Doctoral Candidates Scheduled for Dissertation Defense
Fall 2023
Angelica Yvette Gonzalez
College of Education & P-16 Integration
ANALYZING HOW RESILIENCY, FAMILY SUPPORT, AND THE COLLEGE ASSISTANCE MIGRANT PROGRAM (CAMP) CONTRIBUTE TO LATINA/O/X MIGRANT FARMWORKER STUDENTS' ABILITY AT A SOUTH TEXAS HSI TO CONTINUE INTO THE SECOND YEAR OF STUDY AND TO DEGREE COMPLETION
Committee Chair: Dr. Federico Guerra
Date: 09/07/23
Time: --
Location: Virtual | Contact Dr. Federico Guerra
Christopher Jose
College of Education & P-16 Integration
BIENVENUE EN LOUISIANE
A JOURNEY TO THE BAYOU STATE VIA ASIANCRIT: AN AUTOETHNOGRAPHIC INQUIRY
Committee Chair: Dr. Laura Jewett
Date: 09/15/23
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Virtual | Contact Dr. Laura Jewett
Cynthia S. Castro
College of Education & P-16 Integration
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, DIGITAL PLATFORMS, AND MIDDLE SCHOOL EDUCATION DURING COVID-19
Committee Chair: Dr. Ming-Tsan Lu
Date: 09/15/23
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Virtual | Contact Dr. Ming-Tsan Lu
Jacqueline Mercado
College of Health Professions
THE IMPACTS OF CAREGIVING AND SOCIAL SUPPORT ON STRESS FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: A STUDY ON INFORMAL CAREGIVERS
Committee Chair: Dr. Barbara Schoen
Date: 09/27/23
Time: 1:30 PM
Location: Edinburg Campus | Contact Dr. Barbara Schoen
Ntiense Etokeren Otu
College of Education & P-16 Integration
REIMAGINING ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING EDUCATION: AN INSIDER’S VIEW
Committee Chair: Dr. Ming-Tsan Lu
Date: 10/27/23
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: Virtual | Contact Dr. Ming-Tsan Lu
Uzoamaka Okori
College of Health Professions
Committee Chair: Dr. Bruce Reed
Date: 11/8/2023
Time: 1:00PM
Location: EHABW 2.228 (conference room by dean’s office) | Contact Dr. Bruce Reed
Lorene Olivarez Bazan
College of Education & P-16 Integration
THE IMPACTS OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE ON SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
Committee Chair: Dr. Federico Guerra, Jr
Date: 11/10/23
Time: 3:30 pM
Location: Virtual | Contact Dr. Federico Guerra, Jr
Richard Edmonson
College of Education & P-16 Integration
A VICTIM NO MORE: AN ARTS-BASED AUTOETHNOGRAPHIC INQUIRY
Committee Chair: Dr. Laura Jewett
Date: 11/13/23
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Virtual | Contact Dr. Laura Jewett
David Smith
College of Education & P-16 Integration
EXAMINING SOCIAL FACTORS INFLUENCING LATINO STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC LEARNING IN RIO GRANDE VALLEY VIA A QUANTIATIVE DESIGN
Committee Chair: Dr. Zhidong Zhang
Date: 11/13/23
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Virtual | Contact Dr. Zhidong Zhang
Cristina Flores
College of Education & P-16 Integration
LEVEL OF OPPORTUNITY FOR TRANSLANGUAGING IN A ONE-WAY DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM
Committee Chair: Dr. Kip Austin Hinton
Date: 11/13/23
Time: 3:30 PM
Location: Virtual | Contact Dr. Kip Austin Hinton
Luis Garcia
College of Education & P-16 Integration
EXAMINING THE INCREASING PREVALENCE OF ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: AN INVESTIGATION OF STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF ACADEMIC INTEGRITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Committee Chair: Dr. Zhidong Zhang
Date: 11/15/23
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Virtual | Contact Dr. Zhidong Zhang
Jessica M. Sanchez-Barrera
College of Education & P-16 Integration
ADDRESSING ENGAGEMENT: STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF MEANINGFUL GAMIFICATION IN ONLINE COURSES
Committee Chair: Dr. Leticia De Leon
Date: 11/15/23
Time: 2:30 PM
Location: Virtual | Contact Dr. Leticia De Leon
Glenda Edna Rodriguez
College of Education & P-16 Integration
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE VOLUME AND COMPLEXITY OF BOOKS READ BASED ON ACCELERATED READER ASSESSMENT DATA AND THE 5TH-GRADE STUDENTS’ READING ACHIEVEMENT SCORES
Committee Chair: Dr. Joseph Rene Corbeil
