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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 October 2020<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, October 1, 2020, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Sandra Whitley</u></b>, Final 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 After Practicing with Virtual Reality<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">Monday, October 5, 2020, 9:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Sylvia Hill</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>A Phenomenological Inquiry into the Lived Experiences 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"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, October 5, 2020, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Angela Proctor</u></b>, Final 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 Approaches with Their Children<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Kelly Carrero <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, October 5, 2020, 4:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>John Stutler</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Instructors’ Self-Perception of Teaching Effectiveness in Texas Dual Credit English 1301: 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"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, October 6, 2020, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Megan Gist</u></b>, Final 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"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, October 6, 2020, 11:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Madiha Talat</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>A Comparative Analysis of School Board Members’ and School Principals’ Perceptions of Islamic School Board Effectiveness in the United States of America<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Ray Thompson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, October 6, 2020, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Lauren Calderaro</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Lived Experiences of 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. Ray Thompson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, October 6, 2020, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Cynthia Lee</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>A Hermeneutic Phenomenology Examining Teachers’ Perspectives on the Changing Face of Play in Kindergarten<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. David Brown<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Lacy Krueger<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, October 6, 2020, 3:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Mayra Fuentes</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Motivational Influences in First-Generation Latina Students When Enrolling and Staying in Community College<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Sarah Rodriguez<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, October 8, 2020, 12:30 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Laura Wichman</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Phenomenological Study of First Term to Second Term Persistence of First Time in College Community College Students<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">Thursday, October 8, 2020, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Judith Caskey</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>How Sole Rural Elementary Principals Use Distributed Leadership Practices to Build Capacity of Teacher Leaders: An Interpretive 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, October 8, 2020, 1:30 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Lorry Royal</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Rural School Counselor Professional Learning Community: Perceptions and Perceived Impact on Professional Identity<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">Friday, October 9, 2020, 11:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>James Basham</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Impact of the Influences, Goals, and Priorities School Truancy Intervention on Students: Motivation, Commitment, and Goal Orientation<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Michael Schmit<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, October 9, 2020, 1:30 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Andrea Perry</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Effects of Trauma and Serious Illness on Couples Marital Quality: A Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis<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. Cynthia Ross<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, October 13, 2020, 12:30 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Sally Minyard</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Between Discord and Progress: Suffrage Periodicals and the Woman’s Rights Movement, 1869-1890<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Karen Roggenkamp<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, October 14, 2020, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Patricia Glaeser</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Impact of Culturally Responsive Leadership on the Postsecondary Readiness of Long-Term English Learners<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Ava Muņoz<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Maria Lamarque<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, October 15, 2020, 9:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Natalie Knox</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Self-Harm: A Consideration of Predictive Factors<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Lavelle Hendricks<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, October 15, 2020, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Nabiha El Khatib</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Multimodal Processing of Humorous Tweets<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Salvatore Attardo<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, October 15, 2020, 11:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Dana Miramontes-Eldredge</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>College- and Career-Ready: The Effect of Career and Technical Education on College Readiness as Demonstrated by Performance on the SAT<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Ray Thompson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, October 15, 2020, 12:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Alton Jones</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Environmental Jeremiad: Twentieth-Century Western Writers’ Reconfiguration of the American Jeremiad
<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Karen Roggenkamp<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, October 19, 2020, 11:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Sheri Campbell-Kaiser</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Job Satisfaction Levels of Special Education Assessment Personnel: A Quantitative Cross-Sectional Survey 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: Dr. Donna McCrary<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, October 19, 2020, 3:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Oluwaseun Otubanjo</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Do Majority Group Members Experience the Minority Spotlight Effect?<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. DeMarquis Hayes<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, October 20, 2020, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Zelmarian Ready</u></b>, Final 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 Groups<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, October 20, 2020, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Tonya Fleming</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Gathering Teacher Perceptions and Knowledge About Dyslexia in the Inclusive Classroom: A Narrative Inquiry<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. Gilbert Naizer<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, October 21, 2020, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Inelda Acosta</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Administrators’ Assessment of Bilingual Teachers’ Fidelity and Implementation of Bilingual Instructional Models at a North Texas School<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">Thursday, October 22, 2020, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Clark Lowery</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Currently Employed Teachers’ Perceptions of the Reasons Teachers Leave the Profession or Stay: A Q Method Study<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: TBD<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, October 23, 2020, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Kimberlee Bassa</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Relationship Between Classroom Quality and Vocabulary Development of Prekindergarten Students in Urban Classroom Settings<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. David Brown<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Shannon Carter<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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