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2021
Spring Commencement
University of Michigan School of Education
May 1, 2021
Songs of the Ceremony The Yellow & Blue Sing to the colors that float in the light; Hurrah for the Yellow and Blue! Yellow the stars as they ride through the night And reel in a rollicking crew; Yellow the field where ripens the grain And yellow the moon on the harvest wain; Hail! Hail to the colors that float in the light; Hurrah for the Yellow and Blue! The Victors Hail! to the victors valiant Hail! to the conqu’ring heroes Hail! Hail! to Michigan, the leaders and best. Hail! to the victors valiant Hail! to the conqu’ring heroes Hail! Hail! to Michigan, the champions of the West!
S C H OO L OF E D U C AT I O N | 2021 S P R ING COM M ENCEM ENT
From the Dean
Dear 2021 graduates of the School of Education:
On behalf of the faculty and staff, it is my honor to
congratulate you on the completion of your degree at the
University of Michigan.
Your family, friends, and colleagues join us in celebrating
this wonderful achievement and wishing you success in the
next phase of your career. I hope that you are as proud of
your accomplishments as we are. Through hard work and
commitment, you have earned your degree from one of the
finest universities in the world. The University of Michigan,
as a public institution, exemplifies society’s commitment to
education for the common good, making your degree even
more powerful.
You are the graduates of the School of Education’s
centennial! Even as we reflect with pride and gratitude on
the contributions our community has made to the field of
education since 1921, we eagerly charge forward because we haven’t a moment to lose in
our pursuit of a more diverse, inclusive, just, and equitable world.
I challenge you to set your intentions right now, upon the momentous occasion of your
graduation and the 100th anniversary of our school. How will you shape the world using
your education? How will you shape the world through education? We use a phrase to
describe the contributions of School of Education alumni: infinite impact. This means that
in every obstacle you face head on, and in every opportunity that you create, you have
limitless potential. Each of you will contribute infinitely to making the world a better place.
May you always remember that you are not alone in your endeavors. We welcome you
into an alumni family of over 40,000. Generations of teachers, scholars, policymakers, and
leaders in both corporate and non-profit enterprise have shaped education in this country
and around the world. You will follow in their footsteps even as you blaze new trails.
Please keep in touch with us. We are here to support you and we look forward with great
anticipation and pride to hearing of your work. Go Blue!
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Birr Moje
Dean, George Herbert Mead Collegiate Professor,
and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor
1Order of Exercises
Prelude Musical selection by Prof. James Kibbie
Welcome Elizabeth Birr Moje, Dean
Greetings to Robert M. Sellers, Vice Provost for Equity & Inclusion
the Candidates and Chief Diversity Officer
Student‘s Remarks Gretel Payne, Bachelor of Arts, Secondary Education
Dean‘s Remarks Elizabeth Birr Moje, Dean
Commencement Address Christopher Paul Curtis (BGS ‘00)
"You Want to be a What...?"
Conferring of Degrees Elizabeth Birr Moje, Dean
SOE Alumni Welcome Rishi Moudgil (BBA ‘00, AM ‘08, MBA ‘08)
Greetings to Susan M. Collins, Provost and Executive Vice President
the Graduates for Academic Affairs
Finale Elizabeth Birr Moje, Dean
"The Victors"
Lyrics located inside front cover
Final Celebration of the Class of 2021
