Jordan Stolle
Effect of Heterogeneity and Density Variation on Stress Distribution at the Bone Implant Interface of a Total Ankle Replacement using Finite Element Analysis

Major: Mechanical Engineering
Chair: Sorin Siegler, Ahmad Najafi, Alan Lau, Carl Imhauser, Claudio Belvedere
Committee Members:
Date and Time: September 13, 2024 11:00 AM
Location: Curtis Hall, Room 162

Darryl Hannan
Leveraging Multiple Modalities and Expert Knowledge for Limited Data Scenarios

Major: Computer Science
Chair: Edward Kim, Christopher MacLellan
Committee Members: Yijing Watkins, Kaidi Xu, Dario Salvucci
Date and Time: September 12, 2024 1:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact dwh48@drexel.edu for link.

Matthew Shirley
Development of novel polymer ultrasound contrast agents incorporating nested carbon nanodots

Major: Biomedical Engineering
Chair: Adrian Shieh
Committee Members: Margaret Wheatley, Kara Spiller, John Eisenbrey, Chris Rodell
Date and Time: September 11, 2024 2:30 PM
Location: Bossone Research Enterprise Center, Room 709

Tami Santimyer
Exploring Graduate School Enrollment Decisions Among DHH and Hearing Students: Factors, Influences, and Implications

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Harriette Rasmussen
Committee Members: Deanna Hill, Kevin Stensberg
Date and Time: September 05, 2024 2:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact ts977@drexel.edu for link.

Xinyue Kang
Search for Neutrino Emissions from the Galactic Center Region

Major: Physics
Chair: Naoko Kurahashi Neilson
Committee Members: Michelle Dolinski, Eric Brewe, Claudio Kopper, Luis Cruz Cruz
Date and Time: September 05, 2024 12:00 PM
Location: Disque Hall, Room 919

Alexis Klein
A Phenomenological Study: Exploring Mathematics Teachers Lived Experiences with Developing Their Mathematical Content Knowledge

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Harriette Rasmussen
Committee Members: Sandy Norman, Valerie Klein
Date and Time: September 05, 2024 12:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact ajk456@drexel.edu for link.

Mark Petrovich
Identity Exploration in New Media Production: Professionalization and Pedagogy for Digital Media Experts

Major: Education
Chair: Aroutis Foster
Committee Members: Glen Muschio, Darryl Williams, Jason Engerman, Christopher Wright
Date and Time: September 05, 2024 10:00 AM
Location: Zoom

Jamie Johnson
The Benefits of Academic and Career Preparedness Interventions for Marginalized Student Populations: An Exploratory Mixed Methods Case Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Joy Phillips
Committee Members: Bruce Levine, LaShawnda Washington
Date and Time: September 05, 2024 10:00 AM
Location: Zoom

Nils Wandels
Transformations in the field of journalism: A sociological analysis of the dialectics between macro-societal developments, the socialization of journalistic doxa, and the interpretation of journalistic nomos

Major: Communication, Culture and Media
Chair: Hilde Van den Bulck, Jelle Mast
Committee Members: Marcel Broersma, Rainer Rubira Garcia, Ron Bishop, Douglas Porpora, Astrid Vandendaele, Juris Boonen
Date and Time: September 05, 2024 9:00 AM
Location: MacAlister Hall, Room 5051A

Andrea Rodriguez
The Journey to an Advanced Degree Completion: The Lived Experiences of Latinas

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Joy Phillips
Committee Members: Dominic Gullo, Tiffany Polite
Date and Time: September 04, 2024 4:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact ar3492@drexel.edu for link.

Quanice Floyd
We All We Got: Experiences of BIPOC Arts Advocates and Lobbyists

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: H. Bernard Hall
Committee Members: Durell Cooper, Kristine Grant
Date and Time: September 04, 2024 10:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact qgf23@drexel.edu for link.

Derek Scheil
Leadership Adaptability Skills Required of Enlisted Naval Leaders: A Sequential Mixed Methods Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Harriette Rasmussen
Committee Members: John Gould, George Baker
Date and Time: September 03, 2024 1:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact ds3739@drexel.edu for link.

Alexandra Kelly
Semantic and Neural Representations of Emotion Concepts

Major: Psychology
Chair: Evangelia Chrysikou
Committee Members: John Medaglia, Jamie Reilly, Yoed Kenett, Alexa Tompary
Date and Time: September 03, 2024 11:00 AM
Location: Stratton Hall, Room 217

Bob Conrow
A molecular phylogeny of the crane fly family Tipulidae s.s. (Diptera: Tipuloidea) and the evolution of their larval habitats and morphology

Major: Environmental Science
Chair: Jason Weckstein
Committee Members: Gary Rosenberg, Anthony Geneva, Jon Gelhaus, Gregory Setliff
Date and Time: August 30, 2024 1:00 PM
Location: Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building, Room 103

Nadee Jayarathne Matarage Don
A Novel Chemical Tool to Identify Glutathione-Protein Interactions

Major: Chemistry
Chair: Haifeng Ji
Committee Members: Jeffrey Ram, Young-Hoon Ahn, Ezra Wood, Myungwoon Lee, Srinivas Somarowthu
Date and Time: August 30, 2024 1:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact nm3336@drexel.edu for link.

Brittany Sanner
The Forgotten Year, an Exploratory Case Study Discovering the Second-Year Experiences of Women Enrolled in a STEM Program

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Jose Chavez
Committee Members: Mary Jean Tecce DeCarlo, Maureen McFarland
Date and Time: August 29, 2024 1:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact bs3299@drexel.edu for link.

Jaime Monteforte
A Narrative Study of Technological Influence on Nontraditional Adult Students' Experiences in an Online Learning Environment

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: William Lynch
Committee Members: Giuseppe Salomone, Deanna Hill
Date and Time: August 29, 2024 10:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact jap499@drexel.edu for link.

Ismail Kuru
Verifying OS Kernels with Modal Abstractions of Systems Concepts

Major: Computer Science
Chair: Colin Gordon
Committee Members: Vasilis Gkatzelis, Manolis Pountourakis, Geoffrey Mainland, Lars Birkedal
Date and Time: August 29, 2024 9:30 AM
Location: College of Computer & Informatics, Room 928

Yousif Alqenai
A Circular Economy Approach Utilizing Landfill Condition Waste Coal Ash to Manufacture Fine Lightweight Aggregates for Internally Cured Concrete

Major: Civil Engineering
Chair: Amir Farnam, Grace Hsuan
Committee Members: Miguel Pando, Jason Baxter, Megan Creighton
Date and Time: August 28, 2024 1:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact yma34@drexel.edu for link.

Zach Fusfeld
Housing Cost Burden and Mental Health: Family Housing Cost Burden Trajectories, Intergenerational Persistency, and Impact on Intersectional Disparities in Housing Cost Burden and Psychological Distress

Major: Epidemiology
Chair: Felice Le-Scherban
Committee Members: Brent Langellier, Usama Bilal, Scarlett Bellamy, Gina Lovasi
Date and Time: August 28, 2024 11:30 AM
Location: Nesbitt Hall, Room 132

Mohammad Houshmand Khaneghahi
Engineering Nature-Inspired Damage-Responsive Polymeric Fibers (bioFibers) for Advanced Delivery of Microbial-based Self-Healing Agents into Cementitious Composites

Major: Civil Engineering
Chair: Amir Farnam
Committee Members: Christopher Sales, Caroline Schauer, Grace Hsuan, Ahmad Najafi
Date and Time: August 26, 2024 9:30 AM
Location: Lebow Engineering Center, Room 240

Kelsey Alexovitz
Statistical Approaches for Examining Exposure to Multiple Environment Features

Major: Biostatistics
Chair: Brisa Sanchez Loya
Committee Members: Loni Tabb, Gina Lovasi, Lucy Robinson, Emma Sanchez-Vaznaugh
Date and Time: August 22, 2024 2:00 PM
Location: Nesbitt Hall, Room 751

Michael Campana
New Hypotheses and New Methods: Searching for Sources of Astrophysical Neutrinos from MeV-Gamma Ray Blazars and a Binned Likelihood Analysis of the Galactic Plane

Major: Physics
Chair: Naoko Kurahashi Neilson
Committee Members: Russell Neilson, Regina Caputo, Christina Love, Jorn Venderbos
Date and Time: August 20, 2024 1:00 PM
Location: Disque Hall, Room 919

Devin Banks
To Compete or Not to Compete? Rationalized Decisions to Award Contracts on the Basis of Direct or Indirect Competition

Major: Business Administration
Chair: David Gefen
Committee Members: Jeongsik Lee
Date and Time: August 20, 2024 10:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact ddb75@drexel.edu for link.

Galen Rupp
Exploring Mastery of Common Core Standards as an Alternative to Age-Based Student Progression: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Craig Bach
Committee Members: Sheila Vaidya, Kelly Cartwright
Date and Time: August 19, 2024 8:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact gpr28@drexel.edu for link.

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

Major: Communication, Culture and Media
Chair: Wesley Shumar
Committee Members: Brent Luvaas, Rachel Reynolds, Hilde Van den Bulck, David Arditi
Date and Time: August 16, 2024 9:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact shumarw@drexel.edu for link.

Melissa Carpenter
Diversity, Adaptation, and Selection in the Hamiltonella Defensa and other facultative symbionts of Acyrthosiphon pisum

Major: Environmental Science
Chair: Michael O'Connor
Committee Members: Jacob Russell, Marina Potapova, Jennifer White, Kerry Oliver
Date and Time: August 15, 2024 1:00 PM
Location: Disque Hall, Room 109

Ankita Paul
Brain inspired learning of Dynamical Systems

Major: Electrical Engineering
Chair: Nagarajan Kandasamy
Committee Members: William Mongan, Anup Das, Kapil Dandekar, Shihao Song
Date and Time: August 14, 2024 12:00 PM
Location: Zoom

Christian Cabuslay
Evolutionary dynamics in the diverse specialized gut microbiome of cephalotine ants

Major: Biological Sciences
Chair: Michael O'Connor
Committee Members: Jacob Russell, Sean O'Donnell, Corrie Moreau, Kari Lenhart
Date and Time: August 14, 2024 10:30 AM
Location: Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building, Room TBD

Jazzmyn Marie IveryRobinson
The Metaverse: African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Latino/Hispanic, and Native American (ALANA) College Students¿ Development of a Sense of Belonging through Co-curricular Programming: An Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods Approach

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Joy Phillips
Committee Members: Craig Bach, Elizabeth Paul
Date and Time: August 13, 2024 1:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact jmi43@drexel.edu for link.

