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June 1, 2006

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DEGREE EXAMS

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

General Examinations


  • John S. Ahlquist, Political Science, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, June 12. Smith Hall, 40. (Prof. Margaret Levi).
  • Peter B. Allen, Chemistry, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 7. Chemistry Bldg., 239. (Prof. Daniel Chiu).
  • Janet Altman, Neurobiology and Behavior, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Thursday, June 8. Kincaid Hall, 502. (Prof. James Truman).
  • Ulrike V. Biangardi, Education, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 7. Miller Hall, 201. (Prof. Deborah McCutchen).
  • Jonathan K. Bleyhl, Genome Sciences, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, June 9. Health Sciences Ctr., J-182. (Prof. Evan Eichler).
  • Dorothy Douglas Caplow, Chemistry, Ph.D. 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 6. Bagley Hall, 319. (Prof. Gary Drobny).
  • Ross J. Centers, Genome Sciences, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Monday, June 5. Health Sciences Ctr., K-350. (Prof. Stanley Fields).
  • Brandon Stanley Centerwall, English, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Monday, June 5. Padelford Hall, A101-C. (Prof. William Streitberger).
  • Tapoja Chaudhuri, Anthropology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 7. Denny Hall, 401. (K. Sivaramakrishnan).
  • Sima Daad, Comparative Literature, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 6. Padelford Hall, B-526. (Prof. Leroy Searle).
  • Heida Lin Diefenderfer, Forest Resources, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, June 5. Anderson Hall, 22. (Prof. Kristiina Vogt).
  • Tiara Martessa Dillworth, Psychology, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 8. Guthrie Annex 3, 120. (Prof. Mary Larimer).
  • Tuyen Thi Doan, Anthropology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, June 8. Denny Hall, 401. (Prof. Charles Keyes).
  • Elisabeth J. Duffy, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Friday, June 9. Fishery Science Bldg., 252-B. (Prof. David Beauchamp).
  • Robert Ian Duncan, Geography, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Thursday, June 8. Smith Hall, 409. (Prof. Michael Brown).
  • Maureen A. Eger, Sociology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Monday, June 12. Savery Hall, 110-C. (Prof. Michael Hechter).
  • Daniel A. Enquobahrie, Public Health and Community Medicine – Epidemiology, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 14. 1730 Minor Avenue, Suite 1360 (Room 1385). (Prof. David Siscovick).
  • Laura Lee Feider, Nursing – School of, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Monday, June 12. Health Sciences Ctr. T-605. (Prof. Pamela Mitchell).
  • Lei Feng, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 6. Health Sciences Ctr., T-466. (Prof. Cecilia Moens).
  • Christina Marguerite Giovas, Anthropology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 7. Denny Hall, 401. (Prof. Donald Grayson).
  • Deidre L. Golej, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 16. Health Sciences Ctr., C-510. (Prof. Stanley McKnight).
  • Trevor S. Griffey, History, Ph.D. 8:30 a.m. Friday, June 2. Smith Hall, 203-E. (Prof. James Gregory).
  • Barbara Lillian Grub, Anthropology, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 7. Denny Hall, 402. (Prof. Steven Harrell).
  • Bradley F. Habenicht, Chemistry, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, June 8. Chemistry Bldg., 239. (Prof. Oleg Prezhdo).
  • n Xi Han, Business School, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, June 2. Mackenzie Hall, McCabe Room. (Prof. Paul Malatesta).
  • Hendrianto Hendrianto, Law, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 7. William H. Gates Hall, 441. (Prof. Veronica Taylor).
  • Max R. Hewitt, Business School, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 13. Mackenzie Hall, 367. (Prof. Jane Kennedy).
  • Jae Won Jang, Civil And Environmental Engineering, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 8. More Hall, 229. (Prof. Gregory Mieller).
  • Tae Young Jung, Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Friday, June 9. Mechanical Engineering Bldg. , 259. (Prof. Martin Berg).