2S C H OO L OF E D U C AT I O N | 2021 S P R ING COM M ENCEM ENT School of Education Faculty, Lecturers, and Research Scientists Batoul Abdallah Anne Ruggles Gere Pamela Moss Diane Aretz Nicole Garcia Nick Meuhling Susan Atkins Maisie Gholson Carla O’Connor Peter Riley Bahr Cameron Gibelyou Maren Oberman Bob Bain Simona Goldin Mercedes Ott Deborah Loewenberg Ball Kathleen Graves Annemarie Sullivan Palincsar Hyman Bass Kendra Hearn Peter Pasque Michael N. Bastedo Julie Helber Rosemary Perez John Beilein Patricio Herbst Ebony Perouse-Harvey Michelle J. Bellino Bettina L. Hoops Jaye Peterson Nathaniel Betts Mark Hoover Donald J. Peurach Victoria Bigelow Shomari Manu Jabulani Christina Ponzio Merrie Lynn Blunk Brian Jacob Chris Quintana Timothy Boerst Robin Jacob Rebecca Quintana Phillip J. Bowman Sylvie Kademian Cathy Hindman Reischl Shelley E. Bruder Aileen Kennison Deborah Rivas-Drake John Burkhardt Debi Khasnabis Katrin O. Robertson Angela Calabrese Barton Patricia M. King Awilda Rodriguez Kim S. Cameron Rachel Rennie Klingelhofer Matthew Ronfeldt Isabelle M. Carduner Elizabeth Kolb Enid Rosario-Ramos Gina N. Cervetti Shelly Kovacs Leslie Rupert Herrenkohl Tabbye M. Chavous Lisa R. Lattuca Allison M. Ryan Maria J. Coolican Marta Learman Susan Santone Barbara J. Cornish Michele Madden Shari Saunders Jill Cressman Coultas Katherine A. Madden Mary J. Schleppegrell Anne Craig Lindsay Mann Robert Sellers Ann Crowley Jill Manske Edward A. Silver Anne Curzan Malinda Matney Elliot Soloway Charles H.F. Davis III Jamaal Sharif Matthews Michael Spath Elizabeth A. Davis Brian P. McCall Jeff Stanzler Rachel Palmer Davis Timothy A. McKay Melissa Kathleen Stull Stephen L. DesJardins Henry Meares Casey Swanson Matthew Diemer David Merritt Kevin Upton Nell K. Duke Vilma Mesa Kerri Wakefield Susan Dynarski Patrick Mies Alessandra Ward Michael A. Fahy Amanda Milewski Anne-Coleman Webre Cynthia Finelli Jon D. Miller Christina Weiland Barry J. Fishman Kevin F. Miller Camille Wilson Kathleen Fortini Elizabeth Birr Moje Melissa L. Zemper Donald Freeman Chauncey Monte-Sano Michaela Zint 3
Centennial Class of 2021
S C H OO L OF E D U C AT I O N | 2021 S P R ING COM M ENCEM ENT
Commencement Speaker
Christopher Paul Curtis
Author
Christopher Paul Curtis is the author of nine books for
young people including Bud, Not Buddy, The Mighty
Miss Malone, Elijah of Buxton, The Watsons Go To
Birmingham-1963, and Mr. Chickee's Funny Money. In
addition to being translated into 12 languages and selling
more than seven million copies, his work has been
performed as an off-Broadway musical with a score
written by Motown legend Lamont Dozier, a motion
picture directed by Tony award-winning director Kenny
Leon, and two world premiere commissions presented at
the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., one with music
written by Oscar-nominated composer Terence Blanchard.
In 2000, Curtis became the first African-American male to
be awarded the prestigious Newbery medal.
Arden Wray photographer He is originally from Flint, Michigan, where he worked
for thirteen years at the historic Flint Fisher Body Number
One automobile factory. His job was to hang doors on the
largest Buicks, the Electra 225 and LeSabre. This has left
him permanently averse to entering large cars.
Curtis currently lives in Windsor, Ontario with his wife,
Habon, and their three children, Ayaan, Ebyaan, and Libaan.
5Diversity, Inclusion, Justice, and Equity Award
This award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to diversity,
inclusiveness, justice, and equality in all aspects of their professional work. We are
pleased to honor these members of our community who advance the mission of the
School of Education and serve as an inspiration to those with whom they interact.
2020-21 Award Recipients
Faculty Winner
Mary Schleppegrell
Professor of Education, Educational Studies Program
Staff Winner
Alyssa Brandon
Communication Coordinator, TeachingWorks
Student Winner
monét cooper
Doctoral Student, Joint Program in English and Education
Patricia A. Natalie Staff Award for Excellence
This award was established to honor the memory of Pat Natalie, a beloved colleague,
mentor, friend, and long-time member of the School of Education community who
passed away in 2008. The award is presented annually to a staff member who
demonstrates dedication, is committed to excellence, and is a strong team contributor.
2020 Award Recipient
Sarah Powers
Academic Advisor, Teacher Certification Officer
6S C H OO L OF E D U C AT I O N | 2021 S P R ING COM M ENCEM ENT
The Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence
These School of Education seniors have attained academic distinction by
establishing the highest grade point averages and overall excellence among
all School of Education undergraduate degree recipients for the 2020-2021
academic year.
