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<div style="direction: ltr;font-family: Tahoma;color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;">This schedule of Proposal Defenses just arrived in my mailbox this morning, Friday, March 9.
<div>I'm not sure of the reason for the delay, but two of the events which i would have liked to attend have already occurred!</div>
<div>Is there a way that these lists can be sent out in a more timely fashion so we can attend them?</div>
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<div>Gerard Huber</div>
<div>Department of Art</div>
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<div id="divRpF879246" style="direction: ltr;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> vpaaetal-bounces@tamuc.edu [vpaaetal-bounces@tamuc.edu] on behalf of Academic Affairs [vpaaetal@tamuc.edu]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 01, 2018 2:32 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> vpaaetal@tamuc.edu; docstudents@tamuc.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [VPAAEtal] Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for March 2018<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><b>TO: All Graduate Faculty and Doctoral Students</b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><b>FROM: Vicky Turner</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><b> Doctoral Degree Coordinator</b></p>
<h2><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">DATE: March 1, 2018</span></h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>RE: Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for March 2018
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<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, March 5, 2018, 1:00 pm, BIN 214, <b><u>Corben Bloomfield</u></b>, Final Defense</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>School Counselors as Supervisors: Examining Qualitative Perspectives of Site-Based Internships</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Chester Robinson</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, March 5, 2018, 1:00 pm, HEN 202, <b><u>Jane Bednarz</u></b>, Final Defense</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Practice Makes Perfect: An Investigation into the Enhancement of Eyewitness Predictive Confidence</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Curt Carlson</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, March 6, 2018, 10:00 am, EDN 107, <b><u>Jena Dunn</u></b>, Proposal Defense</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Institution, Student, and Employer Perceptions of Religious Educational Certificates and Diplomas</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Johyun Kim</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, March 6, 2018, 10:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Angela Barton</u></b>, Final Defense</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Perceptions of RTI Implementation Among Administrators in Rural Elementary Texas Public Schools</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Chuck Holt</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, March 6, 2018, 1:00 pm, BIN 214, <b><u>Rachel Sloan</u></b>, Final Defense</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Affirmative Couple, Marriage, and Family Counseling Training at CACREP-accredited Counselor
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Education Programs in Texas: What Factors Influence Student Perceptions?</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Amir Abbassi</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, March 8, 2018, 10:00 am, EDN 107, <b><u>Darlene Waller</u></b>, Final Defense</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>A Longitudinal study of the Status of Women Faculty at Texas Public 4-Year Institutions (1990-2011)</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Charlotte Larkin</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, March 8, 2018, 1:00 pm, EDN 107, <b><u>Erica Redman</u></b>, Final Defense</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Teacher Perceptions of Professional Evaluation and Its Impact on Classroom Instruction</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Deborah Goodwin</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, March 8, 2018, 1:00 pm, EDN 107, <b><u>Lee DeBoer</u></b>, Final Defense</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Effects on Student Perceptions Regarding Campus Safety and Carrying Concealed Handguns on a University Campus</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Johyun Kim</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, March 9, 2018, 11:00 am, BIN 220A, <b><u>Damion Davis</u></b>, Proposal Defense</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>A Measure of the Cultural Competence of White and Minority Counselors Working With African American Clients</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Same Bore</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, March 9, 2018, 12:15 pm, HEN 202, <b><u>Jennifer Shaw</u></b>, Final Defense</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Correlations of Consensually Non-Monogamous Sexual Relationships and Mental Health</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Stephen Reysen</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, March 9, 2018, 1:00 pm, BIN 214, <b><u>Lisa Couch</u></b>, Final Defense</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>A Phenomenological Examination of the Lived Experience for Women After Bariatric Surgery for Morbid Obesity: Implications for Counseling</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Steve Armstrong</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, March 20, 2018, 10:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>John Kuhn</u></b>, Final Defense</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Empty Seats: The Impact of Texas House Bill 2398 on Absence Rates Among Low Socioeconomic Status Students in a Rural School District</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Chuck Holt</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, March 20, 2018, 11:00 am, EDN 107, <b><u>Kimberly Baker</u></b>, Final Defense</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>School Personnel Perceptions of Gang Presence and Activity of Fifth Graders in a North Texas Urban School District</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Ava Munoz</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, March 20, 2018, 1:00 pm, EDN 107, <b><u>Dameon Gray</u></b>, Final Defense</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Effects of RTI on Math Success Among Fourth Grade Students: A Causal Comparative Action Research Design</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Melissa Arrambide</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, March 20, 2018, 1:00 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>Andy Smith</u></b>, Final Defense</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Capturing the Narrative: Campus Administrators’ Understanding of Cultural Mismatch and Discipline in the School</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Nathan Templeton</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, March 20, 2018, 2:30 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>Ashley Abke</u></b>, Final Defense</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Effect of Pay-To-Play Models on Student Academic Achievement and Attendance</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Melissa Arrambide</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, March 20, 2018, 3:30 pm, HEN 202, <b><u>Jason McCain</u></b>, Final Defense</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Objects are Incompetent: Exploring the Impact of Reduced Agency on Men’s Experience of Self-Objectification</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Benton Pierce</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, March 22, 2018, 3:00 pm, Talbot 146, <b><u>Victoria Scholz</u></b>, Final Defense</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Trans-Fairy Tales: Transformation, Transgression, and Transhuman Studies in 21st Century Fairy Tales</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Susan Stewart</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, March 23, 2018, 11:00 am, HEN 202, <b><u>DeAnna Reed</u></b>, Proposal Defense</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Relations of Learning Strategies and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Lacy Krueger</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, March 23, 2018, 1:00 pm, HEN 202, <b><u>Claire Casteel</u></b>, Final Defense</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Relationship Between Certification Type and Burnout, Perceived Support, Job Satisfaction, and Life Satisfaction in Special Education Teachers</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Schroeder</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, March 23, 2018, 1:30 pm, Talbot 146, <b><u>Luca Morazzano</u></b>, Final Defense</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>John Sayles and James Cameron: Mastering Autonomy in Mainstream and Independent American Cinema</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Gerald Duchovnay</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, March 30, 2018, 11:00 am, Talbot 148, <b><u>Amanda Cruz</u></b>, Proposal Defense</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Using Memoirs to Construct Reality From the Depressed Teenage Mother’s Point of View: Rhetorical Analyses of Lee Campbell’s Stow Away, Sallie Foster’s
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>One Girl in Ten, and Farrah Abraham’s My Teenage Dream Ended</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Shannon Carter</p>
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