CANDIDATES FOR UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES
This list was obtained from the Southern University Office of Registrar and the Graduate School as of May 1, 2003. If you have any questions or discrepancies please contact your individual college or the Registrar’s Office at (225) 771-5050 or the Graduate School Office at (225) 771-5390. This is not the official or final listing for the Spring 2003 candidates for graduation. The list will be updated daily in the Registrar’s Office and the Graduate School Office.
Doctor of Philosophy
Public Policy and Urban Affairs
Chuck Carr Brown, Baton Rouge
Dissertation: Understanding Environmentalism Among African Americans: a Test of the Theoretical Explanations
Major Professor: Sharon Parsons, Ph.D.
James Gerard Caillier, Baton Rouge
Dissertation: The Effect of Race and Gender in Cardiovascular Treatment
Major Professor: Sharon Parsons, Ph.D.
Randy DeAndrea Dudley, Atlanta
Dissertation: Health Care in Black and White: Does Physician Bias Exist in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Female Breast Cancer?
Major Professor: Sharon Parsons, Ph.D.
Ojo I. Thompson, Baton Rouge
Dissertation: Disparities in the Distribution of Elevated Lead Poisoning Among Children and its Policy Implication: The Case of Louisiana
Major Professor: Valentine James, Ph.D.
Oscar Okon Udoh, Baton Rouge
Dissertation: An Economic Analysis of United States’ Exports to Four Major trading partners: Canada, China, Japan, and Mexico Major Professor: Khashruzzaman Choudhury, Ph.D.
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
Special Education
Cheryl Major Brandon, Baton Rouge
Dissertation: Secondary teachers’ perceptions of inclusion and inclusive schooling practices in Louisiana inner-city schools
Major Professor: Carol Deakin, Ph.D.
MASTER OF ARTS
Counselor Education
Erika L. Cook-Coleman, Kentwood
Cheri Richard Fletcher, Baton Rouge
Mass Communications
Nakia A. Booker, Shreveport
Paula Michelle Espy, Durant, Miss.
Charles James Ferguson, Baton Rouge
Capriqua Gerius Francois, Baton Rouge
Raphael C. Gentry, Sagnaw, Mich.
Shondria Maria Hill, Ocean Springs, Miss.
Robert J.Marks, Zachary
Brenda Morris-McGuffey, Baton Rouge
Semaj Izale Robinson, Baton Rouge
Latorshia Rene Simmons, Baton Rouge
Willie B Siglar, II, Shreveport
LaTonya Dionne Smith, Baton Rouge
Cheryl Jeannette Stroy, Shreveport
Mental Health Counseling
Marlene Authement Darcey, Baton Rouge
Kate C. Ezebunwo, Baton Rouge
Vanessa Renee Franklin, Baton Rouge
Candra Williams Gildon, Baton Rouge
Toni Renee Harris, Baton Rouge
Latonia Shanet Miller, Collinston
LaTosha LaChelle Nelson, New Roads
Susan Ann Scott, Baton Rouge
Robyn Lynn Thomas, Baton Rouge
Shannon Nicole Vallair, Opelousas
Lizzie Lola West, Baton Rouge
Cheryl Lynette Weston, Lake Charles
Social Sciences
Nadine Cerf, Jeanerette
Thesis: Development projects in Gambia, West Africa
Thesis Advisor: Raymond J. Lockett, Ed.D.
Telander Marche Foster, Ponchatoula
Thesis: Socio-psychological factors influencing students’ behavior
Thesis Advisor: Christopher Hunte, Ph.D.
Darlene Mouton Godfrey, Baton Rouge
Thesis: Diana Bajoie: A 21st century living legend
Thesis Advisor: Raymond J. Lockett, E.D.
Tausha Renee´ Goins, Lake Charles
Thesis: The politics of reforming health care in America: an analysis of political factors which caused the demised of the 1994 Health Care Security Act
Thesis Advisor: Albert Samuels, Ph.D.
