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Upcoming Ph.D. Dissertation Defense Announcements

May 13, 2008

Graduate Faculty, Students and Staff:
This list of scheduled Ph.D. dissertation defenses is distributed so that you may attend or so that you may see the full announcement. If you wish to see the full announcement, please call the University Graduate School Office [(812) 855-8853 ]. If you wish to attend, as a courtesy please contact the committee chair in advance.

James C. Wimbush, Dean, The University Graduate School

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, GRADUATE DIVISION

Anthropology
de la Cova, Carlina: "Silent Voices of the Destitute: An Analysis of African American and Euro-American Health During the Nineteenth Century." Friday, May 30, 2008, 1:00 p.m., Room 159, Student Building. Chair: Prof. Della Collins Cook (855-6368)

Biology
Flory, S. Luke: "Causes and consequences of exotic plant invasions in eastern deciduous forests." Thursday, June 5, 2008, 3:00 p.m., Jordan Hall, room 009. Chair: Prof. Keith Clay (855-8158)

Harter, Abigail V.: "Historical demography and interspecific gene flow in the evolution of two hybridizing sunflower species." Thursday, May 29, 2008, 9:00 a.m., Room 248, Jordan Hall. Chair: Prof. Loren H. Rieseberg (855-7614)

Classical Studies
Richey, Elizabeth M.: "Apollonius' Argonautica: A Landscape of Nymphs." Tuesday, June 3, 2008, 10:00 a.m., 004 Ballantine Hall. Chair: Prof. William Hansen (855-3930)

Communication and Culture
Coon, David: "Re-Writing the American Dream: Suburbia in Contemporary Film and Television." Thursday, May 22, 2008, 2:00 p.m., 256 Classroom Office Building. Chair: Prof. Christopher Anderson (855-5914)

MacFadden, Peter B.: "To Whom Much is Given, Much is Required: The Rhetoric of Privilege and Responsibility at Five Elite American Boarding Schools." Monday, May 19, 2008, 3:00 p.m., Room 256, 800 East Third Street. Chair: Prof. Carolyn Calloway-Thomas (855-0524)

English
Campbell, Timothy P.: "Commercial Temporality and Modern Historicism in Britain, 1745-1819." Wednesday, May 21, 2008, 12:30 p.m., Ballantine Hall 442. Chair: Prof. Deidre Lynch (416/978-0384)

Geography
Mathenge, Christine: "Effects of Migrant Origin, Occupance and Land Acquisition on Changing Land Tenure Patterns in Southwest Uganda." Friday, May 23, 2008, 9:30 a.m., Student Building 014. Chair: Prof. Daniel Knudsen (855-6303)

Germanic Studies
Weber, Christian: ""Forme Menschen nach meinem Bilde": Poetologische Kritik der Einbildungskraft in Goethes fruher Lyrick." Thursday, June 5, 2008, 10:00 a.m., Ballantine Hall 644b. Chair: Prof. Fritz Breithaupt (855-4551)

Physics
Caballero Suarez, Olga L.: "Effects on Ion Correlations in High Density Plasmas: Neutrino Scattering and Transport Properties in Supernovae and Neutron Star Crusts." Friday, May 16, 2008, 2:00 p.m., South Conference Room IUCF. Chair: Prof. Charles Horowitz (855-2959)

Sociology
Geist, Claudia: "The Marriage Economy: Examining the Economic Impact and the Context of Marriage in Comparative Perspective." Wednesday, May 21, 2008, 11:00 a.m., Ballantine Hall 843. Chair: Prof. Patricia A. McManus (855-8970)

Telecommunications
Yegiyan, Narine S.: "Experimental investigation of effects of motivational activation on resource allocation and memory for central and peripheral detail of television messages." Friday, June 6, 2008, 2:00 p.m., Room 271, Radio/TV. Chair: Prof. Annie Lang (855-5824)

KELLEY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, GRADUATE DIVISION

Choi, Hyun-cheol Paul: "Supply Chain Information Sharing and the Impact of Information Errors." Wednesday, May 21, 2008, 3:00 p.m., Room BU 732, Kelley School of Business. Chair: Prof. J. Douglas Blocher (855-2667)

Ridlon, Robert: "Asymmetric Contests: Making the Strong and Weak Fight Harder." Friday, May 30, 2008, 10:30 a.m., Room BU 732, Kelley School of Business. Chair: Prof. Rick Harbaugh (812/855-2777)

Sun, Yacheng: "Essays in Optimal Bucket Pricing, Dynamic Product Offering and Customer Win-back Strategies of an Online Continuous Suscription Service." Friday, May 23, 2008, 2:30 p.m., Room 732, Kelley School of Business. Co-Chairs: Prof. Shibo Li (855-9015) and Prof. Rockney G. Walters (855-1152)

SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY, GRADUATE DIVISION

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, GRADUATE DIVISION

Curriculum and Instruction
Budak (Kapusuz), Ayfer: "The Impact of a Standards-based Curriculum and Teaching Practices on Students' Mathematics Achievement." Friday, May 16, 2008, 9:00 a.m., W. W. Wright Education Building, Room 4112. Chair: Prof. Frank K. Lester, Jr. (856-8152)

Gilmore, Erika R.: "Assessing the Efficacy of a Framework of Human Performance in Organizations." Thursday, May 22, 2008, 1:00 p.m., Room 2277, W. W. Wright Education Building. Chair: Prof. James A. Pershing (856-8463)

Nix, Maria: "A Comparison of Post Artwork Scores Between an Indoor Versus an Outdoor Science Lesson." Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 10:00 a.m., Room 2120, W. W. Wright Education Building. Chair: Prof. Robert D. Sherwood (856-8154)

Sahin, Volkan: "A healthy look at junk food: A content analysis on the health disclaimers featured in breakfast cereal commercials." Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 10:00 a.m., Room 4204, W. W. Wright Education Building. Chair: Prof. Mary B. McMullen (856-8393)

Curriculum and Instruction and History, Philosophy, and Policy in Education
Metro-Roland, Dennis (Dini): "Culture, Dialogue, & Multicultural Education: A Philosophical Hermeneutic Approach." Wednesday, May 21, 2008, 11:00 a.m., Room 3134, W. W. Wright Education Building. Chair: Prof. Jesse H. Goodman (856-8143)

Higher Education
Cekic, Osman: "Responsibility Center Management and Cultural Change at a Public Higher Education Institution." Tuesday, June 3, 2008, 2:00 p.m., Room 4204, W. W. Wright Education Building. Chair: Prof. Douglas M. Priest (856-8388)


Learning and Development Sciences
Scott, Brianna: "Exploring the Effects of Student Perceptions of Metacognition across Academic Domains." Tuesday, June 3, 2008, 2:00 p.m., Room 2120, W. W. Wright Education Building. Chair: Prof. Joyce Alexander (856-8352)

SCHOOL OF HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND RECREATION, GRADUATE DIVISION

Health Behavior
Legocki, Laurie J.: "Young women's constructions of meaning within the context of vulvovaginal pain." Friday, May 23, 2008, 10:00 a.m., School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, Room 125. Chair: Prof. Michael Reece (855-0068)

Muise, Brad: "Wall Service Outlets as Potential Mold Exposure Pathways." Tuesday, June 17, 2008, 4:00 p.m., School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, Room 125. Chair: Prof. Dong-Chul Seo (855-9379)

SCHOOL OF INFORMATICS, GRADUATE DIVISION

SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM, GRADUATE DIVISION

Mass Communications
Cakars, Janis K.: "Media, Revolution, and The Fall of Communism: Latvia, 1986-1991." Wednesday, May 21, 2008, 9:00 a.m., Ernie Pyle Lounge, School of Journalism. Chair: Prof. Owen V. Johnson (855-0506)

SCHOOL OF LIBERAL ARTS, GRADUATE DIVISION

SCHOOL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE, GRADUATE DIVISION

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, GRADUATE DIVISION

Cellular and Integrative Physiology

Lockett, Angelia D.: "Coordination of LPS, TNFa and IL-1B isgnaling by IRAK-1 posttranslational modification." Thursday, June 12, 2008, 10:00 a.m., Rm. 326, Van Nuys Medical Science Building, Indianapolis. Chair: Prof. Maureen Harrington (317/274-7528)

Medical Neuroscience

Ding, Zhengming: "Ventral tegmental area: anterior-posterior differences in receptor regulation, sensitization to ethanol stimulation and receptor mechanisms of ethanol reinforcement." Tuesday, May 27, 2008, 1:00 p.m., PR115, Indianapolis. Chair: Prof. William J. McBride (317/274-3820)

Microbiology and Immunology

O'Malley, John T.: "STAT protein regulation of Foxp3 expression and inflammatory cytokine production in T helper cell subsets." Monday, June 9, 2008, 2:00 p.m., MS-326, Medical Science Building, Indianapolis. Chair: Prof Mark H. Kaplan (317/278-3696)

SCHOOL OF MUSIC, GRADUATE DIVISION

SCHOOL OF OPTOMETRY, GRADUATE DIVISION

SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS, GRADUATE DIVISION

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SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, GRADUATE DIVISION