Tracey Briggs, Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts, 1996

Tracey Briggs of Albuquerque, New Mexico, earned a Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts in 1996. She shares, “On February 2, 2026, I successfully defended my dissertation project entitled, “Study of the Impact Positive Psychology Training Has in Higher Education Staff,”completing a 9.5 year journey to achieve a Doctor of Psychology degree. I achieved this milestone while working full time and caring for my 87-year-old mother with Alzheimer’s disease. I know she is proudly looking down from heaven with a smile.”