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April 19, 2007

Official notices


ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES

Applications Invited

The Institute for Ethnic Studies in the United States (IESUS) invites applications from University of Washington faculty members who are engaged in or are beginning projects on ethnic issues in the United States. The deadline for applications has been extended to May 15. For more information on application guidelines, please see the IESUS website at http://depts.washington.edu/iesus/ or direct questions to Kari Stephens via email (preferred method of contact) at iesus@u.washington.edu or call 206-685-9333 (please leave a voicemail).


OTHER NEWS

Board of Regents

The April Board of Regents meeting has been cancelled.

Blood Drives

Tuesday, April 24, 11 a.m.–5 p.m., Stevens Way (across from Lewis)

Thursday, April 26, 11:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Schmitz (north side)

Friday, April 27, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., Health Sciences (lobby)

Tuesday, May 1, 11 a.m.–5 p.m., Engineering (More Hall load/unload zone)

Study Volunteers Needed

WHAT: The Health SMART Study — A study conducted by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to see how stress-reduction workshops can help women with a family history of breast cancer manage their everyday stresses and cancer-risk concerns. The overall goal of the study, funded by the National Cancer Institute, is to see whether various stress-management and coping techniques improve immune function. This is important because research has shown that high levels of stress can make the immune system less responsive to vaccines and more vulnerable to infection.

Specifically, the study will teach women scientifically proven stress-management techniques (such as mindfulness meditation and guided imagery), coping strategies (such as anger management and assertiveness training) and information on health behaviors that can lower breast-cancer risk. All workshops are conducted in a supportive group setting with other women who have a family history of breast cancer. There is no charge to participate.

All participants will receive a set of CDs with relaxation exercises, a tote bag and a workbook filled with stress-management techniques taught in the classes.

WHO: The study aims to recruit 226 Seattle-area women, age 18 to 60, who are willing to participate in 10 two-hour workshops. Participants also will be asked to complete a set of questionnaires, give blood and saliva samples, and receive two Hepatitis A vaccinations.

WHERE: All study activities will take place on the Hutchinson Center campus in the Prevention Center, which is located in the Robert Arnold Building, 1212 Aloha St.

CONTACT: For more information about the Health SMART Study, please call the study information line at 206-667-7267or e-mail healthsmart@fhcrc.org. 


DEGREE EXAMS

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

General Examinations


  • Jeffrey P. Bigham, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 20. Paul Allen CTR for CSE, 303. (Prof. Richard Ladner).
  • Nathaniel D. Blair-Stahn, Mathematics, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, May 3. Padelford Hall, C-36. (Prof. Christopher Hoffman).
  • Litong Chen, Law, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Monday, April 23. Wm. H. Gates Hall, 441. (Prof. Veronica Taylor).
  • Chuan-Ju Cheng, Law, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 24. William H. Gates Hall, 433. (Prof. Robert Anderson).
  • Lisa Marie Corey, Public Health and Community Medicine – Environ & Occup Hlth Sciences, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 24. Health Sciences, T-739. (Prof. Daniel Luchtel).
  • Diane E. Dickel, Genome Sciences, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Thursday, May 3. Foege, S-230. (Prof. Mary-Claire King).
  • Robert Ian Duncan, Geography, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Monday, April 30. Smith Hall, 409. (Prof. Craig ZumBrunnen).
  • Susan Kaminski Faja, Psychology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Monday, April 23. CHDD, 246. (Prof. Geraldine Dawson).
  • Erica M. Gunn, Chemistry, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, April 26. Chemistry Bldg., 339. (Prof. Bart Kahr).
  • Tracy Marie Hilliard, Public Health and Community Medicine – Health Services, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 24. Health Sciences Center, H-670. (Prof. Allen Cheadle).
  • Elizabeth M. Humston, Chemistry, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 26. Chemistry Bldg., 339. (Prof. Robert Synovec).
  • Robert A. Johnson, Physics, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 24. National Physics Lab, 178. (Prof. John Wilkerson).
  • Brian Alan Kidd, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 2. Foege, N-403. (Prof. Wendy Thomas).
  • Kristen E. Lewis, Genome Sciences, Ph.D. 8 a.m. Wednesday, May 2. Foege, S-230. (Prof. Mary-Claire King).
  • Hongxiang Li, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 2. Electrical Engineering, 303. (Prof. Hui Liu).
  • Sarah Elizabeth Mahoney, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 1. FHCRC, C1M-015. (Prof. Stephen Tapscott).
  • Martha A. Mercaldi, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 8 a.m. Monday, April 30. Paul Allen Ctr. For CSE, 503. (Prof. Mark Oskin).
  • Nadia Moore, Public Health and Community Medicine – Environ & Occup Hlth Sciences, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 1. 4225 Roosevelt, Suite 100. (Prof. Lucio Costa).
  • Tamara Lyn Myers, Education, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 1. Miller Hall, 112-A. (Prof. Nancy Beadie).
  • Michael L. Schlicher, Nursing – School of, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, April 27. Health Sceinces Ctr., T-612. (Profs. Elizabeth Bridges & Terri Simpson).
  • Le So Tran, Anthropology, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 27. Denny Hall, 402. (Prof. Stevan Harrell).
  • Abigail Rose Wark, Neurobiology and Behavior, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 24. CHDD, CD-150. (Prof. Catherine Peichel).
  • Ursula A. Whitcher, Mathematics, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Friday, April 20. Loew Hall, 116. (Prof. Charles Doran).
  • Ching-Yi Wu, Oral Biology, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 20. Health Sciences, B-228. (Prof. Eileen Watson).
  • Yingying Zhou, Sociology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 24. Savery Hall, 110-C. (Prof. William Lavely).

