Archive

May 29, 2003

Notices

Board of Regents
The University of Washington Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting at 1 p.m. Friday, June 13, at the University of Washington, Tacoma. The Regents will meet in formal session to take official action on personnel appointments and changes, gifts and grants, contracts and agreements with outside agencies, and other University business.

Parking Permits on way
New (2003-2004) annual U-PASS stickers/parking permits will be distributed by your payroll coordinator in your paycheck or paycheck stub envelope on Tuesday, June 10.

If you do not receive your U-PASS/permit on June 10, check with your payroll coordinator right away. If you have not received your U-PASS/permit by June 16, please visit one of the parking offices or call the main office between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday–Friday (206-685-1543) and press “0” to speak directly to a permit issuance staff person. Please notify us promptly. Charges for your 2003–2004 U-PASS/permit begin July 1.

Please note, Parking Services is NOT issuing a U-PASS/permit to any UW employee who did not renew for the upcoming year during this year’s renewal period (4/14/03–5/16/03). If you were unable to renew during the renewal period, come to either Parking Services office after June 16 To renew your U-PASS/permit. Remember, current (2002-2003) U-PASS stickers/permits are valid through June 30.

Mary Gates project under way
A landscape and irrigation construction project on the west and south side of Mary Gates Hall is under way. The project’s purpose is to replace and restore the landscape and install a conservation efficient irrigation system. This completes the renovation of the landscape and irrigation for the area that was not funded by the original Mary Gates project. The project will be completed by Aug. 1. The main vista walkway will not be closed during this project.

Study subjects wanted
Healthy volunteer families are needed to participate in a research study about the impact of chronic fatigue syndrome on adolescents and young adults in the family. Healthy mothers and fathers (optional) who have at least one biological child 12 years of age and older living in the household are eligible. The study involves a 4–5 hour visit at Children’s Hospital Cooperative Research Center. All family members will have a physical examination with blood draw, complete interviews and questionnaires, and will have brief tests of cognition and pain. Each person will be compensated $100. For more info, call Stephanie at 206-521-1233 or e-mail, sbhatz@u.washington.edu.

UW Weekend Homestay
English Language Programs is looking for individuals and families to host Japanese university students for the Summer 2003 Weekend Homestay program. Volunteers host one or two Japanese students for one weekend.

It’s an excellent opportunity to give your family an enjoyable cross-cultural experience, learn about Japanese customs and beliefs, learn some Japanese words and phrases, make international friends, and give the homestay experience a short-term trial run.

Hosts are needed for the following weekends: Aug. 29–Sept. 1, Tokyo Joho University & Tokyo Express Group; Sept. 5–7, Tokyo University of Pharmacy & Life Sciences. Apply online at http://depts.washington.edu/uwsp/homestay. Or, contact Jimi Evans, Homestay Coordinator, e-mail: homestay@u.washington.edu, phone: 206-543-8933

Language Exchange Opportunities
We would like your help if you are a fluent speaker of English who is interested in meeting and helping international students studying English. This would be a way of gaining experience for future overseas or ESL teaching, fulfilling community service requirements or developing a language/culture exchange.

We ask volunteers to provide 10 sessions total, or a once per week commitment. At the end of the quarter, volunteers can request a letter documenting his/her work in our program.

For more information, contact: Michele Norton, Language Exchange Program Coordinator, University of Washington English Language Programs, Box 354232, Seattle, WA 98195-4232, 206- 685-6355 or send e-mail to langex@u.washington.edu.

Surplus property
The following is available for interdepartmental transfer:

Chalkboard in alumnium frame, 4 feet by 6 feet. Comes with chalk. Three available. No cost, if someone will come pick them up. Please contact Nancy-Lou Polk, Administrative Coordinator, BNHS, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Room T601C, Box 357266, Seattle WA 98195-7266, 206-543-8256; Fax, 206-543-4771.

Bone marrow donation
Puget Sound Blood Center is a donor recruitment center for the National Marrow Donor Program. For a listing of the scheduled Bone Marrow Donor Registration Drives, please call
206-292-1897 or 1-800 DONATE-1, or see the bone marrow drive calendar at http://www.psbc.org.