  • Michelle Jean Lafrance, English, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 7. Padelford Hall, A-101-C. (Prof. Katherine Cummings).
  • Erin H. Lay, Physics, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 5. Johnson Hall, 127. (Prof. Robert Holzworth).
  • n Yuzhen Li, Forest Resources, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Thursday, June 8. Anderson Hall, 22. (Prof. Gerard Schreeuder).
  • Peyina Lin, Information School, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Friday, June 2. Mary Gates Hall. (Prof. Mike Eisenberg).
  • Henry Machnik Louie, Jr., Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Thursday, June 8. Electrical Engineering Bldg., M-306. (Prof. Kai Strunz).
  • Christopher Wai Ming Lum, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Monday, June 12. Aerospace and Engineering Research Bldg., 130. (Prof. Rolf Rysdyk).
  • Wenbo Luo, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Thursday, June 15. Foege Bldg., N-130. (Prof. Shahram Vaezy).
  • Eva Y. Ma, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, June 5. Health Sciences Ctr., G-522. (Prof. David Raible).
  • June Ma, Economics, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, June 8. Savery Hall, 302. (Prof. Charles Nelson).
  • Kyle T. Mandli, Applied Mathematics, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Friday, June 2. Condon Hall, 101. (Prof. Randy LeVeque).
  • Brooks Erin Miner, Biology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Thursday, June 22. Kincaid Hall, 502. (Prof. Benjamin Kerr).
  • Sara J. Morgan, Communication – Department of, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 6. Communications Bldg., 102-E. (Prof. Valerie Manusov).
  • Jennifer E. Muehrcke, Music, D.M.A. 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 7. Music Bldg., 103. (Prof. Steven Morrison).
  • Elaine Y. Nam, Chemistry, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 14. Chemistry Bldg., 102. (Prof. Julie Kovacs).
  • Neil R. Owen, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 14. Henderson Hall, 6th floor, Hardisty Conference Ctr.. (Prof. Lawrence Crum).
  • George Robert Pess, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Thursday, June 8. Fishery Sciences Bldg., 129. (Prof. Thomas Quinn).
  • Anne Lauren Piantadosi, Public Health and Community Medicine – Pathobiology, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 21. South Campus Center, 308. (Prof. Julie Overbaugh).
  • Richard T. Ranf, Civil And Environmental Engineering, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Friday, June 2. More Hall, 229. (Prof. Marc Eberhard).
  • Kirsten Colleen Roberts, Education, Ph.D. noon Wednesday, June7. Miller Hall, 222. (Prof. Catherine Taylor).
  • Travis J. Sands, English, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Monday, June 5. Padelford Hall, A-101-C. (Prof. Katherine Cummings).
  • Terrence E. Schenold, English, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, June 8. Padelford Hall, A-101-C. (Prof. Brian Reed).
  • Robert D. Schultz, Music, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Friday, June 2. Music Bldg., 212. (Prof. Jonathan Bernard).
  • Andrew D. Seifert, Music, D.M.A. 10 a.m. Friday, June 2. Meany Hall, 268. (Prof. Claudia Zahn).
  • Kari Gunvaldson Swanson, Education, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 7. Miller Hall, 416. (Prof. John Bransford).
  • Gwynne Lorraine Taraska, Philosophy, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 6. Savery Hall, 331-K. (Profs. David Keyt and Arthur Fine).
  • Leslie L. Taylor, Public Health and Community Medicine – Biostatistics, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Monday, June 19. Health Sciences Ctr., F-643. (Prof. Xiao-Hua Zhou).
  • Laura Pivirotto Thomas, Psychology, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Thursday, June 8. Guthrie Hall, 211. (Prof. Steven Buck).
  • Hsun-Hui Tseng, Anthropology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 7. Denny Hall, 402. (Profs. Steven Harrell and Ann Anagnost).
  • Neil M. Tucker, Chemistry, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 6. Chemistry Bldg., 102. (Prof. Alex Jen).
  • Elisabetta Valenti, Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Friday, June 2. Mechanical Engineering Bldg., 259. (Prof. Ashley Emery).
  • Jungkeun Yoon, Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 7. Mechanical Engineering Bldg., 219. (Prof. I-Yeu Shen).

