Week of Events
Monday, July 13, 2026
No events on this day.
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
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July 14, 2026 -Jasmine Major Dissertation Defense, Tuesday, July 14, 2026 @ 10:00 am Central Time
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July 14, 2026 -Terrance Bolton Dissertation Proposal Defense, Tuesday, July 14, 2026 @ 2:00 pm Central Time
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July 14, 2026 -Graduate School Professional Development with Dr. Brumfield
Jasmine Major Dissertation Defense, Tuesday, July 14, 2026 @ 10:00 am Central Time
COMMITTEE CHAIR: Dr. Stacie Defreitas TITLE: DEVELOPING AND ASSESSING AN ADLERIAN PLAY THERAPY K-5TH MENTAL HEALTH CURRICULUM USING QUALITATIVE METHODS ABSTRACT: In the United States, 33% of students exhibit internalizing or externalizing behaviors in academic settings. These behaviors can impact student engagement and performance by disrupting affected students’ and their classmates’ ability to tend [...]
Terrance Bolton Dissertation Proposal Defense, Tuesday, July 14, 2026 @ 2:00 pm Central Time
COMMITTEE CHAIR: Dr. Fred Bonner TITLE: GRAVITY DEFIED: BLACK MALES ESTABLISHING A SENSE OF AGENCY AND BELONGING IN THE EBONY TOWERS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS ABSTRACT: The persistent underrepresentation of Black males in higher education, including within Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), remains a critical concern for scholars and policymakers. (Strayhorn, 2017; [...]
Graduate School Professional Development with Dr. Brumfield
Zoom Meeting https://pvpanther.zoom.us/j/99195963635?pwd=73MkWfTX8guvt3OJZwnBVI7YXtOjp5.1 https://pvpanther.zoom.us/launch/edl?muid=56cba8a3-5fc3-4096-9cff-c79649249322 Meeting ID: 991 9596 3635 Passcode: 532474
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
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July 15, 2026 -Stephanie Williams Doctoral Project Defense, Wednesday, July 15, 2026 @ 10:00 am Central Time
Stephanie Williams Doctoral Project Defense, Wednesday, July 15, 2026 @ 10:00 am Central Time
COMMITTEE CHAIR: Dr. Chloe Gaines TITLE: THE EFFECTS OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING ON CLINICAL STAFF'S KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTION OF THE MEDICATION RECONCILIATION PROCESS: A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT ABSTRACT: Medication-related harm affects approximately 1 in 30 patients in healthcare settings. Accurate medication reconciliation (MedRec) is essential for identifying medication discrepancies, preventing medication errors, and reducing [...]
Thursday, July 16, 2026
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July 16, 2026 -Joulvous Drake Doctoral Project Defense, Thursday, July 16, 2026 @ 11:00 am Central Time
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July 16, 2026 -LLMs, Text2SQL, Knowledge Distillation, Information Extraction
Joulvous Drake Doctoral Project Defense, Thursday, July 16, 2026 @ 11:00 am Central Time
COMMITTEE CHAIR: Dr. Chloe Gaines TITLE: UTILIZATION OF AN ON-SITE PRIMARY CARE CLINIC - AN EVALUATION ABSTRACT: Employers are increasingly incorporating on-site primary care clinics into their workplace health strategies to improve access to timely care, reduce absenteeism, support chronic disease management, and lower healthcare-related costs. Yet, despite the demonstrated organizational and health benefits, [...]
LLMs, Text2SQL, Knowledge Distillation, Information Extraction
COMMITTEE CHAIR: Dr. Xishuang Dong TITLE: LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS FOR INFORMATION EXTRACTION ABSTRACT: Large Language Models (LLMs) have emerged with remarkable capabilities in understanding, generating, and contextualizing natural language. These capabilities have significantly advanced information extraction (IE), enabling the extraction of meaningful information from both unstructured and structured data. This dissertation investigates two important [...]
Friday, July 17, 2026
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July 17, 2026 -Teneeshia Renae Johnson Dissertation Defense, Tuesday, July 14, 2026 @ 12:00 pm Central Time
Teneeshia Renae Johnson Dissertation Defense, Tuesday, July 14, 2026 @ 12:00 pm Central Time
COMMITTEE CHAIR: Dr. Temilola Salami TITLE: A GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS OF MENTAL HEALTH ACCESS AMONG TRAUMA-EXPOSED DISCIPLINARY ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM YOUTH ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to examine the spatial distribution of trauma symptoms and emotional dysregulation among youth involved in disciplinary alternative education programs (DAEP). Additionally, the study explored whether these outcomes [...]
Saturday, July 18, 2026
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July 18, 2026 -Reginald Chatman Dissertation Proposal Defense, Saturday, July 18, 2026 @ 11:00 am Central Time
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July 18, 2026 -Kathy Kuria Dissertation Defense, Saturday, July 18, 2026 @ 11:0 am Central Time
Reginald Chatman Dissertation Proposal Defense, Saturday, July 18, 2026 @ 11:00 am Central Time
COMMITTEE CHAIR: Dr. Mohammed Hussein TITLE: UNDERSTANDING SUCCESSFUL EXITS AMONG BLACK TECH FOUNDERS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF STRATEGIC, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND EXPERIENTIAL FACTORS ABSTRACT: The central problem this study addresses is how to characterize what it takes for Black tech founders to exit. Thus, the purpose is to examine the factors that maximize the probability [...]
Kathy Kuria Dissertation Defense, Saturday, July 18, 2026 @ 11:0 am Central Time
COMMITTEE CHAIR: Dr. Anish Shankar Menon TITLE: SHARED IDENTITY, SHARED TRUST: THE ROLE OF LEADERSHIP REPRESENTATION AND ADVISOR RACE IN SHAPING MINORITY INVESTMENT PARTICIPATION ABSTRACT: Persistent racial disparities in stock market participation constrain wealth accumulation among African American and Latino households. This study examined how two forms of representation, a firm’s cultural-sensitivity disclosure (an [...]
Sunday, July 19, 2026
No events on this day.