2021 Award Recipients
Olivia Davis Battle Creek, MI Hannah Socha Marysville, MI
Delaney Gravlin Cheboygan, MI Stephanie Steiner Ypsilanti, MI
Mackenzie Kriekard Kalamazoo, MI Kylie Vespa Harrison Township, MI
Yeon Soo Park Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Alex Anne Worth Novi, MI
Mikah Semon Mequon, WI Emily Wrobel Troy, MI
Dimond Dissertation Award
The Stanley E. and Ruth B. Dimond Best Dissertation Award was established to give recognition
to the premiere doctoral dissertation completed in each of the four doctoral programs in the
school in the prior year. The award was created in honor of Stanley E. Dimond, who joined the
faculty in 1950, was named distinguished professor in 1966, and, upon his retirement in 1972,
became professor emeritus. Together with his wife, Ruth Bullis Dimond, Dr. Dimond encouraged
several generations of students at the School of Education to persevere and excel in their chosen
fields of inquiry and service.
2021 Winners
Center for the Study of Higher & Postsecondary Education
Christina Morton
Water from the Rock: The Role of Spirituality in the Lives of Black Women
in Engineering Doctoral Programs
Combined Program in Education & Psychology
Han Zhang
Mind-Wandering: What Can We Learn from Eye Movements?
Educational Studies
Dana Nickson
Black Movement, Black Striving: Perceptions of Place and School Choice Decision-Making
in Metropolitan Detroit
Joint Program in English & Education
Ryan McCarty
Toward a Theory and Practice of Translingual Transfer: A Study of Six
International Undergraduate Students
7Minor in Education
December 2020
Arianna Deng Ashley Hayes Cora Scott
Allison Sparpana Elizabeth Hoornstra Audrey Smit
Sydney Janecke Gideon Sochay
April 2021 Britney Karcho Damaris Salvadora Stroker
Arim Lee Radu Tolontan
Natalie Angell
Christina Losee Jordan Tyo
Mohit Aspal
Lily Montgomery Anna Vanneste
Mariah Benford
Brianna Morigney Claire Weil
Benjamin Biber
Aviva Nemeth Madeline Zandhuis
Marley Duerst
Riley O'Keefe
Akili Echols
Leanne Olona
Isra Elshafei
Mark Ricciardi
Maximillian Grahl
Aleksandra Rzadkosz
Rita Hathaway
Bachelor of Arts in Education
December 2020
Cammi LeeAnn Keeler Jessica Gardiner Savon Smith
Chikyi Lau Maya Gompper Hannah Socha
Carly Rose Silverstein Delaney Gravlin Stephanie Steiner
Sarah Greenwald Madeline Tran
April 2021 Florentina Holowicki Madeline Treber
Nicole Afton Hassan Jaafar Josiah Vaccaro
Iman Al-Jahmee Brittney Jang Kylie Vespa
Avery Elizabeth Keebler Samantha Weber
Myles Bennett Mackenzie Kriekard Elizabeth Weiland
Noah Borgdorff Andrew Gerald Laidlaw Alex Anne Worth
Luca Borntrager Greta Leader Emily Wrobel
Kyndra Braden Sophia Little Diana Yassin
Austin Bryan Sean Patrick Martin Aisha Zafar
Justin Cadarette Emmie McCann
Kayla Chinitz Connor McMahon August 2021
Brooke Christians Jasmine Maeve Miller Isaac Cathey
Max Clark Alexa Marie Moore Rebekah Hope Gere
Charity Cummings Clare Morrissey Kelsi Alayna Hackney
Johnathon D'Alessandro William Jacob Overland Blue Koffron
Olivia Davis Yeon Soo Park Jasmine Rogan
Brooke DeSmyther Gretel Payne Maria Eleni Tsakos
Sydney Doornbos Macy Gulyas Perovich Gabriella Washington
Isra Elshafei Mikah Semon
8 Frances Fenelon Noah SilveriS C H OO L OF E D U C AT I O N | 2021 S P R ING COM M ENCEM ENT
Bachelor of Science in Education
April 2021
Jonathan Boesger
Jinjing Chen
Haley Langeland
Foster Wisusik
Teacher Certification
December 2020 August 2021
Andrew Liam Hasher Amanda M. Crisci Emily Gorde
Daniel Ayomide Kumapayi Benjamin Fisher
Eric M. Schroeder Hayley Fulton
Rebecca Williamson Erin Haney
Regis Asir Haynes
April 2021 Benjamin R. Jozwiak
