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, June 10, 2026, 5:00 p.m.
IU School of Medicine
Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology
Christopher Andrew Crawford
Developing a practical, beneficial, and ethical framework for anatomy outreach
MS 122A
Chair: Jason M. Organ, Ph.D., 317-278-2404
Thursday, June 11, 2026, 11:00 a.m.
IU School of Science
Clinical Psychology
Christopher Andrew Crawford
Biological and cognitive mechanisms: Unraveling the insomnia to depression pathway
Virtual
Chair: Jesse Stewart, Ph.D., 317-274-6761
Friday, June 12, 2026, 9:00 a.m.
IU School of Science
Applied Earth Sciences
Yu Peng
Quantifying the potentials of cover crops in climate mitigation and sustainable agroecosystems
SL 085
Co-chairs: Lixin Wang, Ph.D., 317-274-7764; Pierre-Andre Jacinthe, Ph.D., 317-274-7969
Monday, June 15, 2026, 10:00 a.m.
IU School of Liberal Arts
American Studies
Ahmad Wahdan
Navigating injustice: Examining the intersections of motherhood, poverty, and U.S. systems of housing, law, and healthcare
HITS 2070
Co-chairs: Emily S. Beckman, DMH, 317-625-8277; Jack E. Turman, Ph.D., 562-652-5471
Monday, June 15, 2026, 11:00 a.m.
IU School of Nursing
Nursing Science
Lindsay A. Haskett
Examining faculty strategies and curricular scaffolding to integrate social determinants of health into baccalaureate nursing education
Virtual
Chair: Deanna L. Reising, Ph.D., 812-855-1728
Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 12:00 P.M.
IU Herron School of Art & Design
Music Therapy
Gabrielle Nicole Banzon-Gutierrez
Experiences of music therapy educators participating in faculty development to promote digital health literacy: An arts-based and participatory research study
Virtual
Chair: Meganne Masko, Ph.D., 317-278-6805
Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 8:00 AM
IU School of Medicine
Medical & Molecular Genetics
Tayler Brierre Smith
Making precision medicine more precise: Characterizing the impact of genomic variation on therapy in underrepresented populations
Van Nuys Medical Sciences Room B 24
Chair: Todd Skaar, Ph.D., 317-274-2821
Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 10:00 a.m.
IU School of Medicine
Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology
Brenda Kucha Anak Ganeng
Getting it on the curriculum: A Critical update on sexual health education in undergraduate medicine post-competency release
MS 122A & Virtual
Chair: Jessica N. Bryan, Ph.D., 317-278-2414
Monday, June 22, 2026, 10:30 a.m.
IU Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering
Data Science
Amey Abhay Salvi
Leveraging dashboards for data-driven opioid overdose prevention in public health
Virtual
Chair: Sunandan Chakraborty, Ph.D., 317-278-3512
Monday, June 22, 2026, 1:00 p.m.
IU School of Science
Clinical Psychology
Eduardo Francisco Salgado
The relationship between stress, drinking motives, ethnic identity, and alcohol use in ethnic/racial minority adolescents
Virtual
Co-Chairs: Melissa Cyders, Ph.D., 317-274-6752; Michelle Salyers, Ph.D., 317-797-0495
Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 10:00 a.m.
IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
Philanthropic Studies
Ifeoma Akobi
Disrupting burnout: A strategic shift from crisis to sustainability in nonprofit organizations
AD 3017
Co-Chairs: Katherine Badertscher, Ph.D., 317-278-8950; Sara Konrath, Ph.D., 317-278-8971
Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 1:00 p.m.
IU School of Medicine
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Tara S Umberger
Molecular phenotyping of senataxin (SETX) missense variants associated with neurodegeneration
Fesler Hall, Room 315
Chair: Amber L Mosley, Ph.D., 317-278-2369
Thursday, June 25, 2026, 10:30 a.m.
IU School of Medicine
Medical & Molecular Genetics
Lainey Marie Hibbard
Integrative genetic and single-cell approaches to study multi-tissue dysfunction in chronic kidney disease
MS 326
Chair: Ken White, Ph.D., 317-278-1775
Friday, June 26, 2026, 9:00 a.m.
IU School of Liberal Arts
Health Communication
Ernest Kofi Agorde
Metaphors we age by: Exploring narrative meaning-making in technology adoption by minoritized older adults
Virtual
Chairs: Krista Longtin, Ph.D., 317-258-1823
Friday, June 26, 2026, 11:00 AM
Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering
Human-Computer Interaction
Adina Emily Friedman
Exploring the impact of tangible and embodied interaction on conceptual metaphor usage and learning talk in informal learning spaces
ICTC 497
Chair: Francesco Cafaro, Ph.D., 317-278-9206
Friday, June 26, 2026, 1:00 p.m.
Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
Pharmacology
Imdeayo Oluwatosin Adeyeri
Participatory practices and power shifts within and through philanthropic foundations: A case study of US community foundations
Virtual
Chair: Laurie Paarlberg, Ph.D., 317-278-8907
Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 11:00 a.m.
IU School of Liberal Arts
American Studies
Amrita Datta Haughn
Patriotism reimagined: A design inquiry into future acts of belonging
Eskenazi Hall HR 118
Chair: Laura Holzman, Ph.D., 317-278-9415
Tuesday, July 14, 2026, 12:00 p.m.
IU School of Nursing
Nursing Science
Erin Elizabeth Bentley Wyatt
Transgender women's experiences with seeking preventive care services
Health Sciences Building, Room C1022
Chair: Amy Knopf, Ph.D., 317-274-2285
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