Alumni & Research
Global Executive Ed.D. alumni remain very involved with the current students of the program. If interested in speaking with any of them, please email geedd@rossier.usc.edu.
Alumni Profiles
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Anja Abney EdD ’17 Dissertation: Factors Contributing To The Matriculation Of Saudi Arabian Students In The U.S. Academic System: An Evaluation Study Country: Germany |
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Kiley Adolph EdD ’16 Dissertation: Establishing Domestic Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Programs in the Global Market: An Innovation Study Country: USA |
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Fawzi Ali Al-Ajji EdD ’15 Dissertation: Improving Math Achievement at Al Cornish Primary School Country: Qatar |
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Catherine Atwell EdD ’18 Dissertation: Critical Thinking, Global Mindedness and Curriculum in a Saudi Arabian Secondary School Country: USA |
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Sana Al-Buainain EdD ’17 Dissertation: Designing a Social Entrepreneurship Coaching Model, for Entrepreneurs Country: Qatar |
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Turki Abdulla Al-Mahmoud EdD ’17 Dissertation: Evaluation of Career Development Counseling in Public High Schools in Qatar Country: Qatar |
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Faisal Al Ali EdD ’17 Dissertation: Increasing the Number of Petroleum Engineering Students in the United Arab Emirates Country: United Arab Emirates |
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Azizullah Amir EdD ’17 Dissertation: Recruitment of Women Faculty to Staff a Gender Appropriate University in Afghanistan: An Innovation Study Country: Afghanistan |
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Alison Badgett EdD ’17 Dissertation: Integrating Education for Social Justice and Social Innovation: A Gap Analysis of a Program Innovation to Increase Justice-Oriented Action Country: USA |
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Christopher Bankston EdD ’17 Dissertation: The TOEFL Exam Gateway: Understanding Performance Factors Among Community College Students Country: USA |
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Tadios Belay EdD ’18 Dissertation: Advancing Black Identity and Culture in a Predominantly White Colleges and Universities Country: USA |
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Nancy Bjorklund EdD ’18 Dissertation: Standards as Drivers of Internationalization Country: USA |
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Ruth Claire Black EdD ’16 Dissertation: Coaching to Increase Retention in Online Degree Completion Programs Country: USA |
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Candice Bledsoe EdD ’14 Dissertation: The Importance of Being a Global Citizen: Creating & Implementing a Global Education Curriculum for Urban, At-Risk Students Country: USA |
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Russell Brodie EdD ’15 Dissertation: Increasing Study Abroad Completion at a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Country: USA |
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Angie Broeckel EdD ’17 Dissertation: Service-Learning and Character Development: An Analysis of Up with People Resulting in a Model of Global Citizens for Servant Leadership Country: USA |
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Geeta Bidasha Brown EdD ’17 Dissertation: Retention of Online Students in an Addiction Education Counseling Associates Degree Program: A Gap Analysis Country: USA |
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Eric Canny EdD ’16 Dissertation: Systemic Multilayered Assessment of Global Awareness in Undergraduate Students: An Innovation Study Country: USA |
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Elizabeth Chan EdD ’16 Dissertation: Compliance training in multicultural workplaces: A gap analysis Country: USA |
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Iris Chang EdD ’15 Dissertation: Increasing International Student Enrollment at a Taiwanese University: A Gap Analysis Country: Taiwan |
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Daniel Chatham EdD ’16 Dissertation: Creating a Comprehensive Professional Development Program for MBA Students: A Needs Analysis Country: USA |
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Estella Y.M. Chen EdD ’17 Dissertation: Understanding Student Persistence in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs): An Evaluation Study Country: Taiwan |
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Brittany Debity-Barker EdD ’18 Dissertation: Girls in STEM: The Underrepresented Trajectory in Tennessee: An Innovation Study Country: USA |
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Adrian Donato EdD ’16 Dissertation: Linking Shared Governance and the Strategic Planning Processes: An Innovation Study Country: USA |
