Date on Master's Thesis/Doctoral Dissertation

12-2025

Document Type

Doctoral Dissertation

Degree Name

Ph. D.

Department

Educational Leadership, Evaluation and Organizational Development

Degree Program

Educational Leadership and Organizational Development, PhD

Committee Chair

Sun, Jeffrey

Committee Member

Burpo, Brigitte

Committee Member

Parrott, David

Committee Member

Umpstead Pratel, Regina

Author's Keywords

Title IX; student conduct; hearing panel; emotional management; higher education; sexual misconduct allegations

Abstract

The number of allegations of sexual misconduct on college campuses has been increasing over the past decade and higher education institutions are charged with addressing the misconduct. Addressing student behavior on college campuses through a conduct process is woven into the fabric of higher education, and many institutions use a hearing panel model to determine if institutional policies were violated. My research aims to explore how student conduct hearing panel members process the tension between the emotional management required when hearing intimate and traumatic details of a sexual misconduct case. The data for this research were collected via semi structured interviews using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Findings from this research include recommendations to policy makers and higher education leaders.

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