Current HIED Students

Our students enter the program in "cohorts" or peer groups. Each cohort develops its own personality depending on the diversity, past experiences, and unique interests of its student members. Most students find the cohort system to be a supportive and enriching way to go through a doctoral program. Because most entering students bring at least several years of professional experience, students can learn a lot from each other.

2021 Cohort

Kaoutar Benchouk, Research Assistant, BGSU Allies, BGSU
Abhishek Milind Dhole, GA, Office of Academic Assessment and Cetner for Faculty Excellence, BGSU
Amy Giordano, Vice President, Enrollment Management and Student Services, Owens Community College
Maite Hall, Coordinator, International Student Services, BGSU
Margo Kammeyer, Supervisor of the Project Management Office, ITS, BGSU
Amanda Paniagua, Sidney A. Ribeau President's Leadership Academy, Marvin Center for Student Leadership and Civic Engagement, BGSU
Michelle Ploeger, Coordinator for Education Abroad, BGSU
Deborah Slosberg, Assistant Director, Intergroup Relations, University of Michigan
Ilana Stouffer, GA, Cener for Women and Gender Equity, BGSU

2020 Cohort

Stacey Allan, Assistant Dean of Students, Fraternity and Sorority Life, BGSU
Coty Behanna, Assistant Director, Academics and Assessment, Residence Life, BGSU
Jayeeta Chowhury-Woodstrup
Gabriel Dunbar, Nontraditional Program Coordinator, BGSU
Dominic Gattozzi, Marvin Center for Student Leadership and Civic Engagement
Amanda (Mandi) Hummel, Executive Director of Career Services, Tiffin University
Ghada Itayem, GA Leadership Minor Coordinator and GA for Dr. Patrick Pauken
Rachel Najdek, GA for Clarks Inclusive Scholars
Kristin Payne, Coordinator, Student Engagement, Thompson Scholarship Programs
Luciana Stabila, GA Assistant to the Associate Dean for Graduate Education, EDHS
Jenn Stucker, Associate Professor and Chair of Graphic Design, BGSU

2019 Cohort

Hoang Van Do, Marvin Center for Student Leadership and Civic Engagement
Ehab Elmorsy, Assessment and Accreditation in EDHS
Kathalyn Gensler-Nic, Accessibility Services
Chloe Koscheva-Scissons, Assistant to the Graduate College Dean
Emily Niedzwiecki, Assistant Professor (Nursing), Mercy College of Ohio

2018 Cohort

Nina Barudzic, Office of Multicultural Affairs
Blaze Campbell, BGSU ALLIES
Emily Creamer, Research Assistant
Meredith Dixon, Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs
Valerie Erwin, Marvin Center for Student Leadership and Civic Engagement

2017 Cohort

Brittany House, Research Assistant in HESA
Jody Kunk-Czaplicki*, Assistant to the Chair

2016 Cohort

Abdulrhman Althgafei
Mark Heider, Information Technology Service - BGSU

Additional Students at Dissertation Stage

Megan Arnold, New Student Orientation, BGSU 
Ellen Lassiter Collier, S.A.F.E. Place
Monda Kindle
Tiffany Menard, Assistant Director for Fellowship Mentoring, Honors College, BGSU
Abby Priehs, Office of Residence Life, University of Michigan
Jackie Wells, Maumee Valley Country Day School

*all degree requirements met- degree conferral December 2021