The UNC Graduate School has announced the recipients of awards recognizing superior academic achievement and outstanding research in graduate studies.

Dean’s Citation for Excellence: The Graduate Dean’s Citation for Excellence is awarded to students nominated by their school in recognition of superior academic achievement in graduate studies.

• Daniel Edi, Doctor of Philosophy, Applied Statistics and Research Methods
  • Nominated by Susan Hutchinson, William Merchant and Chia-Lin Tsai
• Dina London, Educational Doctorate, Educational Studies
  • Nominated by Heng-Yu Ku, Matt Farber and Molly Jameson
• Emmanuel Macias-Monarrez, Master of Arts, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
  • Nominated by Angela Weingartner and Jennifer Murdock-Bishop.
• Flora Powells, Master of Arts, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
  • Nominated by Angela Weingartner and Jennifer Murdock-Bishop.
• Anika Shelrud, Master of Science, Biological Sciences
  • Nominated by Patrick Burns, Nicholas Pullen and James Haughian.
• Allegra Lyon, Doctor of Philosophy, Counseling Psychology
  • Nominated by Stephen Wright and Kenneth Parnell.

Outstanding Thesis/Dissertation/Scholarly Project: The Graduate Dean’s Citation for Outstanding Thesis, Dissertation and Scholarly Project is awarded to students recognized for outstanding research in graduate studies.

Outstanding Dissertation

• Melissa Anozie, Doctor of Philosophy, Nursing Education
  • It’s More Than Nursing: The Experiences of Psychological Safety of PreLicensure Nursing Students that Identify as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color
  • Nominated by Michael Aldridge, Natalie Pool, Heather Pendleton-Helm and Jeannette McNeil
• Erica Frost, Doctor of Philosophy, Nursing Education
  • Predicting Nurse Faculty Intent to Stay: A Quantitative Student of Contributing Factors and Their Influence
  • Nominated by Darcy Copeland and Melissa Henry
• Jenny Pettit, Educational Doctorate, Educational Studies
  • Educational Experiences that Influence the Upward Mobility of Maya Women in Belize
  • Nominated by Derek Gottlieb, Jenni Harding, Jean Kirshner and Kyle Nelson
• Chris Tombari, Doctor of Philosophy, Higher Education and Student Affairs Leadership
  • Where Are We on This Path? Faculty Experiences Working with Guided Pathways
  • Nominated by Linda Vogel, Kim Black, Michael Cohen and Nancy Sileo
• Elisabeth VanBeek, Educational Doctorate, Educational Studies
  • A dialogical approach to peer coaching for asset pedagogies
  • Nominated by Dana Walker and Deborah Romero
• Christopher Ward, Doctor of Philosophy, Counselor Education and Supervision
  • Braving the Sea Change: An Interpretative Phenomenological Study of How Counselors-In-Training Experience their Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Relationships
  • Nominated by Jennifer Murdock-Bishop, Angela Vaughan, Danielle Kahlo and Lori Peterson