Evan Burdette
Date: May 23, 2024
Virtual Defense, Coral Gables Campus. For virtual access, please contact etb36@miami.edu.
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Dissertation Title: The Impact of School Transition Stress on Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in Hispanic Immigrant and U.S.-Born Youth: Repetitive Negative Thinking and Sleep Disturbance as Mediators
Alexandra Wen
Date: May 24, 2024
Hybrid Defense: In-Person: Rosenstiel School of MSC Auditorium. Virtual: Please contact adw44@miami.edu for virtual access.
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Dissertation Title: Causes, Consequences, and Longevity of Shifts in Algal Symbiont Communities (Family Symbiodiniaceae) in Caribbean Corals
Dieyun Song
Date: May 24, 2024
Hybrid Defense: In-Person: Coral Gables Campus, James L. Knight Physics Bldg., Library. Virtual: Please contact dxs1138@miami.edu for virtual access.
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Dissertation Title: The Power of Philanthropy: Development, Empire, and Non-State Actors in Cold War Colombia, 1961-1973
Miguel Rojas
Date: May 24, 2024
Hybrid Defense: In-Person: Medical Campus, RMSB, Room 6018. Virtual: Please contact mgr98@miami.edu for virtual access.
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Dissertation Title: Dissecting the Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms in Venous Remodeling and Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation
Nick Polizos
Date: May 30, 2024
Hybrid Defense: In-Person: Coral Gables Campus, Whitten Learning Center, Room 180. Virtual: Please contact ntp28@miami.edu for virtual access.
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Dissertation Title: Thermal Associative Learning in Drosophila Larvae
Yang Yi
Date: May 30, 2024
Virtual Defense, Coral Gables Campus. For virtual access, please contact yang.yi@miami.edu.
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Dissertation Title: Communicative Efforts in Workplace Microaggressions
Anthony Bonacolta
Date: May 31, 2024
Hybrid Defense: In-Person: Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric & Earth Science Campus, Rosenstiel Auditorium. Virtual: Please contact anthony.bonacolta@earth.miami.edu for virtual access.
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Dissertation Title: Exploring the Ecological, Evolutionary, and Transcriptomic Underpinnings of the Coral Eukaryome
Carlie Dario
Date: June 5, 2024
Hybrid Defense: In-Person: Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric & Earth Science Campus, SLAB, Room 103. Virtual: Please contact cdario@earth.miami.edu for virtual access.
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Dissertation Title: Valuing Coastal Nature-Based Solutions: Investigating Preferences, Perceptions, and Policies for Coastal Adaptation in Florida
Gillian Jacobsen
Date: June 7, 2024
Hybrid Defense: In-Person: Medical Campus, Rosenstiel Medical Science Bldg., Room 3109. Virtual: Please contact gjacobsen@miami.edu for virtual access.
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Dissertation Title: Forgotten Players in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Phagocytes, Pathobionts, and Stromal Cells
Andrea Botero Londono
Date: June 14, 2024
Virtual Defense, Coral Gables Campus.
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Dissertation Title: Unfreezing Human Service Organizations: Key Tensions Hindering Their Mission and Values
Jake Brannum
Date: June 14, 2024
Virtual Defense, Coral Gables Campus. For virtual access, please contact jdb251@miami.edu.
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Dissertation Title: A Commune in Conflict: Microstrategies of Power in Venetian Society, 1348-1381
Renae Patterson
Date: June 24, 2024
Hybrid Defense: In-Person: Coral Gables Campus, School of Nursing and Health, Executive Board Room 104. Virtual: Please contact rlp55@miami.edu for virtual access.
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Dissertation Title: Seventy-Eight Would Be Great: An Exploration of the Use of Patient Portals as a Supporting Intervention to Improve HIV Care Engagement among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men Living with HIV
Karlon Johnson
Date: June 24, 2024
Virtual Defense, Medical Campus.
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Dissertation Title: The Effect of Patient-Reported Discharge Communication on Post-Stroke Behaviors and Outcomes
Khulud Almutairi
Date: June 25, 2024
Location: Coral Gables Campus, SONHS, Room 104 - Executive Boardroom.
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Dissertation Title: Religiosity as Moderator of the Relationship Between Religious Discrimination and Quality of Life
