Ph.D. Thesis Defenses

Sharon B. Kurtt (Education), "A Study of an Agenda-setting Model as Applied to the Passage of the National Defense Education Act of 1958," A. Henkin, Chair; 8:30am, N461 LC

Nov. 15

Sue Gardner (Nursing), "The Validity of Clinical Signs and Symptoms Used to Identify Localized Chronic Wound Infection," R. Frantz, Chair; 9:30am, 133 NB

Nov. 16

Geoffrey D. Girnun (Free Radical and Radiation Biology), "Induction of Catalase by Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor (PPAR) Gamma Agonists: Identification of a Novel PPAR Response Element in the Rat Catalase Promoter," M. Robbins, Chair; 10:30am, B180 ML

Cammon Arrington (Biochemistry), "Dynamics of Native Proteins from EX1-type Amide Hydrogen Exchange," A. Robertson, Chair; noon, Aud. 2, BSB

Nov. 17

Shannon Putnam (Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health), "Risk Factor Analysis for the Prediction of Penicillin Non-susceptible Pneumococcal Disease among a Hospitalized Patient Population: A Case Control Study," J. Torner, Chair; 1pm, 2929 SB

Nov. 18

Kaan Certel (Genetics), "Cell-specific Interpretation of Morphogen Gradients Regulating Cell Proliferation and Pattern Formation," W. Johnson, Chair; 9:30am, 283 EMRB

Carol Wallace (Spanish), "The Politics of Humor in the Stories of Ana Lydia Vega," D. Velez, Chair; 1:30pm, 114 PH

Nov. 19

Jonathon J. Thull (Music), "Nicolas Flagello, the Man and His Music: A Study of Selected Italian Solo Vocal Works," S. Hansell and S. Swanson, Co-Chair; 9am, Rare Book Room, Music Library, VMB

Janette Bayles (French), "Figuring the Abject: Politics, Aesthetics, and the Crisis of National Identity in Interwar French Literature and Cinema," R. Scullion, Chair; 11am, 114 PH

Chul Song (Chemical and Biochemical Engineering), "Trophospheric Aerosols in East Asia: A Model Study of the Evolution Processes of Dust and Sea-salt Particles during Long Range Transport," G. Carmichael, Chair; 1pm, 106 IATL

Nov. 22

Christi Merrill (Comparative Literature), "The Spirits of Translation: Possession, Literary Laughter, and Other Travesties," D. Weissbort, Chair; 10:30am, 305D GILH

Minsik Hong (Education), "A Study of the Effects of District Wealth and Size on Spending Patterns of Iowa School Districts, 1997-98," G. Chambers, Chair; 2pm, N434 LC

Salvatore Mancuso (Physics), "Faraday Rotation as a Probe of Coronal and Astrophysical Plasmas," S. Spangler, Chair; 2pm, 208 VAN

Isaya Sukarom (Pharmacy), "Satisfaction Differentiation between Goods and Services," B. Sorofman, Chair; 2pm, S545 PHAR

Nov. 23

Kian-Lim Beh (Science Education), "An Investigation of College Physics Students’ Understanding of Resistive Parallel Electric Circuits in a Malaysian Context," R. Yager, Chair; 8am, 467 VAN

Marianne Whitehouse (Education), "A Narrative of Worthiness: One Family’s Struggle against Defining Discourses," C. Colvin and S. Thunder-McGuire, Co-Chair; 1pm, N262 LC

Jeffrey Bishop (Biomedical Engineering), "Feature Extraction and Analysis of Dynamic Motion of the Lumbar Spine," V. Goel, Chair; 2pm, Senate Chamber, OC

Nov. 24

Shawn Rigby (Microbiology), "Regulation of T Cell Migration and Tissue Localization Following Antigenic Stimulation in vivo," M. Dailey, Chair; 10am, 370-1 MRC

Nov. 29

Stacey Gray (Education), "An Exploration of the National Assessment of Education Program as a Tool for Multicultural Awareness," D. Bills, Chair; 10am, N434 LC

Neena Haider (Genetics), "Molecular Genetics of Inherited Disorders and Identification of a Gene Associated with Retinal Development," V. Sheffield, Chair; 10am, 283 EMRB

