Dissertation Defense Roster

Rishi Bharadwaj

"CHANGING THE REFLECTIVITY OF SILICA GLASS SURFACES USING THE COHERENT COUPLING BETWEEN TWO 532 NM CW LASER BEAMS"

Date: January 31, 2025
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Archer 107

Jessica Payne

"Perceptions of School Leaders regarding Best Practices, Measurements, and Barriers related to College Career and Military Readiness Initiatives"

Date: February 13, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Online

Juana Thomas

"A Phenomenological Study on K-5 Educators' Perceptions on Using Blended Learning to Support English Language Learners "

Date: February 27, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Virtual

Margarita Nowlin

"ACCESSIBILITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION STEM COURSES: PERSPECTIVES OF VISION IMPAIRED STUDENTS"

Date: February 28, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: virtual

Teresita Villa

"Cultivating Success: A Phenomenological Exploration of Immigrant Parents' Perceptions of Their Influence on the Academic Success of Their Children"

Date: March 06, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Online

Marcel Pannell

"Teacher’s Buy-In Regarding Performance-Based Pay Policy and the Motivation to Stay or Leave the Profession"

Date: March 11, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Virtual

Stephanie McDowell

"THROUGH THEIR EYES: BLACK-WHITE BIRACIAL COLLEGE STUDENTS’ PERSPECTIVES ON K-12 TEACHERS' IMPACT ON THEIR IDENTITY"

Date: March 27, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM
Location: TEAMS

Crystal Chio

"RESILIENCE IN EDUCATION: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY ON TEACHER SELF-EFFICACY DURING EMERGENCY REMOTE TEACHING"

Date: March 31, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Virtual

Kendra Dancy

"Teachers' Perspective Regarding Partnering with Parents to Improve Reading Comprehension"

Date: March 31, 2025
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Virtual

Nicholas Monette

"The Impact of Social Emotional Learning Training on Teacher Development and Well-being: A Qualitative Study"

Date: April 01, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Virtual

Claudia Aguirre

"Youth Voice in Workforce Development: A Partial Program Evaluation of an Opportunity Youth Program"

Date: April 01, 2025
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Virtual

Ashley Rhodes

"EXPLORING THE NEXUS OF PERSISTENCE: A QUALITATIVE EXAMINATION INTO THE APPLICATION OF TINTO'S THEORY OF STUDENT DEPARTURE IN FOSTERING STUDENT RETENTION IN TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGES"

Date: April 07, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Virtual

Mark Anthony Olivarez

"Invisible Guardians: The overlooked role of auxiliary staff in school security."

Date: April 07, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Virtual

Whitney Murdock

"Easing the Impact: The Mediating and Moderating Effects of Supervisor Support, Emotions, and Relationships on Quitting"

Date: April 07, 2025
Time: 2:30 PM
Location: Virtual

Jonathan Tyler Read

"Nonlinear Wave Solutions for an Electric Transmission Line -Thesis"

Date: April 08, 2025
Time: 11:15 AM
Location: Lucas 212

Rebecca Tillman

"The Relationship Between Leadership Styles, Span of Control, and Organizational Citizenship Behaviors in the Workplace"

Date: April 08, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: 202/Social and Behavioral Sciences

Debora Hernandez Rodriguez

"Bridging Linguistic Landscapes: General Education Teachers’ Instructional Experiences with Emergent Bilingual Learners"

Date: April 09, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Virtual

Mario Rojas

"SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF IMMIGRANT ADOLESCENTS: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUD"

Date: April 14, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Virtual

Sambeg Dhakal

"A Hybrid Machine Learning Framework for Social Media-Based Emotion Prediction"

Date: April 16, 2025
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Virtual