleen Graves

Kendra Hearn

Julie Helber

Patricio Herbst

Bettina L. Hoops

Mark Hoover

Shomari Manu Jabulani

Brian Jacob

Robin Jacob

Sylvie Kademian

Aileen Kennison

Debi Khasnabis

Patricia M. King

Rachel Rennie Klingelhofer

Elizabeth Kolb

Shelly Kovacs

Lisa R. Lattuca

Marta Learman

Michele Madden

Katherine A. Madden

Lindsay Mann

Jill Manske

Malinda Matney

Jamaal Sharif Matthews

Brian P. McCall

Timothy A. McKay

Henry Meares

David Merritt

Vilma Mesa

Patrick Mies

Amanda Milewski

Jon D. Miller

Kevin F. Miller

Elizabeth Birr Moje

Chauncey Monte-Sano

Pamela Moss

Nick Meuhling

Carla O’Connor

Maren Oberman

Mercedes Ott

Annemarie Sullivan Palincsar

Peter Pasque

Rosemary Perez

Ebony Perouse-Harvey

Jaye Peterson

Donald J. Peurach

Christina Ponzio

Chris Quintana

Rebecca Quintana

Cathy Hindman Reischl

Deborah Rivas-Drake

Katrin O. Robertson

Awilda Rodriguez

Matthew Ronfeldt

Enid Rosario-Ramos

Leslie Rupert Herrenkohl

Allison M. Ryan

Susan Santone

Shari Saunders

Mary J. Schleppegrell

Robert Sellers

Edward A. Silver

Elliot Soloway

Michael Spath

Jeff Stanzler

Melissa Kathleen Stull

Casey Swanson

Kevin Upton

Kerri Wakefield

Alessandra Ward

Anne-Coleman Webre

Christina Weiland

Camille Wilson

Melissa L. Zemper

Michaela Zint

School of Education Faculty, Lecturers, and Research Scientists

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Commencement Speaker

Christopher Paul CurtisAuthor

Christopher Paul Curtis is the author of nine books for young people including Bud, Not Buddy, The Mighty Miss Malone, Elijah of Buxton, The Watsons Go To Birmingham-1963, and Mr. Chickee's Funny Money. In addition to being translated into 12 languages and selling more than seven million copies, his work has been performed as an off-Broadway musical with a score written by Motown legend Lamont Dozier, a motion picture directed by Tony award-winning director Kenny Leon, and two world premiere commissions presented at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., one with music written by Oscar-nominated composer Terence Blanchard. In 2000, Curtis became the first African-American male to be awarded the prestigious Newbery medal.

He is originally from Flint, Michigan, where he worked for thirteen years at the historic Flint Fisher Body Number One automobile factory. His job was to hang doors on the largest Buicks, the Electra 225 and LeSabre. This has left him permanently averse to entering large cars.

Curtis currently lives in Windsor, Ontario with his wife, Habon, and their three children, Ayaan, Ebyaan, and Libaan.

Centennial Class of 2021Centennial Class of 2021 Arden Wray photographer

This award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to diversity, inclusiveness, justice, and equality in all aspects of their professional work. We are pleased to honor these members of our community who advance the mission of the School of Education and serve as an inspiration to those with whom they interact.

2020-21 Award Recipients

Faculty Winner

Mary Schleppegrell Professor of Education, Educational Studies Program

Staff Winner

Alyssa Brandon Communication Coordinator, TeachingWorks

Student Winnermonét cooper Doctoral Student, Joint Program in English and Education

Patricia A. Natalie Staff Award for ExcellenceThis award was established to honor the memory of Pat Natalie, a beloved colleague, mentor, friend, and long-time member of the School of Education community who passed away in 2008. The award is presented annually to a staff member who demonstrates dedication, is committed to excellence, and is a strong team contributor.

2020 Award Recipient

Sarah Powers Academic Advisor, Teacher Certification Officer

Diversity, Inclusion, Justice, and Equity Award

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The Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence These School of Education seniors have attained academic distinction by establishing the highest grade point averages and overall excellence among all School of Education undergraduate degree recipients for the 2020-2021 academic year.

