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style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>RE: Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for June 2012<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>_________________________________________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mon., June 4, 10:00 am, BIN 214, <b><u>Shonda Gibson</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Effects of Framing the Messages of Globalization and Global Citizenship on Psychological Process<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Stephen Reysen<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mon., June 4, 11:00 am, EDN 107, <b><u>Charlie Hueber</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>The Impact of a Social Integration Program on Grade Point Average and Retention<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Joyce Scott<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tue., June 5, 8:30 am, EDS 101, <b><u>Vincent Garcia</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>A Comparison of Office Disciplinary Referrals Between Traditional and Charter Schools in a Texas Region<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Maria Hinojosa<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tue., June 5, 10:00 am, EDS 101, <b><u>Eduardo Hernandez</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Critical Events and Support Systems That Have Led to Hispanic American Doctoral Degree Attainment<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Maria Hinojosa<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Tim Wilson<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tue., June 5, 10:00 am, AGIT 205/ MPLX 123, <b><u>Charlenta Govan</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Observing the Academic Performance and Student Graduation Rates of Grade 8 Students Who Failed to Meet Texas Student Success Initiative Requirements <o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Wayne Linek<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tue., June 5, 11:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Edgar Reed</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>A Study of the Relationship Between College and High School Educators Preceptions of Current College Readiness Levels<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Madeline Justice<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tue., June 5, 2:00 pm, EDS 101, <b><u>Lauren Dill</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>A Comparative Study Between CSCOPE and non-CSCOPE Districts and its Corresponding Effect on English Language Learners<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Maria Hinojosa<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tue., June 5, 3:00 pm, HOL 134, <b><u>Carl Wade Thompson</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Past in Use: Representations of Alienation and Violence in (Selected) Working Class Memoirs<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Donna Dunbar-Odom<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Jim Heitholt<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fri., June 8, 10:00 am, EDN 113 E, <b><u>Patricia Williams</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>A Phenomenological Investigation of Secondary Teachers Who Successfully Integrate Instructional Technology into the Curriculum<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Casey Brown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fri., June 8, 1:00 pm, BIN 214, <b><u>Lisa Daniels</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Effects of Crowding Combined With Mood on Working Memory Performance Among College Students<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Steve Ball<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Hunter Hayes<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fri., June 8, 1:00 pm, BIN 24, <b><u>Stephanie Devlin</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Hope in At-Risk Students in Relations to Life Satisfaction and Social Support<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Chris Simpson<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Sandy Weeks<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fri., June 8, 2:00 pm, EDN 113E, <b><u>Stephanie Barnes</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Factors Affecting Graduation Rates of High School Continuers<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. James Vornberg<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mon., June 11, 10:30 am, EDS 129, <b><u>Jana Michelle Huffman</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Examining the Impact and Sustainability of Early Reading First on the Reading Achievement of Head Start Graduates: Kindergarten Through Third Grade<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. David Brown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Wade Fish<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tue., June 12, 10:00 am, EDN 113E, <b><u>Amy Blanton</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Motivating and Inhibiting Factors in the Assistant Principal’s Decision to Pursue the Principalship<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Casey Brown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thur., June 14, 1:00 pm, BIN 234, <b><u>Cynthia Matthews</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Second Generation Adult Former Cult Group Members’ Recovery Experiences: Implications for Counseling<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Carmon Salazar<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Joyce Scott<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fri., June 15, 8:30 am, EDS 101/ MPLX 131, <b><u>Nicole Frazier</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>The Learning Environment and the Reading Achievement of Middle School African American Male Students in a Suburban School Setting<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Joyce Miller<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Tim Wilson<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fri., June 15, 11:00 am, BIN 214, <b><u>Holly Keddington</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Complement Syntax, Mental Verbs, and Theory of Mind in Children Who Are Deaf<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Steve Ball<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fri., June 15, 1:00 pm, EDS 101/ MPLX 131, <b><u>Reyna Sotelo</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Hispanic Academic Achievement: The Relationship Between the Success of Hispanic 5th Grade Students and Their Teachers’ Perceptions of the School’s Learning Environments<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Joyce Miller<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Lavelle Hendricks<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tue., June 26, 11:00 am , EDN 108, <b><u>Gloria Anderson</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>An Examination of Characteristics of First Generation AA Female College Graduates in Eight Oklahoma Cities<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Madeline Justice<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wed., June 27, 2:00 pm, HoL 134, <b><u>Sergio Pizziconi</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>How to Do Things With Grammar: Rhetorical Function of Some Grammatical Categories of English<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Salvatore Attardo<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Betty Block<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>