Jill Lawrence
Characterizing pro-inflammatory A1-like astrocyte polarization in primary human cell models of chronic inflammation and HIV-1 Tat exposure.

Major: Molecular and Cell Biology and Genetics
Chair:
Committee Members:
Date and Time: August 08, 2024 2:00 PM
Location: New College Building, Geary A

Meghan Carey
Understanding follow-up care trajectories and quality for depression among Medicaid enrolled autistic young people

Major: Epidemiology
Chair: Kristen Dodge
Committee Members: Brian Lee, Lindsay Shea, Laura Graham Holmes, Diana Schendel
Date and Time: August 07, 2024 10:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact mek376@drexel.edu for link.

Jeremy Weinberger
Multisite Electrode Arrays to Optimize Epidural Stimulation for Spasticity Following Spinal Cord Injury

Major: Neuroscience
Chair:
Committee Members:
Date and Time: August 06, 2024 9:00 AM
Location: Health Sciences Building, Room 5304

Justin Gambrell
Multiple Choice Computational Thinking Assessment for Introductory Physics

Major: Physics
Chair: Eric Brewe
Committee Members: Dave Goldberg, Marcos Caballero, Adrienne Traxler, Nicholas DiNardo
Date and Time: August 05, 2024 1:00 PM
Location: Disque Hall, Room 109

Chun-Ta Ho
Effects of the chemokine CXCL12 on dendritic spine dynamics: implication for cognitive improvement

Major: Pharmacology and Physiology
Chair:
Committee Members:
Date and Time: August 02, 2024 11:00 AM
Location: New College Building, Room 8312

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

Dorothy Benton
Identifying new targets and drug combinations in Neurofibromatosis type 2

Major: Molecular and Cell Biology and Genetics
Chair:
Committee Members:
Date and Time: July 30, 2024 2:00 PM
Location: New College Building, Room 11101

Sri Havya Jana
The Role of DDX11 in Telomere Maintenance and it’s Implications in Cancer Cells

Major: Molecular and Cell Biology and Genetics
Chair:
Committee Members:
Date and Time: July 30, 2024 11:00 AM
Location: New College Building, Room 11101

Alex Inman
High throughput MXene delamination for powering e-textile devices

Major: Materials Science and Engineering
Chair: Christopher Li, Joseph Capobianco
Committee Members: Yury Gogotsi, Nicolas Alvarez, Caroline Schauer
Date and Time: July 29, 2024 1:00 PM
Location: Lebow Engineering Center, Room 240

Sarath Reghunathan
Towards In-vitro reconstitution of Actin Comet Tail Formation and Septin Caging competition of Shigella

Major: Molecular and Cell Biology and Genetics
Chair:
Committee Members:
Date and Time: July 29, 2024 12:00 PM
Location: New College Building, Room 11101

Shreya Soni
Macrophage-Targeted Therapeutics To Attenuate the Development of Ischemic Heart Failure

Major: Biomedical Engineering
Chair: Kara Spiller
Committee Members: Lin Han, Adrian Shieh, Pavan Atluri, Chris Rodell
Date and Time: July 26, 2024 12:00 PM
Location: Gerri C LeBow Hall, Room 209

Rashmi Raveendra Tantri
In vivo characterization of cocaine mediated regulation of the dopamine transporter

Major: Pharmacology and Physiology
Chair:
Committee Members:
Date and Time: July 25, 2024 10:30 AM
Location: New College Building, Room 8312

Monica Conlin
An Intrinsic Case Study of Middle School Teachers¿ Professional Learning and Professional Capital -Beyond the COVID-19 Classroom

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Stephanie Budhai
Committee Members: Dorie Martin-Pitone, Cameron Kiosoglous
Date and Time: July 24, 2024 3:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact mmc443@drexel.edu for link.

Alice Santoro
Exploring Faculty's Lived Experiences Addressing Behavioral Concerns Related to Students with Disabilities in a Community College Setting: A Phenomenological Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Jose Chavez
Committee Members: Kristen Betts, Debra Bright
Date and Time: July 24, 2024 1:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact ab4268@drexel.edu for link.

Alice Santoro
Exploring Faculty's Lived Experiences Addressing Behavioral Concerns Related to Students with Disabilities in a Community College Setting: A Phenomenological Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Jose Chavez
Committee Members: Kristen Betts, Debra Bright
Date and Time: July 24, 2024 1:00 PM
Location: Zoom

Angela Stiff
A Texas-sized Problem: A Narrative Inquiry on Systemic & Structural Discrimination Driving Disengagement Among Texas Black Students Amid COVID-19

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Stephanie Budhai
Committee Members: Kristine Grant, Lamont Smith
Date and Time: July 24, 2024 12:30 PM
Location: Zoom

Shashank Jayakumar
Neutrino Directionality and Optical Simulations with PROSPECT

Major: Physics
Chair: Michelle Dolinski, Russell Neilson
Committee Members: Chuck Lane, Eric Brewe, Som Tyagi, Hans Pieter Mumm
Date and Time: July 24, 2024 10:00 AM
Location: Disque Hall, Room 109

Carly Deantoneo
Reovirus Z-RNAs Activate ZBP1 Dependent Cell Death

Major: Molecular and Cell Biology and Genetics
Chair:
Committee Members:
Date and Time: July 22, 2024 10:30 AM
Location: New College Building, Geary A

Karan Bamb
Multidrug Tolerance and the Stringent Response in Diverse Clinical Isolates of Haemophilus influenzae

Major: Molecular and Cell Biology and Genetics
Chair:
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Date and Time: July 19, 2024 12:00 PM
Location: New College Building, Room 11101

Jason Wickman
From biomarkers to bench: Identification of a therapeutically targetable resident memory T cell population in a mouse model of complex regional pain syndrome

Major: Pharmacology and Physiology
Chair:
Committee Members:
Date and Time: July 19, 2024 11:00 AM
Location: New College Building, Room 8312

Brian Oeffinger
Developing Ultrasound Contrast Agents To Deliver siRNA to Spinal Cord Injury

Major: Biomedical Engineering
Chair: Margaret Wheatley
Committee Members: John Eisenbrey, Lin Han, Angelo Lepore, Kara Spiller
Date and Time: July 16, 2024 10:00 AM
Location: Gerri C LeBow Hall, Room 368

Barbara Blank
Diverse Senior Leadership and Teaching Faculty Hiring in International Schools: A Mixed Methods Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Harriette Rasmussen
Committee Members: Kristy Kelly, Dan Mullen
Date and Time: July 15, 2024 1:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact beb324@drexel.edu for link.

Priyashree Nagarajan
Regulation of BORG2 by Cdc42 through Disruption of Internal Structure

Major: Molecular and Cell Biology and Genetics
Chair:
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Date and Time: July 15, 2024 12:00 PM
Location: New College Building, Room 11101

Britney Black
Investigating the role of LncRNA H19 in DNA damage response

Major: Cancer Biology
Chair:
Committee Members:
Date and Time: July 11, 2024 12:00 PM
Location: New College Building, Room 11101

Dema Ghaban
Role of IDO1 in the vascular remodeling during pregnancy

Major: Microbiology and Immunology
Chair:
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Date and Time: July 11, 2024 11:00 AM
Location: New College Building, Geary A

Caroline Corcoran
HSV-1 Infection in Vaginal Epithelial Cells is Inhibited by Application of Non-Thermal Plasma-Conditioned Medium

Major: Microbiology and Immunology
Chair:
Committee Members:
Date and Time: July 10, 2024 2:00 PM
Location: New College Building, Geary A

Megan Marrazzo
Applications of Tandem-Column Liquid Chromatography for the Achiral and Chiral Separation of Selected Classes of Pharmaceuticals

Major: Chemistry
Chair: Daniel King
Committee Members: Kevin Owens, Ezra Wood, Mark Schure, Lynn Penn, James Grinias
Date and Time: July 09, 2024 11:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact mem546@drexel.edu for link.

Kevin Tracey
Finding a Path to Equitable Resource Allocation: A Narrative Inquiry into K-12 Title 1 Urban Public School Principals' Budget Decision-Making

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Stephanie Budhai
Committee Members: Bruce Levine, Jeff Rhodes
Date and Time: July 08, 2024 12:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact kt827@drexel.edu for link.

Jieyi Zhang
CX3CR1 phenotypic plasticity in prostate cancer metastasis

Major: Pharmacology and Physiology
Chair:
Committee Members:
Date and Time: July 08, 2024 11:00 AM
Location: New College Building, Room 8312

Zhiheng Song
Nanosecond Pulsed Discharge in Liquid Nitrogen - A Fundamental Study of Ignition Mechanism, Plasma Characteristics and Applications for High Energy Density Polymeric Nitrogen Generation

Major: Mechanical Engineering
Chair: Danil Dobrynin, Alexander Fridman, Young Cho
Committee Members: Alexander Rabinovich, Emin Kumbur
Date and Time: July 08, 2024 10:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact zs344@drexel.edu for link.

Marilyn Heath
Teacher Perceptions of Literacy Instruction and SLD Referral for English Learners: A Case Study of Instructional Preparation and the Referral Process

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: James Connell
Committee Members: Janet Sloand, Susan Wheeler
Date and Time: July 02, 2024 10:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact mh3697@drexel.edu for link.

