Inaugural Education Doctoral Dissertation Defense at UM-Dearborn

On Monday, July 1, 2013, Peggy Sepetys, a doctoral candidate in education, presented and defended her doctoral dissertation study, Co-Teaching: To What Extent Does It Change Teachers’ Perceived Efficacy in the Instruction of Students with Disabilities in a General Education Classroom?

Ms. Sepetys is the first doctoral student in education on the UM-Dearborn campus to reach this milestone. The event occurred in the Dean’s Conference Room on the second floor of the Fairlane Center South Building. Several interested members of the campus community attended.

Please join me in congratulating Ms. Sepetys on her successful completion of this final step in her journey toward completion of the doctorate!

Also, please join me in thanking the members of her doctoral examining committee for their guidance along the way:

• Belinda Davis Lazarus, Professor of Special Education, Chair 
• Stein Brunvand, Associate Professor of Educational Technology 
• Thomas Callahan, Associate Professor of Management