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Dissertations I've served on
Chaired doctoral defense hearings & served as an examiner on the following dissertations:
| 1. "Geographic Information System in School Administration," by Jose Luis Parra, May 1996. |
| 2. "Perceived Roles of the Assistant Principals in Restructuring a New York City High School," by Sandra Abrams, December 1996. |
| 3. "Senior Citizen Involvement as Part of a Functional School Community," by Diane Elizabeth Fini, April 1997. |
| 4. "Parent Participation in Shared Decision-Making: How is it Working?," by Kathleen Byrne Gramet, April 1997. |
| 5. "Relationship between the State Education Department (NY) and Non-Public Schools," by Garry R. Katz, November 1997. |
| 6. "An Investigation of the Charecteristics that facilitate or impede Completion of Inquiry, A Non-Traditionally Organized Doctoral Program in Educational Administration." by Joann Emerson, May 1988. |
| 7. "The Implementation of Integrated Technology in a Secondary School District." by Shari L. Camhi-Geller, May, 1998. |
| 8. "An Analysis of Accountability Models For Local Education Funds As Community Collaboratives With Public Schools" by M. Anthony Habit, May, 1998. |
| 9. "A Case Study of Systemic Change in one Elementary School During one Academic School Year" by Toni Coggins Hill, May, 1998. |
| 10. "Haitian Students Perception of a School as a Community of Support" by Pless M. Dickerson, June, 1998. |
| 11. "Principal Learners: An Examination of a Self-Designed Foundation Funded Learning Experience" by Lillian Augustine, September, 1998. |
| 12. "School Builing Design: Its Relationship to professional Community, Quality Teaching Practice of the Pursuit of Higher Studies for all Students" by Connie Lotheridge, September, 1998. |
| 13. "Adult Education Principles in Developing and Reviewing A Manual for Practitioners Developing Web-Based Training" by Margaret M. Driscoll, November, 1998. |
| 14. "Navigating Through Uncharted Waters: A Teaching Team and the Dynamics of Change" by Athanasia Adamopoulos, December, 1998. |
| 15. "Perceptions of Educators and Parents Regarding Parental Involvement in the Primary Schools of Swaziland" by Gladys Njabuliso Dlamini, December, 1998. |
| 16. "Towards A New Typology of Public and Private Schools" by Patricia Marie Rufo, December, 1998. |
| 17. "Parent Choice in Selection of a Charter School in New Jersey" by Nancy Richmond, December, 1998. |
| 18. "A Study of the Exercise of Administrative Authority and Responsibility by Owners in Relationship to Principals in Selected Proprietary Schools Owned and Operated by African Americans" by Nicholas Stapleton, January, 1999. |
| 19. "Faculty Assessment of Mentoring Roles at SUNY Empir State College" by Arthur M. Langer, March, 1999. |
| 20. "Relationship Between The Organizational Health of Selected Public Schools in Texas and Strategies of Communicating With The Public" by Karen E. Holt, April, 1999. |
| 21. "Fellow Beggars: The History of Fund Raising Campaigning in U.S. Higher Education" by Frank H. Oliver, April, 1999. |
| 22. "An Exploration of The Perceived Academic and Non-Academic Experiences of Adult Students in The School of Continuing Education" by Margaret A. Glick, April, 1999. |
| 23. "Students Perceptions of Their Educational Experiences At Satellite Academy U.S. and Their Former Schools" by Susan T. Dreyer, April, 1999. |
| 24. "Mentoring: A Constructivist Approach to Professional Development" by Rene L. Essex, April, 1999. |
| 25. "The Impact of a School-University Partnership on Teachers' Professional Development" by Lisa Lynette Long, April, 1999. |
| 26. "Collaborative Inquiry: Teachers' Voices in a School-University Partnership" by Helen Martinson, April, 1999. |
| 27. "Changes in The Role of The School Superintendent in Wisconsin During A Period of Rapid School Change 1993-1998: Perceptions From Veteran Superintendents" by John Lawrence Linehan, May, 1999. |
| 28. "An Interorganizational Approach to Improve Transitions for Prekindergarten Children: A Case Study of Paterson, New Jersey" by Marta M. Lugo-Ardilles, May, 1999. |
| 29. "Technology Subcultures and Indicators Associated with High Technology Performance in Schools" by Nancy Robbins, July, 1999. |
| 30. "An Outline Workshop for Higher Education Faculty on the Practices of Effective Online Teaching and Learning" by Sanford Golds, July, 1999. |
| 31. "A Comparative Study of Alternate Route and Traditional Route Teachers" by Philomena Pezzano, August, 1999. |
| 32. "Creating a Role Playing Simulation, (Out of Sight, Out of Mind), " by James A. Fenwick, August, 1999. |
