Ph.D. Thesis Defenses

Sheng-Hao Chao (Molecular Biology), "Characterization of Juglone and Flavopiridol as Two Novel Transcription Inhibitors," D. Price, chair; 2pm, Aud. 3, BSB

April 9

Heidi Johnson (English), "Detection in Her Power: Women Sleuths, Women Writers, and the Victorian Novel," F. Boos, chair; 10am, 331 EPB

Steven Sims (Music), "Development of Rhythm-reading Skills for Suzuki Violin Students," L. LaFosse, chair; 10:30am, Rare Book Room, Music Library, MB

Donna Parsons (Interdisciplinary Studies), "Their Voices Sing True and Clear: British Women Writers and Classical Music 1860-1920," F. Boos and T. Christensen, co-chairs; 4:30pm, 1008 VMB

April 10

Pei-Fen Chou Roghair (Pharmacy), "The Role of Water Flux on the Nasal Perfusion Studies," M. Donovan, chair; 10am, S218 PHAR

Alessandra Alfieri (Statistics), "Topics in the Analysis of Mixed Models," J. Ledolter, chair; 10:30am, 217 JH

Hsiung-Tsai Chang (Mechanical Engineering), "Development of a Finite Element Human Thorax Model for Impact Injury Studies," V. Goel, chair; 1pm, 4511 SC

Cheng-I Chu (Hospital and Health Administration), "Examining Organizational Citizenship Behavior among Nurses Using Price and Mueller’s Turnover Model," T. Vaughn, chair; 3:30pm, 2546 SB

April 11

Kristin Brandser (English), "In Contempt: Feminist Jurisprudence in Nineteenth-century Law and Literature," G. Stewart, chair; 10am, 331 EPB

Karen Haslett (Anthropology), "Crossing Linguistic Borders in an Iowa Town: Language Ideologies and the Education of Latino/a Students," N. England, chair; 1pm, N103 LC

April 12

Helen Burns (Religion), "Active Religious Women on the Iowa Frontier: A Study in Continuity and Discontinuity," T. Bozeman, chair; 2pm, 324 GILH

Kirk VanDer Kamp (Pharmacy), "The Effects of Solvent and Surface Functionalities on the Adsorption of Phenobarbital from Solution by Modified Activated Carbons," D. Wurster, chair; 2pm, S219 PHAR

April 13

Richard Slaughter (Geology), "Terminal Pleistocene and Holocene Mammal Remains from Bogus Cave, Jones County, Iowa," H. Semken, chair; 1pm, 231 TH

April 16

Anne Zalenski (Education), "Graduation and Attrition from the Bachelor of Liberal Studies Program: An Analysis of Selected Variables," D. Bills, chair; 9am, N434 LC

Jessica Davila (Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health), "Evaluating Treatment Variation for Early Stage Breast Cancer Patients in Iowa: Physician Characteristics and Patient Variables That Influence Surgical Referral Decisions," E. Chrischilles, chair; 10am, 5236 WL

Jill Heinrich (Education), "Boys’ Talk: Mediating Masculinity in the English Classroom," A. DiPardo, chair; 11am, N292 LC

Eung Kim (Education), "The Relationships between Decision Making Participation and Job Satisfaction among Korean High School Teachers," W. Foley, chair; 11:30am, N434 LC

Yi Jin (Economics), "Three Essays on Credit and the Monetary Business Cycle," S. Williamson, chair; 1pm, S126 PBB

Der-Fa Lu (Nursing), "U.S. Chinese Elders’ Health Status and Health Services Use," M. Maas, chair; 1pm, 133 NB

April 17

Curt Germundson (Art History), "Kurt Schwitters in Hanover: Investigation of a Cultural Environment," S. Foster, chair; 1pm, E101 AB

Evelyn Sears (Education), "The Public Construction of Democracy and Education: Civic Identity and Discourse in School Board Meetings," C. McCarthy, chair; 2pm, N461 LC

April 18

Paul Schilf (Music), "An Analysis of Interactions between Teenagers and Their Parents in an Intergenerational Concert Band," D. Coffman, chair; 1:30pm, 2003 VMB

April 19

Debra Schutte (Nursing), "Relationship of Genotype to Cognition, Function, and Behavior in Alzheimer’s Disease," M. Maas, chair; 9:30am, 133 NB

Ishan Capila (Pharmacy), "Studies on Glycosaminoglycan Structure and Interaction with Proteins and Enzymes," R. Linhardt, chair; 10:30am, S318 PHAR

Timothy Dun (Communication Studies), "Dialectics of Helping: Support and Nonsupport in Personal Relationships," L. Baxter, chair; 10:30am, 105C BCSB

Joyce Bono (Business Administration), "Self-determination at Work: The Motivational Effects of Transformational Leaders," T. Judge, chair; 11:30am, S104 PBB

Chandran Achutan (Occupational and Environmental Health), "Evaluation of Solanesol as a Marker for Environmental Tobacco Smoke," P. O’Shaughnessy and S. Reynolds, co-chairs; 2pm, 100 IREH, Oakdale

Hee-young Cha (Science Education), "A Study of the Consistency between the Korean National Science Curriculum and the Korean Education Programs for Secondary Science Teachers as to Their Focus on Constructivist Perspectives," R. Yager, chair; 3pm, 467 VAN

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