Final Examinations




  • Daniel B. Allred, Chemical Engineering, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, June 5. Electrical Engineering Bldg., 403. “Electrochemical Nanomoulding through Proteins.” (Prof. Daniel Schwartz).


  • Elif Andac, Sociology, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Thursday, June 8. Savery Hall, 110-C. “Imperial Legacies, National Constructions: Transnational Foundations of Nation-States in the Other Europe.” (Profs. Edgar Kiser and Resat Kasaba).


  • Erica Andersen-Nissen, Immunology, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 6. Health Sciences Ctr., T-747. “Toll-like Receptor 5 Recognition of Bacterial Flagellin” (Prof. Alan Aderem).


  • Sankaran Aniruddhan, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 8 a.m. Monday, June 5. Electrical Engineering Bldg., 403. “A Fast-Locking Frequency Synthesizer for GSM Base-stations in 180nm CMOS” (Prof. David Allstot).


  • Angeliki Barberopoulou, Earth and Space Sciences, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 6. Atmospheric Sciences-Geophysics Bldg., 154. “Investigating the Damage Potential of Seismic Seiches: A Case Study of the Puget Lowland” (Profs. Thomas Pratt and Joanne Bourgeois).


  • Benjamin L. Beckstead, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Monday, June 5. Foege Bldg., N-130A. “Control of Epithelial Differentiation by Cell-Instructive Scaffolds.” (Prof. Cecilia Giachelli).


  • Tatiana Ivanovna Benbalit, Music, D.M.A. 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 8. Music Bldg., 204. “The Evolution of Modest Moussorgsky’s Musical Language: An Assimilation of Social, Societal, Familial and Folk Influences” (Prof. Patricia Michaelian).

  • Barbara Jean Best, Economics, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, June 2. Savery Hall, 326. “Bio-Economic Analysis of a Predator Control Program: The Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery” (Prof. Gardner Brown, Jr.).

  • Rupaleem Bhuyan, Social Work, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Thursday, June 8. Social Work/Speech & Hearing Sciences Bldg., 210-F. “Neoliberal Governmentality and the Production of the Battered Immigrant Woman in Public Policy and Domestic Violence Advocacy” (Prof. Anthony Ishisaka).


  • Laura Welser Black, Communication – Department of, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Friday, June 2. Communications Bldg., 102-E. “Deliberation, Difference, and the Story: How Storytelling Manages Identity and Conflict in Deliberative Groups” (Prof. John Gastil).


  • Ryan Michael Bonn, Chemistry, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, June 16. Chemistry Bldg., 102. “A Proteomics Investigation of the HIV-1 Infection in T-cells” (Prof. Norman Dovichi).


  • Elizabeth A. Brown, Geography, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 2. Smith Hall, 409. “Crime, Culture and the City: Political Geographies of Juvenile Justice” (Prof. Steven Herbert).


  • Gregory A. Campbell, Music, D.M.A. 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 6. Music Bldg., 212. “’A Beautiful, Shining Sound Object’: Contextualizing Multi-Instrumentalism in the AACM” (Prof. Thomas Collier).


  • Lan Cao, Chemical Engineering, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 6. Foege Bldg., N-130-A. “Tetraglyme Glow Discharge Plasma Modified Biomaterials with Ultralow Protein Adsorption and Improved Hemocompatibility.” (Prof. Thomas Horbett).


  • Karen K. Chan, Psychology, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 5. Guthrie Annex. “A Brief Intervention in the Employee Assistance Program.” (Prof. Alan Marlatt).


  • Xiaohong Chen, Chemistry, Ph.D. 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 6. Chemistry Bldg., 439. “Neutralization-Re-ionization Mass Spectrometric and Computational Studies of Elusive Neutral Intermediates” (Prof. Frantisek Turecek).


  • David S. Cho, English, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Monday, June 5. Padelford Hall, A-106. “Alternative Visions of the Korean American Subject: Narrative, National, and Historical ‘Disidentifications’ in the 20th Century Korean American Novel” (Prof. Shawn Wong).


  • Kacey Anne Claborn, Chemistry, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Thursday, June 8. Chemistry Bldg., 102. “Chiro-optics of Achiral Compounds” (Prof. Bart Kahr).


  • Adam B. Clark, Physics, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Monday, June 5. Physics/Astronomy Library, C-520. “Applications of Conformal Perturbation Theory to Novel Geometries in the Gauge/Gravity Correspondence” (Prof. Andreas Karch).


  • Alan R. Dabney, Public Health and Community Medicine – Biostatistics, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 6. Health Sciences Ctr., F-643. “The Normalization of Two-Channel Microarrays.” (Prof. John Storey).


  • Janet L. Davis, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 7. Paul Allen Ctr for CSE, 303. “Value Sensitive Design of Interactions with UrbanSim Indicators” (Profs. Alan Borning and Batya Friedman).


  • Richard Dietmar Dorfer, Music, D.M.A. 3:30 p.m. Friday, June 2. Music Bldg., 210. “A Pedagogical Analysis of Pierre Baillot’s Twenty-Four Etudes and a Comparison to the Etudes of Pierre Rode and Rudolphe Kreutzer” (Prof. Ronald Patterson).


