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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><b>TO: All Graduate Faculty and Doctoral Students<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<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>
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<h2><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">DATE: September 29, 2014</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>RE: Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for October 2014<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thu., Oct. 2, 10:00 am, EDN 107, <b><u>William LeNeveu</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Response to Intervention: Its Effect on Leadership and the Relationship Between Regular Education and Special Education<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. Gwen Weatherford<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thu., Oct. 2, 1:00 pm, EDN 107, <b><u>Sharon Newman</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Teacher Perceptions of Leadership Styles in Distinguished Title I Schools and the Effect on Teacher Satisfaction and Extra Effort
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<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Chuck Holt<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Flavia Belpoliti<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Fri., Oct. 3, 1:30 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>Heather Luman</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Student’s Perceptions of Note-taking in College Mathematics Courses and Its Effect on Course Success<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. Melinda Schlager<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tue., Oct. 14, 12:00 pm, HEN 202, <b><u>Pratyush Kotturu</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Does Perceived Effort Impact Users’ Engagement in a Game Environment?
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<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Shulan Lu<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Jessica Wranosky<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wed., Oct. 15, 1:00 pm, BIN 214, <b><u>Myron Jones</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>A Phenomenological Look at Custodial Fathers and Their Experience with Public Assistance Programs<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Linda Ball<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Karen Roggenkamp<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tue., Oct. 21, 1:00 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>Alison Mahnich</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The History of the DeFuniak Springs, Florida Chautauqua 1885-1929<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. Judy Ford<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tue., Oct. 21, 2:00 pm, EDN 218, <b><u>Hui-Yu Hsiung</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>A Contrastive Rhetoric Study: The Placement of Paragraph Thesis Statements in English and Chinese Research Articles<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. Charlotte Larkin<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thu., Oct. 23, 10:00 am , EDS 101 and MPLX 131, <b><u>Dana Jobe</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Affective Factors That Influence the Self-Perception of African American Males in Grades 3, 4, and 5<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. Matt Wood<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thu., Oct. 23, 3:30 pm, HofL 201, <b><u>Brandon Barnes</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Plagiarism: Morality and Metaphor<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Bill Bolin<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Joyce Miller<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Fri., Oct. 24, 1:00 pm, HofL 202, <b><u>Nicholas Patras</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Lived Experience of Older Gay Men Who Fathered Children: Implications for Counseling<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Linda Ball<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Tabetha Adkins<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Fri., Oct. 24, 2:00 pm, BIN 214, <b><u>Paula Bradley</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Therapy Dogs in the Courtroom as Advocates for Child Witnesses: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis of Judges’ Opinions, Experiences, and Rulings<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Steve Armstrong<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Joyce Scott<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wed., Oct. 29, 10:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Patricia Bush</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Maintaining Humanistic Values of Caring During Orthopaedic Surgical Residency Through Effective Role Models and Mentors: A Grounded Theory Approach<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. William Thompson<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Fri., Oct 31, 11:00 am, EDS 128, <b><u>Sarah Braddock</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Influence of Faculty Trust on the Organizational Climate and Supportive Principal Behavior as Perceived by an Elementary Teacher<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Sherri Colby<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Carrie Klypchak<o:p></o:p></p>
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