Upcoming Announcements
This list of scheduled Ph.D. dissertation defenses is posted so that faculty and others may attend the defense. If you wish to attend, please contact the committee chair in advance as a courtesy.
Monday, March 18, 2024, 12:30 p.m.
IU School of Medicine
Medical Neuroscience
Henika Sanjaybhai Patel
Contributions of the presynaptic protein bassoon to tau pathogenesis and neurodegeneration
NB 101
Chair: Adrian Oblak, Ph.D., 317-274-0107
Wednesday, March 20, 2024, 10:30 a.m.
Herron School of Art & Design
Music Technology
Chuiyuan Meng
Measuring and improving audience experience in online electro-acoustic concerts through interaction design
HE 121
Chair: Scott Deal, Ph.D., 317-278-4136
Monday March 25, 2024, 9:00 a.m.
IU School of Medicine
Microbiology & Immunology
Jorge Jose Canas Kouaifati
Innate immune roles of a-Defensin 1-3 in neutralizing uropathogenic Escherichia coli
R3 203
Chair: David S. Hains, Ph.D., 317-944-2563
Monday, March 25, 2024, 12:00 p.m.
IU School of Liberal Arts
American Studies
Nicole Christina Carey
Intersectional Solidarities: A design approach to building collective power in racialized organizations
CA 316
Chair: Carly Schall, Ph.D., 615-983-0378
Monday March 25, 2024, 1:00 p.m.
IU School of Liberal Arts
American Studies
Brigitte Rene Swartwood
Bringing clinical organizational ethics into practice
CA 438
Chair: Emily Beckman, Ph.D., 317-274-4755
Monday, March 25, 2024, 2:30 p.m.
IU School of Medicine
Medical & Molecular Genetics
Srimmitha Balachandar
Deciphering the role of mitochondrial dysfunction in pulmonary arterial hypertension
R3 303/305
Chair: Micheala A Aldred, Ph.D., 317-278-7716
Wednesday, March 27, 2024, 1:00 p.m.
IU School of Public Health
Epidemiology
Benjamin Michael Helm
Investigating cardiac class, extracardiac anomalies, and dysmorphology patterns predictive of mendelian genetic disorders in pediatric congenital heart disease
RG 6040
Chair: Jennifer Wessel, Ph.D., 317-278-3070
Thursday, March 28, 2024, 10:00 a.m.
IU School of Medicine
Medical Neuroscience
Chandrama Ahmed
The role of lung-brain axis in ozone impaired amyloid associated astrocytic and vascular phenotype
NB 101
Chair: Adrian L. Oblak, Ph.D., 317-274-0107
Friday, March 29, 2024, 3:00 p.m.
IU School of Public Health
Epidemiology
Mingyue Li
Exploring the coronary calcium scores in Indiana firefighters from risk factors to AI predictions
PBHL RG 6040
Chair: Jiali Han, Ph.D., 317-278-0370
Tuesday, April 2, 2024, 1:00 p.m.
IU School of Science
Applied Social and Organizational Psychology
Jasmine Grace Beecham
Dress to Repress: Exploring how dress codes & norms harm black women in the workplace
Virtual
Chair: Veronica Derricks, Ph.D., 317-274-2283
Wednesday, April 3, 2024, 2:00 p.m.
IU School of Philanthropy
Philanthropic Studies
Anita Jean Anglade
Decolonizing benevolence: Can faith leaders move the mark toward equity to create an alternative to the white savior complex?
3011 University Hall
Co-Chairs: Katherine Badertscher, Ph.D., 317-278-8950; Sara Konrath, Ph.D., 317-278-8971
Tuesday, April 9, 2024, 1:00 p.m.
IU School of Medicine
Biostatistics
Xiaoqing Huang
Identify signature genes/pathways to characterize Alzheimer's Disease subtypes based on uncoupled tauopathies and cognitive decline
Biostatistics Terrace Conference Room
Co-chair: Kun Huang, Ph.D., 317-278-7722; Co-chair: Jie Zhang, Ph.D., 317-274-2839
Tuesday, April 9, 2024, 3:00 p.m.
IU School of Medicine
Medical & Molecular Genetics
Kavitha Anbarasu
Human stem cell differentiated retinal ganglion cells for developing glaucoma neuroprotection and cell replacement strategies
R3 203
Chair: Arupratan Das, Ph.D., 513-461-1573
Monday, April 15, 2024, 1:00 p.m.
IU School of Medicine
Medical & Molecular Genetics
Fathima Ishara Moulana
ARF6 is a novel target for immunotherapy in triple negative breast cancer
EGH 304
Chair: Xiongbin Lu, Ph.D., 317-274-4398
Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 9:00 a.m.
IU School of Nursing
Nursing Science
Caitlin Mae Vlaeminck
Enduring uncertainty through the lens of osteoporosis: A mixed methods study
Virtual
Chair: Wendy Trueblood Miller, Ph.D., 812-797-4646
Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 3:00 p.m.
IU School of Public Health
Health Policy & Management
Ashlyn Brooke Burns
Availability of behavioral health crisis care and associated changes in emergency department utilization
RG 6040
Chair: Valerie Yeager, Ph.D., 317-278-4640
Thursday, April 18, 2024, 2:00 p.m.
IU School of Medicine
Pharmacology
Jade Harkin
Elucidating the influence of microglia on retinal ganglion cells in a human pluripotent stem cell model
NB 101
Chair: Jason Meyer, Ph.D., 317-274-1040
Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 10:00 a.m.
IU School of Liberal Arts
Economics
Golnoush Kazeminezhad
Count-regression-based empirical casual analysis from a potential outcomes perspective: Accounting for boundedness, discreteness, dispersion and unobservable counfounding
Virtual
Chair: Joseph Vincent Terza, Ph.D., 317-274-4747
Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 12:00 p.m.
IU School of Medicine
Medical Neuroscience
Ting Wang
Modulation of intraocular pressure by tuning transcriptional control of lipid synthesis
Goodman Hall Auditorium
Chair: Nuria Morral, Ph.D., 317-278-9039
Monday, May 6, 2024, 1:00 p.m.
IU School of Philanthropy
Philanthropic Studies
Jin Ai
Intellectual structure and dynamics of novelty within philanthropic and nonprofit studies: A computational and structural analysis
3011 University Hall
Co-chair: Katherine Badertscher, Ph.D., 317-278-8950; Co-chair: Chao Guo, Ph.D., 215-898-5532
Wednesday, May 8, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
IU School of Medicine
Medical & Molecular Genetics
Jeffrey Peter Solzak
Harnessing compensatory pathways and acquired resistance in treating triple negative breast cancer
EH 304
Chair: Xiongbin Lu, Ph.D., 317-274-4398
Thursday, June 6, 2024, 2:00 p.m.
IU School of Medicine
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Sukrati Kanojia
Investigating the impact of SND1 and CHD3 as PDX1 interacting partners on B cell function
Walther Hall-Lecture Hall Auditorium R3 C203
Co-chair: Jason Spaeth, Ph.D., 317-274-8986; Co-chair: Carmella Evans Molina, Ph.D., 317-278-3177