[VPAAEtal] Schedule of Proposal Defenses and Final Defenses for October 2018

[Academic Affairs]

TO:           All Graduate Faculty and Doctoral Students

FROM:     Vicky Turner
                   Doctoral Degree Coordinator
DATE:      September 27, 2018

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

Monday, October 1, 2018, 10:00 am, EDN 108, Chris Jones, Final Defense
Students With Vision Impairment or Blindness Motivation to Pursue a Higher Education Degree
Major Advisor:  Dr. Madeline Justice

Monday, October 1, 2018, 11:00 am, EDN 107, Lynda Folts, Final Defense
Student Learning Preferences in Nontraditional Degree Programs: A Look Towards the Future of Higher Education in America
Major Advisor:  Dr. MaryJo Dondlinger

Monday, October 1, 2018, 3:00 pm, BIN 220b, Shirin Khosravi, Proposal Defense
Factors That May Predict a Counselor's Likelihood of Working With Sex Offenders
Major Advisor:  Dr. LaVelle Hendricks
Graduate Council Representative:   TBD

Tuesday, October 2, 2018, 11:00 am, BIN 220b, Tennille Brownrigg, Final Defense
School Counselors' Perceptions of Preparedness to Address Student Spirituality
Major Advisor:  Dr. Steve Armstrong

Tuesday, October 2, 2018, 1:00 pm, EDN 108, Ashley Watts, Proposal Defense
Administrator Perceptions of the Excellence Gap Between High-Achieving Lower-Income Student and Their Higher-Income Peers
Major Advisor:  Dr. Ray Thompson
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Gregory Lubiani

Thursday, October 4, 2018, 11:30 am, EDN 107, Jessica Guerrero, Proposal Defense
Student Perceptions of Biology Readiness: First-Year College Biology Students at a Four-Year University in Northeast Texas
Major Advisor:  Dr. Charlotte Larkin
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Izhar Khan

Friday, October 5, 2018, 10:00 am, BIN 220, Traci Uncel, Final Defense
Predictors of Burnout in Community Corrections
Major Advisor:  Dr. Chester Robinson

Tuesday, October 5, 2018, 1:00 am, BIN 220, James Tyler Skidmore, Final Defense
The Effects of Gestalt-Centered Equine Facilitated Therapy on Maritial Satisfaction in Relationships in Which One Member
is a Combat Veteran Suffering With Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Major Advisor:  Dr. Chester Robinson

Tuesday, October 9, 2018, 10:30 am, EDS 128, Veronica Csorvasi, Proposal Defense
What Are the Narrative Experiences of Higher School Students Labeled Long-Term English Learners?
Major Advisor:  Dr. Sherri Colby
Graduate Council Representative:  TBD

Wednesday, October 10, 2018, 11:00 am, EDN 108, Bobby Hart, Final Defense
The Cost-Effectiveness of Project-Based Learning in Relation to 11th Grade Literacy
Major Advisor:  Dr. Warren Ortloff

Friday, October 12, 2018, 11:00 am, EDN 108, Denise Golden, Final Defense
Adoption of Best Practices in Crisis Management Among  College Housing and Residential Life Officials
Major Advisor:  Dr. Jon Travis

Monday, October 15, 2018, 10:30 am, BIN 220, Kelly Guidry, Final Defense
Secondary School Counselors' Personal and Professional Perceptions and Experiences of Death Loss
Major Advisor:  Dr. Chester Robinson

Monday, October 15, 2018, 1:00 pm, BIN 220, Melissa McCarthy, Final Defense
The Relationship Between Job Satisfaction and Level of Specific Occupational Knowledge Prior to Initial Employment Among Counselor Educators
Major Advisor:  Dr. Chester Robinson

Tuesday, October 16, 2018, 11:00 am, DTH 146, Hilal Ergul, Final Defense
Teacher's Smiling During Oral Corrective Feedback and Its Impact on Learner Uptake in L2 Classrooms
Major Advisor:  Dr. Salvatore Attardo


