2020 Winter Commencement

THE GRADUATE SCHOOL Candidates Presented by Amy Gullixson, Ph.D., Interim Director E ducation D octoral D egree

C areer and T echnical E ducation Urs Haltinner, Ph.D., Program Director

Brigitta L Altmann Plover, WI Dissertation: High School Youth Apprenticeship Participation and its Effects on the Advancement of Employability Skill Development and Post Secondary Career Decisions Committee: Dr. Urs Haltinner (chair), Dr. Debbie Stanislawski, Dr. Carol Mooney Francis John Fernandes Wausau, WI Dissertation: The Underrepresentation of Hmong-Americans in STEM Careers Committee: Dr. Carol Mooney (Chair), Dr. Urs Haltinner, Dr. Darren Ackley Andrew Jack Paasch Green Bay, WI Dissertation: Students Perceptions of Accelerated Program Learning: A Comparative Study Committee: Dr. Urs Haltinner (chair), Dr. Matthew Simoneau, Dr. Anne Kamps Ryan Ubersox Waunakee, WI Dissertation: A Case Study Examining the Purpose and Implementation of Fab Labs in PK-12 Education in Wisconsin. Committee: Dr. Deanna Schultz (chair), Dr. Sylvia Tiala and Dr. Kevin Mirus

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