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May 18, 2006

Notices

ENGLISH LANGUAGE COURSES

The UW English Language Programs (UWELP) offers quarterly online and on-site courses designed primarily for non-native speakers of English.

Convenient online courses are available for UW employees who want to improve their sentence-level grammar and vocabulary in academic, business, or technical writing. All of the courses have online interactive exercises and short assignments to be completed each week. Instructors respond to assignments within two business days, giving detailed one-on-one feedback.

Evening and Saturday on-site courses focus on improving conversational skills, grammar, pronunciation, presentations, and preparation for the TOEFL, TOEIC, and verbal parts of the GRE and GMAT. There are also daytime courses in reading, writing, grammar, speaking, listening, and vocabulary and idioms.

UWELP customizes courses in English for the Workplace. Depending on the needs of your group, courses can be designed for such areas as pronunciation and fluency, assisting clients by telephone, presentation skills and the language of meetings, e-mail communication, and job-specific vocabulary and idioms.

For more information, call 206-543-6242 or e-mail uwelp@u.washington.edu.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Possible Rule Making — Preproposal Statement of Inquiry

(per RCW 34.05.310)

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 478-136 WAC, Use of University of Washington Facilities.

Statutes Authorizing the University to Adopt Rules on This Subject:

RCW 28B.20.130 and Chapter 70.160 RCW.

Reasons Why Rules on This Subject May Be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: To amend the University of Washington’s smoking rules consistent with the newly enacted provisions of I-901 (Chapter 70.160 RCW). The University amended Chapter 478-136 WAC on an emergency basis effective Jan. 31, and now seeks to make permanent amendments.

Other Federal and State Agencies That Regulate This Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None. However, the University of Washington will coordinate with local health departments regarding the implementation of these amendments.

Process for Developing New Rule: Agency study.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by sending written comments or inquiries to Rebecca Goodwin Deardorff, Director of Rules Coordination, at:

US mail: University of Washington

Box 355509

Seattle, WA 98195-5509

Email: rules@u.washington.edu

Fax: 206-221-6917.