Kristine Burling (Education), "A Correlational Investigation of the Relationship between Psychological Distress, Life Satisfaction, and Health Care Utilization among Elderly Male Inmates," K. Cocco, Chair; 1pm, N340 LC

Edison Perdomo (Psychology), "Development of Thermoregulation and Cardiovascular Function in Rodent Models of Hypertension," A. Johnson, Chair; 2:30pm, E17 SSH

Stephanie Siddens (Education), "A Case Study of the Contribution of Situated Cognition to Evaluation Activities Designed to Promote Evaluation Utilization," D. Yarbrough, Chair; 3pm, N461 LC

Rosemary Plapp (Linguistics), "Lexical Phonology and Optimality Theory: Analysis of Russian," C. Ringen and J. Rubach, Co-Chair; 3:30pm, 216 EPB

Nov. 30

Terri Gebel (Education), "A Survey of Spanish Teachers’ Beliefs and Practices for Teaching Reading in a Second Language," L. Schrier, Chair; 9:30am, 262 LC

William Forsyth (Biochemistry), "Origins of pKa Perturbations in Ovomucoid Third Domain: An Experimental and Theoretical Approach," A. Robertson, Chair; 12:15pm, Aud. 2, BSB

Carol Hodne (Psychology), "The Influence of Cognitive Coping and Personality Traits on Coping with Dental Treatment Stress," R. Baron, Chair; 12:30pm, E17 SSH

Yue Qian (Free Radical and Radiation Biology), "Detection of Lipid-derived Radicals from PUFA, LDL, and Cell Oxidations: An EPR Spin Trapping Study," G. Buettner, Chair; 1pm, B180-A ML

Bor-Yaun Twu (Education), "A Comparative Study of Stout’s T-Statistic and McDonald’s Nonlinear Factor Analysis in Detecting the Departure from Unidimensionality," T. Ansley, Chair; 1:30pm, 340B LC

Michele Rajput (Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health), "Mortality and Causes of Death in Persons with Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms," J. Torner, Chair; 3pm, 2800 SB

Dec. 1

Anastasia Papathanasiou (Anthropology), "A Bioarchaeological Analysis of Health, Subsistence, and Funerary Behavior in the Eastern Mediterranean Basin: A Case Study from Alepotrypa Cave, Greece," M. Whelan, Chair; 9am, 119 MH

Kwangsoo Kim (Sociology), "Democratization of South Korea: A Comparison among Three Democratic Episodes," J.-O. Kim, Chair; 1pm, W113 SSH

Deanne Weiler (Education), "Healthy Family Functioning with a Child with Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder," D. Harper, Chair; 1pm, N340 LC

Henry L. Kirchner (Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health), "Simultaneous Estimation of Intra- and Pairwise Inter-rater Agreement under Class Exchangeability and Order Restricted Properties for Multiple Raters," J. Lemke, Chair; 2pm, S5170 WL

Anne Eisenberg (Sociology), "Fringe Groups and Their Fight for Legitimacy: A Social Network Approach," B. Markovsky, Chair; 3pm, W113 SSH

Dec. 2

Bridget Coughlin (Biochemistry), "Post Transcriptional Control Elements in the Amastin- Tuzin Gene Cluster of Trypanosoma cruzi," J. Donelson, Chair; 10:30am, Aud. 2, BSB

Dirk Deam (Political Science), "Public Space: Exploring the Political Dimensions of the American Space Program," J. Nelson, Chair; 1:30pm, 337 SH

Glenn Lemieux (Music), "Construction, Reconstruction, and Deconstruction: Music in Twelve Parts by Philip Glass," D. Jenni, Chair; 2pm, 2000 Music Library, VMB

Soman Puzhankara (Biomedical Engineering), "Transient Cardiovascular Responses to Brief Changes in Inspired Concentration of Isoflurane in Swine," E. Dove, Chair; 2pm, 1219 SC

Dmitry Samsonov (Physics), "Waves and Instabilities in Dusty Plasmas," J. Goree, Chair; 2pm, 208 VAN

Thomas Allen (Physics), "Point Form Analysis of Elastic Form Factors Deuteron," W. Klink, Chair; 3pm, 309 VAN

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