Congratulations to the following students in the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences (CBCS) who successfully defended their doctoral dissertations this semester:
Cassidy Doyle with committee members at her dissertation defense.
Cassidy Doyle, a student in the School of Aging Studies, defended her dissertation, "A Life Course Approach to Understanding Preserved Cognition in Late Life" on March 14. Doyle鈥檚 defense committee included Jennifer Lister, PhD, who served as chairperson; Debra Dobbs, PhD, and Brent Small, PhD, who served as co-major professors; and committee member Ross Andel, PhD.
No茅 Erazo, a student in behavioral and community sciences, defended his dissertation, "Children鈥檚 Knowledge of the Spanish Alphabet: A Psychometric Study in the United States of America," on March 25. Erazo's defense committee included Lisa L贸pez, PhD, who served as chairperson; Jason Anthony, PhD, who served as major professor; Howard Goldstein, PhD; Mar铆a Carlo, PhD; and Yi-Hsin Chen, PhD.
Amalix Flores with committee members at her dissertation defense.
Amalix Flores, a student of applied behavior analysis in the Department of Child and Family Studies, defended her dissertation, "A Parametric Analysis of the Effects of Changeover Delay of Challenging Behavior During Functional Communication Training," on April 7. Flores' defense committee included Elbert Blakely, PhD, who served as chairperson; Catia Cividini-Motta, PhD, who served as major professor; Raymond Miltenberger, PhD; and Kimberly Crosland, PhD.
Mary Goldsworthy, a student of behavioral and community sciences, defended her dissertation, "Understanding the Interplay Between Nutritional Status and Depression Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults," on March 10. Goldsworthy's dissertation committee included Janice Zgibor, RPh, PhD, who served as chairperson; Amber Gum, PhD, who served as major professor; Dinorah Martinez-Tyson, PhD, MPH; and Lawrence Schonfeld, PhD.
Britani Holland, a student in the School of Social Work, defended her dissertation, "Public Stigma Toward Adult Survivors of Adverse Childhood Experiences," on March 7. Holland's dissertation committee included John Cochran, PhD, who served as chairperson; Sondra Fogel, PhD, who served as major professor; Matthew Moore, PhD, who served as co-major professor; Jessica Grosholz, PhD; Dane Minnick, PhD; and Kristin Kosyluk, PhD.
In addition, four CBCS students were admitted into doctoral candidacy:
Kevin Antwi
Social Work
Kevin Antwi earned a Master of Social Work from the joint Master of Social Work program between the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Ghana. Antwi's research focuses on the prevention of gun violence among young males from minority backgrounds.
Dimitri Brunelle
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Dimitri Brunelle earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology at the University of South Florida. Burnelle studies the behavioral and neural underpinnings of presbycusis, tinnitus, and the challenge of distinguishing individual sound sources in a noisy environment.
Mina Davari
Behavioral and Community Sciences
Mina Davari earned a Bachelor of Science in nutrition Science from Kerman University of Medical Sciences and a Master of Science in community nutrition from Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. Her research interests are obesity and eating behaviors in pediatric cancer survivors.
Jocelyn Jarvis
Behavioral and Community Sciences
Jocelyn Jarvis has a Bachelor of Science in psychology and philosophy from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Her research interests are health disparities, mental and behavioral health, marginalized populations, adolescent and young adults, program development and evaluation.