[VPAAEtal] Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for October 2013

[Academic Affairs]

TO:           All Graduate Faculty

 

FROM:     Vicky Turner

                   Doctoral Degree and Special Programs Coordinator

 


DATE:       September 30, 2013


 

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

 

Tue., Oct. 1, 9:30 am , BIN 214, Alexandra Murphy, Final Defense

Teacher Experience and Cognitive Appraisals of Discipline Problems in
the Classroom

Major Advisor:  Dr. Jennifer Schroeder

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Jon Travis

 

Wed., Oct. 3:00 pm, HL 134, Sunchai Hamcumpai, Final Defense

Teaching English in Thailand with Oral Histories from Rural Northeast
Texas

Major Advisor:  Dr. Shannon Carter

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Curt Carlson

 

Thu., Oct. 3, 9:30 am, EDS 101/MPLX 131, Jessica Richardson, Proposal
Defense

An Exploration of Dominican and Black American Young Adults' Perceived
Ethnic Value, Perceived Effects of Family Poverty, General Self Esteem,
and Attitude Toward School

Major Advisor:  Dr. Chris Green

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Chuck Holt

 

Thu., Oct. 3, 11:00 am, EDN 108, Truitt Leake, Final Defense

Doctoral Curriculum Core Values: Factors that Contribute to Graduate
Success

Major Advisor:  Dr. Jon Travis

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Hunter Hayes

 

Thu., Oct. 3, 12:00 pm, EDS 101/MPLX 131, Edna Villavicencia, Proposal
Defense

Examining the Relationship Between Hispanic Parents' Participation in
English as a Second Language (ESL) Classes and Parental Involvement

Major Advisor:  Dr. Chris Green

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Joann DiGeorgio-Lutz

 

Thu., Oct. 3, 4:00 pm, HL 134, Jennifer Collar, Final Defense

Literacy Sponsors of Secondary Students: How Literacy Sponsors Affect
Approaches to Composition and College Readiness

Major Advisor:  Dr. Bill Bolin

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Haydn Fox

 

 

 

 

Tue., Oct. 8, 9:00 am, EDN 113, Kevin Norvell, Final Defense 

A Longitudinal Analysis of Completion Rate of Underrepresented Groups in
Texas Community Colleges

Major Advisor:  Dr. L. Rusty Waller

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Mario Hayek

 

Tue., Oct. 8, 10:00 am, EDN 108, Alana Sloan, Final Defense

The Road Not Taken: Capturing the Essence of One Family's Experiences
with Dropping Out 

Major Advisor:  Dr. Art Borgemenke

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. David Brown

 

Tue., Oct. 8 10:30 pm, EDN 107, Lance Groppel, Final Defense

Effect of Tax Ratification Election on Student Achievement

Major Advisor:  Dr. Chuck Holt

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Chris Simpson

 

Tue., Oct. 8, 11:00 am, EDN 113, Cassidy Colt Turner, Final Defense

At Cross Purposes: Faculty Perceptions of Outcomes Assessment and
Program Change

Major Advisor:  Dr. Richard Lumadue

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Melinda Schlager

 

Tue., Oct. 8, 1:00 pm, EDN 113E, Brad Helmer, Final Defense

Effect of Principals' Communication on Female Elementary School
Teachers' Perception of Morale and Student Learning

Major Advisor:  Dr. Chuck Holt

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Suzanne Thomas

 

Tue., Oct. 8 1:00 pm, EDN 108, Phillip Ortiz, Final Defense

A Quantitative Case Study of the Visiting Scholars Program at a Large
Urban Community College in Texas

Major Advisor:  Dr. Rusty Waller

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Bill Bolin

 

Tue., Oct. 8, 2:00 pm , EDS 101/MPLX 131/RW 139/ TXK 235, Michelle
Cline, Final Defense

The Acts of Leadership in Effectively Implementing Technology in Texas
School Districts, as Perceived by Campus Leaders

Major Advisor:  Dr. Maria Hinojosa

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Allan Headley

 

Thu., Oct. 10, 10:00 am, EDN 108, Hattie Powell, Final Defense

TRIO Student Support Services: A Comparative Study of African American
Student at Three Texas Universities

Major Advisor:  Dr. Joyce Scott

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Raymond Green

Fri., Oct. 11, 10:00 am, EDN 113E, Carri Eddy, Final Defense

The Effectiveness of Edgenuity When Used for Credit Recovery

Major Advisor:  Dr. Julia Ballenger

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Jason Davis

 

Fri., Oct. 11, 11:00 am, EDN 108, Jody Sheppard, Final Defense

Factors That Influence College Choice: Decisions of Graduate Students

Major Advisor:  Dr. Jon Travis

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Charles Dorsett

 

