Curriculum and Instruction
Loving and Leaving the Classroom: Contextualizing the Attrition of Black Women Teachers from Urban Schools
Doctoral Candidate Name: Shanique Lee Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: November 15, 2021 – 2:00 PM Defense Location: https://zoom.us/j/8594156604?pwd=enFiT2pXZ1crcHFaeGNwTUF1dWE3dz09 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Chance Lewis Committee Members: Dr. Lisa Merriweather, Dr. Tehia Glass, Dr. Paul Fitchett, Dr. Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling Abstract: Since the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling against school segregation, […]
Reclaiming our legacy: A qualitative study of service-learning and learning about service through the experiences of African American women educators in urban schools.
Doctoral Candidate Name: Tamera Moore Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: November 12, 2021 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Online Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Greg Wiggan Committee Members: Dr. Gloria Campbell-Whatley, Dr. Spencer Salas, Dr. Christopher O’Brien Abstract: As the number of minority students in public schools increases in the U.S., the teacher […]
A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF SERVICE-LEARNING THROUGH THE EXPERIENCES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN EDUCATORS IN URBAN SCHOOLS
Doctoral Candidate Name: Tamera Moore Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: November 12, 2021 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Online Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Greg Wiggan Committee Members: Dr. Gloria Campbell-Whatley, Dr. Spencer Salas, Dr. Christopher O’Brien Abstract: Service-learning combines academic coursework with volunteer community service experiences. Its components include the coursework, community […]
A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF SERVICE-LEARNING THROUGH THE EXPERIENCES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN EDUCATORS IN URBAN SCHOOLS
Doctoral Candidate Name: Tamera Moore Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: November 12, 2021 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Online Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Greg Wiggan Committee Members: Dr. Gloria Campbell-Whatley, Dr. Spencer Salas, Dr. Christopher O’Brien Abstract: Service-learning combines academic coursework with volunteer community service experiences. Its components include the coursework, community […]
Loving and Leaving the Classroom: Contextualizing the Attrition of Black Women Teachers from Urban Schools
Doctoral Candidate Name: Shanique Lee Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: November 15, 2021 – 2:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Chance Lewis Committee Members: Dr. Lisa Merriweather, Dr. Tehia Glass, Dr. Paul Fitchett, Dr. Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling Abstract: Since the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling against school segregation, […]
Ambiguous Loss and Parental Traumatic Brain Injury
Doctoral Candidate Name: William Ray Leach Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: November 4, 2021 – 12:00 PM Defense Location: Virtual- Email for Zoom Link Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Drew Polly Committee Members: Dr. Erin Washburn, Dr. Jeanneine Jones, Dr. Jessica Jugan, Dr. George Demakis Abstract: ABSTRACT WILLIAM RAY LEACH. Ambiguous Loss and […]
Exploring Diasporic Dialects for Black Women in College Composition and Communication: A Critical Reflective Narrative Inquiry
Doctoral Candidate Name: Alicia D. Dervin Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: September 17, 2021 – 11:00 AM Defense Location: Virtual (Zoom) Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Tehia Glass Committee Members: Dr. Jae Hoon Lim, Dr. Erin Miller, Dr. Spencer Salas, Dr. Bettie Ray Butler (Graduate Faculty Representative) Abstract: Historically, standard English language ideologies […]
Journeys Into The K-12 Classroom: Latina Teachers’ Narratives of Becoming
Doctoral Candidate Name: Alicia Hasanoeddin Reid Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: August 27, 2021 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: via Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Spencer Salas Committee Members: Dr. Mark D’Amico, Dr. Joan Lachance, Dr. Maryann Mraz Abstract: A Project in Humanizing Inquiry (San Pedro & Kinloch, 2017), this qualitative dissertation […]
A WINDOW INTO MY MIRROR: AN AUTOETHNOGRAPHY OF CULTURALLY SUSTAINING PEDAGOGY WITH LGBTQ+ STUDENTS
Doctoral Candidate Name: Nicki Ayn Kincaid Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: April 19, 2021 – 11:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Karen Wood Committee Members: Dr. Bruce Taylor, Dr. Bettie Ray Butler, Dr. Erin Miller Abstract: This research portrays a personal journey of a middle school language arts teacher […]
TEACHING THE TEACHERS: A CASE STUDY OF INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Doctoral Candidate Name: Melissa Miller Sykes Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: April 12, 2021 – 11:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom Meeting Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Maryann Mraz Committee Members: Dr. Bruce Taylor, Dr. Bob Rickelman, Dr. Kelly Anderson Abstract: The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore professional development from the […]