Graduate School of Education and Psychology
May Twenty, Two Thousand Twenty-Three Ten in the Morning Malibu, California
Saturday,
Education Division COMMENCEMENT
Marshal JENNIFER T. MIYAKE-TRAPP
Associate Professor of Education
Processional Pomp and Circumstance (Elgar)
Invocation
Pledge of Allegiance
SEUNG B. LEE Assistant Professor of Education
GABRIELLA MIRAMONTES
Assistant Clinical Professor of Education
Class of 2001, Graziadio Business School
Class of 2002 Class of 2008
National Anthem NINA SHELBY Class of 2023
Presiding JAY L. BREWSTER Provost
Presentation of Distinguished JUNE H. SCHMIEDER-RAMIREZ Alumnus Award Interim Associate Dean of Education Professor of Education
STEPHEN P. BIRCH
Class of 2017, Caruso School of Law Class of 2018
Commencement Address
STEPHEN P. BIRCH
Chair, C4C Aviation Group
Managing Director, Flying Crown Land Group
Presentation of Candidates
FARZIN MADJIDI
Interim Dean
Professor of Leadership
Class of 1988, Graziadio Business School
Class of 1991
Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership, Administration, and Policy
Doctor of Education in Learning Technologies
Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership
Doctor of Philosophy in Global Leadership and Change
Master of Arts in Social Entrepreneurship and Change
Master of Arts in Teaching
Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Master of Science in Leadership in Higher Education
Master of Science in Leadership in Pre-K to 12 Education
Master of Science in Learning Design and Technology
Master of Science in Organizational Leadership and Learning
Conferring of Degrees
JAMES A. GASH
President
Class of 1993, Caruso School of Law
Benediction
KENT B. RHODES
Clinical Professor of Education
Class of 1990
(The audience will rise for the benediction and be seated during the recessional.)
Recessional Pictures at an Exhibition (Mussorgsky)
The Graduate School of Education and Psychology Alumni Office invites you to a reception in Alumni Park following the commencement ceremony.
STEPHEN P. BIRCH
Stephen P. Birch chairs Charter for Charity (C4C) Aviation Group, an investment holding firm that uses its profits to provide private air transportation for those in need. He is responsible for all operational aspects of C4C’s lines of business, including aircraft sales and aviation real estate in Asia, Central America, and the US. Additionally, he serves as managing director of Flying Crown Land Group, a nonprofit dedicated to creating economic development opportunities for airports and preserving aviation history.
Previously Dr. Birch served as president and chief executive officer of Sky King Enterprises. He also worked in various roles at General Electric, where he oversaw the company’s global website properties and ran business units with budgets up to $300 million. As assistant vice president of internet operations at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Dr. Birch significantly increased online revenue while preparing the media conglomerate for its initial public offering. He then joined Aduromed Industries, a manufacturer of medical waste treatment systems, where as senior vice president of business development he negotiated partnerships with Fortune 50 contacts in the managed healthcare industry.
Dr. Birch chairs the boards of Air Caritas Corporation and Social Impact Architects, has been inducted into the Oklahoma State University College of Education Hall of Fame, and has taught within the school’s aviation and space division. His extensive service to Pepperdine includes participation on the University Board and the Waves Athletics Board, as well as making generous gifts in support of new golf facilities, the God in the Wilderness program, and the expansion of the University’s work in Africa. Dr. Birch has also made a naming gift to the renovation of the gatehouse of the Château d’Hauteville, the University’s newly purchased campus in Vevey, Switzerland.
Stephen Birch received his bachelor of science in aviation science and secondary education and a master of science in aviation and space from Oklahoma State University. He earned a master of business administration from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a juris doctor from Yale University. In 2017 Dr. Birch completed his master of dispute resolution at the Caruso School of Law, and in 2018 he received his doctor of education in organizational leadership from the Pepperdine Graduate School of Education and Psychology.
