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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b>TO: All Graduate Faculty<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>FROM: Vicky Turner<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b> Doctoral Degree Coordinator<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><h2 style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>DATE: February 27, 2013</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>RE: Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for March 2013<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>________________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fri., Mar. 1, 10:30 am, BIN 234, <b><u>Tammy Dortch</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>The Lived Experience of Breast Cancer and Death Anxiety<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Stephen Freeman<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Julia Ballenger<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fri., Mar. 1, 11:00 am, H of L 134, <b><u>Ann-Marie Lopez</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Negotiating Identity, Exploring Perception: Male Intercollegiate Student-Athletes and Basic Writing Instruction<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. Daniel Creider<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mon., Mar. 4, EDS 101/MPLX 131/TEX MOB 235, <b><u>Angie Gutsch</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Doing More with Less: Correlations Between Texas State Budget Reductions and Economically Disadvantaged Student Achievement in Texas Public Schools<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. Joyce Miller<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mon., Mar. 4, 10:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Fannie Albert</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Computer Learning and Usage by Older Adults<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Jon Travis<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Melinda Schlager<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mon., Mar. 4, 1:30 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>Audrey Williams</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Achieving the Dream: A Look at Hispanic Student Success at Community Colleges in Texas<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Joyce Scott<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Robert Williams <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tue., Mar. 5, 9:00 am, EDS 101/TEXMOB 235/MPLX M120, <b><u>Yi-Hsien Lin</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>A Quantitative Research Investigation into High School Design and Art Education in a Local High School in Texas<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. Jacqueline Wahrmund<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., Mar. 5, 9:00 am, BIN 214, <b><u>Marion Blake</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Possible Selves in an Academic Setting<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Stephen Reysen<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Kriss Kemp-Graham<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tue., Mar. 5, 9:00 am, EDN 113E, <b><u>Kelley Estes-Jones</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Beginning, Building, and Sustaining an Inclusive Public School Education: A Study of Texas Programs for Preschool-Aged Children with Disabilities<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Casey Brown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Brenda Moore<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tue., Mar. 5, 11:00 am, AGIT 233/MPLX 131, <b><u>Richard James</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Teacher Self-Efficacy in Understanding Standards-based Curriculum: Finding the Gap Between Curriculum and Instructional Design<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. Arthur Borgemenke<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tue., Mar. 5, 1:30 pm, H of L 134, <b><u>Danielle Brownsberger</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Writing on the Subject of Autism: Ethos, Aging, and the Politics of Neurological Difference<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. JoHyun Kim<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wed., Mar. 6, 8:30 am, EDS 101/MPLX 120/ TEXK 235, <b><u>Tonya Mamantov</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>An Investigation of English as a Second Language Models (Pull-Out, Co-Teaching, and Inclusion) on the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System<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. Stephen Reysen <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wed., Mar. 6, 9:00 am , HofL 134, <b><u>Sean Ferrier-Watson</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Fearful Beginnings: The Evolution of the Nineteenth-Century American Ghost Story for Children<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Susan Stewart<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Chuck Holt<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wed., Mar. 6, 10:00 am, EDN 113, <b><u>Travis Matthews Sr.</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Athletic Directors’ Perceptions on Coaching Certification in the State of Texas<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Rusty Waller<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Harvetta Robertson-Henry<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wed., Mar. 6, 11:00 am, EDN 113, <b><u>Amber Reed</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>The Effect of Instructional Delivery Mode on Student Success in Developmental Mathematics Classes in a North Texas Suburban Community College<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Rusty Waller<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Curt Carlson<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wed., Mar. 6, 2:00 pm, EDN 113, <b><u>David Sparks</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>An Analysis of Stereotype Threat in African American Engineering Students at Predominantly White, Ethnically Diverse, and Historically Black Colleges and Universities<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. L. Rusty Waller<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Stephen Starnes<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wed., Mar. 6, 3:00 pm, EDS 101/MPLX 123, <b><u>Dana Jobe</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>The Influence of Teachers and Parents on the Academic Reading Performance and Self-Efficacy of African American Males in Grades 3rd, 4th, and 5th<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Sennette<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. JoHyun