The following document tracks my academic progress through the Ed.D. in Interdisciplinary Leadership program at Texas Lutheran University. The courses have pushed me to develop critical thinking skills while connecting academic concepts to practical applications and leadership models for solving actual problems. The combined curriculum helps me develop dissertation research skills while building my capacity to lead purposeful transformational change with resilience.

 

Course - EDUD 731-A: Organizational Leadership Theory & Practice

Faculty - Dr. Luigi Peñaranda

Semester - Spring 2025

Status - Completed

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EDUD 732: Leading for Transformational Change & Innovation

Faculty -Dr. Georgianna Laws

Semester - Fall 2025

Status - In Progress

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EDUD 733: Communication & Leadership

Faculty -Dr. Christopher Bollinger

Semester - Summer 2025

Status - Completed

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EDUD 734: Leadership and Ethics

Faculty -TBD

Semester - [Future Term]

Status - Not Started

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EDUD 735: Leadership, Diversity, and Cultural Intelligence

Faculty -TBD

Semester - [Future Term]

Status - Not Started

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EDUD 736: Data-Driven Decision Making for Leaders

Faculty -TBD

Semester - [Future Term]

Status - Not Started

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EDUD 784B: Power Dynamics and Toxic Leadership

Faculty -TBD

Semester - [Future Term]

Status - Not Started

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EDUD 784C: Global Leadership

Faculty -TBD

Semester - [Future Term]

Status - Not Started

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EDUD 784F: Collaborative Leadership

Faculty -Dr. Christopher Bollinger

Semester - Summer 2025

Status - Completed

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EDUD 831: Qualitative Research Design

Faculty -Dr. Christopher Bollinger

Semester - Summer 2025

Status - Completed

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EDUD 832: Quantitative Research Design

Faculty -TBD

Semester - [Future Term]

Status - Not Started

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EDUD 833: Applied Research Design

Faculty -TBD

Semester - [Future Term]

Status - Not Started

Dissertation Sequence

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EDUD 871: Dissertation I – Framing the Research Study: Topics, Problems, and Purpose

Faculty -Dr. Luigi Peñaranda

Semester - Late Fall 2025

Status - In Progress

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EDUD 872: Dissertation II – Literature Review and Theoretical Foundations

Faculty -TBD

Semester - [Future Term]

Status - Not Started

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EDUD 873: Dissertation III – Methodology and Approach to Data Collection and Analysis

Faculty -TBD

Semester - [Future Term]

Status - Not Started

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EDUD 874: Dissertation IV – Data Collection

Faculty -TBD

Semester - [Future Term]

Status - Not Started

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EDUD 875: Dissertation V – Data Analysis, Results, & Implications

Faculty -TBD

Semester - [Future Term]

Status - Not Started

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EDUD 876: Dissertation Defense

Faculty -TBD

Semester - [Future Term]

Status - Not Started

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The sequence demonstrates my academic development and shows how I will achieve dissertation readiness and use transformational leadership skills in my future professional work.