Defense Announcements
College of Education and Human Development
| Degree: | Educational Leadership, Ed.D |
| Title: |
Collaboration Among General Education and Special Education Teachers: Providing an Appropriate Education for All Students |
| Name: | Staci Cade |
| Date: | January 23, 2024 |
| Time: | 9:00 am |
| Location: | Zoom |
| Degree: | Educational Leadership, Ed.D |
| Title: |
DEAF LEADERSHIP |
| Name: | Kimberly Krockover |
| Date: | February 26, 2024 |
| Time: | 3:00 pm |
| Location: | Zoom |
| Degree: | Educational Leadership, Ed.D |
| Title: | COMMUNITY COLLEGE RETENTION AND STRATEGIC ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT PLANNING |
| Name: | Patricia Benavides-Dominguez |
| Date: | March 25, 2024 |
| Time: | 10:30 am |
| Location: | Faculty Center 207 |
| Degree: | Educational Leadership, Ed.D |
| Title: |
Are We Stemming the Non-STEM? A Three-Article Dissertation on Non-STEM International Graduate Students |
| Name: | Vedika Salunke |
| Date: | March 26, 2024 |
| Time: | 1:00 pm |
| Location: | Zoom |
| Degree: | Curriculum & Instruction, Ph.D |
| Title: | Examining the Changes in Success Rates of Texas Basic Peace Officer Trainees on the State Licensing Examination |
| Name: | John T. Hornsby |
| Date: | April 3, 2024 |
| Time: | 11:00 am |
| Location: | ECDC 225 |
| Degree: | Educational Leadership, Ed.D |
| Title: | PLÁTICAS CON LAS MERAS MERAS: VOICES OF EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED LATINA LEADERS’ JOURNEYS TO THE SUPERINTENDENCY |
| Name: | Monica Luna |
| Date: | April 3, 2024 |
| Time: | 12:00 pm |
| Location: |
| Degree: | Educational Leadership, Ed.D |
| Title: |
UNDERSTANDING HOPE AS EXPERIENCED BY FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS AT HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS |
| Name: | Claudia Ayala |
| Date: | April 3, 2024 |
| Time: | 1:00 pm |
| Location: | University Center, Dolphin Room 306 |
| Degree: | Counselor Education, Ph.D |
| Title: |
PAWS & BREATHE: A DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY INFORMED EMOTION REGULATION SKILLS GROUP UTILIZING ANIMAL ASSISTED COUNSELING |
| Name: | Jordan Jalen Evans |
| Date: | April 4, 2024 |
| Time: | 10:00 am |
| Location: | ECDC 144 |
| Degree: | Curriculum & Instruction, Ph.D |
| Title: |
PROCTORING MODELS AND THE INFLUENCE ON HESI EXIT EXAM SCORES: A COMPARISON OF TWO NURSING COHORTS |
| Name: | Amy McClure |
| Date: | April 5, 2024 |
| Time: | 9:00 am |
| Location: | ECDC 238 |
| Degree: | Educational Leadership, Ed.D |
| Title: |
A Case Study of Hispanic South Texas Congregational Leaders' Perceptions Towards Hispanics in Theological Higher Education |
| Name: | Adela Ernestina Villarreal |
| Date: | April 5, 2024 |
| Time: | 9:00 am |
| Location: | ZOOM |
College of Engineering
| Degree: | Geospatial Computer Science, Ph.D |
| Title: |
Advancing coastal inundation forecasting: a multifaceted machine learning approach |
| Name: | Marina Vicens Miquel |
| Date: | March 27, 2024 |
| Time: | 10:00 am |
| Location: | NRC 1003 |
| Degree: | Geospatial Computer Science, Ph.D |
| Title: |
Enabling Resilient Operations of Unoccupied Aerial Vehicle(UAV) Swarms |
| Name: | Abhishek Phadke |
| Date: | March 29, 2024 |
| Time: | 12:00 pm |
| Location: | OCNR 118 |
| Degree: | Geospatial Computer Science, Ph.D |
| Title: |
ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACTS OF SUBSIDENCE ON COASTAL FLOOD RISK USING GEODETIC REMOTE SENSING, MACHINE LEARNING, AND HYDROLOGICAL MODELING |