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DOCTORAL CANDIDATES BY HOODING FACULTY
Order of Procession
Doctor of Education and Doctor of Philosophy
Dr. Mark Allen
KATHERINE DICKINS
Development of Leader Voice and Leader Silence Scales: How and Why Leaders Choose to Remain Silent or Speak Up During Situations of Workplace Aggression
RACHEL GUETTLER
She Leads Business Education: A Phenomenological Study on the Career Development of Female Deans Leading AACSB-Accredited Business Schools in America
Dr. Ebony Cain
BEMI FASALOJO
(Re)Imagining Mindfulness in the Workplace: Strategies for Integrating Culture and Cultivating Inclusion for BIPOC
KIMBERLY NAVARRO
Black Midwives for Black Mothers: Ameliorating Racial Disparities in the Quality of Maternal Healthcare
Dr. Anthony Collatos
DONALD SELWAY
Resilience in Early Second Career STEM Teachers Employed in Public Secondary Schools
Dr. Kay Davis
LISA De LEON
An Examination of Capacity Building for Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures for Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: Empowerment Theory at the Individual, Organizational, and Community Levels
WILLIAM GRIMES
Caring for the Soul of a Pluralistic Army: An Exploration of Servant Leader Behaviors in Active Duty Chaplains
MELISSA ROSADO
Understanding the Underserved Student: Barriers Experienced by At-Risk Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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MAUREEN SULLIVAN
Exploratory Case Study of Teachers Finding Support from the Global Educator Facebook Group During the Emergency School Closures of the COVID-19 Pandemic
JEANETTE ELAINE VAUGHN
The Criticality of Mentorship on the Trajectory of Imminent Black Female Leaders: A Phenomenological Narrative Inquiry
MATTHEW DIETRICH WILKENS
The Meta-Leadership Inventory: Developing a Valid and Reliable Instrument for International School Leaders
Dr. James DellaNeve
MAKTOOM ALMAZROUEI
Scandinavian Work-Life Balance Experience: Its Implementation in the UAE Happiness Context
SOFIA BEGLARI
Impact of Internal Corporate Social Responsibility Factors on the Employee’s Innovation Climate in the Medical Diagnostics Industry
CHANDLER CALDWELL
Traversing the New Normal with Titan Theory in a Trans-Pandemic World: Lewin Reboot with Change in Three Steps to the Titan Theory: Narrative Inquiry in a Case Study
ISRAEL PASSWATER
Examining Transformational Leadership Self-Perceptions of Current Chief Executive Officers within Executive Peer Advisory Groups
HEATHER SUMMERS
Trust in Integrated Medical Care Using a Population-Based Normative Approach
Dr. Shreyas Gandhi
TAMAR BARSOUMIAN
Survive and Thrive: An Exploration of Methods Implemented by Small Businesses in the Construction Industry to Sustain Their Business Beyond Five Years
AIDA JAFARI
An Examination of Student’s Motivation to Learn in Higher Education: A Study of Contributing Factors to Undergraduate Students’ Motivation
Dr. Reyna García Ramos
VERONICA FERRUFINO
The Experiences of Spanish-Speaking Latina Immigrant Mothers When Participating in the Individualized Education Plan for Their Children with Disabilities
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Dr. Eric Hamilton
SHAUN COOK
The Chemistry Laboratory Experience of El Camino Students While in Emergency Remote Teaching Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
ANDREW LYDELL JONES
Mandated Sexual Violence Prevention in Higher Education: A Quantitative Analysis of Student Responses to Sexual Harassment and Violence Through a Framework of Organizational Culture
JENNIFER JUKANOVICH
A Conceptual Framework for How Trust and Humility Inform the Perception of Leadership Among Rwandan Cooperative Members
REBECCA H. LAFF
A Global Perspective on Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Schools
KRISTINA MARIE LUX
Vocational Tertiary Education of Young Adults in Kenya: Model Development
