National Louis University Commencement 2025

COLLEGE OF PSYCHOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR SCIENCES

Doctor of Philosophy Ph.D. in Community Psychology

Angela Brown

Welfare Dependency and Issues of Policy for Low-Income Programming in America Chair: Dr. Brad Olson The Heart of the Defense: Exploring the Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence, Cultural Competence, and Client-Centered Lawyering in Public Defense Chair: Dr. Ericka Mingo Chronic Stress, Obesity Pathogenesis, and the Moderating Effect of Internalized Weight Stigma: a Quantitative, Illinois Study Chair: Dr. Suzette Fromm Reed A Phenomenological Qualitative Study of Sense of Community in an Inner-City Parochial School: Expanding the Seats at the Table Chair: Dr. Ray Legler

Cherise Burdeen

Karyn Byrne

Mary Darnall

Sandra Desjardins

The Interplay of Strength Training, Self-Efficacy, Sense of Belonging, and Generational Perspectives on Anxiety Chair: Dr. Suzette Fromm Reed

Dominique Edwards

Land Access as Liberation: A Qualitative Study on Faith, Food, and Farming of Urban and Rural Black Land Stewards in the United States Chair: Dr. Brad Olson and Dr. Tiffeny Jimenez Building Bridges: Union Efforts to Address Stress Among Educational Staff Chair: Dr. Ray Legler It Bakes a Village: A Narrative Recipe Framework for a Culturally-Based Baking Program Chair: Dr. Brad Olson

Theodore Hamilton

Heidi Hedeker

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