Presentations
Dr. Wendy Lushbaugh ('20)
Lushbaugh, W. (2022, March). Predicting Attrition of New Professionals Through Perceptions of Work-Related Quality of Life. 2022 National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) 2022 Annual Conference. Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Lushbaugh, W., Smith, R., & Sirocky-Meck, A. (2022, March). Developing a Restorative Program for Incidents of Self Harm. 2022 National Association for Incidents of Sexual Harm. 2022 National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) 2022 Annual Conference. Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Dr. Samiullah Nuristani ('20)
Nuristani, S. (2022, March 3). Fall of Kabul: Critical Factors in Taliban's Return. Beitzel Lecture Series Presented by JMU Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence. Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA.
Dr. Dara Hall ('17)
Hall, D. M., Lehman, B., Shultz, R., Marston, C. (2022). Mentorship Practices to Prepare and Retain Culturally Diverse and Linguistically Competent Teachers at AACTE 74th Annual Meeting Rethink, Reshape, Reimagine, Revolutionize: Growing the Profession Post Pandemic in New Orleans, LA.
Hall, D. M., Hoffman, A., Sharifian, M. S., & McKnight, K. (2022). Reconceptualizing Barriers as Opportunities: Responding to Challenges in Equity-Based Teacher Preparation at the NAPDS 2022 Conference School-University Partnerships: Creating Connections and Building Bridges in Chicago, IL.
Hall, D. M. (2021). Clinical Experiences SIG at the VACTE Fall 2021 Virtual Conference Diversifying the Teacher Workforce: Recruiting, Preparing, Inducting, & Sustaining a Thriving Profession.
Publications
Dr. Michael Speight ('21)
Dr. Speight was invited to submit his dissertation, "Analysis of Alumni Giving at a Public Tier 1 Post-secondary Institution Based on Student Activity Involvement: Multivariate Logistic Regression Modeling for Alumni Giving Six to Nine Years from Graduation," to the Journal for Advancement Analytics and has since been accepted.
Promotions and Career Advancement
Dr. Paul Morgan ('18) accepted a new role in November 2021 as Dean of Students for Jackson State Community College in Jackson, Tennessee.
Dr. Laura Hunt Trull ('15) accepted a position as a Research Faculty in the Center for Rural Health and Research at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee.
Dr. Aaron Noland ('17) accepted a new role as a Senior Organizational Development Consultant at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Dr. Roxy Allen Kioko ('17) has been promoted to Senior Advisory for Leadership Development at Catholic Relief Services based in Baltimore, Maryland.
Awards & Recognition
Dr. Lindsey M. King ('21) received Outstanding Dissertation Awards from JMU's Graduate School and College of Business for her study, "An Entrepreneurial Mindset: Not Just for Entrepreneurs."
Dr. Roxy Allen Kioko has received special recognition for her work on the Race Equity Team for Catholic Relief Services.
Dr. Daisha M. Merritt ('15) was awarded the 2021 Best Researcher Award from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
Dr. Merritt is currently an Assistant Professor of the Practice within Embry-Riddle's College of Business and serves as the Associate Department Chair for Management and Technology.
Alumni Service & Engagements
Dr. Nick Langridge ('14) has been elected to serve as the Chair of the Board of Directors for LEAD Virginia.
Dr. Dara Hall ('17) is now Chair of the College of Education Technology Committee at James Madison University and is an active member of both the JMU Holocaust Remembrance Steering Committee and the Yield Strategy Task Force.
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