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Schedule of Doctoral Defenses

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.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Doctoral Defense: Chen Lin, Chemistry. 2:30 p.m., 209, Chemistry/Biochemistry Building. Title of Dissertation: Low Temperature Laser-Induced Fluorescence Studies of Chromophores in Soft Solids and Biological Matter. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Monday, December 3, 2012

Doctoral Defense: Qiumei Bian, Industrial Engineering. 3:30 p.m., 2036, Durland Hall. Title of Dissertation: Femtosecond Laser Micromachining the Advanced Materials. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Doctoral Defense: Ainul Zakiah Abu Bakar, Human Ecology - Institutional Management. 9 a.m., 166, Justin Hall. Title of Dissertation: Dining at Continuing Care Retirement Communities: A Social Interaction View. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Doctoral Defense: Saad Alsubaie, Security Studies. 9 a.m., 166, Justin Hall. Title of Dissertation: The Impact of Regional Political Developments on the Evolution of Transnational Terrorism in Saudi Arabia. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.