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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 November 2019<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, 9:15 am, BIN 214, <b><u>Angela Proctor</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Using Follow-Up Coaching to Increase Self-Efficacy in Foster and Adoptive Parents Using Trauma-Informed Approach<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Kelly Carrero<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Amny Shuraydi <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, 1:00 pm, EDS 135, <b><u>Jeffrey Chandler</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Predicting Science Literacy: A Multiple Regression Model of Factors That Influence Science Literacy<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Gilbert Naizer<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Bob Williams <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, 3:00 pm, DTH 146, <b><u>Alton Jones</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Twentieth-Century Western Writers’ Reconfiguration of the Puritan Jeremiad to Subvert Taming Wilderness Lands<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: Dr. Chester Robinson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, 10:00 am, BIN 225, <b><u>Leeiner Munoz</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Perceptions of Personal Counseling Among CACREP Counseling Graduate Students<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Chester Robinson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Kay Hong-Nam<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, 11:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Nicole Thomas-Lewis</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Second-Order Change Leadership in High-Poverty Schools of Districts of Innovation: A Principals Perspective
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<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Kriss Kemp-Graham<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Tami Morton<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, 9:30 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Violet Dean</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Relationship of Campus Principal Leadership Styles on Teacher Turnover<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Melissa Arrambide<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Sonia Taneja <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, 9:30 am, EDN 107, <b><u>Barbara Solberg</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>A Narrative Study: Administrator Perceptions of How T-TESS Affects Secondary School Learning Environment in an ESC Region in Southeast Texas<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Art Borgemenke<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Stephanie Pane<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, 10:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Eileen Lebron-Ocasio</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Collaborative Teaching For English Learners With Learning Disabilities: Teachers’ Efficacy and Principals’ Perspective<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. Caroline Hartmann<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, 11:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Jack Lee III</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Increasing State Accountability: An Ex Post Facto Study on the Relationship Between Participation in Band and Measures of Student Progress<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Nathan Templeton<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: TBD<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, 9:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Tracie Pritchett</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Relationship Between the Teacher Advancement Program Evaluation System and Student Achievement in a Low-Socioeconomic District<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Melissa Arrambide<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, Nov. 19, 2019, 10:00 am, EDN 115, <b><u>Jacquelyn Glee</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Understanding the Attitude of Faculty Toward Academic Advising as a Factor Affecting Degree Completion of Students in Career/Technical Programs<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. JoHyun Kim<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, 10:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Beth Aycock</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Central Texas Principal’s Perceptions of Anti-Cyber Bullying Policies<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Chuck Holt<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Michael Schmit<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, 1:00 pm, EDN 107, <b><u>John Stutler</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Instructors’ Self-Perception of Teaching Effectiveness in Texas Dual Credit English 1201: An Opportunity For Reflection and Growth<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. Mimi Li<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, 1:00 pm, BIN 225, <b><u>Rebecca Mathews</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Values-Based Conflict Inventory (VBCI): Development and Validation<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Steve Armstrong<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Nicole Farris <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, Nov. 25, 2019, 9:00 am, EDN 118, <b><u>Johnna Joiner</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Student Success in Developmental Reading in Community Colleges<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Madeline Justice<o:p></o:p></p>
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