DEGREE EXAMS

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

General Examinations


  • Nathaniel S. Allen, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 23. FHCRC, A2M-025. (Prof. Jonathan Cooper).
  • Pauline Ebun Alokolaro, Chemistry, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Monday, May 22. Chemistry Bldg., 102. (Prof. Julia Kovacs).
  • Leif E. Anderson, Economics, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 26. Savery Hall, 151. (Prof. Robert Halvorsen).
  • Christopher Redell Ashley, Forest Resources, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Monday, May 22. Anderson Hall, 22. (Prof. Kevin Hodgson).
  • Amy Kate Bailey, Sociology, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Friday, May 26. Savery Hall, 110-C. (Prof. Stewart Tolnay).
  • Linda J. Bailey, Music, D.M.A. 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 23. Music Bldg., 101. (Prof. William McColl).
  • Francoise M. Belot, Comparative Literature, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Friday, May 26. Padelford Hall, B-526. (Prof. Gary Handwerk).
  • Manav Bhatia, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Ph.D. 8:30 a.m. Monday, May 22. Condon Hall, 311. (Prof. Eliezer Livne).
  • Ryan P. Boehler, History, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 26. Smith Hall, 320. (Prof. Sandra Joshel).
  • Ricco Bonicalzi, Physics, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 24. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., 520. (Prof. Paul Boynton).
  • Greg J. Bowers, Music, D.M.A. 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 30. Music Bldg., 101. (Prof. Diane Thome).
  • Sharon L. Brenner, Psychology, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 24. Johnson Annex, 201-A. (Prof. Theodore Beauchaine).
  • Ryan Kazuo Card, Mathematics, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Thursday, May 25. Padleford Hall, C-36. (Prof. Krzysztof Burdzy).
  • Edward A. Castro, Music, D.M.A. 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 30. Music Bldg., 27. (Prof. David Kappy).
  • Jason M. Cope, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 19. Fishery Science Bldg., 106. (Prof. Andre Punt).
  • Steven Joseph Corbett, English, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Jun 1. Padelford Hall, A-101-C. (Prof. Anis Bawarshi).
  • Jonathan Mackenzie Crimmins, English, Ph.D. 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 24. Padelford Hall, A-101-C. (Prof. Brian Reed).
  • Luc De Montigny, Urban Design and Planning Group, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Thursday, Jun 1. Goulld Hall, 442. (Prof. Anne Vernez-Moudon).
  • Jianchun Dong, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Friday, May 26. Electrical Engineering Bldg., 403. (Prof.Babak Parviz).
  • Anya Dormer, Linguistics, Ph.D. 12 p.m. Wednesday, May 31. Mary Gates Hall, 255. (Prof. Karen Zagona).
  • Katherine Anne Dunsmore, Communication – Department of, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 24. Communications Bldg., 102-E. (Prof. Nancy Rivenburgh).
  • Lisa A. Eidenschink, Chemistry, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 26. Chemistry Bldg., 102. (Prof. Niels Andersen).
  • Helga S. Fridjonsdottir, Nursing – School of, Ph.D. 8 a.m. Monday, May 22. Health Sciences Ctr.,T-653. (Prof. Elaine Thompson).
  • Ronald Fuentes, English, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 30. Padelford Hall, A-101-C. (Prof. Yasuko Kanno).
  • Noelia P. Garcia, Education, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 31. Miller Hall, 402-P. (Prof. Virginia Berninger).
  • Isaac H. Gottesman, Education, Ed.D. 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 24. Miller Hall, 112-A. (Prof. Nancy Beadie).
  • Suhasini Gururaja, Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 30. Mechanical Engineering Bldg., 219. (Prof. Mamidala Ramulu).
  • Alyssa Lynn Hellrung, Women Studies, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 31. Padelford Hall, B-110-G. (Prof. Nancy Kenney).
  • Jason Deitrich Hendryx, Education, Ed.D. 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 23. Miller Hall, 104. (Prof. Nathalie Gehrke).
  • Eric J. Herbig, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Thursday, May 25. FHCRC, D4-120. (Prof. Steven Hall).
  • Andrew A. Ho, Anthropology, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Friday, May 26. Denny Hall, M-32. (Prof. Miriam Kahn).
  • I-Chen Joy Huang, Education, Ed.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 23. Miller Hall, 112-A. (Prof. Manka Varghese).
  • Melody Cecilia James, Nursing – School of, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 30. Health Sciences Ctr., T-513. (Prof. Elaine Thompson).
  • Johnson, Anthropology, Ph.D. 8 a.m. Wednesday, May 31. Denny Hall, 401. (Prof. Ann Anagnost).
  • Kevin J. Johnson, Chemistry, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Friday, May 19. Bagley Hall, 319. (Prof. Philip Reid).
  • Tae Dong Kim, Materials Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, Jun 1. Roberts Hall, 321. (Prof. Alex Jen).
  • Yu-Jin Kim, Music, D.M.A. 05 p.m. Tuesday, May 30. Music Bldg., 212. (Prof. Stephen Rumph).
  • James M. Kraus, II, Chemistry, Ph.D. 12 p.m. Friday, May 26. Chemistry Bldg. 339. (Prof. Michael Gelb).
  • Travis C. Landry, Comparative Literature, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Thursday, Jun 1. Padelford Hall, B-526. (Prof. Anthony Geist).
  • Rinamarie S. Leon-Guerrero, Education, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 24. Miller Hall, 107. (Prof. Ilene Schwartz).
  • Matthew T. Levay, English, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Friday, May 26. Padelford Hall, A-106. (Prof. Jessica Burstein).
  • Hao Li, Medical Education and Biomedical Informatics, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 24. South Campus Ctr., 246. (Prof. James Brinkley).
  • Shuhua Liu, Information School, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, Jun 1. Mary Gates Hall, 310-D. (Prof. Raya Fidel).
  • Junhe Lu, Civil And Environmental Engineering, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 31. More Hall,

  • Ravi A. Manghani, Chemical Engineering, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 24. Paul Allen Ctr for CSE, AE-105. (Prof. Eric Stuve).