Roshni Kadam
Investigating the functional role of highly structured regions in lncRNA SChLAP1 using CRISPR/Cas-based deletion analysis

Major: Molecular and Cell Biology and Genetics
Chair:
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Date and Time: June 28, 2024 10:30 AM
Location: New College Building, Room 11101

Tisha Kalpesh Desai
Investigating the role of SND1 in Glioblastoma using RNA-Seq

Major: Molecular and Cell Biology and Genetics
Chair:
Committee Members:
Date and Time: June 26, 2024 10:00 AM
Location: New College Building, Room 10301

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

Todd Albertson
Understanding Employee Perceptions of Workplace Coaching to Determine the Effect on Employee Satisfaction and Productivity in a Small Charitable Organization

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Cameron Kiosoglous
Committee Members: Salvatore Falletta, Gregory Price
Date and Time: June 24, 2024 3:00 PM
Location: Zoom

Ranjit Kaur
Interplay of Hepatitis B Virus and lncRNA FAM99A Expression and Interacting Proteins in Liver Cancer Cell Lines

Major: Molecular and Cell Biology and Genetics
Chair:
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Date and Time: June 20, 2024 12:00 PM
Location: New College Building, Room 11101

Maria Cavallo
Unveiling Resistance Mechanisms and Improving Therapeutic Outcomes in Mutant BRAFV600E Cancers

Major: Pharmacology and Physiology
Chair:
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Date and Time: June 20, 2024 10:00 AM
Location: New College Building, Room 8312

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

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

Christopher Markgraf
Identifying Protein Partners and Binding Sites on the lncRNA SChLAP1

Major: Cancer Biology
Chair:
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Date and Time: June 14, 2024 10:00 AM
Location: New College Building, Room 11101

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Danzhen Zhang
Optical Properties of MXenes

Major: Materials Science and Engineering
Chair: Steven May
Committee Members: Christopher Li, Wei-Heng Shih, Aaron Fafarman, Yury Gogotsi
Date and Time: June 07, 2024 1:00 PM
Location: Lebow Engineering Center, Room 240

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.

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

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: College of Computing & Informatics, Room 928

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Rashad Issa
Effectiveness of An Intervention Improving English Learners' Abilities: An Archival Quantitative Analysis

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Cameron Kiosoglous
Committee Members: Dominic Gullo, Malek Abduljaber
Date and Time: June 05, 2024 2:30 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact ri83@drexel.edu for link.

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

Bobby Coates
The Impact of Lifetime Sports on African-American Male Adults' Health and Well-Being: A Quantitative Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Cameron Kiosoglous
Committee Members: Kareem Edouard, Arden Matthew
Date and Time: June 04, 2024 4:30 PM
Location: Zoom

Lee Ann Theony
Math Preparedness and Efficacy of the Elementary Math Teacher and the Impact on Student Performance: A Mixed Methods Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Colin Hennessy Elliott
Committee Members: Valerie Klein, Margaret Vitale
Date and Time: June 04, 2024 3:30 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact lt529@drexel.edu for link.

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

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

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.

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.

Nick Mazzanti
Evaluation of chimeric antigen receptor design to identify affinity and spatial binding requirements for optimal T cell effector function

Major: Biomedical Science
Chair: Kenneth Barbee
Committee Members: Kara Spiller, Irwin Chaiken, Chris Rodell, Madhusudhanan Sukumar
Date and Time: June 04, 2024 12:00 PM
Location: Bossone Research Enterprise Center, Room 709

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

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

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.

Wonsang Cho
Bicycle geodesics in R^2, S^2, H^2

Major: Mathematics
Chair: Ronald Perline
Committee Members: Cecilia Freire Mondaini, Doug Wright, Shari Moskow, Richard Montgomery
Date and Time: June 03, 2024 1:00 PM
Location: Korman Center, Room 211

Isaac Woods
Reconstruction and Convergence of Anisotropic Conductivity Tensors Using Magneto-Acoustic Tomography With Magnetic Induction

Major: Mathematics
Chair: Shari Moskow
Committee Members: Doug Wright, Gideon Simpson, Jingni Xiao, Romina Gaburro
Date and Time: June 03, 2024 10:00 AM
Location: Korman Center, Room 245

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

Sara Steinman
Exploring the Attitudes and Perceptions of Head Coaches Toward Transgender Athletes in Women's College Sports Before and After Intervention: A Phenomenological Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Harriette Rasmussen
Committee Members: Cameron Kiosoglous, Nicole Loyd
Date and Time: May 31, 2024 3:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact ss5342@drexel.edu for link.

Richard Dambra
Characterizing Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Relationships of VSV-GP

Major: Biomedical Engineering
Chair: Kara Spiller
Committee Members: Lin Han, Chris Rodell, Adam Vigil, Joseph Ashour
Date and Time: May 31, 2024 12:00 PM
Location: Bossone Research Enterprise Center, Room 709

Tajma Cameron
See Me, See Science: Exploring Black Adolescent Girls¿ Science Identity Development Utilizing a Collective Case Study

Major: Education
Chair: Christopher Wright
Committee Members: Valerie Klein, Kristine Grant, Colin Hennessy Elliott, Natalie King
Date and Time: May 31, 2024 10:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact tc3266@drexel.edu for link.

Lashae Williams
Bilingualism and Cognitive Flexibility in Pre-School Aged Children with and without Autism

Major: Psychology
Chair: Diana Robins, Naomi Goldstein
Committee Members: Giacomo Vivanti, Evangelia Chrysikou, Lucy Robinson
Date and Time: May 31, 2024 10:00 AM
Location: Zoom

Tisha Laws
Exploring the Lived Experiences of Black Principals in High-Poverty Public School Settings

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Harriette Rasmussen
Committee Members: Stacy Holland, Kristine Grant
Date and Time: May 30, 2024 2:45 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact tl925@drexel.edu for link.

Daniel Jackson
A Mixed Methods Investigation of Selected Ghanaian Higher Education Programmes to Determine the Relationship Between Student Preparation and Future Workforce Demands

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Harriette Rasmussen
Committee Members: Jose Chavez, Theophilus Ossei-Anto
Date and Time: May 30, 2024 1:15 PM
Location: Zoom

Krystal Del Orbe
Strategies to Overcome the Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) on Undergraduate Students: A Phenomenological Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Janet Sloand
Committee Members: Amanda Lannie, Adam Shellhorse
Date and Time: May 30, 2024 11:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact krl62@drexel.edu for link.

Devon Bremer
Examining Medical School Stressors to Inform Curriculum Development to Strengthen Medical Students' Preparedness for Clinical Practice: A Phenomenological Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Harriette Rasmussen
Committee Members: Jen Katz-Buonincontro, Andrea DiMattia
Date and Time: May 30, 2024 11:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact db3463@drexel.edu for link.

Sarala Thapa
An Experiential Learning Approach to Teach Sustainability in a Private School in India: A Qualitative Single Case Study of Teachers' Perceptions and Practices

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Constance Lyttle
Committee Members: Kristen Betts, Amita Gupta
Date and Time: May 30, 2024 10:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact st3282@drexel.edu for link.

Nia Ladson
¿Despite¿ We Stayed¿: Experienced Black Teachers Reflect on the Reasons Why They Stay in the Classroom - A Phenomenological Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Kristine Grant
Committee Members: Deanna Hill, Donna-Marie Cole-Malott
Date and Time: May 30, 2024 9:30 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact nfl29@drexel.edu for link.

David Brown
Schools that Demonstrate Growth in PSSA Math Proficiency from 3rd to 4th Grade in 2017, 2018, and 2019: A Qualitative Multi-Site Case Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Colin Hennessy Elliott
Committee Members: Jason Silverman, Joshua Taton
Date and Time: May 29, 2024 3:30 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact deb323@drexel.edu for link.

Kelly Bumgarner
The physiological correlates of emotional cues in technology mediated communication

Major: Business Administration
Chair: Rajneesh Suri, Hasan Ayaz
Committee Members: David Gefen
Date and Time: May 29, 2024 3:00 PM
Location: Gerri C LeBow Hall, Room 722

Abigail Karlin-Resnick
Examining the Effects of School-Based Sexual Health Education Implementation Dosage: A Quantitative Explanatory Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Harriette Rasmussen
Committee Members: Amanda Lannie, Mara Decker
Date and Time: May 29, 2024 1:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact ajk424@drexel.edu for link.

Sinead Meehan
Transforming the Design Landscape: Unveiling the Critical Dimensions of Elementary Teachers¿ Approaches to Problem Scoping in Engineering Design

Major: Education
Chair: Christopher Wright
Committee Members: Valerie Klein, Jason Silverman, Colin Hennessy Elliott, Kristen Wendell
Date and Time: May 29, 2024 11:00 AM
Location: 3401 Market Street, Floor 3

Ingrid Natale
The Impact Government Regulation on Consumer Purchasing Habits

Major: Business Administration
Chair: Mark Stehr
Committee Members: Teresa Harrison
Date and Time: May 29, 2024 11:00 AM
Location: Gerri C LeBow Hall, Room TBD

Natalie Napolitano
Predicting Failure of Non-Invasive Ventilation in Children with a Risk Stratification Model

Major: Biomedical Science
Chair: Paul Brandt-Rauf
Committee Members: Akira Nishisaki, Trish Shewokis, Amy Throckmorton, Ahmet Sacan
Date and Time: May 29, 2024 11:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact nn397@drexel.edu for link.

Gary Huff
Disentangling the Antecedents of Higher Education Mergers

Major: Business Administration
Chair: Teresa Harrison
Committee Members: Curtis Hall
Date and Time: May 29, 2024 9:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact glh47@drexel.edu for link.

Christina Felonis
Application of Machine Learning to Predict Binge Eating and Compensatory Behavior Episodes During Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Bulimia Nervosa

Major: Psychology
Chair: Adrienne Juarascio
Committee Members: Fengqing Zhang, Evan Forman, Ann Haynos, Lauren Forrest
Date and Time: May 28, 2024 1:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact cf687@drexel.edu for link.

