[VPAAEtal] Schedule of Doctoral Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for June 2013

[Academic Affairs]

TO:           All Graduate Faculty

 

FROM:     Vicky Turner

                  Doctoral Degree Coordinator

 


DATE:       May 30, 2013


 

RE:            Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for June
2013

 

Monday, June 3, 9:30 am, EDS 101/MPLX 120, Jasna Aliefendic, Final
Defense

The Correlation Between the Time Spent Playing Educational Video Games
and Students' Performance on Standardized Mathematics Tests by Fifth
Grade Students

Major Advisor:  Dr. Susan Szabo

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Madeline Justice

 

Monday, June 3, 10:00 am, BIN 214, Donna Peters, Proposal Defense

Teaching Theory of Mind Skills to Autistic Adolescents

Major Advisor:  Dr. Steven Ball

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Mary Beth Sampson

 

Monday, June 3, 1:30 pm , EDN 113, Carol Ann Rosales, Final Defense

The Effects of Truancy Prevention Programs on Academic Success

Major Advisor:  Dr. James Vornberg

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Hunter Hayes

 

Tuesday, June 4, 10:00 am, EDN 113E, Dina Rowe, Final Defense

The Effect of Elementary Student Participation in the Rachel's Challenge
Program on Student Attendance and Academic Performance

Major Advisor:  Dr. Art Borgemenke

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Melinda Schlager

 

Tuesday, June 4, 11:00 am, EDS 101/MPLX 120/TEXK 235, Jennifer Miley,
Final Defense

A Quantitative Comparative Analysis of Bilingual and English as a Second
Language Programs Utilizing the Iowa Test of Basic Skills

Major Advisor:  Dr. Maria Hinojosa

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Judy Ford

 

Tuesday, June 4, 1:00 pm, EDS 101/MPLX 131/TEXK 235, Laina McDonald,
Final Defense

CSCOPE: An Analysis of a Curriculum Model on Hispanic College Readiness

Major Advisor:  Dr. Maria Hinojosa

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Jose Lopez

 

 

 

Tuesday, June 4, 2:00 pm, EDN 108, Lyle Dubus, Final Defense

The Role of the Texas Superintendent in District Technology Planning

Major Advisor:  Dr. Chuck Holt

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Jose Lopez

 

Tuesday, June 4, 2:00 pm, EDS 101/MPLX 131, Charlenta Govan, Final
Defense

Observing the Academic Performance and Student Graduation Rates of Grade
8 Students Who Failed to Meet Texas Student Success Initiative
Requirements

Major Advisor:  Dr. Wayne Linek

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Haydn Fox

 

Wednesday, June 5, 10:00 am, EDN 113, Kevin Norvell, Proposal Defense

An Analysis of Enrollment and Completion Rates of Underrepresented
Groups in 

Community Colleges

Major Advisor:  Dr. L. Rusty Waller

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Sharon Johnson

 

Wednesday, June 5, 2:00 pm, EDN 113, Fredda Crabtree, Proposal Defense

An Examination of Higher Education Choices of Students with Disabilities

Major Advisor:  Dr. L. Rusty Waller

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Sharon Johnson

 

Thursday, June 6, 8:00 am, EDS 101/MPLX 131/TEXK 235, Duana Kindle,
Final Defense

The Effects of Adequate Yearly Progress on Student Outcomes Among Public
School Students in Texas

Major Advisor:  Dr. Maria Hinojosa

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Donna Dunbar-Odom

 

Thursday, June 6, 10:00 am, EDS 101/MPLX 120, Diana Hopes, Proposal
Defense

A Comparative Study of Eight North Texas School Districts and Their
Effects on English Language Learners' Acquisition of English Language
Proficiency and Academic Achievement

Major Advisor:  Dr. Martha Foote

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Derald Harp

 

Thursday, June 6, 10:00 am, EDN 113E, Petra Strassberg, Proposal Defense

Gender and Faculty Rank: An Analysis of Doctoral Granting Universities
by United States Regions 

Major Advisor:  Dr. Rick Lumadue

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Jennifer Sennette

 

 

 

 

 

Friday, June 7, 11:00 am , EDS 101/ MPLX 132, Luisa Frias , Proposal
Defense

What are Texas Graduate Students' with an Interest in Bilingual
Education Perceptions in Terms of Testing Bias?