SHERI LYNN MACKEY
An Evaluation of Cultural Integration and the Malleability of Socio-Cultural Constructs in Global Organizations
DIANE MacLENNAN
Exploration and Implementation of Seaport Manatee to Relieve the Supply Chain Congestion at California Ports
SAMMIE LEE STINSON
The Correlation Between Mental Illness and Prisoner Recidivism: A Study of the Self-Perceptions and Perspectives of Mentally Impaired Low-Level, Nonviolent Male Ex-Offenders
Dr. Dawn Hendricks
ZILI WANG
The Experiences of Parents in a Christian Spiritual Parenting Program
Dr. Diana Hiatt-Michael
YVETTE FRANCEEN CLARK-BLAKE
School-Community Partnerships in a South Carolina Elementary School: A Case Study
Dr. Laura Hyatt
MIKELLE BARBERI-WEIL
Exploring Prosocial Theories for Teaching Civility in Baccalaureate-Level Business Communication
LISA CUEVAS SHAW
Exploring Leaders’ Sensemaking of Emergent Global Norms for Open Science: A Mixed Methods Discourse Analysis of UNESCO’s Multistakeholder Initiative
OGHENEMANO EVERO
Women of Color in Higher Education Institutions: Strategies to Attain Administrative Leadership Positions
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JASON HARDMAN
Transformational Leadership Strategies in US Public Universities
ELIZABETH HOLLERMAN
Leadership Strategies for Building High-Performing Faculty Teams in Technology-Focused Higher Education Departments
JULIE ROBINSON
Leadership Development of Physician-Trainees
SCOTT SORENSEN
An Examination of Leading Through Change Using Snyder’s Hope Theory and Lewin’s 3-Step Model
Dr. Martine Jago
CHARLES BRAY
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Post George Floyd and COVID-19: Reflections From Global Business Leaders on a Changing Paradigm
AMBER BRITTAIN-HALE
Slava Ukraini: A Psychobiographical Case Study of Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Public Diplomacy Discourse
TRENE TURNER
Academics and Athletics: A Phenomenological Study of Self-Advocacy and Student Involvement in Black Student-Athletes with Disabilities
GEORGE VIGIL
Generational Advancement in Sovereign Nations: A Qualitative Study Understanding the Significance of Knowledge Infrastructure
ORIT ZIGMAN LADOR
The Impact of COVID-19 on Community-Based Organizations: A Case Study of Jewish Organizations
Dr. Stephen Kirnon
NATHANIEL BOUIE
Exploring the Perceptions and Experiences of School Building Leaders at Public Charter Schools and the Impact They Have on the Provision of PE in Charter School Settings
SIMONE CHARLES
The Influence of Media on the Underrepresentation of Millennial Females of Color in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and STEM-Related Careers
LENALDA CORLEY
Against the Odds: At-Risk African American Male College Graduates
LATONYA DENISE WILEY
Examining How Entrepreneurial Educators’ Perspectives and Lived Experiences Have Shaped Their Pedagogical Approaches in Secondary Education
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Dr. Farzin Madjidi with Dr. Maria Brahme and Dr. Gabriella Miramontes
DIAMOND DIONNE DUBOSE
Putting the “Proof” in the Pudding: Ingredients to Consider in Executing an Effective and Sustainable Diversity Management Strategy within Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Conscious Organizations
EDYN FION
Challenges of Early Career School Psychologists
FRANSISCO FLORES
Corporate Activism Best Practices in the Age of Social Media
DIMITRINA S. GOTZEVA
Best Educational Practices Supporting English Learners During Remote Learning
MONA HAWKINS
Reasonable Accommodation Requests: Fair Evaluation and the Role of Decision Makers
ROBERT HERNANDEZ
Best Practices Utilized by School Counselors in Increasing Latino Male College Readiness
BAILEY HOOPER
Best Practices of Virtual Learning for K–5 Students
ANGELA HUTSON-STONE
Technology in Healthcare: A Model for Successful Implementations for Leaders
