Kaitlin Koffer
Experiences and Stories of Older Autistic Adults and Their Family Members: A Mixed Methods Approach

Major: Health Policy and Social Justice
Chair: Sandra Bloom
Committee Members: Jessie Kemmick Pintor, Lindsay Shea
Date and Time: May 31, 2023 12:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact kk629@drexel.edu for link.

Rosie Mae Henson
Exposure to the United States and Overdose Trends in Mexican Cities: 2005-2021

Major: Health Services Research and Policy
Chair: Brent Langellier
Committee Members: Usama Bilal, Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutierrez, Jan Eberth, Pricila Mullachery
Date and Time: May 19, 2023 1:00 PM
Location: 3600MK, Room 709

Kimberly Sterin
¿The Decision Point¿: How School Business Administrators Promote Racial Equity through School Finance Management

Major: Education
Chair: Ayana Allen Handy
Committee Members: Bruce Levine, H. Bernard Hall, Kathleen Provinzano, Allison Socol
Date and Time: May 17, 2023 1:00 PM
Location: Science Center, Room 3025

Dan Schoepflin
Designing and Analyzing Clock Auctions

Major: Computer Science
Chair: Vasilis Gkatzelis
Committee Members: Manolis Pountourakis, Eric Balkanski, Michal Feldman, Giorgos Christodoulou, Shahin Jabbari
Date and Time: May 15, 2023 9:30 AM
Location: 3675 Market St

Mike D'Antuono
Essays on Corporate Innovation and Shareholder Wealth

Major: Business Administration
Chair: Eliezer Fich
Committee Members: David Becher, Edward Nelling, Anh Tran, Tu Nguyen
Date and Time: April 28, 2023 11:00 AM
Location: Gerri C LeBow Hall, Room 722

Tamikia Life
Effects of Narcissistic Personality Disorder in Project Management Leadership

Major: Project Management
Chair: Kapil Dandekar
Committee Members: Christine Fiori, Frank Anbari, Ludo Scheffer, Joseph Martin, Hazem Maragah, Julie Drzymalski
Date and Time: April 21, 2023 3:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact tml58@drexel.edu for link.

Matthew Bell
Identifying Immune Correlates of Protection Against Clostridioides difficile Infection and the Development of an Optimized C. difficile Toxin DNA Vaccine for the Elderly

Major: Microbiology & Immunology
Chair:
Committee Members:
Date and Time: April 14, 2023 11:00 AM
Location: New College Building, Geary B

Chase Chen
Group Audits and Investment Efficiency

Major: Business Administration
Chair: Hiu Lam Choy
Committee Members: Hsihui Chang, Tony Curatola, Johnny Lee, Jui-Chin Chang
Date and Time: April 14, 2023 10:00 AM
Location: Gerri C Lebow Hall, Room 722

Alexa Cannon
Investigation of Novel Therapeutic Targets in RAC1-mutant Melanoma

Major: Molecular & Cell Biology & Genetics
Chair:
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Date and Time: April 11, 2023 3:00 PM
Location: New College Building, Room 10-301

Richa Pande
Role of macrophage derived small extracellular vesicles in regulation of T cell mediated resolution of inflammatory pain

Major: Microbiology & Immunology
Chair:
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Date and Time: April 07, 2023 10:00 AM
Location: New College Building, Geary A

Allison Yankey
A novel interaction between long non-coding RNA lncTCF7 and SND1 modulates the gene regulation activity of the SWI/SNF complex.

Major: Molecular & Cell Biology & Genetics
Chair:
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Date and Time: April 06, 2023 3:00 PM
Location: New College Building, Geary A

Jared Luchetta
Investigating how the Chemokine CXCL12 Impacts Neuronal Network Function and Structural Plasticity: The Modulatory Role of Inhibitory Neurons

Major: Pharmacology & Physiology
Chair:
Committee Members:
Date and Time: April 03, 2023 12:00 PM
Location: New College Building, Room 8-312

Rebecca Holton
CHTF18 safeguards the quantity and quality of the ovarian reserve and mediates meiotic cohesion

Major: Molecular & Cell Biology & Genetics
Chair:
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Date and Time: March 30, 2023 10:00 AM
Location: New College Building, Room 11-101

Andrea Rosenkranz
Determining Secondary Structural Elements of Hepatitis B Virus Pregenomic RNA and Preliminary Analysis of the DDB1-HBx Interaction as a Therapeutic Target

Major: Molecular & Cell Biology & Genetics
Chair:
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Date and Time: March 29, 2023 3:00 PM
Location: New College Building, Room 11-101

Zhuo Wang
Dynamic systems and machine learning approach to online EEG signals processing for different applications

Major: Electrical Engineering
Chair: Anup Das
Committee Members: Allon Guez, Thomas Chmlelewski, Valentina Graci, Emily Keshner, Nagarajan Kandasamy
Date and Time: March 28, 2023 10:00 AM
Location: Microsoft Teams - Contact zw383@drexel.edu for link.

