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

Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 11:00 am, Zoom, Lyndsey Norris, Proposal Defense
The Relationship Between Sugar Dating and Financial Anxiety Among Undergraduate students at a 4-Year Public University
Major Advisor:  Dr. Anjum Najmi
Graduate Council Representative:  TBD

Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 11:00 am, Zoom, Michael Miles, Proposal Defense
Blank Screens: The Cultural Significance of  the Tyler, Texas Black Film Collection
Major Advisor:  Dr. Karen Roggenkamp
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Michael Tapia

Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 1:00 pm, Zoom, Reynolds Ballotti, Proposal Defense
AI Assistance and Meta-Cognitive Calibration
Major Advisor:  Dr. Shulan Lu
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Salvatore Attardo

Friday, April 4, 2025, 2:00 pm, Zoom, Chen-An Butler, Proposal Defense
Lived Experience of Nontraditional Students CDA Courses at a Large Suburban Community College in South Central America
Major Advisor:  Dr. David Tan
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Ben Jang

Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 4:00 pm, Zoom, Kelsey Anselmi, Proposal Defense
A Basic Qualitative Study: Exploring Junior-Level Secondary Assistant Principals' Perceptions of Instructional Leadership Capacity
Major Advisor:  Dr. Julia Ballenger
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Rebecca Dibbs

Thursday, April 10, 2025, 2:00 pm, Zoom, Melissa Blank, Proposal Defense
Exploring the Process of Collaboration When Designing a School-Based Mental Health Program in a Texas Border Community: A Qualitative Case Study
Major Advisor:  Dr. Peter Williams
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Elizabeth Hudson

Tuesday, April 15, 2025, 9:00 am, Zoom, Jayson Douglas, Proposal Defense
Wah Dem Tek Wi Fah: A Case Study of Critically Conscious Student Activism Among Second-Generation Jamaican Immigrants and its Impact on Campus Life
Major Advisor:  Dr. Dimitra Smith
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Allan Headley

Tuesday, April 15, 2025, 10:00 am, Zoom, Natashia Clarke, Final Defense
Entrepreneurial Intent of Minoritized Business Undergraduate Students at a Hispanic Serving Institution
Major Advisor:  Dr. Tony Lee

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 11:00 am, Zoom, Catherine Thurman, Proposal Defense
Academic Choices Influencing Completion Rates for Developmental Math Students: A Logistic Regression Study
Major Advisor:  Dr. Dimitra Smith
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Robert Cavender Campbell

Thursday, April 17, 2025, 1:00 pm, Zoom, Courtney Showels, Proposal Defense
Improving Instruction Post-Pandemic Through Experiential Learning: Faculty Use of Group Projects in Asynchronous Online Community College Courses
Major Advisor:  Dr. Kibum Kwon
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Tami Morton

Monday, April 21, 2025, 11:00 am, Zoom, Jonica Crowder-Lockwood, Proposal Defense
Does Social Capital Contribute to Resilience? Exploring the Perspectives of Women of Color in the Superintendency
Major Advisor:  Dr. Julia Ballenger
Graduate Council Representative:  TBD

Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 1:00 pm, Zoom, Jana White, Final Defense
Exploring the Perceptions of Superintendents Regarding the Practices used to Recruit and Retain Teachers in Rural School Districts
Major Advisor:  Dr. Teresa Farler

**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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