Date: 11/16/23
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Virtual | Contact Dr. Joseph Rene Corbeil
Tanya Reyes
College of Education P-16 Integration
Committee Chair: Dr. Federico Guerra
Date: 11/17/2023
Time: 9:00AM
Location: EEDUC 1.510D | Contact Dr. Federico Guerra
Cathy De Leon
College of Education & P-16 Integration
A QUALITATIVE CASE STUDY: EXPLORING ELEMENTARY PRINCIPALS’ AND TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF TEACHER LEADERSHIP
Committee Chair: Dr. Jesus “Chuey” Abrego
Date: 11/20/23
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Virtual | Contact Dr. Jesus “Chuey” Abrego
Armandina Thomas
College of Education & P-16 Integration
ELEMENTARY TEACHERS’ KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND PERCEPTIONS ABOUT A CULTURALLY RELEVANT ELAR CURRICULUM: A MULTIPLE CASE STUDY
Committee Chair: Dr. Isela Almaguer
Date: 11/20/23
Time: 3:30 PM
Location: Virtual | Contact Dr. Isela Almaguer
Tanya Reyes
College of Education P-16 Integration
Committee Chair: Dr. Federico Guerra
Date: 11/21/2023
Time: 9:00AM
Location: EEDUC 1.510D | Contact Dr. Federico Guerra
Tori Livington
College of Health Professions
Committee Chair: Dr. Irmo Marini
Date: 11/21/2023
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Zoom | Contact Dr. Irmo Marini
Kelly Stuart
College of Education P-16 Integration
Committee Chair: Dr. Karin Lewis
Date: 11/22/2023
Time: 10:00AM
Location: Zoom conferencing technology | Contact Dr. Karin Lewis
Astrid Gandaria
College of Education & P-16 Integration
TEXAS SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS: DEMOGRAPHICS, WORK CHARACTERISTICS, JOB SATISFACTION, AND WORK BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS
Committee Chair: Dr. Velma Menchaca
Date: 11/27/23
Time: 10:00AM
Location: Virtual | Contact Dr. Velma Menchaca
Nora Nevarez
College of Education & P-16 Integration
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND INCIDENCE OF SPECIAL LEARNING DISABILITY: A QUANTITATIVE STUDY
Committee Chair: Dr. John Lowdermilk
Date: 11/27/23
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Virtual | Contact Dr. John Lowdermilk
Cristina Rangel
College of Education & P-16 Integration
COMPARING SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS TO EDUCATIONAL DIAGNOSIS OF SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES: A LINEAR ANALYSIS OF TEXAS DATA
Committee Chair: Dr. John Lowdermilk
Date: 11/27/23
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Virtual | Contact Dr. John Lowdermilk
Alma Delia Cardenas-Rubio
College of Education & P-16 Integration
PERSPECTIVES ON EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION FROM DISTRICT AND SCHOOL LEADERS BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS
Committee Chair: Dr. Pierre Ming-Tsan Lu
Date: 11/27/23
Time: 2:45 PM
Location: Virtual | Contact Dr. Pierre Ming-Tsan Lu
Heidy Garcia-Moreno
College of Education & P-16 Integration
AN EXPLORATORY CASE STUDY OF STUDENTS’ BLENDED LEARNING EXPERIENCES
Committee Chair: Dr. Laura Jewett
Date: 11/29/23
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Virtual | Contact Dr. Laura Jewett
Roxana Jimenez
College of Education & P-16 Integration
STRATEGIES COMMUNITY COLLEGE HISPANIC ADULT COLLEGE ALGEBRA STUDENTS USE WHEN GRAPHING FUNCTION TRANSFORMATIONS
Committee Chair: Dr. Ming-Tsan Lu
Date: 11/29/23
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Virtual | Contact Dr. Ming-Tsan Lu
Hector Leal
College of Education & P-16 Integration
IMPACT OF PEER-LED TEAM LEARNING IN STUDENTS’ CHEMISTRY SELF-EFFICACY, STUDENT RETENTION AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN GENERAL CHEMISTRY COURSES
Committee Chair: Dr. Ming-Tsan Lu
Date: 11/30/23
Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Virtual | Contact Dr. Ming-Tsan Lu
Md Mozadded Hossen
College of Health Professions
INVESTIGATING EMPLOYMENT BARRIERS, SUPPORTS, AND OUTCOMES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS IN BANGLADESH
Committee Chair: Dr. Roy Chen
Date: 12/01/23
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Virtual | Contact Dr. Roy Chen