Chao Wang
Fibril-Forming Collagens are the Key Regulators of Collagen Fibrillar Structure and Biomechanics in Cartilaginous Tissues

Major: Biomedical Engineering
Chair: Sriram Balasubramanian
Committee Members: Lin Han, Lei Han, Michele Marcolongo, Yinghui Zhong
Date and Time: March 27, 2023 10:00 AM
Location: Bossone, Room 709

Mallory Morris
Speaking Life: A Phenomenological Study of Teacher Expectations and Beliefs About Students as Revealed Through Teacher Talk During PLC Meetings

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Valerie Klein, Sarah Ulrich
Committee Members: Cara Gutzmer
Date and Time: March 24, 2023 3:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact mam982@drexel.edu for link.

Kyle Samson
The effects of dual hypocretin/orexin receptor blockade on oxycodone seeking and dopamine neurotransmission in the nucleus accumbens

Major: Neuroscience
Chair:
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Date and Time: March 24, 2023 9:30 AM
Location: Queen Lane Campus, SAC A

Rini Jose
The importance of Place and Space: Individual and Community-level Determinants of Hepatitis C Virus in Philadelphia, PA

Major: Epidemiology
Chair: Seth Welles
Committee Members: Danica Kuncio, Neal Goldstein, Alison Evans, Ana Martinez-Donate
Date and Time: March 23, 2023 3:00 PM
Location: Nesbitt Hall, Conference Room 719

Dianna Marinaro
Identification and Navigation of Mental Health Stressors in Collegiate Female Athletes

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Stephanie Budhai
Committee Members: Bridget Blakely, Matthew Scanlon
Date and Time: March 22, 2023 6:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact dmm565@drexel.edu for link.

Konstantin Budagyan
Exploring Allelic Differences in KRAS mutant CRC

Major: Molecular & Cell Biology & Genetics
Chair:
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Date and Time: March 21, 2023 1:00 PM
Location: New College Building, Room 10-301

Michal Monselise
Healthcare in AI for Social Good: An Examination of Applications in Social Media

Major: Information Science
Chair: Christopher Yang
Committee Members: Helen Loeb, Jane Greenberg, Shadi Rezapour, Erjia Yan, Afsaneh Razi
Date and Time: March 20, 2023 1:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact mm4837@drexel.edu for link.

Tameka Jackson-Leung
Leisure Activities that Impact the Wellness of Older Black Community-Dwelling Adults

Major: Health Sciences
Chair: Kristine Mulhorn
Committee Members: Lynne Sutherland, B. Brent Simmons
Date and Time: March 17, 2023 2:30 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact tjj27@drexel.edu for link.

Dharma Teja Varapula
A single molecule DNA analysis device for optical mapping and sequencing

Major: Biomedical Engineering
Chair: Sriram Balasubramanian
Committee Members: Lin Han, Li-Hsin Han, Ming Xiao, Moses Noh
Date and Time: March 15, 2023 10:30 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact dv329@drexel.edu for link.

Samantha Beebe
Ready? Set? Escape! The Effect of Digital Escape Rooms on Student Motivation in Asynchronous Learning Environments

Major: Health Sciences
Chair: Fran Cornelius
Committee Members: Linda Wilson, Laura Cruz
Date and Time: March 10, 2023 9:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact sab556@drexel.edu for link.

Ryan McCloskey
Exploring Lived Experiences of Public Elementary School Teachers¿ Perceptions of Cognitive Engagement in Distributed, Virtual Professional Learning Experiences in Their Place of Work: A Phenomenological Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Joy Phillips
Committee Members: Kelly Ballard, Aroutis Foster
Date and Time: March 09, 2023 1:30 PM
Location: Zoom

Gina Yacovelli
Factors Associated with Evaluation & Management Error Rates of Medical Students

Major: Health Sciences
Chair: Linda Wilson
Committee Members: Rosemary Trout, Merritt Brockman, Rebecca McIntyre
Date and Time: March 09, 2023 10:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact gy75@drexel.edu for link.

