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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 September 2021<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, September 1, 2021, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Tameca Minter</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Exploring Bilingual School Counselor Burnout in Rural Districts: A Phenomenological Study<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, September 7, 2021, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Joel Blaylock</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Voices From the Alternative Campus: Students Speak<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Juan Araujo<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, September 14, 2021, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Kimberlee Bassa</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Relationship Between Classroom Quality and Vocabulary Development in Pre-Kindergarten Students in Urban Classroom Settings<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. David L. Brown<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, September 16, 2021, 11:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Lizabeth Garza-Garcia</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Evaluator Feedback of Content Instruction in Spanish: Perceptions from Elementary Bilingual Teachers<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Jacqueline Riley<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, September 17, 2021, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Leon Chatman Jr.</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>A Narrative Inquiry of the Career Paths, Experiences, and Adversities Experienced by Black Principals at the Intersection of Race, Gender, and Class During the Journey to the Principalship<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: <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, September 21, 2021, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Adrian Leday</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>An Analysis of Color-Blindness in Campus Administrators and its Impact on Discretionary Discipline<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Nathan Templeton<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, September 22, 2021, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Cailee Horton</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Effects of a High Acuity Mental Health Intake Department on Assessment Counselors’ Health<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Edith Gonzalez<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Dean Culpepper<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, September 23, 2021, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>LaGenia Edmonson</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>African American Women Principals in a South Texas Urban School District: A Study of Intersectionality<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: TBD<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, September 28, 2021, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>James Sellers</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>An Exploration of the Impact of Four Years of District-Funded PSAT/SAT Administrations on Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Students in a North Texas School District<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Danna Beaty<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Alexandra Babino<o:p></o:p></p>
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