[VPAAEtal] Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for June 2018

[Academic Affairs]

TO:           All Graduate Faculty and Doctoral Students

FROM:     Vicky Turner
                   Doctoral Degree Coordinator
DATE:      June 1, 2018

RE:            Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for June 2018

Monday, June 4, 2018, 12:00 pm, Talbot Hall 146, Amanda Cruz, Final Defense
Silent No Longer: Rhetorical Dimensions of Mood Memoirs Written by Teenage Mothers of the 1960s, 1980s, and Today
Major Advisor:  Dr. Shannon Carter
Tuesday, June 5, 2018, 10:00 am, EDS 135, Denise Lohmiller, Final Defense
The Effects of Instructional Coaching on Coaches' Competency and Elementary Teachers' Writing Instruction
Major Advisor:  Dr. David Brown
Tuesday, June 5, 2018, 11:00 am, EDN 108, Cristobal Saldana, Final Defense
Hispanic Students's Graduation Rate in College Ready English Language Arts and Mathematics in Texas's Lower Rio Grande Valley
Major Advisor:  Dr. Ray Thompson
Tuesday, June 5, 2018, 1:00 pm, BIN 214, Theresa Sadler, Final Defense
The Influence of Social Identity Salience on General Self-Efficacy
Major Advisor:  Dr. Stephen Reysen
Wednesday, June 6, 2018, 10:30 am, EDN 108, Robert Guillory, Final Defense
Do 5-Week, Time-Compressed, Face-To-Face Summer courses Increase Course Retention Rates of Students at a 2-Year College ?
Major Advisor:  Dr. Charlotte Larkin
Wednesday, June 6, 2018, 1:00 pm, EDN 107, Shante Hackworth, Proposal Defense
Exploring Perceptions of Texas State Legislators Toward Funding in Public Higher Education
Major Advisor:  Dr. Dimitra Smith

Wednesday, June 6, 2018, 2:00 pm, EDN 108, Beverly Kopachena, Final Defense
Biology Faculty Attitudes Regarding the Development and Teaching of Online Courses
Major Advisor:  Dr. Charlotte Larkin
Thursday, June 7, 2018, 10:00 am, Talbot Hall 146, Shigehito Menjo, Final Defense
The Development of L2 Prosody in Japanese Speakers of English: a Quasi-Longitudinal Study
Major Advisor:  Dr. Lucy Pickering

Thursday, June 7, 2018, 11:00 am, EDN 108, Kenneth Vaughn, Proposal Defense
Staff Perceptions of Safety and Security Preparation: Shining Star School District Study
Major Advisor:  Dr. Ray Thompson
Monday, June 11, 2018, 10:00 am, Talbot Hall 140, Hessah Aldayel, Final Defense
Teacher Cognition: The Knowledge, Beliefs, and Attitudes of Teachers Toward Teaching English Prosody in Saudi Arabia
Major Advisor:  Dr. Lucy Pickering

Monday, June 11, 2018, 11:00 am, EDN 108, Justin Ball, Final Defense
Leadership, Perception, and Success: An Investigation of Leadership Styles at Selected Higher Education Institutions in Texas
Major Advisor:  Dr. Jon Travis
Tuesday, June 12, 2018, 10:00 am, EDN 108, Jerry Caston, Proposal Defense
A Narrative Inquiry to Explore the Experiences of African American Males Who Graduated From an Alternative Learning Program
Major Advisor:  Dr. Deborah Goodwin
Tuesday, June 12, 2018, 11:00 am, EDN 108, Markeba Warfield, Proposal Defense
Action Research: An Autobiographical Analysis of a Novice Principal
Major Advisor:  Dr. Deborah Goodwin
Tuesday, June 12, 2018, 1:00 pm, EDN 107, LaJuanda Jones, Final Defense
Grit/Stress: Predictors of African American Persistence?
Major Advisor:  Dr. MaryJo Dondlinger
Tuesday, June 12, 2018, 1:00 pm, EDN 108, Jennifer Valdez, Proposal Defense
Informing Campus Principals: A Mixed Methods Study on the Instructional Coaching Activities That Impact Teaching Practices
Major Advisor:  Dr. Paul Tapper
Tuesday, June 12, 2018, 1:30 pm, BIN 214, Sandy Stillo, Final Defense
Exploring Supervisees' Experiences of Discussing Personal Issues in Professional Counselor Supervision: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis
Major Advisor:  Dr. Linda Ball
Tuesday, June 12, 2018, 1:00 pm, EDN 108, Vicki Brantley, Final Defense
Districts of Innovation: An Action Research Narrative Inquiry Exploring  Leadership, Sustainability, and the Empowerment of Local Governance in a Rural Northeast Texas School District
Major Advisor:  Dr. Nathan Templeton
Friday, June 15, 2018, 11:00 am, EDN 108, David Maass, Final Defense
The Power of Four: Enhancing Tribal Colleges and Universities with the Addition of the Baccalaureate Degree
Major Advisor:  Dr. Jon Travis



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