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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 March 2022<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, March 1, 2022, 9:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Robert Rodriguez</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Grit and Self-Efficacy in Credit Completion Rates of Dallas College Students<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Kibum Kwon<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Ava Munoz<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, March 1, 2022, 1:30 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Carmen Drinkard</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Technology Integration in the Middle School Classroom: Exploration of Outcomes 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"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, March 1, 2022, 2:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Meghan Green</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Sister Outsider: Lived Experiences of Black Women Early Childhood Educators Who Employ Culturally Relevant Pedagogy<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Sherri Colby<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, March 2, 2022, 2:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Rachel Sumrall</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Gay Men and Lesbians in the United States Military<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Raymond Green<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, March 2, 2022, 2:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Brian McShane</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Producing Activists: A Punk Rock Counterstory<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Shannon Carter<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Chris Simpson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, March 2, 2022, 3:30 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Preston Woo</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Narrowing the Literacy Gap: The Relationship Between Self-Selected Independent Reading and the Reading Motivations of Black and Hispanic Secondary Students-A Program Evaluation<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Peter Williams<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Kay Hong-Nam<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, March 3, 2022, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Mae Duvall</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>College Ready African American Students Participation in High School College Credit<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">Thursday, March 3, 2022, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Tonya Fleming</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Teacher Perceptions 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"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, March 4, 2022, 11:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Marie Heath</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Texas High School Students Actualizing Acculturation: Measuring Bicultural Identity Integration in a New Cultural Context<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Juan Araujo<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, March 4, 2022, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Rebekah Shuck</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Examining Perceptions of Teachers and Administrators on Processes for Using and Supports Needed to Implement Restorative Practices in an Urban Elementary School in Central Texas<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. Sherri Colby<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, March 7, 2022, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Felecia Pittman</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>A Narrative Inquiry Study Surrounding Teacher Perceptions of Factors Impacting STEM Persistence in African American Female High School Students in a Texas STEM Academy<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. Mehmet Celik<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, March 7, 2022, 11:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Amanda Stevens</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Effect of Visual and Verbal Learning Style Preferences on Metacognitive Judgments<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Benton Pierce<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">Monday, March 7, 2022, 11:30 am, Zoom, <b><u>Deidre Reeves</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Embracing Guided Reading in Upper Elementary: Teachers’ Perception of the Effects of Guided Reading Instruction on Their Fluency, Self-Efficacy, and Comprehension Instruction<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Tami Morton<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, March 7, 2022, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Brenda Salinas</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Targeting Professional Development Practices of Second Grade Bilingual Teachers in a Transitional/Early Exit Program<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. Eralda Lameborshi<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, March 7, 2022, 1:30 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Leeiner Munoz</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Perceptions of Personal Counseling Among CACREP Graduate Students<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">Tuesday, March 8, 2022, 2:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Jennifer Collins</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>New-to-Profession Elementary Teachers’ and Mentors’ Perceptions of the District-Wide Mentoring Program: A Narrative Inquiry Qualitative Study<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Teresa Farler<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, March 10, 2022, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Gregory Forge</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Dual-Credit Students’ Perceptions of Utilizing Learning Accommodations<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Tony Lee<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, March 10, 2022, 12:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Shyulanda Randle-Filer</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>School Administrators Perceptions of House Bill 2398 and TTPM’s in Schools Reading State Achievement Goals in Fighting Absenteeism and Truancy
<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">Friday, March 11, 2022, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Erica Bynum</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Teachers’ Perceptions of the Gifted and Talented Process and How It Affects the Underrepresentation of Black Males<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">Wednesday, March 16, 2022, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Theresa Taylor</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Leadership Practices Which Promote Teacher Retention<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">Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 11:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Nichole Ward</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Examining Instructional Practices in a Charter School Setting
<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Nathan Templeton<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, March 25, 2022, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Andrea Perry</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Effects of Trauma and Serious Illness on Couples Marital Quality: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis<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">Friday, March 25, 2022, 5:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Kimberle Hicks</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Impact of Academic Advising on Retention and Grit Among Students of Color in Community College<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Kibum Kwon<o:p></o:p></p>
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