  • Dylan H. Mayer, Philosophy, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 31. Savery Hall, 331-A. (Prof. Kenneth Clatterbaugh).
  • Brigham H. Mecham, Genome Sciences, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 30. FHCRC. (Prof. Peter Nelson).
  • Sharleen Mondal, English, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Friday, May 26. Padelford Hall, A-101-C. (Prof. Chandan Reddy).
  • Christopher James Morris, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 24. Paul Allen Ctr for CSE, AE-108. (Prof. Babak Praviz).
  • Alexander J. Morrow, History, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, May 26. Smith Hall, 111. (Prof. James Gregory).
  • Ashish Nangia, Built Environment, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, May 26. Gould Hall, 442. (Prof. Vikramaditya Prakash).
  • Ok Nam Park, Information School, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 30. Mary Gates Hall, 310-D. (Prof. Jens-Erik Mai).
  • Melissa K. Poague, Political Science, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 24. Gowen Hall, 1B. (Prof. Mark Smith).
  • James R. Prager, Physics, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Jun 1. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., C-520. (Prof. Robert Winglee).
  • James Spencer Clayton Ronald, Genome Sciences, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Monday, May 22. Health Sciences Ctr., J-182. (Prof. Joshua Akey).
  • Laura J. C. Selleck, Music, D.M.A. 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 31. Music Bldg., 204. (Prof. Patricia Michaelian).
  • Hyungsuk Shin, Civil And Environmental Engineering, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 30. More Hall, 218. (Prof. Pedro Arduino).
  • Elanor Amy Sidman, Public Health and Community Medicine – Epidemiology, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Thursday, May 25. Health Sciences Ctr., RR-134. (Prof. Thomas Koepsell).
  • Jocelyn Yasuko Takayesu, Chemistry, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Jun 1. Chemistry Bldg., 102. (Prof. Larry Dalton).
  • Lisa Jayne Trigg, Nursing – School of, Ph.D. 4 p.m. Friday, May 26. Health Sciences Ctr., T-404. (Prof. Carole Schroeder).
  • Nancy A. Van Leuven, Communication – Department of, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 23. Communications Bldg., 102-E. (Prof. David Domke).

  • Victoria Van-Nguyen, Education, Ed.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 31. Miller Hall, 201. (Prof. Michael Knapp).


  • Gloria Villar, Chemistry, Ph.D. 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 31. Chemistry Bldg., 102. (Prof. Julie Kovacs).

  • Heather Ann Weaver, Education, Ed.D. 9 a.m. Friday, May 26. Miller Hall, 112-A. (Prof. Nancy Beadie).

  • William C. Webb, Forest Resources, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Monday, May 22. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., A-118. (Prof. John Marzluff).


  • John White, Public Health and Community Medicine – Pathobiology, Ph.D. 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 30. Bagley Hall, 319. (Profs. Prahipsinh Rathod and Marilyn Parsons).


  • Ursula Star Whiteside, Psychology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, May 19. Guthrie Annex 3, 120. (Prof. Mary Larimer).


  • A Meriwether Wilson, Built Environment, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Friday, May 26. Gould Hall, 224-A. (Profs. Robert Mugerauer and Marc Hershman).


  • Richard Alan Wise, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, Jun 1. Electrical Engineering Bldg. 1, 443. (Prof. Rolf Rysdyk).


  • Adam Cheng-Hong Wu, Chemistry, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 30. Chemistry Bldg., 239. (Prof. James Mayer).


  • Zheng Zha, Biochemistry, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 24. Health Sciences Ctr., K-450. (Prof. Ethan Merritt).

  • Ke Zheng, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 31. Paul Allen Ctr for CSE, 203. (Profs. Brian Curless and David Salesin).

Final Examinations




  • Ibtehal Mahmoud Aburezeq, Education, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 23. Miller Hall, 122. “Effects of Supervision on Classroom Instruction: Perspectives of Arabic Teachers in Jordon” (Prof. Geneva Gay).


  • Aseem Agarwala, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 30. Paul Allen Ctr for CSE, 303. “Authorizing Effective Depictions of Reality by Combining Multiple Samples of the Plenoptic Function.” (Prof. David Salesin).


  • Christopher Stephen Agnew, History, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Thursday, May 25. Smith Hall, 320. “Culture and Power in the Making of the Descendents of Confucius, 1300-1800” (Prof. Kent Guy).