DEGREE EXAMS

Members of the graduate faculty are invited to attend the following examinations. Chairpersons are denoted in parentheses.

General Examinations
• Caryn Ann Abrey, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Monday, June 2. 106 Fisheries. (Prof. Thomas Quinn).
• Benjamin Long Albritton, Music, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 3. 18 Music. (Prof. JoAnn Taricani).
• Francisco Alvarez, Economics, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Thursday, June 5. Large Conference Room, Savery. (Prof. Stephen Turnovsky).
• Arunima Bandyopadhyay, Chemistry, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 4. 239 Chemistry. (Prof. Craig Beeson).
• Devon Michael Berry, Nursing – School of, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 10. T513 Health Sciences. (Prof. Elaine Thompson).
• Kristin Marie Berry, Public Health and Community Medicine – Biostatistics, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, June 5. CC-610 Health Sciences. (Prof. Yijian Huang).
• Stephanie Elizabeth Burkhalter, Political Science, Ph.D. 4 p.m. Friday, June 6. 40 Smith. (Prof. John Gastil).
• Sarah Elaine Cabbage, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 8 a.m. Wednesday, June 11. H562 Health Sciences. (Prof. Joan Goverman).
• Karen K. Chan, Psychology, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Monday, June 9. 120 Guthrie Annex 3. (Prof. G. Alan Marlatt).
• Mythu Chiem, Social Work, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 10. 236 Social Work. (Prof. Anthony Ishisaka).
• David S. Cho, English, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Friday, June 13. A101C Padelford. (Prof. Stephen Sumida).
• Tzu-I Chuang, Anthropology, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Friday, May 30. 401 Denny. (Prof. Stevan Harrell).
• Kimberly K. Comstock, Atmospheric Sciences, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, June 13. 406 Atmospheric Science/Geophysics. (Prof. Christopher Bretherton).
• Christopher John Dakin, Asian Languages and Literature, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Thursday, June 12. M230 Gowen. (Prof. David Knechtges).
• Eve-Anne Michelle Doohan, Speech Communication, Ph.D. 8:30 a.m. Thursday, June 5. 126 Communications. (Prof. Valerie Manusov).
• Jennifer Lynn Edwards, Sociology, M.A. 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 11. 110C Savery. (Prof. Daniel Chirot).
• Cristopher Pierson Ewing, Music, D.M.A. 10 a.m. Monday, June 2. 28A Music. (Prof. Richard Karpen).
• Qianmei Feng, Industrial Engineering, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Friday, May 30. 206 Electrical Engineering. (Prof. Kailash Kapur).
• Amy Michele Glaspey, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, June 13. 52 Social Work. (Prof. Carol Stoel-Gammon).
• Jamie Michelle Goodwin-White, Geography, Ph.D. 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 4. 412A Smith. (Prof. Mark Ellis).
• Craig M. Grayson, Music, D.M.A. 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 4. 212 Music. (Prof. Julian Patrick).
• Jason C. Harris-Boundy, Business Administration, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 4. 367 Mackenzie. (Prof. Xiao-Ping Chen).
• Mae C. Henderson, Women Studies, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Friday, June 6. B110G Padelford. (Prof. Nancy Kenney).
• Cam Hoang, Anthropology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, May 30. 401 Denny. (Prof. Charles Keyes).
• Anuradha Vinayak Karnataki, Public Health and Community Medicine – Pathobiology, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Friday, June 20. F348 Health Sciences. (Prof. Marilyn Parsons).
• Kumiko Kato, Linguistics, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 11. 118 Loew. (Prof. Karen Zagona).
• Min Jeong Kim, Atmospheric Sciences, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 4. 406 Atmospheric Science/Geophysics. (Prof. Robert Houze).
• Kent Michael Koprowicz, Public Health and Community Medicine – Biostatistics, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 4. F643 Health Sciences. (Prof. Peter Hoff).
• Jennifer K. Ladino, English, Ph.D. 8:30 a.m. Thursday, June 5. A101C Padelford. (Prof. Katherine Cummings).
• Jae Yong Lee, Physics, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 4. C421 Physics/Astronomy. (Prof. Ann Nelson).
• Jiyoung Lee, Music, D.M.A. 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 11. Fishbowl, Music. (Prof. Carole Terry).
• Mei-Huang Lee, Asian Languages and Literature, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 12. M230 Gowen. (Prof. Richard Salomon).
• Tanya Sue Lenz, English, Ph.D. 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 11. A402 Padelford. (Prof. John Coldewey).
• Brian Indrek Magi, Atmospheric Sciences, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 18. 406 Atmospheric Sciences/Geophysics. (Prof. Peter Hobbs).
• Ratul Mahajan, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Wednesday, June 4. 322 Sieg. (Prof. David Wetherall).
• Tomislav Maric, Atmospheric Sciences, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, June 6. 406 Atmospheric Science/Geophysics. (Prof. Dale Durran).
• Shannon Maria McDaniel, Earth and Space Sciences, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, May 30. 311 Johnson. (Prof. Edwin Waddington).
