Dissertation Announcements
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To request an invitation to attend a dissertation presentation via teleconference, please contact the presenter and/or their committee chairperson.
Upcoming Presentations
Travis Turgeon
Dissertation Defense Presentation to Doctoral Committee
Title: A Case Study In Blended Learning in Texas
Date: March 18th
Time and Location: 12:30 p.m. via Zoom
Committee: Dr. Jessica Gottlieb (chair); Dr. Alexander Wiseman; Dr. Kristin Whittenburg; Dr. Heather Greenhalgh-Spencer
Stephanie Welch
Dissertation Defense Presentation to Doctoral Committee
Title: Teachers' Understanding and Implementation of Culturally Responsive Math Teaching in Formal, Intended, and Enacted Curriculum Stages: A Multiple Case Study
Date: March 19th
Time and Location: 10:00 a.m. via Zoom
Committee: Dr. Jian Wang (chair); Dr. Kamau Siwatu; Dr. Amani Zaier; Dr. Weverton Ataide Pinhero
Zohre Allawzi
Dissertation Proposal Presentation to Doctoral Committee
Title: A Narrative Inquiry into Jordanian EFL Preservice Teacher Identity Development
Date: March 21st
Time and Location: 9:00 a.m. via Zoom
Committee: Dr. Jeasik Cho (Chair); Dr. Jairo Funez; Dr. Salam Maaiah
Kara Page
Dissertation Defense Presentation to Doctoral Committee
Title: Impacts of College Teaching Adaptability and College Teaching Self-Efficacy on Higher Education Faculty Job Satisfaction
Date: March 21st
Time and Location: 11:30 a.m. EDUC 152 and Zoom
Committee: Dr. Kamau Siwatu (Chair); Dr. Todd Little; Dr. Mary Hershberger
Britney Matheny
Dissertation Defense Presentation to Doctoral Committee
Title: The Effectiveness of Georgia Special Education Services by Service Model: Increasing standardized test scores among students with disabilities
Date: March 21st
Time and Location: 1:00 p.m. via Zoom
Committee: Dr. Jessica Gottlieb (chair); Dr. Alexander Wiseman; Dr. Jennifer Hamrick
Ryan Eshleman-Robles
Dissertation Proposal Presentation to Doctoral Committee
Title: Language Ideologies of Mennonite Preservice Teachers: A Practitioner Inquiry Study
Date: March 22nd
Time and Location: 11:30 a.m. via Zoom
Committee: Dr. Jin Kyeong Jung (Chair); Dr. Jeasik Cho; Dr. Catherine Lammert
Gabriella Fecher
Dissertation Defense Presentation to Doctoral Committee
Title: A Multiple-Case Study Exploring the Challenges, Support, and Continued Expectations for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Measures in Predominantly Rural Vermont School Districts
Date: March 22nd
Time and Location: 2:00 p.m. via Zoom
Committee: Dr. Jeasik Cho (Chair); Dr. Jin Kyeong Jung; Dr. Aletha R. Cherry
Paula Richard
Dissertation Defense Presentation to Doctoral Committee
Title: Transforming Academic Writing Process for African American Male Students
Date: March 25th
Time and Location: 11:00 a.m. via Zoom
Committee: Dr. Julie Smit (chair); Dr. Faith Mania; Dr. Rene Saldana
William Lopez
Dissertation Proposal Presentation to Doctoral Committee
Title: Student Service Fees at Land-Grant Institutions
Date: March 26th
Time and Location: 1:00 p.m. via Zoom
Committee: Dr. Jon McNaughtan (Chair); Dr. Valerie Paton; Dr. Amy Murphy
Kirk Evans
Dissertation Defense Presentation to Doctoral Committee
Title: Discovering Our Place through Environmental Education in Elementary Science Classrooms: A Phenomenological Inquiry
Date: March 26th
Time and Location: 1:00 p.m. via Zoom
Committee: Dr. Jeong-Hee Kim (Chair); Dr. Julie Smit; Dr. Rina Kundu Little
Sarah Barron Lundgren, B.S., M.Ed.
Dissertation Defense Presentation to Doctoral Committee
Title: Through the Lens of Mother-Scholars: A Narrative Exploration of their Doctoral Journeys
Date: March 28th
Time and Location: 10:00 a.m. via Zoom
Committee: Dr. Stephanie J. Jones (Chair); Dr. Valerie Osland Paton; Dr. Tricia Ryan-Pal
Allison Garrett Navas
Dissertation Defense Presentation to Doctoral Committee
Title: Gifted Student Underachievement: A Mixed Methods Study on Educator Perceptions and Awareness of Instructional Strategies to Mitigate This Phenomenon
Date: March 29th
Time and Location: 8:00 a.m. via Zoom
Committee: Dr. Jaehoon Lee (chair); Dr. Soohyun Yi; Dr. Amani Zaier
Kadoria Burgess
Dissertation Defense Presentation to Doctoral Committee
Title: Addressing the Academic Engagement and Disciplinary Referral Rates of Elementary Boy Learners of Color: A Design Development Study of PLCs, Instructional Coaching, and Culturally Responsive Teaching
Date: March 29th
Time and Location: 10:00 a.m. via Zoom
Committee: Dr. Irma Almager, (Chair); Dr. Selenda Cumby; Dr. Vanessa deLeon
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