Yun-Ting Yen
An investigation of the association between residential greenspace and childhood asthma exacerbation in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area through examining exposure-response, effect modification, mediation, and spatial patterning

Major: Environmental and Occupational Health
Chair: Anneclaire De Roos
Committee Members: Leah Schinasi, Michelle Kondo, Chen Kenyon, Brisa Sanchez Loya
Date and Time: March 07, 2023 10:00 AM
Location: Nesbitt Hall, Room 140

Jillian Szilagyi
A Narrative Study: Exploring Primary Teachers' Perceptions on Administering Computer-based Reading Assessments to Understand Their Adoption of Computer-Based Reading Assessments Practices

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Harriette Rasmussen
Committee Members: Mary Jean Tecce DeCarlo, Monica Ouly-Uhl
Date and Time: March 06, 2023 4:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact jas965@drexel.edu for link.

Rachel Dawson
A Quantitative Study: Examining the Relationship Between Attachment Styles and Self-Efficacy with Implications in the Workplace

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Sheila Vaidya
Committee Members: Kate Piselli, Melinda Norelli
Date and Time: March 06, 2023 1:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact clg45@drexel.edu for link.

Rachel Dawson
A Quantitative Study: Examining the Relationship Between Attachment Styles and Self-Efficacy with Implications in the Workplace

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Sheila Vaidya
Committee Members: Kate Piselli, Melinda Norelli
Date and Time: March 06, 2023 1:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact clg45@drexel.edu for link.

Laura Zagacki
Sibling Participation in Occupational Therapy for Children with Physical Disabilities

Major: Rehabilitation Sciences
Chair: Robert Palisano
Committee Members: Rebecca Lieberman-Betz
Date and Time: March 03, 2023 2:30 PM
Location: Zoom - Please contact lmz45@drexel.edu for link.

Dixie Schexnaildre
A Descriptive Exploratory Study of Layered Access Disparities to Holistic Wellness: Enumerating Interpreters Trained in Safe & Effective Delivery of Syncretic Yogic Concepts in American Sign Language

Major: Health Sciences
Chair: Al Rundio
Committee Members: Beth Chiatti, Deb Guthmann
Date and Time: February 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact ds3537@drexel.edu for link.

Eisha Smith
Mentoring Matters: Augmenting Academic Success for African American Students Enrolled in a Predominately White Institution: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Joy Phillips
Committee Members: Ayana Allen Handy, Jaime Slaughter-Acey
Date and Time: February 16, 2023 4:00 PM
Location: Zoom

Kelly Bastek-Jones
School Administrator’s Lived Experiences with the Special Education Process: A Phenomenological Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Stephanie Budhai
Committee Members: Kate Piselli, Jennifer Kanupka
Date and Time: February 16, 2023 10:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact kb3458@drexel.edu for link.

Laura Baehr
Impact of group tele-exercise on physical activity determinants and behavior in individuals with spinal cord injury: A mixed method study

Major: Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Chair: Margaret Finley
Committee Members: Girija Kaimal, Michael Bruneau, Lisa Chiarello, Shivayogi Hiremath, Ross Newton
Date and Time: February 06, 2023 4:00 PM
Location: Health Sciences Building, Room TBD

Ebrahim Maghami
Fracture micromechanics analyses of hard tissues: Study of increased glycation through diabetes and age-related changes

Major: Mechanical Engineering
Chair: Ahmad Najafi
Committee Members: Antonios Kontsos, Alan Lau, Sorin Siegler, Lamya Karim
Date and Time: January 30, 2023 10:00 AM
Location: Curtis Hall, Room 162

Alissa Sperling
Summer STEM Enrichment for Adolescent Girls: A Longitudinal Mixed-Methods Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Toni May
Committee Members: Simi Hoque, Kate Piselli
Date and Time: January 27, 2023 3:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact ars549@drexel.edu for link.