Leah Annabel Berns Jonathan W. Thomas
Angelina Michelle Brede Jack Williams III
Alexander Cepo
9Master of Arts in Educational Studies
with Elementary Certification
August 2021
Sabrina Alafita Alexandra Nicole Leppek
Fatema Alqamoussi Sarah Meath
Brittany Arthur Lauren Kathleen Perry
Grace Bianco Amanda Robertson
Lisa Brown Natalie Patricia Sanford
Olivia DeCaprio Scott Schiff
Katherine Delaney Dodge Madeleine Schoeni
Shannon Fitzpatrick Olivia Sciore
Sarah N. Jackson Emily Rose Stiffler
Olivia Jean Kagan Leah Sulecki
Daniel Kratt Stephanie Ulloa
Megan Lashbrook Xinwei Zou
Elana Leflein
Master of Arts in Educational Studies
with Secondary Certification
August 2021
Madeline Alpert Carolyn Ann Evans Victoria Lindenfeld
Matthew Joseph Anderson Shana Flanary Edwin Mayes
Sharlee Anucinski Sarah Greer Keenan Mullaney
Bergen Alexander Bauer Lauren Harrington Nathan Nickolai
Gregory Alan Beamish Lindsay Helfman Liz Nussbaum
Harry M. Berkowitz Ella Horwedel Austin Joseph Peters
Riley Kate Branigan Hanna R. Kadlec Annie Peurach
Mitchell Brown Jessica Lynn Kosticak Johanna M. Polzin
Hai Cao Sarah Kushner Luciana S. Qu
Christiana Castillo Michael Ryan Kutsch Daniel Ryan
Anne Elise Cohen Jacob Lee Andrew Smutek
Fanta M. Coulibaly Joshua I. Levine Aled Roberts Tien
Amelia Christina Cowan Timothy J. Lilienthal Matthew B. Willig
Margaret Doele Xiaoqiong (Crystal) Lin
Madelynn Drikakis
Andres Javier Malik Elamin-Martinez
10S C H OO L OF E D U C AT I O N | 2021 S P R ING COM M ENCEM ENT
Master of Arts in Educational Studies
December 2020 August 2021
Mikiko Kohno Alyssa La'Dawn Brandon Austin Max Bierema
Louise Liu Zoe Eiber Eunkyoung Cha
Patrick Mullan-Koufopoulos Bailey Ernst Candace Curtis-Cavazos
Jacob Robinson Nita A. Kedharnath Leiming Ding
Carolyn Seiger Jingyang Li Amber Nikole Goodwin
Jamie Thompson Kayla Manley Tone I. Holland
Alison Wang Dante Kenneth-Nathaniel Michael Charles Hoying
Jingyun Wu Valentina Palomer Julia Karant
Paula Manrique Gomez Pfeffer Rachel Kitchens
Sarah Thomson Julia Maxwell
April 2021
Benjamin Tupper Mavia Parveen
Philip Abdoo Josie Whelan Sarah Schierberl
Brandi E. Barton Zhou Zhang Burnett Vave
Abbey Bradley
Master of Arts in Educational Studies
and Master of Business Administration
April 2021
Kendall Elaine Buie
Master of Arts in Higher Education
December 2020 August 2021
Dominique Orfano Acosta Meng Wang Heidi Bennett
Leticia Cruz Timothy Williams Mark Holmgren
Kaelani Demapan Jon Andre Williams Helen Sdvizhkov
Alex T. Fong Leslie Akua Asah Tetteh
Mya Haynes April 2021
Arissa Stephanie Koines Samuel Kaser
Ivana Lopez-Espinosa Terrance McQueen
Andrew Monroe Alison B. Rivett
Alma R. Orozco Jordan Dean Ross
Allyson Rodriguez Meaghan Wheat
Alyssa May Skelton
Ellen Toth
Brennen Vallance
Dante Vasquez
11Master of Arts in Higher Education
and Master of Public Policy
December 2021
Barton Linderman
Master of Educational Leadership and Policy
April 2021
Dave Kobel
Colin Roberts
Yezenia G. Sandoval
August 2021
Jessica Amey
Alexander Harris Jr
Learning Experience Design Graduate Certificate
Fall 2020
Louise Liu
Carolyn Michelle Seiger
Winter 2021
Nicholas Frank Garza
Summer 2021
Leiming Ding
Amber Nikole Goodwin
Julia Maxwell
Burnett Vave
12S C H OO L OF E D U C AT I O N | 2021 S P R ING COM M ENCEM ENT
Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Studies
August 2020
Ann E. Blais
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University and Radcliffe; Master of Arts, Teacher's College,
Columbia University
Reading with Others in Mind: What Are the Content Knowledge Demands for
Teaching the Reading of Literature?
