Dissertation Defense: Natasha Smith

A PhD Dissertation Defense for Natasha Smith is scheduled on Friday, April 3, 2026, from 2:00 - 4:30 PM a.m. via Zoom.

Natasha Smith will defend her dissertation in partial fulfillment for the PhD degree in Higher Education Administration. Her dissertation title is, “ON BECOMING MYSELF: A LONGITUDINAL AUTOETHNOGRAPHY ON THE RACIAL IDENTITY EXPERIENCE OF A MULTICULTURAL BLACK AMERICAN WOMAN, (WITH MIXED RACE ANCESTRY) LIVING THROUGH THE MYTH OF A COLORBLIND ‘POST-RACIAL’ ERA.” Those wishing to attend must make their request one day prior to the defense- via e-mail: ceisdeanga@andrews.edu.