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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>
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<h2><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">DATE: March 7, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>RE: Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for March 2017
</u></b><u><o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wed., Mar. 1, 2:00 pm, EDN 107, <b><u>Jeremiah Shipp</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Pressing Toward the Mark: The Influence of Spiritual Meaning on the Retention of African American Male Graduate Students at a Public University<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Charlotte Larkin<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thu., Mar. 2, 1:00 pm, AGIT 222, <b><u>Lori Douglas</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Medicine as an ISA: An Exploration of American Healthcare through Narrative Medicine and Life Writings of Patients and Physicians<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Christopher Gonzales<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Paul Zelhart<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fri., Mar. 3, 11:45 am, HEN 202, <b><u>James Tyler Skidmore</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Effects of Gestalt-Based Equine Facilitated Therapy on Marital Satisfaction in Relationships in which One Member is a Combat Veteran with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder<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. Paul Zelhart<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mon. Mar. 6, 10:00 am, One Stop Shop, <b><u>Khimen Cooper</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>A Body of One’s Own: A Textual Analysis of Women’s Rhetorical Body Space<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Tabetha Adkins<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mon. Mar. 6, 10:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Cheryl Urbanovsky</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Examining Administrator Perceptions: Maintaining Sociologically Diverse Gifted and Talented Programs in PK-12 Settings<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Arthur Borgemenke<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mon. Mar. 6, 2:00 pm, OSS 176, <b><u>Terri Nugent</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America: Tracing Conciliation as a Literacy Practice<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Tabetha Adkins<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tue. Mar. 7, 1:00 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>Shirley Oliver</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Analyzing the Pedagogical Beliefs and Practices of Texas Teachers to Determine if They Subscribe to a Constructivist Paradigm<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Deborah Goodwin<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wed., Mar. 8, 2:00 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>Meredith L Clements-Bilbo</u></b>, Final 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"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thu. Mar. 9, 2:00 pm, BA 248/ MPLX 131, <b><u>Kisha McDonald</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Exploring Factors That Influence African American Males’ Reading Performance and Reading Self-Perception<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Sennette<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thu., Mar. 9, 2:00 pm, BIN 214, <b><u>Traci Uncel</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Predictors of Burnout in Community Corrections<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. Paul Zelhart<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fri., Mar. 10, 1:00 pm, BIN 214, <b><u>Timothy Brown</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>An Analysis of the Factors Influencing School Counselor Ethical Decision Making<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. Paul Zelhart<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mon. Mar. 20, 1:30 pm, HEN 202, <b><u>Jennifer Dias</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Eyewitness Identification and the Weapon Focus Effect: Effects of Weapon Presence, Concealment, and Exposure<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Curt Carlson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tue. Mar. 21, 11:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Susan Harte</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Administrators’ Perceptions of Truancy in a Rural Texas School District<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. M. Nathan Templeton<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tue. Mar. 21, 2:30 pm, BIN 214, <b><u>Michelle Smith</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Relationships Between Race, Racial Microaggressions, Academic Motivation, and Academic Self-Efficacy<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Schroeder<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thu. Mar. 23, 9:00 am, AGIT 222K, <b><u>Elisa Gironzetti</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Multimodal and Eye-Tracking Evidence in the Negotiation of Pragmatic Intentions in Dyadic Conversations: The Case of Humorous Discourse<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Salvatore Attardo<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thu. Mar. 23, 10:00 am, AGIT 222K, <b><u>Michael Baker</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Costume Culture: Visual Rhetoric, Iconography, and Tokenism in Comic Books<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Christopher Gonzalez<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thu., Mar. 23, 10:00 am, EDN 107, <b><u>Darlene Waller</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>A Longitudinal Study of the Status of Women Faculty at Texas Public 4-Year Institutions (1985-2015)<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Charlotte Larkin<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fri., Mar. 24, 8:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Cristal Joslin</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>SOS: Save our Staff—Texas Teacher Attrition—A Ten-Year Longitudinal Study<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Johyun Kim<o:p></o:p></p>
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