2022 Spring Commencement

THE GRADUATE SCHOOL Candidates presented by Maria Alm, Ph.D., Interim Director of The Graduate School M aster of F ine A rts

D esign Erik Evensen, M.F.A., Program Director

Jacquelyn Ann Cummings Bemidji, MN Thesis: Playing With Heartbreak: Research & Development for a Game About Breaking-Up Committee: Seth Berrier, Ph.D., (chair), Michael Heagle, M.F.A., Kimberly Loken, M. Arch. Jessica Lynn Kromrie Elk River, MN Thesis: Representation and Diversity in the Horror Genre: How Design Research Can Inform the Creation of a Themed Lifestyle Publication Committee: Erik Evensen, M.F.A (chair), Morgan Barrie, M.F.A., Michael Heagle, M.F.A.

E ducation D octoral D egree

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

Doni Bartley Menomonee Falls, WI Dissertation: An Examination of Latinx/a/o Students’ Connections between Cultural Identities and Academic Success in a Midwestern Technical College: An Anti-Deficit Perspective Committee- Urs Haltinner, Ph.D. (chair), Emily Hines, Ed.D., Carmen Ianerelli, Ph.D. Christine Marie Cobb Sauer Hammond, WI Dissertation: Wisconsin Registered Nurse Self-Report Cultural Competence a Mixed Methods Study using the Modified Cultural Competence Assessment Instrument (MCCAI) Committee: Diane Klemme, Ph.D. (chair), Urs Haltinner, Ph.D., Carmen Ianerelli, Ph.D. Joseph Desiderio Fond du Lac, WI Dissertation: A Qualitative Study of the School to Work Transition for Persons Across the Autism Spectru Committee: Urs Haltinner, Ph.D. (chair), Jennifer Hendryx, Ed.D., Grant Allen, Ph.D. Heidi Ann Erickson Grantsburg, WI Dissertation: Preparing Young Adults Through Multiskilling to Meet Industry 4.0 Needs and Beyond Committee: Julie Furst-Bowe, Ph.D. (chair), Mathew Simoneau, Ed.D., Diane Klemme, Ph.D. Peter Lee Johnson Foxboro, WI Dissertation: Perceptions of Manufacturing in the Midwest in a Post-Pandemic World. Committee: Dan Kovach, Ed.D. (chair), Nancy Chapko, Ed.D., Matthew Simoneau, Ed.D. Lori Lynn Korthals Orange City, IA Dissertation: The Impact of Personality Education on the Mentor/Mentee Relationship in University Extension Committee: Debbie Stanislawski, Ph.D. (chair), Kathleen Brock, Ph.D., Carol Heaverlo, Ph.D. Anne Fowler McIntyre Madison, WI Dissertation: Organizational Leadership at Public Two Year Colleges with Improved College Completion Rates for Black or African American Students Committee: Debbie Stanislawski, Ph.D. (chair), Marcus Lewis, Ed.D., Julie Furst-Bowe, Ph.D. Heather Jo Stecklein Menomonie, WI Dissertation: Locally Sourced Identifying Knowledge Practices from the ACRI Framework Within Engineering Workplace Contexts Committee: Debbie Stanislawski, Ph.D. (chair). Sylvia Tiala, Ph.D., Kathleen Brock, Ph.D. Sean Van Aacken Stevens Point, WI Dissertation: An Evaluation of PK-12 and Two-year Post-secondary Marketing and Business Instructors’ Perceptions of

PK-12 and Two-year Post-secondary Marketing and Business Programs in Southern California. Committee: Debbie Stanislwaski, Ph.D. (chair), Brigitta Altmann-Austin, Ed.D., Julie Furst-Bowe, Ph.D.

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