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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 June 2020<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, June 1, 2020, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Erica Pouncie</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Interrelationship Between Homeless and Non-Homeless Veterans: Predicting Housing Needs and Support<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Chester Robinson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, June 1, 2020, 2:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Deborah Murillo</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Instructional Specialists’ Self-Perceptions of Attributes for Coaching: Case Studies in a Coaching Program<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: Dr. Sandra Kimbrough<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, June 2, 2020, 11:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Jacqueline Spiller</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Factors Within the Experiential Growth Group Contributing to CACREP-students Perceived Importance of Group Work and Perceived Confidence in Group Work<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Sam Boré<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, June 2, 2020, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Robert Dotson</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>African American Male Student Persistence through the Student Conduct Sanctioning Process: A Narrative Inquiry<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Madeline Justice<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, June 3, 2020, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Lizabeth Garza-Garcia</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Evaluator Feedback of Spanish Instruction: Perceptions From Elementary School Bilingual Teachers
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<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Jacqueline Riley<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Maia Lamarque<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, June 3, 2020, 11:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Rebecca Mathews</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Values-Based Conflict Inventory: Development & Validation<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Steve Armstrong<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, June 4, 2020, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Zelmarian Daniels Ready</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>An Analysis of District Tardy Policies for Schools from a 2019 Texas Education Agency Campus Comparison Group<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. Pam Webster<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, June 4, 2020, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Renee Mitchell</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>An Investigation to Determine the Relationship Between Reading Achievement and Physical Fitness<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Susan Szabo<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, June 4, 2020, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Tamara McFarland</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Lived Experiences of Fathers Diagnosed with Cancer: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Erika Schmit<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, June 5, 2020, 11:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Donna Hickman</u></b>, Final 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. Steven Armstrong<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, June 9, 2020, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Beth Aycock</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Rural Central Texas High School Principals’ Perceptions of Anti-Cyberbullying Policies<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Chuck Holt<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, June 9, 2020, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Amanda McCarther</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>School Leadership and the Future of Black Girls: A Narrative Inquiry of Middle School Administrators’ Perspectives on Disproportionate Discipline and Black Girls<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">Tuesday, June 9, 2020, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Deborah Mabry</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Novice Hispanic Principals’ Perceptions of Principal Turnover as Related to Principal Retention: A Narrative Inquiry<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. Beth Jones<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, June 11, 2020, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Lauren Calderaro</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Lived Experiences of Veteran Career and Technical Education Teachers at a Specialized Career High School Regarding Career Readiness<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. Derek Harter<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, June 11, 2020, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Tracie Pritchett</u></b>, Final 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"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, June 16, 2020, 11:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Lolita Looney</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Critical Conditions, Leadership Modes, and Specific Essential Actions Described as Necessary by Effective Secondary School Principals Who Have Achieved School Improvement: A Narrative Inquiry<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">Wednesday, June 17, 2020, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Holly Ferguson</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>A Qualitative Study Examining North Texas Women Leaders Ascension Into the Superintendency<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Ava Muñoz<o:p></o:p></p>
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