URBAN HIGHER EDUCATION FALLS 2018 GRADUATES
Dr. Lillie Lockett, Clarksdale, MS (Cohort 12) DISSERTATION: An Analysis of Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Factors Influence on Community College Career and Technical Education Allied Health Students Persistence ~~ ADVISOR: Dr. Walter Brown
Dr. Destini Jones, Milwaukee, WI (Cohort 13) DISSERTATION: The Use of Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Variables to Explain Academic Performance among African-American Student-Athletes at Division I Institutions ~~ ADVISOR: Dr. Walter Brown
Dr. Archie Tucker, II, Leland, MS (Cohort 12) DISSERTATION: The Impact of Alumni Role Identity and Generational Differences on Institutional Support Behaviors ~~ ADVISOR: Dr. Walter Brown
Dr. Chrishan Watson, Mobile, AL (Cohort 13) DISSERTATION: The Influence of Psychosocial Resilience on the Persistence of First Generation African American Community College Students ~~ ADVISOR: Dr. Walter Brown
Dr. Bonnie M. Banks, Huntsville, AL (Cohort 13) DISSERTATION: An Examination of Capital Spending between Public Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Predominately White Institutions in the State of Alabama ~~ ADVISOR: Dr. Walter Brown
Dr. George French, Louisville, KY (Cohort 3) DISSERTATION: 21st Century Challenges to Historically Black Colleges & Universities Examined Through the Lens of Transformational and Transactional Leadership Theories as Solutions ~~ ADVISOR: Dr. Walter Brown
Dr. Jeremy Whittaker, Memphis, TN (Cohort 13) DISSERTATION: An Analysis of Help-Seeking Behavior of Male Athletes at Four Year Institutions ~~ ADVISOR: Dr. Walter Brown
Dr. Gayle Blue-Keyes, Colorado Springs, CO (Cohort 12) DISSERTATION: Native American Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Students’ Perceptions toward Academic and Mentoring Activities at Their Institution to Enhance Their Academic Success ~~ ADVISOR: Dr. Nycole Campbell-Lewis
Dr. Ruth Bowen, Braxton, MS (Cohort 12) DISSERTATION: Adjunct and Non-Adjunct Instructional Influence on Freshman Student Development ~~ ADVISOR: Dr. Nycole Campbell-Lewis
Dr. Carell Cargle, Rosharon, TX (Cohort 10) DISSERTATION: Perceptions of Diversity Officers on the Influence of Sense-Making Strategies for Enhancing Compliance with Diversity Initiatives at Predominantly White Institutions ~~ ADVISOR: Dr. Walter Crockett
Dr. Gregory Wilson, Sr., Jackson, MS (Cohort 12) DISSERTATION: The Transformational Leadership Characteristics of the Academic Leadership within Historically Black Colleges and Universities ~~ ADVISOR: Dr. Walter Crockett
Dr. Whitney Robinson, McComb, MS (Cohort 12) DISSERTATION: Perceptions of Recent Undergraduate Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Alumni on Institutional Career Services and Employability Skills ~~ ADVISOR: Dr. Felix Okojie
Dr. Daniel Adrian Doss, Saltillo, MS (Cohort 13) DISSERTATION: A Quantitative Examination of Criminality in Relationship to Enrollment at Selected Land-Grant Institutions of Higher Education ~~ ADVISOR: Dr. Felix Okojie
Dr. Tara Dunn, Picayune, MS (Cohort 13) DISSERTATION: The Impact of Learning Communities on Student Engagement Efforts at Community Colleges ~~ ADVISOR: Dr. Felix Okojie
Dr. Pamela M. Gary, Winona, MS (Cohort 13) DISSERTATION: Factors Influencing Persistence toward Graduation of African International Students at a Public and Private University in Mississippi ~~ ADVISOR: Dr. Felix Okojie
Dr. Sharelle Jackson, Yazoo City, MS (Cohort 13) DISSERTATION: The Effects of Institutional Practices and Culture on Recruitment and Retention of African-American Faculty at Community Colleges ~~ ADVISOR: Dr. Felix Okojie
Dr. Braque Talley, Starksville, MS (Cohort 13) DISSERTATION: Perceptions of Environmental Sustainability by Faculty, Staff and Administrators at Three Senior Colleges in the State of Mississippi ~~ ADVISOR: Dr. Felix Okojie
Dr. Nakisha L. Watts, Marks, MS (Cohort 13) DISSERTATION: The Effects of Socio-Economic Background and Academic Factors on the Retention of African American Male Students in Online Courses at Community Colleges ~~ ADVISOR: Dr. Felix Okojie
Dr. Margaret Boyd-Owens, Pine Bluff, AR (Cohort 13) DISSERTATION: Perceptions of Challenges to Retention among African American Males in Community Colleges in Southeastern Arkansas ~~ ADVISOR: Dr. Neari F. Warner
URBAN HIGHER EDUCATION SPRING 2019 GRADUATES
Dr. Lynda Marie Batiste, Mansura, LA
M.P.A., Southern University A&M, 2001 DISSERTATION: Understanding Academic and Fiscal Affairs through the Competing Values Model ~~ ADVISOR: Dr. Walter A. Brown
Dr. Katie Ruth Blair, Ridgeland, MS
M.A., Jackson State University, 1987 DISSERTATION: The Influence of Race and Gender on the Development of African American Women Administrators in Higher Academia ~~ ADVISOR: Dr. Neari F. Warner
Dr. Juanita B. Davis, Greenville, MS
M.S., Jackson State University, 2015 DISSERTATION: Retention of Minority Students Enrolled In Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) at a Historically Black University Located in the Southeast
ADVISOR: Dr. Walter Brown
Dr. Bernie J. Morris Evans, Ruston, LA
M.A., Grambling State University, 2004 DISSERTATION: Factors Influencing the Retention of Students Enrolled in Developmental Courses at Community Colleges ~~ADVISOR: Dr. Neari F. Warner
Dr. Donyea L. Hargrove, Columbus, MS
M.S., Alcorn State University, 2012 DISSERTATION: The Perceptions of Chief Diversity Officers of their Role in the Recruitment and Retention of African American Faculty at Predominantly White Institutions in Higher Education ~~ ADVISOR: Dr. Walter A. Brown
Dr. Harrison P. Johnson, Pine Bluff, AR
M.S., Southern Arkansas University, 2014 DISSERTATION: Factors Influencing Non- Traditional Students’ Transfer from Two-Year to Four-Year Institutions ~~ ADVISOR: Dr. Walter A. Brown
Dr. Floyd Andrew Lewis, Jackson, MS
M.S., Central Michigan University, 2002 DISSERTATION: Nontraditional Adult Students' Perceptions on Transition Triggers that Influence Persistence at Four-Year Institutions ~~ADVISOR: Dr. Neari F. Warner
Dr. Jonathan Smalls, Bamberg, SC
M.A., Interdenominational Theological Center- Gammon Seminary, 2010 DISSERTATION: The Theory of Hypermasculinity as a Predictor of Retention among Undergraduate Black Males ~~ ADVISOR: Dr. Walter A. Brown
Dr. Linda Nell-Williams Taylor, Prairie View, TX
M.A., Prairie View A&M University, 2011 DISSERTATION: Perceptions of Graduates Regarding Their Influence on the Social, Economic, and Educational Development of Rural Communities ~~ ADVISOR: Dr. Neari F. Warner