Dissertation Announcements

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Upcoming Presentations

Alexis Favela

Dissertation Defense Presentation to Doctoral Committee

Title: Survey of Professionals on Contemporary and Current ABA Practices: Knowledge, Perceptions, and Applications

Date: May 20th

Time and Location: 1:00 p.m. at The Burkhart Center for Autism Education & Research (zoom link will be offered to those who want to attend virtually)

Committee: Dr. Jennifer Hamrick (Chair); Dr. Devender Banda; Dr. Robin Lock

Bridgett Dolan

Dissertation Defense Presentation to Doctoral Committee

Title: Enhancing Teacher Efficacy Through Collegial Mentoring: Effects on Novice Educators in a Fast-Growing School District

Date: June 4th

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

Committee: Dr. Dusty Palmer (chair); Dr. Zinab Munoz; Dr. Ricardo Molina

Karen Serna

Dissertation Defense Presentation to Doctoral Committee

Title: The Relationship Between Housing Insecurity and Key Academic Outcomes at a Community College in the Southwestern United States

Date: June 5th

Time and Location: 9:00 a.m. via Zoom

Committee: Jon McNaughtan, Ph.D. (chair); Valerie Osland Paton, Ph.D.; Jenna Cullinane Hege, Ph.D.

Alejandra Garcia

Dissertation Defense Presentation to Doctoral Committee

Title: Addressing Deficit Thinking and Teachers' Inability to Create and Implement Captivating and Immersive Lessons to Close Learning Gaps and Foster Student Achievement Effectively through Coaching and Feedback

Date: June 9th

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

Committee: Joseph Claudet, Ed.D. (chair); Vanessa de Leon, Ed.D.; Fernando Valle, Ed.D.

Miguel Salazar

Dissertation Defense Presentation to Doctoral Committee

Title: Exploring the Impact of a Distributed Leadership Model on School Climate and Culture in a Resource-Constrained Rural District

Date: June 12th

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

Committee: Dr. Dusty Palmer (chair); Dr. Zinab Munoz; Dr. Ricardo Molina

Susan Burt

Dissertation Defense Presentation to Doctoral Committee

Title: Strengthening Universal Inclusion: Evaluating a Teacher Training Program for Academically Advanced Students

Date: June 16th

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

Committee: Dr. Joseph Claudet (chair); Dr. Vanessa DeLeon; Dr. Fernando Valle

Maxine Barrera Gonzales

Dissertation Defense Presentation to Doctoral Committee

Title: The Efficacy of Professional Learning Communities and Coaching on Elementary Mathematics Teacher Practice and Student Achievement

Date: June 16th

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

Committee: Joseph Claudet, Ph.D. (chair); Vanessa de León, Ed.D.; Fernando Valle, Ed.D.

Larisa Henderson

Dissertation Defense Presentation to Doctoral Committee

Title: Adaptive Leadership and Data-Driven Coaching: Cultivating Collaborative Culture and Deepening Learning for Reading Achievement

Date: June 17th

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

Committee: Joseph G. Claudet, Ph.D. (chair); Vanessa de León, J. D., Ed.D.; Fernando Valle, Ed.D.

Julie Hendrickson

Dissertation Defense Presentation to Doctoral Committee

Title: Transforming High School Counseling: Integrating the National American School Counseling Association Model for Enhanced Student Support

Date: June 17th

Time and Location: 2:30 p.m. via Zoom

Committee: Joseph G. Claudet, Ph.D. (chair); Vanessa de Leon, Ed.D.; Fernando Valle, Ed.D.

Kennedy Wasonga Awuonda

Dissertation Defense Presentation to Doctoral Committee

Title: Conceptualization of Proactive Academic Advisement Framework: A Latent Variable Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Date: June 20th

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

Committee: Jaehoon Lee, Ph.D. (chair); Mary Hershberger, Ph.D.; Todd Little, Ph.D.