  • Jeffrey Neil Anderl, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, Jun 1. Foege Bldg., N-130. “PLGA Micropshere Formulations for Sustained Local Delivery of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor: Considerations for Therapeutic Angiogenesis of Infacted Myocardium” (Prof. Patrick Stayton).


  • Nancy L. Arnold, Education, Ed.D 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 31. Miller 201. “The Impact of Implementing the Statewide Alternate Assessment Portfolio on Student Access to the General Curriculum.” (Prof. Michael Knapp).


  • David A. Beck, Pharmacy – Medicinal Chemistry, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, May 26. Health Sciences Ctr., K-069. “in lucem Molecular Mechanics: Design, Validation and Applications of a Scalable-Parallel Software Environment for Molecular Dynamics” (Prof. Valerie Daggett).


  • Kellie Sarah Bickel, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 24. Health Sciences Ctr., T-439. “Multi-dimensional Promoter Architecture Mediates Transcriptional Repression and Translational Silencing” (Prof. David Morris).


  • Matthew Teetor Bowen, Physics, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 23. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., C-520. “Top Quark Phenomenology at Hadron Colliders” (Prof. Stephen Ellis).


  • Brian S. Chin, Music, D.M.A. 12 p.m. Thursday, Jun 1. Music Bldg., 101. “The Music of Daniel Bukuich: A Biography, Analysis of Selected Works, and Annotated Guide to the Complete Works 1978-2005” (Prof. Don Immel).


  • Kian Haur Chong, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 30. Electrical Engineering 303. “Self-Calibrating Differential Output Prediction Logic.” (Prof. Larry McMurchie and Prof. Carl Sechen).


  • Brian A. Cobb, Music, D.M.A. 3:30 p.m. Friday, May 19. Music Bldg., 212. “Campfire Songs” (Prof. Diane Thome).


  • Kimberley Beth Craven, Neurobiology and Behavior, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Monday, May 22. Health Sciences Ctr., D-209. “Structural Rearrangements during Gating in Cyclic-Nucleotide Modulated Channels” (Prof. William Zagotta).


  • Nema Dean, Statistics, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 30. Bagley Hall, 331-A. “Variable Selection and Other Extensions of the Mixture Model Clustering Framework” (Prof. Adrian Raftery).


  • Michelle Leigh Dossett, Immunology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, May 26. Health Sciences Ctr., T-439. “Generation and Expression of High Affinity, Tumor Antigen-Specific Mouse and Human T Cell Receptors to Genetically Modify CD8+ T Cells for Adoptive Immunotherapy of Cancer” (Prof. Philip Greenberg).


  • Josef D. Dufek, Earth and Space Sciences, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 24. Johnson Hall, 117. “The Ascent and Eruption of Arc Magmas: A Physical Examination of the Genesis, Rates, and Dynamics of Silicic Volcanism” (Prof. George Bergantz).


  • Stephen M. Eacker, Genome Sciences, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 31. Health Sciences Ctr., K-069. “Effects of Androgen Receptor Mutations on Marine Testis Development and Function” (Prof. Robert Braun).


  • Jessica L. Foley, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, May 22. Foege Buliding N130A. “High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound as a Novel Method of Nerve Conduction Block: Dose-Dependent Effects Range from Partial to Complete Block.” (Prof. Shahram Vaezy).


  • Christine M. Fountain, Sociology, Ph.D. 05 p.m. Tuesday, May 23. Savery Hall, 110-C. “Networks in the New Economy: Social Networks in the Context of Labor Market Institutions” (Prof. Katherine Stovel).


  • Bela Andras Frigyik, Mathematics, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 30. Parrington Hall, 305. “Injectivity and Stability of Generalized X-Ray Transform on Curves” (Prof. Gunther Uhlmann).


  • Sarah K. Gaichas, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 24. Fishery Science Bldg., 102. “Development and Application of Ecosystem Models to Support Fishery Sustainability: A Case Study in the Gulf of Alaska” (Prof. Robert Francis).


  • Maria I. Garrido, Communication – Department of, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 23. Communications Bldg., 126. “The Importance of Social Movements’ Networks in Development Communication: Lessons form the Zapatista Movement in the Quest for Building Alternatives to Neo-liberal Globalization in Latin America” (Prof. Nancy Rivenburgh).