Candice Kaup Scioscia
Where Do I Belong? A Narrative Study of the Community College Tutor-Student Relationship

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Stephanie Budhai
Committee Members: Jose Chavez, Nicole Paternoster
Date and Time: May 28, 2024 12:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact cmk387@drexel.edu for link.

Ankita Kulkarni
Essays on Signaling Theory in Crowdfunding

Major: Business Administration
Chair: Jade Lo
Committee Members: Dali Ma, Jeongsik Lee, Nikolay Merkulov, Srikanth Paruchuri
Date and Time: May 28, 2024 10:30 AM
Location: Gerri C LeBow Hall, Room 722

Heather Showalter
Current Special Education Leader Perceived Confidence Levels Within Key Practice Areas: A Quantitative Investigation

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Constance Lyttle
Committee Members: Pamela Baker, Janet Sloand
Date and Time: May 24, 2024 12:00 PM
Location: Zoom

Cassidy Buhler
Advances in optimization with applications to biodiversity conservation

Major: Business Administration
Chair: Hande Benson
Committee Members: Avijit Banerjee, Jinwook Lee, Vasilis Gkatzelis, Anna Devlin
Date and Time: May 24, 2024 11:00 AM
Location: Gerri C LeBow Hall, Room 408

Carolyn Previti
Mandatory Disclosure & Uncertain Tax Benefit Resolutions

Major: Business Administration
Chair: Tony Curatola
Committee Members: Barbara Grein, Dan Dai, Amanda Marino, Hsihui Chang
Date and Time: May 24, 2024 11:00 AM
Location: Gerri C LeBow Hall, Room G033

Ksenia Sergueeva
¿Can AI Help Me Make Green Choices?" Understanding the Role of AI Recommenders in Promoting Sustainable Consumption

Major: Business Administration
Chair: Chen Wang
Committee Members: Daniel Korschun, Jillian Hmurovic, YanLiu Huang, Seung Hwan (Mark) Lee
Date and Time: May 24, 2024 10:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact ks3788@drexel.edu for link.

Heba Abid
Single Molecule Telomere Length Measurement and Its Application in Investigation of ALT

Major: Biomedical Science
Chair: Ahmet Sacan
Committee Members: Joshua Mell, Ming Xiao, Dong Zhang, Yinghui Zhong, Andres Kriete
Date and Time: May 24, 2024 10:00 AM
Location: Zoom

Kelsey Csumitta
Towards the Development of an Autonomy Supportive Parenting Intervention for Children with Down syndrome: Intervention Targets and Parent Acceptability

Major: Psychology
Chair: Nancy Lee
Committee Members: Brian Daly, Giacomo Vivanti, Emily Kuschner, Lauren Kenworthy
Date and Time: May 24, 2024 9:30 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact kdc72@drexel.edu for link.

Robin Deb
Long-term Performance of Self-heating Concrete Composites using Low-temperature PCM for Snow-melting and Freeze-thaw Resilience Applications

Major: Civil Engineering
Chair: Amir Farnam
Committee Members: Grace Hsuan, Ahmad Najafi, Miguel Pando, Franco Montalto
Date and Time: May 24, 2024 9:30 AM
Location: Lebow Engineering Center, Room 240

Sandra Clavijo
Exploring Female Student's Sense of Belonging within Mechanical Engineering: A Mixed-method Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Kareem Edouard
Committee Members: Christopher Wright, Frank Fisher
Date and Time: May 23, 2024 1:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact sfc54@drexel.edu for link.

Jenna Davis
A Qualitative Descriptive Analysis of the Changing Role of Human Resource Professionals in Higher Education in the Age of Disruptive Workforce Events: A Case Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Salvatore Falletta
Committee Members: Cameron Kiosoglous, Stephen Toth
Date and Time: May 23, 2024 12:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact jd3748@drexel.edu for link.

JB Cuartas
Double-Edged Discourse: The Paradoxical Impact of ESG Terminology on Corporate Governance and Risk Scores

Major: Business Administration
Chair: Lauren D'Innocenzo
Committee Members: David Gefen
Date and Time: May 23, 2024 12:00 PM
Location: Gerri C LeBow Hall, Room 408

Emily Kelting
Ion-Acoustic Wave Dynamics in a Two-Fluid Plasma

Major: Mathematics
Chair: Doug Wright
Committee Members: Gideon Simpson, Cecilia Freire Mondaini, Ronadle Perline, Wolf-Patrick Duell
Date and Time: May 23, 2024 11:00 AM
Location: Korman Center, Room 211

Mike Salvatore
Guiding Chaos into Collaboration: Enhancing Alignment and Support for Existing Citizen Developers and IT Professionals in Low Code Development Through Action Research in a Corporate Setting

Major: Business Administration
Chair: Murugan Anandarajan
Committee Members: Rajiv Nag
Date and Time: May 23, 2024 10:00 AM
Location: Gerri C LeBow Hall, Room 408

Anik Choudhury
Unintended Consequences: Essays on Competition for Capital and Financial Statement Assurance

Major: Business Administration
Chair: Tony Curatola
Committee Members: Dan Dai, Gregory Nini, Hsihui Chang, Curtis Hall
Date and Time: May 23, 2024 9:00 AM
Location: Gerri C LeBow Hall, Room 722

Olivia Wons
A Novel Outpatient Augmented CBT Treatment Approach for College Athletes with Bulimia Spectrum Eating Disorders

Major: Psychology
Chair: Adrienne Juarascio
Committee Members: Meghan Butryn, Stephanie Manasse, Sasha Gorrell, Hayley Perelman
Date and Time: May 22, 2024 2:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact obw23@drexel.edu for link.

Nikki Crane
Utilization of Stimulus Control Strategies and Their Importance for Weight Outcomes During Behavioral Weight Loss

Major: Psychology
Chair: Meghan Butryn
Committee Members: Michael Lowe, Evan Forman, Brandy-Joe Milliron, Amy Gorin
Date and Time: May 22, 2024 12:00 PM
Location: Zoom

Rochelle Daniel
Experiences of Oregon Community College Faculty Who Are New to Online Teaching: A Phenomenological Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Stephanie Budhai
Committee Members: Kristy Kelly, Jason Shrontz
Date and Time: May 22, 2024 11:30 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact rmd352@drexel.edu for link.

Kecia Sturdivant
Belonging Through Other Mothering: Exploring the Lived Experiences of Black Female College Students at Predominantly White Institutions

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Harriette Rasmussen, Kenneth Jones
Committee Members: Aroutis Foster
Date and Time: May 22, 2024 10:30 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact kks99@drexel.edu for link.

Rayza Rosa Tavares Rodrigues
Impact of Clicker Usage in General Chemistry

Major: Chemistry
Chair: Karl Sohlberg
Committee Members: Jeremiah Scepaniak, Madhu Mahalingam, Eric Brewe, Ezra Wood
Date and Time: May 22, 2024 10:30 AM
Location: Disque Hall, Room 109

Sarah Malik
Data-Driven Approach for Damage Detection Leveraging the Digital Thread

Major: Mechanical Engineering
Chair: Ahmad Najafi, Antonios Kontsos
Committee Members: Alan Lau, Dimitrios Fafalis, Edward Kim, Yolanda Mack
Date and Time: May 21, 2024 12:00 PM
Location: Zoom

Carissa McGuigan
A Narrative Inquiry on the Pedagogical Preparedness for the Implementation of K-12 Online Teaching

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Stephanie Budhai, Michael Kozak
Committee Members: Suzanna Sharkey
Date and Time: May 20, 2024 5:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact cmc489@drexel.edu for link.

Yang Xu
Bayesian Spatial Statistical Methods for Operationalizing and Estimating the Impact of Racialized Economic Segregation in the US

Major: Biostatistics
Chair: Loni Tabb
Committee Members: Leslie McClure, Issa Zakeri, Harrison Quick, Jackie Jahn, Irene Headen
Date and Time: May 20, 2024 1:00 PM
Location: Hagerty Library, Room L33

Dacia Paje
Legal Dramas on Trial: TV Viewers' Discourses on Sexual Assault and Social Awareness

Major: Communication, Culture and Media
Chair: Rachel Reynolds
Committee Members: Douglas Porpora, Asta Zelenkauskaite, Nickie Phillips, Hilde Van den Bulck
Date and Time: May 17, 2024 11:00 AM
Location: 3401 Market St, Suite 110

Chris Rada
Exploring the Impact of a Middle School Advisory Program on Teachers' Perceptions of Student Engagement and Connectedness: A Single-Site Case Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Joy Phillips
Committee Members: John Gould, Andrew Hoffert
Date and Time: May 16, 2024 4:15 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact gcr44@drexel.edu for link.

Kate Curry
An Exploration of #TeacherQuitTok: A Qualitative Exploratory Case Study of Teacher Burnout Narratives on TikTok

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Mary Jean Tecce DeCarlo
Committee Members: Sheila Vaidya, Amy Summa
Date and Time: May 16, 2024 3:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact kr983@drexel.edu for link.

Kendall Yarosh
Reflections of Former High School Athletes on the Mental Health Experience: A Narrative Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Cameron Kiosoglous
Committee Members: Janet Sloand, Bev Warren
Date and Time: May 16, 2024 1:30 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact ky383@drexel.edu for link.