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Leeanne Dunsmore EdD ’15 Dissertation: Partnering with the Private Sector to Increase Graduate Enrollments: A Gap Analysis in a School of International Affairs Country: USA |
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Kona-Facia Freeman-Nepay EdD ’17 Dissertation: Creating A Language Immersion Teacher Recruitment and Development Pipeline: Understanding the Motivations and Needs of the Prospective Candidate Country: USA |
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Eric Fung EdD ’17 Dissertation: Attracting and Retaining Talent: Improving the Impacts of Workplace Mentorship Country: Hong Kong |
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Crissy Gayagas EdD ’18 Dissertation: Assessing and Articulating the Impact of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies: An Innovation Study Country: USA |
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Frank Gettridge EdD ’18 Dissertation: The Achievement Gap: The Principal and Children’s Literacy Initiative Country: USA |
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Sheikh Lukman Hamid EdD ’15 Dissertation: Implementing Competency Based Education Training to a Technical and Vocational Institute in Brunei: A Gap Analysis Country: Brunei |
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Howard Hao-Chun Hsia EdD ’14 Dissertation: Teacher Proficiency in Soft Skills Instruction to Culinary Students at Kai Ping Culinary School: A Gap Analysis Country: Taiwan |
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Fang-Ping Lena Huang EdD ’14 Dissertation: Increasing Student Enrollment at Kao Yuan University Country: Taiwan |
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Ameena Hussain EdD ’16 Dissertation: Building Local Capacity in Student Affairs at a National University in Qatar: A Gap Analysis Country: Qatar |
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Kai-Li Hwang EdD ’18 Dissertation: Diversity Initiatives in a California Independent School: From Plans to Reality Country: USA |
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Chio Heng Kenneth Iong EdD ’15 Dissertation: Increasing International Student Enrollment at Saint Louis School: A Gap Analysis Country: USA |
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Kenneth Ito EdD ’15 Dissertation: Increasing Math Achievement at Hakipu’u Learning Center: A Gap Analysis Country: USA |
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Abdulhannan Kareem EdD ’15 Dissertation: Increasing Partnerships Between Education and Industry in the United Arab Emirates: A Gap Analysis Country: United Arab Emirates |
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Sultan Karmostaji EdD ’14 Dissertation: Increasing Emiratisation in Engineering Faculty Positions at the Higher Colleges of Technology Country: United Arab Emirates |
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Dulcie Kermah EdD ’15 Dissertation: Increasing 9th Grade Students’ Proficiency in Mathematics : A Gap Analysis of a Private School in Ghana Country: USA |
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Victor Koong EdD ’16 Dissertation: Child-centered, Play-based Curriculum at a Hong Kong Kindergarten and Nursery: A Gap Analysis Country: Hong Kong |
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Gada Korayim EdD ’16 Dissertation: Improving Educational Attainment at a Bridge Program in Saudi Arabia: A Gap Analysis Country: Saudi Arabia |
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Katerina Kulagina EdD ’14 Dissertation: Establishing the Presence of Georgetown University’s School of Continuing Studies in the Russian Federation: A Gap Analysis Country: USA |
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Hannah Lee EdD ’16 Dissertation: Fostering Competent Instructional Systems Specialists at the Instructional Systems Technology Program Country: South Korea |
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Jamie Lee EdD ’18 Dissertation: Expanding Bilingualism and Biliteracy Through a Student-Centered Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in Secondary Schools: An Innovation Gap Analysis Country: USA |
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Patrick Liew EdD ’15 Dissertation: Increasing Recruitment of Customers for a Financial Education Program: A Gap Analysis Country: Singapore |
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Michael Lindsay EdD ’16 Dissertation: Defining and Operationalizing the Proficiencies Necessary to Execute Missional Statement Concepts of Student Spiritual Development at Rio International School: An Innovation Gap Analysis Study Country: Brazil |
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Li Liu EdD ’18 Dissertation: The Influence of Internationalization and Localization’s Integration on Expatriate Teacher Retention in an International School in a Developing World Context Country:China |