| Name: | Wen Zhong |
| Date: | April 5, 2024 |
| Time: | 8:00 am |
| Location: | RFEB - 108 |
| Degree: | Geospatial Systems Engineering, MS |
| Title: |
EXPLORING THE INFLUENCE OF BUILT ENVIRONMENT FACTORS ON COVID-19 VACCINATION RATES |
| Name: | Ziba Abbasian |
| Date: | April 23, 2024 |
| Time: | 10:00 am |
| Location: | NRC 1232 |
College of Liberal Arts
| Degree: | Clinical Psychology, MA |
| Title: |
Women Working Overtime: The Influence of the Second Shift Discrepancy on Relationship and Life Satisfaction |
| Name: | Brooke Bennette |
| Date: | April 11, 2024 |
| Time: | 2:00 pm |
| Location: | Bay Hall 359 |
| Degree: | English, MA |
| Title: |
Metadiscourse Markers in L2 Source-Based Informative Essays: An Analysis of Texts Written by L2 Undergraduate Students |
| Name: | Dang Thuy Anh Pham |
| Date: | April 12, 2024 |
| Time: | 1:00 PM |
| Location: | TBD |
| Degree: | Clinical Psychology, MA |
| Title: |
Utilizing Anticipatory Guidance to Reduce Instagram Induced Upward Social Comparison |
| Name: | Asia White |
| Date: | April 17, 2024 |
| Time: | 10:00 am |
| Location: | Bay Hall Conference Room |
School of Arts, Media and Communication
| Degree: | Studio Art, MFA |
| Title: |
No Humans Here: Exploration in the Digital Age |
| Name: | John Grabko |
| Date: | April 8, 2024 |
| Time: | 10:00 am |
| Location: | Weil Gallery |
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
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College of Science
| Degree: | Coastal & Marine System Science, MS |
| Title: |
In Situ and Remote Sensing of Aerosol Properties and their Influences in Tropical Oceanic Warm Rain Systems |
| Name: | Hailey Santa Ana |
| Date: | March 26, 2024 |
| Time: | 2:00 pm |
| Location: | CS 138 |
| Degree: | Marine Biology, Ph.D |
| Title: | THE INFLUENCE OF HABITAT CONTEXT ON COMMUNITY STRUCTURE, ORGANIC MATTER COMPOSITION, AND CONSUMER DIETS OF SUBTIDAL OYSTER REEFS IN MATAGORDA BAY, TEXAS |
| Name: | Alyssa Outhwaite |
| Date: | April 1, 2024 |
| Time: | 1:00 pm |
| Location: | HRI 127 |
| Degree: | Chemistry, MS |
| Title: | NOx Source Apportionment and Oxidation Chemistry in a Coastal Urban Airshed Using Stable Isotope Techniques |
| Name: | Kaiya Shealy |
| Date: | April 5, 2024 |
| Time: | 9:00 am |
| Location: | University Center, Room 216 |
| Degree: | Coastal & Marine System Science, MS |
| Title: |
Mapping Optimal Locations for Oyster Aquaculture: Remote Sensing and Field Observations |
| Name: | Meghan Bygate |
| Date: | April 8, 2024 |
| Time: | 3:00 pm |
| Location: | University Center, Room 306 |
| Degree: | Marine Biology, MS |
| Title: |
Diffusive Transport and Coral Calcification: A Comparative Study of Branching and Plating Morphologies Under Ocean Acidification |
| Name: | Bryanna Herrera |
| Date: | April 9, 2024 |
| Time: | 11:00 am |
| Location: | University Center, Room 324 |
| Degree: | Biology, MS |
| Title: |
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NITRIC OXIDE AND SEROTONIN IN THE FORMATION OF LONG-TERM MEMORY IN AN INVERTEBRATE MODEL |
| Name: | Landrue Richards |
| Date: | April 12, 2024 |
| Time: | 11:00 am |
| Location: | University Center, Marlin 317/Zoom Presentation |
| Degree: | Coastal & Marine System Science, MS |
| Title: |
Evaluating habitat provision by restored intertidal and subtidal oyster reefs in St. Charles Bay, Texas |
| Name: | Neina Chapa |
| Date: | April 18, 2024 |
| Time: | 10:00 am |
| Location: | Zoom Session |