Research
Upcoming Defenses
November
11/20/09
Julie Bishop, Voice Performance, Boyer College of Music and Dance
D.M.A.
An American Singer's Guide to Swedish Lyric Diction
136 Presser Hall, 4:00 p.m.
11/20/09
Monika Glowacka-Musial, Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts
Ph.D.
Lajkonik of Tucson -- A Piece of True Poland: Constructing Polish-American Identities in
an Ethnically Heterogeneous Society
212 Gladfelter Hall, 2:30 p.m.
11/23/09
David DiRusso, Marketing, Fox School of Business and Management
Ph.D.
An Examination of Price Dispersion in an Online Retail Marketplace
507 Alter Hall, 10:00 a.m.
11/23/09
Weltha Grant, Educational Psychology, College of Education
Ph.D.
An Investigation of the Potential of Mindfulness to Promote Expert Performance in Clinical
Decision Making in Occupational and Physical Therapists
179 Ritter Hall Annex, 1:00 p.m.
11/23/09
Adam Lusk, Political Science, College of Liberal Arts
Ph.D.
Arguing Security: Rhetoric, Media Environment, and Threat Legitimation
458 Gladfelter Hall, 1:30 p.m.
11/23/09
Igor Resnianski, Piano Performance, Boyer College of Music and Dance
Ph.D.
Rodion Shchedrin's Twenty Four Preludes and Fugues: Historic, Analytic, Performance,
and Pedagogic Perspectives
136 Presser Hall, 11:00 a.m.
11/24/09
Barbara Di Toro, Educational Administration, College of Education
Ed.D.
Non-Credit Community Arts Programs: A Comparative Case Study of Three Programs
Within Research Universities
179 Ritter Hall Annex, 1:30 p.m.
11/25/09
Leonard Colavito, Engineering, College of Engineering
Ph.D.
Evaluation of Space Time Block Codes Under Controlled Fading Conditions Using
Hardware Simulation
309 Engineering & Architecture Building, 12:00 p.m.
December
12/1/09
E. DeLong, School Psychology, College of Education
Ph.D.
The Use of a Behavior Support Office Within a System of Positive Behavior Support as an
Intervention for Disruptive Behavior in an Approved Private School Setting
179 Ritter Hall Annex, 12:00 p.m.
12/1/09
Stuart Shore, Kinesiology, College of Health Professions and Social Work
Ph.D.
The H.Y.P.P.E. Initiative: A School-Based Physical Activity Promotion Program
Pearson Hall, Biokinetics Research Laboratory Conference Room, 1:00 p.m.
12/2/09
Jonathan Rothermel, Political Science, College of Liberal Arts
Ph.D.
Solidarity Sometimes: Globalization, Transnationalism, and the Labor Movement
458 Gladfelter Hall, 10:00 a.m.
12/4/09
Ana Tsinadze, Music Performance, Boyer College of Music and Dance
D.M.A.
The Voice of the Viola in the Music of Giya Kancheli
136 Presser Hall, 11:00 a.m.
12/7/09
Jennifer Alvey, Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts
Ph.D.
Of Roads and Revolutions: Peasants, Property, and the Politics of Development in La Libertad, Chontales (1895-1995)
212 Gladfelter Hall, 1:00 p.m.
12/11/09
David Kietrys, Physical Therapy, College of Health Professions and Social Work
Ph.D.
The Effects of High Repetition Low Force Motion on Tendon Integrity and Motor Behavior in an Animal Model of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
410 Medical Research Building, 1:00 p.m.
12/14/09
Amanda McClain, Mass Media and Communication, School of Communications and Theater
Ph.D.
American Ideal: How American Idol Constructs Celebrity, Collective Identity, and American Themes
5 Annenberg Hall, 10:30 a.m.