Doctoral Degree Recipients, Fall 2017 – Fall 2018

June 4, 2019
Dean Floden Speaking at Fall 2018 Convocation at Michigan State University Kiva, Erickson Hall, College of Education

The following individuals received doctoral degrees from the College of Education in the program areas and during the semesters noted.

To see photos from doctoral convocations, visit the MSU College of Education Flickr site.


Fall 2017

Curriculum, Instruction and Teacher Education

Gerardo Joel Aponte Martinez
Jihea Kang
Eli Kean
Angela Dawn Kolonich
Kristin Elizabeth Mayer

Education Policy

Bryan David Beverly
Amanda Marie Slaten Frasier
Sarah Hilary Galey

Educational Psychology and Educational Technology

William Christopher Cain
Daniel Joseph Freer
Sarah Gretter
Virginia Ann Hiltz
Angela Kwasnik Johnson
Alex Richard Lishinski
Tamika Ann McLean
Rohit Mehta
Tracy Ellen Russo Amalfitano
Andrea Lynn Zellner

Higher, Adult and Lifelong Education

Stavroula S. Erfourth

K-12 Educational Administration

Nicole Robin Beard
Kate Rollert French*
James S. Wright

Kinesiology

Jessica Elizabeth Kiss
Emery J. Max

Rehabilitation Counselor Education

Jina Chun
Rebecca Rose Sametz

School Psychology

Nicha Amy Nasamran

Spring 2018

Curriculum, Instruction and Teacher Education

Cassie Jo Brownell
Wei Liao*
Mark D. McCarthy
Faith Ann Muirhead
Stacey Ellen Pylman
Sandra Kurtti Pylvainen

Educational Leadership (Ed.D.)

Catheryn Louise Dwyer
Steven Frederick Gabriel
Gary Robert Kinzer
Susan Marjorie Langdon
Jennifer R. Martin-Green
Aileen Louise Myer
Shalonda Marie Owens
Anne-Marie Sladewski
Carl William Sproul

Educational Psychology and Educational Technology

Diana Lane Brandon
Tim J. Xeriland
Angelina Nicole Zeller
Yinyin Zhang

Higher, Adult and Lifelong Education

Michelle Lynn Allmendinger
Amy Elizabeth Finley
Joy Annette Milano
Jeffrey Michael Tabone
Kathleen Melinda Wilbur

K-12 Educational Administration

Ramon Markee Jevon Griffen

Kinesiology

Omotayo Michael Moss
Jennifer Alise Nalepa

Mathematics Education

Joanne Kathleen Pillhower

Measurement and Quantitative Methods

Tenglong Li
Ting Shen

Rehabilitation Counselor Education

Allison Levine

Summer 2018

Curriculum, Instruction and Teacher Education

Bernadette Marie Castillo
Justin A. Coles
Matthew Ryan Deroo
Linda S. Doornbos
Laura Joy Hopkins
Sara L. Leo
Adam Joseph Schmitt
Lindsay Joseph Wexler
Kristen Leigh White

Education Policy

David William Casalaspi
Daniel Thomas Fitzpatrick
Dongsook Han
Kimberly Ann Jansen
Youngram Kim
Stefanie Luvenia Marshall
Andrew Scott Miness
Corey B. Savage

Educational Psychology and Educational Technology

Jonathon Andrew Good
Spencer Paul Greenhalgh
Joshua Michael Rosenberg
Christopher David Alvin Seals

K-12 Educational Administration

Serafettin Gedik
Dion Efrijum Ginanto
Darrius Alexander Stanley

Kinesiology

Todd Matthew Buckingham
Michelle Reese Conway
Christopher Ryan Hill

Mathematics Education

Jennifer Lee Nimtz
Amy Elizabeth Ray
Vizala Rani Satyam

Rehabilitation Counselor Education

Bilal Urkmez

School Psychology

Danielle A. Balaghi
Angela Chen
Heather Ann Schmitt
Rebecca Nicole Thomson
Shannon Quyen Tran
June Nguyen Westdal

Special Education

Mari Cris MacFarland
Tiffany Ann Stauch

Fall 2018

Curriculum, Instruction and Teacher Education

Rebecca Amber Ellis
Li Ke
Christina Restrepo Nazar
Meenakshi Sharma
Yanjiang Teng

Educational Psychology and Educational Technology

Carmen Mahealani Richardson

Higher, Adult and Lifelong Education

Mathematics Education

Jennifer Jerusha Marcy
Patricia Ann Matthews
Karen E. McGregor
Julie Marie Wilson Rojewski

Darlene Esther Korhman

School Psychology

Marianne Catherine Clinton

*Dual degree in Education Policy