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

[Academic Affairs]

TO:          All Graduate Faculty and Doctoral Students

FROM:     Dayla Burgin
                  Admissions Supervisor

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

Monday, February 3, 2025, 10:00 am, Zoom, Duc Huy Lam, Proposal Defense
Facilitating Factors in Help-Seeking Behavior Among Vietnamese-Americans in the United States
Major Advisor:  Dr. Zaidy MohdZain
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Mark Moreno

Monday, February 3, 2025, 3:00 pm, Zoom, Yesenia Dominguez Mena, Proposal Defense
Parent Perceptions of a Family Literacy Program
Major Advisor:  Dr. Julie Mills
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Deborah Scaggs

Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 9:00 am, Zoom, Halie Welsh, Proposal Defense
Construct Validity of an Early Childhood Well-Being Survey
Major Advisor:  Dr. Kendra Saunders
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Karen Walker

Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 8:00 am, Zoom, Samone Donald, Proposal Defense
Trauma and the School Counselor: The Lived Experiences of Black and African American Students
Major Advisor:  Dr. Zaidy MohdZain
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Julia Ballenger

Thursday, February 13, 2025, 1:00 pm, Zoom, Virginia Avalos, Final Defense
Examining Lived Experiences of Special Education Directors in Inclusive School Districts
Major Advisor:  Dr. Melissa Arrambide

Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 9:00 am, Zoom, Monica Willhite, Proposal Defense
The Voice of Experience: Trauma Counselors' Perceptions and Recommendations for Foundational Trauma Education of Counselors-in-Training
Major Advisor:  Dr. Zaidy MohdZain
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Desire Djidonou

Thursday, February 20, 2025, 11:00 am, Zoom, Joann Jackson Powell, Final Defense
An Exploration of How Secondary Administrators Use Culturally Responsive School Leadership Practices to Recruit and retain African American Males in Advanced Placement Courses
Major Advisor:  Dr. Julia Ballenger
Tuesday, February 25, 2025, 4:00 pm, Zoom, Melinda Berry, Proposal Defense
Navigating College Success: A Qualitative Study on Basic Needs Insecurity and Support Interventions Among First-Generation Community College Students
Major Advisor:  Dr. Leslie Ekpe
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Bjorn Schmidt

**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

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