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This list of scheduled Ed.D. dissertation and M.S.Ed. thesis defenses is distributed so that you may see the announcement and possibly attend.

Ph.D. announcements are published on the .

If you wish to attend, as a courtesy please contact the committee chair in advance.

Departments:

• Applied Psychology in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and Research Methodology
• Curriculum and Instruction
• ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøal Leadership and Policy Studies
• Learning, Design, and Adult ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø

Applied Psychology in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and Research Methodology

Ed.D. Thesis Defenses

None currently scheduled

Ph.D. Dissertation Defenses

Monday, August 24, 2026, 9:00 a.m.
Carissa Serratos
Consultee-Centered Consultation for Trauma-Informed Care Among Special ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Teachers: A Multiple Case Study
Wright ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Building Rm 4214
Chair: David Shriberg

Monday, November 9, 2026 10:00 a.m.
Darcy Furlong
Cripping Child Centered Care: Centering Children's Participation in (Dis)ability Assessments
Remote defense; contact chair for details
Chair: Jessica Lester

M.S.Ed. Thesis Defenses

None currently scheduled

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Curriculum and Instruction

Ed.D. Dissertation Defenses

Tuesday, August 11, 2026, 10:00 a.m.
Kathryn (Kady) Lane
SPEAKING IN CODES: LANGUAGE and the TENTATIVE, BUT RELIABLE, NATURE of SCIENCE
Remote defense; contact chair for details
Chair: Valarie Akerson

Wednesday, August 12, 2026, 3:00 p.m.
Steven Heil
Models and Methods at Ease with Relativism and Pluralism for Extending Inquiry into Artistic Development: a Multi-article Dissertation
Remote defense; contact chair for details
Chair: Marjorie Manifold

Monday, August 31, 2026, 10:00 a.m.
Denise Massari
Adapting the Science of Reading: Prosody, Aural Literacies, and Inferential Comprehension in Dual Language Contexts
Remote defense; contact chair for details
Chair: Karen Wohlwend

Monday, August 31, 2026, 3:00 p.m.
Genevieve Gooley
Evolution of a 30-year-old Dual Language Immersion Program: Veteran Educators’ Perspectives of Changing Models, Teaching Methods, and Policies
Remote defense; contact chair for details
Chair: Karen Wohlwend

Tuesday, September 8th, 2026, 12:00 p.m.
Victoria Tabibi
Integrating Explicit Nature of Science Instruction in Wave Physics: An Action Research Study
Remote defense; contact chair for details
Chair: Valarie Akerson

Ph.D. Dissertation Defenses

None currently scheduled

M.S.Ed. Thesis Defenses

None currently scheduled

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ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøal Leadership and Policy Studies

Ed.D. Dissertation Defenses

None currently scheduled

Ph.D. Dissertation Defenses

None currently scheduled

M.S.Ed. Thesis Defenses

None currently scheduled

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