Adrienne Pesce
The Implementation of Visualization Aids to Help Students with Structural Isomerism

Major: Chemistry
Chair: Haifeng Ji
Committee Members: Kevin Owens, Jun Xi, Kevin Smith, Deana Jaber, Craig McClure
Date and Time: May 16, 2024 11:30 AM
Location: Disque Hall, Room 109

Ashley Geczik
A mixed methods study of safety climate, safety behaviors, organizational outcomes, and injuries in three convenience samples of U.S. fire departments

Major: Environmental and Occupational Health
Chair: Jennifer Taylor
Committee Members: Alex Quistberg, Jin Lee, David Gefen, Christian Resick
Date and Time: May 15, 2024 10:30 AM
Location: Nesbitt Hall, Room 132

Karissa Barbarevech
Design of Point-of-Care Ultrasound Device and Applicator to be Used in an at-Home Setting: A Holistic Approach

Major: Biomedical Engineering
Chair: Fred Allen
Committee Members: Mark Schafer, Peter Lewin, Rose Ann DiMaria-Ghalili, W. Andrew Berger
Date and Time: May 14, 2024 2:00 PM
Location: Bossone Research Enterprise Center, Room 302

Bernie Socha
Exploring Digital Badges as Signaling and Screening Mechanisms in the Contemporary Labor Market

Major: Business Administration
Chair: Daniel Tzabbar
Committee Members: David Gefen
Date and Time: May 14, 2024 12:00 PM
Location: Gerri C LeBow Hall, Room TBD

Amanda Abavana-Mensah
Cobamide Biosynthesis: Examination of Aminopropanol Production and Incorporation

Major: Microbiology and Immunology
Chair:
Committee Members:
Date and Time: May 14, 2024 10:00 AM
Location: New College Building, Geary A

Elroy Sturdivant
How Black Males Chose to Major in STEM: A Phenomenological Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Kareem Edouard
Committee Members: Kathleen Provinzano, Kelly Trahan
Date and Time: May 14, 2024 9:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact sg944d96@drexel.edu for link.

Brea Cummings
Establishing the Role of Principals in Meaningfully Involving Secondary Special Educators in the School Community

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Stephanie Budhai
Committee Members: Janet Sloand, Nichole Hanel
Date and Time: May 13, 2024 6:30 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact bc936@drexel.edu for link.

Brandon Bader
Navigating High Turnover in the Workplace: A Multimodal Study of the Use of NFL Personnel Department Strategies in Professional Talent Acquisition

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Cameron Kiosoglous
Committee Members: Colin Hennessy Elliott, Caleb, Mezzy
Date and Time: May 10, 2024 1:30 PM
Location: Zoom

Fareshte Erani
A Neuroimaging Study of the Effort-Reward Imbalance Framework for Cognitive Fatigue in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis

Major: Psychology
Chair: John Medaglia
Committee Members: Maria Schultheis, Evangelia Chrysikou, Roy Hamilton, Peter Arnett
Date and Time: May 10, 2024 10:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact fre25@drexel.edu for link.

Lea Parker
Preventing dual-system involvement for youth with a child welfare history: The role of prearrest diversion

Major: Psychology
Chair: Naomi Goldstein
Committee Members: Amanda NeMoyer, John Medaglia, Brittany Rudd, James Barrett, David DeMatteo
Date and Time: May 10, 2024 10:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact lp844@drexel.edu for link.

Stephanie Deemer
Assistant Principals as Instructional Leaders: A Mixed Methods Collective Case Study in Northeastern Pennsylvania

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Michael Kozak
Committee Members: Jen Katz-Buonincontro, Kristin Kruger
Date and Time: May 09, 2024 3:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact sd3575@drexel.edu for link.

Neisha Young
"I Get To Tell My Story": A Design-Based Research Study Exploring the Affordances of Multiliteracies in Supporting Black Immigrant Youth Identity Navigation

Major: Education
Chair: Michael Haslip
Committee Members: Ayana Allen Handy, Kristy Kelly, H. Bernard Hall, Chonika Coleman King, Patriann Smith
Date and Time: May 09, 2024 10:30 AM
Location: Science Center, Suite 3000

Marquis Scott
The Role of Systems Thinking Tools in Enhancing Diversity Directors' Insight into Employee of Color Retention Rates: A Phenomenological Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Joy Phillips
Committee Members: Mary Jean Tecce DeCarlo, Jason Vonwachenfeldt
Date and Time: May 07, 2024 3:00 PM
Location: Zoom

Emily Kadhim
Exploring Science Teachers' Use of Personification Stories: A Convergent Parallel Mixed Methods Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Cameron Kiosoglous
Committee Members: Jen Katz-Buonincontro, Steven Bassett
Date and Time: May 06, 2024 3:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact emk358@drexel.edu for link.

Tara Li
The Effects of Firms' Technological Knowledge on Search and Learning for Innovation

Major: Business Administration
Chair: Jeongsik Lee, Jade Lo
Committee Members: Jonathan Ziegert, Martin Ganco, Daniel Albert
Date and Time: May 03, 2024 2:00 PM
Location: Gerri C LeBow Hall, Room 501

Aaron Slifer
Transcriptome analysis of publicly available hepatocellular carcinoma datasets to identify Hepatitis B virus-specific long non-coding RNAs

Major: Cancer Biology
Chair:
Committee Members:
Date and Time: May 03, 2024 2:00 PM
Location: New College Building, Room 3101

Jessica Webster
Challenges in Exposure Characterization for Healthcare-Associated Infections: Applications in the Clinical Epidemiology of Clostridioides difficile Infection

Major: Epidemiology
Chair: Neal Goldstein
Committee Members: Brian Lee, Stephen Eppes, Michele Kutzler, Brisa Sanchez Loya
Date and Time: May 03, 2024 1:00 PM
Location: Nesbitt Hall, Room 132

Jason DaCunza
miRNA cargo in small extracellular vesicles from mouse primary macrophages and RAW 264.7 cells

Major: Molecular and Cell Biology and Genetics
Chair:
Committee Members:
Date and Time: May 03, 2024 12:00 PM
Location: New College Building, Room 8312

Erica Askew
A Transcendental Phenomenological Study on the Impact of High-Stakes Assessments on Teacher Efficacy and Pedagogical Practices of Early Career Mathematics Teachers

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Stephanie Budhai
Committee Members: Colin Hennessy Elliott, Patrice Waller
Date and Time: April 30, 2024 12:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact eda37@drexel.edu for link.

Cameron Bale
Utility-Driven Approaches to Protecting Sensitive Data

Major: Business Administration
Chair: Matthew Schneider
Committee Members: Jinwook Lee, Hande Benson, Steven Weber, Harrison Quick
Date and Time: April 26, 2024 1:00 PM
Location: Gerri C LeBow Hall, Room 722

Elijah Davis
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly: Lipopolysaccharide’s antiviral and proinflammatory influence on microglia during neurotropic betacoronavirus infection

Major: Microbiology and Immunology
Chair:
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Date and Time: April 26, 2024 12:00 PM
Location: New College Building, Geary A

Morgan Bale
Empirical Explorations of Consumer, Brand, and Retailer Dynamics

Major: Business Administration
Chair: Elea Feit
Committee Members: Jillian Hmurovic, Michaela Draganska, Jeffrey Dotson, Eric Bradlow
Date and Time: April 23, 2024 1:30 PM
Location: Gerri C LeBow Hall, Room 409

Xuan Luo
Immune regulation by macrophage-derived small extracellular vesicles in attenuating inflammatory pain

Major: Pharmacology and Physiology
Chair:
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Date and Time: April 23, 2024 1:00 PM
Location: New College Building, Room 8312

Bryan Kwok
Type V Collagen Orchestrates the Initial Matrix Templating in Developing Articular Cartilage and Meniscus

Major: Biomedical Engineering
Chair: Adrian Shieh
Committee Members: Lin Han, Chris Rodell, Li-Hsin Han, Nathaniel Dyment
Date and Time: April 22, 2024 1:00 PM
Location: Bossone Research Enterprise Center, Room 709

Karen Malanda
Characterization of the ADP/ATP Carrier protein (PF3D7_1004800) in Plasmodium falciparum

Major: Microbiology and Immunology
Chair:
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Date and Time: April 19, 2024 2:00 PM
Location: Queen Lane Campus, SAC B

Molly Split
Social Functioning as a Behavioral Marker of Cognitive Decline in Older Adults

Major: Psychology
Chair: Maria Schultheis
Committee Members: John Medaglia, Kate Devlin, Jennifer Gallo, Dawn Mechanic-Hamilton
Date and Time: April 19, 2024 12:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact ms4746@drexel.edu for link.

Casey DeAngelis
Hyperglycemic Conditions May Promote Senescence & DNA Damage in TIMELESS Depleted Human Cardiac Fibroblasts

Major: Molecular and Cell Biology and Genetics
Chair:
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Date and Time: April 19, 2024 11:00 AM
Location: New College Building, Room 3219

Fuyu Yang
Characterizing Novel Allosteric Modulators for Human Dopamine Transporter

Major: Pharmacology and Physiology
Chair:
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Date and Time: April 18, 2024 1:00 PM
Location: New College Building, Room 8312

Adam Johs
A Qualitative Investigation of Explanation Goodness in a Biomedical AI System

Major: Information Science
Chair: Rosina Weber
Committee Members: Denise Agosto, Robert Hoffman, Jane Greenberg, Christopher MacLellan
Date and Time: April 17, 2024 1:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact ajj37@drexel.edu for link.

Turea Hutson
Evaluating exclusion: Measuring the impact of identity-based rejection on Black women and femmes in higher education settings

Major: Education
Chair: Toni May
Committee Members: Jourdyn Lawrence, Deanna Hill, Alonzo Flowers, Ebony White
Date and Time: April 17, 2024 10:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact tmh52@drexel.edu for link.