Mon., Oct. 14, 9:00 am, EDS 101/MPLX 131/TXK 235, Juan Solis, Final
Defense

Character Education in Texas Middle Schools: An Analysis of Student
Achievement, Attendance, and Discipline

Major Advisor:  Dr. Maria Hinojosa

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. William Kuracina

 

Tue., Oct. 15, 10:00 am, EDN 113E, Kimberley Cantu, Final Defense

School-Based Mentoring Programs in Middle School: Attendance and
Academic Outcomes

Major Advisor:  Dr. Art Borgemenke

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Jeffrey Kopachena

 

Thu., Oct. 17, 10:00 am, EDS 101/MPLX 131/TXK 235, Becky Kesler, Final
Defense

The Impact of Mentoring on Alternatively Certified Teachers

Major Advisor:  Dr. Maria Hinojosa

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Joyce Miller

 

Thu., Oct. 17, 2:00 pm, EDS 101/MPLX 131/TXK 235, Bradley Duncan, Final
Defense

A Correlation Study of Bilingual Programs Used in the Region 10 Service
Area to Educate English Language Learners and Their Results on the Fifth
Grade TAKS Reading Assessment

Major Advisor:  Dr. Maria Hinojosa

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Lloyd Basham

 

Thu., Oct. 17, 3:00 pm, HL 134, Melinda Bobbitt, Final Defense

Viewing the Chasm, Crossing the Divide: Working Class Studies Through
Memoir in the Writing Classroom

Major Advisor:  Dr. Donna Dunbar-Odom

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Jinoh Kim

 

Fri., Oct. 18, 10:00 am, EDN 113E, Steven Patterson, Final Defense

The Effectiveness of Inclusion in Texas High Schools

Major Advisor:  Dr. Casey Brown

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Harvetta Henry

 

 

Fri., Oct. 18, 10:00 am, EDN 108, Keith Coogler, Final Defense

Effects of Personality and Learning Style on College Level Reading

Major Advisor:  Dr. Jon Travis

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Willie Edwards

 

Fri., Oct. 18, 1:00 pm, BIN 234, Yesim Saatci, Final Defense

Effects of Parental Suicide on the Adolescent Survivors' Lives when They
are Adults

Major Advisor:  Dr. Stephen Freeman

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Timothy Wilson

 

Fri., Oct. 18, 3:00 pm, HL 134, Tonja Mackey, Final Defense

Academic Libraries and Writing Programs: Partnering for Student Success

Major Advisor:  Dr. Donna Dunbar-Odom

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. David Scott

 

Tue., Oct. 22, 2:00 pm, EDS 103, Hillary Croissant, Proposal Defense

Classroom Environment Influence on Student Self-Efficacy in Mathematics

Major Advisor:  Dr. Gil Naizer

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Jose Lopez

 

Wed., Oct. 23, 2:30 pm, EDS 101/MPLX 120/TXK 235, Diane Permenter, Final
Defense

The Effect of Pre-Kindergarten Participation on Reading Achievement
Among ELLS Who are Socioeconomically Disadvantaged in Grades 1 and 3 in
a Large Urban Public School District in North Texas

Major Advisor:  Dr. Maria Hinojosa

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Matt Wood

 

Thu., Oct. 24, 10:00 am, EDS 101/MPLX 131, Dana Jobe, Proposal Defense

The Influence of Teachers and Parents on the Academic Reading
Achievement of African American Males in Grades 3rd, 4th, and 5th

Major Advisor:  Dr. Jennifer Sennette

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Donna Dunbar-Odom

 

Thu., Oct. 24, 1:30 pm, BIN 214, Donna Peters, Final Defense

Teaching Theory of Mind Skills to Adolescents with Autism

Major Advisor:  Dr. Steven Ball

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Jim Heitholt

 

Fri., Oct. 25, 10:00 am, BA 338/MPLX 131, Jan Mallett, Proposal Defense

A Longitudinal Study of Academic Achievement in Public School Montessori
Students Using Growth Curve Modeling

Major Advisor:  Dr. Jennifer Schroeder

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Laurence Angel

 

 

Fri., Oct. 25, 4:00 pm, HL 134, Sean Ferrier-Watson, Final Defense

Fearful Beginnings: the Evolution of the Nineteenth-Century American
Ghost Story for Children

Major Advisor:  Dr. Susan Stewart

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Chris Simpson

 

Tue., Oct., 29, 12:15 pm, HL 134, Luca Morazzano, Proposal Defense

John Sayles and James Cameron: A Comparison Between Mainstream and
Independent Filmmakers

Major Advisor:  Dr. Gerald Duchovnay

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. John Humphreys

 





 

 

 

 

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