The Dissertation of the Year Award听
About the Program听
The UOP Dissertation of the Year Award has been developed to recognize excellence in dissertation work among our doctoral students.听 Students from the 七色视频,听College of Doctoral Studies, who have successfully passed their dissertation defense are eligible for this yearly award. Awardees will be invited to present their research at the annual Knowledge Without Boundaries Research Summit, where they will also be recognized. Awardees will receive a certificate commemorating their hard work. Students who graduated in the prior year may be nominated by their faculty or themselves and can only be nominated once.
Application:听Dissertations may be nominated by completing听this application听
听and submitting it along with the student鈥檚 full dissertation to听.
Deadline:听Applications are due by听June 30, 2025.
If you have any questions, contact Dr. Mansureh Kebritchi at:听Mansureh.Kebritchi@phoenix.edu
The Dissertation of the Year Winners听
We are excited to announce the winners of the UOP Dissertation of the Year Award program. This program recognizes the outstanding dissertation work of our doctoral students. At the 七色视频, doctoral students who successfully defended their dissertations within the past year and were nominated for this award were eligible. Nominations underwent a rigorous double-blind peer review process, where each dissertation was evaluated by at least two experts in the field. In cases of a tied score, a third reviewer was brought in to ensure fairness in the evaluation. Thanks to this thorough process, we have identified the winners.
Congratulations to the DOY winners!
Doctor of Management and Doctor of Business Administration听
顿颈蝉蝉别谤迟补迟颈辞苍:听
- Student: Dr. Mikel Yost
- Chair: Dr. James Ziegler; Committee members: University Research Methodologist (URM): Dr. Julie Ballaro, Panel Validator (PV): Dr. Stephen Notaro
Doctoral Degree in Education and PhD in Higher Education
顿颈蝉蝉别谤迟补迟颈辞苍:听
- Student: Dr. Ramey Benfield - (Ph.D in Higher Education Administration)
- Chair: Dr. Patricia Akojie; Committee members; University Research Methodologist (URM): Dr. Marie Peoples, Panel Validator (PV): Dr. Marcia Hill听
Doctor of Health Administration听
Dissertation:
- Student: Dr. April LaFontaine
- Chair: Dr. Charles Elliott; Committee members: University Research Methodologist (URM): Dr. Diane Gavin, Panel Validator (PV): Dr. James Lane
Doctor of Management and Doctor of Business Administration听
Dissertation:
- Student: Dr. Daniel Collins听
- Chair: Dr. Julie M. Ballaro; Committee members: Dr. Diane Gavin, Dr. Marcia Hill
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Doctoral Degree in Education听
Dissertation:
- Student: Dr. Elif Kalemdaroglu Wheeler
- Chair: Dr. Joshua Valk; Committee members; Dr. Maureen Marzano, Dr. Marcia Hill
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Doctor of Health Administration听
Dissertation:
- Student: Dr. Eric Johansen 听
- Chair: Dr. Daniel Smith; Committee members: Dr. Julie M. Ballaro, Dr. Marlene Blake
Doctor of Management听
顿颈蝉蝉别谤迟补迟颈辞苍:听
- Student: Dr. Sai Raghav
- Chair: John Sienrukos, Ph.D.;听听Committee members: Mark McCaslin, Ph.D., Marcia Hill, Ph.D.
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Doctoral Degree in Education听听
Dissertation:
- Student: Dr. Lyn Shela Heck
- Chair: Robert F Amason, JR, Ph.D.
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听Doctor of Health Administration听
Dissertation:
- Student: Dr. Lee Ann Wright Smith
- Chair: Cheryl Anderson, Ph.D.;听 Committee members: Rebecca Back-Little, Ph.D., James Connelly, Ph.D.
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Ph.D. Nursing
Dissertation:
- Student: Dr. Frank Druse
- Chair: Anne Brett, Ph.D.;听 Committee members: Susan Steele-Moses, DNS, Charlene Romer, Ph.D.
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Doctor Degree in Education
Dissertation:
- Graduated Student: Dr. Jenae Monique Whitfield
- Chair: Patricia Akojie, Ph.D.;听 Committee members: Jason Stroman, EdD; Donald Munday, EdD
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Doctor of Health Administration
Dissertation:
- Graduated Student: Dr. Deborah Green-Gonzalez
- Chair: Stephanie Holden, Ph.D.; Committee members:听 Lionel de Souza, Ph.D.,听 Louise Underdahl, Ph.D.
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Doctor of Management听
Dissertation:
- Graduated Student: Dr. Wayne L McCoy
- Chair: Dr. Herman van Niekirk, Ph.D.; Committee members: Dr. Diane Gavin; Dr. Amy Preiss听
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