Members
Brenda Armentrout (Arts & Communication)
Location: University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Degree: PhD: Education
Dissertation Topic: Sexual Knowledge & Culture
Research Type: Not stated
Location: Nova Southeastern
Degree: Ed.D: Organizational Leadership
Dissertation Topic: An Evaluation of a Criminal Justice Career
Program Implemented at a Community College
Research Type: Mixed
Susan Autry (Behavioral & Social Sciences)
Location: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Degree: Ed.D: Higher Education
Dissertation Topic: Not stated
Research Type: Not stated
Diann Back (Center for Leadership & Staff Development) - SPRING 2007
Location: University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Degree: PhD: Curriculum Instruction
Dissertation Topic: Perceptions and Reactions to Career Barriers
Among Women in Executive Leadership Roles at Community
Colleges
Research Type: Mixed
Brad Bostian (English) - SUMMER 2008
Location: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Degree: Ed.D: Educational Leadership
Dissertation Topic: Academic Effects of Remedial Placement on
Transfer Students
Research Type: Quantitative
Debbie Bouton (Professional Development) - SPRING 2008
Location: North Carolina State University
Degree: Ed.D: Higher Education Administration
Dissertation Topic: Thinking Critically About Critical Thinking in
the Community College Classroom: An Examination of the Beliefs
of Exemplary Instructors
Research Type: Qualitative
Beau Bowers (Behavioral & Social Sciences)
Location: North Carolina State University
Degree: Ed.D: Community College Administration
Dissertation Topic: Issues of Space: Affects on Learning
Research Type: Not stated
Tracie Clark (Arts & Communication) - SPRING 2008
Location: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Degree: PhD: Curriculum Instruction
Dissertation Topic: Exploring Culturally Responsive Andragogy
in a Community College
Research Type: Qualitative
Anver Classens (Applied Technologies) - SPRING 2008
Location: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Degree: Ed.D: Educational Leadership
Dissertation Topic: The Effects of the Education 1 Project on the
Vocational Skills and Prospects of Students at a Secondary School
in Swaziland: A Case Study
Research Type: Qualitative
Rebecca Fernandez (Adult ESL)
Location: Harvard
Degree: Ed.D: Language Literacy
Dissertation Topic: Not stated
Research Type: Mixed
Brian Finch (Counseling)
Location: Walden
Degree: Ed.D: Higher Education
Dissertation Topic: Not stated
Research Type: Not stated
Bobbie Frye (Institutional Research)
Location: North Carolina State University
Degree: Ed.D: Adult Learning and Community College
Dissertation Topic: Not stated
Research Type: Not stated
Gary Gilbody (Information Technology)
Location: Capella University
Degree: PhD: Higher Education Administration
Dissertation Topic: Discussion Boards in Online Courses
Research Type: Mixed
Yolyndra Green (Library Services)
Location: Capella University
Degree: PhD: Human Services
Dissertation Topic: Not stated
Research Type: Qualitative
Allison Hainsworth (Student Success Services)
Location: Walden University
Degree: PhD: Educational Psychology
Dissertation Topic: Not stated
Research Type: Not stated
Ruth Hedgpeth (Health Sciences)
Location: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Degree: Ed.D: Educational Leadership
Dissertation Topic: Not stated
Research Type: Not stated
Wanda Hill (English) - SUMMER 2007
Location: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Degree: Ed.D: Educaitonal Leadership
Dissertation Topic: Attitudes and Self-Esteem of African-
American High School Students Who Have Never Had an African
American Classroom
Research Type: Qualitative
Percell Hobbs (Counseling/Advising
Location: Capella University
Degree: PhD: Higher Education Administration
Dissertation Topic: Not stated
Research Type: Not stated
Julie Hopwood (Health Sciences)
Location: Walden University
Degree: PhD: Health Psychology
Dissertation Topic: Not stated
Research Type: Not stated
Farhad Javidi (Information Technology)
Location: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Degree: Ed.D: Educational Leadership
Dissertation Topic: Not stated
Research Type: Not stated
Shantelle Jenkins (Co-op Education)
Location: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Degree: Ed.D: Educaitonal Leadership
Dissertation Topic: Not stated
Research Type: Not stated
