Two MFA Thesis Exhibitions will be showing at The Duke Gallery Hall Gallery of Fine Art, opening April 4, 5:00-7:00pm and on display until May 2, 2023.

4/2 | Sunday - DMA Recital - Caroline Petrick, piano
Forbes Recital Hall, 4:00pm *MUS 195 CR
Free Admission

4/2 | Sunday - DMA Recital - Will Alderman, percussion
Forbes Recital Hall, 7:00pm *MUS 195 CR                                                                     
Free Admission

4/8 | Saturday - DMA Recital - Linlin Uta, piano  
Forbes Recital Hall, 3:00pm *MUS 195 CR
Free Admission

4/16 | Sunday - DMA Recital - Ziqi Rose Guo, voice  
Forbes Recital Hall, 7:00pm *MUS 195 CR
Free Admission

4/22 | Saturday - MM Recital - Michael Dolese, percussion  
Forbes Recital Hall, 5:00pm *MUS 195 CR
Free Admission

4/23 | Sunday - DMA Recital - Elaine Sara Lim, piano  
Forbes Recital Hall, 1:00pm *MUS 195 CR
Free Admission

4/23 | Sunday - DMA Recital - Patrick Shaughnessy, violin  
Forbes Recital Hall, 4:00pm *MUS 195 CR
Free Admission

4/30 | Sunday - DMA Recital - Will Alderman, percussion  
Forbes Recital Hall, 1:00pm *MUS 195 CR
Free Admission

4/30 | Sunday - DMA Recital - Esther Nyberg, piano  
Forbes Recital Hall, 7:00pm *MUS 195 CR
Free Admission 

5/6 | Saturday - MM Recital - Miguel Espiritu, voice  
Forbes Recital Hall, 1:00pm 
Free Admission

5/6 | Saturday - MM Recital - Yige Tang, voice  
Forbes Recital Hall, 7:00pm 
Free Admission

5/7 | Sunday - DMA Recital - Nicholas Greer-Young, double bass  
Forbes Recital Hall, 1:00pm 
Free Admission

5/7 | Sunday - MM Recital - Geneva Maldonado, clarinet
Muhlenberg Lutheran Church, 2:00pm
Free Admission

5/7 | Sunday - DMA Recital - Yun Wendy Chen, piano  
Recital Hall, 4:00pm 
Free Admission

5/12 | Friday - DMA Recital - Aphrodite Mitsopoulou, piano  
Forbes Recital Hall, 1:00pm
Free Admission

5/12 | Friday - DMA Recital - Jiarui Li, piano  
Forbes Recital Hall, 4:00pm 
Free Admission

5/12 | Friday - DMA Recital - Aleksandra Velgosha, piano  
Forbes Recital Hall, 7:00pm 
Free Admission

5/13 | Saturday - DMA Recital - Tanya Corcuero, voice  
Forbes Recital Hall, 1:00pm 
Free Admission

5/13 | Saturday - DMA Recital - Ziwei Zhou, piano  
Forbes Recital Hall, 4:00pm 
Free Admission

5/13 | Saturday - DMA Recital - Wei Mo, piano  
Forbes Recital Hall, 7:00pm 
Free Admission

5/14 | Sunday - DMA Recital - Gregorio Maria Paone, clarinet  
Forbes Recital Hall, 1:00pm 
Free Admission

5/14 | Sunday - DMA Recital - Anna Showalter, piano  
Forbes Recital Hall, 4:00pm 
Free Admission

5/14 | Sunday - DMA Recital - Haitian Zhou, piano  
Forbes Recital Hall, 7:00pm 
Free Admission

Oral presentations during the Graduate Showcase
on April 19, 2023 in The Hall of Presidents - 9:00 am-12:15 pm.
 

9:00 am - Elona Gashi, Juggling between two full-time jobs: Work-life balance experiences of working mothers in Kosovo and the United States, Adult Education/Human Resource Development, M.S.Ed.

9:20 am - Megan Moore, Conversations with the "Queens of Lez," "ChapStick Lesbians," and Fellow Femmes; A Qualitative Exploration of Queer Femmeness, Femme Sex, and Femme Relationships, Communication and Advocacy, M.A.

