Learning Outcomes

Outcome 1: Ph.D. candidates will articulate prominent leadership theories in Leadership Studies, analyze and critique these theories, and apply these theories in the course of addressing a variety of organizational issues and problems.

Outcome 2: Ph.D. candidates will realistically appraise their personal strengths and weaknesses exercising leadership. They will actualize leadership in real and complex situations.

Outcome 3: Ph.D. candidates will be able to use a range of perspectives and theoretical constructs from various social science/humanities disciplines/fields of study to analyze, critique, and make decisions about an array of leadership and organizational issues and problems.

Outcome 4: Ph.D. candidates will demonstrate the methodological skills necessary to design, analyze, critique, and conduct research using both qualitative and quantitative research techniques.

Outcome 5: Students’ written and oral communication will be clear, coherent, well organized, and technically correct.

Outcome 6: Students will critically examine culture other than own, and apply the knowledge gained within their personal and professional lives.

Alumni Outcomes

There are over 300 alumni of the doctorate in Leadership Studies. Our alumni include professors, researchers, educators, policymakers, school leaders, university administrators, consultants, executive directors of nonprofits, business leaders, and more.

Dissertation Directory

Explore our searchable directory of doctoral alumni below. To learn more about any individual click the arrow to the right of his or her name.

First Name	Last Name	Year Graduated	Title
Robyn	Adams	2012	An Empirical Look at Recipient Benefits Associated with a University-Issued Student Leadership Award
Donna	Agan	2001	The Role of Education in the Treatment of Chronic Pain Patients: A Quantitative Study of the Factors That Influence the Self-Management of Chronic Pain
Candace	Aiani	2009	Developing an Instrument to Measure the Degree of Implementation of Information Literacy Curriculum
Charles	Algaier	2003	Job Satisfaction, Leadership Styles, and Teaching Practices among CNMI Public Elementary School Teachers
Kathleen	Allen	1990	Diverse Voices of Leadership: Different Rhythms and Emerging Harmonies
Sherrill Lea	Amador	1988	An Analysis of Selected California Community College Chief Executive Officer's Perceptions of the District Governing Board Evaluation Policies and Practices
James	Anderson	2011	The Experiences of Expatriate Teachers in International Schools: Five Ethnographic Case Studies
Phillip	Angelini	2009	Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC): The Impact of NJROTC Participation on Naval Accession and Retention
Richard	Ashden, D.C.	1998	A Theoretical Perspective of the Factors That Relate to the Functional Independence of Mature Adults
Jeanne	Atherton	1987	An Analysis of Perceptual Differences and Congruities Between California Community College Chancellors and Presidents in Multi-College Districts Regarding the Decision Making Role of the Presidents
Eliazer	Ayala-Austin	2007	Validating the Experiences of Male Mexican American Community College Transfer Students Studying at Catholic Universities
Daniel	Babigumira	1990	The Impact of Oppressive Military-Political Governments on School Effectiveness in Uganda - 1971 to 1986
Gloria	Bader	1987	Understanding Individual Political Behaviors in Organizations: Instrument Development and Validation
Linda	Baker	1989	From Parent to Child: The Effects of a Home Learning Program on Attitudes and Achievements
Carmen	Bàrcena	1993	Bicultural Women in Monocultural Organizations: Professional Hispanic Women's Experiences of Diversity and Their Recommendations for Organizations
Herbert	Barker	1997	Common Higher Callings to Social Compassion: A Phenomenological Study of Civic Praxis
Richard	Barker	1990	A Study of Planned Organizational Change at General Dynamics
Sheridan	Barker	1998	A Teachers' Perspective From Within a School Leadership Team: A Phenomenological Study