ANGELA MAYE KILLENS
Motivated and Determined and Making a Difference as Executives (M.A.D. and M.A.D.E.) in the Entertainment Industry: A Phenomenological Study of Black Female Entertainment Industry Executives’ Challenges and Paths to Elevation
ANSHU LAL
Best Practices of Information Technology Project Managers Leading Agile Projects
LAMAR EDWARD LAWRENCE
African American Coaches in Athletics: A Study of Enabling and Inhibiting Factors Impacting Leadership Success
FOLASHADE ONADEKO
Hustlenomics: Success Through the Hustleconomy
TATIANA SANTIAGO
E k lia i ka nu’u: Striving for Excellence, Successful Strategies of Leaders in Hawaii
ALEXIS SCHNEIDER
The Impact of Non-Affirming Christian Secondary Schools on Students Who Identify as LGBTQIA+: A Phenomenological Inquiry
SELINA STEWARD
About Her Business: The Making of the Successful Black Female Entrepreneur
DESIREE WALTON
Impact of Big Data Implementation on Decision-Making and Organizational Outcomes in the Real Estate Construction Enterprises
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LILICIA PERRY BAILEY
Successfully Transitioning Executives During Times of Multidimensional Change: An Exploration of Strategies and Organizational Practices
CHENYANG FENG
Explore the Best Organizational Change Model for Chinese State-Owned Enterprises in the Financial Service Industry to Address Global Challenges
MICHAEL FOUNTAIN
Shifting Institutional Paradigms to Ignite Organizational Equity Amongst African American Professionals
TINA D. GARRETT-RAGLAND
The Path to Success in Corporate America for Ethnic Minorities and Underrepresented Groups
JAM HARLEY
Fostering a Culture of Belonging within Women Working in a Hybrid Environment
CARLOS ALFONSO LINARES
Critical Success Factors of Latino Entrepreneurs
NINA SHELBY
From the Boardroom to the Laptop: An Exploration of African American Women’s Journeys Navigating the Transition from Corporate America to Digital Entrepreneurship
Dr. Leo Mallette
IHSAN ZAFER BAYAA
An Examination of the Saudi Arabian Citizens’ Perception of Leisure Tourism’s Impact on Culture in Saudi Arabia
DITHMAR RUALO
Exploring Digital Portfolios and Their Effect on Test Scores
ASHLEY STRINGFIELD
Characteristics of Leadership of Selected Historical Leaders in Music Education in the United States with an Exploratory Study of the Explicability of These Characteristics to Modern Music Education Leadership in Elementary Schools
Dr. Molly McCabe
YORRI BERRY
Examining the Workplace Well-Being of Elementary Teachers Whose Students Participated in a Social Emotional Learning Program
VICTORIA WATERS
Changing the Narrative: A Phenomenological Study on the Support and Practices Black Males
Received for the Successful Completion of Urban Area High Schools in Los Angeles County
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Dr. Farzin Madjidi with Dr. Maria Brahme, Dr. Gabriella Miramontes, and Dr. Kevin Wong
Dr. Jennifer Miyake-Trapp
SHANNON MUMOLO
Marketization Without Marginalization? Approaches to School Integration in a Dual Enrollment Magnet School
Dr. Latrissa Neiworth
ROBBIE ROSHYL MITCHELL
Childless African American Women Over 50 in the USA: A Qualitative Descriptive Study
SHADAN SHAMLOO
Business Managers’ Adaptation of Communication and Leadership Characteristics Amidst COVID-19: A Qualitative Study
Dr. Michael Patterson
CARLINDA TOLES TABOR
The Factors Contributing to the Perceived Strength of Female Truck Drivers
Dr. Kent Rhodes
DORCAS MWORSHO
Social Capital and Leadership Competencies of Recent Kenyan Immigrant Leaders in the United States and Canada: Relational, Structural, and Cognitive Perception
SARA ZARE
Examining Alignment of Leadership Education and Observed Practices: A Study of Leadership Studies Department Chairs
Dr. H. Eric Schockman
FRANCISCO NARCISO
Is Online Course-Taking Helping or Hindering Students with Disabilities in US Community Colleges?
