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<div id=cover-sheet>Schedule of Proposal Defenses and Final Defenses for
October 2008
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";font-weight:bold'>TO:
All Graduate Faculty<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";font-weight:bold'>FROM:
<st1:PersonName w:st="on">Vicky Turner</st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";font-weight:bold'>
Doctoral Degree Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<h2><b><font size=3 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>DATE:
September 30, 2008</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></h2>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";font-weight:bold'>RE:
Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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October 2008<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Oct. 2, Thurs.-3:30 pm</span>, EDS 101/Metroplex 120, <b><u><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Jennifer LaPlante</span></u></b>, Proposal Defense</font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>The Impact of Planning, Modeling,
Observing, and Providing Feedback on Third and Fifth Grade Students’
Reading Achievement and Teacher Attitudes</span><o:p></o:p></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Major Adviser: Dr. Wayne Linek</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Nathan Harness</span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Oct. 3, Fri.-10:30 am</span>, EDN 113E, <b><u><span style='font-weight:
bold'>Brent J. Ringo</span></u></b>, Final Defense</font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Equity in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Texas</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
Funding: An Analysis of the System Under House Bill 1</span><o:p></o:p></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Major Adviser: Dr. <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Timothy Jones</st1:PersonName></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Haydn Fox</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Oct. 10, Fri.-1:30 pm</span>, EDN 202, <b><u><span style='font-weight:
bold'>Susan Bray</span></u></b>, Proposal Defense</font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Relationship Between
Master’s-Level Counseling Students’ Implicit Attitudes Toward Race
Beliefs Concerning the Causes of Poverty and Multicultural Competency</span><o:p></o:p></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Major Adviser: Dr. Richard Balkin</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Sue Espinoza</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Oct. 17, Fri.-10:00 am</span>, EDN 107, <b><u><span style='font-weight:
bold'>Andrew Fisher</span></u></b>, Final Defense</font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Faculty Perceptions of Students with
Intellectual Disabilities in Public Postsecondary Education</span><o:p></o:p></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Major Adviser: Dr. Sharon Johnson</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Dale
Funderburk</st1:PersonName></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Oct. 22, Wed.-11:00 am</span>, EDN 113E, <b><u><span style='font-weight:
bold'>Bruce Gearing</span></u></b>, Final Defense</font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>School-Based Mentoring and Academic
Achievement: Connecting Students to the Instructional Program Through
Mentoring Relationships</span><o:p></o:p></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Major Adviser: Dr. <st1:PersonName w:st="on">James Vornberg</st1:PersonName></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Hugh Clark</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Oct. 24, Fri.-1:00 pm</span>, EDN 202C, <b><u><span style='font-weight:
bold'>Melissa Blair</span></u></b>, Final Defense</font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Comparison of the Young Schema
Inventory to the Million Adolescent Clinic Inventory: A Validation Study Using
Adolescents in a Substance Abuse Residential Treatment Facility in North <st1:place
w:st="on">East Texas</st1:place></span><o:p></o:p></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Major Adviser: Dr. <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Linda Ball</st1:PersonName></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Ben Cranor</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Oct. 24, Fri.-1:30 pm </span>, EDS 205, <b><u><span style='font-weight:
bold'>Margie Garcia-Steiner</span></u></b>, Proposal Defense</font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Reading Comprehension Instruction
for Elementary and English-Language Learners: A Content Analysis of
Professional Literacy Texts</span><o:p></o:p></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Major Adviser: Dr. Mary Beth Sampson</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Stephen Starnes</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Oct. 28, Tue.-10:00 am</span>, EDS 126, <b><u><span style='font-weight:
bold'>Mario Campanaro</span></u></b>, Final Defense</font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>The Effects of a Professional
Development Training Protocol on Teacher Implementation of Comprehension
Strategy Instruction</span><o:p></o:p></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Major Adviser: Dr. Mary Beth Sampson</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Nikolay Sirakov</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Oct. 29, Wed.- 9:00 am</span>, AGIT 205/ Metroplex 120, <b><u><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Alesia Louise Cochran</span></u></b>, Proposal Defense</font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Posing and Solving Word Problems:
The Impact on Second Graders Achievement Scores, Self-Efficacy, and Attitude</span><o:p></o:p></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Major Adviser: Dr. Wayne Linek</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. William Thompson</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Oct. 29, Wed.- 11:00 am</span>, AGIT 205/ Metroplex 120, <b><u><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Leslie Russell</span></u></b>, Proposal Defense</font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>The Impact of Thinking Maps on the <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Reading</st1:place></st1:City> Comprehension of
Elementary School Students</span><o:p></o:p></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Major Adviser: Dr. Mary Beth Sampson</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Rex Carr</span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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