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.
Tuesday, May 11, 2021, 9:00 a.m.
School of Science
Applied Earth Sciences
Igor Ogashawara
Improving remote sensing algorithms towards inland water cyanobacterial assessm
Virtual
Chair: Lin Li, Ph.D., 317-840-6264
Wednesday, May 12, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
IU School of Medicine
Medical & Molecular Genetics
Ebony Derranne Shah
Identifying racial/ethnic differences in clinical trial enrollment, drug response, and genetic biomarkers of taxane induced peripheral neuropathy in African American breast cancer patients
Virtual
Co-chairs: TOdd Skaar, Ph.D., 317-274-2821; Milan Radovich, Ph.D., 317-278-9222
Thursday, May 13, 2021, 9:00 a.m.
IU School of Medicine
Pharmacology
Carmen Marie Deveau
A new mechanism of serotonin transporter regulation by simvastatin and isoprenylation pathway
Virtual
Chair: Bryan K. Yamamoto, Ph.D., 317-278-8590
Thursday, May 13, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
Philanthropic Studies
Jamie Lynn Goodwin
Cross-cultural mutuality: Exploring philanthropic, faith-based partnerships between Cuba and the United States
Virtual
Chair: David King, Ph.D., 214-957-7304
Friday, May 14, 2021, 10:00 a.m.
Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
Philanthropic Studies
Heather A O'Connor
Reading between the lines: Social contextual influences on the production of and response to charitable appeals
Virtual
Chair: Sara Konrath, Ph.D., 317-278-8971
Wednesday, May 19, 2021, 1:00 p.m.
IU School of Nursing
Nursing Science
Katie Ruth Busby
Exploring mentoring relationships among novice nurse faculty: A grounded theory
Virtual
Chair: Deanna L. Reising, Ph.D., RN, ACNS-BC, FAAN, FNAP, 812-855-1728
Friday, May 21, 2021, 2:00 p.m.
Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health
Biostatistics
Yifei Zhang
Bayesian adaptive dose-finding clinical trial designs with late-onset outcomes
Virtual
Chair: Yong Zang, Ph.D., 317-278-2108
Wednesday, May 25, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
IU School of Education
Urban Education Studies
Sonya June Hicks
Interchangeable oppression: Black female school counselors' experiences with Black adolescent girls in urban middle schools
Virtual
Chair: Tambra Jackson, Ph.D., 317-274-2290
Friday, May 28, 2021, 1:00 p.m.
IU School of Medicine
Medical Neuroscience
Sotirios Ferris Karathanasis
Elements of the brain network regulating social behavior and vocal communication in Nf1+/- mice: Relevance to developmental language disorders and autismn spectrum disorders
Virtual
Chair: Gary E. Landreth, Ph.D., 317-278-7820
Wednesday, June 2, 2021, 1:00 p.m.
IU School of Social Work
Social Work
M. Killian Kinney
Learning to thrive in a binary world: Understanding the gendered experiences of nonbinary individuals and ways to bolster wellbeing
Virtual
Chair: Brian Victor, Ph.D., 317-278-3418
Monday, June 28, 2021, 10:00 a.m.
School of Informatics and Computing
Informatics
Zhengyan Dai
Investigating the effect of a digital doctor on persuasion
Chair: Karl F. MacDorman, Ph.D., 317-278-8169