Upcoming Dissertation Defenses


The oral defense of the dissertation is open to the University community. All interested faculty and students are welcome to attend. If you plan to do so, please notify the student's major professor so that ample seating space may be provided.

 

Last Updated: 9/30/2010

9/30/2010 Time: 2:00 pm
Timothy Michael Wertin, PhD Candidate, Forest Resources
"The Effect of Elevated (CO2) and Elevated Temperature on Tree Growth and Physiology"
Dean's Confernce Room, Forest Resources Building
Major Professor: Robert Teskey

10/1/2010 Time: 10:00 am
Valery Lang Hall, EdD Candidate, Workforce Education
"Work Readiness of Career and Technical Education High School Students"
Room 220, River's Crossing
Major Professor: Clifton L. Smith

10/4/2010 Time: 12:00 pm
Xuehai Liang, PhD Candidate, Chemistry
"Electrodeposition of Germanium from an Aqueous Solution and Conformal Deposition of the Binary and Ternary Chalcogenide Phase Change Materials:  GexTey, SbxTey and GexSbyTez, with Atomic Layer Control Over the Composition Using Electrochemical Atomic Layer Deposition (E-ALD)"
Room 409, Chemistry Building
Major Professor: John L. Stickney

10/13/2010 Time: 11:00 am
Quentin Florence, PhD Candidate, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
"Biophysical Analysis of Proteins Involved in Liver Damage and Regeneration"
Room C-127, Life Sciences Building
Major Professor: Dr. John Rose

10/14/2010 Time: 1:00 pm
Michael Fennell, PhD Candidate, Workforce Education
"A Phenomenological Study of Drafting Technology Instructors from an Online Program of Study in a Technical College Setting"
Room 220, Aderhold Hall
Major Professor: Clifton L. Smith

10/20/2010 Time: 11:30 am
Joseph Nichols, PhD Candidate, Social Studies Education
"Toward An Understanding of the Relationship Between Preservice Social Studies Teachers’ Life Histories and Their Conceptions of Social Justice-Oriented Democracy"
Room 422, Aderhold Hall
Major Professor: Dr. Hilary Conklin

10/20/2010 Time: 3:30 pm
Thanyanuch Kriangkripipat, PhD Candidate, Plant Biology
"Characterization of Protein O-mannosyltransferases and Their Target Proteins in Aspergillus nidulans"
Room:  1503A, Miller Plant Sciences
Major Professor: Dr. Michelle C. Momany

10/21/2010 Time: 9:30 am
Michelle Fentress, PhD Candidate, Social Studies Education
"State Mandated Tests, State Standards, and Instructional Choice-Perils of Gatekeeping in the Current Educational Environment"
Room 422, Aderhold Hall
Major Professor: Hilary Conklin

10/26/2010 Time: 10:00 am
Mary A. Barnes, PhD Candidate, Special Education
"The Future Generation: Preparing Pre-Service Teachers for Inclusion"
Room 580, Aderhold Hall
Major Professor: Cynthia Vail

10/28/2010 Time: 9:00 am
JeeHae Lee, PhD Candidate, Elementary Education
"What Is It Like To Be An Immigrant Teacher in the U.S. Schools?  The Challenges They Face and Their Strengths"
Room 442, Aderhold Hall
Major Professor: Kyunghwa Lee

11/1/2010 Time 1:00 pm
Patricia A. Doney, PhD Candidate, Science Education
"The Resilience Process in Novice Secondary Science Teachers"
Room 211, Aderhold Hall
Major Professor: Thomas Koballa

11/2/2010 Time: 12:30 pm
Kelly N. Causey, EdD Candidate, Educational Leadership
"Principals' Perspectives of Barriers to Working with Marginal Teachers"
Room 316, River's Crossing
Major Professor: Sally J. Zepeda

11/2/2010 Time: 10:00 am
Stefanie C. Wynne, PhD, Educational Administration and Policy
"Job-Embedded Learning: How Teachers Learn from One Another During the Workday"
Room 316, River's Crossing
Major Professor: Dr. Sally J. Zepeda

11/3/2010 Time: 9:00 am
Priyanka Chakraborty, PhD Candidate, Foods & Nutrition
"Determinants of Nutritional Status of Children Under Five Years in India – A Multilevel Approach"
Room 130, Barrow Hall
Major Professor: Alex Anderson

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