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

Tuesday, February 3. 2026, 1:00 pm, Zoom, Katelyn Holmes, Proposal 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. Michael Ponton
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Shelly Hanko

Thursday, February 5, 2026, 9:00 am, Zoom, Diana Brown, Final Defense
An Argument for Culturally Relevant and Responsive Pedagogy: A Content Analysis of One Eighth Grade Emergent Bilingual Curriculum
Major Advisor:  Dr. Kathryn Dixon

Monday, February 9, 2026, 9:00 am, Zoom, Tellauance Graham, Final Defense
Developing the Professional Capacity of Teachers with Alternative Certifications: An Exploration of the Principal's Lived Experiences
Major Advisor:  Dr. Melissa Arrambide

Monday, February 9, 2026, 3:00 pm, Zoom, Michelle Harris, Proposal Defense
Reflective Writing as a Tool for Supporting Mathematical Persistence During Challenge in a Secondary Mathematics Classroom
Major Advisor:  Dr. Julie Mills
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Pamela Webster

Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 3:30 pm, Zoom, Crystal Hulkewicz, Proposal Defense
Self-Efficacy in Middle School Mathematics: Supports and Barriers
Major Advisor:  Dr. Julie Mills
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Yelin Ou

Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 11:00 am, Zoom, Racquel Washington, Final Defense
Factors that Influence Retention of Teachers Working in Child Care Deserts
Major Advisor:  Dr. Julia Persky

Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 12:00 pm, Zoom, Justin Guillory, Final Defense
"I Actually Do Belong Here": How the ANTI-DEI Movement Reshapes Belonging of Black and Latino Male Students
Major Advisor:  Dr. Tony Lee

Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 1:00 pm, Zoom, Jeremy Perales, Proposal Defense
Physical Activity Level and Physical Activity Guideline Awareness: A Community College Student Reality
Major Advisor:  Dr. David Tolliver
Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Katharine Halfacre

**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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