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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 October 2023<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, October 2, 2023, 11:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Christine Zubairu</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Exploration of Practices in Pennsylvania Public Schools to Support Over-Age, Under-Credited Students<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, October 2, 2023, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>La Genia Edmonson</u></b>, Final 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. Sharonda Pruitt<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, October 3, 2023, 8:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Laura Sladky</u></b>, Proposal Defense<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Biofeedback as Prevention for Distress Within Traditional Undergraduate College Students: A Single-Case Research Study<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Zaidy Mohdzain<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Curt Carlson<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, October 6, 2023, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Diana Rodriguez</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Hablas Espaņol?: The Experiences of Recently Graduated Bilingual Counselors Providing Spanish Language Counseling Services to the Latinx/e Population<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Zaidy Mohdzain<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Ashanka Kumari<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, October 9, 2023, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Bret Wurzbach</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Understanding the Experiences of School Principals Leading During COVID-19: An Interpretive Qualitative Study<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">Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 9:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Amanda Brantley</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Informed Principal and the College, Career, and Military Readiness Accountability Matrix: A Descriptive Embedded Case Study<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">Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>China Pippin</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>A Quantitative Study of Kindergarten Teachers’ Perspectives of Kindergarten Readiness Indicators<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Tami Morton<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Charles Woods<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, October 11, 2023, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Joshua Hawkins</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Impact of Child-Parent Relationship Therapy on Parent Self-Esteem and Parenting Stress on Homeless Parents<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">Friday, October 13, 2023, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Pearlie Lubin</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Teaching Practices of Non-Native Adult ESOL Teachers in the Multicultural Classroom<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Anjum Najmi<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, October 13, 2023, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Marty Newman</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>“Nobody Loves a Fat Man” Films and Streaming Series with Adolescent Casts as Oppressive Rhetorical Spaces for the Intersection of Fat and Masculinity, 1985-2023<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Eralda Lameborshi<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Sandy Kimbrough<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, October 13, 2023, 2:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Robin Donovan</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Case Study: Apprenticeship Programs at an Urban Community College<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. JoHyun Kim<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, October 16, 2023, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Linda Jena</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Experiences and Outcomes Associated with Students Who Self-Select into Living-Learning Communities in a R3 University<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Michael Ponton<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 2:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>LaKeisha Rider</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Informing Administrative Responses to Teacher Attrition in Middle to Late Career Professionals: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Danna Beaty<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Karen Morris</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>An Exploration of Teachers’ Perceptions Regarding Shared Decision-Making and Organizational Citizenship Behavior as They Relate to Teacher Retention<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">Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>James Markle</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>A Principal’s Leadership Disposition When Developing a Magnet Arts School: A Case Study<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Ray Thompson<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, October 19, 2023, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Marcus Ysasi</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Leadership Initiative in Implementing Technology in Rural Texas High Schools as Perceived by Campus Leaders<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">Friday, October 20, 2023, 11:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>John Gibbons</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Exploring the Use of Perusall to Support Academic Reading and Writing<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">Friday, October 20, 2023, 2:00 pm, Talbot 146, <b><u>Melisa Ward</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>From the First to the Third Wave of Feminism: Female Detectives Written by Female Authors<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">Monday, October 23, 2023, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Maria Garcia</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>21st Century Educator’s Practices and Ideologies of Bilingual Education and Emergent Bilingual Students in Rural Schools in Texas<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">Tuesday, October 24, 2023, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Jonathan Riddel</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Exploring Lived Experiences of Existential Counselors Working with Suicidal Adolescents<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. LaVelle Hendricks<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Rebecca Judd<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, October 24, 2023, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Sarah Akram</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Case Study of Third Grade Teachers Instructional Strategies for the STAAR in Title I Schools in the Aftermath of COVID-19<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Tami Morton<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, October 25, 2023, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Annie Purcell</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Embracing Book Diversity in the Early Childhood Classroom: A Qualitative Case Study of Educators Reading Aloud<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Tami Morton<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, October 31, 2023, 10:00 am, BIN 225, <b><u>Tana Yager</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Experiences of LGBTQIA+ Adults in Rural Areas Accessing Affirming Mental Health Services<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. LaVelle Hendricks<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Carrie Klypchak<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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