2025 PsyD Graduates and Dissertation Titles

Congratulations to our 2025 PsyD graduates! Dissertations will soon be available on ProQuest for students, faculty, and staff.

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Cassidy Hana Kassab Azzow

The Experience of Consolation and Desolation among Catholic Priests

*Dissertation with Distinction*

Christopher Bernardo

Christopher Bernardo

The Experience of Male Therapists Sharing Emotional Intimacy with a Male Client

Jeffrey Binder

Jeffrey Binder

The Impact of Pain Reprocessing Therapy Training on Healthcare Providers’ Beliefs and Experiences of Burnout Regarding Chronic Pain

Courtney Cabell

“I Saw Him Get Murdered Right There on Camera”: The Lived Experience of Black Women Indirectly Exposed to Police Brutality Against Black Americans

*Dissertation with Distinction*

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Jamal Ghazi

Acculturation Strategies, Perceptions of Parenting Styles, and Psychological Functioning Among Arab American Muslims

Kyle Justin

Men’s Experience of Their Masculinity

Joseph Kinel

The Christians’ Experience of Religious Disaffiliation

Seongwon Lee

Career Development Experiences of East Asian Wives of International Students in the United States

*Dissertation with Distinction*

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Savannah Morningstar

Crisis in the Classroom: The Teachers’ Experience Since the Flint Water Crisis  
 

*Dissertation with Distinction*

Carly Percy

Understanding the Experiences and Needs of Black Returning Citizens as They Reintegrate into Community: A Critical Race Narrative Study

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Tara Pope

Validation of the African American Historical Trauma Questionnaire

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Avery Potvin

Cognitive Training for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Visual Perceptual Approach to Treatment

*Dissertation with Distinction*

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Elizabeth Romano

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Burnout in Applied Behavior Analysis Staff: A Non-concurrent Multiple Baseline Design

*Dissertation with Distinction*

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Sarah Weber

Vessels Without Brains: The Lived Experiences of Care Provision by Women in the Peripartum Phase

*Dissertation with Distinction*

Natalya Zerka

InstaBeauty: The Experience of Women Who Undergo Cosmetic Surgery Motivated by Instagram