2021 Award Recipients

Olivia Davis Battle Creek, MI

Delaney Gravlin Cheboygan, MI

Mackenzie Kriekard Kalamazoo, MI

Yeon Soo Park Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Mikah Semon Mequon, WI

Dimond Dissertation Award The Stanley E. and Ruth B. Dimond Best Dissertation Award was established to give recognition to the premiere doctoral dissertation completed in each of the four doctoral programs in the school in the prior year. The award was created in honor of Stanley E. Dimond, who joined the faculty in 1950, was named distinguished professor in 1966, and, upon his retirement in 1972, became professor emeritus. Together with his wife, Ruth Bullis Dimond, Dr. Dimond encouraged several generations of students at the School of Education to persevere and excel in their chosen fields of inquiry and service.

2021 Winners

Center for the Study of Higher & Postsecondary Education

Christina Morton Water from the Rock: The Role of Spirituality in the Lives of Black Women in Engineering Doctoral Programs

Combined Program in Education & Psychology

Han Zhang Mind-Wandering: What Can We Learn from Eye Movements?

Educational Studies

Dana Nickson Black Movement, Black Striving: Perceptions of Place and School Choice Decision-Making in Metropolitan Detroit

Joint Program in English & Education

Ryan McCarty Toward a Theory and Practice of Translingual Transfer: A Study of Six International Undergraduate Students

Hannah Socha Marysville, MI

Stephanie Steiner Ypsilanti, MI

Kylie Vespa Harrison Township, MI

Alex Anne Worth Novi, MI

Emily Wrobel Troy, MI

Bachelor of Arts in EducationDecember 2020

Cammi LeeAnn KeelerChikyi LauCarly Rose Silverstein

April 2021

Nicole AftonIman Al-JahmeeAveryMyles BennettNoah BorgdorffLuca BorntragerKyndra BradenAustin BryanJustin CadaretteKayla ChinitzBrooke ChristiansMax ClarkCharity CummingsJohnathon D'AlessandroOlivia DavisBrooke DeSmytherSydney DoornbosIsra ElshafeiFrances Fenelon

Jessica GardinerMaya GompperDelaney GravlinSarah GreenwaldFlorentina HolowickiHassan JaafarBrittney JangElizabeth KeeblerMackenzie KriekardAndrew Gerald LaidlawGreta LeaderSophia LittleSean Patrick MartinEmmie McCannConnor McMahonJasmine Maeve MillerAlexa Marie MooreClare MorrisseyWilliam Jacob OverlandYeon Soo ParkGretel PayneMacy Gulyas PerovichMikah SemonNoah Silveri

Savon SmithHannah SochaStephanie SteinerMadeline TranMadeline TreberJosiah Vaccaro Kylie VespaSamantha WeberElizabeth WeilandAlex Anne WorthEmily WrobelDiana YassinAisha Zafar

August 2021

Isaac CatheyRebekah Hope GereKelsi Alayna HackneyBlue KoffronJasmine RoganMaria Eleni TsakosGabriella Washington

Minor in EducationDecember 2020

Arianna DengAllison Sparpana

April 2021

Natalie AngellMohit AspalMariah BenfordBenjamin BiberMarley DuerstAkili EcholsIsra ElshafeiMaximillian GrahlRita Hathaway

Ashley HayesElizabeth HoornstraSydney JaneckeBritney KarchoArim LeeChristina LoseeLily MontgomeryBrianna MorigneyAviva NemethRiley O'KeefeLeanne OlonaMark RicciardiAleksandra Rzadkosz

Cora ScottAudrey SmitGideon SochayDamaris Salvadora StrokerRadu TolontanJordan TyoAnna VannesteClaire WeilMadeline Zandhuis

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Bachelor of Science in EducationApril 2021

