The following are a list of defended or scheduled Educational Leadership Defenses during the 2020/2021 Academic Year
| Name | Defense | Title | Date | Committee |
| James Carlisle | Pre-Prospectus | Leadership Attributes of CIO/Senior Technology Leaders in Higher Education | 12/01/2020, 1:00-3:00 PM | Teri Denlea Melton, Chair Antonio Gutierrez de Blume Steven Tolman |
| Marsha Walker | Pre-Prospectus | Perceptions and Usage of Online Curricula in Intensive English Programs | 11/17/2020, 9:00-11:00 AM | Elise Cain, Chair Cordelia Zinskie Carl (Kip) Sorgen |
| Ashley M. Snyder | Dissertation | The Impact of an Intensive Blended Learning Reading Intervention on Standardized Assessment Scores | 11/3/2020, 1:00-3:00 PM | Paul Brinson, Chair Antonio Gutierrez de Blume Lina Soares |
| Torri Jackson | Dissertation | The Impact of School Tasks on the Leadership Self-Efficacy of Principals and Assistant Principals | 10/29/2020, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM | Juliann Sergi McBrayer, Chair Richard Cleveland Suzanne Miller |
| Tikki Middleton | Dissertation | The Relationship Between Co-Teaching Partnerships and Student Achievement | 10/20/2020, 1:00-3:00 PM | Teri Denlea Melton, Chair Antonio Gutierrez de Blume Kymberly Harris |
| Kellie Gebhardt | Dissertation | “I Just Couldn’t Take it Any More”: A Phenomenological Study of Teacher Attrition | 10/15/2020, 1:00-3:00 PM | Teri Denlea Melton, Chair Cordelia Zinskie Brandon Hunt |
| Jeanne McGowan | Pre-Prospectus | College students attitudes towards mindfulness mobile applications: Socieconomic status comparison | 10/14/2020, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM | Juliann Sergi McBrayer, Chair Cordelia Zinskie Pamela Wells |
| Zachary Gorman | Prospectus | Staffing Models Supporting Technology in Institutions of Higher Education | 10/1/2020, 1:00-3:00 PM | Dan Calhoun, Chair Antonio Gutierrez de Blume Steven Tolman |
| Brad Boykin | Pre-Prospectus | Relationship between school climate and student achievement in middle schools | 9/29/2020, 2:00-4:00 PM | Juliann Sergi McBrayer, Chair Richard Cleveland Suzanne Miller |
| David Murphy | Dissertation | The Relationship Between Servant Leadership and Teacher Retention and Student Achievement | 9/24/2020, 1:00-3:00 PM | Teri Denlea Melton, Chair Antonio Gutierrez de Blume Paul Brinson |
| Ashley Snyder | Prospectus | The Impact of an Intensive Blended Learning Reading Intervention on Standardized Assessment Scores | 9/21/2020, 3:00-5:00 PM | Paul Brinson, Chair Antonio Gutierrez de Blume Lina Soares |
| Janetta Alabi-Isama | Prospectus | Leadership Preparation in Promoting Parent and Family Engagement | 9/14/2020, 12:00-2:00 PM | Carl (Kip) Sorgen, Chair Meca Williams-Johnson Paul Brinson |
| Andrew Dies | Pre-Prospectus | The relationship between adverse childhood experiences and resilence through the eyes of transition | 9/2/2020, 2:30-4:30 PM | Juliann Sergi McBrayer, Chair Antonio Gutierrez de Blume Pamela Wells |
| Jeremy Davis | Pre-Prospectus | Educational transformational leadership and teacher organizational citizenship behavior motives | 8/27/2020, 2:30-4:30 PM | Juliann Sergi McBrayer, Chair Bryan Griffin Suzanne Miller |
| Deirdre Daniels | Pre-Prospectus | School leaders and teachers’ preparedness for online K-12 classrooms | 8/26/2020, 2:30-4:30 PM | Juliann Sergi McBrayer, Chair Marlynn Griffin Taylor Norman |
| William Thigpen | Pre-Prospectus | Teacher Perceptions of Professional Learning Communities | 8/25/2020, 2:30-4:30 PM | Juliann Sergi McBrayer, Chair Cordelia Zinskie Kitty Crawford |
| Kacie Phipps | Prospectus | School Leaders’ Perceptions of Effective Teachers in Title I Schools | 8/13/2020, 1:00-3:00 PM | Paul Brinson, Chair Antonio Gutierrez de Blume Carl (Kip) Sorgen |
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Last updated: 11/20/2020