Ana Dumitrescu
Development of novel fungal Arp2/3 complex inhibitors

Major: Biochemistry of Health and Disease
Chair:
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Date and Time: April 15, 2024 10:00 AM
Location: New College Building, Room 11101

Dwayne Chaney
How, When, & Why Do Army Leaders Choose to Overcome Constraints and Still Lead with Empathy

Major: Business Administration
Chair: Lauren D'Innocenzo
Committee Members: Rajiv Nag
Date and Time: April 11, 2024 1:30 PM
Location: Gerri C LeBow Hall, Room 722

Jeffrey Fairbanks
The Cognitive Economics of Virtual Background Bias in Hiring: Investigating the Intersectionality of Race, Gender, and Video Conference Backgrounds in Hiring Decisions

Major: Business Administration
Chair: Lauren D'Innocenzo, Mark Stehr
Committee Members:
Date and Time: April 11, 2024 12:00 PM
Location: Gerri C LeBow Hall, Room 722

Photis Rotsides
The Antibiotic Sensing Mechanism of VanS from Type-B Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci

Major: Biochemistry
Chair:
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Date and Time: April 11, 2024 11:30 AM
Location: New College Building, Room 11101

Fatemeh Nasrollahi
Modeling the effectiveness of flood adaptation strategies under climate change

Major: Architectural Engineering
Chair: Franco Montalto, Eugenia Victoria Ellis
Committee Members: Julia Rockwell, Philip Orton, Bita Alizadehtazi
Date and Time: April 11, 2024 10:00 AM
Location: Alumni Engineering Labs, Room 275

Julie Joseph
Regulating Immunity via Exosomes by the Retroviral b-Zip Protein, HBZ, in HTLV Associated Neuroinflammation

Major: Microbiology and Immunology
Chair:
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Date and Time: April 11, 2024 10:00 AM
Location: Queen Lane Campus, SAC B

Gina Cusimano
Exploring Adenosine Deaminase 1 (ADA-1) as a Novel Molecular Vaccine Adjuvant

Major: Microbiology and Immunology
Chair:
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Date and Time: April 09, 2024 2:00 PM
Location: New College Building, Geary B

Andrey Borisyuk
Impacts of epidural spatial stimulation types on the recovery of function in combined bionic and biological SCI therapies

Major: Neuroscience
Chair:
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Date and Time: April 02, 2024 10:00 AM
Location: Queen Lane Campus, SAC B

Yoonhee Kim
Guilty or Proud? On the Ambivalent Experience of Being Envied

Major: Business Administration
Chair: Mary Mawritz
Committee Members: Christian Resick, Jonathan Ziegert, Lingtao Yu, Lauren D'Innocenzo
Date and Time: March 28, 2024 10:00 AM
Location: Gerri C LeBow Hall, Room 722

Stephanie Mann Harvard
Exploring Elementary Teachers' Perceptions of Educational Technology Use in the Elementary Curriculum to Meet the Needs of All Learners: A Mixed Methods Case Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Harriette Rasmussen
Committee Members: Michael Hardisky, Deanna Hill
Date and Time: March 22, 2024 4:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact slm344@drexel.edu for link.

Jessica Edeal
A Case Study: The Impact of Successive Superintendent Turnover in One Rural, Midwest School District

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Peggy Kong
Committee Members: Kate Piselli, Tiffany Wright
Date and Time: March 22, 2024 8:00 AM
Location: Zoom

Ozgun Acar
Multilayered Protection and Functionalization of Organohalide Perovskite Nanocrystals for Biomedical Applications

Major: Materials Science and Engineering
Chair: Caroline Schauer
Committee Members: Wei-Heng Shih, Andrew Magenau, Wan Shih, Yong-Jie Hu
Date and Time: March 21, 2024 1:00 PM
Location: Lebow Engineering Center, Room 240

Sharnice Watson
Who Cares About Black Students?: A Phenomenological Study of Teachers' Experience in Referring Black Students to Special Education

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Ayana Allen Handy
Committee Members: H. Bernard Hall, Jacinta Calzada-Mayronne
Date and Time: March 20, 2024 12:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact sw3338@drexel.edu for link.

Jessica Thacher
Exploring Educators' Perceptions of Professional Development Practices for Innovative Teaching and Learning: A Narrative Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Joy Phillips
Committee Members: Michael Kozak, Tricia Gutman
Date and Time: March 19, 2024 6:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact jt3299@drexel.edu for link.

Stephanie Holmberg
Grades 3-5 Teachers' Perceptions of Teaching for Creativity and the Effects of Professional Development Training: A Mixed Methods Case Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Larry Keiser
Committee Members: Colin Hennessy Elliott, Stephanie Corbing
Date and Time: March 19, 2024 3:30 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact sth59@drexel.edu for link.

Heidi Hanania
A Mixed Methods Case Study: Exploring the Relationship between Expatriate Higher Education Faculty and Emirati Students Cultural Differences and the Effects on Student Performance in a UAE University

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Joyce Pittman
Committee Members: Peggy Kong, Ghanem Al Bustami
Date and Time: March 19, 2024 9:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact hh623@drexel.edu for link.

Jackee Nielsen
Preparing Urban Teachers for Culturally Relevant and Responsive Practices: A Phenomenological Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Harriette Rasmussen
Committee Members: Valerie Klein, Tolaison Johnson Hooks
Date and Time: March 15, 2024 11:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact jwn39@drexel.edu for link.

Ali Mizrak
Utilization of 2D MXene Nano Particles in Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries

Major: Mechanical Engineering
Chair: Ahmad Najafi
Committee Members: Emin Kumbur, Nicholas Cemansky, Young Cho, Baris Taskin
Date and Time: March 15, 2024 10:00 AM
Location: Curtis Hall, Room 162

Alissa Bianculli
Incorporating Digital Technologies in Mathematics to Enhance Student Engagement: An Investigation of Early Elementary Teachers' Experiences

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Stephanie Budhai
Committee Members: Michael Haslip, Howard Koenig
Date and Time: March 14, 2024 7:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact ab4639@drexel.edu for link.

Vaibhav Venugopal Rao
Enhancing Analog Circuit Security Through Obfuscation

Major: Electrical Engineering
Chair: Baris Taskin
Committee Members: Ioannis Savidis, Bahram Nabet, Kapil Dandekar, Goran Karapetrov
Date and Time: March 14, 2024 3:00 PM
Location: Lebow Engineering Center, Room 240

Swaksha Rachuri
Mutational Analysis of an Antimalarial Drug Target, PfATP4

Major: Microbiology and Immunology
Chair:
Committee Members:
Date and Time: March 14, 2024 2:30 PM
Location: Queen Lane Campus, SAC-B

Ericka Pitman
Creative Skills PK-8 Teachers Used for Instruction During COVID-19 and Beyond

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Larry Keiser
Committee Members: Amy Mount, Harriette Rasmussen
Date and Time: March 14, 2024 11:30 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact emp332@drexel.edu for link.

Xueyuan Liu
An Integrated, Scalable Platform for rAAV Vector Development Designed for Translational Success

Major: Biomedical Engineering
Chair: Chris Rodell
Committee Members: Kara Spiller, Beverly Davidson, Kenneth Barbee, Lin Han
Date and Time: March 14, 2024 11:00 AM
Location: Gerri C LeBow Hall, Room 368

Jamie Mak
Transformative Learning as Part of Faculty Development in an Academic Biomedical Innovation Program: A Multiple Case Study of Faculty Experiences

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Kristen Betts
Committee Members: Kristine Grant, Banu Onaral, Kenneth Barbee
Date and Time: March 14, 2024 9:30 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact jm4662@drexel.edu for link.

Victoria Mischley
Rational Design of Molecular Glue Degraders via Computational Prediction of E3 Ligase Interactions

Major: Molecular & Cell Biology & Genetics
Chair:
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Date and Time: March 13, 2024 12:30 PM
Location: New College Building, Geary B

Elizabeth Friedman
Exploring the Impact of an Instructional Video on Educators¿ Views of Teaching Disability and Accessibility Awareness: A Mixed Methods Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Chris Vorndran
Committee Members: Michael Kozak, Giuseppe Salomone
Date and Time: March 12, 2024 1:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact ef537@drexel.edu for link.

Tanya Dockery
Using Brain-Based Learning to Teach Grit to Those with High Adverse Childhood Experience Scores: A Mixed Methods Study on Teacher Turnover Intentions

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Chris Vorndran
Committee Members: Kristen Betts, Austin Vasek
Date and Time: March 11, 2024 4:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact td633@drexel.edu for link.

John Robert Walker
The Role of Mechanosensitive, IB4-Positive Nociceptive Afferent Input in Forelimb Motor Function and Rehabilitation after Spinal Cord Injury

Major: Neuroscience
Chair:
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Date and Time: March 11, 2024 3:00 PM
Location: Queen Lane Campus, SAC B

Frederick Jackson
The Rebirth of Survivalist Entrepreneurship: A phenomenological study of African American Male Entrepreneurship, Unemployment, Wealth Transfer, and the Meaning of Legacy

Major: Business Administration
Chair: David Gefen
Committee Members: Trina Andras
Date and Time: March 11, 2024 3:00 PM
Location: Gerri C LeBow Hall, Room 722

Sergey Matskevich
Generating comments from source using logical forms

Major: Computer Science
Chair: Colin Gordon
Committee Members: Yuanfang Cai, Santiago Ontanon, Jake Williams, Preetha Chatterjee
Date and Time: March 11, 2024 12:00 PM
Location: 3675 Market, Room 928

Taha ValizadehAslani
Using Large Language Models for Analyzing Drug Label Data

Major: Electrical Engineering
Chair: Gennady Friedman
Committee Members: Hualou Liang, Gail Rosen, William Dampier, Christopher Peters
Date and Time: March 08, 2024 1:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact tv349@drexel.edu for link.