  • Geoffrey Oliver Gillard, Immunology, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 31. Health Sciences Ctr., A-420. “Developmental Mechanisms and the Generation of mTec Heterogeneity and TRA Expression” (Prof. Andrew Farr).


  • Jessica K. Graybill, Geography, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 31. Anderson Hall, 306. “Contested Space in the Periphery: Perception of Environment and Resources on Sakhalin Island” (Prof. Craig ZumBrunnen).


  • Peng Han, Business School, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, Jun 1. Mackenzie Hall, McCabe Room. (Prof. Yong Tan).


  • Isabelle M. Henry, Biology, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Jun 1. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., A-110. “Chromosome Number Variation in Arabidopsis thaliana” (Prof. Luca Comai).


  • Philip Edward Higuera, Forest Resources, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 31. Anderson Hall, 22. “Late Glacial and Holocene Fire History in the South-central Brooks Range, Alaska: Direct and Indirect Impacts of Climatic Change on Fire Regimes” (Prof. Linda Brubaker).


  • Eric Sun-Chol Hong, Education, Ed.D. 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 24. Miller M210. “Students’ Perspectives: Minority Students’ Perspective of Being a Learner in an Academic Teaming Strategy Called the Pod.” (Prof. Bradley Portin).


  • Fawzi Fayez Ishtaiwa, Education, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 30. Miller Hall, 122. “Factors Influencing Faculty Participation in E-Learning: The Case of Jordan” (Prof. Allen Glenn).


  • Hilary Nicole Karasz, Communication – Department of, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 30. Communications Bldg., 102-E. “Collectivist, Relativist, and Individualist Perspectives on Soil Contamination: A Q Methodological Exploration of a Regional Environmental Health Issue” (Prof. Nancy Rivenburgh).


  • Kumiko Kato, Linguistics, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 30. Raitt Hall, 116. “Japanese Gapping in Minimalist Syntax” (Prof. Karen Zagona).


  • Kareem Kazkaz, Physics, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Friday, May 19. North Physics Lab Conference Room. “Searching for Excited State Double-Beta Decays of Germanium-76.” (Prof. John Wilkerson).


  • Kevin Richard Kittilstved, Chemistry, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, May 19. Chemistry Bldg., 102. “Recent Investigations into the High-Tc Ferromagnetism of Oxide Diluted Magnetic Semiconductors” (Prof. Daniel Gamelin).


  • Derek Allen Kreager, Sociology, Ph.D. 12 p.m. Monday, May 22. Savery 110C. “Killing Time: Peers, Violence, and the Conditions of Modern Adolescence.” (Prof. Ross L. Matsueda).


  • Emily Bucknor Lenssen, Education, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Friday, May 26. Miller 222. “Mainstream High School Teachers and ELLs: How District, School and Department Conditions and Policies Support and Effect their Efforts to Meet the Needs of ELL Students in their Classrooms.” (Prof. Sheila Valencia).


  • Juan Li, English, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Thursday, Jun 1. Padelford Hall, A-101-C. “Discursive Construction of Nationalist Ideologies in Times of Crisis: A Comparative Approach to the News Media in the United States and China” (Prof. Gail Stygall).


  • Chin-Yet Lin, Physics, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Jun 1. Physics/Astronomy Library, C-421. “Phase Behaviors of Diblock Copolymer Melts Under and External Electric Field” (Prof. Michael Schick).


  • Anna Camille Long, Psychology, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Thursday, May 25. Guthrie Hall, 315. “The Role of Pre-9/11 Parenting and 9/11-Specific Parenting Responses in Predicting Children’s Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms Following 9/11” (Prof. Liliana Lengua).


  • Christopher Joseph Lyons, Sociology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 23. Savery 100C. “Social (Dis)Organization and Racially Motivated Crime in Chicago.” (Prof. Ross Matsueda).


  • Andrea A. N. MacLeod, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Monday, May 22. Social Work/Speech & Hearing Sciences Bldg., B-10. “Production and Perception of VOT and High Vowels by Bilingual and Monolingual Speakers of Canadian English and Canadian French” (Prof. Carol Stoel-Gammon).