Connie Johnston (Career Services)
Location: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Degree: Ed.D: Educaitonal Leadership
Dissertation Topic: Not stated
Research Type: Not stated
William Kennedy (Public Safety) - SPRING 2009
Location: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Degree: PhD: Public Policy
Dissertation Topic: Affect of Police Agency Size on Investigative
Effectiveness
Research Type: Mixed
Lynn Kilgore (Marketing Services)
Location: Capella University
Degree: PhD: Psychology
Dissertation Topic: Not stated
Research Type: Not stated
Amy King (Arts & Communication) -SPRING 2009
Location: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Degree: Not stated
Dissertation Topic: The Hegemonic Struggle Over Evangelical
Political Identity
Research Type: Qualitative
Mary Kotsokalis (Nursing) - SPRING 2008
Location: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Degree: Ed.D: Educaitonal Leadership
Dissertation Topic: Not stated
Research Type: Quantitative
Terina Lathe (Behavioral & Social Sciences)
Location: North Carolina State University
Degree: Ed.D: Community College Administration
Dissertation Topic: Not stated
Research Type: Not stated
Mark Little (Marketing Services)
Location: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Degree: Ed.D: Educational Leadership
Dissertation Topic: Not stated
Research Type: Not stated
Clint McElroy (Enrollment & Student Services) - FALL 2006
Location: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Degree: PhD: Curriculum Instruction
Dissertation Topic: Participation in Title III-Funded Faculty
Training at Central Piedmont Community College and Its Impact
on the Teachign Methodologies Used by Instructors in
Developmental Reading and English Courses
Research Type: Quantitative
Edit McElroy (Foreign Languages) - FALL 2006
Location: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Degree: PhD: Curriculum Instruction
Dissertation Topic: The Effects of the College Student Success
Course on the Retention and Academic Performance of English as
a Second Language Students Enrolled in Developmental Reading
and English at Central Piedmont Community College
Research Type: Quantitative
Elizabeth Mills (English, Reading and Humanities)
Location: North Carolina State University
Degree: Ed.D: Adult Learning and Community College
Dissertation Topic: Adjunct Faculty in Community Colleges
Research Type: TBD
Barbara Neequaye (Information Technology)
Location: Nova Southeastern University
Degree: PhD: Computer Technology
Dissertation Topic: A Maturity Model for Online Classes Across
Academic Disciplines
Research Type: Quantitative
Adrienne Phillips (Adult High School) - WINTER 2007
Location: University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Degree: PhD: Rhetoric and Composition
Dissertation Topic: Keep'n It Real: The Black Man's (Dis)Ability
to Achieve in Higher Education
Research Type: Not stated
Tracey Questell (Counseling/Advising)
Location: Walden University
Degree: PhD: Educational Psychology
Dissertation Topic: Not stated
Research Type: Not stated
Cheryl Richards (Dean Cato Campus)- SPRING 2009
Location: Capella University
Degree: PhD: Higher Education Administration
Dissertation Topic: A New Paradigm: Successful Strategies for
Successin Planning in Higher Education
Research Type: Qualitative
Debra Sherrill (Financial Services Institute) - SPRING 2008
Location: Capella University
Degree: PhD: Organizational Management
Dissertation Topic: An Exploratory Study of Ethical Climate
Perceptions of the Mortgatge Banking Industry in the Charlotte,
North Carolina Region
Research Type: Quantitative
Felesia Stukes (Information Technology)
Location: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Degree: PhD: Information Technology
Dissertation Topic: Not stated
Research Type: Not stated
Eric Taylor (Business & Accounting)
Location: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Degree: PhD: Information Technology
Dissertation Topic: Effect of Market Dynamics
Research Type: Not stated
Libby Vagnoni (Professional Development) - SPRING 2007
Location: Nova Southeastern University
Degree: Ed.D: Organizational Leadership
Dissertation Topic: Evaluation of the Distance-Education
Program at a Community College
Research Type: Quantitative
Pat West (Business & Accounting)
Location: Nova Southeastern University
Degree: Ed.D: Instructional Technology
Dissertation Topic: Retention of Online Students
Research Type: Not stated

