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Featuring extraordinary students and their work at Manhattanville and in their fields.

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Congratulations to Manhattanville University's Doctoral Program January 2026 Graduates!

Doctoral Program | Student Spotlights

As highlighted in their dissertation abstracts below, these graduates tackled critical problems of practice. Their research represents both intellectual...

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Garrette Carson Sutherland Successfully Defends his Dissertation Proposal

Doctoral Program | School of Education | Student Spotlights

The title of Garrette’s study is "LEADERSHIP ACROSS WORLDS: AN INTERPRETIVE INQUIRY INTO URBAN AND RURAL PRINCIPALSHIP IN BELIZE THROUGH A...

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Jesse Lubinsky Successfully Defends his Dissertation Proposal

Doctoral Program | School of Education | Student Spotlights

The title of Jesse’s dissertation is "SHAPING THE FUTURE OF LEARNING: A QUALITATIVE INQUIRY INTO INNOVATION AND MICRO-CREDENTIAL ADOPTION IN...

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Taylor Kennedy Successfully Defends his Dissertation Proposal

Doctoral Program | School of Education | Student Spotlights

The title of Taylor’s dissertation is, "DISCOVERING THE SECRET OF GAME-BASED LEARNING: A META-ANALYSIS OF GAME-BASED LEARNING ON STUDENT...

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Meghan McGourty Successfully Defends her Dissertation Proposal

Doctoral Program | School of Education | Student Spotlights

The title of Meghan’s dissertation is, "JOB SATISFACTION AMONG SPECIAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATORS." Overview of Problem: Special education...

Title: Congratulations to Alexandra LaFontaine-Casabona who on Tuesday, December 9, 2026, successfully defended her dissertation. Dissertation details and headshot

Successful Final Dissertation Defense - Congratulations Alexandra LaFontaine-Casabona!

Doctoral Program | School of Education | Student Spotlights

The title of Alex’s dissertation is: "UNDER PRESSURE: A MIXED METHODS STUDY OF SPECIAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATORS’ EXPERIENCES OF BURNOUT...

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