[VPAAEtal] Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for October 2020

[Academic Affairs]

TO:           All Graduate Faculty and Doctoral Students

FROM:     Vicky Turner
                   Doctoral Degree Coordinator

RE:            Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for October 2020

Thursday, October 1, 2020, 10:00 am, Zoom, Sandra Whitley, Final Defense
An Exploration of Campus Administrators' Perceived Self-Efficacy in Conducting Instructional Feedback Conferences with Teachers After Practicing with Virtual Reality
Major Advisor:  Dr. Melissa Arrambide

Monday, October 5, 2020, 9:00 am, Zoom, Sylvia Hill, Final Defense
A Phenomenological Inquiry into the Lived Experiences of Persons Diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder
Major Advisor:  Dr. Linda Ball

Monday, October 5, 2020, 1:00 pm, Zoom, Angela Proctor, Final Defense
Using Follow-Up Coaching to Increase Self-Efficacy in Foster and Adoptive Parents Using Trauma-Informed Approaches with Their Children
Major Advisor:  Dr. Kelly Carrero

Monday, October 5, 2020, 4:00 pm, Zoom, John Stutler, Final Defense
Instructors' Self-Perception of Teaching Effectiveness in Texas Dual Credit English 1301: An Opportunity for Reflection and Growth
Major Advisor:  Dr. JoHyun Kim

Tuesday, October 6, 2020, 10:00 am, Zoom, Megan Gist, Final Defense
Beginning Teacher Perception of Campus and District Onboarding Practices in a Fast-Growth Texas School District
Major Advisor:  Dr. Melissa Arrambide

Tuesday, October 6, 2020, 11:00 am, Zoom, Madiha Talat, Final Defense
A Comparative Analysis of School Board Members' and School Principals' Perceptions of Islamic School Board Effectiveness in the United States of America
Major Advisor:  Dr. Ray Thompson

Tuesday, October 6, 2020, 1:00 pm, Zoom, Lauren Calderaro, Final Defense
The Lived Experiences of Career and Technical Education Teachers at a Specialized Career High School Regarding Career Readiness
Major Advisor:  Dr. Ray Thompson

Tuesday, October 6, 2020, 1:00 pm, Zoom, Cynthia Lee, Proposal Defense
A Hermeneutic Phenomenology Examining Teachers' Perspectives on the Changing Face of Play in Kindergarten
Major Advisor:  Dr. David Brown
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Lacy Krueger

Tuesday, October 6, 2020, 3:00 pm, Zoom, Mayra Fuentes, Final Defense
Motivational Influences in First-Generation Latina Students When Enrolling and Staying in Community College
Major Advisor:  Dr. Sarah Rodriguez

Thursday, October 8, 2020, 12:30 pm, Zoom, Laura Wichman, Final Defense
Phenomenological Study of First Term to Second Term Persistence of First Time in College Community College Students
Major Advisor:  Dr. Dimitra Smith

Thursday, October 8, 2020, 1:00 pm, Zoom, Judith Caskey, Final Defense
How Sole Rural Elementary Principals Use Distributed Leadership Practices to Build Capacity of Teacher Leaders: An Interpretive Qualitative Study
Major Advisor:  Dr. Julia Ballenger

Thursday, October 8, 2020, 1:30 pm, Zoom, Lorry Royal, Final Defense
Rural School Counselor Professional Learning Community: Perceptions and Perceived Impact on Professional Identity
Major Advisor:  Dr. Chester Robinson

Friday, October 9, 2020, 11:00 am, Zoom, James Basham, Final Defense
The Impact of the Influences, Goals, and Priorities School Truancy Intervention on Students: Motivation, Commitment, and Goal Orientation
Major Advisor:  Dr. Michael Schmit

Friday, October 9, 2020, 1:30 pm, Zoom, Andrea Perry, Proposal Defense
The Effects of Trauma and Serious Illness on Couples Marital Quality: A Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis
Major Advisor:  Dr. Chester Robinson
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Cynthia Ross

Tuesday, October 13, 2020, 12:30 pm, Zoom, Sally Minyard, Final Defense
Between Discord and Progress: Suffrage Periodicals and the Woman's Rights Movement, 1869-1890
Major Advisor:  Dr. Karen Roggenkamp

Wednesday, October 14, 2020, 1:00 pm, Zoom, Patricia Glaeser, Proposal Defense
The Impact of Culturally Responsive Leadership on the Postsecondary Readiness of Long-Term English Learners
Major Advisor:  Dr. Ava Muñoz
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Maria Lamarque

Thursday, October 15, 2020, 9:00 am, Zoom, Natalie Knox, Final  Defense
Self-Harm: A Consideration of Predictive Factors
Major Advisor:  Dr. Lavelle Hendricks

Thursday, October 15, 2020, 10:00 am, Zoom, Nabiha El Khatib, Final Defense
Multimodal Processing of Humorous Tweets
Major Advisor:  Dr. Salvatore Attardo

Thursday, October 15, 2020, 11:00 am, Zoom, Dana Miramontes-Eldredge, Final Defense
College- and Career-Ready: The Effect of Career and Technical Education on College Readiness as Demonstrated by Performance on the SAT
Major Advisor:  Dr. Ray Thompson

Thursday, October 15, 2020, 12:00 pm, Zoom, Alton Jones, Final Defense
Environmental Jeremiad: Twentieth-Century Western Writers' Reconfiguration of the American Jeremiad
Major Advisor:  Dr. Karen Roggenkamp

Monday, October 19, 2020, 11:00 am, Zoom, Sheri Campbell-Kaiser, Proposal Defense
Job Satisfaction Levels of Special Education Assessment  Personnel: A Quantitative Cross-Sectional Survey Study
Major Advisor:  Dr. Julia Ballenger
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Donna McCrary

Monday, October 19, 2020, 3:00 pm, Zoom, Oluwaseun Otubanjo, Final Defense
Do Majority Group Members Experience the Minority Spotlight Effect?
Major Advisor:  Dr. DeMarquis Hayes

Tuesday, October 20, 2020, 10:00 am, Zoom, Zelmarian Ready, Final Defense
An Analysis of District Tardy Policies for Schools from a 2019 Texas Education Agency Campus Comparison Groups
Major Advisor:  Dr. Melissa Arrambide

Tuesday, October 20, 2020, 10:00 am, Zoom, Tonya Fleming, Proposal Defense
Gathering Teacher Perceptions and Knowledge About Dyslexia in the Inclusive Classroom: A Narrative Inquiry
Major Advisor:  Dr. Ray Thompson
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Gilbert Naizer

Wednesday, October 21, 2020, 1:00 pm, Zoom, Inelda Acosta, Final  Defense
Administrators' Assessment of Bilingual Teachers' Fidelity and Implementation of Bilingual Instructional Models at a North Texas School
Major Advisor:  Dr. Ava Muñoz

Thursday, October 22, 2020, 10:00 am, Zoom, Clark Lowery, Proposal Defense
Currently Employed Teachers' Perceptions of the Reasons Teachers Leave the Profession or Stay:  A Q Method Study
Major Advisor:  Dr. Ray Thompson
Graduate Council Representative:  TBD

Friday, October 23, 2020, 1:00 pm, Zoom, Kimberlee Bassa, Proposal Defense
The Relationship Between Classroom Quality and Vocabulary Development of Prekindergarten Students in Urban Classroom Settings
Major Advisor:  Dr. David Brown
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Shannon Carter



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