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All Graduate Faculty<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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Vicky Turner<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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Doctoral Degree Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<h2><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman"'>DATE: August 31, 2009</span></font></b><font
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>RE:
Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for September 2009<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>________________________________________________________________________<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'>Fri, Sept. 4, 1:00 pm</span>, EDN 108, <b><u><span style='font-weight:
bold'>Holly McGowan</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'>Investigating the Role of the
Instructor in Course Planning for English Composition I: A Multiple Case Study</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. L. Rusty Waller</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Linda Ball</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'>Wed., Sept. 9, 11:00 am</span>, EDN 108, <b><u><span style='font-weight:
bold'>Alan Francis</span></u></b>, Proposal Defense</font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Effects of Alternate Test Formats in
Online Courses</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. Jon Travis</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Carole Walker</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Fri., Sept. 11, 10:30 am</span>, AGIT 233/MPLX 135, <b><u><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Rozanna May</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'>Teacher Education and Preparation:
Attitudes, Knowledge, and Perceptions About Teaching the Culturally Diverse
Student</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. Gilbert Naizer</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Carrie Klypchak</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Fri., Sept. 11, 11:00 am</span>, HL 134, <b><u><span style='font-weight:
bold'>Brandi Westmoreland</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'>Literacy as Value: Cultural Capital
in Barbara Bush’s Foundation for Family Literacy</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. Shannon Carter</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Larkin Page</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Tues., Sept. 15, 11:00 am </span>, EDN 113-E, <b><u><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Nathan Curry</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 Implementation of Professional
Learning Communities Components and Perceptions of Self-Efficacy by Teachers
and School Administrators</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. Jane MacDonald</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Dale Funderburk</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Fri., Sept. 18, 1:00 pm</span>, BIN 214, <b><u><span style='font-weight:
bold'>Lola McGee</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 Efficacy of Child-Centered Play
Therapy with Hispanic Spanish-Speaking Children When Conducted by a Monolingual
English-Speaking Counselor</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. Linda Ball</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Jay Leist</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Wed., Sept. 23, 3:00 pm</span>, HL 134, <b><u><span style='font-weight:
bold'>Jonne Akens</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'>Mastering the Signifier: Whiteness
Recast in Young Adult Literature</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. Susan Stewart</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Quynh Dang</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Thurs., Sept. 24, 3:00 pm</span>, EDS 101/MPLX 135, <b><u><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Robin Johnson</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'>A Study of the Effects of a Three
Week Teacher Training in Writing on Teacher Attitude, Teacher Implementation,
and Student Writing Achievement</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. Joyce Scott</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Fri., Sept. 25, 10:00 am</span>, EDN 108, <b><u><span style='font-weight:
bold'>Mark Freeman</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'>An Analysis of Crisis Strategies
Used by <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Texas</st1:place></st1:State>
Institutions of Higher Education in Response to Extreme Acts of Violence</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. Joyce Miller</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Deena Harper</span></font></p>
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