Doris Watson (Educational Psychology, Leadership and Higher Education), with former and current doctoral students, Holly Schneider, Jenna Heath, and Amy Carvalho, published the article titled, "Doctoral Students' Perceptions of Mattering," in Education Sciences. The study examined doctoral students’ perceptions of mattering to their advisors within the context of their college and to determine how these perceptions influenced their commitment to degree completion, employing a qualitative multiple-case study design.