Dissertation defense schedule
Dissertation Defense Details
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Videoconference Set Up
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Tips for Effective Videoconference Dissertations
Submitting your Announcement of Public Defense of the Dissertation
Update: 09-01-21
Defenses may be held entirely in person so long as all university protocols are followed regarding such gatherings. Hybrid defenses are also allowed, where some attendees are in person and others online, or the defense may take place entirely online. The dissertation chair has the discretion to approve the option, but is asked to be sensitive of requests for remote attendance.
Create a Videoconference via Teams: If a hybrid or entirely online defense is held, the student will be responsible for setting up the virtual defense through the required platform, Microsoft Teams.
- Review tips on creating and managing webinars in Microsoft Teams.
- Please have the Dissertator send out invitations to those they would like to attend the session. Encourage the invitees to download the software or app of the platform being used in advance so they have a chance to troubleshoot.
- Functionality is better over the apps than over web browsers. Chrome and Firefox are optimal if using a desktop or laptop browser.
- Videoconference dissertations should be scheduled 30 minutes before the scheduled defense time, allowing the dissertator and their audience ample time to troubleshoot and be acclimated to the virtual space.
- Include videoconference link and other meeting details in multiple communication so that it can be easily accessed by the invitees.
- For Microsoft Teams, become familiar with the additional features, including the "Poll" capabilities, which not only helps lighten up the event, but allows people to send encouragement to the dissertator.
- Advisors should begin with a brief explanation for the audience for how to use the platform. The most important reminder is to tell invitees to mute themselves unless they are speaking to reduce ambient noise and other distractions. Be sure to ask invitees if they are familiar with how to do this and if not, feel free to walk them through the mute feature. If there are audio issues, it can be helpful to turn the video off.
- Advisors should record the session for the person defending as a memento for this occasion. This is a recommendation and optional.
Dissertation Defense Schedule
July
Emmanuel Kwarteng
Program: Computer Science Ph.D.
Dissertation Director: Dr. Mumin Cebe
Date/Time: July 8, 2024, 1:00p.m.
Defense Location: Cudahy Hall Room 137 or Microsoft Teams Link
Dissertation Title: "CYBER-LLAMA-2:Zero-shot MEDICALHARM Threat Modeling Mentor for Modern Medical Device Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Safety."
Xiaonan Zhang
Program: Counseling Psychology
Dissertation Director: Timothy Melchert
Date/Time: July 8, 2024, 1:00p.m.
Defense Location: Microsoft Teams Link
Dissertation Title: "Effects of Posttraumatic Cognitions, Working Alliance, and Relational Intimacy Skills in PTSD Treatment"
Hesham Badahdah
Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dissertation Director: Ayman El-Refaie
Date/Time: July 8, 2024, 2:00p.m.
Defense Location: Engineering Hall
Dissertation Title: "Designing and Optimizing Hybrid-PM Variable Flux Machines"
Shuzhen Xie
Program: Educational Policy and Leadership
Dissertation Director: Dr. Jeffrey LaBelle
Date/Time: July 8, 2024, 2:00p.m.
Defense Location: Microsoft Teams Link
Dissertation Title: "A Phenomenological Exploration of U.S. School Principal Preparation in Leading Mandarin Chinese Immersion Programs"
Katie McDermott
Program: Nursing Ph.D.
Dissertation Director: Kristina Thomas Dreifuerst
Date/Time: July 9, 2024, 10:00a.m.
Defense Location: Microsoft Teams Link
Dissertation Title: "Assessing Nurse Practitioner Student Competence Using a Modified Creighton Competency Evaluation Instrument"
Colin Wilson
Program: Civil Engineering
Dissertation Director: Dr. Anthony Parolari
Date/Time: July 10, 2024, 10:00a.m.
Defense Location: Microsoft Teams Link
Dissertation Title: "Closing the Phosphorus Loop with Green Infrastructure: Removal andRecovery using Amended Soils and 3D-printed Material"
Ibtisam M. Abujad
Program: English Ph.D.
Dissertation Director: Jodi Melamed
Date/Time: July 10, 2024, 1:00p.m.
Defense Location: Lalumiere Hall 130
Dissertation Title: "Muslim Cultural Resistance"
William Futch
Program: Psychology
Dissertation Director: Dr. Ed de St. Aubin
Date/Time: July 18, 2024, 12:00p.m.
Defense Location: Microsoft Teams Link
Dissertation Title: "Narrating the Self: An Intervention for Nurturing the Whole Person"
Unmila Purkaystha Jhuti
Program: Biological Sciences
Dissertation Director: Edward Blumenthal
Date/Time: July 22, 2024, 9:00a.m.
Defense Location: WLS 111
Dissertation Title: "Analysis of glia-neuron interaction and cell death pathways in drop-dead model of adult neurodegeneration"
Jacqueline Grajera
Program: Educational Policy and Leadership
Dissertation Director: Dr. Melissa Gibson
Date/Time: July 30, 2024, 1:00p.m.
Defense Location: Microsoft Teams Link
Dissertation Title: "Self-Authorship in Teacher Candidates Learning to Create a Classroom of Respect and Rapport"