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Spring 2023 College of Sciences doctoral graduates were celebrated at the COS Pre-Commencement Celebration on Thursday, May 4, 2023. Dean Maggy Tomova, Ph.D., honored their accomplishments with remarks and a toast. She said, \u201cThese credentials establish you among your contemporaries as someone who is willing to make sacrifices and embrace challenges in their pursuit of knowledge. There is so much more adventure waiting for you ahead.\u201d <\/strong>These graduates are now ready for the next step in their careers.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here is the full list of College of Sciences Ph.D. graduates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Big Data Analytics <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Jianbin Zhu, Ph.D., <\/strong>faculty advisor, Chung-Ching Wang, Ph.D. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: \u201cAutomated Machine Learning: Intelligent Binning Data Preparation and Regularized Regression Classifier\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chemistry <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Alex Burnstine-Townley, Ph.D., <\/strong>faculty advisor, Lei Zhai, Ph.D.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: \u201c<\/em>Rapid Fabrication of Nanoparticles on Carbonaceous Nanofibers\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ahmed Comas, Ph.D., <\/strong>faculty advisor, Andres Campiglia, Ph.D. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: \u201cAnalysis of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Tobacco related Samples via High Performance Liquid Chromatography and Laser Excited Time Resolved Shpol\u2019 Skii Spectroscopy\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

James Janesko, Ph.D., <\/strong>faculty advisor, Andres Campiglia, Ph.D. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: \u201cA Developmental Investigation of Separation and Analysis of Molecular Mass 302 Da Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons using High Performance Liquid Chromatography and Chiral Stationary Phase\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jessica Kindell, Ph.D., <\/strong>faculty advisor, Candice Bridge, Ph.D. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: \u201cError rate determination of latent print chemistry via 1D and 2D gas chromatography\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christopher Nix, Ph.D., <\/strong>faculty advisor, Erin Saitta, Ph.D.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: \u201cFollowing Faculty Engaging in Collaborative Action Research to Approach Curricular Change in Undergraduate Biochemistry\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anthony Santana, Ph.D., <\/strong>faculty advisor, Andres Campiglia, Ph.D. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: \u201cInstrumental Approaches for High Resolution Photoluminescence Spectroscopy and its Applications to Environmental Analysis\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clinical Psychology <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Rachel Bassett, Ph.D., <\/strong>faculty advisor, Daniel Paulson, Ph.D. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: \u201cBridging the gap between Black Americans\u2019 and White Americans\u2019 completion of advance care directives: The role of religion and spirituality in end-of-life planning\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conservation Biology <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Kevin Guilfoyle, Ph.D., <\/strong>faculty advisor, John Fauth, Ph.D. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: \u201cRefining the Use of Stable Isotope Analysis in Detecting Wildlife Laundering\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Human Factors and Cognitive Psychology <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Michael Miuccio, Ph.D., <\/strong>faculty advisor, Joseph Schmidt, Ph.D. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: \u201cLocating the Attentional Template Using Theta-Gamma Coupling\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ashley Phelps, Ph.D., <\/strong>faculty advisor, Joseph Schmidt, Ph.D. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: \u201cNeural Dynamics of Categorical Representations Used for Visual Search\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Industrial and Organizational Psychology <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Emily Broksch, Ph.D., <\/strong>faculty advisor, Mark Ehrhart, Ph.D. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation, \u201cEmployee Volunteering: Integrating the Volunteering and Helping Literatures Using a Latent Profile Approach\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wheeler Nakahara, Ph.D., <\/strong>faculty advisor, Steve Jex, Ph.D. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: \u201cStress Appraisals of Organizational Change: The Role of Adaptability and Communication\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Integrative and Conservation Biology <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ian Biazzo, Ph.D., <\/strong>faculty advisor, Pedro Quintana-Ascencio, Ph.D. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: \u201cCanopies, the Final Frog-tier: Exploring Responses of a Specialist Treefrog to Prescribed Fire in a Pyrogenic Ecosystem\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gustavo Stahelin, Ph.D., <\/strong>faculty advisor, Katherine Mansfield, Ph.D. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: \u201cVariation in Genetic Structure and Dispersal of Juvenile Green Turtles\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Integrative Anthropological Sciences <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Alexandria Orozco, Ph.D., <\/strong>faculty advisors, Tosha Dupras, Ph.D., Scott Branting, Ph.D.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: \u201cLived Experience at Plinkaigalis, Lithuania: An Integrated Approach Using Stable Isotope, Spatial, and Statistical Analyses\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mathematics <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Yaxuan Wang, Ph.D., <\/strong>faculty advisor, Marianna Pensky, Ph.D. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: \u201cClustering of Diverse Multiplex Networks\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Modeling and Simulation <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Daryn Dever, Ph.D., <\/strong>faculty advisor, Roger Azevedo, Ph.D. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: \u201cCapturing and Scaffolding the Complexities of Self-Regulation During Game-based Learning\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Megan Wiedbusch, Ph.D., <\/strong>faculty advisor, Roger Azevedo, Ph.D. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: \u201cThe dynamical measurement and modeling of metacognition and engagement using self-report and multimodal data with advanced learning technologies\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Physics <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Christopher Arose, Ph.D., <\/strong>faculty advisors, Subith Vasu, Ph.D., Robert Peale, Ph.D. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: \u201cSpectrally Selective Pyroelectric Detectors for THz Sensing\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olga Harrington Pinto, Ph.D., <\/strong>faculty advisor, Maria Womack, Ph.D. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: \u201cObservation and Analysis of the Chemical Compositions and Physical Properties of Comets and Centaurs\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Molla Manjurul Islam, Ph.D., <\/strong>faculty advisor, Tania Roy, Ph.D. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: \u201cNeuromorphic Artificial Visual Systems using 2D Materials\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jennifer Larson, Ph.D., <\/strong>faculty advisor, Yanga Fernandez, Ph.D. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: \u201cImpact on Infinite Asteroids: Analysis of Ejecta Outcomes in Small Body Binary Systems\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zackary Parsons, Ph.D., <\/strong>faculty advisor, Xiaofeng Feng, Ph.D. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: \u201cProbing the Structure-Activity Relationships of Electrocatalytic Nanomaterials using Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sociology <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ashley Sobke, Ph.D., <\/strong>faculty advisor, Amanda Koontz, Ph.D. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: \u201cBecoming Racially Aware: A Social Process of (Re)constructing an Alternative White Identity\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strategic Communication  <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Darius Lana, Ph.D., <\/strong>faculty advisors, Deanna Sellnow, Ph.D., Jennifer Sandoval, Ph.D. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: \u201cIt\u2019s in the Design: Student Perceptions of Intercultural Interactions in Online Communication Classrooms\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lakelyn Taylor, Ph.D., <\/strong>faculty advisors, Deanna Sellnow, Ph.D., Jihyun Kim, Ph.D. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissertation: \u201cChristian Perspectives on Natural Disasters Using a Religious Systems Approach\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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