Mike Beaulieu
Improving the Life Insurance Purchase Process through a Wallet Pass that Increases Trust in the Agents and Institutions

Major: Business Administration
Chair: David Gefen
Committee Members: Gregory Nini
Date and Time: March 07, 2024 4:00 PM
Location: Gerri C LeBow Hall

Tim Labik
Failure Prediction in Large Scale Composite Laminates Containing Bonded Repairs

Major: Mechanical Engineering
Chair: Ahmad Najafi
Committee Members: Tein-Min Tan, Jonathan Awerbuch, Sorin Siegler, Antonios Zavaliangos, Nicholas Cernansky
Date and Time: March 06, 2024 10:00 AM
Location: Curtis Hall, Room 162

Howard Osborne
Organizational Impact on Evidence-based Policymaking and Affecting Change

Major: Business Administration
Chair: Daniel Tzabbar
Committee Members: David Gefen
Date and Time: March 04, 2024 3:00 PM
Location: Gerri C LeBow Hall, Room 722

Tetyana Martynyuk
Mitigating secondary conditions of injury and disease; the dichotomy of soluble and transmembrane tumor necrosis factor

Major: Biological Sciences
Chair: Ryan Petrie
Committee Members: Kari Lenhart, Angelo Lepore, John Bethea, Tali Gidalevitz
Date and Time: March 01, 2024 12:00 PM
Location: Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building, Room TBD

Abby Mayer
Dramatic Tension, Social Support & Weight Loss Narrative Persuasion

Major: Communication, Culture and Media
Chair: Hyunmin Lee
Committee Members: Barbar Hoekje, Ernest Hakanen, Kevin Wright, Hilde Van den Bulck
Date and Time: February 28, 2024 1:00 PM
Location: MacAlister Hall, Room 5051A

Bryan Berman
Modeling the influence of HVAC systems on aerosol partitioning and chemical processing

Major: Environmental Engineering
Chair: Shannon Capps, Michael Waring
Committee Members: Peter DeCarlo, Patrick Gurian, Simi Hoque
Date and Time: February 22, 2024 12:30 PM
Location: Zoom

Nichole O'Neill
Investigating the Nanostructure and Properties of Gly-X-Gly Fibrils with Aromatic Central Residues

Major: Chemistry
Chair: Aaron Fafarman
Committee Members: Brigita Urbanc, Monica Ilies, Ezra Wood, Haifeng Ji, Joel Schneider
Date and Time: February 21, 2024 3:15 PM
Location: Lebow Engineering Center, Room 240

Barry Leffew
Trust in the Machine: AI-Powered Tax Services vs. Human Experts

Major: Business Administration
Chair: David Gefen
Committee Members: Murugan Anandarajan
Date and Time: February 20, 2024 12:00 PM
Location: Gerri C LeBow Hall, Room 409

Benjamin Haslund-Gourley
Glycosylation of immunoglobins: characterizing functional responses to bacterial and viral infections in humans

Major: Microbiology and Immunology
Chair:
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Date and Time: February 20, 2024 10:00 AM
Location: New College Building, Geary A

Suzanne Przybyla
Nephrologist Burnout and Coping Strategies During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Major: Business Administration
Chair: David Gefen
Committee Members: Rajiv Nag, Lauren D'Innocenzo
Date and Time: February 19, 2024 4:00 PM
Location: Gerri C LeBow Hall, Room 409

Tao Lin
The Importance of Social Responsibility in Mediating the Needs for Tax Credits in the Adoption of Solar Panels

Major: Doctor of Business Administration
Chair: David Gefen
Committee Members: Lauren D'Innocenzo
Date and Time: February 19, 2024 2:00 PM
Location: Gerri C LeBow Hall, Room 409

Mark Ziegenfuss
Forced Distribution Performance Management Systems in the U.S. Army: Effects on Human Development and Organizational Practices

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Harriette Rasmussen, William Lynch
Committee Members: Ronan Ramirez
Date and Time: January 31, 2024 9:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact mz498@drexel.edu for link.

Anthony Mignano
Understanding multi-fin swimming and maneuvering to develop highly capable swimming robots

Major: Mechanical Engineering
Chair: Harry Kwatny
Committee Members: George Lauder, James Tangorra, Matthew McCarthy, Sorin Siegler
Date and Time: January 26, 2024 1:00 PM
Location: Curtis Hall, Room 162

Shuyan Zhao
Comprehensive Design of Power Electronics Building Block Based Modular Medium-Voltage Direct Current Solid-State Circuit Breakers

Major: Electrical Engineering
Chair: Karen Miu Miller
Committee Members: Jun Wang, Fei Lu, Liang Du, Lifeng Zhou
Date and Time: January 19, 2024 2:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact sz568@drexel.edu for link.

Alex Kalinowski
Developing Novel Triple Embeddings for Scalable Alignment of Knowledge Graphs and Natural Language

Major: Information Science
Chair: Yuan An
Committee Members: Jake WIlliams, Weimao Ke, Ying Ding, Jane Greenberg
Date and Time: January 12, 2024 2:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact ajk437@drexel.edu for link.

Henry Colby
Partitioning and Ammonium Replacement of Nicotine and Basic Gases to Particulate Matter

Major: Chemistry
Chair: Kevin Owens
Committee Members: Michael Waring, Daniel King, Karl Sohlberg, Peter DeCarlo, Ana Rule
Date and Time: December 20, 2023 1:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact hjc53@drexel.edu for link.

Asli Arslanbek Evci
Arts-based psychosocial intervention training in humanitarian emergency settings: Clinical, ethical, cultural, and professional implications

Major: Creative Arts in Therapy
Chair: Girija Kaimal
Committee Members: Rebekka Dieterich-Hartwell, Gaelynn Wolf Bordonaro, Holly Feen-Calligan, Adenike Webb
Date and Time: December 19, 2023 11:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact aa4352@drexel.edu for link.

Parsa Namakiaraghi
Engineering Cementitious Composite with Nature-Inspired Architected Polymeric Reinforcing Elements Using Additive Manufacturing Method

Major: Civil Engineering
Chair: Amir Farnam
Committee Members: Ahmad Najafi, Ivan Bartoli, Reza Moini, Grace Hsuan
Date and Time: December 18, 2023 3:00 PM
Location: Curtis Hall, Room 162

Ahmed Ibrahim
Additive Manufacturing of Multi-Material Composites

Major: Chemical Engineering
Chair: Aaron Fafarman
Committee Members: Giuseppe Palmese, Nicolas Alvarez, Antonios Kontsos, Richard Cairncross
Date and Time: December 18, 2023 12:00 PM
Location: Lebow Engineering Center, Room 241

Anthony Howcroft
Investigating the impact of content introduction and self-efficacy on student performance in general chemistry

Major: Chemistry
Chair: Ezra Wood
Committee Members: Jennifer Stanford, Susan Jansen-Vamum, Monica Ilies, Karl Sohlberg
Date and Time: December 15, 2023 1:00 PM
Location: Disque Hall, Room 108

Cassidy Buhler
Advances in optimization with applications to nature conservation

Major: Business Administration
Chair: Hande Benson
Committee Members: Avijit Banerjee, Jinwook Lee, Vasilis Gkatzelis, Anna Devlin
Date and Time: December 15, 2023 12:00 PM
Location: Gerri C LeBow Hall, Room 722

Jonathan Richards
Neuroimmune Contributions to Mouse Chronic Neuropathic Pain: Macrophages Play a Dual Role in Sensory Discriminative and Affective Components of Pain

Major: Neuroscience
Chair:
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Date and Time: December 15, 2023 10:30 AM
Location: Queen Lane Campus, SAC B

Jonathan Richards
Neuroimmune Contributions to Mouse Chronic Neuropathic Pain: Macrophages Play a Dual Role in Sensory Discriminative and Affective Components of Pain

Major: Neuroscience
Chair:
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Date and Time: December 15, 2023 10:30 AM
Location: Queen Lane Campus, SAC B

Karol Zhong
Maternal Psychotropic Medication Use During Pregnancy and Child Health Outcomes

Major: Epidemiology
Chair: Kristen Dodge
Committee Members: Lucy Robinson, Brian Lee, Dheeraj Rai, Michael Yudell
Date and Time: December 15, 2023 10:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact cz358@drexel.edu for link.

Dara McDowell
Understanding Relationships and Experiences of Race-Related Stress, Historical Loss, Social Support and Substance Misuse among Black Young Adults

Major: Couple and Family Therapy
Chair: Jessica Chou, Ellen Stephanie Krauthamer Ewing
Committee Members: Reggie Banks, Bertranna Muruthi, David Bennett
Date and Time: December 15, 2023 9:00 AM
Location: Health Sciences Building, Room 11W74

Lori Bignotti
Teacher Perceptions of Emotional Regulation Skills in K-4 Students

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Peggy Kong
Committee Members: Michael Haslip, Kelly Murray
Date and Time: December 14, 2023 3:30 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact llb69@drexel.edu for link.

Carisssa Casey
Exploring Teachers' Racial Awareness About Black and Asian Identities through Race-Based Professional Development and Implicit Racial Bias: A Mixed Methods Case Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Peggy Kong, Vera Lee
Committee Members: Christen Clougherty
Date and Time: December 14, 2023 1:30 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact cc3733@drexel.edu for link.

Alisha Brown
Experiences of New Jersey Public School Communication Directors: A Phenomenological Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Joy Phillips
Committee Members: Bruce Levine, Keith Benson
Date and Time: December 14, 2023 11:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact amb642@drexel.edu for link.

John Bredin
Imagine a Hollywood for the Greater Good: A Story of Lost Film, Found Family, and Recovered Dreams

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Larry Keiser
Committee Members: William Lynch, Janna Jones
Date and Time: December 13, 2023 4:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact jb4436@drexel.edu for link.

Marlene DeMaio
A Delphi Method Study: Exploring and Identifying Foundation Skills for Surgeons to Transform Surgical Education

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Kristen Betts
Committee Members: Christopher Wright, Dan Farahmand, Kaye Shelton
Date and Time: December 12, 2023 11:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact md3739@drexel.edu for link.

JT Kaltreider
The Role of Preschool Television Programming in the Development of Kindergarten Readiness Skills: A Mixed Qualitative Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Cameron Kiosoglous
Committee Members: Michael Haslip, Alice Wilder
Date and Time: December 11, 2023 3:00 PM
Location: Zoom

Grace Adams-Square
Federal Guidance and State Response to Cyberbullying Policy: A Document Analysis

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Bridget Blakely
Committee Members: Janet Sloand, Natasha Altema McNeely
Date and Time: December 11, 2023 12:00 PM
Location: Microsoft Teams - Contact ga423@drexel.edu for link.

