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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>TO: All Graduate Faculty and Doctoral Students<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<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>
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<h2 style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">DATE: November 30, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>RE: Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for December 2015 <o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thu., Dec. 3, 1:30 pm, EDN 107, <b><u>Laura Myers</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Comparative Analysis of Rural to Urban Middle Schools in the Texas Academic Performance Report<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Ray Thompson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Asli Ogunc<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thu., Dec. 3, 2:30 pm, EDN 107, <b><u>Gregg Weiss</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Challenges, Conflicts, and Effective Practices of Rural East Texas Superintendents: A Phenomenological Study<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. Elvira White-Lewis<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Fri., Dec. 4, 1:00 pm, BIN 214, <b><u>Mary Nikopoulos </u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Testing Effect and Judgments of Learning in Memory for Number Facts
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<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Lacy Krueger<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Madeline Justice<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tue., Dec. 8, 11:00 am, EDN 107, <b><u>David Gamboa</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Responding to the Needs of the Linguistically Deficient: A Phenomenological Investigation<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Nathan Templeton<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">Tue., Dec. 8, 1:30 pm, EDN 107, <b><u>Hilary Kouhana</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Effects of Third Grade Retention of Male Hispanic LEP Students on State Academic Assessments<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Ray Thompson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Jose Lopez<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thu., Dec. 10, 9:00 am, Hall of Lang 134, <b><u>Laura McBride</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Common Core Curriculum, Literacy, and the Pedagogy of Reading and Writing<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Tabetha Adkins<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Chuck Holt<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thu., Dec. 10, 11:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Meredith Clements-Bilbo</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>An Examination of First-Generation Female College Students Participating in a Rural East Texas Upward Bound Program<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. Karen Roggenkamp<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mon., Dec. 14, 3:00 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>Timothy Newville</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Influence of Dual-Credit on College Enrollment, Persistence, and Degree Attainment<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. Jessica Wranosky<o:p></o:p></p>
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