Johnson University’s Ph.D. in Leadership Studies remains one of our strongest programs, and our graduates are doing groundbreaking research. Here are the dissertations completed in 2019!

Tim Adour: A Christian Faith Leader’s Perception of and Responses to a Psychology of Entitlement: A Narrative Inquiry

Sarah Andreas: Exploring Leadership Development Experiences of Leadership Tuscarawas Alumni 

Ben Bruce: The Essence of Bequeathing: A Phenomenological Approach

Bradley Davidson: Finding Chazown: The Role of Coaching in the Discernment of Calling

Dale DeNeal: Level 5 Leadership and Pastoral Effectiveness: A Study of Lead Pastors’ Level 5 Leadership Score to Church Growth Indicators

CeCe Fuoco: Moral Courage and the School Librarian: A Pragmatic Approach to Professional Ethics

Lisa Howard: Parental Involvement Factors that Promote Adolescent Faith Formation

John Kelley: A Phenomenological Exploration of Black Male Managers’ Perceptions of the Availability of Leadership and Advancement Opportunities within Fortune 1000 Businesses

Carol Martin-Brown: She Will Not Be Silent: A Hermeneutic Investigation of Female Learners in Online Continuing Education

Lawrence Onwuegbuchunam: A Phenomenological Exploration of the Lived Experiences of Canadian Nurses on the Role of Moral Courage in Their Nursing Practice and Organizational Culture

Lou Ann Smith: Makerspace Use by Adults: An Intersectional Approach

Rafael Tirado: Governance and Leadership within the Latino Hispanic Christian Churches/Churches of Christ:  A Narrative Inquiry of Leadership in the Midwest United States