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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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>RE: Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for March 2020<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, March 3, 2020, 11:00 am, EDN 107, <b><u>Bob Gorman</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Counselors’ Perceptions of an Environmental Education Center: A Case Study in An Urban North Texas School District<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Art Borgemenke<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, March 3, 2020, 2:00 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>Lolita Looney</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Critical Conditions, Leadership Modes, & Specific Essential Actions Describe as Necessary by Effective Secondary School Principals
<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Who Have Achieved School Improvement: A Narrative Story<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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, March 4, 2020, 10:00 am, EDS 125, <b><u>Marcus Johnson</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Impact of Integrating a Literacy Intervention in a Pre-Kindergarten Physical Education Class<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Joyce Miller<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">Monday, March 16, 2020, 3:00 pm, DTH 146, <b><u>Irina Rodriguez</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>My Soviet Youth: A Memoir With Critical Introduction to the Post-Soviet Cultural Identity<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Susan Stewart<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, March 17, 2020, 9:00 am, EDN 107, <b><u>Megan Gist</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Beginning Teacher Perception of Campus and District Onboarding Practices in a Fast-Growth Texas School 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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, March 17, 2020, 10:00 am, EDN 107, <b><u>Libiya Shah</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Faculty Mentoring and Community College Student Success in an Introductory Biology Course: A Relational Study<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Dimitra Smith<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, March 17, 2020, 10:00 am, EDN 107, <b><u>Lashika Hershel</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Exploring Administrators’ Perceptions with the Evolvement of School Violence and Teacher Victimization: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Art Borgemenke<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, March 17, 2020, 1:30 pm, EDN 107, <b><u>Shannon Cornelison-Brown</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Effect of Revenue and Local Economic Indicators on Texas Public Two-Year College Enrollment for the Fiscal Years Ending 2007-2016<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Seung Won Yoon<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, March 17, 2020, 2:00 pm, EDN 107, <b><u>Ruth DeAnda</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Perceptions and Attitudes of Hispanic Parents Regarding Ways to Improve Parental Engagement at a Title I High School in North Texas: A Case Study<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Ava Muņoz<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, March 18, 2020, 10:30 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Amber Hope</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Parent Perspectives of Parental Involvement at the Middle and Elementary Levels in a Suburban School District: A Multiple Regression Quantitative Study<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: TBD<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, March 18, 2020, 1:00 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>Dana Stelly</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Exploring Novice Alternatively Certified Elementary School Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Preparedness to Teach: A Basic Qualitative Study<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Julia Ballenger<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, March 19, 2020, 10:00 am, BIN 225, <b><u>Sylvia Hill</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>A Phenomenological Inquiry into the Lived Experience of Persons Diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Linda Ball<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">Monday, March 23, 2020, 1:30 pm, BIN 214, <b><u>Alex Wooten</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>What if a Witness was Acquainted with a Suspect Prior to a Crime? An Investigation of Unconscious Transference by Manipulating Prior Familiarity<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Curt Carlson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, March 24, 2020, 1:30 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>Monet Reed</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>An Action Research Study Examining the Impact of Academic Parent-Teacher Teams on Title I Middle Schools Parents’ Self-Efficacy on Home to School Engagement<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Kriss Kemp-Graham<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, March 25, 2020, 10:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Sandra Whitley</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>An Exploration of Campus Administrators’ Perceived Self-Efficacy in Conducting Instructional Feedback Conferences with Teachers<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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, March 26, 2020, 11:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Jack Lee III</u></b>, Final 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"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, March 30, 2020, 12:30 pm, BIN 214, <b><u>Alyssa Jones</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Effects of Filter Selection Method on Lineup Fairness and Eyewitness Identification<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: TBD<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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