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Michael Lozano EdD ’15 Dissertation: Increasing English Performance in Chinese Schools: A Gap Analysis Country: USA |
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Nefertiti Makeda EdD ’18 Dissertation: Making a Case for Teaching Religious Literacy in Ethiopian Schools: An Innovation Study Country: Ethiopia |
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Michael McAlister EdD ’18 Dissertation: Deepening Awareness: The Integration of Mindfulness Practices in United States High Schools Country: USA |
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Kathryn McFarland EdD ’15 Dissertation: Self-Regulation Plans and Online Student Persistence: A Gap Analysis Country: USA |
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Troy McVey EdD ’17 Dissertation: Improved Student Success At CSU Dominguez Hills: A Promising Practice Study Country: Guam (USA) |
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Joseph Nettikaden EdD ’14 Dissertation: Investigating the Lack of Use of Technology by Teachers for Instructional Activities in the Classroom: A Gap Analysis Country: United Arab Emirates |
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Mary Anna Noveck EdD ’14 Dissertation: Primary Completion and Achievement for 8th Grade Girls in Rural Ethiopia: A Gap Analysis Model for Gender Inequities Country: USA |
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Rhonda Parks EdD ’15 Dissertation: The Increasing Need for Global Education in Kindergarten to Grade 12 Curriculum: A Gap Analysis Country: USA |
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Wilson Peters EdD ’17 Dissertation: Next Generation Science Standards Implementation in K-12 Hawaiian Language Immersion Classrooms in the State of Hawai’i: An Evaluation Study Country: USA |
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Ing Phansavath EdD ’15 Dissertation: Creating Excellent Learning Experiences: A Gap Analysis of a University Extension Program Country: USA |
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William Pierros Dissertation: Creativity and Innovation in Undergraduate Education Country: USA |
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Charles Prince EdD ’18 Dissertation: Advancing Retention Strategies at a Historically Black College & University Country: United Kingdom |
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Raymundo Reyes EdD ’18 Dissertation: Leading the Country in TVET: Don Bosco Technical Vocational Education and Training Center Country: Philippines |
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Brenda Sinclair EdD ’15 Dissertation: Improving Early Grade Reading Instruction in Ghana: A Discrepancy Gap Analysis Country: USA |
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Aaron Smith EdD ’18 Dissertation: Closing the “College Aspirations – Enrollment Gap” in America’s Urban Public High Schools: An Innovation Study Country: USA |
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Timothy Smith EdD ’19 Dissertation: Measuring Student Persistence at an Alternative Charter High School: Internal School Evaluation and External Policy Implications Country: USA |
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Shamsiah Zuraini Kanchanawati Tajuddin EdD ’14 Dissertation: The Impact of Elementary School Leadership on Student Achievement: A Gap Analysis Country: Brunei |
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Michèle Turner EdD ’14 Dissertation: Institutional Diversity Policy Improvement Through the Lens of Black Alumni Stakeholder Leadership Country: USA |
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Matthew Weaver EdD ’16 Dissertation: Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Minority Cadet Recruitment and Retention: A Gap Analysis Country: USA |
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Jennifer Sarah Weinman EdD ’14 Dissertation: Increasing International Student Application and Enrollment to a Branch Campus Country: USA |
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Alexandra Wilcox EdD ’16 Dissertation: Impact of Education and Training on Entrepreneurial Engagement in a Global, Virtual Organization: An Innovation Study Country: USA |
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John Wilkerson EdD ’18 Dissertation: Improving International Student Enrollment Strategies at Public Research Universities: A Gap Analysis Country: USA |
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Nigel Winnard EdD ’17 Dissertation: The Role of Divisional Principals in Teacher Retention in East African International Schools Country: Brazil |
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Yongfei Zhao EdD ’18 Dissertation: Chinese Students’ Preparedness for University Studies in the US Country:China |
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