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

[Academic Affairs]

TO:          All Graduate Faculty and Doctoral Students

FROM:     Dayla Burgin
                  Admissions Supervisor/Doctoral Degree Coordinator

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

Tuesday, July 1, 2025, 9:00 am, Zoom, Jennifer Moore, Proposal Defense
Embracing Horror: Enslavement's Legacy in Contemporary Literature and Film
Major Advisor:  Dr. Eralda Lameborshi
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Sharon Ross

Tuesday, July 1, 2025, 9:30 am, Zoom, Amanda Roberts, Proposal Defense
Education investments and Student Success: Analyzing the Relationship Between School Funding and Math Achievement in Crandall ISD
Major Advisor:  Dr. Karyn Miller
Graduate Council Representative:  TBD

Tuesday, July 1, 2025, 11:30 am, Zoom, Mayra Pratz, Proposal Defense
Confronting American Higher Education: Exploring the Hispanic Parent's Perspective
Major Advisor:  Dr. Laura Slay
Graduate Council Representative:  TBD

Tuesday, July 1, 2025, 1:00 pm, Zoom, Donna Freeling-Blackburn, Proposal Defense
Identity and Math Achievement in African American Male Secondary School students in STEM Programs
Major Advisor:  Dr. Mack Hines
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Pamela Webster

Monday, July 7, 2025, 9:00 am, Zoom, Michael Gipson, Proposal Defense
>From Rural to Urban: Exploring the Leadership Journeys of Black Male Principals
Major Advisor:  Dr. Elsa Villarreal
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Josh Thompson

Thursday, July 10, 2025
10:00 am, Zoom, Jennifer Ashcraft, Final Defense
Teaching Psychomotor Skills in Nursing: Evaluating the Difference between Online and Face-to-Face Instruction
Major Advisor:  Dr. Michael Ponton

Monday, July 14, 2025, 10:00 am, Zoom, Ryan Maycock, Proposal Defense
The Lived Experiences of Male Foreign Born Faculty in the Council for Accreditation of Counseling Programs and Related Educational Programs
Major Advisor:  Dr. Ajitha Kumaran
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Mylynka Cardona

Monday, July 14, 2025, 5:00 pm, Zoom, Casey Richards, Proposal Defense
Exploring Mattering's Impact on Texas Academic Advisor's: A Narrative Study
Major Advisor:  Dr. Leslie Ekpe
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Carol Revelle

Thursday, July 24, 2025, 10:00 am, Zoom, Kristen McAuliffe, Proposal Defense
A Qualitative Analysis of Metacognition within Introductory Accounting Student Work Teams at a Community College
Major Advisor:  Dr. Dimitra Smith
Graduate Council Representative:  TBD

**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

P: 903.886.5167



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