Oral Defense Schedule
Fall 2026
This page lists upcoming oral defense presentations for graduate students in the College of Education and Human Services, showcasing the culmination of their research and academic achievements.
Updated: 9/10/2026
To attend an online defense, please contact the dissertation director listed.
Sara B. Fuller | Curriculum and Instruction | An Examination of Community College Students' Intrinsic Motivation, Sense of Belonging, and Perception of Presence in Online First-Year Composition Courses | Sept. 16 | 9 a.m. | ||
Kristine Harrington | Cultural Foundations | "Not Everyone Will Get There: Bourdieu, Identity, and Ideology for Rural Regional Students Experiencing a Cultural Competence Immersion at the Pine Ridge Reservation | Oct. 16 | Noon | Room 408A White Hall | |
Midori Lebr籀n | Interprofessional Leadership | La Riqueza de Nuestras Ra穩ces: Counter-Stories of Culturally Grounded Latina Leadership in Higher Education | Oct. 23 | 9 a.m. | ||
| Jeffrey L. Papa | Curriculum and Instruction | A Document Analysis of Climate Change Open Educational Resources for Nature of Science Representation: A Two-Paper Set | Oct. 16 | 9 a.m. | ||
Cassandra Konen-Butler | Interprofessional Leadership | Empowering Tomorrows Healthcare Leaders: A Journey in Shared Leadership Through Interprofessional Team Training for Healthcare Professional Students | Oct. 23 | 9 a.m. | ||
Paris M. Lampkins | Interprofessional Leadership | INVISIBLE HURDLES: EXPLORING THE BARRIERS TO EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP FOR BLACK WOMEN IN PREDOMINANTLY WHITE CORPORATE SPACES | Oct. 28 | 11 a.m. | | |
Morgan Wallbrown | Counselor Education and Supervision | Understanding Artificial Intelligence in the Counseling Profession: A Delphi Study | Oct. 27 | 11 a.m. | White Hall | |
Laura Holder Cope | Interprofessional Leadership | Still Showing Up: A Qualitative Study of Elementary Teachers Perspectives and Experiences with Challenging Behavior, Self-Efficacy, and Burnout | Oct. 23 | noon | White Hall Rm. 408 | |
Sk Rezwan Shihab | Curriculum and Instruction | The Impact of Hands-On Digital Technology Experience on Self-Efficacy: A Comparative Study of Preservice Teachers and Predoctoral Dental Students | Oct. 27 | 11 a.m. | ||
Pacifique Niyonzima | Interprofessional Leadership | Building a Sustainable U.S.-Africa Higher Education Partnership: A Case Study of the 蹤獲扦-University of Rwanda Collaboration | Oct. 30 | 11 a.m. | ||
Asmaa Alsowat | Curriculum and Instruction | Saudi Female Teachers Self-Efficacy in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in Early Childhood Classrooms | Nov. 3 | 2 p.m. | Asmaa Alsowat | |
Bayadir Salem Alrehaili | Health Education and Promotion | Behavioral Intention to Seek Help for Intimate Partner Violence Among Women in Saudi Arabia | Nov. 3 | 10 a.m. |
