Graduate Student Public Defense Announcements

Neil Laminack

Ed.D. – Educational Leadership, College of Education

A Pre- and Post-Pandemic Analysis of Reading College Readiness as a Function of Economic Status, Ethnicity/Race and Language Status: A Texas, Statewide Analysis

Teresa De Alba

Ed.D. - Educational Leadership, College of Education

A Pre- and Post-Pandemic Analysis of the Reading Performance of Texas Grade 8 Emergent Bilingual Students as a Function of their Economic Status, Special Education Status, and Ethnicity/Race: A Statewide Multiyear Investigation

Erik Torres

Ed.D. - Educational Leadership, College of Education

A Pre-Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Analysis of the Mathematics Performance of Texas Grade 8 Emergent Bilingual Students by Economic Status, Special Education Status, and Ethnicity/Race: A Multiyear Investigation

Alexia Florentin

Ph.D. - Counselor Education, College of Education

Exploring the Relationship between Ambiguous Loss, Hope, and Resilience in Affected Family Members of Individuals with Severe Substance Use Disorders

Sandra Schultz

Ed.D. - Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education

Literacy in the Culinary Classroom

Cicelia Michelle Como

Ph.D. - Counselor Education, College of Education

The Impact of Historical Trauma in Black Counselor Education Doctoral Students

H. William Thompson

Ed.D. - Educational Leadership, College of Education

An Analysis of Teacher Years of Experience and Student Discipline Placements in Grades 9-12 at Texas High School Campuses by Student Enrollment Size

Alexis Rodriguez

M.S. - Kinesiology, College of Health Sciences

Exploring the Impact of Psychological Variables on Return to Sport Post ACL-R

Adalia Brixen

M.S. - Biology, College of Science and Engineering Technology

Microbial Succession of the Microbiome of Cadaver Islands in Southeast Subtropical Texas

Cesar Cantu

Ph.D. - Forensic Science, College of Criminal Justice

DNA Applications to Forensic Entomology

Natalia Czado

Ph.D. - Forensic Science, College of Criminal Justice

Improving Forensic DNA Techniques for Non-Traditional Sample Types

Mary Gutierrez

Ed.D. - Instructional Systems Design and Technology, College of Education

Navigating the Doctoral Journey: Examining Self-Efficacy, Employment Status, Cultural Differences, Instructional Design Strategies and Interventions, and Intention to Complete an Online Doctoral Degree

Justin Daniel Parsons

M.S. - Homeland Security, College of Criminal Justice

Assessing U.S. Response System Capabilities to Address Future Threats of Bioweapons: Medical and Public Health Sector

Anaely J. Perez

M.S. - Chemistry, College of Science and Engineering Technology

Probing the Hemoglobin to Methemoglobin Conversion in the Presence of Dimethyl Trisulfide

Kelly Martinez

M.A. - Criminal Justice and Criminology, College of Criminal Justice

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adolescent Handgun Carrying: The Moderating Role of School Connectedness 

Jennifer Snedeker

Ph.D. - Forensic Science, College of Criminal Justice

Investigation of DNA Extraction, Purification, and Downstream Processing Techniques for Challenging Skeletal Remains

Natasha Young Risher

Ph.D. - Counselor Education, College of Education

Perceptions of Black Adults Regarding the Effects of Father Absence Due to Loss and the Impact it had during Adolescence

Nicole A. Boston

Ph.D. - Counselor Education, College of Education

In a Different World: The Lived Experiences of African American Female School Counselors in Texas Title I Schools

John R. Cromb IV

M.A. - Clinical Psychology, College of Humanities and Social Sciences

The Potential Role of Personality Functioning Impairment in Multimethod Inter-Test Score Relationships

Erika Y. Herrera

Ed.D. - Higher Education Leadership, College of Education

Understanding the Administrative Burdens Associated with the Texas State College Tuition Waiver for Foster Care Youth

Alexandra Jaque

M.A. - Experiential Psychology, College of Humanities and Social Sciences

The Effect of Environmental Enrichment on a Measure of Cognitive Bias in a Stress-vulnerable Genetic Line of Aves

Michelle Robichaux

Ph.D. - Counselor Education, College of Education

Reclaiming the Sacred Feminine: A Qualitative Exploration of Female Counselors' use of Reiki and Tarot

Shelby Ray Watson

M.A. - History, College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Prison Capital: Convict Leasing in Texas

Gisela Esteva de Quesada

Ph.D. - Counselor Education, College of Education

Integrating the Application of a Virtual Reality Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Latino Adult with Autism and Social Anxiety

Kienia M. Green

Ed.D. - Instructional Systems Design and Technology, College of Education

The Relationship between the Inventory of Learning Styles and Academic Achievement of Students in Online Graduate Courses

Brynn Biggs

Ed.D. - Educational Leadership, College of Education

Identifying Essential Leadership Qualities for Career and Technical Education and Special Education Leaders

Martha Chumchal

Ph.D. - Criminal Justice, College of Criminal Justice

Motherhood Incarcerated: A Comparative Analysis of Mother's V Non-Mother's Adjustments to Prison

Anita M. Dann

Ed.D - Educational Leadership, College of Education

Borrowing-as-Equity: Student Debt and Social Mobility among Black Postgraduate Students

Elizabeth Muchmore

M.A. - Sociology, College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Sociodemographic Disparities with Satisfaction and Autonomy at End of Life

Kelsey L. Kramer

Ph.D. - Criminal Justice, College of Criminal Justice

Establishing "Fat Criminology": Assessing the Impact of Body Size on Criminal Sentencing Outcomes