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This list of scheduled Ph.D. dissertation defenses is posted so that faculty and others may attend the defense. If you wish to attend, please contact the committee chair in advance as a courtesy.
Monday, April, 22, 2019, 11:00 a.m.
IU School of Liberal Arts
Health Communications
Amanda Michelle Harsin
The Development and Psychometric Testing of an Inventory to Measure Health-Focused Perceived Family Support and Communication Behaviors with Chronic Disease Patients: A Three-Phase Study
Cavanaugh Hall 438
Chair: Maria Brann, Ph.D., 317-274-8562
Wednesday, April 24, 2019, 11:00 a.m.
IU School of Education
Urban Education Studies
Troy Arnel Crayton
Toward Gaining Knowledge of Young Adult Black Males’ Perceptions of Political Activism
ES 3138
Chair: Brendan Maxcy, Ph.D., 317-274-7516
Thursday, April 25, 2019, 10:00 a.m.
IU School of Informatics & Computing
Informatics
Nitya Verma
Data-Driven Accountability: Examining and Reorienting the Mythologies of Data
IT 395
Chair: Lynn Dombrowski, Ph.D., 317-278-7673
Friday, April 26, 2019, 3:00 p.m.
IU School of Medicine
Anatomy & Cell Biology
Hannah Marie Davis
Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Osteocyte Apoptosis and the Associated Osteoclastogenesis in Cx43-Deficiency and Aging
R3 C203
Chair: Lilian I. Plotkin, Ph.D., 317-274-5317
Monday, April 29, 2019, 10:00 a.m.
IU School of Medicine
Microbiology & Immunology
Bidisha Mitra
Biological Functions of Intracellular Hepatitis B e-Antigen
R3 203
Chair: Haitao Guo, Ph.D., 317-2740530
Tuesday, April 30, 2019, 10:00 a.m.
IU School and Human Sciences
Health and Rehabilitation Science
Jeffrey Allen Beer
Acute Effects of Sound Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (SASTM) on Lower Extremity Flexibility, Isokinetic and Isometric Strength
Natatorium PE 066
Chair: Rafael E. Bahamonde, Ph.D., 317-274-2344
Tuesday, April 30, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
IU School of Dentistry
Dental Science
Maryam Abdulkareem Alghilan
Monitoring of Simulated Erosive Tooth Wear by Cross-Polarization Optical Coherence Tomography
DS 115
Chair: Anderson T. Hara, DDS, MSD, Ph.D., 317-278-0577
Tuesday, April 30, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
IU School of Medicine
Medical & Molecular Genetics
Yu-Hsiang Chen
Multi-Modality Plasma-Based Detection of Minimal Residual Disease in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Walther Hall (R3) Room C303/305
Chair: Milan Radovich, Ph.D., 317-948-9510
Monday, May 6, 2019, 1:00 p.m.
IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
Philanthropic Studies
Thad Stephen Austin
Social Entrepreneurship among Prostestant American Congregations: The Role, Theology, Motivations, and Experiences of Lay and Clergy Leaders
University Hall 3011
Chair: David King, Ph.D., 317-278-8976
Monday, May 6, 2019, 2:00 p.m.
IU School of Medicine
Cellular & Integrative Physiology
Jill Kimberly Badin
Coronary Smooth Muscle Cell Cytodifferentiation and Intracellular Ca2+ Handling in Coronary Artery Disease
VanNuys Medical Science Building B26
Chair: Michael Sturek, Ph.D., 317-274-7772
Tuesday, May 7, 2019, 2:00 p.m.
IU School of Medicine
Cellular & Integrative Physiology
Daniel D. Lee
Understanding the Integrated Pathophysiological Role of a Moonlighting Protein in Lung Development
Daly Center 186
Co-chairs: Margaret Schwarz, Ph.D., 574-631-5634; Johnathan Tune, Ph.D. 317-274-3433
Wednesday, May 8, 2019, 9:30 a.m.
IU Fairbanks School of Public Health
Biostatistics
Yuanfang Xu
An OLS-Based Metod for Causal Inference in Observational Studies
HITS 1110
Chair: Ying Zhang, Ph.D., 317-278-5482
Thursday, May 9, 2019, 10:30 a.m.
IU School of Medicine
Pharmacology
Antja-Voy A. Hartley
Regulation of Protein Arginine Methyltransferase 5 by Novel Serine 15 Phosphorylation in Colorectal Cancer
VanNuys Medical Science Building 326
Chair: Tao Lu, Ph.D., 317-278-0520
Thursday, May 9, 2019, 1:00 p.m.
IU School of Medicine
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Eric Richard Wolf
Specific Functions of the Tumor Suppressor P53 are Activated by P73 and VHL
MS 326
Chair: Lindsey Mayo, Ph.D., 317-278-3173
Monday, May 13, 2019, 10:00 a.m.
IU School of Medicine
Pharmacology
Jennifer Diane Beebe
Lansoprazole and its Metabolites in the Treatment of TNBC and the Contribution of ABCG2 to CC-115 Resistance
R3 203
Chair: Jian-Ting Zhang, Ph.D., 317-278-4503
Wednesday, May 15, 2019, 1:00 p.m.
IU School of Medicine
Medical Neuroscience
Chen Chen
Targeting Early Vascular Dysfunction Following Spinal Cord Injury
GH 1030
Chair: Theodore Cummins, Ph.D., 317-278-9342
Wednesday, May 22, 2019, 9:00 a.m.
IU School of Nursing
Nursing Science
Marsha Anne Hughes-Gay
Examination of the Informed Consent Process as Experienced by Patients Who Underwent a de novo Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt, a Chemoembolization or Radioembolization Procedure
NU 400B
Chair: Claire Draucker, Ph.D., RN, APRN, FAAN, 317-274-4139
Friday, May 24, 2019, 10:00 a.m.
IU School of Medicine
Pharmacology
Matthew Peter Martin
Genetic Approach to Discover ARMC4 as a Novel NF-kB Negative Regulator and Tumor Suppressor in Colorectal Cancer
R3 203
Chair: Tao Lu, Ph.D., 317-278-0520