  • Bernadine A. Mahar, Education, Ed.D 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 24. Miller Hall, 201. “Helping Teachers Educate the Disruptive Student: Supporting Teachers of Varied Dispositions” (Prof. Michael Knapp).


  • Jennifer Lauren Marino, Public Health and Community Medicine – Epidemiology, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Thursday, May 25. FHCRC, M4-A805/A817. “Occupation, Shift Work, T3111C hCLOCK Polymorphism and Risk of Endometriosis” (Prof. Victoria Holt).


  • Elizabeth Ann Marzolf, Education, Ph.D. 12 p.m. Thursday, May 25. Miller Hall, 201. “Contours and Consequences of School-Change Coaching within a Whole-School Reform Context” (Prof. Michael Knapp).


  • Meghan Elizabeth Maurer, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Thursday, May 25. FHCRC, Pelton Auditorium. “Mimicry of AP-2 by the Monomeric Disabled-2 Adaptor Protein Provides an Essential Trafficking Function in the Visceral Endoderm During Mouse Development” (Prof. Jonathan Cooper).


  • Glenise L. Mckenzie, Nursing – School of, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 24. Health Sciences Ctr., T-513. “Organization of Work in Assisted Living Residences: Implications for the Occupational Health and Safety of Unlicensed Direct Care Workers” (Prof. Mary Salazar).


  • Candice R. Mohar, Education, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 24. Miller Hall, 210. “Vigilance, Practice Breakdown and System Errors in Nursing: An Analysis of Selected Cases Investigated by the Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission from January 2000 to October 2005.” (Prof. Steven G. Olswang).


  • Linda R. Moorhouse, Music, D.M.A. 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 31. Music 101. “A Study of the Wind Band Writing of Two Contemporary Composers: Libby Larsen and Frank Ticheli.” (Prof. Timothy O. Salzman).


  • Reo Wexner Newring, Psychology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Monday, May 22. Guthrie Annex I, 120. “Reaction to Traional in Treatments for Depression” (Prof. Robert Kohlenberg).


  • Nicholas S. Norberg, Chemistry, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 25. Chemistry Bldg., 102. “Magnetic Nanocrystals: Synthesis and Properties of Diluted Magnetic Semiconductor Quantum Dots” (Prof. Daniel Gamelin).


  • Edwin Michael O’shea, Mathematics, Ph.D. 4 p.m. Monday, May 22. Padelford Hall, C-401. “Subdivisions and Toric Initial Ideals: Total Dual Integrality, Perfect Graphs and Flat Deformations” (Prof. Rekha Thomas).


  • Hatice D. Ozis, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 31. Paul Allen Ctr for CSE, AE-108. “Image-Reject Receiver Architectures for Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits” (Prof. David Allstot).


  • Jeffrey M. Partridge, Public Health and Community Medicine – Epidemiology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Friday, May 26. Health Sciences Ctr., D-209. “Genital Human Papillomavirus Infections in Men” (Prof. Laura Koutsky).


  • Carol S. Paty, Earth and Space Sciences, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Monday, May 22. Johnson Hall, 117. “Ganymede’s Magnetosphere: Unraveling the Ganymede-Jupiter Interaction through Combining Multi-fluid Simulations and Observations” (Prof. Robert Winglee).


  • David H. Peter, Forest Resources, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 23. Anderson Hall, 22. “Effects of Underburning on Oregon White Oak Reproductive Capacity” (Prof. James Agee).


  • Amol Prakash, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Monday, May 22. Paul Allen Ctr. for CSE, 303. “Algorithms for Comparative Sequence Analysis and Comparative Proteomics” (Profs. Martin Tompa and Benno Schwikowski).


  • Kara Elizabeth Reilly, Drama, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 19. Hutchinson 150. “Automata: A Spectacular History of the Mimetic Faculty.” (Prof. Sarah Bryant-Bertail).


  • Hakjun Rhee, Forest Resources, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Thursday, May 25. Anderson Hall, 22. “Inferring Traffic Induced Sediment Production Processes from Forest Road Particle Size Distributions” (Prof. James Fridley).


  • Balazs Rozsa, Music, D.M.A. 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 31. Music Bldg., 206. “The Formal World of Viennese Classicism” (Prof. Craig Sheppard).