Kurt	Barnes	2003	A Model Health-Related Elementary Physical Education Program for Saipan: Teacher's Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices
Audrey	Barrett	2008	The Nonprofit Ethics Survey: A Contextual Approach
Edwin	Basilio	2002	Veteran Teacher Perceptions of the Grossmont Model of Peer Assistance and Review (PAR). Is It a Viable Alternative to Traditional Teacher Evaluation?
Ronald	Baza	2010	Revitalization, Reinvigoration, and Motivation of Survivors in Changed, Restructured, and Downsized Organizations: A Study of Leadership Challenges in Local Government
Diane	Beach	1999	Giving Up and Giving In: Young AdolescentsÍ Dilemmas When Caring for a Grandparent With AlzheimerÍs Disease
Ruth	Beagles	1990	Case Studies of First-Year Elementary Teachers on St. Croix: To Develop a Model for Teacher Leadership
Sally	Bennett	1997	Empowering Teachers, Empowering Leadership: A Multisite Case Study of School Restructuring and Accountability for Student Achievement
Karen	Berger	1997	The Political Behavior of California Community College Nursing Faculties in Response to Budget Cutbacks, 1982-87
Scott	Bergstrome	2001	The Relative Importance of Academic Achievement in Determining the Self-Esteem of Students in Rural British Columbia: An Empirical Study of Students in Grades 6, 8, 10 and 12
Tricia	Bertram Gallant	2006	Reconsidering Academic Dishonesty: A Critical Examination of a Complex Organizational Problem
Helen	Bishop	1992	Leadership in Policy Issue Networks: The New Community College of Baltimore
Ginger	Blackmon	2007	Factors that Motivate or Discourage Movement into School Leadership Positions and the Implications for Recruitment Policy and Practice
Melinda	Blade	1986	Interdisciplinary Research Methodology for Secondary Level Social Studies: A Teaching Unit Concerning the Holy Shroud of Turin
David	Blair	2007	Examining the Predisposition to Lead within the Homosexual Community
Gerald	Blanton	2006	Gender Influences in the Graduate Classroom: An Investigation of Female and Male Student Perceptions
Dallas	Boggs	1990	Literary Perceptions of Leadership
Jeffrey	Bolster	2011	What Do They Say? Students from a Private, Faith-based, Four Year University Share Their Perspectives on College as a Mentoring Environment
Wayne	Borin	2003	Influential Factors Contributing to Exercise Compliance Following a Structured Lifestyle Change Program
Sally	Bottroff-Hawes	1991	An Investigation of Preferential Learning Strategies, Modality Preferences, and Academic Performance Among Eighth Grade Students
A.	Bowden	2002	Collaborative Leadership In Middle Schools and Teacher Job Satisfaction: A Search for Relationships
Edward	Bowen	2004	Organizational Structure and the Creative Process
Susan	Bowers Smith	2002	A Cross Study of Teacher Perceptions of Program Design and Teaching Efficacy: The Seaview Reading Support Program
Peter	Bray	1994	Leadership in a Quality School
Ronald	Brice	1993	Principals in Saskatchewan Rural Schools: Their Leadership Behaviors and School Effectiveness
Barbara	Broderick	1988	Naturalistic Inquiry: An Appropriate Method for Evaluating Customer Training - A Case Study of a Computer System Value-Added Reseller
Jacquelyn	Brown	2010	An Empirical Look at the Relationship Between Personality Type and the Challenges of Telecommuting
Robert	Brown	2007	An Empirical Study of Employee Relations and Managerial Malpractice Risks in a Four Year Public Higher Education System
Juanita	Browne	2004	The Creation and Development of an Afrocentric Christian College: Imani Kuumba College and Graduate School
Richard	Brydges	1998	Total Quality Management - Bridging Theory to Practice
Julia	Buchanan	2010	Indigenous Leadership: A Talking-Circle Dialogue With Cree Leaders
Rebecca	Bustamante	2006	Essential Features of Cultural Proficiency in American International Schools in Latin America: A Delphi Study
Cynthia	Camberg	1992	Valuing a Culturally Diverse Work Force: An Examination of Intended Changes and Successes as Perceived by Upper and Middle Management, Supervisors, and Line Staff in a Health Care Organization