David Cote
Date: April 17, 2025
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Virtual Defense, Coral Gables Campus. For online access, please contact dlc149@miami.edu.
Thesis Title: The Impact of Music and Mindfulness Meditation on Anxiety and Mindful Interoception in Undergraduate Music Students
Xinman Wu
Date: April 18, 2025
Time: 8:00 a.m.
Virtual Defense, Coral Gables Campus. For online access, please contact xxw601@miami.edu.
Doctoral Essay Title: The Journey to Spectralism
Chabely Figuereo
Date: April 18, 2025
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Virtual Defense, Coral Gables Campus. For online access, please contact caf261@miami.edu.
Thesis Title: Parent Attitudes Toward Science and Their Support for Science in Early Childhood
Katie Wolcott
Date: April 18, 2025
Time: 12:20 p.m.
Hybrid Defense, Coral Gables Campus. In-Person: Stubblefield Bldg., Room 208. Virtual: Please contact kwolcott@miami.edu to request online access.
Dissertation Title: Morphology 3.0 - 3D Pollination Biology of Cacao and Its Relatives (Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae) using Micro-CT and Machine Learning
Danay Montesdeoca
Date: April 18, 2025
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Coral Gables Campus, Merrick Bldg., Room 318
Dissertation Title: Converting Military Training in Academic Credit
Nicolas Vitari
Date: April 22, 2025
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Location: Medical Campus, RMSB, Room 3109
Dissertation Title: The Intestinal Immunoglobulin Response during Morphine-Induced Microbial Dysbiosis
Congcong Wang
Date: April 22, 2025
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Coral Gables Campus, Frost North Studio Wing, Room 124
Doctoral Essay Title: The Selected Chinese Art Songs of Luo Zhongrong: A Performance and Pronunciation Guide
Hope Elliott
Date: April 25, 2025
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Hybrid Defense, Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric & Earth Science Campus. In-Person: Science Laboratory and Administration Building (SLAB), Room 103. Virtual: Please contact cgaston@miami.edu, to request online access.
Dissertation Title: Estimating Aerosol-Derived Phosphorus and Iron Fluxes to the Surface Ocean: Looking Beyond Mineral Dust to Understand the Aerosol Indirect Effect on Biogeochemical Cycles
Thomas Tsai
Date: April 29, 2025
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Virtual Defense, Coral Gables Campus. For online access, please contact ttsai@miami.edu.
Dissertation Title: Associations among Self-Regulation, Dynamical Cardiovascular Functioning, and Sleep Health in Patients with Cancer and Their Family Caregivers
Liz Halliday
Date: April 30, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: Coral Gables Campus, Flipse Bldg., Room 402
Dissertation Title: The Development and Evaluation of a Single Session Intervention for Parent Distress Tolerance
Melissa Gutierrez
Date: May 1, 2025
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Coral Gables Campus, Max Orovitz Bldg., Room 200
Dissertation Title: Refinement and Evaluation of a Parenting Psychoeducational Intervention for Latine Families
Danielle Antoine
Date: May 1, 2025
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Location: Medical Campus, Lois Pope Life Center, 7th Floor Auditorium
Dissertation Title: Role of the Gut Microbiome in Prolonged Pain Hypersensitivity Following Neonatal Morphine Exposure
Parth Rathee
Date: May 1, 2025
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Coral Gables Campus, KPB, Room 140
Dissertation Title: Mechanistic and Structural Investigation of the Effect of Secondary Coordination Shell Interactions on Metal-Dependent Catalysis in Biological and Biomimetic Scaffolds
Rafael Leite
Date: May 2, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Virtual Defense, Coral Gables Campus. For online access, please contact rxl707@miami.edu.
Dissertation Title: Weight Discrimination and Its Association with Cardiometabolic Health
Jieyuan Tian
Date: May 2, 2025
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Virtual Defense, Coral Gables Campus. For online access, please contact j.tian1@umiami.edu.
Dissertation Title: Electromagnetic System with Metastable Spatial-Temporal Considerations for Neural Stimulation and Recording
Ifedi Anikpo
Date: May 7, 2025
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Virtual Defense, Medical Campus. For online access, please contact ioa11@miami.edu.
Dissertation Title: Evaluation of Statin Use, Drug Interactions, and their Associations with Lipid Changes in People with HIV
Leah Dodds
Date: May 13, 2025
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Hybrid Defense, Medical Campus. In-Person: CRB, Room 1080A. Virtual: Please contact lvd10@miami.edu to request online access.
Dissertation Title: Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy in the US: A Multilevel Analysis of Neighborhood, Interpersonal, and Individual Determinants
Grace Woodard
Date: May 14, 2025
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: Coral Gables Campus, Flipse Bldg., Room 302
Dissertation Title: Effectiveness of Audit and Feedback to Support Implementation of Measurement-Based Care for Youth in Community Mental Health Settings: A Mixed Method Multiple Case Study
Joely Centracchio
Date: May 23, 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Virtual Defense, Coral Gables Campus. For online access, please contact jcentracchio@miami.edu.
Dissertation Title: Prognostic Awareness and Quality of Life in Patients with Advanced Cancer: Moderation by Anxiety, Age, and Cancer Type
Erin Williams
Date: June 4, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Hybrid Defense, Medical Campus. In-Person: Don Soffer CRC, 7th Floor, CTSI Research Training Center. Virtual: Please contact erin.williams@med.miami.edu to request online access.
Dissertation Title: Development of a Dynamic Next Generation Semicircular Canal Assessment Device
