Dissertation Announcements

Bridgett Johnson’s Dissertation Proposal

  • EXPLORING SYSTEMIC RACISM IN STUDENT LOAN ATTAINMENT: A NARRATIVE INQUIRY OF LIVED EXPERIENCES OF BLACK STUDENT BORROWERS
  • Date: June 30, 2025, at 10:00 AM
  • At the Woodlands Center room 111

Davida Vasser's Final Defense

  • THE EFFECTS OF HIP HOP AND HIP HOP PEDAGOGY ON AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE STUDENTS IN SOCIAL STUDIES: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW TO SUPPORT CULTURALLY RELEVANT AND INNOVATIVE CURRICULUM
  • Date: June 30, 2025, at 10:00 AM
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  • The chair and candidate are set as alternative-hosts, and a waiting room has been enabled.

Austin Dixon’s Final Defense

  • Sacrifices, Unsung: The Interconnected Roles of Cultural Taxation and Organizational Commitment Among Ethnoracially Minoritized Staff in Higher Education
  • Date: June 30, 2025, at 4:30 PM
  • At the Woodlands Center room 111

Michelle Burt’s Dissertation Proposal

  • Bridging the Gap: Evaluating the Efficacy of Corequisite Math Courses and Their Impact on Student Withdrawal Rates
  • Date: July 1, 2025, at 11:00 AM
  • Zoom Link: Join Here
  • The chair and candidate are set as alternative-hosts, and a waiting room has been enabled.

Holly Jacobus’ Final Defense

  • Success without scaffolding: A quantitative study of corequisite students in a subsequent first-year composition course
  • Date: July 1, 2025, at 1:00 PM
  • Zoom Link: Join Here
  • The chair and candidate are set as alternative-hosts, and a waiting room has been enabled.

Carol Weller’s Dissertation Proposal

  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE ADMINISTRATOR PERCEPTIONS OF SUPPORTING BLACK MALE AND LATINO STUDENTS AMID SENATE BILL 17 RESTRICTIONS: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY
  • Date: July 1, 2025, at 3:00 PM
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  • The chair and candidate are set as alternative-hosts, and a waiting room has been enabled.

Rayshuna Miller’s Dissertation Proposal

  • Teachers' Perception of Grade 7 Mathematics Curriculum
  • Date: July 1, 2025, at 4:00 PM
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  • The chair and candidate are set as alternative-hosts, and a waiting room has been enabled.

Jannine Jack-McQuirter’s Final Defense

  • “I Feel Like a Second-Class Minority”: The Lived Experiences of African-American Students at a Hispanic-Serving Institution
  • Date: July 2, 2025, at 1:30 PM
  • Zoom Link: Join Here
  • The chair and candidate are set as alternative-hosts, and a waiting room has been enabled.

Sherrhonda Sherrard’s Dissertation Proposal

  • Mirrors in the Classroom: Examining Ethnic/Racial Diversity Patterns Among Texas Public School Teachers and Students: A Multi-Year Statewide Descriptive Analysis
  • Date: July 2, 2025, at 2:00 PM
  • Zoom Link: Join Here
  • The chair and candidate are set as alternative-hosts, and a waiting room has been enabled.

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