NLU Digital Commencement Booklet 2026

NATIONAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

Ed.D. in Disability and Equity in Education

Celia Davenport

Holding Space: How Caregivers Narrate Support, Stress, and School Partnership Chair: Dr. Molly Buren “I Should’ve Listened!”: Lived Experiences of Postsecondary Transitions Among Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders from Non-Traditional High Schools Chair: Dr. Molly Buren Challenges in Providing Equitable Education for Primary School Students With Learning Disabilities in Zimbabwe: Teachers’ Experiences Chair: Dr. Terry Jo Smith

Kristen De Rose

Joyce Madzinga

Antonetta Maxwell

Parent-Advocates at the Intersections: Race, Faith, and Psychiatric Disability Chair: Dr. Terry Jo Smith

Consuelo O’Leary

Language of Instruction: The Perceived Influence of Language Selection in IEP Development on Biliteracy for Bilingual Latino Students with Exceptionalities in Two-Way Immersion Chair: Dr. Terry Jo Smith PTSD, Policy, and Passion: An Advocate’s Autoethnographic Journey to Improve Veteran Care Chair: Dr. Terry Jo Smith

Christopher Stansbury

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