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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: February 1, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>RE: Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for February 2016<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mon., Feb 1, 2:00 pm, HofL 134, <b><u>Susie Warley</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Coleridgean Composing Principles: Presaging Cognitive Linguistics<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Kathryn Jacobs<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Jon Travis<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wed., Feb. 3, 1:00 pm, EDS 103, <b><u>Mona McWhorter</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Academic Vocabulary: Exploring How Adolescent English Learners Acquire Vocabulary Knowledge in a Middle School Newcomer Program<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. David Scott<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tue., Feb. 9, 10:30 am, EDS 101 and MPLX 131, <b><u>Laura Flynn</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Examining the Dynamic of Classroom Management, Classroom Environment, and Student Choice: An Action Research Ethnography
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<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Sherri Colby<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. William Kuracina<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Fri., Feb. 19, 1:00 pm, BIN 214, <b><u>Angela Shokouhi</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Use of Personal Awareness in Counselor Education and Supervision: A Qualitative Study<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. Charlotte Larkin<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tue., Feb. 23, 10:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Jasmine Ervins</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Mathematics Achievement of Low Socioeconomic Minorities in Title 1 and Non-Title 1 Schools<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Melissa Arrambide<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">Mon., Feb. 29, 10:00 am, BA 248/MPLX 120, <b><u>Dana Jobe</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Th 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. Tabitha Adkins<o:p></o:p></p>
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