Elizabeth Euiler
Biomechanics of the adaptive rowing in individuals who use a manual wheelchair

Major: Rehabilitation Sciences
Chair: Margaret Finley
Committee Members: Shana Harrington, Sheri Silfies, Michael Bruneau, Clare Milner
Date and Time: January 04, 2023 1:30 PM
Location: Health Sciences Building, Room 3W09

Eli Worth
Measurement of Kinetics of Sickle Hemoglobin Polymerization using Absorbance: Implications for Therapy

Major: Physics
Chair: Frank Ferrone
Committee Members: Patrick Loll, Luis Cruz Cruz, Chuck Lane, Som Tyagi
Date and Time: January 04, 2023 12:00 PM
Location: Disque Hall, Room 919

Lauren Brazil
Ethnographic Study: What is the Collective Thinking of Educators Regarding the Key Characteristics of Effective Leadership and its Effect on Teacher Performance in a High School Located in a Central New Jersey School District

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: John Gould
Committee Members: Michael Kozak, Ed Frick
Date and Time: December 20, 2022 2:30 PM
Location: Zoom

Kristen Gallo
A Mixed Methods Approach to Understanding How Cooperative Education Impacts Students Studying Entrepreneurship

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Jennifer Adams
Committee Members: Bruce Levine, Liza Herzog
Date and Time: December 19, 2022 12:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact kg576@drexel.edu for link.

Chukwuemeka Chikelu
Collagen Nanoyarns: Hierarchical Three-Dimensional Biomaterial Constructs for Tendon Fiber Reconstruction

Major: Biomedical Engineering
Chair: Fred Allen
Committee Members: Caroline Schauer, Lin Han, Chris Rodell, Raymond Habas
Date and Time: December 16, 2022 2:00 PM
Location: Bossone, Room 709

Sorayda Santos
Exploring Latina's lived experiences getting to the C-suite in the Financial Services Industry: A Narrative Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Rajashi Ghosh
Committee Members: Deanna Hill, Edith Chears
Date and Time: December 16, 2022 10:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact ss5224@drexel.edu for link.

Katie Elliott
Finnish Teachers View of their Role in the Prevention of Violent Extremism

Major: Education
Chair: Kristy Kelly
Committee Members: Jennifer Adams, Kristine Grant, Arnika Kuusisto, H. Bernard Hall
Date and Time: December 16, 2022 9:00 AM
Location: Science Center, Room 3025

Elizabeth Cyr
Promoting Meaningful Participation in Two Wheel Bike Riding for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities

Major: Health Sciences
Chair: Robert Palisano
Committee Members: Lisa Chiarello, Maria Fragala Pinkham
Date and Time: December 15, 2022 1:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact ec649@drexel.edu for link.

John Tsinetakes
Incipient Soft-Fault Detection in DC-DC Converters through Switching Observers

Major: Electrical Engineering
Chair: Leonid Hrebien
Committee Members: Christopher Peters, George Facas, Moshe Kam, Fei Lu
Date and Time: December 15, 2022 10:30 AM
Location: Bossone, Room 302

Robert Gray
Player Modeling in Adaptive Games via Multi-Armed Bandits

Major: Digital Media
Chair: Santiago Ontanon, Jichen Zhu
Committee Members: Glen Muschio, Amy Hoover, Shahin Jabbari
Date and Time: December 14, 2022 12:00 PM
Location: Zoom

Guangzi Song
Estimation of the Informativeness of the Conditional Autoregressive Model Framework with Applications

Major: Biostatistics
Chair: Harrison Quick
Committee Members: Usama Bilal, Brisa Sanchez Loya, Loni Tabb, Leah Schinasi
Date and Time: December 14, 2022 11:30 AM
Location: Nesbitt Hall, Room 751

Leon Thomas
Exploring Academic Language and the Academic Identities of Black and Latino Males in a Community College in Maryland: A Narrative Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Deanna Hill
Committee Members: Sarah Ulrich, Ivan Harrell
Date and Time: December 13, 2022 2:30 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact lct38@drexel.edu for link.

Andrew Lindsay
Biomass Burning Photochemistry: Radicals and Radical Precursors

Major: Chemistry
Chair: Joe Foley
Committee Members: Shannon Capps, Ezra Wood, Daniel King, Karl Sohlberg, Philip Stevens
Date and Time: December 12, 2022 3:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact ajl384@drexel.edu for link.

Jessica Eager
Elucidating and refining macrophage phenotype related biomarkers of wound healing

Major: Biomedical Engineering
Chair: Andres Kriete
Committee Members: Kara Spiller, Ahmet Sacan, William Dampier, Rajanikanth Vadipegalli
Date and Time: December 12, 2022 12:00 PM
Location: Bossone, Room 705

Anqi Wang
Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Identity and Sexual Minority Stress: Impact on Chronic Disease and Health Conditions Related to Inflammation

Major: Epidemiology
Chair: Seth Welles
Committee Members: Alison Evans, Neal Goldstein, Scarlett Bellamy, Loni Tabb, Randall Sell, Jana Mossey
Date and Time: December 12, 2022 11:00 AM
Location: Nesbitt Hall, Room 132

