Congratulations to the following students in the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences (CBCS) who successfully defended their doctoral dissertations this semester:
Sarah Bochat, a student of communication sciences and disorders, successfully defended her dissertation, "Physical Activity and Functional Mobility in Adults with Hearing Loss: A Series of Embedded Studies within a 6-Month Clinical Trial with Hearing Aids," on June 4. Bochat's examining committee included Victoria Sanchez, AuD, PhD, who served as chairperson; Michelle Arnold, AuD, PhD, and Theresa Chisolm, PhD, who served as co-major professors; Pablo Martinez-Amezcua, MD, PhD; and David Russ, PhD.
Ansley Davis, a student of communication sciences and disorders, successfully defended her dissertation,
"Conflicting Social Information and Its Impact on Sentence Comprehension in
Young Adults With DLD: An Eye-Tracking Study," on June 27. Davis's examining committee
included Elizabeth R. Schotter, PhD, who served as chairperson; Ruth Bahr, PhD, who
served as major professor; JiSook Park, PhD; and Hana Kim, PhD.
Nataly Innamorato, a student of communication sciences and disorders, successfully defended her dissertation, "Teaching Word Combinations Using Matrix Training via Serious Gaming in Minimally Verbal Children," on June 23. Innamorato's examining committee included Kimberly Crosland, PhD, who served as chairperson; Howard Goldstein, PhD, who served as major professor; Keri Madsen, PhD; Trina Spencer, PhD; and Oliver Wendt, PhD.
In addition, two CBCS students were admitted into doctoral candidacy:
Claire Dorey
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Claire Dorey, AuD, is a doctoral student in communication sciences and disorders. Dorey received Bachelor of Science in deaf studies and a Bachelor of Science in speech-language pathology and audiology from Towson University, as well as a Doctor of Audiology from the University of Florida.
Cleo Morris
Behavioral and Community Sciences
Cleo Morris is a doctoral student in behavioral and community sciences. Morris has a Bachelor of Arts in interdisciplinary studies and a Master of Teaching in early and elementary education from Virginia Commonwealth University. Her research interests include childhood and adolescent trauma impacts in academic settings, trauma-informed learning, and behavioral evaluation in schools.