Co-Chairs: Chandra Alston and Deborah Ball
Kolby Gadd
Bachelor of Science Education, Utah Valley University; Master of Arts, Brigham
Young University
Class Size and Relationships That Occur During Instruction
Chair: Deborah Ball
Minh Quang Huynh
Bachelor of Science, University of Dalat; Master of Arts, University of Michigan
Education Equity in the Global Context: Insights from an International Organization
Co-Chairs: David Cohen and Mary Schleppegrell
Megan Johnson
Bachelor of Arts, Albion College; Master of Public Administration, Western
Michigan University
Family Interactions with an Early Childhood Network
Chair: Pamela Moss
Nick Muehling
Bachelor of Arts, University of Toledo; Master of Arts, University of Michigan
"You Can't Get to Comprehension Until They Trust You": Teachers' Thinking About
Practices That Foster Students' Meaning-Making of Literature
Chair: Elizabeth Moje
Dana G. Nickson
Bachelor of Arts, Northwestern University; Master of Education, University of
Pennsylvania
Black Movement, Black Striving: Perceptions of Place and School Choice Decision-
Making in Metropolitan Detroit
Chair: Camille Wilson
Ebony Perouse-Harvey
Bachelor of Arts, Fordham University; Master of Arts, American University; Juris
Doctor, Hofstra University
Speaking Up for ALL Kids: Developing Pre-Service General Education Teachers as
Advocates through Critical Coursework and Simulated IEP Meetings
Chair: Chandra Alston
13Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Studies
August 2020 continued
Anne Elizabeth Reinish
Bachelor of Arts, Amherst College; Master of Education, Harvard University
Promises and Problems: Promoting Deeper Learning in a High-Performing
Education System
Co-Chairs: Donald Peurach and David Cohen
Jeffrey Michael Della Rovere
Bachelor of Science, Babson College; Master of Education, Framingham
State University
Developing College Ready First Generation College Students: Using
Student Experiences to Envision a Practicable Approach to Studying and
Addressing the Problem
Co-Chairs: Pamela Moss and Donald Peurach
JoeyLynn Selling
Bachelor of Science, Northern Michigan University; Master of Arts in Education,
Northern Michigan University
Leveraging Current Instructional Practices to Achieve Disciplinary Literacy in a Fifth
Grade Science Classroom
Chair: Mary Schleppegrell
Anna Katherine Shapiro
Bachelor of Arts, Emory University; Master of Arts, Brown University
Over Diagnosed or Over Looked? The Effect of Age at Time of School Entry on
Students Receiving Special Education Services
Chair: Christina Weiland
Anne-Coleman Webre
Bachelor of Arts, University of Virginia; Master of Arts, New York University
Curricularizing Language Teaching and Learning: Navigating
Sociocultural Dilemmas in Teacher Education
Chair: Donald Freeman
Amber Tenille Willis
Bachelor of Science, Oakwood University; Master of Science, Nova
Southeastern University
Confronting and Changing Racialized Patterns of Not-Seeing Black Children:
Narrowing the Gap Between Observation and the Work of Teaching Mathematics in
the Context of Practice Based Professional Development
Chair: Deborah Ball
14S C H OO L OF E D U C AT I O N | 2021 S P R ING COM M ENCEM ENT
December 2020
Tonya Kneff-Chang
Bachelor of Arts, University of Califonia Berkeley; Master of Arts, University of Michigan
The Racialized Origins of Violence in the Foundations of Mass Public Education in the
US, 1830-1880
Co-Chairs: David Cohen and Fatma Gocek
April 2021
Nicolas Boileau
Bachelor of Arts, Concordia University; Masters of Arts, Concordia University
An Investigation of the Relationship Between Two Norms of the
Instructional Situation of Geometric Calculation with Algebra in U.S. High School Geometry
Chair: Patricio Herbst
Whitney Hegseth
Bachelor of Arts, University of California Berkeley; Master of Arts, Stanford University
Respect by Design: How Different Educational Systems Interact with Mutual Respect
in Classrooms
Chair: David Cohen and Donald Peurach
Carolyn Pietrucha Masserang
Bachelor of Science, University of Richmond; Master of Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute;
