DEFENSE ANNOUNCEMENTS

Shayne Piasta will defend her Dissertation on Wednesday, May 14 at 1:00 in Room A206 PDB. Her Major Professor is Dr. Richard Wagner and the title is "Developing Emergent Literacy Skills: The Impact of Alphabet Instruction".

Kevin Harris will defend his Dissertation on Thursday, May 15 at 2:00 in Room A206 PDB. His Major Professor is Dr. Anders Ericsson and the title is "Deliberate Practice, Mental Representations, and Skilled Performance".

April Smith will defend her Thesis on Monday, May 19 at 2:00 in Room A206 PDB. Her Major Professor is Dr. Thomas Joiner and the title is "The Paradox of Success: Does Exposure to Successful Career Women Negatively Affect Eating Attitudes?"

Julia Buckner will defend her Dissertation on Tuesday, May 20 at 9:00 in Room A206 PDB. Her Major Professor is Dr. Brad Schmidt and the title is "A Randomized Pilot Study of Motivation Enhancement Therapy to Increase Utilization of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Social Anxiety".

Courtney Cantrell will defend her Dissertation on Tuesday, May 20 at 1:00 in Room A206 PDB. Her Major Professor is Dr. Mark Licht and the title is "Adjustment to Parkinson's Disease: The Role of Coping, Control, and Goal Orientation".