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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><b>TO: All Graduate Faculty and Doctoral Students<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><b>FROM: Vicky Turner<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><b> Doctoral Degree Coordinator<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><h2><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>DATE: February 28, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><b>RE: Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for March 2014 </b>_____________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mon., Mar. 3, 10:30 am, EDN 107, <b><u>Rebeca Cooper</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>The Proportional Costs of Title I Supplemental Educational Services: Effect of Time in Treatment on Student Achievement<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. Tim Wilson<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mon., Mar. 3, 1:00 pm, EDS 135, <b><u>Hillary Croissant</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Classroom Environment Influence on Student Self-Efficacy in Mathematics<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Gil Naizer<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. 4, 9:30 am, EDN 107, <b><u>Lanny Mathews</u></b>, Final 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. Willie Edwards<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tue., Mar. 4, 1:00 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>Dana Barnes</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Participation in a Professional Learning Community and the Self-Perceived Effect on Teacher Efficacy in Selected Texas Elementary Campuses<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Julia Ballenger <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Chad King<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tue., Mar. 4, 2:00 pm, EDN 107, <b><u>Kristen Carroll</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>The Effect of Math Anxiety on the Academic Success of Developmental Mathematics at a Texas Community College<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Madeline Justice <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Susan Stewart<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wed., Mar. 5, 2:00 pm, MPLX 120/ EDS 101, <b><u>Paula Mason</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Declarations and Differences: Describing Elementary African American and Hispanic Boys’ Motivation to Read<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. Bill Bolin<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. 11, 10:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Cam Ngo</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>A Longitudinal Comparison of International Student Enrollment in 4-year Institutions of Higher Education in the United States<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. Tim Wilson <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mon., Mar. 17, 10:00 am, MPLX 120/EDS 101, <b><u>Jan Mallett</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Longitudinal Academic Achievement Outcomes: Modeling the Growth Trajectories of Montessori Elementary Public School Students<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Schroeder<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>Tue., Mar. 18, 10:30 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Kim Laird</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Predictive Model of Intentional and Unintentional Outcomes: An Evaluation Tool for Outcomes-Based Funding in Texas Higher Education<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. Jason Davis<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tue., Mar. 18, 1:00 pm, HofL 134, <b><u>Mary Couzelis</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Counter-Storytelling and Ethnicity in Twenty-First-Century American Adolescent Historical Fiction <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. Robert Williams<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wed., Mar. 19, 1:00 pm, MPLX 120/ EDS 101, <b><u>Jorien Bowens</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>The Literacy Beliefs and Practices of Highly Educated African American Mothers<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. Julia Ballenger<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wed., Mar. 19, 2:00 pm, HEN 202, <b><u>Pratyush Kotturu</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Does Perceived Effort Impact Users’ Engagement in a Game Environment?<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Shulan Lu<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>Mon., Mar. 24, 10:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Guy Lyons</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>A Quantitative Comparative Analysis of Ninth-Grade Academies and Graduation Rates in Texas High Schools<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Ava Munoz<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Thomas Boucher<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thur., Mar. 27, 11:00 am, BIN 214, <b><u>Gideon Mazambani</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>The Psychology of Social Networks: The Creation, Spread, and Extinction of Memes in Virtual Communities<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. Kurtay Ogunc<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>