Announcements

Ashia Anderson (MA in School Psychology) – Thesis Final Defense 

• Religion and Spirituality as a Coping Mechanism for Racial Microaggressions: A Literature Review
• 10:30 a.m. Sept. 28, 2022, via Zoom (Zoom link)
• The thesis committee includes Dr. Nina Ellis-Hervey (chair), Dr. Daniel McCleary (Co-Chair), Dr. Elaine Turner and Dr. Amanda Rudolph.

Katherine Jankevicius (MS in Kinesiology) - Thesis Final Defense

• The Effects of Mindful Meditation on Body Image in Female Collegiate Athletes During the Late Luteal and Early Follicular Phases of the Menstrual Cycle
• 3 p.m. July 19, 2022, Education Annex room 114
• The thesis committee includes Dr. Robyn Whitehead (chair), Dr. Todd Whitehead, Dr. James Rowe and Dr. Sarah Savoy.

Angela Lucas (PhD in School Psychology) – Dissertation Proposal

• The Behavior Assessment System for Children Third Edition (BASC-3)'s Classification Accuracy for Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Young Adults
• 3 p.m. Feb. 16, 2023, via Zoom
• The dissertation committee includes Dr. Luis Aguerrevere (chair), Dr. Nina Ellis-Hervey, Dr. Frankie Clark and Dr. Sarah Savoy.

Tiffany Allen-Duran (PhD in School Psychology) – Dissertation Final Defense

• The Impact of the Comprehensive Crisis plan Checklist-2 on a District Crisis Plan
• Noon Mar. 1, 2023, via Zoom
• The dissertation committee includes Dr. Daniel McCleary (chair), Dr. Amanda Rudolph (co-chair), Dr. Nina Ellis-Hervey and Dr. Elaine Turner.

Raven Mitchell (PhD in School Psychology) – Dissertation Final Defense

• The Efficacy of an Expressive Writing Intervention to Facilitate Emotion Regulation and the Reduction of Aggressive Behaviors in Junior high School Students
• 10 a.m. Nov. 11, 2022, via Zoom
• The dissertation committee includes Dr. Elaine Turner (chair), Dr. Nina Ellis-Hervey, Dr. Laura Cooper and Dr. Daniel McCleary.

Blade Wise Perry (PhD in School Psychology) – Dissertation Final Defense

• Does Teacher Bias Increase Referral of Blacks to Special Education for a Reading Disability?
• 1 p.m. Nov. 11, 2022, via Zoom
• The dissertation committee includes Dr. Nina Ellis-Hervey (chair), Dr. Luis Aguerrevere, Dr. Amanda Rudolph and Dr. Elaine Turner.

Sheenah Hopkins-Johnson (EdD in Educational Leadership) – Dissertation Final Defense

• Differences in Academic Achievement Between African American males and White Males in Grades 6-8: Comparative Evidence from Selected Texas Rural Schools
• 10 a.m. July 18, 2022, via Zoom (Zoom link)
• The dissertation committee includes Dr. Barbara Qualls (chair), Dr. Richard Skuza, Dr. Dustin Joubert and Dr. Sarah Straub.

Cleo Wadley (EdD in Educational Leadership) – Dissertation Final Defense

• Schooling Black Males: Hegemonic Discourses, Structural Constraints, and Strategic Resistance
• 11 a.m. July 20, 2022, McKibben Education Building room 451 and via Zoom (Zoom link)
• The dissertation committee includes Dr. Freddie Avant (chair), Dr. Emmerentie Oliphant and Dr. Summer Pannell.

Jeremy Small (EdD in Educational Leadership) – Dissertation Final Defense

• Black Students, Discipline, & Cultural Responsiveness: Texas Black Educators as Cultural Translators
• 2 p.m. July 20, 2022, Human Services Building room 319 and via Zoom (Zoom link)
• The dissertation committee includes Dr. James Standley (chair), Dr. Ali Hachem, Dr. Heather Olson-Beal and Dr. Kevin Jones.