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Dissertation Defense Information

Name: Jacqueline Smith

Program: Animal and Food Sciences

Dissertation Title:

     Temporal analysis of electronically collected physical activity data to assess health status of beef cattle

Major Professor: Dr. Eric Vanzant

Date: Jul 11, 2012

Time: 10:00 AM

Place: 108 Garrigus

Name: John Foster

Program: Public Administration

Dissertation Title:

     Voter Ideology, Tax Exporting, and State and Local Tax Structure

Major Professor: Dr. Eugenia Toma

Date: Jun 20, 2012

Time: 1:00 PM

Place: POT Room 445

Name: Jeremy Mills

Program: Special Education

Dissertation Title:

     THE USE OF CLICKERS IN SECONDARY EDUCATION MATH WITH STUDENTS WITH HIGH-INCIDENCE DISABILITIES

Major Professor: Dr. Belva Collins

Date: Jun 19, 2012

Time: 9:00 AM

Place: TEB 222

Name: Mieke Brummer

Program: Animal and Food Sciences

Dissertation Title:

     THE INFLUENCE OF SELENIUM STATUS ON IMMUNE FUNCTION AND ANTIOXIDANT STATUS IN THE HORSE

Major Professor: Dr. Laurie Lawrence

Date: Jun 05, 2012

Time: 8:30 AM

Place: Room 109 Garrigus Building

Name: Hui Ren

Program: Microbiology

Dissertation Title:

     Regulation of Hepoatic Gene Expression During Liver Development and Diseases

Major Professor: Dr. Brett Spear

Date: Jun 01, 2012

Time: 2:00 PM

Place: MN402, Chandler Medical Center

Name: Maira Pecegueiro Do Amaral

Program: Biosystems & Agricultural Engr

Dissertation Title:

     EVALUATION OF ALGAE GROWTH IN MANURE BASED MEDIA

Major Professor: Dr. Michael Montross

Date: May 31, 2012

Time: 2:00 PM

Place: C.E. Barnhart Building 126

Name: Wanda Wilson

Program: Instruction and Administration

Dissertation Title:

     Cultually Responsive Pedagogical Implementation

Major Professor: Dr. Rosetta Sandidge

Date: May 30, 2012

Time: 9:00 AM

Place: 151F Taylor Education Building

Name: Regan Settles

Program: Psy - Clinical Psychology

Dissertation Title:

     Longitudinal Test of a Developmental Model of the Transition to Early Adolescent Drinking

Major Professor: Dr. Gregory Smith

Date: May 29, 2012

Time: 1:30 PM

Place: Kastle Hall, Room 206A

Name: Yoriko Saeki

Program: Biology

Dissertation Title:

     Size-number trade-off in clonal broods

Major Professor: Dr. Philip Crowley

Date: May 29, 2012

Time: 1:00 PM

Place: 116 TH Morgan Bldg.

Name: Jessica Wilson

Program: Nursing

Dissertation Title:

     Characteristics of All-Terrain Vehicles and their Operators on Kentucky Farms

Major Professor: Dr. Ellen Hahn

Date: May 24, 2012

Time: 10:00 AM

Place: 315-T College of Nursing

Name: Thomas Palmer

Program: Rehabilitation Sciences

Dissertation Title:

     Effects of proximal stability training on sport performance and proximal stability measures

Major Professor: Dr. Carl Mattacola

Date: May 23, 2012

Time: 12:15 AM

Place: Room 214B

Name: Andres Chang

Program: Biochemistry

Dissertation Title:

     Early Events of Human Metapneumovirus infection

Major Professor: Dr. Rebecca Dutch

Date: May 22, 2012

Time: 9:00 AM

Place: BPC234B

Name: Candace Witherspoon

Program: Business Administration

Dissertation Title:

     A SOCIAL ANALYTIC ANALYSIS OF TAX PROFESSIONALS’ SERVICE QUALITY: EVIDENCE FROM ONLINE CLIENT REVIEWS

Major Professor: Dr. Dan Stone

Date: May 21, 2012

Time: 1:30 PM

Place: Gatton College of Business and Econ., Accounting Conference Room (3rd Floor)

Name: Tonja Locklear

Program: Education Sciences

Dissertation Title:

     A DESCRIPTIVE, SURVEY RESEARCH STUDY OF THE STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS INFLUENCING THE FOUR THEORETICAL SOURCES OF MATHEMATICAL SELF-EFFICACY OF COLLEGE FRESHMEN

Major Professor: Dr. Carl Lee

Date: May 21, 2012

Time: 10:00 AM

Place: TEB 246

Name: Megan Poulette

Program: Biology

Dissertation Title:

     Ecosystem impacts of the invasive shrub Lonicera maackii are influenced by associations with native tree species

Major Professor: Dr. Philip Crowley

Date: May 18, 2012

Time: 1:00 PM

Place: 116 TH Morgan