Upcoming Thesis Defenses

 

Nathan Witmer

Title
Exploring the Genome: Serendipitous Discoveries in Gene Regulation and Microproteins
Defense date
Location
B111 ML
Chair(s)
Ryan Boudreau
 

Paige Nelson

Title
Brain Maturation and Language Development in Extremely Preterm Infants Born 22-26 Weeks of Gestation with Chronic Lung Disease
Defense date
Location
B70 PBSB
Chair(s)
Ece Demir Lira
 

Mudathir Mahgoub Yahia Mohamad

Title
Extensions to Theories of Relations and Tables in SMT
Defense date
Location
Zoom
Chair(s)
Cesare Tinelli
 

Benjamin Nelson

Title
Is Quantitative Analysis of Surface Characteristics Produced by Laser Powder Bed Fusion and Their Role in Surface Functionalization
Defense date
Location
1078 SC
Chair(s)
Hongtao Ding
 

Martell Bell

Title
Bridging The Data Quality Gap: Evaluating Image Quality and Data Types for Optimal Neural Network Performance in Manufacturing
Defense date
Location
2258 SC
Chair(s)
Rachel Vitali
 

Haley Petras

Title
Finite temperature electronic structure methods and applications to astronomically relevant molecules
Defense date
Location
C29 PC
Chair(s)
James Shepherd,
Scott Daly
 

Debojit Tanmoy

Title
Encapsulating Sorptive Materials and Biodegrading Microorganisms in Composite Alginate Bead Geomedia to Remove Stormwater Trace Organics and Nutrients
Defense date
Location
4511 SC
Chair(s)
Gregory LeFevre
 

Juliana Danesi Ruiz

Title
HIDEX: A State-Of-The-Art Hexapod for Advancing Hydrodynamic Experimental Testing
Defense date
Location
3210 SC
Chair(s)
Rachel Vitali
 

Carlos Erazo Ramirez

Title
Open-source web-based computing libraries and applications for the advancement of hydrology research and education
Defense date
Location
Location TBA
Chair(s)
Ibrahim Demir
 

Hussam Habib

Title
How do social media platforms influence our beliefs and behaviors?
Defense date
Location
2390 UCC
Chair(s)
Rishab Nithyanand
 

Amy Barry

Title
Thalamocortical Connectivity in Children with Distressful Sub-Clinical Perceptual Abnormalities and Cognitive Distortions
Defense date
Location
BSB Aud 3 Watzke
Chair(s)
Bengi Baran,
Peggy Nopoulos
 

Jamie Sorensen

Title
Understanding Differences in Rural versus Urban Time to Diagnosis and Time to Treatment among Patients with Colorectal Cancer in Iowa
Defense date
Location
S402 CPHB/Zoom
Chair(s)
Sarah Nash
 

Ebenezer Aidoo

Title
Dissertation Defense
Defense date
Location
Zoom
Chair(s)
Kate Magsamen-Conrad
 

Alyssa Carlson

Title
Psychological Flexibility and Adverse Childhood Experiences: Implications for the Pathogenesis of Depression and Endothelial Dysfunction in Young Adults
Defense date
Location
Zoom
Chair(s)
Emily Thomas,
Molly NIkolas
 

Jordan Jones

Title
The Forgotten Promise to Phinehas: A Reception History of Numbers 25:10–13
Defense date
Location
Location TBA
Chair(s)
Robert Cargill
 

Conor Hilton

Title
God’s Folly: Gothic Justice in the British Literary Imagination from Walpole to Chesterton
Defense date
Location
331 EPB
Chair(s)
Lori Branch
 

Sailee Karkhanis

Title
Lived Experiences of Counselor Educators Training School Counselors to Address Cyberbullying in K-12 Schools
Defense date
Location
Zoom
Chair(s)
Yung-Wei Lin
 

Pamela Nwachukwu

Title
Dental Care Access for Medicaid Beneficiaries: Dentist Medicaid Participation and Dental Coverage Policy Impacts on Emergency Department Use for Dental Care
Defense date
Location
N212 Dental Science Building
Chair(s)
Julie Reynolds,
Peter Damiano
 