  • Janice Lynn Driver, Psychology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, June 12. Guthrie Hall, 57. “Newlywed Patterns of Negative Affect during Conflict and the Association of Those Patterns to Repair Attempts and Everyday Moments” (Prof. John Gottman).


  • Jay C. Easton, Music, D.M.A. 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 2. Music 101. “Writing for Saxophones: A Guide to the Tonal Palette of the Saxophone Family for Composers, Arrangers and Performers.” (Prof. Don Immel).


  • Linda Christene Enns, Biology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, June 2. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., A-110. “The Role of Callose in Intercellular Communication and in Plant Development” (Prof. Robert Cleland).


  • Jason Matthew Ens, English, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 5. Padelford Hall, A-106. “Making Engagement: Higher Education Reform Discourse and Organizational Change” (Prof. Gail Stygall).


  • Maria E. Fannin, Geography, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 6. Smith Hall, 409. “Birthing Subjects: Midwifery and the Politics of Self-Determination.” (Prof. Kim England).


  • Dustin Michael Frame, Materials Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Friday, June 2. Wilcox 243. “Microstructural Development and the Evolution of Defects in Constrained and Sinter-Forged YSZ.” (Prof. Raj Bordia).


  • Christopher Whiteley Fuller, Earth and Space Sciences, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, June 8. Johnson Hall, 111. “Controls on the Structural Morphology and Subduction-Thrust Seismicity of Accretionary Margins” (Prof. Sean Willett).


  • Elena Garcia, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 7. Foege Bldg., N-130A. “Reagent Storage and Transport in Microfluidic Systems for Clinical Diagnostic and Drug Discovery Purposes” (Prof. Paul Yager).


  • Dawn Renee Glinsmann, Art History, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Monday, June 5. Art Bldg., 311. “Northern Northwest Coast Spruce Root Hats.” (Prof. Robin Wright).


  • Xinyu Guo, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 6. Electrical Engineering Bldg., 403. “A High Performance Divider Application.” (Prof. Carl Sechen).


  • Jason C. Harris-Boundy, Business School, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Monday, June 5. Mackenzie Hall, McCabe Room. “Transformational Leadership and Worplace Creativity” (Prof. Xiao-Ping Chen).


  • Rafael Epitacio Hernandez, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, June 2. FHCRC, Pelton Auditorium. “Retinoic Acid Signaling and Patterning of the Vertebrate Hindbrain” (Prof. Cecilia Moens).


  • Jennifer Lee Hoffman, Education, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 6. Miller Hall, 222. “Inside the Huddle: Title IX and Women’s Leadership in Intercollegiate Athletics” (Prof. James Antony).


  • Kirstin Kari Holsman, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 7. Fishery Science Bldg., 203. “Autogenic Ecosystem Engineers and the Influence of Habitat Complexity on Patterns of Intertidal Migration and Habitat Use by Subadult Dungeness Crab, Cancer Magister.” (Prof. David Armstrong).


  • Shehnaz K. Hussain, Public Health and Community Medicine – Epidemiology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Friday, June 2. FHCRC, D1-080/084. “Genetic Variation in Immune Regulatory Cytokine Genes, Cigarette Smoking, and Human Papillomavirus-associated Cancer Risk” (Prof. Stephen Schwartz).


  • Yu-Ning Hwang, Economics, Ph.D. 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 7. Savery Hall, 302. “Essays on Real Exchange Rate Dynamics and Exchange Rate Regime” (Prof. Stephen Turnovsky).


  • Kazi Iqbal, Economics, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Monday, June 5. Savery Hall, 302. “Essays on Intergenerational Allocation of Public Expenditure: Growth and Optimal Taxation” (Prof. Stephen Turnovsky).


  • Kyoko Ishida, Law, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 6. William H. Gates Hall, 441. “A Study of Ethics and Regulations of Japanese Legal Service Providers in the 21st Century” (Prof. Thomas Andrews).


  • Leah R. Jager, Statistics, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 6. Loew Hall, 111. “Goodness-of-fit Statistics Based on Phi-Divergences” (Prof. Jon Wellner).


  • Mark Steven Johnson, Education, Ed.D 8 a.m. Tuesday, June 6. Miller Hall, M-210. “Professional Learning Community Development: One High School’s Experience” (Prof. Mike Copland).


  • Steven Kirkham Johnson, English, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Friday, June 2. Padelford Hall, A-101-C. “Re-enacting the Civil War: Genre and American Memory” (Prof. Mark Patterson).


