Dissertation Defenses
College of Education & Human Development doctoral students present and defend their final dissertations in public presentations that are open to faculty and other graduate students in the program.
There are no dissertation defenses scheduled for the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at this time.
There are no dissertation defenses scheduled for the Department of Counseling and Psychological Services at this time.
“When They See Us in the Pages: The Representation of Black and Brown Males in Children’s Literature”
Quintin R. Bostic II
Oct. 26, 9-11 a.m., Zoom presentation (meeting ID: 998 686 5359; password: 689640)
“Lift Every Voice and Sing: An lntersectional Qualitative Study Examining the Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Queer Faculty and Administrators at Historically Black Colleges and Universities”
Jonathan Wesley
Sept. 10, 1-3 p.m., Zoom presentation (meeting ID: 883 4053 4552; password: 329144)
“If These Ivory Tower Walls Could Talk: Examining the Experiences of Ph.D. Students in Education”
Kerry Ann Wallaert
Oct. 12, 1-3 p.m., Zoom presentation
“An Exploratory Study into Online Kinesiology Courses”
Gi-cheol Kim
Oct. 28, 9-11 a.m., WebEx presentation (meeting number: 2623 389 2706; password: gsukh)
There are no dissertation defenses scheduled for the Department of Learning Sciences at this time.
“Influences on Academically Successful Black Students’ Participation in School Music”
Jimmy Ehren Owens
Oct. 21, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Haas Howell room 624
“Peer Tutoring in a High School Writing Center: A Phenomenological Study”
Thomas Michael Jolly
Oct. 25, 2-4 p.m., Zoom presentation (meeting ID: 865 7444 4749; password: 6FUZ84)
“Teacher Insights and Facilitation of Equitable Learning Environments for Diverse and English Language Learners in Science Classrooms”
Jamie Daniels-Favor
Oct. 27, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., Zoom presentation (meeting ID: 926 5118 1262; password: 763283)
“Computational Thinking and its Mathematics Origins Through Purposeful Music Mixing with African American High School Students”
Douglas Edwards
Oct. 27, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., Zoom presentation (meeting ID: 890 8333 7187; passcode: 576509)
“Self-Directed Learning: Historical and Theoretical Arguments for Learner Led Education”
Caleb Patton Collier
Oct. 29, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Zoom presentation
Prospectus Presentations
College of Education & Human Development doctoral students present and defend their prospectus presentations in public presentations that are open to faculty and other graduate students in the program.
There are no prospectus presentations scheduled for the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at this time.
“Black School Psychologists’ Experiences Addressing Racial Disciplinary Disproportionality”
Artesia Franklin
Sept. 9, 12:30-2:30 p.m., Zoom presentation (meeting ID: 875 4373 2928; password: 240532)
“The Influence of Racial Ethnic Match Between School Psychologists and Clients on Student Referral Outcomes”
Michelle Washington
Oct. 20, 1-3 p.m., WebEx presentation (meeting number: 2620 085 0931; password: MvsRMf3yC54)
“An Exploration of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in College Students”
Barbara Duran
Oct. 20, 3-5 p.m., Zoom presentation (meeting ID: 873 2644 3006; password: 562718)
“Examining the Moderating Role of Attachment in the Link Between Discrimination and Psychological Distress”
Laura Cobourne
Oct. 21, 1-3 p.m., Zoom presentation
“Alternative Justice Attitudes: A Randomized Control Trial”
Iman Abdulkadir Said
Oct. 22, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Zoom presentation
There are no prospectus presentations scheduled for the Department of Early Childhood and Elementary Education at this time.
“School Leaders’ Transformational Strategies for Successfully Implementing Algebra I in Eighth Grade”
Brooke Humphrey
Sept. 29, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., CEHD room 409
There are no prospectus presentations scheduled for the Department of Kinesiology and Health at this time.
“Examination of the Effect of Virtual Community-Building Activity and Dyadic Interactivity in Assignments in an Asynchronous Online Course”
Reeny James Madathany
Aug. 27, 2-4 p.m., WebEx presentation
“The Effects of Web-Based Parent Training on Knowledge of Transition Services for Students with Disabilities”
Jessica Watson
Oct. 14, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., WebEx presentation
“‘Nuff Said’: Understanding Comprehension Processes and Products for Reading Text and Non-Linguistic Graphic Narratives”
Heather Ness-Maddox
Oct. 25, 12:30-2:30 p.m., WebEx presentation
“School Culture and Mathematics’ Teachers Experiences: A Story of Johnson High School”
Alexandra Starke
Oct. 19, 1-3 p.m., Zoom presentation (meeting ID: 936 2955 1435; password: 130652)
“A Case Study Exploring Teaching an Ethnomathematics Summer Curriculum on High School Students’ Learning in a Virtual Mathematics Classroom”
Kimbeni Harris Mansion
Oct. 25, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Zoom presentation
“A Qualitative Case Study of the Influence of Action Research on the Teaching Practices of Novice Secondary Mathematics Teachers”
Teresa Ingram Jackson
Oct. 28, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Zoom presentation