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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 July 2020<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, July 1, 2020, 11:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>David McCasland</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Examining If a Character Education Would Reduce Cheating and Plagiarism in Higher Education<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">Thursday, July 2, 2020, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Matthew Fish</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Examining Counselor Perceptions of Stress and Burnout When Working With Children of High Conflict
<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Divorce: Implications for Training<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">Monday, July 6, 2020, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Alyssa Martin Walker</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Perceptions of Nutrition and Academic Performance in College Freshman: A Phenomenological
<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Qualitative Study<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Katie Koo<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, July 6, 2020, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Jericah Jackson</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>How School Administrators Use Teacher Effectiveness Data to Build Teacher Capacity: An Interpretive
<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>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, July 9, 2020, 10:30 am, Zoom, <b><u>William Pleasant</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Effect of Distinctive Internal Versus External Facial Features on 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>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, July 9, 2020, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Jordan Brummett</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Clarifying the Definitional Boundaries and Essential Characteristics of Effective Home-Based
<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Counseling: A Delphi Study<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Linda Ball<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, July 9, 2020, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Joy Wilson</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Sustaining Learning and Leading in a K-8 Charter School Setting Using Collaborative
<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Structures: A Single-Site Qualitative Case 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">Monday, July 13, 2020, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Pearl Garden</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Qualitative Study of Vocabulary Instruction Implementation in Secondary<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Tami Morton<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">Wednesday, July 15, 2020, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Miriam Akoto</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Computer-Based Collaborative Multimodal Writing in the French FL Context<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Mimi Li<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Kaoning Hu<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, July 15, 2020, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>P. Annette Guice</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Pushout of African American Girls: Understanding the Perceptions the High Out of School
<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Suspension Rate of African American Girls<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Kriss Kemp-Graham<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Nicole Farris<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, July 21, 2020, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Diondria Phillips</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>African American Girls and School Discipline: Principals and Their Role as Social Justice Leaders<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Kriss Kemp-Graham<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Vivian Dorsett<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, July 22, 2020, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Marianella Moore</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>What Leadership Practices of Principals in Elementary Campuses Influence Bilingual Programs<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Ava Muņoz<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, July 27, 2020, 3:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Nicole Lewis</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Leadership in High Poverty Schools in Districts of Innovation: Principal’s Narrative<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">Wednesday, July 29, 2020, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Alisa Zapata</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Factors Influencing Hispanic Female Student Participation in STEM Education: Principal Perceptions<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Kriss Kemp-Graham<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Johanna Delgado-Acevedo<o:p></o:p></p>
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