Jonathan BoesgerJinjing ChenHaley LangelandFoster Wisusik

Teacher CertificationDecember 2020

Andrew Liam HasherDaniel Ayomide KumapayiEric M. SchroederRebecca Williamson

April 2021

Leah Annabel BernsAngelina Michelle BredeAlexander Cepo

Amanda M. CrisciBenjamin FisherHayley FultonErin HaneyRegis Asir HaynesBenjamin R. JozwiakJonathan W. ThomasJack Williams III

August 2021

Emily Gorde

Master of Arts in Educational Studies with Elementary CertificationAugust 2021

Sabrina AlafitaFatema AlqamoussiBrittany ArthurGrace BiancoLisa BrownOlivia DeCaprioKatherine Delaney Dodge Shannon FitzpatrickSarah N. JacksonOlivia Jean KaganDaniel KrattMegan LashbrookElana Leflein

Alexandra Nicole LeppekSarah MeathLauren Kathleen PerryAmanda RobertsonNatalie Patricia SanfordScott SchiffMadeleine SchoeniOlivia ScioreEmily Rose StifflerLeah SuleckiStephanie UlloaXinwei Zou

Master of Arts in Educational Studies with Secondary CertificationAugust 2021

Madeline AlpertMatthew Joseph AndersonSharlee AnucinskiBergen Alexander BauerGregory Alan BeamishHarry M. BerkowitzRiley Kate BraniganMitchell BrownHai CaoChristiana CastilloAnne Elise CohenFanta M. CoulibalyAmelia Christina CowanMargaret DoeleMadelynn DrikakisAndres Javier Malik Elamin-Martinez

Carolyn Ann EvansShana FlanarySarah GreerLauren HarringtonLindsay HelfmanElla HorwedelHanna R. KadlecJessica Lynn KosticakSarah KushnerMichael Ryan KutschJacob LeeJoshua I. LevineTimothy J. LilienthalXiaoqiong (Crystal) Lin

Victoria LindenfeldEdwin MayesKeenan MullaneyNathan NickolaiLiz NussbaumAustin Joseph PetersAnnie PeurachJohanna M. PolzinLuciana S. QuDaniel RyanAndrew SmutekAled Roberts TienMatthew B. Willig

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Master of Arts in Educational StudiesDecember 2020

Mikiko KohnoLouise LiuPatrick Mullan-KoufopoulosJacob RobinsonCarolyn SeigerJamie ThompsonAlison WangJingyun Wu

April 2021

Philip AbdooBrandi E. BartonAbbey Bradley

Alyssa La'Dawn BrandonZoe EiberBailey ErnstNita A. KedharnathJingyang LiKayla ManleyDante Kenneth-Nathaniel MichaelValentina PalomerPaula Manrique Gomez Pfeffer Sarah ThomsonBenjamin TupperJosie WhelanZhou Zhang

August 2021

Austin Max BieremaEunkyoung ChaCandace Curtis-CavazosLeiming DingAmber Nikole GoodwinTone I. HollandCharles HoyingJulia KarantRachel KitchensJulia MaxwellMavia ParveenSarah SchierberlBurnett Vave

Master of Arts in Educational Studies and Master of Business AdministrationApril 2021

Kendall Elaine Buie

Master of Arts in Higher EducationDecember 2020

Dominique Orfano AcostaLeticia CruzKaelani DemapanAlex T. FongMya HaynesArissa Stephanie KoinesIvana Lopez-EspinosaAndrew MonroeAlma R. OrozcoAllyson RodriguezAlyssa May SkeltonEllen TothBrennen VallanceDante Vasquez

Meng WangTimothy WilliamsJon Andre Williams

April 2021

Samuel KaserTerrance McQueenAlison B. RivettJordan Dean RossMeaghan Wheat

August 2021

Heidi BennettMark HolmgrenHelen SdvizhkovLeslie Akua Asah Tetteh

Master of Arts in Higher Education and Master of Public PolicyDecember 2021

Barton Linderman

Master of Educational Leadership and PolicyApril 2021

Dave KobelColin RobertsYezenia G. Sandoval

August 2021

Jessica AmeyAlexander Harris Jr

Learning Experience Design Graduate CertificateFall 2020

Louise LiuCarolyn Michelle Seiger

Winter 2021

Nicholas Frank Garza

Summer 2021

Leiming DingAmber Nikole GoodwinJulia MaxwellBurnett Vave

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Doctor of Philosophy in Educational StudiesAugust 2020

