Leadership Studies doctoral students will be defending their dissertations on the following dates and times:

San Antonio campus:

• Monica Ayala – April 24, 2018 – 4 p.m. – Main Building, Room 311A
  “Examining the Relationship Between the Emotional Intelligence of a Principal as Perceived by Teachers and the Teachers’ Organizational Commitment”
• Rodney Rodriguez – April 25, 2018 – 10 a.m. – Main Building, Room 311B
  “The Relationship Between the Followers’ Perceptions of the Leaders’ Leadership Style and Job Satisfaction in South Texas Community Colleges”
• Tozi Gutierrez – April 25, 2018 – 2 p.m. – Main Building, Room 311B
  “A Study On Relationship Quality (LMX): Online Students’ Perceptions of Instructors as Leaders in Predicting Student Engagement (SEEQ) and Satisfaction”
• Deborah Trevino – April 26, 2018 – 11 a.m. – Main Building, Room 311A
  “Is There a Relationship Between the Follower’s Perceptions of the Community College Dean’s Authentic Leadership Style and Leader Effectiveness, Follower Extra Effort and with the Leader Satisfaction?”

Houston campus:

• Tricia Phillips – April 18 – 10 a.m. – Houston campus
  “An Assessment of Leadership Style as Perceived by Followers When Considering Leader Integrity and Employee Attitudes Toward Whistleblowing”
• Felicia Nichols – April 24 – 10 a.m. – Houston campus
  “Exploring the Relationship Between Principals’ Leadership Style and Teachers’ Job Satisfaction in the Public School Setting”

Rio Grande Valley campus:

• Laura Castillo – April 24 -1 p.m. – RGV campus
  “Exploring the Relationship Between Leadership Style and Job Satisfaction of Community Rehabilitation Program (CRP) Employment Providers”
• Irma Pye Gavito – April 26 – 3 p.m. – RGV campus
  “A Study of the Conflict Styles of Nurse leaders and the Influence of these Styles on Disruptive Behavior”