Upcoming Announcements
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.
Wednesday, September 23, 2026, 10:00 a.m.
IU School of Science
Clinical Psychology Ph.D.
Lindsey R Fisher-Fox
Measurement Invariance of the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure and Differential Associations With Alcohol Use Within North American Indigenous Youth
LD 147
Chair: Melissa Cyders, 317-274-6752
Friday, September 25, 2026, 11:00 AM
IU School of Education
Urban Education Studies PHD
Je' Nobia LaVon Smith
Pixelated Pedagogies: A Narrative Inquiry of the Stories and Educational Impact of Marginalized Game Streamers
ES 3138B
Chair: Jeremy Forest Price, 317-274-6818
Monday, September 28, 2026, 1:30 p.m.
IU School of Medicine
Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiology Ph.D.
Jonathan Evan Bendinger
A Century After Sabin: A History of Histology and Histology Education, and the Histo Q-Bank as a Model for Independent Histology Learning
RAHC Room TBD
Chair: Dr. Valerie Dean O'Loughlin, 812-855-7723
Thursday, October 22, 2026, 10:30 a.m.
IU School of Medicine
Medical Biochemistry Ph.D.
Ryan Noah Sommers
Targeting Protein Synthesis and Cellular Stress Response Processes to Advance Prostate Cancer Therapies
R3 C303/C305
Chair: Ronald C. Wek, 317-274-0549
Monday, October 26, 2026, 11:00 am
IU School of Medicine
Medical Genetics Ph.D.
Maria Katharina Kirschner
Iron Restriction Links Inflammatory Marrow Remodeling to Skeletal Dysfunction in Chronic Kidney Disease
R3 C203
Chair: Erica Clinkenbeard, PhD., 859-409-3569
Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 10:00 a.m.
IU School of Nursing
Nursing Science Ph.D.
Kristine Jaclyn Fontaine
How Undergraduate Nursing Students Navigate Poor Academic Performance: A Grounded Theory Study
Virtual
Chair: Wendy R. Trueblood Miller, 812-797-4646
Monday, November 2, 2026, 10:00 a.m.
IU School of Social Work
Social Work Ph.D.
Latisha Shamika Morales
Patterns of Documented Health-Related Social Needs and Hospital Utilization Among Patients with 30-Day Readmissions
902 West New York Street, ES 4111
Chair: Barbara Pierce, 317-274-8390
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 9:30 a.m.
IU School of Education
Urban Education Studies Ph.D.
Elizabeth Charley Jackson
More Than School Choice: Generational Stories of Family Decision-Making and Charter School Experiences
Indianapolis Campus Location
Chair: Thu Sương Nguyễn, 210-887-6557