Lindsay Erin Denson, Epidemiology![](/portals/1056a/Assets/Images/Current%20Students/Defense%20Announcements/Lindsay%20Denson%20photo.jpg?ver=-JUm-CufxOr6xEg1eVyuHg%3d%3d)
Gastroschisis in Oklahoma
Date and Time: July 18, 2024, 1:00 PM, Location: Hudson College of Public Health, Room 144
Committee in Charge: Deirdra Terrell, PhD; Amanda Janitz, PhD; Jennifer Peck, PhD; Daniel Zhao, PhD; Stephanie Pierce, MD
Amber S. Anderson-Buettner, Health Promotion Sciences![](/portals/1056a/Assets/Images/Current%20Students/Defense%20Announcements/Anderson%20Portrait.jpg?ver=IDHfGCNKydex_ytSNOqkzg%3d%3d)
Cancer Support Services for American Indian/Alaska Native Populations at National Cancer Institute Centers
Date and Time: July 16, 2024, 11:00 AM, Location: Hudson College of Public Health, Room 144
Committee in Charge: Lancer Stephens, PhD; Kerstin Reinschmidt, PhD; Lois Coleman, PhD; Kathleen Dwyer, PhD; John Chaney, PhD
Jacob Lynn, Pathology![](/portals/1056a/Assets/Images/Current%20Students/Defense%20Announcements/Doctoral%20Defense%20Photograph.JPG?ver=WvYcSbkWDsluL5e9CBQK1A%3d%3d)
Genotype-Phenotype Correlations in Inherited Retinal Diseases
Date and Time: July 15, 2024, 10:00 AM, Location: BRC 109
Committee in Charge: Lea Bennett, PhD; Maria Ruiz-Echevarria, PhD; Randle Gallucci, PhD; Michael Ihnat, PhD; Joe Zhao, PhD
Jessica Beetch, Epidemiology![](/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=VqCmPxFUMQk%3d&portalid=269)
Understanding the Indirect Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Routine Childhood Vaccination and Well-Child Visits in Populations with Lower Incomes
Date and Time: July 17, 2024, 9:00 AM, Location: Hudson College of Public Health Room 144 or Zoom
Committee in Charge: Katrin Kuhn, PhD; Amanda Janitz, PhD; Laura Beebe, PhD; Chao Xu, PhD; Mary Gowin, PhD
Chase Alan Brown, Neuroscience![](/portals/1056a/Assets/Documents/Current%20Students/Dissertation%20Defense%20Announcements/C%20Brown.png?ver=lcI090NVOcelwNhB6omROQ%3d%3d)
The Shape of Knowledge: Algebraic Topology in Distributional Semantic Spaces - Applications in Bioinformatics & Scientific Discovery
Date and Time: July 1, 2024, 1:00 PM, Location: BRC 109 and Team Meeting
Committee in Charge: Jonathan D. Wren, PhD; Blaine H. M. Mooers, PhD; Willard M. Freeman, PhD; James D. Battiste, MD, PhD; David M. Sherry, PhD
Ramasamy Selvarani (Selva), Biochemistry & Molecular Biology![](/portals/1056a/Assets/Documents/Current Students/Dissertation Defense Announcements/Selva Headshot.jpg?ver=v7hUqoCUQQv56x0elL1TsA%3d%3d)
Using Novel Ripk3 And Mlkl Knock-In Mouse Models To Study The Role Of Chronic Liver Disease (CLD) And Liver Cancer
Date and Time: June 20th, 2024, 1:30pm, Location: BRC Room 109 and Zoom
COMMITTEE IN CHARGE: Dr. Arlan Richardson, PhD (Chair), Dr. CV Rao, PhD, Dr. Deepa S. Sathyseelan, PhD, Dr. Karen Jonscher, PhD, Dr. Tiangang Li, PhD
Collyn Kellogg, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology![](/portals/1056a/Assets/Documents/Current Students/Dissertation Defense Announcements/Kellogg Defense Photo.jpg?ver=46cpUP1KX3T0Z9LilDxE4g%3d%3d)
Major Histocompatibility Complex I and its role in microglial reactivity
Date and Time: June 20th, 2024, 9:00 AM, Location: BRC 109 and Zoom
Committee in Charge: Dr. Willard Freeman; Dr. Sarah Ocanas; Dr. Ann Olson; Dr. Archana Unnikrishnan; Dr. Heather Rice; Dr. Arlan Richardson
Amanda Jane Llaneza, Epidemiology![](/portals/1056a/Assets/Images/Current%20Students/Defense%20Announcements/AJLlaneza_headshot..jpg?ver=2EOQkZSCZXJS54je5yiuYg%3d%3d)
Addressing Epidemiologic Gaps in Primary Immune Thrombocytopenia: Pregnant and Minority Patients
Date and Time: June 18, 2024, 1:30 PM, Location: Hudson College of Public Health Room 144 or Zoom
Committee in Charge: Deirdra R. Terrell, PhD; Laura A. Beebe, PhD; Ying Zhang, PhD; Janis E. Campbell, PhD; Marshall K. Cheney, PhD
