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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: Dayla Burgin<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><b> Admissions Supervisor<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 2024<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, March 1, 2024, 8:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Laura Sladky</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Biofeedback as Prevention for Distress Within Traditional Undergraduate College Students: A Single-Case Study<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Zaidy Mohdzain<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, March 1, 2024, 11:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Joann Jackson Powell</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Underrepresentation of African American Males Enrolled in Advanced Placement Courses<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. LaVelle Hendricks<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, March 5, 2024 2:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Tawnya Hillin-Smith</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Elephant in the Classroom <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: TBD<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, March 6, 2024, 11:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Alexis Duggan</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Self-Advocacy for Students with Mental Health Diagnosis in Higher Education<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Tony Lee<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">Wednesday, March 6 2024, 12:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Clinton Dennard</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Investigating the Effects of Emotion Regulation Strategies on Tilt and Decision-Making in Poker<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Tracy Henley<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Daniel Hsiao<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, March 6, 2024, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Kristina Feldner</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>MAPing Success: MAP as an Indicator of Performance on STAAR and TELPAS for English Learners in Grades 8 and 9<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Kyung Hong-Nam<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, March 6, 2024, 2:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Margaret Dwiggins</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Classroom Learning<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">Wednesday, March 6, 2024, 3:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Brian McShane</u></b>, Final 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"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, March 7, 2024, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Jessica Mullins</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Exploring Campus Leaders Experiences With Instructional Rounds: An Interpretive Qualitative Study<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: Dr. Julie Mills<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, March 7, 2024, 11:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Richard Dodson</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>An Interpretive Qualitative Study of Campus Administrators’ Perceptions and Use of the Texas-Teacher Evaluation and Support System<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Nate Templeton<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, March 7, 2024, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Rachel Jennische</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>“But They’re Just Kids!” A Comparative Academic Analysis of Early College High School Students and Traditional College Students at a Texas 2-year Institution
<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Kibum Kwon<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, March 7, 2024, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Cynthia Jackson</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>A Causal Comparative Study of Positive Behavior Intervention Supports on End of Course Testing for All Students In A Small Rural School<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. Sherri Colby<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, March, 8, 2024, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>China Pippin</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>A Quantitative Study of Kindergarten Teachers’ Perspective 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"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, March 8, 2024, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Donna Hale</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>A Casual-Comparative Quantitative Study to Examine School Funding Equity Under Texas House Bill 3<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">Monday, March 18, 2024 2:00 pm, Talbot Hall Room 146, <b><u>Daniel Jones</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Digging Up the Past: Famines in the Irish Gothic Literature Since the Early Nineteenth Century<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Karen Roggenkamp<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, March 18, 2024, 2:30 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Rocio Almanza</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>A Comparative Case Study of Kindergarten Teachers Mobilizing Translanguaging to Promote Engagement, Biliteracies, and Critical Consciousness<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">Monday, March 18, 2024, 3:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Carla Moffitt</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Client Experience of Treatment for Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Utilizing Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing and Motivational Interviewing: A Case Study Reflection<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 19, 2024, 8:30 am, Zoom, <b><u>Diana Rodriguez</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>¿Hablas Español?: The Experiences of Recently Graduated Bilingual Counselors Providing Spanish Language Counseling Services to the
<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>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"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, March 19, 2024, 11:00 am, Talbot Hall-Conference Room,
<b><u>Sara Landaverde</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Traveling A New Path: Steinbeck’s Experimentation With Narration in Sea of Cortez, A Russian Journal, and Travels With Charley<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Karen Roggenkamp<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, March 20, 2024, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Jana White</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Exploring the Perceptions of Superintendents Regarding the Practices Used to Recruit and Retain Teachers in Rural School Districts<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Teresa Farler<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Bob Williams<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, March 20, 2024 11:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Brooke Mann</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in School Aged Children: a Validity Study of Diagnostic Assessments<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Karin Tochkov<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, March 21, 2024, 2:00 pm, Talbot hall-Conference Room,
<b><u>Marzieh Keshavarzmosalmanshiraz</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Probing Short Story Cycles: Interpreting Dubliners and Winesburg, Ohio Through Nietzsche’s Philosophical Concepts<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Karen Roggenkamp<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, March 22, 2024, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>LeWanna Hobbs</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>A Case Study on the Role of Student Services During Covid-19 Pandemic and Their Impact on Persistence of African American Women Graduates at a Public Institution<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Dimitra Smith<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, March 22, 2024, 2:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Sinjin Roming</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Intervention to Improve Wellness of Teachers in a Rural Texas School District<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Kelly Carrero<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Sarah Mitchell<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">**if you are a student and want to attend a defense, please contact the major advisor**<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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