Ph.D. Thesis Defenses

Walter Carl III (Communication Studies), "The (Interactional) Business of Doing Business: A Rhetorical Discursive Action Analysis of an E-Commerce Business Opportunity," S. Duck, chair; 9am, 105C BCSB

Jessica Wood (Genetics), "Tryptophan Hydroxylase: Study of a Promoter Implicated in the Etiology of Mental Illness," R. Crowe, chair; 10am, 283 EMRB

David McMahan (Communication Studies), " ‘Where’s the Beef’: The Use of Media Tracing in Everyday Communication," S. Duck, chair; 1:30pm, 105C BCSB

Huilan Xing (Education), "An Empirical Evaluation of an Improved Version of the Difference Method for Estimating the Measurement Error at Specific Score Levels," S. Dunbar, chair; 2pm, 340B LC

April 23

Luis Morato-Lara (Spanish), "José María Arguedas: La representación andina del espacio en dos novelas fundamentales del siglo II," W. Dobrian and M. Santizo, cochairs; 8am, 529 PH

Ellen Olson (Music), " ‘United We Stand, Divided We Fall?’: An Examination of the Issues Facing the Solo Singer in the Collegiate Choral Setting and Possible Risks to the Developing Solo Voice," K. Eberle, Chair; 10:30am, 2085 VMB

Spencer Howard (Music), "An Exploration of Violin Makers of the Midwest," L. LaFosse, chair; 12:30pm, Rare Book Room, Music Library, VMB

Melissa Fath (Pharmacy), "Studies of the Interaction of Heparin with Proteins of Biological Significance," R. Linhardt, chair; 1pm, S318 PHAR

Chiou-Yueh Shyu (Education), "Estimating Error Indexes in Estimating Proficiencies and Constructing Confidence Intervals in Item Response Theory," M. Kolen and A. Qualls, co-chairs; 1pm, 340B LC

Mee Lee (Science Education), "The Effects of a Professional Development Program for Science Teachers on Their Teaching and the Learning of Their Students," R. Yager, chair; 1:30pm, 467 VAN

Randee Fieselmann (Sociology), "The Attributions of Non-lay Scientists," S. Wieting, chair; 2pm, W113 SSH

Suh-Jen Lin (Physical Rehabilitation Science), "The Effects of Added Prosthetic Mass on Physiologic Responses and Gait Performance during Multiple Speed Treadmill Walking in Persons with Transtibial Amputation," D. Nielsen, chair; 4pm, 2610 SB

April 24

Wei Yu (Mechanical Engineering), "Optimal Placement of Serial Manipulators," K. Abdel-Malek, chair; 9:30am, 1258 SC

Richard Ney (Civil and Environmental Engineering), "Improving Greenhouse Gas Reduction Calculations for Bioenergy Systems: Incremental Life Cycle Analysis," J. Schnoor, chair; 10:30am, 104 IATL

April 25

Siu-Ling Chi (Speech and Hearing Science), "Correlating Loudness and EAP Measures," P. Abbas, chair; 8am, 233 SHC

Seth Elwood (Chemistry), "Development and Application of Laser Enhanced Ionization, Laser Induced Fluorescence, and Photoionization Detection Systems for Elements and Compounds of Environmental and Biological Significance," J. Simeonsson, chair; 10am, 323A CB

Greta Sokoloff (Psychology), "Physiological and Behavioral Interactions during Huddling by Infant Rats and Hamsters," M. Blumberg, chair; 11:30am, 120 SLP

Hanley Kanar (American Studies), "‘A Quiet and Contented Term’: Early Coed Medical Training in Iowa and the Notes of J. Sarah Braunwarth," R. Horwitz and S. Lawrence, co-chairs; 12:30pm, 143 SH

Jay Ansher (Physics), "An Electron Density Survey at Jupiter Using the Galileo Plasma Wave Instrument," D. Gurnett, chair; 1:30pm, 309 VAN

April 26

Muhsin Ezer (Chemistry), "One and Two Color Laser Induced Fluorescence Studies of Cadmium, Zinc, Chromium, Antimony and Other Elements in Electrothermal Atomizers, Inductively Coupled Plasma, and Flame," J. Simeonsson, chair; 8:30am, 323A CB

Todd Scheetz (Genetics), "Development of Genomic Resources for the Rat: An EST Map and Analysis of Alternative Polyadenylation," M. Soares, chair; 10am, 283 EMRB

Elizabeth Clark (English), "Ghost-writing into Eternity: Representations of the Woman Author as Spirit/Conjurer," S. Lohafer, chair; 1:30pm, 331 EPB

Margaret Bradford (Anthropology), "Windward Island Settlement Patterns Study," J. Enloe, chair; 3pm, 205D GILH

April 27

Diane Janvrin (Business Administration), "The Impact of Changes in Selected Evidence Characteristics on Auditor Judgment," A. Schepanski and R. Tubbs, co-chairs; 9am, W326 PBB

Michele Morano (English), "Grammar Lessons," C. de Saint Victor, chair; 9am, 331 EPB

Mahesh Krishnan (Pharmacy), "Reactivity of Anhydrides and Biodegradable Poly(anhydrides) with Amines," D. Flanagan, chair; 9:30am, S218 PHAR

Margot Neverett (Anthropology), "A Zooarchaeological Analysis of the Middle to Late Woodland Transition at the Gast Farm (13LA12), in Southeastern Iowa," M. Whelan, chair; 1pm, 119 MH

Dierdre Wendel (Political Science), "The External and Internal Influences on Human Rights in Latin America: A Regional Perspective," J. Conybeare, chair; 1:30pm, 337 SH

Jian Xu (Comparative Literature), "The Body and the Ambiguities of Desire: Interpretations in Twentieth-century Chinese Literature and Film," R. Kuenzli, chair; 1:30pm, 331 EPB

Karen Myung (Biochemistry), "Regulation of Gene Expression of the Major Surface Proteins, GP46 and GP63, in Leishmania donovani chagasi," J. Donelson, chair; 2pm, Aud. 3, BSB

Ann Friedrich (Neuroscience), "Characterization of the Effects of Cholecystokinin on Visceral Pain," G. Gebhart, chair; 2:30pm, 283 EMRB

Carlton Watson (Physics), "The Design, Fabrication and Applications of a Microfabricated Microwave Eddy Current Probe," W. Chan and J. Schweitzer, co-chairs; 3pm, Gehry Room, IATL

April 30

Jonathan Rose (Economics), "Three Essays on Minimum Consumption Requirements and Economic Development," B. Ravikumar, chair; 10am, W326 PBB

Nicole Simpson (Economics), "Redistributive Policies and Migration," B. Ravikumar, chair; 1:30pm, S126 PBB

May 1

Jennifer Chidsey (Science Education), "Implementing a Science Education Reform Project: A Case Study of Three Elementary Teachers," J. Shymansky and R. Yager, co-chairs; 2pm, 467 VAN

May 2

Linnea McKay (German), "The Acquisition and Use of Verb-second Structures by Foreign-language Learners of German," S. Fagan, chair; 1pm, 529 PH

May 3

Rachel Smetanka (Exercise Science), "The Contribution of Cytochrome P450 Products to the Regulation of Vascular Tone in Humans," K. Kregel, chair; 1:30pm, 630 MRC