• Catherine Hazel McDonald, English, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Thursday, June 5. A101C Padelford. (Prof. Juan Guerra).
• Luke Kelsey McDowell, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 3. 322 Sieg. (Profs. Oren Etzioni and Alon Halevy).
• James Charles McPartland, Psychology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, June 5. CD454 CHDD. (Prof. Geraldine Dawson).
• Brian Jason Mello, Political Science, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Friday, May 30. 40 Smith. (Prof. Stephen Hanson).
• Goncalo S. G. Monteiro, Economics, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Monday, June 2. Large Conference Room, Savery. (Prof. Stephen Turnovsky).
• Amlan Mukherjee, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Thursday, June 5. 218 More. (Prof. Eddy Rojas).
• Jackie Murray, Classics, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 10. 210 Denny. (Prof. James Clauss).
• John R. Nilsson, History, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 3. 203E Smith. (Prof. Uta Poiger).
• Taisuke Ohta, Materials Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Thursday, June 12. 321 Roberts. (Prof. Fumio Ohuchi).
• Nilufer Zeynep Patterson, Comparative Literature, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 10. B526 Padelford. (Prof. Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak).
• Matthew Edward Peters, Applied Mathematics, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Monday, June 2. 408D Guggenheim. (Prof. Christopher Bretherton).
• Anthony Alan Pezzola, Political Science, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, May 30. 1B Gowen. (Prof. Anthony Gill).
• Kellie Sarah Plow, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Friday, June 6. J464 Health Sciences. (Prof. David Morris).
• Ana-Maria Popescu, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Thursday, June 5. 322 Sieg. (Prof. Oren Etzioni).
• Roberta Quadrelli, Atmospheric Sciences, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 3. 406 Atmospheric Science/Geophysics. (Prof. John Wallace).
• Chootima Ratisoontorn, Oral Biology, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Friday, June 13. B228 Health Sciences. (Prof. Michael Cunningham).
• Sean N. Raymond, Astronomy, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 30. C520 Physics/Astronomy. (Prof. Thomas Quinn).
• Monica M. Rojas, Anthropology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Monday, June 16. 101 Music. (Prof. Shannon Dudley).
• Denise Lynn Schilling, Education, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Monday, June 2. College of Education, Miller. (Prof. Ilene Schwartz).
• Vivek Shandas, Urban Design and Planning Group, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, May 30. 142 Gould. (Prof. Marina Alberti).
• Leila Sylvia Sievanen, Anthropology, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Wednesday, June 4. 402 Denny. (Prof. Celia Lowe).
• Rebekah Anne Skiver, Psychology, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 10. 202C Chemistry Library. (Prof. James Ha).
• Neil Timothy Spring, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Thursday, June 5. 322 Sieg. (Prof. David Wetherall).
• Benjamin John Stenberg, Philosophy, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Friday, May 30. 331 Savery. (Prof. Cass Weller).
• Trang Xuan Ta, Anthropology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Monday, June 9. 401 Denny. (Prof. Ann Anagnost).
• Yinjie Tang, Chemical Engineering, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 30. 317 Gould. (Prof. Barbara Krieger-Brockett).
• Bussarawan Teerawichitchainan, Sociology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Monday, June 16. 110C Savery. (Prof. Charles Hirschman).
• Raymond Karl Ii Timm, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 3. 329 Fisheries. (Prof. Robert Wissmar).
• Amy Vidali, English, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 4. A402 Padelford. (Prof. Gail Stygall).
• Zasha Saul Weinberg, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Thursday, June 5. 442 Gould. (Prof. Walter Ruzzo).
• Miles White, Music, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Friday, June 6. Fishbowl, Music. (Prof. Ter Ellingson).
• Ebonee P. Williams, Chemical Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 10. 109 Benson. (Prof. James Seferis).
• David Levanger Wood, Materials Science and Engineering, Ph.D. noon Friday, June 6. 243 Wilcox. (Prof. Lucien Brush).
• Ching-Chao Brad Wu, Education, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Friday, June 6. Miller Hall. (Prof. Catherine Taylor).
• Michael Andrew Xenos, Political Science, Ph.D. noon Thursday, June 5. 40 Smith. (Prof. W. Lance Bennett).
• Tao Xie, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Friday, June 6. 209 Balmer. (Prof. David Notkin).
• Yun Xu, Pharmacy – Pharmaceutics, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 4. H464 Health Sciences. (Prof. Rene Levy).
• Han Yan, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 10. 403 Electrical Engineering. (Prof. Mohamed El-Sharkawi).
• Jing Zhu, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Monday, June 2. 206 Electrical Engineering. (Prof. Sumit Roy).
• Anna Zisberg, Nursing – School of, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 11. T595 Health Sciences. (Prof. Heather Young).

