Saishi Cui

Statistical and Machine Learning contributions to the analysis of single-cell RNA sequencing data

Major: Biostatistics
Chair: Issa Zakeri, Sina Nassiri
Committee Members: Lucy Robinson, Loni Tabb, Longjian Liu
Date and Time: June 03, 2024 9:00 AM
Location: Nesbitt Hall, Room 132

Laura Stauderman

Applying Self-Determination Theory to Examine Student Engagement and Classroom Culture in Face-to-Face Settings in Secondary Education: An Explanatory Sequential Mixed-Methods Approach.

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Cameron Kiosoglous
Committee Members: Sarah Ulrich, Lori Carlin
Date and Time: June 03, 2024 3:30 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact ls3524@drexel.edu for link.

Evan Arena

Flexion in gravitation and cosmology

Major: Physics
Chair: Dave Goldberg
Committee Members: Stephen McMillan, Gordon Richards, David Bacon, Michelle Dolinski
Date and Time: June 04, 2024 10:00 AM
Location: Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building, Room 112

Lizbeth Gomez

Modification of Asthma Treatment Response by Environmental and Social Exposures: A Secondary Analysis of AsthmaNet Clinical Trials

Major: Environmental and Occupational Health
Chair: Jane Clougherty
Committee Members: Usama Bilal, Leslie McClure, Fernando Holguin, Ellen Kinnee
Date and Time: June 04, 2024 11:00 AM
Location: Nesbitt Hall, Room 132

John-Paul Marrazzo

Making and Breaking Double Bonds: Adventures with Isocyanoalkenes and Benzonitriles

Major: Chemistry
Chair: Haifeng Ji
Committee Members: Jun Xi, Ming-Yu Ngai, Craig McClure, Lynn Penn
Date and Time: June 04, 2024 12:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact jrm454@drexel.edu for link.

Rachael Walton

Exploring Human Experiences of Black Students Criminalized through Disciplinary Action in New York City Schools: A Narrative Case Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Sheila Vaidya, Michael Haslip
Committee Members: Worokya Duncan
Date and Time: June 04, 2024 12:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact rw828@drexel.edu for link.

Alexei Taylor

Exploring Alzheimer’s Disease Subtype Replicability

Major: Applied Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Chair: Fengqing Zhang
Committee Members: Lei Wang, Aaron Kucyi, Kate Devlin, David Wolk, Christos Davatzikos, Wenxin Jiang
Date and Time: June 04, 2024 1:30 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact at3334@drexel.edu for link.

Kamila Kuabara

Macroecology and Macroevolution of Avian Chewing Lice (Insecta: Psocodea: Phthiraptera), Parasites of Neotropical Birds (Aves)

Major: Ecology, Evolution and Earth Systems
Chair: Jon Gelhaus
Committee Members: Jason Weckstein, Gary Rosenberg, Sean O'Donnell, Kevin Johnson
Date and Time: June 04, 2024 2:00 PM
Location: Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building, Room 103

Ali Rahmaninezhad

Optimizing the Performance of Microbially Induced Calcium Carbonate Production (MICCP) through Microbial Engineering Approaches.

Major: Environmental Engineering
Chair: Christopher Sales
Committee Members: Amir Farnam, Ahmad Najafi, Mira Olson, Joseph Hughes
Date and Time: June 04, 2024 3:00 PM
Location: Lebow Engineering Center, Room 241

Alexandria Criswell

Characterizing Escape Pathways Associated with HIV-Specific CAR T Cell Therapy

Major: Cancer Biology
Chair:
Committee Members:
Date and Time: June 05, 2024 10:30 AM
Location: New College Building, Room 10301

Ashley Zitter

Factors Influencing Intervention Outcomes of Children with ASD: The Role of Child and Implementation Characteristics

Major: Psychology
Chair: Giacomo Vivanti
Committee Members: Brian Daly, Diana Robins, Elisabeth Sheridan, Julia Parish-Morris
Date and Time: June 06, 2024 9:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact anz26@drexel.edu for link.

Tiffany Eaton

Exploring the Role of Socioeconomic and Cultural Influences on Weight Management in Black Women

Major: Community Health and Prevention
Chair: Shiriki Kumanyika
Committee Members: Allison Groves, Irene Headen, Meghan Butryn, Amanda Wagner
Date and Time: June 06, 2024 9:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact tmb389@drexel.edu for link.