Master of Arts, Oakland University
Understanding the Identities, Emotions, Attitudes and Motivations of Developmental Mathematics
Students in the Context of Their Prior Learning and Life Experiences
Co-Chairs: Deborah Ball and Hyman Bass
Kimberly Charis Ransom
Bachelor of Business Administration, Bradley University; Master of Arts, DePaul University
There Are Children Here: Examining Black Childhood in Rosenwald Schools of Pickens County
Alabama (1940-1969)
Chair: Carla O'Connor
Emily Theriault-Kimmey
Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan; Master of Arts, University of Michigan
Researching a Practice of Teaching Elementary Mathematics Aimed at Disrupting Inequity and
Promoting Justice
Chair: Deborah Ball
15Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Studies
August 2021
Adam Bennion
Bachelor of Science, Brigham Young University; Master of Education, Southern
Utah University
Knowledge and Use of the Science Practices from a Content Course to Student
Teaching: A Study of Preservice Elementary Teachers
Chair: Elizabeth Davis
Gabriel Philip DellaVecchia
Bachelor of Arts, Goucher College; Master of Arts, University of Portland
Navigating Open-Ended Spaces: Writing, Representing, and Speaking in a Fifth-Grade
Science and Engineering Unit
Chair: Annemarie Palincsar
Carolyn Hetrick
Bachelor of Arts, University of Oregon
Disentangling Educational Care, Love, and Domination: The Sociopolitics of Race,
Justice, and Youth Participation in a Summer Mathematics Program
Chair: Camille Wilson
Laura-Ann Jacobs
Bachelor of Arts, Furman University; Master of Arts, University of Arts
"Telling Another Kind of Story": Enduring Tensions in Preparing Secondary English
Language Arts Teachers for Antiracist Pedagogical Change at the Personal,
Instructional, and Curricular Levels
Chair: Enid Marie Rosario-Ramos
Julia Lindsey
Bachelor of Arts, Davidson College; Master of Arts, Relay Graduate School
of Education
New Directions in Reading Instruction and Research: Preliminary Evaluations of Two
Early Reading Programs
Co-Chairs: Nell Duke and Christina Weiland
16S C H OO L OF E D U C AT I O N | 2021 S P R ING COM M ENCEM ENT
Doctor of Philosophy in Higher Education
August 2020
Christina Simone Morton
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, University of Michigan; Master of Education,
North Carolina State University
Water from the Rock: The Role of Spirituality in the Lives of Black Women in
Engineering Doctoral Programs
Chair: Lisa Lattuca
Erika Mosyjowski
Bachelor of Arts, Case Western Reserve Univeristy; Master of Arts,
University of Michigan
Engineering for Social Good? How Professional and Educational Experiences Inform
Engineers’ Solutions to Complex Problems
Co-Chairs: Shanna Daly and Lisa Lattuca
April 2021
Amy Fulton
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Utah; Master of Education, University of Utah
College President Responses to Student Activism on Campus
Chair: Michael Bastedo
Meghan Leigh Oster
Bachelor of Arts, DePauw University; Master of Science, Baylor University
Performance-Based Funding: An In-Depth Policy Analysis
Chair: Stephen DesJardins
August 2021
Gloryvee Fonseca
Bachelor of Arts, University of Santa Cruz; Master of Arts, University of Michigan
An Exploration of Campus Racial Climate, Racial Ethnic Identity, Sense of Belonging
and Intentions to Persist among Black and Latinx Students attending Predominantly
White Institutions
Co-Chairs: Phillip Bowman and Tabbye Chavous
17Doctor of Philosophy in Education and Psychology
August 2020
Alexa Ellis
Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan; Master of Science, University of Michigan
The Role of Formal Schooling on Early Number Skills
Chair: Pamela Davis-Kean
Casta Guillaume
Bachelor of Arts, University of Miami; Master of Science, University of Michigan
The Influence of Family Life on Young Women of Colors' Understandings of
Oppression and Imaginings of Liberation
Chair: Jacqueline Mattis
Channing Mathews
Bachelor of Arts, Duke University
