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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 December 2020<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, December 1, 2020, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Alexia Riggs</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Collaborative Relationships: Effective Partnerships Between Librarians, Student Affairs, and Faculty<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Seung Won Yoon<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. LaVelle Hendricks<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, December 1, 2020, 11:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Kelli Knight</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>A Longitudinal Multicase Study of Eight Participants of a Teacher Residency Program<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Gil Naizer<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, December 2, 2020, 1:30 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Alice Vasquez</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>A Qualitative Study of the Relationships Between Latina Daughters-in-Law/Non-Latina White Mothers-in-Law and Its Effect on Her Interracial Marriage<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. Vipa Bernhardt<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, December 3, 2020, 10:30 am, Zoom, <b><u>Jovaria Baig</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Marital Satisfaction, Parenting Styles, Religiosity, and Demographics of Intercultural Couples<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. Elizabeth Wachira<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, December 3, 2020, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Lindsey Lloyd</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Phenomenological Study on Persistence at 4-Year Public Universities Among Black or African American Military Veterans<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Seung Won Yoon<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Jiaming Sun<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, December 4, 2020, 11:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Rene Sawatsky</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Impact of Multi-Layered Reading Strategy Instruction in a Technology Platform on Reading Comprehension Levels and Motivations of Pre-Adolescents
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<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Juan Araujo<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">**Students: if you would like to attend a defense, please contact the Major Advisor and if approved, they will share the Zoom connection with you.<o:p></o:p></p>
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