Mike Kovacevich
A Search for Neutrino Flares with 10 years of IceCube's Cascade Events

Major: Physics
Chair: Naoko Kurahashi Neilson
Committee Members: Eric Brewe, Michael Vogeley, Michelle Dolinski, Erik Blaufuss
Date and Time: December 11, 2023 10:00 AM
Location: Disque Hall, Room 919

Joanna Jones
Impact of Chromatin on HIV-1 Latency: Implications for Therapeutics and Cure Strategies

Major: Microbiology and Immunology
Chair:
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Date and Time: December 11, 2023 9:30 AM
Location: New College Building, Geary A

Zhouquan Fu
Bioprinting of Novel Gelatin Methacryloyl Hydrogels: Bioink Design, Printing Optimization by Machine Learning, and Applications in Cell Protections under Oxidative Stress

Major: Mechanical Engineering
Chair: Antonios Kontsos
Committee Members: Yinghui Zhong, Alan Lau, Wei Sun, Gongyao Zhou, Li-Hsin Han
Date and Time: December 11, 2023 9:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact zf58@drexel.edu for link.

Bani Malhotra
A Mixed-methods Art Therapy Study Examining Psychosocial Outcomes with Hospitalized Adult Burn Patients

Major: Creative Arts in Therapy
Chair: Girija Kaimal
Committee Members: Trish Shewokis, Johanna Czamanski-Cohen, Linwood Haith, Minjung Shim
Date and Time: December 11, 2023 9:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact bm3223@drexel.edu for link.

Sandy Mason
¡Apoyo! Exploring How Support Shapes the Latinx Experience Around College and Career Readiness in an Urban High School: A Phenomenological Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Vera Lee
Committee Members: Yolanda Abel, Kristine Grant
Date and Time: December 08, 2023 2:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact sgm67@drexel.edu for link.

Carmen Price-Bullock
Exploring the Shortages of Black Educators in Special Education in Public Schools

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Chris Vorndran
Committee Members: Kristine Grant, Myrtle Dorsey
Date and Time: December 08, 2023 9:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact cp975@drexel.edu for link.

Ian Nichols
An examination of mammal community composition shifts and species turnover across landscape mosaics in Cameroon and on Bioko Island

Major: Biological Sciences
Chair: Sean O'Donnell
Committee Members: Ryan Petrie, Mary Gonder, Jon Gelhaus
Date and Time: December 07, 2023 3:00 PM
Location: Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building

Jennifer Calixto
High School Counselors' Perceptions of the Role Extracurricular Activities Have on Reducing Truancy: A Phenomenological Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Janet Sloand
Committee Members: Jose Chavez, Karen Omosola
Date and Time: December 07, 2023 3:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact jc4398@drexel.edu for link.

Pam Shute
Influence of Social-Emotional Learning in Early Childhood Following the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Case Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Joy Phillips
Committee Members: Mary Jean Tecce DeCarlo, Toni Lehman
Date and Time: December 07, 2023 10:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact pes36@drexel.edu for link.

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: December 07, 2023 9:30 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact ar3267@drexel.edu for link.

Dominique McDaniel
Principal Stratification and Bayesian Testing in Clinical Trials with Intercurrent Events

Major: Biostatistics
Chair: Leslie McClure
Committee Members: Brian Lee, Alisa Stephens-Shields, Arman Sabbaghi, Karen Price, Loni Tabb
Date and Time: December 06, 2023 9:00 AM
Location: Nesbitt Hall, Room 132

Breanne Pirino
The kappa-opioid receptor in subregions of the nucleus accumbens shell in affective behavior and ethanol drinking

Major: Neuroscience
Chair:
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Date and Time: November 30, 2023 1:00 PM
Location: Queen Lane Campus, SAC B

Kevin Martinez Folgar
Urban Determinants and Disparities in Chronic Liver Disease

Major: Epidemiology
Chair: Usama Bilal
Committee Members: Mariana Lazo Elizondo, Steven Solga, Ana Diez Roux, Harrison Quick
Date and Time: November 27, 2023 3:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact km3785@drexel.edu for link.

Lahari Uppuluri
Cas9 mediated methods for targeted analysis of genome using long read sequencing and optical mapping

Major: Mechanical Engineering
Chair: Matthew McCarthy
Committee Members: Li-Hsin Han, Andrei Jablokow, Joshua Mell, Ming Xiao
Date and Time: November 27, 2023 1:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact lu42@drexel.edu for link.

David Freiberg
Numerical Insights into Sticking and Other Complex Properties of Powder Compaction

Major: Materials Science and Engineering
Chair: Wei-Heng Shih
Committee Members: Miguel Pando, Andrew Magenau, Antonios Zavaliangos, Sean Garner
Date and Time: November 27, 2023 12:00 PM
Location: Lebow Engineering Center, Room 240

Candace Rizzi-Wise
Opposing Regulation of Fear and Other Contextual Responses by the Dorsal Versus Ventral Lateral Septum

Major: Neuroscience
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Date and Time: November 21, 2023 10:00 AM
Location: Queen Lane Campus, SAC B

Savannah Patrick
Transitioning from Military Life: Furthering Higher Education for the Air Force Enlisted Member

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Harriette Rasmussen
Committee Members: William Lynch, Rebecca Weidensaul
Date and Time: November 20, 2023 3:00 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact sp3663@drexel.edu for link.

Nicholas Stachowski
Effects of BDNF and epidural stimulation on locomotor outcomes and spinal ROR interneurons after complete SCI in mouse

Major: Neuroscience
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Date and Time: November 20, 2023 2:00 PM
Location: Queen Lane Campus, SAC Hall

James Johnson
Optimization of Human Organotypic Brain Slice Cultures for Use as a Novel Model of NeuroHIV

Major: Microbiology and Immunology
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Date and Time: November 17, 2023 1:00 PM
Location: New College Building, Room 8312

Eden Callahan
Investigating Authentic Learning Experiences for Elementary English Learners: An Instrumental Case Study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Kareem Edouard
Committee Members: Valerie Klein, Anthony Grazel
Date and Time: November 17, 2023 11:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact ec963@drexel.edu for link.

Ben Robinson
Septin Regulation of Multivesicular Body/Late Endosome Maturation and Movement

Major: Biological Sciences
Chair: Ryan Petrie
Committee Members: Elias Spiliotis, Jennifer Stanford, Kari Lenhart, Michael Marks
Date and Time: November 16, 2023 10:00 AM
Location: Disque Hall, Room 109

Giang Le Minh
Understanding mechanisms of OGT/O-GlcNAc regulation of breast cancer stem cells

Major: Biochemistry
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Date and Time: November 15, 2023 1:00 PM
Location: New College Building, Room 11101

Giang Le Minh
Understanding mechanisms of OGT/O-GlcNAc regulation of breast cancer stem cells

Major: Biochemistry
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Date and Time: November 15, 2023 1:00 PM
Location: New College Building, Room 11101

Marcella Anthony
Black Mothering, Serious Mental Illness and Caregiving: An Exploratory Singular Case Study Using an Autoethnographic Approach

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Stephanie Budhai
Committee Members: Joy Phillips, Kathy Geller
Date and Time: November 06, 2023 5:30 PM
Location: Zoom - Contact maa58@drexel.edu for link.

James Thomas
Powder adhesion on tools during pharmaceutical tablet manufacturing

Major: Materials Science and Engineering
Chair: Antonios Zavaliangos
Committee Members: Michele Marcolongo, Steven May, Marc Galop, Pratik Saha
Date and Time: November 03, 2023 1:00 PM
Location: LeBow Engineering Center, Room 240

Andrew O'Brien
Dynamic Causality: Sparse Symbolic Regression as a Tool to Learn Causal Dynamic Structural Equations with Applications to Counterfactuals

Major: Computer Science
Chair: Edward Kim
Committee Members: Rosina Weber, Dario Salvucci, Hualou Liang, Kathleen McCoy
Date and Time: October 23, 2023 10:00 AM
Location: Microsft Teams

Dionne Taylor
Female Patients with Healthcare Disparities Assessment of Physician Communication Styles and the Potential Impact on Care

Major: Health Sciences
Chair: William Lorman
Committee Members: Albert Rundio, Constance Perry, Mondraya Howard
Date and Time: October 23, 2023 10:00 AM
Location: Zoom

Scott Sugar
An Investigation into the Mental Health of High School Student-Athletes in New York State: A quantitative study

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Cameron Kiosoglous
Committee Members: Madeline Barlow, Peggy Kong
Date and Time: October 17, 2023 3:00 PM
Location: Zoom

Teresa LuPone
Development of a High Throughput High Content Imaging Viral Titer Assay to Investigate the Effect of Substance Misuse on HIV-1 Replicative Dynamics in hMDMs

Major: Microbiology and Immunology
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Date and Time: October 13, 2023 10:00 AM
Location: New College Building, Geary A

Tyler Bradley
Interactions between Nitrification, Biofilms, and Engineered Responses in Drinking Water Distribution Systems

Major: Environmental Engineering
Chair: Christopher Sales
Committee Members: Gail Rosen, Patrick Gurian, Joseph Hughes, Gary Burlingame
Date and Time: October 13, 2023 10:00 AM
Location: Zoom

Lynette Schroeder
An Intrinsic Case Study of Girls' Experiences in a Secondary Education Mentoring Program

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Peggy Kong, Jen Katz-Buonincontro
Committee Members: Kimberly Spagone
Date and Time: October 12, 2023 9:00 AM
Location: Zoom

Dion Patterson
AP Courses and Black Male Students: Perceptions of Educators

Major: Educational Leadership & Management
Chair: Harriette Rasmussen
Committee Members: Craig Bach, Devonii Reid
Date and Time: October 06, 2023 10:00 AM
Location: Zoom - Contact dlp326@drexel.edu for link.