Dissertation Defense Roster

Amy Pesina

"A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF MENTORING AND INDUCTION PRACTICES: EXPLORING NOVICE TEACHER EXPERIENCES AND RETENTION IN A NORTH TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICT"

Date: September 25, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Virtual

Sima Besharat Ferdowsi

"On Effective Reliability Modeling of Electronic Assemblies Subjected to Dynamic Excitations"

Date: September 25, 2026
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Signature Center, Room 105

Courtney Windham

"ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: DESIGN FEATURES, INSTRUCTIONAL IMPACT, AND SELF-EFFICACY"

Date: September 28, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Online

April Renee Dabbs

"THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEACHER SALARIES AND STUDENT PERFORMANCE ON THIRD GRADE AND FIFTH GRADE READING STAAR TESTS IN TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS"

Date: October 02, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Online

Golnoosh Toosi

"ADVANCING SABINE-NECHES WATERWAY EFFICIENCY: A DATA-DRIVEN STUDY OF TRAFFIC FLOW AND OPERATIONAL DYNAMICS"

Date: October 26, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Online

Namam Subedi

"Machine Learning based Load Balancinf for Object Storage"

Date: October 28, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: MAES 218

Tiffany Ailene Flores

"A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF SECOND-CAREER TEACHERS’ EXPERIENCES WITH WORKPLACE SUPPORTS AND RETENTION AT SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN CENTRAL TEXAS"

Date: November 02, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Virtual