  • Fadzilah Saidin, Civil And Environmental Engineering, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Thursday, Jun 1. More Hall, 218. “Performance Analyses of Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Wall with Poor Quality Backfills.” (Prof. Robert D. Holtz).


  • Anne Katherine Salomon, Biology, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Friday, May 19. Fisheries Science Building 102. “Trophic Effects of Fishing on Temperate Coastal Food Webs and Ecosystem Dynamics.” (Prof. Jennifer Ruesink).


  • Joseph C. Shannon, Education, Ed.D. 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Jun 1. Miller Hall, 112-A. “How is PCK Embodied in the Instructional Decisions Teachers Make While Teaching Chemical Equilibrium?” (Prof. Mark Windschitl).


  • Magid Shihade, Near and Middle Eastern Studies Group, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 30. Communications Bldg., 126. “Communal Violence Between Religious Groups Among Arabs in Israel: The History of an Incident and its Lessons” (Prof. Daniel Chirot).


  • Seyed Hossein Siahpush, Public Health and Community Medicine – Epidemiology, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Monday, May 22. FHCRC, M1-A303. “Insulin-like Growth Factors and their Polymorphisms and Risk of Neoplastic Progression to Esophageal Adenocarcinome in Persons with Barrett’s Esophagus” (Prof. Thomas Vaughan).


  • Elena Ohanian Siegel, Nursing – School of, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Thursday, Jun 1. Health Sciences Ctr., T-612. “An Ethnographic Approach to Understanding the Nurse’s Role as Supervisor of Nursing Assistants in Nursing Homes” (Prof. Pamela Mitchell).


  • Antony Todd Smith, Education, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, May 22. Miller Hall, 222. “The Middle School Literacy Coach: Roles, Contexts, and Connections to Teaching” (Prof. Sheila Valencia).


  • Cheolbae Son, History, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, May 26. Smith Hall, 203-E. “The Ordinary Reaction by Koreans against the Foreign Penetration, 1876-1910” (Prof. Kent Guy).


  • Timothy J. Strovas, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 31. Foege Hall, N-130A. “Multivariate Detection from Single Cells: Monitoring Metabolic Modules in Methylobacterium Extorquens a.m.1” (Prof. Mary Lidstrom).


  • Guoying Tai, Pharmacy – Medicinal Chemistry, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 23. Health Sciences Ctr., K-069. “Structural Determinants of CYP2C9’s Substrate Specificity, Dioxygen Cleavage and Genetic Variability” (Prof. Allan Rettie).


  • Erik K. Tingelstad, Education, Ed.D. 9 p.m. Tuesday, May 23. Miller Hall, M-211. “Careers in Student Services: By Choice or by Chance?” (Prof. Edward Taylor).


  • Ming Yuen Tsu, Music, D.M.A. 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 30. Music Bldg., 206. “Contemporary Piano Pieces: Interpretation, Practice and Performance Techniques for the Developing Student” (Prof. Craig Sheppard).


  • Andre Paul Walker-Loud, Physics, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 31. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., C-520. “Topics in Effective Field Theory for Lattice QCD” (Prof. Martin Savage).


  • Ying Wang, Materials Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, May 26. Wilcox Hall, 243. “Enhanced Li-ion Intercalation Properties of Vanadium Oxides” (Prof. Guozhong Cao).


  • Howard Theodore Welser, Sociology, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 19. Savery Hall, 110-C. “A Theory of Status Achievement” (Prof. Edgar Kiser).


  • Karen Joanne Wernli, Public Health and Community Medicine – Epidemiology, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Friday, May 19. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center D1-080/084. “Ovarian and Endometrial Cancers in Textile Workers.” (Prof. Harvey Checkoway).


  • Jun Xu, Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 31. Mechanical Engineering Bldg., 219-A. “Dynamic Thermal Tensioning for Welding Induced Distortion Control” (Prof. Wei Li).


  • Jung Han Yoo, Civil And Environmental Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, Jun 1. More Hall, 229. “Analytical Investigation on the Seismic Performance of Special Concentrically Braced Frames” (Profs. Charles Roeder and Dawn Lehman).

  • Jason Douglas Yust, Music, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Friday, May 26. Music Bldg., 101. “Formal Models of Prolongation” (Prof. John Rahn).