Ann E. BlaisBachelor of Arts, Harvard University and Radcliffe; Master of Arts, Teacher's College, Columbia UniversityReading with Others in Mind: What Are the Content Knowledge Demands for Teaching the Reading of Literature?Co-Chairs: Chandra Alston and Deborah Ball

Kolby GaddBachelor of Science Education, Utah Valley University; Master of Arts, Brigham Young UniversityClass Size and Relationships That Occur During InstructionChair: Deborah Ball

Minh Quang HuynhBachelor of Science, University of Dalat; Master of Arts, University of MichiganEducation Equity in the Global Context: Insights from an International OrganizationCo-Chairs: David Cohen and Mary Schleppegrell

Megan JohnsonBachelor of Arts, Albion College; Master of Public Administration, Western Michigan UniversityFamily Interactions with an Early Childhood NetworkChair: Pamela Moss

Nick MuehlingBachelor of Arts, University of Toledo; Master of Arts, University of Michigan"You Can't Get to Comprehension Until They Trust You": Teachers' Thinking About Practices That Foster Students' Meaning-Making of LiteratureChair: Elizabeth Moje

Dana G. NicksonBachelor of Arts, Northwestern University; Master of Education, University of PennsylvaniaBlack Movement, Black Striving: Perceptions of Place and School Choice Decision-Making in Metropolitan DetroitChair: Camille Wilson

Ebony Perouse-HarveyBachelor of Arts, Fordham University; Master of Arts, American University; Juris Doctor, Hofstra UniversitySpeaking Up for ALL Kids: Developing Pre-Service General Education Teachers as Advocates through Critical Coursework and Simulated IEP MeetingsChair: Chandra Alston

Doctor of Philosophy in Educational StudiesAugust 2020 continued Anne Elizabeth ReinishBachelor of Arts, Amherst College; Master of Education, Harvard UniversityPromises and Problems: Promoting Deeper Learning in a High-Performing Education SystemCo-Chairs: Donald Peurach and David Cohen

Jeffrey Michael Della RovereBachelor of Science, Babson College; Master of Education, Framingham State UniversityDeveloping College Ready First Generation College Students: Using Student Experiences to Envision a Practicable Approach to Studying and Addressing the ProblemCo-Chairs: Pamela Moss and Donald Peurach

JoeyLynn SellingBachelor of Science, Northern Michigan University; Master of Arts in Education, Northern Michigan UniversityLeveraging Current Instructional Practices to Achieve Disciplinary Literacy in a Fifth Grade Science ClassroomChair: Mary Schleppegrell

Anna Katherine ShapiroBachelor of Arts, Emory University; Master of Arts, Brown UniversityOver Diagnosed or Over Looked? The Effect of Age at Time of School Entry on Students Receiving Special Education ServicesChair: Christina Weiland

Anne-Coleman WebreBachelor of Arts, University of Virginia; Master of Arts, New York UniversityCurricularizing Language Teaching and Learning: NavigatingSociocultural Dilemmas in Teacher EducationChair: Donald Freeman

Amber Tenille WillisBachelor of Science, Oakwood University; Master of Science, Nova Southeastern UniversityConfronting and Changing Racialized Patterns of Not-Seeing Black Children: Narrowing the Gap Between Observation and the Work of Teaching Mathematics in the Context of Practice Based Professional DevelopmentChair: Deborah Ball

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December 2020

Tonya Kneff-ChangBachelor of Arts, University of Califonia Berkley; Master of Arts, University of MichiganThe Racialized Origins of Violence in the Foundations of Mass Public Education in the US, 1830-1880Co-Chairs: David Cohen and Fatma Gocek