Kim<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thu., Mar. 7, 8:45 am, EDS 101/MPLX 131/TEXMOB 235, <b><u>Sharonda Pruitt</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>The Effects of 21st Century community Learning Center Programs on Standardized Assessment in Texas<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. Linda Openshaw<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thu., Mar. 7, 10:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Michael Walker</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Learning Communities in a Community College<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Joyce Scott<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Aaron Cooper <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thu., Mar. 7, 11:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Carol Rosales</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>The Effects of Truancy on Completion Rates<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. James Vornberg<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Winfred Arnold<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thu., Mar. 7, 1:00 pm, EDS 101/MPLX 131/TEXMOB 235, <b><u>Bradley Duncan</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>A Correlational Study of Bilingual Programs Used in the Region 10 Service Area to Educate English Language Learners and Their Results on the 5th Grade TAKS Reading Assessment<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. Curtis Jones<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thu., Mar. 7, 3:30 pm, HofL 134, <b><u>Akinbiyi Adetunji</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Meaning-Making in a Nigerian Linguistic Landscape: The Example of Ibadan<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Robert Baumgardner<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Derek Lester<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><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fri., Mar., 8, 2:00 pm, HofL 134, <b><u>Kent Ross</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Developing a Psychogeographical Literary Method in Transatlantic Postmodern Fictions of Detection: Paul Auster’s the New York Trilogy and Martin Amis’s London Fields<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Hunter Hayes<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Nate Templeton<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fri., Mar. 8, 5:00 pm, HofL 134, <b><u>Charity Adama</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>A Post-Colonial Analysis of Tanure Ojaide’s The Activist and The Tale of the Harmattan: Eco-Womanism and Visions of Environmental Justice <o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Robin Reid<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Judy Ford<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mon., Mar. 18, 11:15 am, BIN 234, <b><u>Holly Keddington </u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Complement Syntax, Mental Verbs, and Theory of Mind in Students Who are Deaf<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Steven Ball<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Kriss Kemp-Graham<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tue., Mar. 19, 8:30 am, EDN 113E, <b><u>Lanny Mathews</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Factors Influencing the Establishment and Sustainability of Professional Learning Communities: The Teacher’s Perspective<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Chuck Holt<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Haydn Fox<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tue., Mar. 19, 9:30 am, BIN 234, <b><u>Dawn Weatherford</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Visual and Verbal Influences on Recognition Memory for Faces<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Curt Carlson<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Donna Dunbar-Odom<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tue., Mar. 19, 10:00 am, EDN 113E, <b><u>Kelly Moeller</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Charter Schools: A Comparison of Charter Schools and Traditional Schools on English Language Learners’ Academic Outcomes in Texas<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. James Vornberg<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Chris Gonzalez<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tue., Mar. 19, 1:00 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>Nikketta Wilson</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Perceptions of an Induction Program From Beginning Teachers and Teacher Mentors in an Urban School District <o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Rick Lumadue<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Nathan Harness<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tue., Mar. 19, 2:00 pm, EDN 113, <b><u>Patricia Williams</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>A Phenomenological Investigation of Secondary Teachers Who Successfully Integrated 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>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Martha Foote<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tue., Mar. 19, 2:30 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>Cristal Joslin</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>SOS: Save Our Staff-A Critical Look at Texas Teacher Attrition, a Ten Year Longitudinal Study (2000-2001 Through 2010-2011)<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Rusty Waller<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Yvonne Villanueva-Russell<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wed., Mar. 20, 10:00 am, EDS 101, <b><u>Stacy Carpenter</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Perceptions of the Roles and Responsibilities of the School Resource Officers in Traditional Texas Secondary Schools: Does Funding Make a Difference?<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. Joyce Miller<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wed., Mar. 20, 11:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Gregory Shirley II</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>How Financial Aid Impacts the College Attendance Decision<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. L. Rusty Waller<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>Mon., Mar. 25, 10:00 am, H of L 134, <b><u>Laura Di Ferrante</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Small Talk at Work: A Corpus Based Discourse Analysis of AAC and Non-AAC Device Users<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Lucy Pickering<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><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>