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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>
<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 29, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>RE: Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for March 2016<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­________________________________________________________________________</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tue., Mar. 1, 11:00 am, BIN 214, <b><u>Janet Lewis</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Impact of Family Interaction Patterns and Identity Orientation on the Career Exploration and Decision-Making Processes of College Students<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Chester Robinson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Christian Hempelmann<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fri., Mar. 4, 12:00 pm, BIN 214, <b><u>Trina Geye</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Facilitation and Inhibition Components of the Size Congruity Effect in College Students<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Tracy Henley<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Betty Block<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fri., Mar. 4, 1:00 pm, MPLX 120/ BA 248, <b><u>Kisha McDonald</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Thinking Outside the Book: Exploring the Use of iPads and Tenth Grade African American Males Reading Self-Perceptions and Reading<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. Jose Lopez<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mon., Mar. 7, 1:15 pm, BIN 214, <b><u>Tammy Willis</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Effects of Social Emotional Learning on School Functioning in Rural Disaster Affected Adolescents<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. DeMarquis Hayes<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Allan Headley<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tue., Mar. 8, 1:00 pm, EDN 107, <b><u>Samuel Ogbonna</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Factors Beyond Instruction That Impact School Performance: Leadership Practices and School Culture in High Achieving and Low Achieving Public Schools<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Nate Templeton<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Karen Roggenkamp<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tue., Mar. 8, 3:30 pm, H of L 135, <b><u>Geoffrey Clegg</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Quantum Echoes: The Spaces Between Interdisciplinary Composition and the Teaching of Writing
<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Shannon Carter<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Michael Knight<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wed., Mar. 9, 10:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Deborah Floyd</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Teacher and Student Perspectives of College Readiness Preparation in a Urban Public College Preparatory Higher School<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. Willie Edwards<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fri., Mar. 11, 10:30 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Patricia Bush</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Maintaining Humanistic Values of Caring During Orthopaedic Surgical Residency Through Effective Mentors<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. Susan Stewart<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fri., Mar. 11, 11:00 am, BIN 214, <b><u>Heather Quast</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>School Counselor Implementation of the Solution-Focused Family Support Model with High School Students Experiencing Behavioral Problems and Academic Failure<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Amir Abbassi<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. William Kuracina<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fri., Mar. 11, 2:00 pm, BIN 214, <b><u>Kerin Groves</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Role of Spirituality in Happy Fifty-Year Marriages<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Chester Robinson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Madeline Justice<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tue., Mar. 22, 9:00 am , BIN 214, <b><u>Nelly Shora</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>On the Write Track: A Persuasive Writing Intervention to Support Students with Emotional And Behavioral Disorders<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Brittany Hott<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Andrea Graham<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tue., Mar. 22, 2:00 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>Mei-Ying Lin</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Analysis of the Use of Course Management Systems in Online Courses at Public 4-Year Institutions in the State of Texas<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. Hunter Hayes<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thu., Mar. 24, 2:00 pm, H of L 134, <b><u>Sara Miller</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Of Planchettes and Pickets: Spiritualism, The New Woman, and Literacy Modernism, 1880-1920<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Karen Roggenkamp<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Carrie Klypchak<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thu., Mar. 24, 3:30 pm, H of L 134, <b><u>Angela Strickland</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Literacy in the Home (School): An Ethnographic Study of Homeschool Literacy Education as Viewed Through the Lens of Critical Pedagogy<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. Sandy Kimbrough<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tue., Mar. 29, 1:00 pm, EDN 107, <b><u>Kathleen Golden</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Nonverbal Communication in Education: Student Perceptions of Secondary Educators’ Attire and Its Influence on Specific Teacher Attributes<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Deborah Goodwin<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Chester Robinson<o:p></o:p></p>
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