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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 September 2019<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, September 5, 2019, 11:30 am, Talbot 146, <b><u>Irina Rodriguez</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>My Soviet Youth: A Memoir with Critical Introduction<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Susan Stewart<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Julia Ballenger <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, September 6, 2019, 10:00 am, Binion 225, <b><u>Nancy Thomas</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Relationship Between Psychological Resilience and Help-Seeking Behavior in Indian Americans: A Moderation Analysis<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Erika Schmit<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, September 6, 2019, 10:00 am, EDS 125, <b><u>Rene Sawatsky</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Effects of Multi-Layered Reading Strategy Instruction Technology Platform on Reading Comprehension Levels and Motivations<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Juan Araujo<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: TBD<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, September 9, 2019, 8:30 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Ashley Watts</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Administrator Perceptions of the Excellence Gap Between High-Achieving Lower-Income Students and Their Higher-Income Peers<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Ray Thompson<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, September 9, 2019, 10:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Mark Davis Jr.</u></b>, Final 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>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, September 10, 2019, 11:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Forrest Kaiser</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Staffing Every Classroom: Principal Perceptions of Teacher Stress, Burnout<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: TBD<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, September 24, 2019, 11:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Madelyn Villegas-Lyle</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Outcome of Reader’s Workshop Approach on the Reading Achievement of English Language Learners as Determined by Students’ Scores on the Fourth-Grade Reading STAAR<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Nathan Templeton<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, September 24, 2019, 2:00 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>Joan Tucker</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>A Mixed-Methods Study Investigating Campus Administrators’ Perceived Effects of Leadership Behaviors When Presiding Over Admission Review and Dismissal Meetings for Public School Students With Disabilities in Texas<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">Friday, September 27, 2019, 2:00 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>Jericah Jackson</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>How School Administrators Use Teacher Effectiveness Data to Build Teacher Capacity<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Julia Ballenger<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Juan Araujo<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, September 30, 2019, 10:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Ashley Sherrard</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Her Story in Texas: A Case Study of the Impact of Mentorship, Networking, and Support Systems on African American Female Superintendents in Texas<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Kriss Kemp-Graham<o:p></o:p></p>
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