Four students successfully defended their dissertations in March:
- Tabitha Brookins, “Complementary Therapy Use among Cancer Patients and Survivors in the South: An Exploratory Study”,
 - Katina Lang-Lindsey, "The Efficacy of Peer Intervention to Improve Quality of Life in African Americans with Chronic Kidney Disease",
 - Karen Roberson,“A Pilot Study: Exploring Help-Seeking Behaviors among Domestic Violence Victims in Rural Alabama” , and
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		Turenza Smith, “A Pilot Study: Factors Associated with Spouses/Intimate Partners’ Stressors, Needs, and Access to Social Supports During/Post Deployment".
 
	
Karen Roberson's committee members L-R: Dr. Brenda Gil, Dr. Jaegoo Lee, Dr. Wendy Thompson, Karen Roberson, Dr. Kristie Lipford, and Dr. Shonda Lawrence, dissertation chair.
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Turenza Smith's committee members L-R: Dr. Brenda Gil, Dr. Jaegoo Lee, Dr. Wendy Thompson, Turenza Smith, Dr. Kristie Lipford, and Dr. Shonda Lawrence, dissertation chair.
 

