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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>
<h2><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">DATE: October 30, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>RE: Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for November 2017
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thu., Nov. 2, 10:00 am, EDN 107, <b><u>Rebecca Tuerk</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Effects of Supplemental Instruction on Student Attitudes and Academic Skills<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Charlotte Larkin<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Fri., Nov. 3, 12:30 pm, BIN 214, <b><u>Patti Doumany</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Effects of Child-Centered Play Therapy on the Autonomic Nervous System<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Sam Bore <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tue., Nov. 7, 10:00 am, EDN 107, <b><u>Monet Reed</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Academic Parent-Teacher Teams: Parent Beliefs of the Programs Effectiveness and Self-Efficacy of Home-School Engagement in Title I Middle Schools<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Kriss Kemp-Graham<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tue., Nov. 7, 12:00 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>Lynda Folts</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Student Learning Preferences in Nontraditional Degree Programming: A Look Toward the Future of Higher Education in America<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Charlotte Larkin<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Fri., Nov. 10, 2:00 pm, Talbot 229, <b><u>Benita Reed</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Teaching and Learning Through Digital Humanities: Improving Cognitive Processes of Critical Thinking in First Year Composition Courses<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Donna Dunbar-Odom<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Fri., Nov. 17, 9:30 am, AG 222G, <b><u>Hessah Saleh Aldayel</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Teacher Cognition: The Knowledge, Beliefs, and Attitudes of Teachers Toward Teaching English Prosody in Saudi Arabia<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Lucy Pickering<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wed., Nov. 29, 1:00 pm, EDN 107, <b><u>Jennifer Cox</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Experiences and Perceptions of Directors of Special Education With Due Process Hearings and the Impact on Special Education Programs in California
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<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Deborah Goodwin<o:p></o:p></p>
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