On Monday, April 13, 2015, Derrick successfully defended his doctoral dissertation to earn a PhD in Higher Education and Student Affairs from The Ohio State University. His dissertation is titled, “Sexual Identity Label Adoption and Disclosure Narratives of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer (GLBQ) College Students of Color: An Intersectional Grounded Theory Study.” and he will participate in commencement on Sunday, May 10, 2015.

Additional great news – Derrick’s fourth book chapter was published. The full citation is:
Tillman-Kelly, D. L., Kitchen, J. A. & Strayhorn, T. L. (2015). Socialization matters: A mixed-methods study of U.S. college admissions counselors. In V. Stead (Ed.), International Perspectives on Higher Education Admission Policy: A Reader (pp. 379-387). New York, NY: Peter Lang Publishing.