Final Examinations


  • Unmin Bae, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 8:30 a.m. Thursday, April 26. Foege, N-403. “Ultrasound elastography: Method and clinical application” (Prof. Yongmin Kim).
  • Tristram C. Bogart, Mathematics, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 20. Balmer Hall, 211. “Problems in computational algebra and integer programming” (Prof. Rekha Thomas).
  • Ellen H. Boyd, Biology, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 1. Fisheries Center, 102. “Effects of stress on reproduction: Implications for captive breeding and conservation” (Prof. John Wingfield).
  • Mythu Chiem, Social Work, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, April 26. Social Work Bldg., 306-A. “Immigration, aging, and life satisfaction among older Vietnamese refugees: a resilience perspective” (Prof. Anthony Ishisaka).
  • Karen Marie Chisholm, Genome Sciences, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Monday, April 30. Foege, S-060. “Genetic backgrounds susceptible to genomic deletions: Alu-mediated mutations of BRCA1 as a model” (Prof. Mary-Claire King).
  • Uhn Soo Cho, Biological Structure, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Monday, April 23. Health Sciences, K-069. “Structural studies of the protein phosphatase 2A, simian virus 40 small t antigen, and the PhoQ sensor domain” (Prof. Wenqing Xu).
  • Ricardo A. Covarrubias, Astronomy, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 1. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., C-520. “Does the metallicity affect the fate of massive stars?” (Prof. Julianne Dalcanton).
  • Andrew Dale Crouse, Physics, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Friday, April 20. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., C-211. “Research on student understanding of quantum mechanics as a guide for improving instruction” (Profs. P. Shaffer & L. McDermott).
  • Christopher M. Davenport, Neurobiology and Behavior, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Thursday, April 26. Health Sciences, A-420. “Neural circuitry of retinal receptive fields in primate” (Prof. Peter Detwiler).
  • Jennifer Olivia Foley, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 2. Foege, N-130A.  “Design and development of surface plasmon resonance imaging microfluidic assays” (Prof. Paul Yager).
  • Thomas Gadfort, Physics, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Friday, April 20. Physics Astronomy Bldg., C-520.  “Evidence for electroweak top quark production in proton-antiproton collisions at sqrt (s) = 1.96 TeV” (Prof. Gordon Watts).
  • Nicole L. Glazer, Public Health and Community Medicine – Epidemiology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Monday, April 23. 1730 Minor Ave., Suite 1301.  “Transforming growth factor-betal and incident congestive heart failure” (Prof. David Siscovick).
  • Scott R. Hammond, Chemistry, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 2. Chemistry Bldg., 102.  “Molecular and nanoscale engineering for enhanced order in organic electro-optic materials” (Prof. Larry Dalton).
  • David William Huntsperger, English, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Monday, April 30. Padelford Hall, A-106.  “A new way of working: Procedural form in postmodern American poetry” (Prof. Brian Reed).
  • Brant C. Jones, Mathematics, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 1. Bloedel Hall, 392.  “Some combinatorics on Hecke algebras of reflection groups” (Prof. Sara Billey).
  • Khodadad Kaviani, Education, Postmaster 9 a.m. Monday, April 30. Miller Hall, 112-A.  “Teachers’ Gatekeeping of the Middle East Curriculum” (Prof. Walter Parker).
  • Chris J. Koski, Political Science, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 2. Gowen Hall, 1-A.  “Requests and reality: The interplay of environmental regulatory design and implementation” (Prof. Peter May).
  • Catherine Fiona Macpherson, Nursing – School of, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, April 30. Health Sciences, T-404.  “Peer supported storytelling for grieving pediatric oncology nurses:  A pilot study” (Prof. Frances Lewis).
  • Arindam Mandal, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 8:30 a.m. Thursday, April 26. Electrical Engineering, 303.  “Transformation sharing strategies for MLLR speaker adaptation” (Prof. Mari Ostendorf).
  • Gary Dean Martin, Near and Middle Eastern Studies Group, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, May 3. Denny Hall, 215.  “Textual histories of early Jewish writings:  Multivalences vs. the quest for “The Original”” (Prof. Scott Noegel).
  • Jeanne Marguerite Sears, Public Health and Community Medicine – Health Services, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, April 26. Health Sciences, H-670.  “Nurse practitioners as attending providers in the workers’ compensation system:  Policy evaluation of recent legislation in Washington state” (Prof. Thomas Wickizer).
  • Jennifer Rebecca Tenlen, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Thursday, April 26. FHCRC, Pelton Auditorium.  “Linking PAR polarity proteins to cell fate regulation: Analysis of MEX-5 localization in Caenorhabditis elegans embryos” (Prof. James Priess).
  • Ismail B. Tutar, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Friday, April 27. Foege,  N-403.  “Intraoperative dosimetry analysis of prostate brachytherapy using transrectal ultrasound and X-ray fluoroscopy” (Prof. Yongmin Kim).
  • Bruce C. Wang, Economics, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Friday, April 20. Savery Hall, 302-C.  “Structural breaks and regime switching models: Theoretical extensions and applications” (Prof. Yu-chin Chen).
  • Yupeng Wang, Public Health and Community Medicine – Environ & Occup Hlth Sciences, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 1. Health Sciences, E-212.  “Regulation and function of BDNF-activated ERK5 and ERK1/2 MAP kinases in CNS neurons” (Prof. Zhengui Xia).