Final Examinations
• Erika L. Abel, Public Health and Community Medicine – Environmental Health, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, June 12. T531 Health Sciences. “The functional significance of genetic polymorphisms in human glutathione S-transferases.” (Prof. David Eaton).
• Corinne M. Adler, English, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, June 12. A101C Padelford. “Screening the dream: Hollywood in the era of “family values”.” (Prof. Susan Jeffords).
• Laura A. Adriance, Education, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Wednesday, June 4. 411 Miller. “The influence of goal conflict on teachers’ motivational orientations: Modeling a mediated relationship.” (Prof. Susan Nolen).
• John Charles Armstrong, Astronomy, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Friday, May 30. C520 Physics/Astronomy. “Wind erosion and long period climate change on Mars.” (Prof. Thomas Quinn).
• Sharon Beth Ashman, Psychology, Ph.D. 2:15 p.m. Tuesday, June 10. 120 Guthrie Annex I. “Trajectories of maternal depression over seven years: Relations with child psychophysiology and behavior.” (Prof. Geraldine Dawson).
• Jinho Bae, Economics, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Monday, June 9. 302C Savery. “Essays in empirical finance and macroeconomics.” (Prof. Charles Nelson).
• Danelle Rae Beaudoin, Chemistry, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, June 5. 102 Chemistry. “T cell signaling in response to altered myelin basic protein peptides.” (Prof. Craig Beeson).
• Judith Marie Bezy, Geography, Ph.D. noon Monday, June 9. 409 Smith. “Driving behavior in a random sample of persons aged 65 years and older: Associations with geographic location, gender, age, and functional status.” (Prof. Richard Morrill).
• Anke Silke Biendarra, Germanics, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Monday, June 9. 308 Denny. “P(R)OSE@millenium.de: Modelle intellektueller aktivitat und tendenzen der deutschen gegenwartsliteratur in den 90er jahren.” (Prof. Sabine Wilke).
• Simona Bondavalli, Comparative Literature, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Thursday, June 12. B526 Padelford. “The Buffoon and the Magician: Poetry, spectacle and critical discourse in the works of Pier Paolo Pasolini.” (Prof. Albert Sbragia).
• Carlo Joseph Jr Bonura, Political Science, Ph.D. noon Wednesday, June 4. 40 Smith. “Political theory on location: Formations of muslim political community in southern Thailand.” (Prof. Christine Di Stefano).
• Craig Gerald Brooksby, Chemistry, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 3. 319 Bagley. “Nonadiabatic dynamics with applications to the condensed phase.” (Prof. Oleg Prezhdo).
• Lisa Jo Carlson, Forest Resources, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Monday, June 2. 22 Anderson. “Describing the postglacial pattern and rate of Picea expansion in Alaska using paleoecological records.” (Prof. Linda Brubaker).
• Hui-Lin Chien, Psychology, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 11. R211 Guthrie. “Lightness constancy in 4-month-old human infants: A cue elimination approach.” (Prof. Davida Teller).
• Chul Hyung Cho, Music, D.M.A. 11 a.m. Friday, June 6. 206 Music. “Madame Chrysantheme: A case of stolen identity?” (Prof. Craig Sheppard).
• John Scott Clemmens, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Thursday, June 5. T435 Health Sciences. “Engineering surfaces for directed motion of motor proteins: Building a molecular shuttle system.” (Prof. Viola Vogel).
• Kathleen Therese Coughlin, Applied Mathematics, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Friday, June 13. 106 Loew. “Stratospheric and tropospheric signals — Extricated using the EMD method.” (Prof. Ka-Kit Tung).
• Christine Mary Coyne, Nursing – School of, Ph.D. noon Monday, June 2. T305 Health Sciences. “Psychophysiology of women in the early phase of recovery from alcoholism: A longitudinal prospective study.” (Prof. Shirley Murphy).
