Doctoral Candidates Scheduled for Dissertation Defense
Spring 2024
Larmel Madrilejos
College of Education & P-16 Integration
THE PERSPECTIVES OF USING DESMOS FOR STUDENTS’ CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND PROCEDURAL FLUENCY TO SOLVE LINEAR EQUATIONS
Committee Chair: Dr. Ming-Tsan Lu
Date: 02/08/24
Time: 9:30 AM
Location: Virtual | Contact Dr. Ming-Tsan Lu
Heidy Garcia-Moreno
College of Education & P-16 Integration
AN EXPLORATORY CASE STUDY OF STUDENTS’ BLENDED LEARNING EXPERIENCES DURING POST EMERGENCY LEARNING
Committee Chair: Dr. Laura Jewett
Date: 3/19/2024
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Virtual | Contact Dr. Laura Jewett
Dalila Ochoa
College of Education & P-16 Integration
EXPLORING EQUITY IN BILITERACY DEVELOPMENT IN A TWO-WAY DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM
Committee Chair: Dr. Joy Esquierdo
Date: 3/20/2024
Time: 11:30 AM
Location: Virtual | Contact Dr. Joy Esquierdo
Arely Rios Tamez
College of Education & P-16 Integration
TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THEIR PRINCIPALS’ LEADERSHIP ATTRIBUTES IN A LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY (RGV) SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE INFLUENCE ON THEIR LEADERS’ ATTRIBUTES TO THEIR SELF-EFFICACY
Committee Chair: Dr. George Padilla
Date: 3/26/2024
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: EEDUC 1.510D or Virtual | Contact Dr. George Padilla
Rodney Gomez
College of Education & P-16 Integration
A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF LATINA POETS AS LEADERS AT HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
Committee Chair: Dr. Hilda Silva
Date: 3/28/2024
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: EEDUC 1.510D or Virtual | Contact Dr. Hilda Silva
Raul Garza
College of Education & P-16 Integration
EXPLORING CHICANA PRESERVICE TEACHERS’ CONSCIENTIZING PROCESSES: INTRODUCING AN ARRAY OF CRITICALITIES IN AN ELEMENTARY SOCIAL STUDIES METHODS COURSE
Committee Chair: Dr. James Jupp,
Date: 4/1/2024
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Virtual | Contact Dr. James Jupp,
Alma Perez-Campos
College of Education & P-16 Integration
NAVIGATING SCHOOL RESTRUCTURING IN THE POST-COVID ERA: A PRINCIPAL’S PERSPECTIVE IN SUSTAINING ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH WHILE BRIDGING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT GAP
Committee Chair: Dr. Rosalinda Hernandez
Date: 4/2/2024
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: EEDUC 1.510D or Virtual | Contact Dr. Rosalinda Hernandez
Yajaira Flores
College of Education & P-16 Integration
DEVELOPING HISPANIC PRE-SERVICE ELEMENTARY BILINGUAL TEACHERS' TEACHER IDENTITY AND CULTURAL COMPETENCY THROUGH MIXED REALITY SIMULATION
Committee Chair: Dr. Jair Aguilar
Date: 4/3/2024
Time: 9:00 AM
Location: Virtual | Contact Dr. Jair Aguilar
Jacob M. Camacho
College of Education & P-16 Integration
PERSISTENCE AND LIVED EXPERIENCES OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AT A HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTION
Committee Chair: Dr. Marie Simonsson
Date: 4/8/2024
Time: 9:00 AM
Location: EEDUC 1.510D or Virtual | Contact Dr. Marie Simonsson
Ai Nhan Ngo
Robert C. Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship
Committee Chair: Dr. Fuat Firat
Date: 4/8/2024
Time: 8:00 -10:00 AM
Location: ECOBE 214 or Virtual | Contact Dr. Fuat Firat
Beulah San Juanita Rangel
College of Education & P-16 Integration
AT RISK, PUNISHED, AND PUSHED OUT OF SCHOOL: LEADERSHIP PRACTICES UTILIZED BY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS FOR DISCIPLINE CONSEQUENCES IN SOUTH TEXAS SCHOOLS
Committee Chair: Dr. Marie Simonsson
Date: 4/8/2024
Time: 11:30 AM
Location: EEDUC 1.510D or Virtual | Contact Dr. Marie Simonsson
Jessica González Pérez
College of Education & P-16 Integration
A HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF BILINGUAL PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
Committee Chair: Dr. Kip Austin Hinton
Date: 4/15/2024
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Virtual | Contact Dr. Kip Austin Hinton
Carlos Adalberto Rios
College of Education & P-16 Integration
BREAKING THE GLASS CEILING: LIVED EXPERIENCES AND CAREER PATHS OF WOMEN ADMINISTRATORS IN HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS IN THE U.S. SOUTHWEST BORDER STATES
Committee Chair: Dr. Velma D. Menchaca
Date: 4/18/2024
Time: 1:30 PM
Location: EEDUC 1.510D or Virtual | Contact Dr. Velma D. Menchaca
Gabriela Ontiveros
College of Liberal Arts
Committee Chair: Dr. Philip G. Gasquione
Date: 4/25/2024
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Library 2nd Floor Schilling Room (2.101) | Contact Dr. Philip G. Gasquione
Patricia Ramirez-Biondolillo
College of Education & P-16 Integration
ESCÚCHAME, MI CIENCIA CUENTA: LEVERAGING CULTURAL WAYS OF KNOWING TO INCREASE CHICANA STEM ENGAGEMENT
Committee Chair: Dr. James C. Jupp
Date: 4/25/2024
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Virtual | Contact Dr. James C. Jupp
Douglas Wayne Bridges
College of Education & P-16 Integration
UNCOVERING INSIGHTS ON REMOTE LEARNING THROUGH A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF TWEETS AT THE START OF THE PANDEMIC IN THE UNITED STATES
Committee Chair: Dr. James C. Jupp
Date: 4/25/2024
Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Virtual | Contact Dr. James C. Jupp
Maricela Rosales
College of Health Professions
Committee Chair: Dr. Rommel Johnson
Date: 4/30/2024
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Dean's Conference Room | Contact Dr. Rommel Johnson
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: 5/2/2024
Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Dean's Conference Room (W2. 228, College of Health Professions) | Contact Dr. Roy Chen