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

Cynthia Coreño

Dissertation Proposal Presentation to Doctoral Committee

Title: Who Wrote Me? Exploring Teacher Identity Through Culturally Relevant Literature

Date: December 10th

Time and Location: 10:00 a.m. via Zoom

Committee: Dr. René Saldaña, Jr. (chair); Dr. Cristian Aquino-Sterling; Dr. Delia Carrizales

Staci Tharp

Dissertation Proposal Presentation to Doctoral Committee

Title: A Literacy Practitioner’s Twilight Year Before the Dawn of a New Beginning: A Feminist Rhizomatic Reflection on Building Identity from the Bookshelves of My Life

Date: December 12th

Time and Location: 1:00 p.m. via Zoom

Committee: Dr. Mellinee Lesley (chair); Dr. Rene Saldana; Dr. Joshua Cruz

Madeline Levasseur

Dissertation Proposal Presentation to Doctoral Committee

Title: Speculative Fiction as a Tool for Social Commentary: Cultivating Empathy, Critical Thinking, and Activism in Middle School Students

Date: December 15th

Time and Location: 11:30 a.m. via Zoom

Committee: Dr. Jeasik Cho (Chair); Dr. Catherine Lammert; Dr. Corinne Barger

Jermaine L. Coleman

Dissertation Defense Presentation to Doctoral Committee

Title: Bridging the Gap: An Explanatory Sequential Mixed-Methods Study of Teachers Supporting School-Family Partnerships in Inner-City Schools

Date: January 20th

Time and Location: 10:00 a.m. via Zoom

Committee: Dr. Dusty Palmer (chair); Dr. Joe Claudet; Dr. Mateen Diop

Cecil Baskerville

Dissertation Defense Presentation to Doctoral Committee

Title: Bridging the Cultural Divide: Examining the Impact of Teacher Bias and Cultural Misunderstandings

Date: January 21st

Time and Location: 10:00 a.m. via Zoom

Committee: Dr. Dusty Palmer (chair); Dr. Fernando Valle; Dr. Gabriel Gillespie

Rebecca Bergman

Dissertation Defense Presentation to Doctoral Committee

Title: Impacting Teacher Efficacy Through Collaborative Planning: An Action-Based Inquiry Into Co-Teaching and Visualized Data Usage for Inclusionary Instruction by General and Special Education Teachers

Date: January 21st

Time and Location: 1:00 p.m. via Zoom

Committee: Dr. Dusty Palmer (chair); Dr. Linnie Greenlees; Dr. Irma L. Almager; Dr. Vanessa de León

Heather Hembree

Dissertation Defense Presentation to Doctoral Committee

Title: Through the Principal's Lens: A Phenomenological Exploration of Classroom Walkthroughs and Feedback by Campus Administrators

Date: January 26th

Time and Location: 10:00 a.m. via Zoom

Committee: Dr. Dusty Palmer (chair); Dr. Sarah De La Garza; Dr. Gabriel Gillespie

Beverley Reed Lockett

Dissertation Defense Presentation to Doctoral Committee

Title: Examining the Impact of a Collaborative Peer-Coaching Model on Dual-Role Educator Coaches: Enhancing Instructional Practices Among Core Subject Teachers in Diverse Secondary Schools

Date: February 2nd

Time and Location: 10:00 a.m. via Zoom

Committee: Dr. Dusty Palmer (chair); Dr. Joseph Claudet; Dr. Fernando Valle; Dr. Michael Joseph

Kristin Sissom

Dissertation Defense Presentation to Doctoral Committee

Title: Developing Vertical Data Teaming and Data-Driven Instructional Decision Making in a Rural School Setting

Date: February 3rd

Time and Location: 10:00 a.m. via Zoom

Committee: Dr. Dusty Palmer (chair); Dr. Joseph Claudet; Dr. Tamara McWilliams

Melissa Crosby

Dissertation Defense Presentation to Doctoral Committee

Title: Designing Professional Development to Support Differentiated Instruction for High-Achieving Math Students at a New Elementary School

Date: February 4th

Time and Location: 8:30 a.m. via Zoom

Committee: Dr. Dusty Palmer (chair); Dr. Joseph Claudet; Dr. Tamara McWilliams