Eric Folkins
Identifying Clinical Tests that are Predictive of Temporary Low Back Pain Development During the Prolong Standing Test

Major: Rehabilitation Sciences
Chair: Sheri Silfies
Committee Members: Erika Nelson Wong, David Ebaugh
Date and Time: December 09, 2022 3:00 PM
Location: Health Sciences Building, Room 3W12

Lige Zhang
Drop impact on lubricated surfaces: interstitial air film and post-contact dynamics

Major: Mechanical Engineering
Chair: Ying Sun
Committee Members: Matthew McCarthy, Young Cho, David Miller, Nicolas Alvarez
Date and Time: December 09, 2022 2:00 PM
Location: LeBow Engineering Center, Hill Conference Room

Asa Lewis
Bioaccumulation, Fate, and Treatment of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

Major: Environmental Engineering
Chair: Christopher Sales
Committee Members: Joseph Hughes, Patrick Gurian, Erica McKenzie, Daniel Spooner, Marie Kurz
Date and Time: December 09, 2022 1:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact ajl394@drexel.edu for link.

Emily McGady
The Effects of Trauma Informed Care Training, which Emphasizes Secondary Trauma Education, on New Teachers: A Mixed Methods Explanatory Sequential Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Kristen Betts
Committee Members: Sandra Bloom, Sarah Ulrich
Date and Time: December 09, 2022 12:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact em3246@drexel.edu for link.

Bryan Featherstone
Understanding and combating environmental and anthropogenic pressures on vulnerable large mammal populations on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea

Major: Biological Sciences
Chair: Jacob Russell
Committee Members: Sean O'Donnell, Michael O'Connor, Mary Gonder, Gail Rosen
Date and Time: December 09, 2022 10:00 AM
Location: Papadakis Integrated Sciences Builidng, Room 112

Joan Rybas
The Lived Experiences of Students with Dyslexia: A Qualitative Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Lori Severino
Committee Members: Mary Jean Tecce DeCarlo, Kelly Bollard
Date and Time: December 09, 2022 10:00 AM
Location: Zoom

Carrie Cottone
Investigating Clinical Practices of Medical Art Therapists Working with Children and Adolescents Diagnosed with Sickle Cell Disease

Major: Creative Arts in Therapy
Chair: Joke Bradt
Committee Members: Girija Kaimal, Kim Smith-Whitley, Ellen Stephanie Krauthamer Ewing, Esther Dreifuss-Kattan
Date and Time: December 07, 2022 3:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact caa32@drexel.edu for link.

Levi Maharaj
TopoKnit: A Process-Oriented Topology Representation for Modeling and Analyzing Weft-Knitted Textiles

Major: Computer Science
Chair: David Breen
Committee Members: Ali Shokoufandeh, Dario Salvucci, Genevieve Dion, Vadim Shapiro, Randall Kamien
Date and Time: December 05, 2022 5:15 PM
Location: Zoom

Sarukkalige Shanika De Silva
Propensity score methods for spatial, temporal, and spatiotemporal data

Major: Biostatistics
Chair: Leslie McClure
Committee Members: Loni Tabb, Harrison Quick, Felice Le-Scherban, Nandita Mitra
Date and Time: December 05, 2022 10:30 AM
Location: Nesbitt Hall, Room 719

Benoit Bechade
Exploring the metabolic and digestive functions of bacterial gut symbionts in Cephalotes turtle Ants

Major: Biological Sciences
Chair: Sean O'Donnell
Committee Members: Michael O'Connor, Mary Gonder, Jacob Russell, Corrie Moreau
Date and Time: December 02, 2022 1:30 PM
Location: Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building, Room 103

Taylor Chamberlain
Improving Early Childhood Education Experiences for Military Families: An Exploratory Sequential Design

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Mary Jean Tecce DeCarlo
Committee Members: Toni May, Sara Reed
Date and Time: November 30, 2022 1:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact trc79@drexel.edu for link.

