On February 23, 2021 Antione D. Tomlin of LLC Cohort 19 successfully defended his dissertation and earned the title of Doctor of Philosophy.

His defense, done virtually with nearly 100 attendees, went very smoothly and he gave an excellent presentation of his dissertation research, "When They See Us: Narratives of Black Male Teachers."

The program wishes to acknowledge the guidance and commitment of Antione's committee:

Dr. Christine Mallinson (LLC), Chair

Dr. Keisha Allen (EDUC) Co-Chair

Dr. Beverly Bickel (LLC)

Dr. Ramon Goings (LLC)

Dr. Brandy Harris-Wallace (SAPH)

The LLC Program is pleased to announce that Alyse Minter of Cohort 20, successfully and skillfully presented her dissertation research proposal to her committee on February 8, 2021.

Her project is titled, "Black Women and Unmet Fertility Desires: Experiences of Infertility, Impaired Fertility, and Involuntary Childlessness in the Quest for Motherhood." After Alyse's presentation, she had a substantive discussion with the committee about the next stages of her work. Alyse's committee agreed that the project is worthy of doctoral research and helped her consider some key issues as she moves forward into the research and writing.

Many thanks to Alyse's committee members:

     Dr. Brandy Harris Wallace, SAPH (chair)

     Dr. Kimberly Moffitt, LLC

     Dr. Christine Mallinson, LLC

     Dr. Dena Smith, SAPH

     Dr.Jameta Barlow, George Washington University

The LLC Program is pleased to announce that Alyssa Brumis, of Cohort 20, successfully and skillfully presented her dissertation research proposal to her committee on December 15, 2020.

Her project is titled, "Misinformation & Misbeliefs: Reinforming False Beliefs Related to COVID-19 in the Age of 'Alternative Facts.'" After Alyssa's presentation, she had a substantive discussion with the committee about the next stages of her work. Alyssa's committee agreed that the project is worthy of doctoral research and helped her consider some key issues as she moves forward into the research and writing.

Many thanks to Alyssa's committee members:

     Dr. Craig Saper, LLC (co-chair)

     Dr. J. Kevin Eckert, SAPH (co-chair)

     Dr. Anne Brodsky, PSYC

     Dr. Beverly Bickel, LLC

     Dr. Barry Mauer, University of Central Florida     

The LLC Program is pleased to announce that Harry Bhandari, of Cohort 19, successfully and skillfully presented his dissertation research proposal to his committee on December 14, 2020.

His project is titled, "Examining Political Participation and Linguistic Integration of Nepalese Americans in the United States."  After Harry's presentation, he had a substantive discussion with the committee about the next stages of his work. Harry's committee agreed that his project is worthy of doctoral research and helped him consider some key issues as he moves forward into the research and writing.

Many thanks to Harry's committee members:

     Dr. Loren Henderson, SAPH (chair)

     Dr. Brandy Wallace, SAPH

     Dr. Ramon Goings, LLC

     Dr. Felipe Filomeno, POLI

     Dr. Omar Ka, MLLI

     Dr. Uttam Gaulee, Morgan State

   

The LLC Program will be offering LLC 651, Discourse and Conversation Analysis, during the Summer 2021 twelve-week session beginning June 1st. Dr. Kerrie Kephart, Associate Director of the Faculty Development Center, will be the instructor.

Please see the attached flyer for details. Registration for summer begins on March 1st.

On August 10, 2020 Jacki Stone of LLC Cohort 18 successfully defended her dissertation and earned the title of Doctor of Philosophy.

Her virtual defense went very smoothly and she gave an excellent presentation of her dissertation research, "Receive, Respond, Report: Faculty Experiences with Students' Disclosures of Sexual Assault."

The program wishes to acknowledge the guidance and commitment of Jacki's committee:

Dr. Bambi Chapin (SAPH), Chair

Dr. Christine Mallinson (LLC), Co-Chair

Dr. Jason Schiffman (PSYC)

Dr. Dena Smith (SAPH)

Dr. Marcela Mellinger (SOWK)

On July 7, 2020 Ibrahim Er of LLC Cohort 16 successfully defended his dissertation and earned the title of Doctor of Philosophy.

His virtual defense went very smoothly and he gave an excellent presentation of his dissertation research, "A Critical Approach to Cultural Adaptations: A Case Study on the Localization of Norms of Authority and Gender Politics in TV Series Adaptations in Turkey."

The program wishes to acknowledge the guidance and commitment of Ibrahim's committee:

Dr. Edward Larkey (MLLI), Chair

Dr. Bilge Yesil (CUNY), Co-Chair

Dr. Craig Saper (LLC)

Dr. Christine Mallinson (LLC)

Dr. David Machin (Orebro University)

LLC Students Elaine MacDougall and James Wright, both from Cohort 22, have just been awarded the 2020 Jodi Crandall Fellowship for Research in Language, Literacy, and Culture.

They proposed an interdisciplinary collaborative project for peer writing consultant training to address global and local contexts for learning, encourage peer writing consultants to critically reflect on their positions and identities in light of linguistic and cultural difference; consider multiple ways of knowing as professional writers-in-training; question their own and others’ assumptions about difference; and negotiate and problem-solve collaboratively across professions and identities.

Their project will include voices of writing center administrators and up to 20 peer writing consultants from various universities and high schools across the Baltimore area through the already established Baltimore Metro Writing Centers Association. Through this collaboration, they plan to develop a year-long, research-based training series for critically exploring these questions at the secondary, undergraduate, and graduate levels through critical reflective practice based in scholarship that encourages peer writing consultants “to engage reflectively [in writing], mapping what they understand” and “to explicate tacit knowledge” embedded in such wide-ranging “intersections of self, experience, and the world.” (Yancey, 2016)

Congratulations, James and Elaine!

On May 27, 2020 Steven Dashiell of LLC Cohort 16 successfully defended his dissertation and earned the title of Doctor of Philosophy.

His virtual defense went very smoothly and he gave an excellent presentation of his dissertation research, "Veteran Identity Construction and Performance: The Case of Student Veterans." 

The program wishes to acknowledge the guidance and commitment of Steven's committee:

Dr. Carole McCann (GWST), Chair

Dr. Bambi Chapin (SAHAP)

Dr. Christine Mallinson (LLC)

Dr. Meredith Oyen (HIST)

Dr. Jonathan Allan (Brandon University)

LLC is pleased to announce that Antione Tomlin, of Cohort 19, successfully and skillfully presented his dissertation research proposal to his committee on May 11, 2020. 

His project is titled, "When They See Us: Narratives of Black Male Teachers."  After Antione's virtual presentation, he had a substantive discussion with the committee about the next stages of his work. His committee agreed that his project is worthy of doctoral research and helped him consider some key issues as he moves forward into the research and writing.

Many thanks to Antione's committee members:

     Dr. Keisha Allen, EDUC (chair)

     Dr. Christine Mallinson, LLC (co-chair)

     Dr. Bev Bickel, LLC

     Dr. Brandy Wallace, SAPH

     Dr. Ramon Goings, LLC