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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>
<h2><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">DATE: September 28, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>RE: Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for October 2017
</u></b><u><o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mon., Oct. 2, 1:00 pm, BIN 214, <b><u>Jose Lopez</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Bilingual Counselors in Northeast Texas Who Work With Spanish-Speaking Clients: Implications<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>for Counselors Training and Practice<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Chester Robinson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tue., Oct. 3, 10:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Laura Glardon</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Teacher Perception of Campus Instructional Coaching Support: One Intermediate School Study<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Ray Thompson<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tue., Oct. 3, 10:00 am, EDN 107, <b><u>Chad Van Winkle</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>A Multiple-Baseline Study of the RISC School Model Implemented in Maine<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Art Borgemenke<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tue., Oct. 3, 11:00 am, EDN 107, <b><u>Samuel Ogbonna</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Factors Beyond Instruction That Impact School Performance: Leadership Practices and School Culture<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>in High Achieving and Low Achieving Public Schools <o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Nathan Templeton<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tue., Oct. 3, 1:00 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>LaJuanda Jones</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Student Persistence: First Generation Minority Male<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. MaryJo Dondlinger<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tue., Oct. 3:30 pm, HEN 202, <b><u>Jason McCain</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Objects Are Incompetent: Exploring the Impact of Reduced Agency on Men’s Experience of Self-Objectification<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Benton Pierce<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thu., Oct. 5, 10:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Andrea Slobodnikova</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Effects of Stereotype Threat on Roma Academic Performance in Slovakia: Moderating Role of Academic
<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Self-Efficacy and Social Identity<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Madeline Justice<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Fri., Oct. 6, 11:00 am, BIN 214, <b><u>Timothy Sneed</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>How Do Counseling Pre-Practicum Students Develop Self-Efficacy Moving Into Clinical Settings: A Qualitative Study<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Stephen Freeman<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thu., Oct. 12, 10:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Jeff Harvey</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Influence of Interscholastic Soccer Participation on Hispanic Male Student Success Perceived by South
<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Central Texas Rural High School Principals<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Melissa Arrambide<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thu., Oct. 12, 1:00 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>Dameon Gray</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Effects of RTI on Math Success Among Fourth Grade Students: A Causal Comparative Action Research Design<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Melissa Arrambide<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fri., Oct. 13, 1:00 pm, HofL 146, <b><u>Lori Douglas</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>A Case for Narrative Medicine Within the Ideological State Apparatus of the American Healthcare System<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">Fri., Oct. 13, 1:00 pm, BIN 214, <b><u>Timothy Brown</u></b>, Final 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>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mon., Oct. 16, 11:00 am, HEN 202, <b><u>Leigh Kirby</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Utilization of Counseling Education Faculty and Doctoral Level Counseling Education Student for Gatekeeping
<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Purposes in Master’s Level Counseling Education Programs<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Chester Robinson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mon., Oct. 16, 1:00 pm, Talbot 146, <b><u>Michelle Tvete</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Subversion and Production of Power in Children’s Spaces in Contemporary Film: Where the Wild Things Are, Hugo, Moonrise Kingdom, and Super 8<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Gerald Duchovnay<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mon., Oct. 16, 2:00 pm, EDN 107, <b><u>Eura Roberson</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>New General Education K-6 Grade Teachers’ Perception of R+I: A Case Study in a Suburban North Texas School District<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Timothy Letzring<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tue., Oct. 17, 10:00 am, HEN 202, <b><u>Jennifer Shaw</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Correlations of Consensually Non-Monogamous Sexual Relationships and Mental Health<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Stephen Reysen<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tue., Oct. 17, 10:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Torri Draganov</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Increasing Retention of Underrepresented Student in STEM fields in California Community Colleges<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. JoHyun Kim<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wed., Oct. 18, 10:30 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Mark Burks</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Completion Rates for Hispanic Students Enrolled in Hispanic Serving Institutions Operating in Large, Urban Community College Districts<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Jon Travis<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thu., Oct. 19, 9:00 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 (1990-2011)<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., Oct. 20, 10:00 am, BIN 214, <b><u>Siobhan Flowers</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Lived Experience of Administrators on the Provision of Mental Health Services for Students in Public Schools<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Kevin Snow<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tue., Oct. 24, 9:30 am, HofL 146, <b><u>Amanda McCain</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Confines of Experience: Composition Studies’ Priorities in the Framework for Success in Postsecondary Writing<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Shannon Carter<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tue., Oct. 24, 11:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Aspacia Carlson</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Perceptions of the First Graduating Class of the National Academy Foundation Finance Academy in an Urban Title I School<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Deborah Goodwin<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wed., Oct. 25, 11:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Vicki Brantley</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Districts of Innovation: A Narrative Inquiry Exploring the Empowerment of Local Governance in a Northeast Texas School District<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Nathan Templeton<o:p></o:p></p>
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