[VPAAEtal] Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for September 2026

[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 September 2026

Tuesday, September 1, 2026, 4:40 pm, Zoom, Brittnee Lethermon, Proposal Defense
An Interdisciplinary framework for Leveraging GenAI as a Computational Resource to Support Second Language Acquisition in Endangered and Low-Resource Languages: A Case for Hñähñu (Otomi)
Major Advisor:  Dr. Christian Hempelmann
Graduate Council Representative:  TBD

Thursday, September 10, 2026, 10:00 am, Zoom, Sherri Harwell, Final Defense
Measuring and Questioning Accountability: A Multi-Article Study of Educator Preparation
Major Advisor:  Dr. Karyn Miller

Wednesday, September 16, 2026, 10:00 am, Zoom, Katelyn Holmes, Final Defense
Comparisons of Student Experience and Resultant Learning Between Different Instructors Using Face-to-Face and Online Delivery Modes: A Study of Undergraduate Nursing Students
Major Advisor:  Dr. Michal Ponton

Monday, September 28, 2026, 4:00 pm, Zoom, Joshua Jordan, Final Defense
Sexism in Dungeons & Dragons Core Rulebooks 1974-2014: A Corpus-Assisted Diachronic Text Analysis of Gendered Nouns and Pronouns in Required Rulebooks
Major Advisor:  Dr. Christian Hempelmann

Wednesday, September 30, 2026. 9:00 am, Zoom, Amanda Berry, Proposal Defense
Mandated Reporting vs. Actual Reporting: Evaluating Title IX and The Clery Act Compliance Post SB-212 in Texas
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

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