Tuesday, October 16, 2018, 1:00 pm, EDN 107, Jacquelyn Glee, Proposal Defense
Understanding the Attitude of Faculty on Academic Advising as a Factor Affecting Degree Completion of Students in Career/Technical Program
Major Advisor:  Dr. Johyun Kim
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Jason Davis

Thursday, October 18, 2018, 10:00 am, EDN 108, Jennifer Oliver, Final Defense
Elementary Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Coach Effectiveness in Suburban Title 1 Campuses: A Q Methodology Study
Major Advisor:  Dr. Chuck Holt
Thursday, October 18, 2018, 4:00 pm, DTH 146, Trenton Judson, Final Defense
Ritual Sacrifice in Victorian Narrative
Major Advisor:  Dr. Hunter Hayes

Monday, October 22, 2018, 1:00 pm, DTH 146, Shelby Miller, Proposal Defense
Lexiocsemantic Features, Speech Acts, and Indirect Speech: The Influence of Personality on Linguistic Production
Major Advisor:  Dr. Salvatore Attardo
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Steve Armstrong

Tuesday, October 23, 2018, 9:00 am, EDN 108, Connie Skipper, Final Defense
A Narrative Inquiry: The Lived Experiences of High School Dropouts Who Returned and Graduated
Major Advisor:  Dr. Chuck Holt

Tuesday, October 23, 2018, 12:30 pm, EDN 108, Renee Jones, Proposal Defense
Perceptions of Campus Leaders at a Stand-Alone Charter School in Texas
Major Advisor:  Dr. Ray Thompson
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Jon Travis

Tuesday, October 23, 2018, 1:00 pm, EDN 107, Jena Dunn, Final Defense
Exploring Higher Education Institution Administrators: Certificate Students and Employer Perceptions of Religious Educational Certificates and Diplomas: An Embedded Qualitative Single Case Study
Major Advisor:  Dr. Johyun Kim

Tuesday, October 23, 2018, 1:30 pm, EDS 128, Sherry Packer, Final Defense
A Comparison Study of High School Math Student Performance and Perceptions Between Blended and Online Learning
Major Advisor:  Dr. Sherri Colby

Tuesday, October 23, 2018, 2:00 pm, BIN 214, Roberta Jacobs, Final Defense
Penacide - A Case Study Exploring the Lived Experience of Pain and Suffering in Adults Who Have Attempted Suicide Using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis
Major Advisor:  Dr. Linda Ball

Tuesday, October 23, 2018, 2:30 pm, EDN 108, Darren Cole, Proposal Defense
Parental Engagement in Hispanic High School Students' Academic Success
Major Advisor:  Dr. Arthur Borgemenke
Graduate Council Representative:  TBD

Wednesday, October 24, 2018, 10:00 am , EDN 108, Kerry Gallagher, Final Defense
Examining Nine School Related Variables in Relation to the STAAR Algebra I EOC Exam Among Urban High Schools With High Hispanic Student Populations
Major Advisor:  Dr. Ava Munoz

Thursday, October 25, 2018, 1:00 pm, EDN 108, Kimberly Tunnell, Final Defense
Principal Perceptions of Personal Needs and Supervisor Support in Developing Instructional Leadership Skills Using Texas Principal Evaluation and Support System (T-PESS)
Major Advisor:  Dr. Chuck Holt

Monday, October 29, 2018, 10:00 am, EDN 108, Mark Davis, Proposal Defense
How We Made It: A Phenomenological Study of Five African-American Males Who Beat the Odds
Major Advisor:  Dr. Ava Munoz
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Yasemin Atinc

Tuesday, October 30, 2018, 1:00 pm, EDN 107, Sabrina Hodge, Proposal Defense
The Early College High School: A Case Study Analysis of African American Male Students Experiences and Perceptions of Advantages and Disadvantages That Lead to College Persistence
Major Advisor:  Dr. Johyun Kim
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. LaVelle Hendricks

Tuesday, October 30, 2018, 2:00 pm, EDN 107, Dina Sosa-Hegarty, Proposal Defense
The Invisible College: The Swirling Effect on Community College Completion
Major Advisor:  Dr. Charlotte Larkin
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. David Brown



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