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Students from our fifth cohort of the Lurie College Ed.D. Leadership program are defending their dissertations during the Spring 2021 semester! Learn more about each of their dissertations below. If you would like to attend an upcoming dissertation defense, please email your request to edd-leadership@sjsu.edu.
Upcoming Dissertation Defenses
Ivan Alcaraz | Thu., Apr. 22, 4pm
- Dissertation: “Closing the Gaps: Understanding and Disrupting Deficit Thinking and Exclusionary Discipline Practices in a Latinx School”
- Committee: Dr. Marcos Pizarro, Dr. Noni Reis, Dr. Joe Jaconette
Michael Mansfield | Mon., Apr. 26, 3:30pm
- Dissertation: “The Impacts of Self-Efficacy and Academic Mindset on Middle School Math Achievement for At-Promise Youth: An Explanatory Study”
- Committee: Dr. Brent Duckor, Dr. Roxana Marachi, and Dr. Cheryl Roddick