Dissertation Defense Roster

Prudence Farrell

"THE PRINCIPAL’S ROLE IN GROWING AND SUSTAINING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES (PLCs)"

Date: February 11, 2026
Time: 12:00 AM
Location: Education Building

Lekeisha Johnson

" Beyond the Classroom: Exploring How Extracurricular Involvement Shapes Graduate Student Connectedness and Capacity Building"

Date: February 18, 2026
Time: 12:00 AM
Location: Microsoft Teams

Sarah Owen

"MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE PRINCIPAL’S ROLE IN TRANSFORMATIVE MENTORING AND COACHING: A QUALITATIVE STUDY"

Date: February 27, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: TEAMS

Averie S Hatton

"The Perceptions of K-12 General Education Teachers on the Inclusion of Autistic Students in Public-School Classrooms"

Date: March 06, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Education Building

Amna Warach

" MATH 180: EXAMINING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A TIER 2 COMPUTER ASSISTED MATHEMATICS INTERVENTION FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS"

Date: March 17, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Virtual

Shameka Elaine Pitts

"Faculty Perspective on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Navigating Professional Growth in Texas Higher Education Under Senate Bill 17"

Date: March 27, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM
Location: TEAMS

La'Mentre Williams

"Leading the Unseen: Unlocking Essential Leadership Skills for Equity and Academic Success"

Date: March 27, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: TEAMS

Danyelle Morris

"Bridging the Badge and the Blackboard: Exploring SRO-Teacher Collaboration"

Date: April 02, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM
Location: Virtual

Mariza Loredo

"Teachers' Lived Experiences of Implementing Restorative Justice: A Phenomenological Study In a Title I High School"

Date: April 03, 2026
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: Zoom

Misty Almasi

"Maintaining High Performance in Schools Amid Demographic Shifts"

Date: April 07, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM
Location: Virtual

Daniel McLemore

"EXPLORING THE PERCEIVED IMPACT OF DUAL CREDIT ON COLLEGE READINESS IN FIRST-YEAR COLLEGE STUDENTS IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS"

Date: April 07, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Virtual

Phe Licia Sterling-Thompson

"PERCEPTIONS OF ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED WOMEN: OVERCOMING SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO SUCCEED IN HIGHER EDUCATION"

Date: April 07, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_N2JlMjE3M2UtOGUyOC00MTRkLWFkNjctYWUwZDExNzhkNGE0%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%228cf8605b-f7b2-4824-86fb-604423c32395%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22cb1aacbe-ea15-439d-ba3a-72d7455fb5f7%22%7d

William Rachal

"VOICES FROM THE CLASSROOM: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF EDUCATOR BURNOUT AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES IN CENTRAL TEXAS"

Date: April 07, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Online

Meet Arvindbhai Monpara

"A MULTI-SCALE ATTENTION FRAMEWORK FOR STRANDED HUMAN DETECTION IN AERIAL FLOOD IMAGERY"

Date: April 07, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Maes 205

Jennifer Honeck

"EXPLORING OCCUPATIONAL IDENTITY WITHDRAWAL: TEACHERS’ EXPERIENCES DURING EXTENDED SCHOOL BREAKS"

Date: April 08, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Online

Vanessa Rodriguez

"PARENT PERCEPTIONS OF SCHOOL-LEVEL FACTORS INFLUENCING CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM AMONG SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS IN A RURAL SOUTH TEXAS DISTRICT"

Date: April 08, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Online Via Teams

Victoria Kensek

"SECONDARY CHOIR DIRECTORS’ PERCEPTIONS OF SIGHT-READING INSTRUCTION: ANALYZING STRATEGIES, TRAINING ADEQUACY, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDS FOR PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT"

Date: April 08, 2026
Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Online

Nimra Usman

"CFD MODELING OF METHANE GAS LEAKAGE IN UNDERGROUND PIPELINE"

Date: April 09, 2026
Time: 3:30 AM
Location: Lucas 101

Muhammad Ilyas Mubarik

"ADVANCED MIXED REALITY TRAINING FOR FIRST RESPONDERS IN HURRICANE SCENARIO"

Date: April 09, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Cherry 2606

Tamiko Nicole Murray

"STEM EDUCATIONAL LEADERS’ ANALYSIS OF STEM PROGRAMS SUPPORTING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT SUCCESS: AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, MAKERSPACES, AND STEM NETWORKS"

Date: April 10, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: TEAMS

John Hill

"ADULT DEAF VOICES AND THEIR EXPERIENCES IN K-12 SETTINGS WITH A EDUCATIONAL INTERPRETER"

Date: April 10, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Communication Building 103

Md Asifuzzaman

"Obstacle Avoidance and Optimal Path Planning for Autonomous Mobile Robots Using Sampling-Based and Graph-Based Algorithms"

Date: April 13, 2026
Time: 8:30 AM
Location: C 2629

Jessica M Bajan

"Hearing Parents’ Educational Decisions for Their Deaf Children: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis"

Date: April 14, 2026
Time: 8:00 AM
Location: Communication Building Room 103

S M Yeasin

"Microstructure-Property Relationships in High-Entropy Alloys: Effects of Alloying Elements on Mechanical and Corrosion Behavior"

Date: April 15, 2026
Time: 8:30 AM
Location: Cherry 2606

Md Sultan Mahamud

"REAL-TIME LOAD CURRENT MONITORING OF OVERHEAD LINES USING GMR SENSORS"

Date: April 15, 2026
Time: 9:30 AM
Location: C 1103 / Cherry building

Elizabeth Pouncy Thomas

"TEACHER PERCEPTIONS OF THE IMPACT OF POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORTS ON TEACHER RETENTION IN A SOUTHEAST TEXAS TITLE I SCHOOL"

Date: April 15, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Virtual

Tasmina Imam

"NETLOAD FORECASTING UNDER UNCERTAINTY WITH STATISTICAL AND LEARNING-BASED MODELS"

Date: April 15, 2026
Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Cherry 1103

Kirusha Sriram

"Development and Modeling Of Conjunctive Green Infrastructure Systems"

Date: April 17, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Cherry 2606