ELIZABETH ROBERTSON
A Preliminary Exploration of the Workplace Expectations of Generation Z Amidst COVID-19
DANIEL WOLDE SUGAMO
The Quest for Institutionalization of Indigenous Conflict Resolution Mechanisms in the Ethiopian Criminal Justice System to Spur Social Change in the Country
CODY THOMPSON
Proper Punctuation: A Qualitative Exploration of Changes in Conflict Management Processes During Revolutionary Periods in Teams
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Dr. Paul Sparks
REBECCA BAMBERGER
The Benefits of Voluntary Disorienting Dilemmas for a Transformational Life: A Grounded Theory Study in Transformational Learning
OSCAR GUZMAN
Growing the Future of Agriculture: An Examination of Knowledge Sharing and Community Building in the Fresh Produce and Floral Council
ALAN LUONG
A Study of Software Developer Employee Turnover Job Satisfaction Based on Herzberg’s Dissatisfier and Satisfier Factors
BEN MA
The Technology Impact on Remote English Learning Programs
FRANCESCA NESFIELD
International Students’ Perception of the Development of Their Digital Academic Writing Identity Based on Their Participation in an Intensive English Language Program
YARASETTE RAMIREZ
Understanding Effective Strategies of Native Advertising
RASHI SETH
How Technology Mediated Social Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Phenomenological Case Study
Dr. Paula Thompson
MAHA ALDAAJANI
Against All Odds: A Qualitative Exploratory Case Study of the Successful Executive Leadership of Huda Al-Ghoson
ANAMARIA FUSU
A Phenomenological Study of the Experiences and Teaching Strategies of Private Music Instructors Working with Elementary School Students
Dr. Kevin Wong
HELEN CHAN HILL
Immersion as a Lifeway: The Cultural Sustainment and Humanization of Mandarin Dual Immersion Teachers
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THE ACADEMIC REGALIA
The academic regalia worn at college commencement exercises dates back to the Middle Ages, when scholarship was usually associated with a church or monastery. The influence of the church could be noted by the regular costume worn by the faculty and students, which consisted of clerical garb borrowed largely from the monastic dress of their day. Over the years, the simple hooded gown, or cassock, worn during this era evolved into a distinctive academic costume.
By the end of the 16th century, English scholars and students added birettas, floppy hats similar to berets, to their academic regalia. As fashionable educators tried to outdo each other with larger birettas, these hats finally had to be stuffed with cardboard to keep them from falling into their faces, thus giving birth to the concept of the mortarboard.
By the end of the 19th century, American universities and colleges standardized their academic costume, following the English tradition. Today, the distinctive caps, gowns, and hoods worn at college and university functions denote the institution granting the degree, the field of learning in which the degree was earned, and the level of the degree.
Today’s gown is usually black in color. The master’s gown has long pouchlike sleeves that were once probably used to carry books, while the doctoral gown is faced with panels of velvet down the front and three bars of velvet across each sleeve.
The hoods of monastic times have remained, becoming decorative symbols of the attainment of higher degrees. Worn around the neck and hanging down the back, the hood is emblematic of the nature and source of the degree held. The colors in the hood lining are the colors of the school conferring the degree—orange and blue for Pepperdine. The color of the border indicates the specialization attained by the wearer—light blue for education and white and royal blue for psychology. These colors are used for the edging of all hoods, and may also be used for the velvet facing and sleeve bars of the doctoral gown and the tassel on the master’s cap.
The modern cap may be a square mortarboard or a round, soft, flat velvet hat, which is reserved for the doctoral graduate. Both types bear a tassel, which may be black, gold, or colored, according to the scholarly field of the wearer.
Today’s academic regalia is profoundly symbolic of the reverence that is still held for the pursuit of knowledge and the achievement of scholarship.
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As a Christian university, Pepperdine affirms:
That God is
That God is revealed uniquely in Christ
That the educational process may not, with impunity, be divorced from the divine process
That the student, as a person of infinite dignity, is the heart of the educational enterprise
That the quality of student life is a valid concern of the University
That truth, having nothing to fear from investigation, should be pursued relentlessly in every discipline
That spiritual commitment, tolerating no excuse for mediocrity, demands the highest standards of academic excellence
That freedom, whether spiritual, intellectual, or economic, is indivisible
That knowledge calls, ultimately, for a life of service
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Accessible Seating
SERVICES
Blue chairs indicate the area for accessible seating plus one accompanying guest. Please find posted signs or ask an usher for assistance.
Drinking Water Available in dispensers in various locations on Alumni Park.
First Aid Available at the first aid/information tent near the entrance of Alumni Park. If an emergency occurs, please ask the nearest usher for assistance.
Lost and Found Please visit the information tent regarding any lost or found items.
Reception Following the ceremony, refreshments will be served under the canopies near the Alumni Park pond.
Restrooms When facing the stage, located to the left of the graduation ceremony area.
Sun-Sensitive Seating A small area of shaded seating is located behind guest seating.
To view a live broadcast of this event, scan the code or go to go.pepperdine.edu/commencement
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