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Schedule of Doctoral Defenses

Sunday, October 28, 2012

No events scheduled today.

Friday, November 2, 2012

Doctoral Defense: Natalie Barlett, Psychology. 9:30 a.m., 487, Bluemont Hall. Title of Dissertation: Parent-and-Peer Related Variables Associated with Relational Aggression in Middle Childhood. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Doctoral Defense: Melissa Belz, Geography. 9:30 a.m., 164H, Seaton Hall. Title of Dissertation: Keep My Place: Evolution of the Vernacular House in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, India. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Doctoral Defense: Daniel Hirai, Physiology. 2:30 p.m., 235, Coles Hall. Title of Dissertation: Oxygen Delivery-Utilization Matching in Skeletal Muscle. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Monday, November 5, 2012

Doctoral Defense: Sharon Thielen, Curriculum and Instruction. 8:30 a.m., 137, Waters Hall. Title of Dissertation: Factors Influencing Urban Students to Major in Agriculture. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Doctoral Defense: Jason Martin, History. 11 a.m., Room 205, K-State Student Union. Title of Dissertation: Regressing Forward: Army Adaptability and Animal Power during World War II. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Doctoral Defense: Sivakumar Sukumaran, Agronomy. 1 p.m., 2002, Throckmorton Hall. Title of Dissertation: Genomic Mapping for Grain Yield, Stay Green, and Grain Quality Traits in Sorghum. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Doctoral Defense: Ronald Sages, Human Ecology - Personal Financial Planning. 4:30 p.m., 254, Justin Hall. Title of Dissertation: Three Essays on the Influence of Self-Esteem on Retirement Planning Behaviors. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Doctoral Defense: Keith Powers, Counseling and Student Development. 10 a.m., Room 16E, Bluemont Hall. Title of Dissertation: A Multi Case Study of the Leadership for Change Challenges Encountered by Female Urban Superintendents. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Doctoral Defense: Jeanne Stroh, Educational Leadership. 11 a.m., 368, Bluemont Hall. Title of Dissertation: Academic Advising Assessment Practices: Descriptions and Comparisons. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Friday, November 9, 2012

Doctoral Defense: Matthew Gerike, Geography. 9 a.m., 164H, Seaton Hall. Title of Dissertation: Explorations in Historiographies of Geographical Knowledges. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Doctoral Defense: Angela Tucker, Entomology. 11 a.m., 129, Waters Hall. Title of Dissertation: Horizontal Transfer of Methoprene and Its Impact on Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) Individuals and Populations. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Doctoral Defense: Teresa Woods, Curriculum and Instruction. Noon, 257, Bluemont Hall. Title of Dissertation: Growing Scientists: A Partnership Between a University and a School District. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Doctoral Defense: Niranga Amarasingha, Civil Engineering. 1:30 p.m., 2116, Fiedler Hall. Title of Dissertation: Growing Scientists: Improving Safety of Teenage and Young Adult Drivers in Kansas. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Doctoral Defense: Rekha Natarajan, Mathematics. 2 p.m., 122, Cardwell Hall. Title of Dissertation: Application and Analysis of Just in Time Teaching Methods in a Calculus Course. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Monday, November 12, 2012