• Rebecca Alice Crabb, Applied Mathematics, Ph.D. 4 p.m. Monday, June 9. 408D Guggenheim. “A dynamic game for managing a conservative pollutant in an estuary.” (Prof. Ka-Kit Tung).
• Robert William Dahlgren, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 10. 206 Electrical Engineering. “Risk management in the competitive electric power industry.” (Prof. Chen-Ching Liu).
• Erin Christine Dunn, Psychology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, June 6. 120 Guthrie Annex 3. “Efficacy of a brief motivational interview add-on session to self-help treatment for binge eating.” (Prof. Mary Larimer).
• Brice Valery Dupoyet, Business Administration, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Monday, June 9. 208 Lewis. “Performance of alternative currency option pricing models: A study of the Japanese yen.” (Prof. Avraham Kamara).
• Wynter Brooke Elliott, Business Administration, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 5. 367 Mackenzie. “Reconciling GAAP losses and pro forma profits: Effects on investor judgments.” (Prof. Jane Kennedy).
• Deborah Kay Elms, Political Science, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, June 12. 40 Smith. “When the status quo is not acceptable: Resolving U.S. bilateral trade disputes.” (Prof. James Caporaso).
• Kimberly Kay Emmons, English, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Friday, June 6. A101C Padelford. “More than blue: Discourses of/on women and depression.” (Prof. Gail Stygall).
• Yejun Feng, Physics, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Thursday, June 5. C520 Physics/Astronomy. “Core-hole spectroscopy using non-resonant x-ray raman scattering.” (Prof. Gerald Seidler).
• Jairo Correa Geronymo, Music, D.M.A. 3:30 p.m. Friday, June 6. 21 Music. “A method of sight-reading for piano ensemble with commentary and preparatory exercises.” (Prof. Craig Sheppard).
• Tania Joyce Habib, Biochemistry, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, June 13. K069 Health Sciences. “Interleukin-21 (IL-21), a Novel IL-2-related cytokine that differentially regulates the Janus-kinase-STAT signaling pathway.” (Prof. Kenneth Kaushansky).
• Erin Maureen Harley, Psychology, Ph.D. 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 11. 57 Guthrie. “The “saw-it-all-along” effect: Demonstrations of visual hindsight bias.” (Prof. Geoffrey Loftus).
• Daniel Reiner Hayes, Oceanography, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 10. Hardisty Conference Center, APL. “The heat and salt balances of the upper ocean beneath a spatially variable melting ice cover.” (Prof. James Morison).
• Petra Herguth, Materials Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, May 30. 243 Wilcox. “Development and synthesis of luminescent conjugated copolymers and their fabrication into polymer light-emitting diodes.” (Prof. Alex K.Y.Jen).
• Ylva Katarina Hernlund, Anthropology, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Friday, June 6. 402 Denny. “Winnowing ‘culture’: Negotiating female initiation in the Gambia.” (Prof. Bettina Shell-Duncan).
• Chia-Hui Huang, Linguistics, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Thursday, June 5. 231 Thomson. “A restructing of case theory: Evidence from S-selected case.” (Prof. Karen Zagona).
• Penelope Maria Huang, Sociology, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 3. 110C Savery. “Negotiating gender work and family: Examining gendered effects of leave-taking.” (Prof. Julie Brines).
• Karin Elena Johnson, Geography, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Monday, June 9. 415C/412A Smith. “Bordering on health: Binational health initiatives at the U.S.-Mexico border.” (Prof. Jonathan Mayer).
• Dean C. Kempter, Education, Ed.D. 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 11. 112A Miller. “Race-neutral maximization of minority enrollment in flagship state universities.” (Prof. Michael Knapp).
