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

Dominique Brown

Dissertation Proposal Presentation to Doctoral Committee

Title: Reframing Teacher Mindsets: Developing Teacher Self-Efficacy to Serve Economically Disadvantaged and Minority Students

Date: April 25th

Time and Location: 8:00 a.m. via Zoom

Committee: Dr. Dusty Palmer (Chair); Dr. Joseph Claudet; Dr. Vanessa de Leon

Karla Guevara

Dissertation Proposal Presentation to Doctoral Committee

Title: Developing Instructional Capacity in Elementary ELAR Teachers: Impact of Individual Instructional Teacher Coaching on ELLs

Date: April 25th

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

Committee: Dr. Palmer (Chair); Dr. Joseph Claudet; Dr. Vanessa de Leon

Zahra Boudaoui

Dissertation Proposal Presentation to Doctoral Committee

Title: Effects of International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program implementation on low income Hispanic students in single-sex schools

Date: April 26th

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

Committee: Dr. Alexander W. Wiseman (chair); Dr. Jessica Gottlieb; Dr. Amani Zaier

Kathy Noack

Dissertation Proposal Presentation to Doctoral Committee

Title: Using Benefits Based Accountability to Address Equity, Stakeholder Engagement, and Social and Emotional Student Outcomes

Date: April 29th

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

Committee: Dr. Dusty Palmer (chair); Dr. Gabe Gillespie; Dr. F Valle

Miranda Allen

Dissertation Proposal Presentation to Doctoral Committee

Title: Bridging Science & Sistahood: Exploring the STEM Learning Experiences of Black High School Girls through Sista STEM Circles

Date: May 2nd

Time and Location: 12:00 p.m. via Zoom

Committee: Dr. Weverton Ataide Pinheiro (chair); Dr. Mihwa Park (co-chair); Dr. Natalie King

Holli Gonzalez

Dissertation Proposal Presentation to Doctoral Committee

Title: The Effects of the NSTA Class Bundle Resources on Preservice Teachers' Knowledge and Self-Efficacy in STEM Instruction

Date: May 6th

Time and Location: 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time via Zoom

Committee: Dr. Joshua Cruz (chair); Dr. Gina Childers; Dr. Walter Smith

Haley Holstein

Dissertation Proposal Presentation to Doctoral Committee

Title: Missing Voices in Literacy Development for the Deaf

Date: May 28th

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

Committee: Dr. Nora Griffin-Shirley (co-chair); Dr. Lee Duemer (co-chair); Dr. Effie Laman

Josh Almoite

Dissertation Defense Presentation to Doctoral Committee

Title: The Glass Ceiling of International Schools: A Comparative Case Study on the Experiences of Teachers of Color in Recruitment, Retention, and Career Advancement

Date: May 29th

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

Committee: Dr. Alexander W. Wiseman (chair); Dr. Ryan Litsey; Dr. Jasmine Parker