Lauren Villanueva

Should I Stay or Should I Go? Gendered Experiences of Retention in Institutional Advancement

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Kristy Kelly
Committee Members: Karin Botto, Aroutis Foster
Date and Time: June 06, 2024 11:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact lmr24@drexel.edu

Udoh Akpan

Solitary Waves in Fermi-Pasta-Ulam-Tsingou Lattices with Long Range Particle Interation

Major: Mathematics
Chair: Doug Wright
Committee Members: Matthew Johnson, Xiaoming Song, David Ambrose, Ronald Perline
Date and Time: June 06, 2024 12:00 PM
Location: Korman Center, Room 211

Ellana Black

Working Smarter: A Quantitative Investigation into Higher Education Faculty’s Perceptions, Adoption, and Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Alignment with the Learning Sciences and Universal Design for Learning

Major: Education
Chair: Kristen Betts
Committee Members: Deanna Hill, Constance Lyttle, Michelle Miller, Tamara Galoyan
Date and Time: June 06, 2024 2:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact esb79@drexel.edu for link.

Renee Johnson

A Case Study: Exploring K-12 Educator Perceptions About Principal Leadership Style Effects on Teacher Retention and the Influence on Student Achievement in an Urban School District

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Joy Phillips
Committee Members: John Gould, Deleah Archer
Date and Time: June 06, 2024 4:15 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact rbj33@drexel.edu for link.

Surayya Johnson

Understanding the Impact of Student Engagement Activities on Black American Males Persistence in Community College: An Interpretative Phenomenological Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Stephanie Budhai
Committee Members: Kareem Edouard, Adrienne Morrow
Date and Time: June 06, 2024 5:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact sj923@drexel.edu for link.

Angela Mastrianni

Designing Computerized Support for Identifying and Treating Patients with Life-Threatening Injuries During Medical Emergencies

Major: Information Science
Chair: Aleksandra Sarcevic
Committee Members: Afsaneh Razi, Jina Huh-Yoo, Christopher MacLellan, Krzysztof Gajos
Date and Time: June 07, 2024 10:00 AM
Location: 3675 Market St, Room 928

Emily Esquea

Targeting Metabolic Vulnerabilities in Breast Cancer Brain Metastatic Cells

Major: Molecular and Cell Biology and Genetics
Chair:
Committee Members:
Date and Time: June 07, 2024 10:00 AM
Location: New College Building, Geary A

Shavonne McMillan

Safeguards for Black and Brown High School Students: A Study Exploring Educators' Experiences with Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS)

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Amanda Lannie
Committee Members: Charlotte Brickhouse, Chris Vorndran
Date and Time: June 07, 2024 12:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact smm836@drexel.edu for link.

Bahareh Shakibajahromi

3D Shape Analysis Using Deep Graph Neural Networks

Major: Computer Science
Chair: David Breen, Edward Kim
Committee Members: Shahin Jabbari, Kaidi Xu, Pok-Yin Yu
Date and Time: June 07, 2024 1:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact bs643@drexel.edu for link.

Genevieve Daly

Social Determinants of Health Education in Physician Assistant Faculty Training

Major: Health Sciences
Chair: Stephen Gambescia
Committee Members: Al Rundio, William Lorman, Patrick Auth, Frank Giannelli
Date and Time: June 07, 2024 2:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact gd452@drexel.edu for link.

Shamell Roberts

Attaining Success: A Counternarrative Study of Black Women Senior-level Administrators in Higher Education

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Stephanie Budhai
Committee Members: Jose Chavez, Tiffenia Archie
Date and Time: June 10, 2024 12:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact smr62@drexel.edu for link.

Joshua Weitzel

Exploring High School Principals¿ Perceptions of Essentials Factors for High-Performing Administrative Teams: A Mixed Methods Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Constance Lyttle
Committee Members: Michael Kozak, Brian Bliss
Date and Time: June 10, 2024 2:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact jnw52@drexel.edu for link.