• Chan-Woo Kim, Social Work, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 30. 306 Social Work. “Community-based care management: Aligning services to the risks for community-dwelling chronically-ill elders.” (Prof. David Cherin).
• Christopher Jason Koch, Music, D.M.A. 10 a.m. Friday, June 6. School of Music. “Toward a theory of conducting motion.” (Prof. Timothy Salzman).
• Steven James Kusiak, Applied Mathematics, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 3. 109 Fisheries. “The inverse source problem for the Helmholtz Equation in a non-uniform background.” (Prof. John Sylvester).
• Cara Ann Lane, English, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, June 9. A101C Padelford. “Moments in the life of literature.” (Profs. Kathleen Blake and Jennifer Bean).
• Kimberly Alice Lee, Biochemistry, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 3. A420 Health Sciences. “Mass spectometric analysis of the kinetics of in vivo rhodopsin phosphorylation during light adaptation and recovery.” (Prof. James Hurley).
• Shan-Lu Liu, Pathology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 10. Pelton conference Room, FHCRC. “Sheep retroviral envelope glycoproteins: Mechanisms of oncogenesis and incorporation into HIV-1 lentiviral vectors.” (Profs. A. Dusty Miller and Daniel Bowen-Pope).
• James Michael Mailhot, Mathematics, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 9. C401 Padelford. “Selmer groups for elliptic curves with isogenies of prime degree.” (Prof. Ralph Greenberg).
• Christopher James Marx, Microbiology, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Friday, May 30. K069 Health Sciences. “Formaldehyde metabolism in methylobacterium extorquens AM1.” (Prof. Mary Lidstrom).
• Ronald James Maynard, Anthropology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Monday, June 16. 401 Denny. “An ethnographic study of adults with cystic fibrosis.” (Prof. Lorna Rhodes).
• James Lee Meadows, Education, Ph.D. 8:30 a.m. Thursday, June 12. 201 Miller. “Business coalition education agendas: Institutional and political perspectives on the Washington roundtable.” (Prof. Michael Knapp).
• Noel Merino, Philosophy, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, June 6. 331 Savery. “Rationality and moral responsibility in romantic love.” (Prof. Kenneth Clatterbaugh).
• Karen Kristine Mildes, Education, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Monday, June 2. 122 Miller. “Becoming a reader: Young children’s word identification strategies.” (Prof. Deborah McCutchen).
• Christine Leiren Mower, English, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 4. A101C Padelford. “Wasting women, corporeal citizens: Race and the making of the notorious female citizen, 1870-1914.” (Profs. Priscilla Wald and Caroline Simpson).
• Thomas W. Murphy, Anthropology, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Monday, June 9. 401 Denny. “Imagining Lamanites: Native Americans and the Book of Mormon.” (Prof. Eugene Hunn).
• Jennifer Lynn Nehring, Chemistry, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 3. 102 Chemistry. “Developing models for the active sites of hydrogenase enzymes.” (Prof. D. Michael Heinekey).
• Susan Ethel Neimoyer, Music, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, June 5. Fishbowl, Music. “Rhapsody in Blue: A culmination of George Gershwin’s early musical education.” (Prof. Lawrence Starr).
• Arthur Jiro Nishimura, Sociology, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 12. 110C Savery. “The Buddhist Church of America: An organizational analysis of an ethnic religious organization.” (Prof. Gary Hamilton).
• David Michael Paschane, Geography, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Monday, June 2. 409 Smith. “A theoretical framework for the medical geography of health service politics.” (Prof. Jonathan Mayer).
