THESIS EXAMPLES 

Dawn Degrow, How Students Perceive their Adjustment to College
        (Advisor:  Phame Camarena, Ph.D.)

Nikki Ryker, Designing and Evaluating Culturally Competent Health Care Modules for Work with Ojibway Elders
        (Advisor:  Eileen MaloneBeach, Ph.D.)

Bruce Covey, Support Net:  Expatriate use of Communication Technology in Times of Perceived Stress
        (Advisor:  Tara Saathoff-Wells, Ph.D.)

Jessica Wicks, Narratives of Academically Suspended First-Year Students:  Perceptions of the Impact of Parent-Child
        Relationships on College Transitions
        (Advisor:  Phame Camarena, Ph.D.)

Christina Stomski, The Meaning of Alternative Education:  A Narrative Study of an Alternative High School in Rural
        Michigan
        (Advisor:  Phame Camarena, Ph.D.)

Jill Trumbell, Beyond Helicopter Parenting:  Case Studies of Parents and Students with Frequent Contact Across the
        Transition to College
        (Advisor:  Pam Sarigiani, Ph.D.)

Ashley Blake, A Constuctivist Approach:  Engaging Children in the Process of Transitioning to a New Space
        (Advisor:  Cheryl Priest, Ed.D.)

PLAN B PAPER/PROJECT EXAMPLES

Patricia Konovalov, Comprehensive Literature Review:  Specific Concerns of Intercultural Families (and) Grant
        Proposal:  Proposed Study of Intercultural Couples
        (Advisor:  Phyllis Heath, Ph.D.)

Melissa Gale, Open Adoption and the Child/Parent and Teen Connection brochures
        (Advisor:  Pam Sarigiani, Ph.D.)

Lacie Tuller, Programs Offered to Low-Income Families with Young Children (and) Overview of Being a Member of a
        Research Team Analyzing the Educational Aspirations of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
        (Advisor:  Phame Camarena, Ph.D.)

Candace Maylee, Students' Perspectives of Parental Support in the College Transition poster presentation at
        International Conference on the First Year Experience
        (Advisor:  Pam Sarigiani, Ph.D.)

Angela Murphy, Parent Education Support Group Program
        (Advsior:  Phyllis Heath, Ph.D.)

Shannon Sexton, Parent's Perceptions about the Importance of Literacy Learning in the Head Start Classroom
        (Advsior:  Helen Hagens, Ph.D.)

Dawn Eastman, Opportunities for Growth and Transformation in Late Life
        (Advisor:  Eileen MaloneBeach, Ph.D.)

Amber Shaw, Sustaining Early Intervention Services for Rural Families with Children Who Have Special Needs (and) A
        Sustainable Program Model for Rural Early Intervention Programs
        (Advisor:  Ivy Goduka, Ph.D.)

Tracy Spincich, Parent Involvement and Early Literacy Development
        (Advisor:  Deborah Bailey, Ph.D.)