Natalie Ortiz Vega
Date: May 10, 2024
Hybrid Defense: In-Person: Medical Campus, RMSB, Room 6018. Virtual: Please contact nxo168@miami.edu for virtual access.
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Dissertation Title: Regulation of Proteostasis by Sleep in Drosophila Models of Alzheimer's Disease
Emily Walsh
Date: May 14, 2024
Hybrid Defense: In-Person: Coral Gables Campus, Flipse Bldg., Room 402. Virtual: Please contact eaw99@miami.edu for virtual access.
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Dissertation Title: Engagement with a Cognitive Behavioral Stress Management Website: Assessment of a Waitlist-Controlled Trial among Women with Breast Cancer
Leana Rohman
Date: May 14, 2024
Virtual Defense, Medical Campus. For virtual access, please contact Lxr852@miami.edu.
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Dissertation Title: Quantification of In Vivo Human Lens Mechanical Properties using Combined Brillouin Microscopy and Optical Coherence Elastography
Hao Zhu
Date: May 16, 2024
Location: Coral Gables Campus, Ungar Bldg., Room 330G, Third Floor Conference Room.
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Dissertation Title: Computational Approaches for Predicting DNA Methylation and Constructing Whole-Genome Structures using Single-Cell Hi-C Data
Dipendra Khadka
Date: May 16, 2024
Hybrid Defense: In-Person: Coral Gables Campus, Annex 140. Virtual: Please contact dxk526@miami.edu for virtual access.
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Dissertation Title: Chemistry in Confined Spaces: Photochemistry of Ketones, Thioketones, and Nitrites within an Organic Capsule
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
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
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
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
