12/4/2024 | Clinson Lui, PHD, Biomedical Sciences
12:00PM, VIDI 106
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Using keratinocytoids (epidermal organoids) as a model to study canine and feline skin diseases
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Veterinary Pathobiology
Chair: Dominique Wiener
Co-Chair: Lauren Stranahan
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12/4/2024 | Nikhil Potnuru, PHD, Civil Engineering
1:00PM, DLEB
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Experimental Investigation of Parameters Affecting Minimum Shear Reinforcement Requirements in Prestressed Concrete Girders
Engineering
Civil & Environmental Engr
Chair: Petros Sideris
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12/4/2024 | Juliet Marie Ball, PHD, Kinesiology
3:30PM, Gilchrist Building
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
MAPPING THE LANDSCAPE OF SPORT MARKETING RESEARCH: A COMPREHENSIVE BIBLIOMETRIC REVIEW OF SPORT MARKETING PUBLICATIONS, CONFERENCES, AND JOURNALS
Education and Human Development
Kinesiology & Sport Management
Chair: Gregg Bennett
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12/5/2024 | Sandy Ann Labonte, PHD, Genetics and Genomics
2:00PM, HEEP 440
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
ENHANCED BACTERIAL FITNESS THROUGH COORDINATED RESPONSES TO COMPETITOR SPECIES
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Biochemistry & Biophysics
Chair: Paul Straight
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12/6/2024 | Hyein Kim, PHD, Anthropology
10:00AM, Anthropology building, ANTH 236
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
CULTURAL SUCCESS IN “BECOMING AMERICAN” AND MENTAL HEALTH AMONG KOREAN IMMIGRANTS
Arts and Sciences
Anthropology
Chair: Allison Hopkins
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12/9/2024 | Junyeong Choi, PHD, Ecology and Conservation Biology
10:00AM, WFES 119
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Effectiveness of fuel treatments in mitigating wildfire risk and damage in the south-central United States
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Ecology & Conservation Biology
Chair: Jianbang Gan
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12/10/2024 | Jonathon Scot Cummock, PHD, Medical Sciences
10:00AM, HMH in Fondren F6-043 A&B
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Precision Stroke Diagnostics: AI-Enhanced Imaging for Early Detection, Lesion Reversibility Prediction, and Precise Segmentation of Ischemic Stroke
Medicine
College of Medicine
Chair: David Huston
Co-Chair: Stephen Wong
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12/11/2024 | Deborah Michelle Crowley, EDD, Curriculum and Instruction
9:00AM, Zoom
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY INTO WHY GOOD TEACHERS LEAVE “GOOD” SCHOOLS
Education and Human Development
Teaching, Learning & Culture
Chair: Shaun Hutchins
Co-Chair: Paul Hernandez
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12/11/2024 | Jordan S Cook, MS, Electrical Engineering
1:00PM, WEB 236C
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
IMPROVING GRID MODELS BY INCORPORATING WEATHER DATA AND ANALYZING THE IMPACT ON RENEWABLE GENERATION
Engineering
Electrical & Computer Eng
Chair: Thomas Overbye
Co-Chair: Adam Birchfield
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12/13/2024 | Whitney Paige Mantooth, PHD, Interdisciplinary Engineering
9:00AM, SPHA 235
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
UNDERSTANDING MUSCULOSKELETAL RISKS PRESENT IN VETERINARY PROCEDURES: TOOLS, MODELS, AND VALIDATION
Engineering
Multidisciplinary Engineering
Chair: Mark Benden
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12/16/2024 | Christina Beth Sumners, PHD, Biomedical Sciences
1:00PM, VIDI 328
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Science Communication at Nonprofit Organizations
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Vet Integrative Biosciences
Chair: Barbara Gastel
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01/6/2025 | Marshall Donald Allen, PHD, Mechanical Engineering
1:00PM, JCAIN 206
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Systematic Design of Metallic Functionally Graded Materials & Structures
Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Chair: Richard Malak
Co-Chair: Raymundo Arroyave
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01/28/2025 | Ittipon Khuimphukhieo, PHD, Plant Breeding
9:00AM, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Weslaco, TX, USA
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
High throughput phenotyping in sugarcane using an unoccupied aerial systems
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Soil & Crop Sciences
Chair: Jorge Dasilva
Co-Chair: Russell Jessup
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02/12/2025 | Johnathan Kelley Ellard, MS, Ecology and Conservation Biology
2:00PM, Wildlife, Fisheries, and Ecological Sciences Building (WFES)
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Spatially intensive fish inventories conducted 70 years apart reveal strong spatial footprints of reservoirs in a regulated temperate river
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Ecology & Conservation Biology
Chair: Joshuah Perkin
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