Congratulations to Michael Solis, who successfully defended his dissertation to earn a Ph.D. in special education with a specialization in learning disabilities/behavioral disorders through the College of Education’s Department of Special Education. Dr. Solis is pictured presenting on his dissertation, The Effects of a Multicomponent Reading Intervention and a Comparison Condition on the Reading Comprehension of Adolescent Students Who Are Adequate Word Readers and Low in Reading Comprehension. Several MCPER researchers served on Solis’ dissertation committee, including Andrea Flower, Mark O’Reilly, Herbert Rieth, Greg Roberts, Daniel Robinson, and Sharon Vaughn.