• John Caleb Payne, Zoology, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 6. K069 Health Sciences. “Dispersal and dynamics of dragonfly communities in a lake network.” (Prof. P. Dee Boersma).
• Andrew Wayne Perkins, Business Administration, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, June 12. McCabe Room, Mackenzie. “The implicit self-concept: The structure of the self-concept and its influence on attitude formation at an unconscious level.” (Prof. Mark Forehand).
• Andrew M. Peter, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 3. 130 Aerospace and Engineering Research. “Paramagnetic spin-up of a field reversed configuration with rotating magnetic field current drive.” (Prof. Allan Hoffman).
• Cherlyn Marie Pijanowski, Education, Ph.D. 8:30 a.m. Monday, June 2. 216 Miller. “Theorizing education for democratic human formation.” (Prof. Donna Kerr).
• Lisa Edwards Pletcher, Education, Ed.D. 9 a.m. Friday, June 6. 301 Gerberding. “Analysis of attributes of successful transfer programs transitioning students from 2-year colleges to 4 year universities.” (Prof. Steven Olswang).
• Tyrone Michael Porter, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 11. T439 Health Sciences. “An investigation of the synergy between ultrasound and membrane disruptive polymers and its effects on cell membranes.” (Prof. Lawrence Crum).
• Paulene Quigley, Chemistry, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Thursday, June 5. K069 Health Sciences. “Structural studies of E. coli Chaperone Hsp31.” (Prof. Wim Hol).
• Lisa Maria Rende Taylor, Anthropology, Ph.D. 4 p.m. Thursday, June 12. 401 Denny. “Globalization, parental decisionmaking, and child welfare in rural northern Thailand.” (Prof. Donna Leonetti).
• Matthew Ian Richardson, Zoology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Monday, June 9. C520 Physics/Astronomy. “Ecology, behavior and endocrinology of an alpine bird, the Grey-crowned Rosy Finch (Leucosticte tephrocotis).” (Prof. John Wingfield).
• John Sumner Rombold, Forest Resources, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Friday, June 6. 22 Anderson. “The fate of canopy water in the Findley Lake Basin, WA.” (Prof. Thomas Hinckley).
• George Randolph Rueckert, Comparative Literature, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Friday, June 6. A101 Padelford. “Zhukovsky and the Germans: A study in romantic Hermeneutics.” (Prof. James West).
• Hiromi Sato, Linguistics, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 10. 132 20 Savery. “Selection for clausal complements and tense features.” (Prof. Karen Zagona).
• Jason Tyler Schuman, Chemistry, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 4. T435 Health Sciences. “NMR guided design of a 2nd generation MUC1 breast cancer vaccine.” (Prof. Patricia Campbell).
• Judson J. Scott, Music, D.M.A. 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 5. 212 Music. “An examination of Olympic Dances by John Harbison.” (Prof. Timothy Salzman).
• Christopher David Shainin, Music, D.M.A. 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 13. 28 Music. “Bird scenes.” (Prof. Richard Karpen).
• Jing Shao, Public Health and Community Medicine – Environmental Health, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 4. 229 Roosevelt 1. “Association of a trinucleotide repeat polymorphism in a glutamate cysteine ligase gene with fibrotic lung diseases.” (Prof. Terrance Kavanagh).
• Weiva Yu Sieh, Public Health and Community Medicine – Epidemiology, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 10. F348 Health Sciences. “The androgen pathway and genetic risk of prostate cancer.” (Prof. Karen Edwards).
• Hong Ki Sohng, Linguistics, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, June 6. 142 Gould. “Topics in the syntax of East Asian languages: Long-distance anaphora and adverbial case.” (Prof. Soowon Kim).