Kim Shena Harris, Baton Rouge
Thesis: Teachers’ perceptions and practices dealing with students in special education
Thesis Advisor: Christopher Hunte, Ph.D.
Candace C. Lawrence, Baton Rouge
Thesis: A crisis of black political leadership in Louisiana: Joseph A. Delpit
Thesis Advisor: William Arp, Ph.D.
Wayne Fitzgerald McCray, Baton Rouge
Thesis: Running a thousand miles before the underground railroad: how runaways used geographical retention to develop a clandestine network
Thesis Advisor: Charles Vincent, Ph.D.
Don Ellis McGhee Jr., New Orleans
Thesis: Challenging Affirmative Action Laws Decreases Opportunities for Minorities
Thesis Advisor: Revathi Hines, Ph.D.
Edward Brian Smith, Baton Rouge
Thesis: Colonel Charles Young: An American Hero
Thesis Advisor: Raymond J. Lockett, Ed.D.
Christopher R. Watson, Longview, Texas
Thesis: Black republicans in Louisiana: an exploratory analysis
Thesis Advisor: William Arp, Ph.D.
MASTER OF EDUCATION
Administration/Supervision
Florestine Gordon Alexander, Baton Rouge
Xavier Kelly Anderson, Maringouin
Neil W. Armstead, New Iberia
Barbara Willett Blunt, Baton Rouge
Andrea Vital Broussard, Baton Rouge
Clyde Bruce, Baton Rouge
Terri Lyn Byrd, Baker
Sandra Taylor Davis, Zachary
Cynthia Marie Dyson, Baton Rouge
Trina Denyse Collins, Zachary
Andrea Foster-Johnson, Baton Rouge
Linda Hebert, Erwinville
Alice Christopher Harris, Plaquemine
Tommy Louis Hodges Jr., Walker
Thesis: Survey of Strategies for Preventing Violence on High School Campuses
Thesis Advisor: Gussie A. Trahan, Ph.D.
Ronnie B. Knox, Baton Rouge
Betty Johnson Lathan, Maringouin
Sharon Lynne Lewis, Baton Rouge
Cerita E. Lilly, Plaquemine
Angela M. Morgan, Plaquemine
Deborah Ann Nelson, Plaquemine
Eryka Crayton Ramezanzadeh, Baton Rouge
Chercheze Smith Reado, Baton Rouge
Keeva L’chanda Smith, Baton Rouge
Sharice Donyel Sullivan, Marksville
Crystal Rena Stewart, Baton Rouge
Dwayne Anthony Thomas, Donaldsonville
Judy R. Thompson, Baton Rouge
Ronald Gene Turpin, Baton Rouge
Sara Schexnyder Venable, Mansura
Corelia Miles Verret, White Castle
Barbara James Williams, Rosedale
Enola Price Williams, Baton Rouge
Secondary Education
Tiffany Young Brackins, Baton Rouge
Special Education
Gisele Marie Broussard, Baton Rouge
LaNore Lavern Guillory, Gonzales
Janet Armelin-Harris, Baton Rouge
Lisa G. Hayes, Baton Rouge
MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Eleanor Williams Brumfield, Baton Rouge
Enrika Synchell Buggage, Baker
Gregory Charles Burrell, Lake Charles
Delometria C. Clay, Kentwood
April Monique Goodman, Baton Rouge
Donald Ray Hunter, Baton Rouge
Jarrett Landor-Ngemi, Baton Rouge
Winfield J. LeBlanc, Jr., Baton Rouge
Girard J. Melancon, Baton Rouge
Micheline D’Lynne Millender, Baton Rouge
Latoya Denicia Moore, Baton Rouge
Shikira Danielle Owens, Winnsboro
Krystal M. Smith, Baton Rouge
Charisse Stevenson, Zachary
Louis Washington, Jr., Baton Rouge
Dana Patrice Wilson, Marrero
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Biology
Mary Kaye Beals, Baton Rouge
Thesis: A comparison of crude oil and chromium nitrate uptake by phaseolus vulgaris and raphanus sativus
Thesis Advisor: Twintillia Tate, Ph.D.