What Does it Mean to be Black and Aware? A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of
Black Racial Identity and Critical Consciousness
Co-Chairs: Tabbye Chavous and Matt Diemer
Sarah McKellar
Bachelor of Arts, Colorado College; Master of Arts, Alliant International University;
Master of Arts, University of Chicago
Peers, Perceptions of Teaching Practices, and Implications for Student Engagement
Co-Chairs: Kai Cortina and Allison Ryan
Michael Alan Medina
Bachelor of Science, Brown University; Master of Science, University of Michigan
Ethnic-Racial Identity and Academic Adjustment among Adolescents: The Role of
Friendship as a Social Context
Chair: Deborah Rivas-Drake
April 2021
Abunya Cecilia Agi
Bachelor of Arts, York University; Master of Arts, University of Windsor
What Does it Mean to be Black in North America? Interrogating Ethnic-Racial
Identity in Context
Chair: Deborah Rivas-Drake
Rebecca Marks
Bachelor of Arts, Washington University in St. Louis
From Talkers to Readers: Neural and Behavioral Foundations of
Emerging Literacy
Chair: Ioulia Kovelman
18S C H OO L OF E D U C AT I O N | 2021 S P R ING COM M ENCEM ENT
Lillie Margaret Moffett
Bachelor of Arts, University of Southern California
Investigating the Feasibility of Preschool Interventions Targeting Children's Executive
Functioning and Math Skills
Co-Chairs: Frederick Morrison and Christina Weiland
August 2021
Kristin VanEyk
Bachelor of Arts, Calvin University; Master of Education, Calvin University
Writing Difference: Student Ideologies and Translingual Possibilities
Chair: Anne Curzan
Doctor of Philosophy in Education and English
August 2020
Ryan McCarty
Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, Grand Valley State University; Master of Arts
in English Literature and Theory, University of Kansas; Master of Education, Hunter
College CUNY
Towards a Theory and Practice of Translingual Transfer: A Study of 6 International
Undergraduate Students
Chair: Anne Ruggles Gere
Adrienne Raw
Honors Bachelor of Arts and Business, University of Waterloo; Master of Arts,
University of Waterloo
Mediating and Mediated: Fandom Discussion and the (Re)Shaping of
Fannish Realities
Chair: Melanie Yergeau
Elizabeth Tacke
Bachelor of Arts in English, New York University; Master of Arts in Teaching Secondary
English Education, Seattle Pacific University
Rhetorics of Masking: Negotiating Disclosures of Disability and Trauma
Co-Chairs: Megan Sweeney and Melanie Yergeau
19Executive Officers of the University
Mark S. Schlissel, President
Tom Baird, Vice President for Development
Sally J. Churchill, Vice President and Secretary of the University
Susan Collins, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Rebecca Cunningham, Vice President for Research
Debasish Dutta, Chancellor, University of Michigan–Flint
Domenico Grasso, Chancellor, University of Michigan–Dearborn
Martino Harmon, Vice President for Student Life
Kevin P. Hegarty, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Chris Kolb, Vice President for Government Relations
Timothy G. Lynch, Vice President and General Counsel
Kallie Michels, Vice President for Communications
Ravi Pendse, Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer
Marschall S. Runge, Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs
Regents of the University of Michigan
Jordan B. Acker Huntington Woods
Michael J. Behm Grand Blanc
Mark J. Bernstein Ann Arbor
Paul W. Brown Ann Arbor
Sarah Hubbard Okemos
Denise Ilitch Bingham Farms
Ron Weiser Ann Arbor
Katherine E. White Ann Arbor
Mark S. Schlissel (ex officio)
20Fre e d o m o f E x p ression Statem ent
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21CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CENTENNIAL CLASS OF 2021 Please stay in touch. We‘re proud of our graduates and love to hear news of their accomplishments. SOEAlumniRelations@umich.edu | 734.763.4880 University of Michigan School of Education Office of Development Office of Communications www.soe.umich.edu
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