9:40 am - Kelsey Nason, Context Matters: The Impact of External Events on Low-Stakes Assessment, Assessment & Measurement, Ph.D.

10:05 am - Kevin Schell, “I Like People… Who Are Like Me”: Attitudes of Southern White Conservative Males on Diversity, Adult Education/Human Resource Development, M.S.Ed.

10:25 am - Mohamed Serry, ‘If they laugh they will love the learning’: Experiences of the Use of Humor by Adult Education Practitioners in Egypt and the United States, Adult Education/Human Resource Development, M.S.Ed.

10:45 am - Raghav Jha, A novel assessment measure for vestibular functioning, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Ph.D.

11:10 am - Hannah Martin, The Positive Outcomes of Fostering Healthy Teacher-Student Relationships, Education 5th Year, M.A.T.

Poster presentations occur simultaneously during the Graduate Showcase
on April 19, 2023 - 1:30-3:00 pm

Lucas Albrecht, Efficacy of Dry Cupping Therapy as Treatment for Non-Specific Lower Back Pain, Physician Assistant Studies, M.P.A.S.

Marleen Cherop Bett, An overview of the capabilities of an economically successful sustainability leader, Strategic Leadership Studies, Ph.D.

Alyssa Bower and Christine Ercoline, Utility of Bariatric Surgery in the Remission of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Physician Assistant Studies, M.P.A.S.

Eric Bowers, Administrator Experiences with Physical Education Teachers and Programs, Kinesiology, M.A.T.

Mandy Duley, Roneka Samalenge and Nora Sutton, Implementation Science Study on Race and Treatment Fidelity in a Residential Reentry Center in Virginia, Master of Public Administration, M.P.A.

Faith Frost, Interpretation of Indirect Requests by Autistic Individuals, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Ph.D.

Marigona Gashi, Think Outside the Trash: Empowering the Youngest Generation for Sustainable Recycling in Kosovo through Environmental Education, Communication and Advocacy, M.A.

Alexa Hammock, Probiotic Supplementation and Major Depressive Disorder, Physician Assistant Studies, M.P.A.S.

Shareese Hardy, E-Mentoring First Semester Nursing Students, Nursing, M.S.

Brandy Hollins, Symptom Cluster Analysis in DizzyGuide, an Automated Decision-Support Triage System, Communication Sciences & Disorders, Ph.D.

Adrienne Irmiter, Efficacy of the Hepatojugular Reflux Test, Physician Assistant Studies, M.P.A.S.

Anne Kresge, Focused Assessment with Sonography Exams vs CT Scan​, Physician Assistant Studies, M.P.A.S.

Carolyn Ludwigson, The experiences of elementary school students participating in Paralympic School Day, Kinesiology, M.S.

Doruntina Maliqi, Beyond the Hashtag: A Case Study on the Realities of Youth Aactivsm in Kosovo's Digital Landscape, Including Challenges, Risks and Strategies, Communication and Advocacy, M.A. 

Haley McVannel, Dietary Nitrates & Exercise Performance: Influence of Training Status, Kinesiology, M.S.

Annie Oslund, IORT: the future of breast cancer treatment?, Physician Assistant Studies, M.P.A.S.

Nicklas Phillips, Timing is Everything: The Importance of Prompt Responses in Texting, Psychological Sciences, M.A.

Brittany Roenker, Efficacy of a Verification Stage During VO2max Testing in Normobaric Hypoxia, Kinesiology, M.S.

Anthony Russomano, Impact of Creatine Supplementation on Repeated Sprint Performance in Normobaric Hypoxia, Kinesiology, M.S.

Bela Starinchak, Pastures as natural climate solutions: a socioecological study of tree carbon and beef production trade-offs, Biology, M.S. 

Autum Wild, Analysis of Predictive Factors for Aggression within Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitalization, Psychological Sciences, M.A. 

Gaelyn E Young, Is Racial Diversity Important When Applying to JMU Physician Assistant Program?, Physician Assistant Studies, M.P.A.S.