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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>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>RE: Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for May 2019<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, May 2, 2019, 10:00 am, EDN 107, <b><u>Shaine Marsden</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>An Examination of the Impact of Recruitment Strategies on Student Enrollment in an Online Master’s in Biological Sciences<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. Johanna Delgad-Acevedo<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, May 2, 2019, 11:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Renee Jones</u></b>, Final 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"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, May 3, 2019, 11:00 am, BIN 225, <b><u>Damion Davis</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>A Measure of the Cultural Competency of White and Minority Counselors Working With African American Clients<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Sam Bore<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, May 3, 2019, 11:00 am, EDS 125, <b><u>Mary Shelton</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Reflections of All: A Content Analysis of 7th Grade Literature Anthologies<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Juan Araujo<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, May 3, 2019, 12:30 pm, EDS 101/MPLX 120, <b><u>Kimberly Blackwell</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>An Examination of Teacher Perceptions of Using Culturally Relevant Teaching and Its Effect on Student Achievement<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Sennette<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, May 3, 2019, 1:30 pm, EDS 125, <b><u>Renee Mitchell</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>An Investigation to Determine the Relationship Between Physical Fitness and Literacy Academic Achievement<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Susan Szabo<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Susan Stewart<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, May 3, 2019, 1:30 pm, BA 245, <b><u>Liza LaRue</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Teacher Perceptions of Technology Integration in a Rural Community<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. David Brown<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Marc Smith<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, May 7, 2019, 10:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Teresa Bussell</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Relationship of Instructional Technology to Minority Student Course Completion in Higher Education<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Mary Jo Dondlinger<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Alex Williams<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, May 7, 2019, 11:00 am, BIN 225, <b><u>Nancy Thomas</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Relationship Between Help-Seeking Behavior and Psychological Resilience in Indian Americans<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. Parameshwaran<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, May 7, 2019, 3:00 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>Joshua Tremont</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Principals as Instructional Leaders: An Embedded Descriptive Case Study of One Rural School’s Effort to Improve Student Outcomes Through Reading Plus<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Nate Templeton<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, May 8, 2019, 11:00 am, DTH 146, <b><u>Sally Minyard</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Between Discord and Progress: How Suffrage Periodicals Sustained the Woman’s Rights Movement, 1869-1890<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Karen Roggenkamp<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">Friday, May 10, 2019, 11:00 am, EDL 108, <b><u>Cathy Rushing</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Exploring the Perspectives of Building Leadership: Capacity in Urban Schools<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Nate Templeton<o:p></o:p></p>
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