[VPAAEtal] Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for October 2014

[Academic Affairs]

TO:           All Graduate Faculty and Doctoral Students

FROM:     Vicky Turner
                   Doctoral Degree Coordinator

DATE:      September 29, 2014

RE:            Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for October 2014
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Thu., Oct. 2, 10:00 am, EDN 107, William LeNeveu, Final Defense
Response to Intervention: Its Effect on Leadership and the Relationship Between Regular Education and Special Education
Major Advisor:  Dr. Chuck Holt
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Gwen Weatherford

Thu., Oct. 2, 1:00 pm, EDN 107, Sharon Newman, Final Defense
Teacher Perceptions of Leadership Styles in Distinguished Title I Schools and the Effect on Teacher Satisfaction and Extra Effort
Major Advisor:  Dr. Chuck Holt
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Flavia Belpoliti

Fri., Oct. 3, 1:30 pm, EDN 108, Heather Luman, Proposal Defense
Student's Perceptions of Note-taking in College Mathematics Courses and Its Effect on Course Success
Major Advisor:  Dr. Joyce Scott
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Melinda Schlager

Tue., Oct. 14, 12:00 pm, HEN 202, Pratyush Kotturu, Final Defense
Does Perceived Effort Impact Users' Engagement in a Game Environment?
Major Advisor:  Dr. Shulan Lu
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Jessica Wranosky

Wed., Oct. 15, 1:00 pm, BIN 214, Myron Jones, Final Defense
A Phenomenological Look at Custodial Fathers and Their Experience with Public Assistance Programs
Major Advisor:  Dr. Linda Ball
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Karen Roggenkamp

Tue., Oct. 21, 1:00 pm, EDN 108, Alison Mahnich, Final Defense
The History of the DeFuniak Springs, Florida Chautauqua 1885-1929
Major Advisor:  Dr. Madeline Justice
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Judy Ford



Tue., Oct. 21, 2:00 pm, EDN 218, Hui-Yu Hsiung, Final Defense
A Contrastive Rhetoric Study: The Placement of Paragraph Thesis Statements in English and Chinese Research Articles
Major Advisor:  Dr. Salvatore Attardo
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Charlotte Larkin

Thu., Oct. 23, 10:00 am , EDS 101 and MPLX 131, Dana Jobe, Final Defense
The Affective Factors That Influence the Self-Perception of African American Males in Grades 3, 4, and 5
Major Advisor:  Dr. Jennifer Sennette
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Matt Wood

Thu., Oct. 23, 3:30 pm, HofL 201, Brandon Barnes, Final Defense
Plagiarism: Morality and Metaphor
Major Advisor:  Dr. Bill Bolin
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Joyce Miller

Fri., Oct. 24, 1:00 pm, HofL 202, Nicholas Patras, Proposal Defense
Lived Experience of Older Gay Men Who Fathered Children: Implications for Counseling
Major Advisor:  Dr. Linda Ball
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Tabetha Adkins

Fri., Oct. 24, 2:00 pm, BIN 214, Paula Bradley, Final Defense
Therapy Dogs in the Courtroom as Advocates for Child Witnesses: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis of Judges' Opinions, Experiences, and Rulings
Major Advisor:  Dr. Steve Armstrong
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Joyce Scott

Wed., Oct. 29, 10:00 am, EDN 108, Patricia Bush, Proposal Defense
Maintaining Humanistic Values of Caring During Orthopaedic Surgical Residency Through Effective Role Models and Mentors: A Grounded Theory Approach
Major Advisor:  Dr. Joyce Scott
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. William Thompson

Fri., Oct 31, 11:00 am, EDS 128, Sarah Braddock, Proposal Defense
The Influence of Faculty Trust on the Organizational Climate and Supportive Principal Behavior as Perceived by an Elementary Teacher
Major Advisor:  Dr. Sherri Colby
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Carrie Klypchak



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