[VPAAEtal] Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for October 2023

[Academic Affairs]

TO:           All Graduate Faculty and Doctoral Students

FROM:     Vicky Turner
                   Doctoral Degree Coordinator

RE:            Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for October 2023

Monday, October 2, 2023, 11:00 am, Zoom, Christine Zubairu, Final Defense
Exploration of Practices in Pennsylvania Public Schools to Support Over-Age, Under-Credited Students
Major Advisor:  Dr. Peter Williams

Monday, October 2, 2023, 1:00 pm, Zoom, La Genia Edmonson, Final Defense
African American Women Principals in a South Texas Urban School District: A Study of Intersectionality
Major Advisor:  Dr. Sharonda Pruitt

Tuesday, October 3, 2023, 8:00 am, Zoom, Laura Sladky, Proposal Defense
Biofeedback as Prevention for Distress Within Traditional Undergraduate College Students: A Single-Case Research Study
Major Advisor:  Dr. Zaidy Mohdzain
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Curt Carlson

Friday, October 6, 2023, 10:00 am, Zoom, Diana Rodriguez, Proposal Defense
Hablas Español?: The Experiences of Recently Graduated Bilingual Counselors Providing Spanish Language Counseling Services to the Latinx/e Population
Major Advisor:  Dr. Zaidy Mohdzain
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Ashanka Kumari

Monday, October 9, 2023, 10:00 am, Zoom, Bret Wurzbach, Final Defense
Understanding the Experiences of School Principals Leading During COVID-19: An Interpretive Qualitative Study
Major Advisor:  Dr. Peter Williams

Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 9:00 am, Zoom, Amanda Brantley, Final Defense
The Informed Principal and the College, Career, and Military Readiness Accountability Matrix: A Descriptive Embedded Case Study
Major Advisor:  Dr. Nate Templeton

Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 10:00 am, Zoom, China Pippin, Proposal Defense
A Quantitative Study of Kindergarten Teachers' Perspectives of Kindergarten Readiness Indicators
Major Advisor:  Dr. Tami Morton
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Charles Woods

Thursday, October 11, 2023, 10:00 am, Zoom, Joshua Hawkins, Final Defense
The Impact of Child-Parent Relationship Therapy on Parent Self-Esteem and Parenting Stress on Homeless Parents
Major Advisor:  Dr. Zaidy Mohdzain

Friday, October 13, 2023, 10:00 am, Zoom, Pearlie Lubin, Final Defense
Teaching Practices of Non-Native Adult ESOL Teachers in the Multicultural Classroom
Major Advisor:  Dr. Anjum Najmi

Friday, October 13, 2023, 1:00 pm, Zoom, Marty Newman, Proposal Defense
"Nobody Loves a Fat Man" Films and Streaming Series with Adolescent Casts as Oppressive Rhetorical Spaces for the Intersection of Fat and Masculinity, 1985-2023
Major Advisor:  Dr. Eralda Lameborshi
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Sandy Kimbrough

Friday, October 13, 2023, 2:00 pm, Zoom, Robin Donovan, Final Defense
Case Study: Apprenticeship Programs at an Urban Community College
Major Advisor:  Dr. JoHyun Kim

Monday, October 16, 2023, 1:00 pm, Zoom, Linda Jena, Final Defense
Experiences and Outcomes Associated with Students Who Self-Select into Living-Learning Communities in a R3 University
Major Advisor:  Dr. Michael Ponton

Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 2:00 pm, Zoom, LaKeisha Rider, Final Defense
Informing Administrative Responses to Teacher Attrition in Middle to Late Career Professionals: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study
Major Advisor:  Dr. Danna Beaty

Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 10:00 am, Zoom, Karen Morris, Final Defense
An Exploration of Teachers' Perceptions Regarding Shared Decision-Making and Organizational Citizenship Behavior as They Relate to Teacher Retention
Major Advisor:  Dr. Teresa Farler

Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 10:00 am, Zoom, James Markle, Final Defense
A Principal's Leadership Disposition When Developing a Magnet Arts School: A Case Study
Major Advisor:  Dr. Ray Thompson

Thursday, October 19, 2023, 1:00 pm, Zoom, Marcus Ysasi, Final Defense
The Leadership Initiative in Implementing Technology in Rural Texas High Schools as Perceived by Campus Leaders
Major Advisor:  Dr. Melissa Arrambide

Friday, October 20, 2023, 11:00 am, Zoom, John Gibbons, Final Defense
Exploring the Use of Perusall to Support Academic Reading and Writing
Major Advisor:  Dr. Mimi Li

Friday, October 20, 2023, 2:00 pm, Talbot 146, Melisa Ward, Final Defense
>From the First to the Third Wave of Feminism: Female Detectives Written by Female Authors
Major Advisor:  Dr. Hunter Hayes

Monday, October 23, 2023, 10:00 am, Zoom, Maria Garcia, Final Defense
21st Century Educator's Practices and Ideologies of Bilingual Education and Emergent Bilingual Students in Rural Schools in Texas
Major Advisor:  Dr. Jennifer Dyer

Tuesday, October 24, 2023, 10:00 am, Zoom, Jonathan Riddel, Proposal Defense
Exploring Lived Experiences of Existential Counselors Working with Suicidal Adolescents
Major Advisor:  Dr. LaVelle Hendricks
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Rebecca Judd

Tuesday, October 24, 2023, 1:00 pm, Zoom, Sarah Akram, Final Defense
The Case Study of Third Grade Teachers Instructional Strategies for the STAAR in Title I Schools in the Aftermath of COVID-19
Major Advisor:  Dr. Tami Morton

Wednesday, October 25, 2023, 10:00 am, Zoom, Annie Purcell, Final Defense
Embracing Book Diversity in the Early Childhood Classroom: A Qualitative Case Study of Educators Reading Aloud
Major Advisor:  Dr. Tami Morton

Monday, October 31, 2023, 10:00 am, BIN 225, Tana Yager, Proposal Defense
Experiences of LGBTQIA+ Adults in Rural Areas Accessing Affirming Mental Health Services
Major Advisor:  Dr. LaVelle Hendricks
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Carrie Klypchak


**if you are a student and want to attend a defense, please contact the Major Advisor**


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