Doctoral Defense: David Wiggins, Curriculum and Instruction. 8 a.m., 215, Fairchild Hall. Title of Dissertation: Perceptions of Rural Arts Experiences: A Case Study of the Marshall County Arts Cooperative. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Doctoral Defense: Daniel Kahl, Curriculum and Instruction. 9 a.m., 368, Bluemont Hall. Title of Dissertation: Who Makes Community Change for Whom? The Lived Experience of Civic Leadership in a Rural Midwestern Community. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Doctoral Defense: Zachary Paddock, Pathobiology. 9 a.m., 343, Coles Hall. Title of Dissertation: Ecology of Shiga Toxin-Producing E. Coli in Cattle. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Doctoral Defense: Pamela Barnes, Adult, Occupational, and Continuing Education. 1 p.m., 16A, Bluemont Hall. Title of Dissertation: Motivational Conditions Experienced by Diverse Adult Learners in Cohort-Based Accelerated Degree Programs: Quantifying Learner Perceptions for Assessment and Enhancement of Adult Motivation to Learn. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Doctoral Defense: Joshuah Perkin, Biology. 1 p.m., 232, Ackert Hall. Title of Dissertation: Fragmentation in Stream Networks: Quantification, Consequences, and Implications to Decline of Native Fish Fauna. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Doctoral Defense: Abdulrahman Kamal, Curriculum and Instruction. 1:30 p.m., 16E, Bluemont Hall. Title of Dissertation: Enabling Factors and Teacher Practices in Using Technology-Assisted Project-Based Learning in Tatweer Schools in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Doctoral Defense: Pamela Foster, Psychology. 3 p.m., 21, Bluemont Hall. Title of Dissertation: Leader-Member-Exchange and the Workplace Bully: The Antecedents and Consequences. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Doctoral Defense: Ranjit Prasad Godavarthy, Civil Engineering. 3 p.m., 2116, Fiedler Hall. Title of Dissertation: Design Guidelines for Accommodating Trucks at Roundabouts. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Doctoral Defense: Sayak Bose, Electrical Engineering. 3:30 p.m., Rathbone Hall. Title of Dissertation: Modeling and Analysis of Communication System Effects on Distributed and Centralized Optimization of Cyber-Physical Systems. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Doctoral Defense: Alexi Thompson, Economics. 3 p.m., 329, Waters Hall. Title of Dissertation: Three Essays on the Environmental Kuznets Curve for Water Pollution. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Friday, November 16, 2012

Doctoral Defense: Jennifer Brantley, Counseling and Student Development. 11 a.m., 368, Bluemont Hall. Title of Dissertation: Liberal Arts and Sciences Graduates' Reflections on their Cooperative Education Experiences and Career Self-Efficacy. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Doctoral Defense: Celine Aperce, Animal Science. 2 p.m., 205, Call Hall. Title of Dissertation: Factors Influencing Escherichia coli 0157 Colonization of the Gastrointestinal Tract of Feedlot Cattle. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Monday, November 26, 2012

Doctoral Defense: Casey Weber, Human Nutrition. 8:30 a.m., 146, Justin Hall. Title of Dissertation: Metabolic Implications of Fiber Consumption in Children. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Doctoral Defense: Jason Fewell, Agricultural Economics. 9 a.m., 342, Waters Hall. Title of Dissertation: Essays on Kansas Farmers' Willingness to Adopt Alternative Energy Crops and Conservation Practices. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Doctoral Defense: Wesam Elshamy, Computer Science. 9:30 a.m., 233 Nichols Hall. Title of Dissertation: Continuous-Time Infinite Dynamic Topic Models. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Doctoral Defense: Orlando Aguilar Gallardo, Biological and Agricultural Engineering. 3:30 p.m., 133, Seaton Hall. Title of Dissertation: Measurement and Control of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Beef Cattle Feedlots. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Doctoral Defense: Rebekah Adams, Human Ecology - Marriage and Family Therapy. 4 p.m., 214, Campus Creek Complex. Title of Dissertation: Strong Communities, Strong Families: An Examination of the Association of Community Functioning with Psychological Resilience, Psychopathology, and Family Outcomes. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Doctoral Defense: Derek Brake, Animal Science. 9:30 a.m., 140, Call Hall. Title of Dissertation: Effects of Duodenal Amino Acid Infusion on Small Intestinal Starch Digestion in Cattle. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Doctoral Defense: Kennard Callender, Nuclear Engineering. 9:30 a.m., 3053, Rathbone Hall. Title of Dissertation: Methods for Optimization of the Signature-Based Radiation Scanning Approach for Detection of Nitrogen-Rich Explosives. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Doctoral Defense: Yelica Lopez Rodriguez, Physiology. 2:30 p.m., 4th Floor Mara Conference Center, Trotter Hall. Title of Dissertation: Immunosuppressive Properties of Wharton's Jelly Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in the Treatment of Graft Versus Host Disease in Rat Model. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.