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2022-2023 Dissertation Fellows

In the Spring 2021 semester the Graduate School introduced new recognition for doctoral students who had attained Dissertator status. The Dissertator Fellowship is to recognize excellence in research promise as students enter the final phase of their doctoral program. The award consists of a stipend and full tuition waiver to allow awardees to focus on completing their dissertation work and their final document.

Melissa Rodrigues Estrada

  • College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, School Psychology Ph.D. program
  • Mentor: Robyn Hess, Ph.D.
  • Dissertation Title: “Self-care, Stress and School Burnout Among Graduate Students Preparing to Become Mental Health Practitioners"

Jordan Martell

  • College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, Counseling Psychology Ph.D. program
  • Mentor: Stephen Wright, Ph.D.
  • Dissertation Title: “Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale Development Using Item-Response Theory”

Lisa Mickelson

  • College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, School Psychology Ph.D. program
  • Mentor: David Hulac, Ph.D. 
  • Dissertation Title: “University Students with ADHD: Sex Differences in Identification and Diagnosis” 

Caitlin Moore

  • College of Performing and Visual Arts, Music Performance D.A. program
  • Mentor: Melissa Malde, D.M.A.
  • Dissertation Title: “Considerations and Pedagogical Approaches to Transitioning from the Soprano to Mezzo-Soprano Fach” 

Lea Haverbeck Simon

  • College of Natural and Health Sciences: Sport and Exercise Science: Exercise Physiology Ph.D. program
  • Mentor: Reid Hayward, Ph.D.
  • Dissertation Title: “Effects of Exercise Training on Circulating Cancer-Associated Immune Cells in Breast Cancer Patients”