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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>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>RE: Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for April 2019<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, April 5, 2019, 11:00 am, BIN 225, <b><u>Grace Edoho-ukwa</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Acculturation and Integration of West African Immigrants Parents and Their Impact on the Parent-Child Relationship: A Phenomenological Study<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Amir Abbassi<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, April 9, 2019, 9:30 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Emily Bryan</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Engagement Levels of Traditional and Nontraditional Female Students in Developmental Courses<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Dimitra Smith<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Martha Foote <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, April 23, 2019, 11:00 am, BIN 225, <b><u>Matthew Fish</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Exploring Counselor Perceptions of Stress and Burnout When Working With Children of High Conflict Divorce: Implications for Training<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Erika Schmit<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Alexandra Babino <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, April 24, 2019, 11:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Tierra Blair</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Heart of a Teacher: The Pedagogy of Care in an Urban Elementary Classroom<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Sherri Colby<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, April 25, 2019, 10:00 am, Talbot 146, <b><u>Adel Aldawsari</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Humor-Related Role of English Code-Switching in Arabic Scripted Monologic Acts<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Christian Hempelmann<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Bilal Abu Bakr<o:p></o:p></p>
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