[VPAAEtal] Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for January 2025

[Academic Affairs]

TO:           All Graduate Faculty and Doctoral Students

FROM:     Dayla Burgin
                 Admissions Supervisor

RE:            Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for January 2025

Monday, January 13, 2025, 11:00 am, Zoom, Diana Brown, Proposal Defense
An Argument for Culturally Relevant and Responsive Pedagogy: A Content Analysis of One Eighth Grade Emergent Bilingual Curriculum
Major Advisor:  Dr. Kathryn Dixon
Graduate Council Representative:  TBD

Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 4:00 pm, Zoom, Jennifer Hudson, Proposal Defense
A Phenomenological Study Exploring Full-time Non-Tenure Faculty Perceptions of Mattering and Engagement
Major Advisor:  Dr. Leslie Ekpe
Graduate Council Representative:  TBD

Thursday, January 16, 2025, 1:00 pm, Zoom, Shavannia Dash, Proposal Defense
Exploring Principal Leadership Practices that Influence School Improvement Outcomes: A Descriptive Qualitative Study
Major Advisor:  Dr. Teresa Farler
Graduate Council Representative:  TBD

Friday, January 17, 2025, 10:00 am, Zoom, Cheryl Evans, Proposal Defense
Evaluating Professional Identity Development in School Counselors: The Role of the Texas Evaluation Mode3l for Professional School Counselors, 3rd Edition
Major Advisor:  Dr. Zaidy Mohdzain
Graduate Council Representative:  TBD

Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 11:30 am, Zoom, Marisa Garza, Proposal Defense
Principalship of High-Needs Schools in the Rio Grande Valley: A Descriptive Qualitative Study of Resilience Capacities
Major Advisor:  Dr. Peter Williams
Graduate Council Representative:  TBD

Thursday, January 23, 2025, 11:00 am, Zoom, Amanda Cannon, Proposal Defense
Does it Pay Off to Pay More? The Impact of a School District's Excellence in Teaching Incentive Program on Teacher Retention
Major Advisor:  Dr. Karyn Miller
Graduate Council Representative:  TBD

Thursday, January 30, 2025, 9:00 am, Zoom, Elenisa Vasquez, Final Defense
An Interpretative Qualitative Inquiry Into Teachers' Experiences of Organizational Factors and Campus Leadership Actions that Foster Teacher Leadership
Major Advisor:  Dr. Peter Williams

**If you are a faculty member or a student and want to attend a defense, please contact the Major Advisor


Dayla Burgin, BS

Admissions Supervisor
Doctoral Degree Coordinator

The Graduate School  |  McDowell Business Administration, Room 142

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