Wanyu Huang
Combinations of Environmental Risk Factors (fine particles, aeroallergens, community level respiratory infections): their independent and joint effects on childhood asthma exacerbation

Major: Epidemiology
Chair: Amy Auchincloss, Anneclaire De Roos
Committee Members: Chen Kenyon, Lucy Robinson, Leah Schinasi
Date and Time: November 21, 2022 10:00 AM
Location: Nesbitt Hall, Room 132

Zachary Cohen
Learning by Mistake: A Concurrent Mixed Methods Case Study Constructing the Conceptual Framework of Mistake Literacy

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Mary Jean Tecce DeCarlo
Committee Members: Jim Rickabaugh, Salvatore Falletta
Date and Time: November 16, 2022 1:30 PM
Location: Zoom

Alexandra Jednorski
High Conjugation Efficiency CdPbS Near-infrared, Direct-Staining Molecular Probe Toward Intraoperative Breast Cancer Margin Assessment

Major: Biomedical Engineering
Chair: Kenneth Barbee
Committee Members: Wei-Heng Shih, Wan Shih, Chris Rodell, Paul Brandt-Rauf
Date and Time: November 11, 2022 3:00 PM
Location: Bossone Hall, Room 709

Yaser Kashcooli
Printing Materials With Spatially Resolved Properties Using A Single Resin Vat And Modified Digital Light Processing (DLP) Technique

Major: Chemical Engineering
Chair: Giuseppe Palmese
Committee Members: Nicolas Alvarez, Antonios Kontsos, Kenneth Lau, Richard Cairncross
Date and Time: November 03, 2022 3:30 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact yk442@drexel.edu for link.

Shafiah Firoz
Factors That Influence Online Learning Designs While Maintaining Quality and Promoting Innovation in Online Learning Design Practices

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: William Lynch
Committee Members: Kristen Betts, Mariette Fourie
Date and Time: November 01, 2022 2:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact spf39@drexel.edu for link.

Matthew Hirschhorn
Novel Integrated Pediatric Total Artificial Heart

Major: Biomedical Engineering
Chair: Sriram Balasubramanian
Committee Members: Joseph Sarver, Randy Stevens, Amy Throckmorton, Steven Day, Lin Han
Date and Time: October 28, 2022 12:30 PM
Location: Bossone, Room 709

Greg Risser
Modulating Macrophage Phenotype for the Promotion of Angiogenesis in an Ischemic Environment

Major: Biomedical Engineering
Chair: Margaret Wheatley
Committee Members: Yinghui Zhong, Kara Spiller, Hao Cheng, Kenneth Barbee
Date and Time: October 26, 2022 2:00 PM
Location: Bossone, Room 709

Megan Radler
The septin cytoskeleton is required for morphogenesis in pyramidal neurons

Major: Biological Sciences
Chair: Anna Denise Garcia
Committee Members: Kazuhito Toyooka, Elias Spiliotis, Kari Lenhart, Ryan Petrie
Date and Time: October 14, 2022 2:00 PM
Location: Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building, Room 104

Aparna Bhattachryya
The role of endothelial cell morphology and alignment in the coordinated regulation of AK-mediated and calcium-mediated eNOS phosphorylation

Major: Biomedical Engineering
Chair: Adrien Shieh
Committee Members: Alisa Morss Clyne, Lin Han, Kenneth Barbee, J Yasha Kresh
Date and Time: October 11, 2022 10:00 AM
Location: Bossone, Room 705

Amie Devlin
The Stress Pathway: A Proposed Link Between Neighborhood Disorder and Cardiovascular Disease

Major: Epidemiology
Chair: Sharrelle Barber
Committee Members: Irene Headen, Yvonne Michael, Felice Le-Scherban, Loni Tabb
Date and Time: October 04, 2022 10:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact am4495@drexel.edu for link.

Kevin Aubol
Running surface, ground contact time, and other biomechanical factors that may affect Achilles tendon forces during running

Major: Rehabilitation Sciences
Chair: Clare Milner
Committee Members: Trish Shewokis, Josh Baxter, Karin Silbernagel, Margaret Finley
Date and Time: September 29, 2022 9:00 AM
Location: Health Sciences Building, Room 11W74

Abishek Kumar
BEAPS: Incorporating shape dynamics in virtual agents developed focusing on customizing the mesh for pose space actions

Major: Digital Media
Chair: Stefan Rank
Committee Members: Rob Lloyd, Michael Wagner, Paul Diefenbach, David Breen
Date and Time: September 22, 2022 12:30 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact ask85@drexel.edu for link.

Melissa Kavanaugh
Use of Formative Research Methods to Explore and Understand Food Handling Practices, Attitudes and Behaviors Among Older Adults in the United States

Major: Nutrition Sciences
Chair: Jennifer Quinlan
Committee Members: Rosemary Trout, Kathleen Fisher, Shauna Henley, Jennifer Nasser
Date and Time: September 19, 2022 1:00 PM
Location: Health Sciences Building, 11th Floor, West Room 3