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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 February 2020<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, February 4, 2020, 10:30 am, BIN 225, <b><u>Donna Hickman</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Impact of Role Ambiguity, Stress, and Burnout on Professional Elementary School Counselors<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. Sean Lauderdale<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, February 4, 2020, 11:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Israel Garcia Jacinto</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Principals’ Perceptions About a New System of District Core Values<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. Anjum Najmi<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, February 6, 2020, 1:00 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>Sarah Morrison</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Principal Leadership and the Impact on Engaging Hands-On Learning Strategies<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. Kristan Pearce<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, February 13, 2020, 10:30 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Forrest Kaiser</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Staffing Every Classroom: Principal Perceptions of Teacher Stress, Burnout, and Attrition<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, February 17, 2020, 11:00 am, HEN 202, <b><u>Robert Lockamyeir</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Weapons at a Distance: An Investigation of the Weapon Focus Effect as a Function of Distance<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Curt Carlson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Michael Opara<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, February 25, 2020, 10:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Robert Wolfe</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Critical Issues Faced By Faculty When an Institution Adopts a New Learning Management System (LMS)<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. Jason Davis<o:p></o:p></p>
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