Ying Liu

Title
Mathematical Modeling of Neuronal Dynamics: From Theoretical Pattern Formation to Data-Driven Connectivity Inference
Defense date
Location
221 MLH
Chair(s)
Rodica Curtu
 

Bill Bangel

Title
SMART ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF VALUE ADDED COMPOSITE USING RECYCLED FIBER MATERIALS
Defense date
Location
4602 SC
Chair(s)
Xuan Song
 

Qian Tang

Title
Topics in Statistical Learning Methods and Algorithms
Defense date
Location
Zoom
Chair(s)
Boxiang Wang
 

Shannon Wachter

Title
Investigating the Cerebellar Contribution to Categorization
Defense date
Location
101 SLP
Chair(s)
John Freeman
 

Xinran Bi

Title
Social network and M&A performance
Defense date
Location
Zoom (Contact Department)
Chair(s)
Suyong Song
 

John Yost

Title
Empire and Eschatology: The Historical Vision of Sigebert of Gembloux
Defense date
Location
Zoom (Contact Department)
Chair(s)
Shane Bobrycki,
Michael Moore
 

Jin Min Chung

Title
Design and Theoretical Validation of a Hybrid Cognitive Distractor Generation System within a Generative AI-based Multi-Stage Assessment Framework
Defense date
Location
Zoom
Chair(s)
Catherine Welch,
Stephen Dunbar
 

Ling Tong

Title
Understanding Multimodel Communication and Platform Endorsement in Reward-Based Crowdfunding
Defense date
Location
Zoom (Contact Department)
Chair(s)
Patrick Fan
 

Yichong Cao

Title
Advancing Test Security: A New Detection Mode for Examinees with Item Preknowledge and Compromised Items
Defense date
Location
Zoom (Contact Department)
Chair(s)
Catherine Welch
 

Yi Hao

Title
Essays on Public Finance
Defense date
Location
Zoom (Contact Department)
Chair(s)
Erik Lie
 

Kaleb Young

Title
Understanding Tile Drainage's Effect on Streamflow in the Agricultural Midwest
Defense date
Location
Seminar Room Stanley Hydraulics Lab
Chair(s)
Larry Weber
 

Olga Dubey

Title
Modulation of Transcortical Long Latency Responses During Upper Extremity Visuomotor Tracking: Effects of Sensory Feedback, Learning, Biological Sex Differences, and Interlimb Communication in Humans
Defense date
Location
1-271 MEB
Chair(s)
Richard Shields
 

Kian Maleki Sanukesh

Title
Quantum coherent interaction of molecular and defect spin with phonons and magnons
Defense date
Location
104 IATL
Chair(s)
Michael Flatte
 

Sarah Choate

Title
Study of the Neutrino Magnetic Moment With the NOVA Near Detector
Defense date
Location
VAN 208
Chair(s)
Jane Nachtman
 

Zhiying Xu

Title
Dissertation Defense
Defense date
Location
Zoom
Chair(s)
Rachel Young
 

Yuchen Liu

Title
The Impact of Storytelling on Intercultural Communicative Competence Development with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse University Students
Defense date
Location
Zoom (Contact Department)
Chair(s)
Lia Plakans
 

Jacinta Olson

Title
INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO ANALYZING MULTIPLE CHOICE DISTRACTORS: EXPLORING PATTERNS AND RELATIONSHIPS IN EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT
Defense date
Location
Zoom
Chair(s)
Jonathan Templin
 

Ali Khan

Title
PI3K regulates TAZ/YAP and mTORC1 axes that can be synergistically targeted
Defense date
Location
B1180 ML
Chair(s)
Munir Tanas
 

Salma H A Hassan

Title
Developing Novel Treatments for X-linked retinoschisis (XLRS)
Defense date
Location
1459 PBDB
Chair(s)
Arlene Drack