Kejia Wu

Essays on Banking and Credit

Major: Economics
Chair: Konstantinos Serfes
Committee Members: Mian Dai, Avramidis Panagiotis, Sebastien Bradley, Mark Stehr
Date and Time: June 08, 2023 8:30 AM
Location: Gerri C LeBow Hall, Room 722

Weixiang Yu

Probing AGN Accretion Flows With Multi-Wavelength Time-Domain Observations

Major: Physics
Chair: Gordon Richards
Committee Members: Stephen McMillan, Russell Neilson, Masao Sako, Michael Vogeley
Date and Time: June 08, 2023 12:00 PM
Location: Disque Hall, Room 109

Joanna Chen

The independent and interactive effects of BMI and weight suppression on symptom trajectories in anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa

Major: Psychology
Chair: Michael Lowe
Committee Members: Adrienne Juarascio, Meghan Butryn, Stephanie Manasse, Laura Berner
Date and Time: June 08, 2023 2:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact jyc52@drexel.edu for link.

Julia Wisniewski

Understanding Grit, Anxiety, and Their Influence on First-Year Undergraduate Honors College Success

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Salvatore Falletta
Committee Members: William Lynch, Paula Cohen
Date and Time: June 08, 2023 2:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact jgw37@drexel.edu for link.

Rebecca Epting

Building Racial Consciousness: A Phenomenological Study of How White Teachers Learn and Practice Racial Literacy

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Stephanie Budhai
Committee Members: Vera Lee, Jeffrey Lee
Date and Time: June 08, 2023 4:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact re364@drexel.edu for link.

Rebecca Williams

An updated model of perceived stress in caregivers for acquired brain injury

Major: Psychology
Chair: Maria Schultheis
Committee Members: Pamela Geller, Katie Devlin, Kelli Williams, Claire McGrath
Date and Time: June 08, 2023 5:30 PM
Location: Stratton Hall, Suite 123 Conference Room

Lincoln Rehm

Demographics, Conservation, and Optical Properties of Giant Clams (Sub-family: Tridacninae) in Palau

Major: Environmental Science
Chair: David Velinsky
Committee Members: Gary Rosenberg, Richard McCourt, Jacob Russell, Alison Sweeney
Date and Time: June 09, 2023 9:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact lfr34@drexel.edu for link.

Robin Fernandez

Virtual Learning and Special Education: A Narrative Inquiry

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Joy Phillips
Committee Members: Constance Lyttle, Breanna Fulton
Date and Time: June 09, 2023 1:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact rf444@drexel.edu for link.

Kelsey Clark

Clinician education in exposure interventions for eating disorders: An experimental investigation of training approaches

Major: Psychology
Chair: Adrienne Juarascio
Committee Members: Stephanie Manasse, Jennifer Schwartz, Nicholas Farrell, Cheri Levinson, Glenn Walker
Date and Time: June 09, 2023 1:30 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact kec88@drexel.edu for link.

Warin Tepayayone

Cultural Relevance in Dance/Movement Therapy Models: Exploring Teaching and Practicing Implementations of Dance/Movement Therapy in Thailand

Major: Health Sciences
Chair: Sherry Goodill
Committee Members: Fran Cornelius, Sukhontha Kongsin
Date and Time: June 12, 2023 8:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact wt28@drexel.edu for link.

Zhiyang Liu

The Advantages and Applications of Tandem-Column Liquid Chromatography in Pharmaceutical Compound Separations

Major: Chemistry
Chair: Kevin Owens
Committee Members: Ezra Wood, Mark Schure, Haifeng Ji, Karl Sohlberg
Date and Time: June 12, 2023 9:30 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact zl358@drexel.edu for link.

Tykesha Reed

A Phenomenological Study of Community College Leaders Navigating Change in Response to the COVID-19 Crisis

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Peggy Kong, Kathleen Provinzano
Committee Members: Dionne Curbeam
Date and Time: June 13, 2023 9:30 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact tr562@drexel.edu for link.

