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Dissertation Announcements

To request a dissertation announcement, please fill the out Dissertation Announcement Request Form.

To request an invitation to attend a dissertation presentation via teleconference, please contact the presenter and/or their committee chairperson.

Upcoming Presentations

Bethany LePla

Dissertation Proposal Presentation to Doctoral Committee

Title: Redesigning Principal Preparation: Bridging the Gap of Theory and Practice Through Residency and Coaching to Develop Effective Instructional Leaders

Date: July 30th

Time and Location: 9:45 a.m. via Zoom

Committee: Dr. Vanessa de León (chair); Dr. Irma Almager; Dr. Fernando Valle

Andrea Bortz

Dissertation Proposal Presentation to Doctoral Committee

Title: Science Major to Science Teacher: A Narrative Inquiry through the lens of Bildung

Date: July 31st

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

Committee: Dr. Rebecca Hite (chair); Dr. Jeong-Hee Kim; Dr. Fanni Coward

Ryah Dunlop

Dissertation Proposal Presentation to Doctoral Committee

Title: The Impact of Comprehensive Training Programs on Employment Outcomes for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities: A Quantitative Study

Date: August 1st

Time and Location: 11:00 a.m. via Zoom

Committee: Dr. Robin H. Lock (chair); Dr. Janna Brendle; Dr. Laura H. Brown

Nick Straka

Dissertation Proposal Presentation to Doctoral Committee

Title: Ideology in Action: Examining Theory-Practice Coherence among Pre-Calculus Educators. A Case Study into Mathematics Teacher Pedagogical Alignment

Date: August 1st

Time and Location: 2:00 p.m. via Zoom

Committee: Dr. Mihwa Park (chair); Dr. Raymond Flores; Dr. Weverton Ataide Pinheiro