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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 April 2021<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, April 1, 2021, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Carmen Drinkard</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Technology Integration in the Middle School Classroom: Exploration of Outcome of Behavior Intentions, Self-Efficacy and District Expectations<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Danna Beaty-Boudreaux<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Maria Carlson<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, April 1, 2021, 1:30 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Jesi McMurray</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Analyzing Trauma in the Genre of Adolescent 9-11 Fiction<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Karen Roggenkamp<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Chester Robinson<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, April 2, 2021, 10:30 am, Zoom, <b><u>Jennifer G. Mann</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Transitioning Students with EBD From Self-Contained Behavioral Settings: Models and Recidivism<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Kelly Carrero<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Sherri Colby<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, April 5, 2021, 1:30 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Jordan Simmons</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Lived Experiences of Novice Teachers Who Chose to Return to Their Middle School for the Second Year During COVID 10
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<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Teresa Farler<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Josh Thompson<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, April 6, 2021, 10:30 am, Zoom, <b><u>Rhonda Sheikha</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Discussing Foster Parents’ Stress on Attachment: A Phenomenological Study
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<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Chester Robinson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Beth Jones<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, April 7, 2021, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Mae Duvall</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>College Ready African-American Students Participation in High School College Credit Courses<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. Joyce Miller<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, April 7, 2021, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Alene Denson</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>A Case Study: Women of Color Advancement to Senior-Level Leadership at Higher Education<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. JoHyun Kim<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Samantha Roberts<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, April 9, 2021, 11:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Tamara Robison</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Portrayal of African Americans in Children’s Picture Books Published Between 2006-2016<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. David L. Brown<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Marcella Smith<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, April 14, 2021, 11:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Joyce Stuart</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Project-Based Learning: An Embedded-Descriptive Single-Case Qualitative Study of Mahogany Grove Comprehensive School<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Julia Ballenger<o:p></o:p></p>
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