Candidates for Graduation Doctor of Philosophy

Candidates for Graduation Graduate Degrees

This program contains the names of candidates for graduation at this commencement. Certification is subject to the completion of requirements. *Indicates an August 2022 graduate.

Doctor of Philosophy

Khushi Jayeshbhai Bhatt*

India Physics “Studying the Synthesis of Hg-196 at Astrophysically Relevant Energies through the Measurement of Capture Reaction Cross-section of (p, γ), (p, n) and (p, α) Reactions” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Michael Famiano, Ph.D. Mohamed Ahmed Madi Bin Alhaj

Libya Civil Engineering “A Mobile CrowdsourcingBased Framework for Occupant-Centric Facility Maintenance Management” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Hexu Liu, Ph.D. Maryam Salman Bojulaia

Kalamazoo, Michigan Science Education “Understanding Creative Pedagogy of Saudi High School STEM Teachers: Three Case Studies of Mawhiba and Public Science Classes” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Brandy Pleasants, Ph.D. Christopher D. Bozell*

Lafayette, Indiana Counselor Education “Counseling Supervisors’ Experiences Facilitating Supervisees’ Cultural Competence” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Gary Bischof, Ph.D. Kathrine C. Branch*

North Muskegon, Michigan Educational Leadership: Higher Education “A Qualitative Case Study of Health-Related Baccalaureate and Graduate Web-Based Simulated Clinical Learning Platforms” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Wanda Hadley, Ph.D. Katherine E. Brown

Whitehouse, Ohio Sociology “The Violence Against Women Act, Intersectional Negligence, and State Crime: A Case of Systemic Racism in Federal Law Development” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Angela Moe, Ph.D. Rachel L. Burroughs

Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: Behavior Analysis “Preclinical Behavioral Assessments of Mitraginyne, the Main Psychoactive Alkaloid in Kratom” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Lisa Baker, Ph.D. Summer S. Chahin*

Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: Clinical Psychology “An Examination of Medical Resident Practices Regarding Patient Communication about Infant Safe Sleep Practices” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Amy Damashek, Ph.D. Abi Narayan Chamlagai

Kalamazoo, Michigan Political Science “The Breakdown of Democracy in Nepal: A Comparative Study between 1960 and 2002” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Priscilla Lambert, Ph.D. Eunju Choi*

South Korea Psychology: Industrial and Organizational Behavior Management “Relative Effects of SelfPaced and Machine-Paced Learning under ComputerBased Training” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Douglas Johnson, Ph.D. Andrew S. Collard

Grand Rapids, Michigan English: Creative Writing "Sprawl" Chair of Doctoral Committee: Nancy Eimers, Ph.D. Semsi Coskun*

Turkey Mechanical Engineering “Peridynamic Modeling of Crack Propagation in Brittle Materials with Electromechanical Coupling” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Jinseok Kim, Ph.D. Megersa Debela Daksa

Holt, Michigan Applied Economics “Three Essays on Financial Economics” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Matthew Higgins, Ph.D. Cheruba Arthur Dhanaraj

Kalamazoo, Michigan Counselor Education “Intersectional Identities of Race and Religion of African American Muslims and Their Attitudes Toward Seeking Mental Health Services” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Gary Bischof, Ph.D. Meredith L. Dodson

Battle Creek, Michigan Educational Leadership: Higher Education “Crafting a Different Kind of Story: Experiences of Creative Writers Leading in Higher Education” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Jianping Shen, Ph.D. Mary Ebejer*

Grand Rapids, Michigan Educational Leadership: Organizational Analysis “Graduate Students’ SelfDetermination as Writers, Need for Cognition, and Sense of Belonging as Predictors of Confidence in Program Completion” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Louann Bierlein Palmer, Ed.D. Mohammad Ziad Ibrahim El Yabroudi

Kalamazoo, Michigan Electrical and Computer Engineering “Instance SegmentationBased Depth Completion Using Sensor Fusion and Adaptive Clustering for Autonomous Vehicle Perception” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Ikhlas Abdel-Qader, Ph.D. Nathan R. Erber*

Lansing, Michigan Geosciences “Evidence for an Early Saginaw Lobe Ice Retreat and Drainage Adjustments across Southern Michigan, USA” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Mohamed Sultan, Ph.D. Xiang Fan

Florham Park, New Jersey Geosciences “A Framework for Assessing the 4th Rank Dispersivity Tensor under Anisotropic Axial Symmetries” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Donald Reeves, Ph.D. Madison L. Fitzgerald-Russell

Kalamazoo, Michigan Science Education: Physics “What We Say Matters: Exploring the Importance of Microaggression Language for LGBTQ+ Science Major Undergraduate Students” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Megan Grunert Kowalske, Ph.D.

Stephanie Haft*

Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: Clinical Psychology “Determining the Effectiveness of VirtuallyDelivered Written Exposure Therapy for Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Amy Naugle, Ph.D. Duo He*

Kalamazoo, Michigan Paper and Printing Science “The Fractionation of Woody Biomass with Bifunctional Aryl Sulfonic Acids at Mild Conditions” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Qiang Yang, Ph.D. Meredith A. Holland

Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: Behavior Analysis “Minimizing Lapses for Weight Control: The Effects of Cue Exposure and Response Prevention Combined with Distress Tolerance” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Wayne Fuqua, Ph.D. Sabrina Ewald Holley

Nashville, Tennessee Evaluation “Pharmacogenomics Translation in a Community Medical Context Using a Diffusion of Innovations Framework: Provider Perspectives and Evaluation Implications” Chairs of Doctoral Committee: Chris Coryn, Ph.D. and David Hartmann, Ph.D.

Charnel Maritje Houben*

Holland, Michigan Counseling Psychology “Examining the Relationship Between Therapists’ Attachment-Related Characteristics and the Process and Outcome of Psychotherapy” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Eric Sauer, Ph.D. Jeffery L. Jackson*

O'Fallon, Illinois Educational Leadership “Pathways to Success for African American Students at Predominantly White Institutions: A Qualitative Study Exploring Academic Readiness” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Andrea Beach, Ph.D.