Laura A. Laynes, Baton Rouge
Thesis: The assessment of biological activity in the soil of plants treated with heavy metal contaminants
Thesis Advisor: Twintillia Tate, Ph.D.
Tracy Inez Stewart, Baton Rouge
John Young Williams, Pine Bluff, Ark.
Thesis: Response of CPAE cells to butadiene mono and butadiene diepoxide
Thesis Advisor: Twintillia Tate, Ph.D.
Environmental Chemistry
Wilson Battley III, Port Allen
Thesis: A comparative study of radioactive denton abrasivity
Thesis Advisor: Barry Dee Self, Ph.D.
Agnes Farris Douglas, Baton Rouge
Thesis: Autoimmunity: quantitiative evaluation of etiologic factory
Thesis Advisor: Richard E. Echols, Ph.D.
Mia Pope Townsel, Baton Rouge
Thesis: NORM and metal characteristics of produced waters
Thesis Advisor: Talmage P. Bursh, Ph.D.
Computer Science
Gang Feng, Baton Rouge
Wei Guo, Baton Rouge
Srinivas Mikkilineni, Baton Rouge
Yan Pu, Baton Rouge
Sivarama P. Ravuri, Baton Rouge
Ramiji Babu Vandara, Baton Rouge
Hongye Wang, Baton Rouge
Sung-Hee Yang-Kim, Baton Rouge
Physics
Philip Scott Jones, Opelousas
Thesis: Calorimetric investigation of Ba2EuMnO5.5 for 2k _ T _ 300k
Thesis Advisor: Lawrence L. Henry, Ph.D.
Branton Pelichet Moncriffe, Baton Rouge
Thesis: Accurate electronics and related properties of sapphire (AI203)
Thesis Advisor: Diola Bagayoko, Ph.D.
Rehabilitation Counseling
Tanesha A. August, Baton Rouge
Nikia R. L. Howard, Slidell
Alphonso Gerard Johnson, Baton Rouge Gary Stephen Montgomery, Baton Rouge
Mary Clair Sicard, Baton Rouge
Staci Nicole Nwabueze, St. Francisville
Thesis: Diabetes education in a rural population: benefits for blood-sugar management
Thesis Advisor: Doreen Miller, Ph.D.
Therapeutic Recreation
Yolanda Noel Brooks, Baton Rouge
Terrance Jermaine Brown, Baton Rouge
Mark Anthony Creecy, Reserve
Martina Marie Domino, Baton Rouge
Tamekia R. Ford, Baton Rouge
Shawanda D. Hill, Baton Rouge
Abbi Jones, Baton Rouge
Barret Louis Rey, New Orleans
Marlo C. McGloster, Columbia, S.C.
Ryshona Shree Simmons, Baton Rouge
Urban Forestry
Shawnery T. Jones, Baton Rouge
Starr Michelle Lozada, Baton Rouge
Thesis: The effects of ultraviolet radiation B on young and mature leaves of four broadleaf tree species
Thesis Advisor: Yadong Qi, Ph.D.
John Bosco Namwamba, Baton Rouge
Thesis: Urban forestry ecosystem analysis using ufore model for Baton Rouge, LA
Thesis Advisor: Kamran Abdollahi, Ph.D.
Alvin Ray Wells, Lettsworth
Thesis: Integration of GIS and urban forestry management practices for Burden Research Center
Thesis Advisor: Fulbert Namwamba, Ph.D.
Jingzeng Zhang, Baton Rouge
Thesis: Developing a park management plan for Bayou Bodcau
Thesis Advisor: Yadong Qi, Ph.D.
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
Wronetta Ann Charles, Opelousas
Russell Dean Erwin, Denham Springs
Desley Ann Merricks, New Orleans
Alicia Rutherford Restivo, Denham Springs
Bennyka ButlerVessel, Plaquemine
Lydia Mock Young, Gonzales
