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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 October 2021<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, October 7, 2021, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Kim Carson</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Compromise and Issues of Self-Efficacy in the Lives of Rural Women in Texas<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Steve Armstrong<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, October 12, 2021, 11:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Danielle Lawton</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Why Teachers Stay: A Narrative Inquiry of the Lived Experiences of Black Teachers<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">Tuesday, October 12, 2021, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Alisa Zapata</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Factors Influencing Hispanic Female Student Participation in STEM Education: Principals’ Perceptions<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Kriss Kemp-Graham<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, October 13, 2021, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Miriam Akoto</u></b>, Final 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>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, October 13, 2021, 3:30 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Jennifer Mann</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Transitioning Students with EBD to and from Self-Contained Behavioral Settings: Processes and Perceptions<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Kelly Carrero<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, October 14, 2021, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Joy Teles Oliveira</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Cultural Reflexivity in Counselor Professional Identity Development of International Doctoral Students<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: TBD<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, October 14, 2021, 1:30 PM, Zoom, <b><u>James Mondragon</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>How Virtual Access to Licensed Professional Counselors Supports Both<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: TBD<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, October 15, 2021, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Jovaria Baig</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Impact of Religiosity, Ethnicity, and Age on the Parenting Styles of Females in an Intercultural Marriage<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Edith Gonzalez<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, October 15, 2021, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Brenda Elledge</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Efficacy of Online EMDR-Informed Therapy for Individuals with PTSD Symptoms<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Chris Simpson<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, October 19, 2021, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Rhonda Sheikha</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Attachment Related Stress Among Foster Mothers<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. LaVelle Hendricks<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">**to attend a defense, you must contact the major advisor and request attendance<o:p></o:p></p>
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