  • Luke Milburn Judge, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Friday, June 2. Health Sciences Ctr., D-209. “Dissecting the Signaling and Mechanical Functions of the Dystrophin-glycoprotein Complex in Skeletal Muscle” (Prof. Jeffrey Chamberlain).


  • Kevin Douglas Karlin, Scandinavian Studies, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, June 8. Raitt Hall, 314. “’Man maste avsluta det for att kunna gar vidare’: Alterity, Authenticity and Angest in Goran Sonnevi’s ‘Det oavslutade spraket’” (Prof. Jan Sjavik).


  • Julie S. Kotler, Psychology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, June 8. Guthrie Annex 1, Conference Room. “Early Correlates of Psychopathy and Relations Between Psychopathy, Youth Adjustment, and Growth Trajectories for Externalizing Behavior in Samples of Normative and High-Risk Youth” (Prof. Robert McMahon).


  • Geoffrey Charles Kushnick, Anthropology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, June 5. Denny Hall, 401. “Parent-Offspring Conflict among the Karo of North Sumatra” (Prof. Eric Smith).


  • Tanya Sue Lenz, English, Ph.D. 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 6. Padelford Hall, A-101-C. “Chaucer’s Oneiric Medicine: Dreams, Disease, Healing and Literary Endeavor” (Prof. John Coldewey).


  • Yu Lu, Chemistry, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 6. Bagley Hall, 108. “Absolute Quantification of Target Proteins in Complex Mixtures Using Visible Isotope-Coded Affinity Tags and Tandem Mass Spectrometry” (Prof. Michael Gelb).


  • Adam N. Luedtke, Political Science, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Friday, June 2. Smith Hall, 40-A. “One Market, 25 States, 20 Million Outsiders?: Supranational Integration and the Politics of Immigration Policy” (Prof. James Caporaso).


  • Marloes H. Maathuis, Statistics, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 7. Padelford Hall, C-301. “Nonparametric Estimation for Current Status Data with Competing Risks” (Profs. Piet Groeneroom and Jon Wellner).


  • Darrin Lynn Magee, Geography, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 6. Smith Hall, 412-A. “New Energy Geographies: Powershed Politics and Hydropower Decision Making in Yunnan, China” (Prof. Kam Chan).


  • Brian Indrek Magi, Atmospheric Sciences, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Friday, June 2. Johnson Hall, 75. “Optical Properties and Radiative Forcing of Southern African Biomass Burning Aerosols” (Prof. Qiang Fu).


  • Patrick Sean McDonald, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, June 5. Fishery Science Bldg., 203. “Biotic Resistance and Other Factors Affecting the Distribution, Habitat Use and Potential Impacts of Invasive European Green Crab, Carcinus maenas, in the Northeastern Pacific.” (Prof. David Armstrong).


  • Rafael Meza, Applied Mathematics, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Thursday, June 8. Condon Hall, 311. “Some Extensions and Applications of Multistage Carcinogenesis Models” (Prof. Suresh Moolgavkar).


  • Daniel David Mitchell, Biochemistry, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, June 2. Health Sciences Ctr., K-069. “Cholera Toxin Inhibition and EpsF from its Secretion System” (Prof. Wilhelmus Hol).


  • Lorri M. Mon, Information School, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 7. Mary Gates Hall, 420. “User Perceptions of Digital Reference Services” (Prof. Joseph Janes).


  • John Christopher Newman, Biochemistry, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 13. Health Sciences Ctr., D-209. “Investigating the Molecular Basis of Cockayne Syndrome as a Model for Comparative Genomic Analysis of Complex Disease” (Prof. Alan Weiner).


  • Kum Hwa Oh, Economics, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Monday, June 5. Savery Hall, 146. “Essays on the Beveridge-Nelson Decomposition and Unobserved Components Models” (Prof. Eric Zivot).


  • Nina Jo Oman, Education, Ph.D. noon Wednesday, June 7. Miller Hall, 222. “Factors Related to Program-Level Curriculum Planning Between Two-year Colleges and Four-year Colleges, and Faculty Preferences for Student Performance Data” (Prof. James Antony).


  • Stephen Mark Padgett, Nursing – School of, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 13. Health Sciences Ctr., T-404. “Negotiating Quality: Everyday Practices and Nursing Self-Regulation” (Prof. David Allen).


