2021 Spring Commencement

THE GRADUATE SCHOOL Candidates Presented by Glendali Rodriguez, Interim Provost E ducation D octoral D egree

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

Charles Ethan Blue Lake Tomahawk, WI Dissertation Title: Peanut Butter Swirl: A Student Dashboard and its Effect on Student Success in Online Competency Based Education Committee: Kathy Brock, Ph.D. (chair), Dianne Klemme, Ph.D., Jeff Labs, Ph.D. Lindsey Jo Googins Creapeau Eau Claire, WI Dissertation: Informing Recruitment and Pedagogy of Undergraduate Long-term Care Administration Students Committee: Diane Klemme, Ph.D. (chair), Jeanette Black, ph.D., Kathy Brock, Ph.D. Kathryn Marie Feuerhelm Ellsworth, WI Dissertation: Factors Impacting the Career and Technical Education Pipeline in Midwest States Committee: Deanna Scultz, Ph.D. (chair), Debbie Stanislawski, Ph.D., Alisha Hyslop, Ph.D. Rachel Ilana Krueger Onalaska, WI Dissertation: Managing the Healthcare Crisis: The Impact of Career Influence and Employee Satisfaction in Healthcare Committee: Urs Haltinner, Ph.D. (chair), Carmen Iannarelli, Ph.D., Meredith Wentz, Ph.D. Aaron Panke Rhinelander, WI Dissertation: Why do Rural Two-Year Graduates Stay in Rural Communities: A Narrative Inquiry Committee: Urs Haltinner, Ph.D. (chair), Carol Mooney, Ph.D., Kathy Brock, Ph.D. Kendrah Pearson South Saint Paul, MN Dissertation: Credit of Prior Learning: Understanding the Barriers and their Impact on Program Implementation and Success Committee: Matt Simoneau, Ph.D. (chair), Urs Haltinner, Ph.D., Dallas Kratzer, Ph.D. Michael Selover Rockton, IL Dissertation: The Effects on Rural American Communities based on an Absence of a Common Definition of Rural: Its Impact on Educational Access and Practice. Committee: Urs Haltinner, Ph.D. (chair), Daniel Kovach, Ph.D., Laura Reisinger, Ph.D. Brian Michael Stout Random Lake, WI Dissertation: The Impact of Post-Secondary Interventions Aimed at Veteran Academic Success: An Urban Technical College Study in Middle America Committee: Carol Mooney, Ph.D. (chair), Sylvia Tiala, Ph.D., kevin Mirus, Ph.D. Ryan Ubersox Waunakee, WI Dissertation: A Case Study Examining the Purpose and Implementation of Fab Labs in PK-12 Education in Wisconsin. Committee: Deanna Schultz, Ph.D. (chair), Sylvia Tiala, Ph.D., Kevin Mirus, Ph.D.

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