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