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.
Thursday, August 1, 2024, 1:00 p.m.
IU School of Liberal Arts
American Studies
Stacia N Murphy
Black women as the critical link between traditional institutions and minoritized communities
Virtual
Chair: James Joseph Scheurich, Ph.D., 979-492-9491
Friday, August 2, 2024, 2:00 p.m.
IU School of Health & Human Sciences
Exercise Science
Christopher James Carey
Obstacles to wellness: A study of psychosocial stress and support systems in community health programming for Black Americans
Health Sciences Building Room 3148
Chair: NiCole Keith, Ph.D., 812-856-5093
Monday, August 12, 2024, 12:00 p.m.
Herron School of Art & Design
Music Technology
Dana Kemack Goot
Exploring human adaptations in M-RTC (Music Real-Time Communications): A qualitative study
Herron 121
Chair: Daniel Walzer, Ph.D., 513-325-0658
Tuesday, August 13, 2024, 11:00 a.m.
IU School of Medicine
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Adedeji Kolawole Adebayo
Role of tumor oxygen tension in signaling and response to targeted therapies
R3 C203
Chair: Harikrishna Nakshatri, Ph.D., 317-278-2238
Wednesday, August 14, 2024, 1:00 p.m.
IU School of Liberal Arts
American Studies
Robert Cady Saler
"Death to the World" and the Aesthetics of Conspiracy
Cavanaugh Hall, 425 (ARDA Suite)
Chair: Philip Goff, Ph.D., 317-274-8410
Wednesday, August 21, 2024, 9:00 a.m.
IU School of Medicine
Medical Neuroscience
Wesley Michael Stansberry
Translational responses of motor neurons to neurodegeneration in ALS identifies FGF21 as a critical myogenic regulatory factor that slows disease progression
Goodman Hall Auditorium
Chair: Adrian Oblak, Ph.D., 317-274-0107
Thursday, August 22, 2024, 12:00 p.m.
IU School of Medicine
Musculoskeletal Health Science
Andrew Sterling Law
Purine nucleotide regulation in mitochondrial dysfunction and muscle wasting
R3 C203
Chair: Jeff Brault, Ph.D., 317-278-2623
Wednesday, August 28, 2024, 10:00 a.m.
IU School of Medicine
Microbiology & Immunology
Cherry Cheuk Lam Cheung
Immunological and social determinants in asthma: From cytokine signaling to air pollution disparities
MS B26
Chair: Mark H. Kaplan, Ph.D., 317-640-0809