| 33. "Conflict Resolution Training in Relation to Gender" by Lisa Marie Petrone, September, 1999. |
| 34. "High School Restructuring: A Study of School-Based Planning Teams in an Urban District" by Frank Ianniruberto, September, 1999. |
| 35. "Reaching Higher Learning Standards For All Students, Case Studies of Four High Schools Improving Student Achievement By Voluntarily Raising Student Learning Standards" by Joan Lawler Johnston, November, 1999. |
| 36. "The Phenomenon of Making Change in One Rural School District in New York State" by Gloria Carroll, December, 1999. |
| 37. "The Effects of School Schedule on Performance Indicators for Students with Learning Disabilities and Their Non_Peers" by Bonnie Jones, January, 2000. |
| 38. "Site-Based Management: A Case Study of an Urban High School" by Winston Evans, February, 2000. |
| 39. "Cross-Institutional Instructional Teams Within Professional Development Schools: Connecting People, Knowledge, and Cultures" by Susan J. H. Koltai, March, 2000. |
| 40. "The Phenomenon of Attachment Between Faculty and Students and its Effect on Self-Empowerment at an Urban Community College" by Elizabeth St. John Speakman, March, 2000. |
| 41. "The Impact of Multiple Stakeholders on the Comer School Development Program: One Principal's Account" by Belinda Maria Wallace Carberry, April, 2000. |
| 42. "The Function of Political Capital in the New Jersey Legislature's Traditional Role in the Formulation of Educational Policy: A Participant-Observation of the Charter School Program Act of 1995" by N.J. Assembly Democratic Leader Joseph V. Doria, Jr., April, 2000. |
| 43. "An Analysis of the Policies Affecting the Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in N.Y.City Day Care Services" by Valereie Daly, May, 2000. |
| 44. "Opinions of Ohio Middle School Principals Regarding the Use of Computers: Implications for Educational Administration" by James White, May, 2000. |
| 45. "Trends in Fiscal Inequality Among Nigerian Public High Schools" by Rev. Fr. Felix J. Akpabio, May, 2000. |
| 46. "The Nature and Role of Values in Administrative Problem Solving" by Christina Van Woert, September, 2000. |
| 47. "Building Community Through Shared Decision Making" by Marcia Schwarz, October, 2000. |
| 48. "A Study of the Principles and Practices of School Districts that Have Won the Governor's Award for Excellence in New York State" by John Gratto, December, 2000. |
| 49. "Adult Learning and Collaborative School Cultures" by Dana Diesel Wallace (joint dissertation with Elizabeth Colbert), April, 2001. |
| 50. "Adult Learning and Collaborative School Cultures" by Elizabeth Colbert (joint dissertation with Dana Diesel Wallace), April, 2001. |
| 51. "The Principal's Role in the Implementation of an Arts in Education Program" by Gloria Pasley, April, 2001. |
| 52. "The Supply of Private Higher Education in Taiwan Policy and Option" by Mei Mei Song, April, 2001. |
| 53. "The Nature of Internships in Administrative Preparation Programs" by Susie Hung, April, 2001. |
| 54. "Changing From the Inside Out: A Case Study of One School's Positive Responses to a State Reform Mandate" by Barry Shepherd, April, 2001. |
| 55. "Community-Level Views of the Quality of Public Primary Schools in Mamou, Guinea" by Kristen Potter, April, 2001. |
| 56. "A Descriptive Study of Stakeholder Perceptions Incorporated into Strategic Planning in a District Threatened with State Take Over" by Joan Hughes, May, 2001. |
| 57. "Relation of Ideology and Research for Schooling" by Edsel Lloyd Hocher, May, 2001. |
| 58. "The Realtionship Between Psychosocial Development and Socioeconomic Status Among Black College Students" by Corlisse Thomas, May, 2001. |
| 59. "A Differentiated Gifted Preschool Program: A Case Study" by Miran Chun, May, 2001. |
| Served as a Co-Sponsor or Second Committee member on the following doctoral dissertations:
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| 1. "Volunteer Tutoring Program: Development and Evaluation," by Rabbi Richard Ehrlich, December 1996. |
| 2. "Principals' Perception of Teacher Evaluation as a Support for Decision Making," by Laura Bremer Cardine, November 1997. |
| 3. "The Relationship Between Educational Expenditures and Student Achievement at the School Level," by Elizabeth Anne Harter, December 1997. |
| 4. "Supervisory Practices in Inclusive Schools: Implications for Administrators," by Carol Ann Franks-Randall, April 1998 |
| 5. "A Comparative Case Study of Two N.Y.C. Elementary Schools' Efforts to Exit the NYSED SURR List" by Fred Hernandez, December 1998. |
| 6. "The Effects of Emotional Knowledge Education in the Training of Novice Teachers" by Christine Byron, April, 2001. |