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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 May 2023<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, May 1, 2023, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Rudi McKay</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Queering Currere: Unveiling the Public Educational Experiences of Three Sexual Minority LatinX Educators Teaching in Overtly Oppressive and Politically Hostile States<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Sherri Colby<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Michael Ponton<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, May 30, 2023, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Karen Lowman</u></b>, Final Defense<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>An Interpretive Qualitative Study Exploring the Perceptions of Elementary Music Teachers on Long-Term Campus-Wide Professional Development<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, May 3, 2023, 11:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Jacobi Hunter</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Erasure: Anti Black-Trans Public Health Rhetoric<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Gavin Johnson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Mylynka Cardona<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, May 3, 2023, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Raul Hinojosa</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Factors Influencing Latinos to Pursue Chief Diversity Officer Positions in 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. David Lee Brown<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, May 4, 2023, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Vicki Stewart</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Effects of Transformative Sustainability Education in Accounting on Male and Female Students’ Attitudes Toward Sustainable Development<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Kibum Kwon<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, May 4, 2023, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Cheryl Beard</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Lived Experiences of Gifted Black Males in Gifted/Talented and Advanced Academic Courses: A Study of the Intersectionality of Race, Gender, and Academic Programming Through Narrative Inquiry<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: Dr. Willie Edwards<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Justin Cox</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Leading and Learning Through the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Phenomenological Study of Leadership in Rural Schools Districts in Texas<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. Laura Isbell<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, May 11, 2023, 9:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Rina Hamilton</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>A Narrative Inquiry to Understand the Role of Resilience in the African American Teachers Experience in the Classroom<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, May 18, 2023, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Sarah Critton</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>An Exploration of Teachers’ Experiences with the Teacher Incentive Allotment Program and Their Motivation to Stay at High-Needs Schools<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Teresa Farler<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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