  • Kathryn Ann Petek, Civil And Environmental Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Monday, June 5. More Hall, 218. “Development and Application of Mixed Beam-Continuum Models for the Analysis of Soil-Pile Interaction Problems.” (Profs. Pedro Arduino and Robert Holtz).


  • Rebecca Ann Rashid, Microbiology, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Thursday, June 8. Health Sciences Ctr., T-435. “Expression of Virulence Factors in Pathogenic Escherichia coli” (Prof. Stephen Moseley).


  • Raymond William Rast, History, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Monday, June 5. Smith Hall, 308-C. “Tourist Town: Tourism and the Emergence of Modern San Francisco, 1869-1915” (Prof. John Findlay).


  • David Scott Reich, Economics, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, June 8. Savery Hall, 302-C. “Uncertainty and Flexibility in Resource Valuation and Extraction: A Real Options Analysis” (Prof. Robert Halvorsen).


  • Laura Marie Roen, Chemistry, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Friday, June 2. Chemistry Bldg., 102. “Electrocatalytic and Corrosive Processes on Carbon-supported and Pure Metal Fuel Cell Electrodes” (Prof. Eric Stuve).


  • Janice Anne Sabin, Social Work, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 6. Social Work/Speech & Hearing Sciences Bldg., 306. “Investigating Physician Implicit Racial Bias, Medical Decision-Making and Medical Care” (Prof. David Takeuchi).


  • Maja Zavaljevski Salva, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 6. Foege Bldg., N-130A. “Transcriptional Regulation: Applications Toward rAAV-Based Gene Therapies in Striated Muscle” (Prof. Stephen Hauschka).


  • Paul A. Scheet, Statistics, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 6. Savery Hall, 241. “An Efficient and Flexible Model for Patterns of Linkage Disequilibrium” (Prof. Matthew Stephens).


  • Karl Earl Schwede, Mathematics, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, June 15. Padelford Hall, C-036. “On F-injective and DuBois Singularities” (Prof. Sandor Kovacs).


  • Eric Earl Smith, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Friday, June 9. Health Sciences Ctr., K-069. “Genetic Adaptation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa during Chronic Cystic Fibrosis Infections, and Genetic Variation between Strains of P. aeruginosa” (Prof. Maynard Olson).


  • Martha Kellogg Smith, Information School, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, June 5. Mary Gates Hall, 420. “Art Information Use and Needs of Non-Specialists: Evidence in Art Museum Visitor Studies” (Prof. Allyson Carlyle).


  • Alan Robert Spence, Education, Ed.D. 8 a.m. Monday, June 5. Gerberding Hall, 193. “Collective Bargaining in Washington Community Colleges” (Prof. Steven Olswang).


  • Jason H. Steffen, Physics, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 6. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., 520. “Detecting New Planets in Transiting Systems.” (Prof. Eric Agol).


  • Noriaki Suzuki, Materials Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Monday, June 5. Wilcox Hall, 243. “Applications of Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) to Study Interactions of Genetically Engineered Proteins with Noble Metal Films” (Prof. Fumio Ohuchi).


  • David C. Tank, Biology, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 7. Health Sciences Ctr., K-069. “Molecular Phylogenetics of Castilleja and Subtribe Castillejinae (Orobanchaceae)” (Prof. Richard Olmstead).


  • Sarah Beth Upsall, Civil And Environmental Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 6. More Hall, 218. “Instrumental Intensity Scales for Geotechnical and Structural Damage.” (Prof. Steve Kramer).


  • Amy Vidali, English, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 6. Padelford Hall, A-106. “’Disabling’ Discourses: Disability Identity in Institutional Texts” (Prof. Gail Stygall).


  • John Charles Withey, Forest Resources, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Monday, June 5. Winkenwerder Hall, 201. “Interactions of Crows, Songbirds and People across a Gradient of Urbanization” (Prof. John Marzluff).


  • Chia-Che Wu, Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Friday, June 2. Mechanical Engineering Bldg., 219. “Development of PZT Thin-Film Micractuators” (Profs. I.Y. Chen and Guozhong Cao).


  • Sona P. Zaveri, Mathematics, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Friday, June 9. Padelford Hall, C-036. “The Second Eigenfunction of the Neumann Laplacian on Thin Regions” (Prof. Krzysztof Burdy).

  • Kathryn M. Zurek, Physics, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Monday, June 5. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., C-520. “Looking Beyond Standard Neutrino and Axion Cosmology and Phenomenology.” (Prof. David Kaplan).