[VPAAEtal] Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for October 2012

[Academic Affairs]

TO:           All Graduate Faculty

 

FROM:     Vicky Turner

                   Doctoral Degree and Special Programs Coordinator


DATE:       September 28, 2012


 

RE:            Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for
October 2012

 

Mon., Oct. 1, 10:00 am, EDN 108, Travis Matthews, Proposal Defense

Athletic Directors' Perceptions on Coaching Certification in the State
of Texas

Major Advisor:  Dr. L. Rusty Waller

 

Mon., Oct. 1, 2:00 pm, EDN 107, Doris Janille Modisette, Final Defense

William Leonidas Mayo: More Maverick Than Modern

Major Advisor:  Dr. Joyce Scott

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Jason Davis

 

Wed., Oct. 3, 10:00 am, MPLX 131 and EDS 101, Jasna Alisfendic, Proposal
Defense

The Correlation Between the Times Spent Playing Educational Video Games
and Students' Performance on Standardized Mathematic Test by Fifth Grade
Students

Major Advisor:  Dr. Suzan Szabo

 

Thurs., Oct. 4, 10:00 am, EDN 113E, Dorthery West, Final Defense

Influence of Teacher Characteristics on African American Student Math
Achievement in Texas

Major Advisor:  Dr. Wade Fish

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Donna Dunbar-Odom

 

Thurs., Oct. 4, 10:00 am, EDS 101, Patricia Ray, Proposal Defense

A Medical-Model Professional Development School: Perceived Effects of
Authentic Training Experience on the First Year of Teaching

Major Advisor:  Dr. Maria Hinojosa

 

Thurs., Oct. 4, 11:00 am, EDN 113, Stephanie Barnes, Final Defense

Factors Affecting Graduation Rates of High School Continuers

Major Advisor:  Dr. James Vornberg

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Gail Johnson

 

Fri., Oct. 5, 11:00 am, EDN 113, Rosalyn Walker, Final Defense

Modularize Developmental Math or Not? That is the Question

Major Advisor:  Dr. L. Rusty Waller

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Steve Armstrong

 

Fri., Oct. 5, 1:00 pm, BIN 234, Azadeh Mansour, Final Defense

Appraisal of Empathy Among Adults with Different Degrees of Diagnosed
Asperger's Disorder

Major Advisor:  Dr. Linda Ball

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Jim Heitholt

 

Mon., Oct. 8, 9:00 am, EDS 101, Tonya Mamantov, Proposal Defense

An Investigation of the Effectiveness of ESL Programs at the Elementary
Level

Major Advisor:  Dr. Maria Hinojosa

 

 

Mon., Oct. 8, 2:00 pm, EDS 101, Jerry Thomas, Proposal Defense

Factors Promoting Academic Success Among African American Males

Major Advisor:  Dr. Maria Hinojosa

 

Tue., Oct. 9, 10:00 am, EDN 113E, Ron Griffen, Proposal Defense

An Analysis of Student Academic Performance at Advancement Via
Individual Determination (AVID) National Demonstration Schools and AVID
Schools

Major Advisor:  Dr. Casey Brown

 

Thurs., Oct. 11, 10:00 am, EDN 113E, James Scott Niven, Final Defense

The Relationship of the Texas School Foundation Program Equity to
Student Performance and Socioeconomic Status

Major Advisor:  Dr. Chuck Holt

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Steven Starnes

 

Thurs., Oct. 11, 10:00 am, EDN 108, Nikketta Wilson, Proposal Defense

Perceptions of an Induction Program from Beginning Teachers and Teacher
Mentors in an Urban School District

Major Advisor:  Dr. Richard Lumadue

 

Thurs., Oct. 11, 12:00 pm, EDN 108, Timothy Allen, Final Defense

Predictors of Student Performance in Grades 7 and 8 Mathematics: The
Correlation Between Benchmark Tests and Performance on The Texas
Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) Math Tests

Major Advisor:  Dr. Wade Fish

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Chester Robinson

 

Fri., Oct. 12, 9:00 am, EDN 108, Phillip Ortiz, Proposal Defense

A Quantitative Case Study of the DCCCD's Visiting Scholars Program

Major Advisor:  Dr. L. Rusty Waller

 

Fri., Oct. 12, 3 pm, BIN 214, Shannon Bailey, Final Defense

Musical Ability and Tonal Languages: A Psychoacoustic Study of Transfer
Effects in the Perception and Production of Tone in Two Domains

Major Advisor:  Dr. Tracy Henley

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Lamar Bridges

 

Tues., Oct. 16, 10:00 am, EDN 113E, Katharine Bourke, Final Defense

Public Secondary Principals' Perspectives on Hiring Teachers: What
Matters Most?

Major Advisor:  Dr. Casey Brown

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Asli Ogunc

 

Tue., Oct. 16, 12:00 pm, EDN 108, Denise Faulkner-Simmons, Proposal
Defense

The Effects of Single-Sex Mathematics Classrooms on African-American
Males in Ninth Grade

Major Advisor:  Dr. Art Borgemenke

Thurs., Oct. 18, 10:30 am, EDN 108, Charles Hueber, Final Defense

The Impact of a Social Integration Program on Grade Point Average and
Retention

Major Advisor:  Dr. Joyce Scott

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Lauren Hensley Maloney

 

Fri., Oct. 19, 10:00 am, EDS 101 and MPLX 120, Emily Lutrick, Final
Defense

The Beliefs of Administrators: What Makes Professional Development
Effective?

Major Advisor:  Dr. Susan Szabo

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Madeline Justice

 

Fri., Oct. 19, 11:00 am, BIN 234, Jodie Elder, Final Defense

Holding On and Letting Go: The Spiritual Assumptive World of Bereaved
Parents 

Major Advisor:  Dr. Chris Simpson

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Derald Harp

 

Fri., Oct. 19, 1:00 pm, BA 338 and MPLX 131, Alesia Louise Cochran,
Final Defense

Posing and Solving Word Problems: The Impact on Second Graders
Achievement Scores, Self-Efficacy, and Attitude

Major Advisor:  Dr. Wayne Linek

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Karen Roggenkamp

 

Fri., Oct. 19, 1:00 pm, BIN 234, Wendy Kent Robinson, Final Defense

The Posttraumatic Growth and Professional Quality of Life: An
Exploration of Mental Health Practitioners Working with Military
personnel and Their Family Members 

Major Advisor:  Dr. Steve Armstrong

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. William Bolin

 

Mon., Oct. 22, 8:30 am, MPLX 120 and BA 338, YoTonja Benjamin, Final
Defense

Phenomenological Study of Three Generations of African American
Families: Understanding the Impact of Their Public School Experiences

Major Advisor:  Dr. Laura Green

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Stuart Anderson

 

Tue., Oct. 23, 10:00 am, BIN 212, Shonda Gibson, Final Defense

Effects of Framing the Messages of Globalization and Global Citizenship
on Psychological Processes

Major Advisor:  Dr. Stephen Reysen

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. William Holt

 

Thurs., Oct. 23, 1:00 pm, EDS 103, Shannon Fuller, Proposal Defense

Professional Learning Communities: Impact on Student Achievement

Major Advisor:  Dr. Wayne Linek

 

Wed., Oct. 24, 1:00 pm, EDN 108, Matthew Webster, Final Defense

Licensed Professional Counselor Interns' Level of Self-Efficacy Relating
to Graduate Program of Study and Institution Type

Major Advisor:  Dr. L. Rusty Waller

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Brenda Moore

 

 

 

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