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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 27, 2018<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>RE: Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for October 2018
<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, October 1, 2018, 10:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Chris Jones</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Students With Vision Impairment or Blindness Motivation to Pursue a Higher Education Degree<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">Monday, October 1, 2018, 11:00 am, EDN 107, <b><u>Lynda Folts</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Student Learning Preferences in Nontraditional Degree Programs: A Look Towards the Future of Higher Education in America
<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">Monday, October 1, 2018, 3:00 pm, BIN 220b, <b><u>Shirin Khosravi</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Factors That May Predict a Counselor’s Likelihood of Working With Sex Offenders<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. LaVelle Hendricks<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: TBD<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, October 2, 2018, 11:00 am, BIN 220b, <b><u>Tennille Brownrigg</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>School Counselors’ Perceptions of Preparedness to Address Student Spirituality<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Steve Armstrong<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, October 2, 2018, 1:00 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>Ashley Watts</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Administrator Perceptions of the Excellence Gap Between High-Achieving Lower-Income Student and Their Higher-Income Peers<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Ray Thompson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Gregory Lubiani<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, October 4, 2018, 11:30 am, EDN 107, <b><u>Jessica Guerrero</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Student Perceptions of Biology Readiness: First-Year College Biology Students at a Four-Year University in Northeast Texas
<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Charlotte Larkin<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Izhar Khan <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, October 5, 2018, 10:00 am, BIN 220, <b><u>Traci Uncel</u></b>, Final 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"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, October 5, 2018, 1:00 am, BIN 220, <b><u>James Tyler Skidmore</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Effects of Gestalt-Centered Equine Facilitated Therapy on Maritial Satisfaction in Relationships in Which One Member
<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>is a Combat Veteran Suffering 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"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, October 9, 2018, 10:30 am, EDS 128, <b><u>Veronica Csorvasi</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>What Are the Narrative Experiences of Higher School Students Labeled Long-Term English Learners?<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Sherri Colby<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: TBD<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, October 10, 2018, 11:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Bobby Hart</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Cost-Effectiveness of Project-Based Learning in Relation to 11th Grade Literacy<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Warren Ortloff<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, October 12, 2018, 11:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Denise Golden</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Adoption of Best Practices in Crisis Management Among College Housing and Residential Life Officials<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Jon Travis<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, October 15, 2018, 10:30 am, BIN 220, <b><u>Kelly Guidry</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Secondary School Counselors’ Personal and Professional Perceptions and Experiences of Death Loss<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">Monday, October 15, 2018, 1:00 pm, BIN 220, <b><u>Melissa McCarthy</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Relationship Between Job Satisfaction and Level of Specific Occupational Knowledge Prior to Initial Employment Among Counselor Educators<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">Tuesday, October 16, 2018, 11:00 am, DTH 146, <b><u>Hilal Ergul</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Teacher’s Smiling During Oral Corrective Feedback and Its Impact on Learner Uptake in L2 Classrooms<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"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, October 16, 2018, 1:00 pm, EDN 107, <b><u>Jacquelyn Glee</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Understanding the Attitude of Faculty on Academic Advising as a Factor Affecting Degree Completion of Students in Career/Technical Program<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Johyun Kim<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Jason Davis<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, October 18, 2018, 10:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Jennifer Oliver</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Elementary Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Coach Effectiveness in Suburban Title 1 Campuses: A Q Methodology Study<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Chuck Holt<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, October 18, 2018, 4:00 pm, DTH 146, <b><u>Trenton Judson</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Ritual Sacrifice in Victorian Narrative<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Hunter Hayes<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, October 22, 2018, 1:00 pm, DTH 146, <b><u>Shelby Miller</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Lexiocsemantic Features, Speech Acts, and Indirect Speech: The Influence of Personality on Linguistic Production<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Salvatore Attardo<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Steve Armstrong<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, October 23, 2018, 9:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Connie Skipper</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>A Narrative Inquiry: The Lived Experiences of High School Dropouts Who Returned and Graduated<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Chuck Holt<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, October 23, 2018, 12:30 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>Renee Jones</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Perceptions of Campus Leaders at a Stand-Alone Charter School in Texas<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Ray Thompson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Jon Travis<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, October 23, 2018, 1:00 pm, EDN 107, <b><u>Jena Dunn</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Exploring Higher Education Institution Administrators: Certificate Students and Employer Perceptions of Religious Educational Certificates and Diplomas: An Embedded Qualitative Single Case Study<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Johyun Kim<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, October 23, 2018, 1:30 pm, EDS 128, <b><u>Sherry Packer</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>A Comparison Study of High School Math Student Performance and Perceptions Between Blended and Online Learning<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Sherri Colby<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, October 23, 2018, 2:00 pm, BIN 214, <b><u>Roberta Jacobs</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Penacide – A Case Study Exploring the Lived Experience of Pain and Suffering in Adults Who Have Attempted Suicide Using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Linda Ball<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, October 23, 2018, 2:30 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>Darren Cole</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Parental Engagement in Hispanic High School Students’ Academic Success<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Arthur Borgemenke<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: TBD<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, October 24, 2018, 10:00 am , EDN 108, <b><u>Kerry Gallagher</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Examining Nine School Related Variables in Relation to the STAAR Algebra I EOC Exam Among Urban High Schools With High Hispanic Student Populations<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Ava Munoz<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, October 25, 2018, 1:00 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>Kimberly Tunnell</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Principal Perceptions of Personal Needs and Supervisor Support in Developing Instructional Leadership Skills Using Texas Principal Evaluation and Support System (T-PESS)<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Chuck Holt<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, October 29, 2018, 10:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Mark Davis</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>How We Made It: A Phenomenological Study of Five African-American Males Who Beat the Odds<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Ava Munoz<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Yasemin Atinc<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, October 30, 2018, 1:00 pm, EDN 107, <b><u>Sabrina Hodge</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Early College High School: A Case Study Analysis of African American Male Students Experiences and Perceptions of Advantages and Disadvantages That Lead to College Persistence<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Johyun Kim<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. LaVelle Hendricks<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, October 30, 2018, 2:00 pm, EDN 107, <b><u>Dina Sosa-Hegarty</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Invisible College: The Swirling Effect on Community College Completion<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Charlotte Larkin<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. David Brown<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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