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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>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>RE: Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for March 2023<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, March 2, 2023, 9:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Crystal Deaver</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Disparity Representation on the Pathway to Principalship: A Lesson from Texas Female High School<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Melissa Arrambide<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, March 6, 2023, 10:45 am, Zoom, <b><u>Ian Radzinski</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Rashomon Effect: The Appropriation of Akira Kurosawa’s Cinematic Technique in Recent Cinema<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Hunter Hayes<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, March 7, 2023, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Rebekah Shuck</u></b>, Final 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. Elsa Villarreal<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, March 7, 2023, 11:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Sheri Campbell-Kaiser</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Job Satisfaction: Levels of Special Education Assessment Personnel: A Quantitative Cross-Sectional Survey Study<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Julia Ballenger<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, March 8, 2023, 1:00 PM, Zoom, <b><u>Alice Wilson</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Principals’ Perceptions of Leadership Practices That Lead to Academic Success in Suburban Schools: an Interpretive Qualitative Research Study<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Julia Ballenger<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, March 9, 2023, 11:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Uchechi Okafor</u></b>, Final Defense<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Lived Experiences of Assistant Principals Who Participated in Their District-Based Principal Leadership Academy<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Nate Templeton<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, March 9, 2023, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>James Mondragon</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>A Qualitative Analysis of How One Texas School District views the Psychological Safety Provided by School Counselors and the Benefits of Providing Virtual Access to Licensed Professional Counselors<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Julia Ballenger<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, March 20, 2023, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Menetra Milligan</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Achieving Communicative Competence in Students of Languages Other Than English in Virtual Language Learning Environments<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Dyer<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, March 20, 2023, 11:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>James Wilkins</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Social Interaction Experiences of Neurodivergent Individuals During the COVID-19 Pandemic<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. James Devlin<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, March 20, 2023, 12:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Preston Woo</u></b>, Final 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>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, March 20, 2023, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Samantha Culbertson</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Latina AVID Student Perception on College Readiness<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. James Devlin<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, March 22, 2023, 9:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Lisa Castillo</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Early College High School Models: An Interpretive Qualitative Study on Leading for Organizational Resilience<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Peter Williams<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, March 22, 2023, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Jesi McMurray</u></b>, Final 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>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, March 22, 2023, 2:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>La Vonda Loney</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Principal Hiring Process: A Study of the Use of Fit to Select Leaders for Low-Achieving Campuses<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Julia Ballenger<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, March 23, 2023, 9:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Dana Curry</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>An Investigation of Factors That Influence Fraudulent Academic Excuse Making<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Lacy Krueger<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, March 23, 2023, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Todd Linder</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Choosing the Theory: Factors Influencing Early Career Professional Counselors: An Exploratory Factor Analysis<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Zaidy Mohdzain<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, March 28, 2023, 11:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Brenda Carter</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Organizational Commitment: Describing Meaning Via the Lived Experiences of Adjunct Faculty at a North Texas College District<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Dimitra Smith<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Srinavas Nippani<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">**if you are a student and want to attend a defense, please contact the Major Advisor**<o:p></o:p></p>
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