Annual Update: Excellence at the Highest Levels

The School of Education’s robust graduate program has some of the most satisfied graduates at Baylor University. In an exit survey (2014-15, most recent available) of Baylor master’s students, three of the top four programs with the “most satisfied” students were School of Education programs — Educational Administration (No. 1), School Psychology (No. 2), and Curriculum & Instruction (No. 4).

In the corresponding survey of doctoral student satisfaction, those from Curriculum & Instruction ranked No. 1 in satisfaction. Over a three-year average of doctoral graduate satisfaction, two School of Education programs ranked among the top five.

PHDs AWARDED 2015-16

Shanna Lee Attai
Dissertation: The Relationship between Perceived Parenting Styles and Feelings of Entitlement in College Students
Mentor: Dr. Grant B. Morgan
Department of Educational Psychology

Erin Michelle Dixon
Dissertation: Ninth Grade Students’ Understanding of Diffusion and Osmosis after Participation in Direct or Inquiry-Based Lessons: A Mixed Methods Study
Mentor: Dr. Suzanne J. Nesmith
Department of Curriculum & Instruction

Yara Nawal G. Farah
Dissertation: Influences on Beginning Teachers’ Differentiated Instructional Practices with Diverse Students
Mentor: Dr. Susan K. Johnsen
Department of Educational Psychology

Kari J. Hodge
Dissertation: Testlet Effects on Pass/Fail Decisions Under Competing Rasch Models
Mentor: Dr. Grant B. Morgan
Department of Educational Psychology

Sonia Lee Parker
Dissertation: Antecedents to Turnover: Examining Organizational Learning Culture and Leader Member Exchange
Mentor: Dr. A. Alexander Beaujean
Department of Educational Psychology

Rachel Ann Scalzo
Dissertation: Analysis of Behavioral Indicators as a Measure of Satiation
Mentor: Dr. Tonya N. Davis
Department of Educational Psychology

Andreas Stamatis
Dissertation: Mental Toughness in Sport: Perspectives of Master Strength and Conditioning Coaches
Mentor: Dr. Grant B. Morgan
Department of Educational Psychology

LaNette Weiss Thompson
Dissertation: Perceptions of Teaching Nonliterate Adults in Oral Cultures: A Modified Delphi Study
Mentor: Dr. Susan K. Johnsen
Department of Educational Psychology

Jason Frederick Trumble>/b>
Dissertation: The Impact of the Internship Experience on Interns’ Self-Perceived Preparedness to Teach in a Technology Rich Society: A mixed Methods Multiple Case Study
Mentor: Dr. Suzanne J. Nesmith
Department of Curriculum & Instruction

Sunny Dee Wells
Dissertation: Teaching to Transform: An Examination of Social Studies Pre-service Teachers’ Conceptions of Citizenship and Pedagogical Practice
Mentor: Dr. Brooke E. Blevins
Department of Curriculum & Instruction

EDDs AWARDED 2015-16

Barrett Leigh Pollard
Dissertation: The Role of Mentoring, Instructional Coaching, and Reflective Professional Development in the Retention and Efficacy of Novice Teachers: A Case Study and Program Evaluation
Mentor: Dr. Tony L. Talbert
Department of Curriculum & Instruction

Yuko Enomoto Prefume
Dissertation: Exploring a Flipped Classroom Approach in a Japanese Language Classroom: A Mixed Methods Study
Mentor: Dr. Trena L. Wilkerson
Department of Curriculum & Instruction

Brandi Rachelle Ray
Dissertation: More Than Tools: Can Media Literacy Emerge from Teacher Development in Technology?: A Narrative Study
Mentor: Dr. Gretchen Schwarz
Department of Curriculum & Instruction

Education Specialist in School Psychology

Samantha Mary Ackard
Emily Rachel Byrd
Natalie Elizabeth Chipinski
Dana Elizabeth Leeper
Allen Kimvybol Mom
Jessica Davida Walker Stone
Alexander Weber