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

April Ortega-Valdez

Dissertation Proposal Presentation to Doctoral Committee

Title: Caught Between Two Worlds: A Study of Adolescent Development and College Readiness in Early College High Schools

Date: April 14th

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

Committee: E. Vanessa de Leon, Ed.D., J.D. Esq. (chair); Irma L. Almager, Ph.D.; Zinab Munoz, Ed.D.

Bernard Wekullo

Dissertation Proposal Presentation to Doctoral Committee

Title: Multilevel Modeling of Educational Technology Factors that Impact Students' Mathematics Achievement in South Africa: A Secondary Analysis of TIMSS 2023 Dataset.

Date: April 29th

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

Committee: Dr. Mihwa Park (Chair); Dr. Raymond Flores; Dr. Jaehoon Lee

Olivia Kuper

Dissertation Proposal Presentation to Doctoral Committee

Title: Exploring science identity through authentic astronomy research: A multiple case study of rural Appalachian high school students

Date: May 4th

Time and Location: 3:00 p.m. via Zoom

Committee: Gina Childers, Ph.D. (chair); Rebecca Hite, Ph.D.; Keely Finkelstein, Ph.D.

Tracy Espinosa

Dissertation Defense Presentation to Doctoral Committee

Title: Motivational Factors Influencing High School Students’ Participation in Science Fairs: A Comparative Study of Student and Teacher Perspectives

Date: May 29th

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

Committee: Dr. Gina Childers (chair); Dr. Shirley Matteson; Dr. Weverton Ataide Pinheiro