Major Advisor:  Dr. Susan Szabo

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Brittany Hott

 

Tuesday, June 11, 9:00 am, EDN 113, David Rangel, Proposal Defense

Participation and Graduation Rates at Hispanic-Serving Community
Colleges in Texas

Major Advisor:  Dr. L. Rusty Waller

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Willie Edwards

 

Tuesday, June 11, 10:00 am, EDN 108, Sherry Leonard-Foots, Proposal
Defense

The Prior Accumulation of Dual Credit Enrollment Hours as a Measure of
Persistence at a Four-Year University

Major Advisor:  Dr. Rick Lumadue

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Melinda Schlager

 

Tuesday, June 11, 11:00 am, EDN 108, Fernando Fuentes Jr., Final Defense

Evaluating GPA and Satisfaction Rates for Veteran Populations
Transitioning from Combat to College Classrooms

Major Advisor:  Dr. Rick Lumadue 

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Joann DiGeorgio-Lutz

 

Wednesday, June 12, 9:00 am, EDN 113, Donna Fisher, Final Defense

The 21st Century Principal: A Correlational Study of Technology
Leadership and Technology Integration in Texas K-12 Schools

Major Advisor:  Dr. L. Rusty Waller

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Brent Donham

 

Wednesday, June 12, 11:00 am, EDN 108, Myrtle Dixon , Proposal Defense

Institutional Factors Affecting Doctoral Degree Completion at Selected
Texas Public Universities

Major Advisor:  Dr. Joyce Scott

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Brittany Hott

 

Wednesday, June 12, 1:00 pm, EDN 113, David Lipe, Final Defense

The Impact of Program Specific Orientation  Courses on Student Retention
and Academic Progress at a For-Profit Post-Secondary Institution

Major Advisor:  Dr. L. Rusty Waller

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Raymond Green

 

Wednesday, June 12, 2:00 pm, EDN 108, Angela Chadwick, Final Defense

Affective Barriers to Student Achievement in Developmental Mathematics
Classes 

Major Advisor:  Dr. Jon Travis

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Benton Pierce

 

 

Wednesday, June 12, 2:30 pm, EDN 113, Kevin Rose, Final Defense

A Longitudinal Study of Revenue Sources of Texas Community Colleges
Prior To and After Adoption of the Closing the Gaps Plan

Major Advisor:  Dr. L. Rusty Waller

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr Suzanne Thomas

 

Thursday, June 13, 8:30 am, EDN 108, David Rankin, Final Defense

A Comparison of Texas' Closing the Gaps by 2015 Undergraduate Retention
and Graduation Policy to SREB-Member States

Major Advisor:  Dr. Joyce Scott

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Jennifer Schroeder

 

Friday, June 14, 10:00 am, EDN 108, Elizabeth Johnston, Final Defense

A Comparison of the Success Rates of Students in Online, Hybrid, and
Traditional Developmental Mathematics

Major Advisor:  Dr. L. Rusty Waller

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. David Brown

 

Friday, June 14, 11:00 am, EDS 101/ MPX 131/ TEXK 235, Debra Buchanan,
Final Defense

The Relationship Between Professional Learning Communities and Online
Professional Development Models and Student Achievement on Statewide
Reading and Math Assessments

Major Advisor:  Dr. Maria Hinojosa

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Joyce Miller

 

Friday, June 14, 11:00 am, EDN 113, Margaret Davis , Final Defense

Mathematics and Science Education Attrition, Retention Migration: A
Study of Three Urban School Districts in the State of Texas

Major Advisor:  Dr. L. Rusty Waller

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Robert Williams

 

Friday, June 14, 1:00 pm, EDN 108, Marlaina Brooks, Final Defense

Student Motivation in the Classroom as Affected by student Voice in
Reading Selections

Major Advisor:  Dr. L. Rusty Waller

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Willie Edwards

 

Friday, June 14, 1:00 pm, EDS 101/MPLX 131/TEXK 235, Teresa Thacker,
Final Defense

Professional Learning Communities: An Analysis of Fifth Grade Special
Education Student Achievement and Teacher Longevity in Two Texas School
Districts

Major Advisor:  Dr. Maria Hinojosa

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Jennifer Schroeder

 

 

Friday, June 14, 2:30 pm, EDN 108, Gloria Anderson, Final Defense

An Examination of Characteristics of First Generation African American
College Graduates in Eight Oklahoma Cities

Major Advisor:  Dr. Madeline Justice

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Robin Reid

 

Friday, June 14, 3:00 pm, EDS 101/MPLX 131/TEXK 235, Coral Wilkens,
Final Defense

Emotional Intelligence: An Analysis Between Implementing the Leader in
Me and Fifth Grade Achievement

Major Advisor:  Dr. Maria Hinojosa

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Jim Heitholt

 

Tuesday, June 18, 3:00 pm, EDN 108, Marian Ellis, Final Defense

Community College Faculty Attitudes Toward Their Inmates Learners in
Texas

Major Advisor:  Dr. Jon Travis 

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Tara Tietjen-Smith

 

Thursday, June 20, 10:00 am, EDN 113E, Steve Brownlee, Final Defense

Identifying Research-Based Teaching Strategies in Reading to Close the
Achievement Gap for Low Socio-Economic Children in Texas

Major Advisor:  Dr. Chuck Holt

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Susan Szabo

 

Friday, June 21, 4:00 pm, BIN 214, Richard Johnson, Proposal Defense

The Effects of Child Parent Relationship Therapy on the Relationships of
Single Mothers in Crisis and Their Children

Major Advisor:  Dr. Lavelle Hendricks

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Kurtis Williams

 

 

 





 

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