Supporting Scholarship at NLU
Outstanding Dissertation Awards NLU’s doctoral programs share the aim of preparing thoughtful, passionate and diverse scholars and professionals with the skills and commitment to scholarship that can change lives. To recognize exemplary, mission-aligned research and scholarship at the doctoral level, NLU annually presents Outstanding Dissertation Awards across four categories. The awards for dissertations completed in 2024 went to: Community Capacity Dissertations that investigate ways to engage, support, and impact communities. Dr. Alison Chandler, Higher Education Leadership, Advisor: Dr. Jaclyn Rivard Black Students Matter: A Phenomenological Approach to Exploring Sense of Belonging Among Black Students Attending a Hispanic-Serving Institution Advancing Professional Practice Dissertations that contribute to a body of knowledge about complex problems of practice. Dr. Veronica Wilson, Higher Education Leadership Advisor: Dr. Jaclyn Rivard Undergraduate Student Sense of Belonging and EdTech Tool Engagement: A Mixed Methods Exploration of the Virtual Campus Experience Innovative Design Dissertations that employ inventive methodologies to address novel questions. Dr. Douglas Van Dyke, Curriculum, Advocacy and Policy , Advisor: Dr. Angela Elkordy Exploring Secondary Teachers’ Digital Curricular Autobiographies As A Path Towards Digital Equity: A Currere Journey Advancing Economic and Social Mobility Dissertations that examine barriers to economic and social mobility and propose solutions for expanding opportunities for all. Dr. Aarti Dhupelia, Educational Leadership, Advisor: Dr. Jaclyn Rivard Becoming Transfer Friendly: Evaluating Four-Year Higher Education Institution Strategies to Support Community College Transfer Student Success Undergraduate Research Symposium For the second year, NLU had a virtual symposium showcasing the research being done at the undergraduate level. Presentations ranged from CSIS projects such as coding a Space Invaders game using R Programming Language to research on the Mexican revolution that included the students’ own family story to a presentation on the underrecognized Harlem Hellfighters Unit, an African-American World War l regiment.
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