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.
Friday, May 9, 2025, 10:00 a.m.
IU School of Philanthropy
Philanthropic Studies
Anastesia Ayondu Okaomee
Alumni citizenship behavior (ACB): Understanding its antecedents, dimensions, mechanisms and consequences
3011 University Hall & Virtual
Co-Chairs: Genevieve G. Shaker, Ph.D., 317-278-1058; Katherine Badertscher, Ph.D., 317-278-8950
Thursday, May 29, 2025, 12:00 p.m.
IU School of Liberal Arts
Health Communication
Persis Ayeh
"Ride the Wave and Keep Your Head Above It": An exploratory study of social support and advocacy among Black/African American caregivers of adult Sickle Cell Disease patients
Cavanaugh Hall Room 429
Chair: Katharine J. Head, Ph.D., 317-278-3760
Wednesday, June 11, 2025, 9:00 a.m.
IU School of Medicine
Cellular & Integrative Physiology
Nipuni Punsara Barupala
Unfolded Protein Response (UPR) signaling in Hepatic Stellate Cells (HSCs) as a key regulator of liver fibrosis
MS 326
Chair: Jessica Maiers, Ph.D., 317-274-3514