April 2021

Nicolas BoileauBachelor of Arts, Concordia University; Masters of Arts, Concordia UniversityAn Investigation of the Relationship Between Two Norms of theInstructional Situation of Geometric Calculation with Algebra in U.S. High School GeometryChair: Patricio Herbst

Whitney HegsethBachelor of Arts, University of California Berekley; Master of Arts, Stanford UniversityRespect by Design: How Different Educational Systems Interact with Mutual Respect in ClassroomsChair: Donald Peurach

Carolyn Pietrucha MasserangBachelor of Science, University of Richmond; Master of Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Master of Arts, Oakland University Understanding the Identities, Emotions, Attitudes and Motivations of Developmental Mathematics Students in the Context of Their Prior Learning and Life ExperiencesCo-Chairs: Deborah Ball and Hyman Bass

Kimberly Charis RansomBachelor of Business Administration, Bradley University; Master of Arts, DePaul UniversityThere Are Children Here: Examining Black Childhood in Rosenwald Schools of Pickens County Alabama (1940-1969)Chair: Carla O'Connor

Emily Theriault-KimmeyBachelor of Arts, University of Michigan; Master of Arts, University of Michigan Researching a Practice of Teaching Elementary Mathematics Aimed at Disrupting Inequity and Promoting JusticeChair: Deborah Ball

Doctor of Philosophy in Educational StudiesAugust 2021

Adam BennionBachelor of Science, Brigham Young University; Master of Education, Southern Utah UniversityKnowledge and Use of the Science Practices from a Content Course to Student Teaching: A Study of Preservice Elementary TeachersChair: Elizabeth Davis

Gabriel Philip DellaVecchiaBachelor of Arts, Goucher College; Master of Arts, University of PortlandNavigating Open-Ended Spaces: Writing, Representing, and Speaking in a Fifth-Grade Science and Engineering UnitChair: Annemarie Palincsar

Carolyn HetrickBachelor of Arts, University of OregonDisentangling Educational Care, Love, and Domination: The Sociopolitics of Race, Justice, and Youth Participation in a Summer Mathematics ProgramChair: Camille Wilson

Laura-Ann JacobsBachelor of Arts, Furman University; Master of Arts, University of Arts"Telling Another Kind of Story": Enduring Tensions in Preparing Secondary English Language Arts Teachers for Antiracist Pedagogical Change at the Personal, Instructional, and Curricular LevelsChair: Enid Marie Rosario-Ramos

Julia Lindsey Bachelor of Arts, Davidson College; Master of Arts, Relay Graduate School of EducationNew Directions in Reading Instruction and Research: Preliminary Evaluations of Two Early Reading ProgramsCo-Chairs: Nell Duke and Christina Weiland

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Doctor of Philosophy in Higher EducationAugust 2020

Christina Simone MortonBachelor of Science in Engineering, University of Michigan; Master of Education, North Carolina State UniversityWater from the Rock: The Role of Spirituality in the Lives of Black Women in Engineering Doctoral ProgramsChair: Lisa Lattuca

Erika MosyjowskiBachelor of Arts, Case Western Reserve Univeristy; Master of Arts, University of MichiganEngineering for Social Good? How Professional and Educational Experiences Inform Engineers’ Solutions to Complex ProblemsCo-Chairs: Shanna Daly and Lisa Lattuca

April 2021

Amy FultonBachelor of Fine Arts, University of Utah; Master of Education, University of UtahCollege President Responses to Student Activism on CampusChair: Michael Bastedo

Meghan Leigh OsterBachelor of Arts, DePauw University; Master of Science, Baylor University Performance-Based Funding: An In-Depth Policy AnalysisChair: Stephen DesJardins

August 2021

Gloryvee FonsecaBachelor of Arts, University of Santa Cruz; Master of Arts, University of MichiganAn Exploration of Campus Racial Climate, Racial Ethnic Identity, Sense of Belonging and Intentions to Persist among Black and Latinx Students attending Predominantly White InstitutionsCo-Chairs: Phillip Bowman and Tabbye Chavous

