Upcoming Announcements
This list of scheduled Ph.D. dissertation defenses is posted so that faculty and others may attend the defense. If you wish to attend, please contact the committee chair in advance as a courtesy.
Monday, July 28, 2025, 1:00 p.m.
IU School of Health & Human Sciences
Exercise Science
Michaela Anne Wilson
The use of transcranial direct current stimulation to facilitate neuroplasticity during motor skill learning
PE 151
Chair: Zachary Riley, Ph.D., 317-278-1487
Tuesday, July 29, 2025, 1:00 p.m.
IU School of Public Health
Health Policy & Management
Yvette Ho Tran
Medicaid continuous eligibility and its associations with administrative costs, unmet needs, and health service utilization
RG 6040
Chair: Justin Blackburn, Ph.D., 317-278-0343
Thursday, August 7, 2025, 10:00 a.m.
IU School of Education
Urban Education Studies
Audrey Leigh Taylor
From design to delivery: A case study of educator agency, experience, and structural tensions in a framework-driven credit recovery
Virtual
Chair: Jeremy Price, Ph.D., 317-274-6818
Thursday, August 7, 2025, 12:00 p.m.
IU School of Medicine
Medical Neuroscience
Jinhyeong Bae
A simulative deep learning model of SNP interactions on chromosome 19 for predicting Alzheimer's disease risk and rates of disease progression
NB 101
Chair: Andrew J. Saykin, Ph.D., 224-713-4318
Monday, August 11, 2025, 9:00 a.m.
IU School of Medicine
Medical Neuroscience
Soumilee Chaudhuri
Cardiovascular burden in Alzheimer's Disease: Neuroimaging, fluid biomarkers, and omics perspectives
NB 101
Chair: Karmen K. Yoder, Ph.D., 317-963-7507
Monday, August 11, 2025, 9:00 a.m.
IU School of Education
Urban Education Studies
Lawren LaChell Nelson
All in me: Exploring educator and scholar identity through the urban histories and educational realities of Gary, IN
ES 3138B
Chair: Crystal Morton, Ph.D., 219-427-6435
Tuesday, August 12, 2025, 9:00 a.m.
IU School of Social Work
Social Work
Tayon Randolph Swafford
Navigating life through the eyes of black gay fathers
ES 4130
Co-Chairs: Carolyn S. Gentle-Genitty, Ph.D., 317-529-2963; Vincent R. Starnino, Ph.D., 785-727-0079
Monday, August 25, 2025, 11:00 a.m.
IU School of Medicine
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Miguel Barriera Diaz
Perk protein kinase facilitates skin regeneration via association with adhesion molecules independent of its catalytic activity
MS 326
Co-Chairs: Ronald C. Wek, Ph.D., 317-274-0549; Dan F. Spandau, Ph.D., 317-278-6029
Friday, September 12, 2025, 11:00 a.m.
IU School of Nursing
Nursing Science
Krista Elaine Searles
Independent simulation observation and reflection: A feasibility study
NU 243
Chair: Janet Carpenter, Ph.D., 317-274-1486