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Doctoral Candidates Scheduled for Dissertation Defense

FALL 2022

Sumeyra Karatas

The Impacts of Supporting Productive Struggle Teaching Practice on Students’ Conceptual Understanding, Procedural Fluency, and Strategic Competence: The Case of Quadratic Functions

Committee Chair: Dr. Ignacio Rodriguez

Date: August 17, 2022

Location: Virtual

 

Cristina Saldana

Exploring the Path to Becoming a Female, Hispanic STEM Educator: A Phenomenological Inquiry

Committee Chair: Dr. Karin Lewis

Date: August 30, 2022

Time: 1:00 p.m.

Location: Virtual

 

Veysel Karatas

The Impacts of Using GeoGebra on Students' Perceptions and Achievement in Learning Geometric Transformations

Committee Chair: Dr. Zhidong Zang

Date: October 5, 2022

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Location: Virtual

 

Cameron Ortega

Examination of the Attitudes Towards Substance Use Treatment Approaches by Substance Use Professionals

Committee Chair: Dr. Jeong Kim

Date: November 11, 2022

Time: 1:00 p.m.

Location: EHABW 1.144

 

Maria Ing

A Correlative Study Of K-12 Teacher Technology Acceptance in A Post Covid-19 World: Determinants of Behavioral Intention

Committee Chair: Dr. Maria Elena Corbeil

Date: November 16, 2022

Location: Virtual

 

Tharwah Alzoubi

Arab American Muslims’ Attitudes Toward Seeking Mental Health Services: The Roles of Acculturation, Religion, and Cultural Beliefs

Committee Chair: Dr. Veronica Umeasiegbu

Date: November 22, 2022

Time: 1:00 p.m.

Location: Virtual

 

Neda Ramirez

Student Success at One Borderlands Hispanic-Serving Institution

Committee Chair: Dr. Israel Aguilar & Dr. Federico Guerra, Jr.

Date: November 23, 2022

Time: 9:00 a.m.

Location:         Center for Innovation and Commercialization

Room 1.136

307 E Railroad St.

Weslaco, TX

 

Vanessa Leal

Special Education Teachers’ Self-Efficacy During the Times of a Global Pandemic

Committee Chair: Dr. John Lowdermilk & Dr. Hilda Silva

Date: November 28, 2022

Time: 2:00 p.m.

Location: Virtual

 

Crystal Marie Prado

Exploring the Interpersonal, Leadership, and Organizational Factors Related to the Burnout of Bilingual, Latinx Professional School Counselors

Committee Chair: Dr. Velma Menchaca

Date: November 29, 2022

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Location: Virtual

 

Elisa Coy Clark

Latinx Parents’ Experiences with Accessing Their Children’s Educational Resources Amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic

Committee Chair: Dr. Miryam Espinosa-Dulanto

Date: November 29, 2022

Time: 12:30 p.m.

Location: Virtual

 

Christopher King

The Impact of Supervisory Training and Workload Upon the Licensed Specialist in School Psychology Supervisors’ Perception Providing Field-Based Supervision to Interns in A Public-School Setting

Committee Chair: Dr. Saara Grizzell

Date: December 7, 2022

Time: 2:00 p.m.

Location: EHABW 1.144

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