August 2020

Alexa EllisBachelor of Arts, University of Michigan; Master of Science, University of MichiganThe Role of Formal Schooling on Early Number SkillsChair: Pamela Davis-Kean

Casta GuillaumeBachelor of Arts, University of Miami; Master of Science, University of MichiganThe Influence of Family Life on Young Women of Colors' Understandings of Oppression and Imaginings of LiberationChair: Jacqueline Mattis

Channing MathewsBachelor of Arts, Duke UniversityWhat Does it Mean to be Black and Aware? A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of Black Racial Identity and Critical ConsciousnessCo-Chairs: Tabbye Chavous and Matt Diemer

Sarah McKellarBachelor of Arts, Colorado College; Master of Arts, Alliant International University; Master of Arts, University of ChicagoPeers, Perceptions of Teaching Practices, and Implications for Student EngagementCo-Chairs: Kai Cortina and Allison Ryan

Michael Alan MedinaBachelor of Science, Brown University; Master of Science, University of MichiganEthnic-Racial Identity and Academic Adjustment among Adolescents: The Role of Friendship as a Social ContextChair: Deborah Rivas-Drake

April 2021

Abunya Cecilia AgiBachelor of Arts, York University; Master of Arts, University of WindsorWhat Does it Mean to be Black in North America? Interrogating Ethnic-Racial Identity in ContextChair: Deborah Rivas-Drake

Rebecca MarksBachelor of Arts, Washington University in St. LouisFrom Talkers to Readers: Neural and Behavioral Foundations ofEmerging LiteracyChair: Ioulia Kovelman

Doctor of Philosophy in Education and Psychology

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Lillie Margaret MoffettBachelor of Arts, University of Southern CaliforniaInvestigating the Feasibility of Preschool Interventions Targeting Children's Executive Functioning and Math SkillsCo-Chairs: Frederick Morrison and Christina Weiland

August 2021

Kristin VanEykBachelor of Arts, Calvin University; Master of Education, Calvin UniversityWriting Difference: Student Ideologies and Translingual PossibilitiesChair: Anne Curzan

August 2020

Ryan McCartyBachelor of Arts in English Literature, Grand Valley State University; Master of Arts in English Literature and Theory, University of Kansas; Master of Education, Hunter College CUNYTowards a Theory and Practice of Translingual Transfer: A Study of 6 International Undergraduate StudentsChair: Anne Ruggles Gere

Adrienne RawHonors Bachelor of Arts and Business, University of Waterloo; Master of Arts, University of Waterloo Mediating and Mediated: Fandom Discussion and the (Re)Shaping of Fannish RealitiesChair: Melanie Yergeau

Elizabeth TackeBachelor of Arts in English, New York University; Master of Arts in Teaching Secondary English Education, Seattle Pacific University Rhetorics of Masking: Negotiating Disclosures of Disability and TraumaCo-Chairs: Megan Sweeney and Melanie Yergeau

Doctor of Philosophy in Education and English

Executive Officers of the UniversityMark S. Schlissel, President Tom Baird, Vice President for DevelopmentSally J. Churchill, Vice President and Secretary of the University Susan Collins, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic AffairsRebecca Cunningham, Vice President for Research Debasish Dutta, Chancellor, University of Michigan–Flint Domenico Grasso, Chancellor, University of Michigan–Dearborn Martino Harmon, Vice President for Student Life Kevin P. Hegarty, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Chris Kolb, Vice President for Government Relations Timothy G. Lynch, Vice President and General Counsel Kallie Michels, Vice President for Communications Ravi Pendse, Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer Marschall S. Runge, Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs

Regents of the University of MichiganJordan B. Acker Huntington WoodsMichael J. Behm Grand BlancMark J. Bernstein Ann ArborPaul W. Brown Ann ArborSarah Hubbard OkemosDenise Ilitch Bingham FarmsRon Weiser Ann ArborKatherine E. White Ann ArborMark S. Schlissel (ex officio)

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