Kari Hall, Microbiology & Immunology
Characterization of the Translocation and Assembly Module Protein B
Date and Time: June 13, 2024, 2:00 PM, Location: BRC 109 & Zoom
Committee in Charge: Darrin Akins, PhD; Zachary Dalebroux, PhD; David Dyer, PhD; Kevin Fuller, PhD; Eric Howard, PhD
Jonthomas Box, Radiological Sciences![](/portals/1056a/Assets/Images/Current%20Students/Defense%20Announcements/Jon_Box-crop-size.jpg?ver=68KkzIkm17kGxtspKU6PaQ%3d%3d)
Defective Detector Element Dection in Flat Panel Radiography Using Machine Learning Techniques
Date and Time: June 7, 2024, 2:00 PM, Location: Garrison Tower, Suite 3G3210, Room 3211
Committee in Charge: Isaac B. Rutel, PhD; Salahuddin Ahmad, PhD; Dee Wu, PhD; Raman Rana, PhD; Dan Johnson, PhD
Rafal Gulej, Neuroscience![](/portals/1056a/Assets/Images/Current%20Students/Defense%20Announcements/20231010_105638.jpg?ver=ADzOiTcf2a1-Fihyt8Wu3w%3d%3d)
The Role of Systemic Milieu and Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 Signaling in the Mediation of Cerebrovascular Aging
Date and Time: Friday, June 7, 2024, 10:00 AM, Location: BRC 109 & Zoom
Committee in Charge: Anna Csiszar, MD, PhD; Heather Rice, PhD; Kelly Standifer, PhD; Shannon Conley, PhD; Rheal Towner, PhD
John Paul Woods, Cell Biology![](/portals/1056a/Assets/Documents/Current%20Students/Dissertation%20Defense%20Announcements/D84_0264.jpg?ver=3_Lf6uch_f_7kI9zGDVXEQ%3d%3d)
The Effects of PDGFRα on Joint Development and Skeletal Regeneration
Date and Time: June 5, 2024, 3:00 PM, Location: BRC 109 or Zoom
Committee in Charge: Lorin E. Olson, PhD; Timothy Griffin, PhD; Mary Beth Humphrey, MD, PhD; Ralf Janknecht, PhD; Sathish Srinvasan, PhD
Gilberto Gonzalez Arellano, Radiological Sciences![](/portals/1056a/Assets/Documents/Current Students/Dissertation Defense Announcements/Gonzalez Defense Photo.png?ver=y_GNN5sBxyaHATihY1gh-w%3d%3d)
Exploring Radiation-Induced Acoustics for Real-time Dose Monitoring
Date and Time: June 3rd, 2-4 PM, Location: Cancer Center Conference Room 6041 (HSC)
COMMITTEE IN CHARGE: Yong Chen, PhD, DABR, Salahuddin Ahmad, PhD, DABR, FACMP, FAAPM, Jagadeesh R. Sonnad, PhD, DABR, Mark Newpower, PhD, DABR, Liangzhong Xiang, PhD
Divya Patel, Allied Health Sciences - Nutritional Sciences![](/portals/1056a/Assets/Documents/Current Students/Dissertation Defense Announcements/Patel Formal photo cropped.jpg?ver=WrpPsDfpa2a0v2O1Ytnq7A%3d%3d)
Comprehensive caregiver influences on preschool children’s energy balance-related behaviors
Date and Time: May 17, 2024, 12-2pm, Location: College of Allied Health, Room 1046
COMMITTEE IN CHARGE: Susan B. Sisson, PhD, Norman G. Hord, PhD, Katie Eliot, PhD, Sara K. Vesely, PhD, Dipti A. Dev, PhD
Cameron D. Owens, Biochemistry![](/portals/1056a/Assets/Documents/Current%20Students/Dissertation%20Defense%20Announcements/defense%20photo%20(1).png?ver=fLdKNT1rT8doHlDzDf4QJw%3d%3d)
Neurovascular Mechanisms and Biomarkers of Cognitive Impairment in Aging and Age-Related Disease
Date and Time: May 10, 2024, 12:00 PM, Location: Robert M. Bird Library Auditorium (299) and Zoom
Committee in Charge: Andriy Yabluchanskiy, MD, PhD; Ann L. Olson, PhD; Stefano Tarantini, PhD; Anna Csiszar, MD, PhD; Veronica Galvan, PhD; Guangpu Li, PhD
Toluwanimi Oni, Occupational & Environmental Health![](/portals/1056a/Assets/Documents/Current%20Students/Dissertation%20Defense%20Announcements/Oni%20Toluwanimi.jpg?ver=rWy9Wz5-Tg0NTqSynyVzrw%3d%3d)
Assessment and Mitigation of Occupational Exposures to Electronic Cigarette Emissions in Vape Shops
Date and Time: May 15, 2024, 4:30 PM Location: Hudson College of Public Health, Room 420
Committee in Charge: Evan Floyd, PhD; Changjie Cai, PhD; Janis Campbell, PhD; Balaji Sadhasivam, PhD; Sanjeewa Gamagedara, PhD