Valerie Clark-Davis

Exploring the Lived Experiences of Novice K-3 Teachers to Understand the Perceived Effectiveness of Traditional Four-Year Teacher Preparation Programs: A Phenomenological Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Joyce Pittman
Committee Members: Valerie Klein, Anika Burtin
Date and Time: June 10, 2024 2:30 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact vc434@drexel.edu for link.

Monica Thompson

Speech-Language Pathologists¿ Knowledge and Understanding of The Universal Design for Learning Framework within the K-5 Setting: A Qualitative Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Mary Jean Tecce DeCarlo, Dominic Gullo
Committee Members: Jalisa Barnes
Date and Time: June 10, 2024 4:30 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact mdt79@drexel.edu for link.

Hieu Jeromy

Characterization of Shared Immunogenic Poly-Epitope Frameshift Mutations in Microsattelite-Instability-High (MSI-H) Colorectal Cancer

Major: Pharmacology and Physiology
Chair:
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Date and Time: June 11, 2024 11:30 AM
Location: New College Building, Room 8312

Wendy Trombetta

Examining Collaborative Practices between General Education and Special Education Teachers: A Mixed Methods Investigation of Federal Mandates and Responsibilities under IDEIA 2004

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Constance Lyttle
Committee Members: Chris Vorndran, Randi Lowe
Date and Time: June 11, 2024 2:30 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact wt354@drexel.edu for link.

Lauren Hine

Are Public Schools Preparing Graduates to Complete Adulthood Tasks? A Quantitative Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Chris Vorndran
Committee Members: Bridget Blakely, Mariah Rackley
Date and Time: June 11, 2024 6:30 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact lvh28@drexel.edu for link.

Nicholas Coffman

Pedal Power: Navigating The Tension Between Consumption and Creativity in Online Guitar Effects Pedal Culture

Major: Communication, Culture & Media
Chair: Wesley Shumar
Committee Members: Brent Luvaas, Rachel Reynolds, Hilde Van den Bulck, David Arditi
Date and Time: June 12, 2024 12:00 PM
Location: MacAlister Hall, Room 5051-A

Claire Trainor

A Brief, Emotion-Coaching Intervention for Caregivers of Pediatric Eating Disorder Patients: Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Impacts on Emotion Regulation

Major: Psychology
Chair: Stephanie Manasse, Adrienne Juarascio
Committee Members: Sasha Gorrell, Mindy Solomon, Jennifer Schwartz
Date and Time: June 12, 2024 1:00 PM
Location: Stratton Hall

Huan Tian

Exploring the Unique Reactivity of Unsaturated Isocyanides

Major: Chemistry
Chair: Haifeng Ji
Committee Members: Jun Xi, Oleg Larionov, Myungwoon Lee, Craig McClure
Date and Time: June 12, 2024 3:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact ht346@drexel.edu for link.

Diva Smriti

A Framework for AI Design to Support Emotion Work of Informal Caregivers

Major: Information Science
Chair: Jina Huh-Yoo
Committee Members: Afsaneh Razi, Aleksandra Sarcevic, Rose Ann DiMaria-Ghalili, Brian Daly
Date and Time: June 18, 2024 11:00 AM
Location: College of Computing & Informatics, Seminar Room

Tyler Andres-Bray

Exploring Ecological Drivers of Cultural Variation and Patterns of Insectivory in the Nigeria-Cameroon Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes ellioti)

Major: Biological Sciences
Chair: Sean O'Donnell
Committee Members: Mary Gonder, Kevin Smith, Michael O'Connor, Crickette Sanz, Elizabeth Lonsdorf
Date and Time: June 18, 2024 1:00 PM
Location: Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building, Room 103

Andy Wiggins

Leveraging Unlabeled Data to Improve Guitar Tablature Transcription

Major: Electrical Engineering
Chair: John Walsh
Committee Members: David Han, Mark Cartwright, Keunwoo Choi, Youngmoo Kim
Date and Time: June 25, 2024 2:00 PM
Location: Bossone Research Enterprise Center, Room 302

Kyle Matthews

Unraveling the Charge Storage Mechanism of MXenes in Aqueous Zinc Electrolytes

Major: Materials Science and Engineering
Chair: Ekaterina Pomerantseva
Committee Members: Steven May, Christopher Li, Yury Gogotsi, Megan Creighton
Date and Time: July 31, 2024 1:00 PM
Location: Lebow Engineering Center, Room 240