• Randall Scott Spaulding, Education, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Thursday, June 5. 340 Gerberding. “Access, opportunity, and choice: Developing financial aid packaging strategies to facilitate choice in higher education.” (Prof. Steven Olswang).
• Jacqueline Rose Starr, Public Health and Community Medicine – Epidemiology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 10. 927B Metropolitan Park East. “Is maternal insulin-like growth factor 1 variability associated with testicular cancer risk: A case-parent triad study.” (Prof. Stephen Schwartz).
• Jeffrey Hamilton Stear, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, June 5. Pelton Auditorium, FHCRC. “Studies of chromosome structure and movement in C. elegans.” (Prof. Mark Roth).
• Elizabeth Laird Steffen, Oceanography, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 9. Hardisty Center, Henderson. “Observations of vertical and horizontal aspects of deep convection in the Labrador Sea by fully Langrangian floats.” (Prof. Eric D’Asaro).
• Susan Ann Stoner, Psychology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 4. 120 Guthrie Annex 3. “Alcohol and sexual disinhibition among college students.” (Prof. William George).
• Venkatesh Sundararaman, Economics, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 10. 302C Savery. “Essays on risk and household coping strategies.” (Prof. Anil Deolalikar).
• Jia-Ling Teo, Public Health and Community Medicine – Pathobiology, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 4. 303 South Campus Center. “Presenilin-1 and TCF/catenin signaling: Effects on neuronal differentiation.” (Prof. Renee LeBoeuf).
• Mary M. Theodore, Music, D.M.A. 11:30 a.m. Monday, June 2. 210 Music. “The violin and piano sonatas of Charles Ives: A methodical approach to performance with motivic analysis.” (Prof. Ronald Patterson).
• David Huu Tran, Genome Sciences, 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 10. J280 Health Sciences. “bullwinkle encodes a SOX transcription factor and interacts with Bic-C and shark to regulate multiple processes in Drosophila oogenesis.” (Prof. Celeste Berg).
• Weiyu Tsai, Business Administration, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Thursday, June 5. 202 Lewis. “Essays in new product introduction.” (Prof. Theodore Klastorin).
• Shih-Chen Tseng, Music, D.M.A. 1 p.m. Friday, June 6. 206 Music. “Literary characteristics hidden in Schumann’s music, taken from mutually-related ideas of Hoffmann and Schumann.” (Prof. Craig Sheppard).
• Toshie Ueda, Music, D.M.A. 9:30 a.m. Friday, June 6. 206 Music. “A pedagogical insight in teaching children for prospective teachers.” (Prof. Craig Sheppard).
• Chwen-Huan Wang, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 10. 264 Wilcox. “Reliability of residual strength of liquefied soil.” (Prof. Steven Kramer).
• Jesse Carey Wiley, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 4. T435 Health Sciences. “FAD mutations decrease gamma-secretase processing of APP.” (Prof. Mark Bothwell).
• Karen Strand Winslow, Near and Middle Eastern Studies Group, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Thursday, June 12. 046 Communications. “Framing Zipporah: Early Jewish and Christian memories of Moses’ wife.” (Prof. Michael Williams).
• Robert S. Wood, Political Science, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 3. 40 Smith. “At the regulatory front lines: Building inspectors and new public management.” (Prof. Peter May).
• Tennessee Joplin Yoder, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 10. K069 Health Sciences. “The spindle pole body in saccharomyces cerevisiae is a dynamic structure.” (Prof. Trisha Davis).
• Zhongju Zhang, Business Administration, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Monday, June 9. 367 Mackenzie. “Data network pricing under quality of service guarantee: Single class and multiple classes.” (Prof. Debabrata Dey).