Hyeju Kim

Analysis of Models of Pulsatile Flow in Viscoelastic Vessels

Major: Mathematics
Chair: David Ambrose
Committee Members: Jeremy Marzuola, Shari Moskow, J. Douglas Wright, Gideon Simpson
Date and Time: June 13, 2023 11:00 AM
Location: Korman Center, Room 245

Michael Berry

A Randomized Pilot Trial of a Tailored, Reduced-Frequency Approach to Dietary Self-Monitoring for Weight Loss

Major: Psychology
Chair: Evan Forman
Committee Members: Meghan Butryn, Adrienne Juarascio, Nancy Sherwood, Deborah Tate
Date and Time: June 13, 2023 2:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact mpb334@drexel.edu for link.

Anthony Ruffino

Probing Polar Fluctuations in Epitaxial Ferroelectrics Using Inelastic Light Scattering

Major: Physics
Chair: Jonathan Spanier
Committee Members: Aaron Fafarman, Steven May, Som Tyagi, Jorn Venderbos
Date and Time: June 14, 2023 3:00 PM
Location: Disque Hall, Room 919

Moe Woodard

Supporting Creativity in Black Girls as They Learn to Code Virtual Environments in an Afterschool Program

Major: Education
Chair: Aroutis Foster
Committee Members: Christopher Wright, Ayana Allen Handy, Michelle Rogers, Danah Henriksen
Date and Time: June 15, 2023 1:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact mw896@drexel.edu for link.

Claire Lankford

Compensation and Wrongful Conviction: An Examination of Public Perceptions on Reentry Needs for Wrongful Conviction

Major: Psychology
Chair: David DeMatteo
Committee Members: Kirk Heilbrun, Naomi Goldstein, Jennifer Schwartz, Jennifer Cox
Date and Time: June 16, 2023 10:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact cm3444@drexel.edu for link.

Leigh Husted

Special Educator Perceptions of the Ohio Alternate Assessment: A Qualitative Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Kate Piselli
Committee Members: Jennifer Hinkle, Jen Katz-Buonincontro
Date and Time: June 16, 2023 3:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact lh892@drexel.edu for link.

Jamie Ahrens

Understanding the Lived Experiences of Young Adults with Down Syndrome as Emerging Societal Members ¿ A Phenomenological Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Janet Sloand, Craig Bach
Committee Members: Jordan McCaw
Date and Time: June 19, 2023 4:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact ja3283@drexel.edu for link.

Stacy Iannone

Oncology Healthcare Professionals’ Experiences with Individuals on the Autism Spectrum who are also Diagnosed with Cancer

Major: Health Sciences
Chair: Kathleen Fisher
Committee Members: Kristen Betts, Jacqui Rick
Date and Time: June 20, 2023 8:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact sli35@drexel.edu for link.

Thomas Intoccia

The Financial Literacy of College Students: A Case Study of Financial Attitudes, Beliefs, and Confidence

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Peggy Kong
Committee Members: Bruce Levine, Bora Ozkan
Date and Time: June 22, 2023 11:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact ti84@drexel.edu for link.

Anthony Ginexi

A Case Study of Managers Drawing on Intercultural Competence to Influence Employee Engagement: Implications for Cultural Development Strategies

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Harriette Rasmussen
Committee Members: Kate Piselli, Gary Fraser
Date and Time: June 23, 2023 11:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact acg84@drexel.edu for link.

Cynthia Edlow

Exploring Career Agility through the Lived Experiences of Oncology Nurse Employees in the Pharmaceutical Industry: A Phenomenological Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Harriette Rasmussen
Committee Members: Michael Kozak, Ashley Bryant
Date and Time: June 23, 2023 3:30 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact ce466@drexel.edu for link.

Kristina Thomopoulos-Titomihelakis

Application of fNIRS to Assess State Vs. Trait Eating Behavior

Major: Nutrition Sciences
Chair: Jennifer Nasser
Committee Members: Deeptha Sukumar, Allan Geliebter, Hasan Ayaz, Brandy-Joe Milliron, Trish Shewokis
Date and Time: August 07, 2023 11:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact dnt38@drexel.edu for link.