In response to the novel Coronavirus pandemic, the University Graduate School requests that all thesis and dissertation defenses be held remotely through the end of the summer 2020 term using tools such as Zoom and Skype.
Click here for more information on affected defense policies and for guidelines, best practices, and resources for conducting defenses online.
One of the last steps to obtaining your doctoral degree is to defend your dissertation. Once you have finalized your dissertation, you must schedule and announce your defense.
First, arrange a mutually agreeable time with your committee. Set up the oral exam at least 30 days prior to when you wish to defend. Provide all members of your committee with a complete copy of your dissertation at least 30 days before the defense so they will have sufficient time to read and criticize your work.
Once the date of your defense has been established, you should complete the Ph.D. Defense Announcement Submission through OneStart. The announcement e-doc must reach the University Graduate School at least 30 days before the date of your defense. The University Graduate School begins counting the 30 days from the date your e-doc is received by our office. We recommend that you submit the e-doc at least 40 days before your defense date to allow time for the e-doc to route for approval through your academic department.
The summary should be informative and contain a brief statement of the principal results and conclusions. Unlike the abstract, which is intended for specialists in the field, an attempt should be made in the summary to communicate the findings in language and style that can be understood by the University community at large. The summary should be no less than 150 and no more than 300 words in length.
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Once announced, the time and place cannot be changed without the approval of the dean of the University Graduate School.
Ordinarily, the defense is conducted here at Indiana University, but under extraordinary circumstances other arrangements can sometimes be made. Prior approval must be obtained from your committee and the University Graduate School.
After submitting your Ph.D. Defense Announcement Submission e-doc, track your document to ensure timely approval. Retain the email confirmation containing your document ID.
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Have your committee sign the acceptance and abstract pages of your dissertation at the defense.
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This list of scheduled Ph.D. dissertation defenses is distributed so that faculty may attend or see the full announcement. If you are a faculty member and wish to see the full announcement, please call the University Graduate School Office at (812) 855-8853. If you wish to attend, please contact the committee chair in advance as a courtesy.
Monday, August 17, 2020, 9:00 am
Anthropology
Valenzuela, Robin
Navigating Parental Fitness: Noncitizen Latino Parents and Transnational Family Reunification
Remote Defense: Contact chair for details
Chair: Prof. Sara Friedman, (812-856-4595)
Monday, August 17, 2020, 11:00 am
English
Morgan, Joseph
GLOSSING THE VIRGIN: THE INCARNATIONAL HERMENEUTICS OF MARY IN THE ENGLISH MIDDLE AGES
Remote Defense: Contact chair for details
Chair: Prof. Karma Lochrie, (812-855-8224)
Tuesday, August 25, 2020, 10:00 am
Genoma, Cell, & Developmental Biology
Rajendren, Suba
Molecular mechanisms to regulate A-to-I RNA editing in Caenorhabditis elegans
Remote Defense: Contact chair for details
Chair: Prof. Heather Hundley, (812-855-0675)
Tuesday, August 25, 2020, 11:00 am
Biochemistry
Li, Wenqian
Spatial organization of phagocytic receptors and its role in immune synergy
Remote Defense: Contact chair for details
Chair: Prof. Yan Yu, (812-855-0593)
Friday, August 28, 2020, 1:00 pm
Linguistics; Spanish
Filimonova, Valentyna
The social meaning of variable polite leismo in Mexico City
Remote Defense: Contact chair for details
Chair: Prof. John Clancy Clements / Prof. Manual Diaz-Campos, (812-855-6456 / 812-856-5462)
Friday, August 28, 2020, 2:30 pm
Near Eastern Languages & Cultures
Arslan, Huseyin
Mapping the Historical Roots of the Sunni-Shiite Identities in the Ottoman Historiography, 1499-1574
Remote Defense: Contact chair for details
Chair: Prof. Kaya Sahin, (773-865-8113)
Friday, September 04, 2020, 10:00 am
Italian
Garrido Baez, Luisa
LA GAMIFICAZIONE COME RISORSA EDUCATIVA: MOTIVAZIONE, ACQUISIZIONE E DIFFERENZIAZIONE NEI CORSI UNIVERSITARI ONLINE DI LINGUA STRANIERA
Remote Defense: Contact chair for details
Chair: Prof. Colleen Ryan, (812-855-1249)
Tuesday, September 08, 2020, 3:00 pm
Mathematics
Kutluay, Deniz
Winding homology of knotoids
Remote Defense: Contact chair for details
Chair: Prof. Vladimir Touraev, (812-855-6754)
Monday, September 14, 2020, 3:30 pm
English
Nathaniel, Steven
Inaudible Modernism: Techno-Aesthetic Listening in Literature and Film
Remote Defense: Contact chair for details
Chair: Prof. Nikki Skillman, (240-472-4744)
Thursday, September 24, 2020, 2:30 pm
Chemistry
Song, Woran
Comprehensive Analysis of N- and O-Glycans Derived from Various Body Fluids and Their Exosomes
Remote Defense: Contact chair for details
Chair: Prof. Stephen Jacobson, (812-855-6620)
Friday, November 20, 2020, 10:00 am
Linguistics
Zhang, Yiwen
Subjectivity and Nominal Property Concepts in Mandarin Chinese
Remote Defense: Contact chair for details
Chair: Prof. Thomas Grano, (812-856-5736)
Thursday, August 20, 2020, 1:00 pm
History, Philosophy, & Policy in Education
Pawlicki, Colleen
WOMEN'S REPRESENTATION IN LEADERSHIP THEORY TEXTBOOKS USED IN EDUCATION COURSES
Remote Defense: Contact chair for details
Chair: Prof. Sylvia Martinez, (773-218-7450)
Friday, August 21, 2020, 1:00 pm
History, Philosophy, & Policy in Education
An, Hyesun
The Effects of Teacher Incentive Program on Student's Outcomes and Teacher's Turnover
Remote Defense: Contact chair for details
Chair: Prof. Sylvia Martinez, (812-856-8582)
Thursday, August 27, 2020, 11:30 am
History, Philosophy, & Policy in Education
Hedges, Samantha
Intermediary Organizations, Knowledge Mobilization, and Education Policy: Cross-National Comparative Case Studies of How Political Environments Shape Evidence Mobilization
Remote Defense: Contact chair for details
Chair: Prof. Christopher Lubienski, (217-419-9311)
Tuesday, September 08, 2020, 11:00 am
Higher Education
Lovejoy, Joseph
Understanding the Job Information Sources Used by Students Enrolled in the Liberal Arts Management Program
Remote Defense: Contact chair for details
Chair: Prof. Tom Nelson Laird, (812-856-8366)
Thursday, August 20, 2020, 12:30 pm
Informatics
Ozturk, Murat
Cis-regulation of robust DNA methylation in the honey bee
Remote Defense: Contact chair for details
Chair: Prof. Mehmet Dalkilic, (812-345-2143)
Friday, September 11, 2020, 10:00 am
Computer Science
Sayyadiharikandeh, Mohsen
Mining user behaviors in social networks using machine learning
Remote Defense: Contact chair for details
Chair: Prof. Alessandro Flammini, (812-856-1830)
Thursday, September 24, 2020, 2:00 pm
Computer Science
Hasan, Rakibul
A socio-technical approach to protect people's privacy in the context of sharing images on social media
Remote Defense: Contact chair for details
Chair: Prof. Apu Kapadia, (812-856-1465)
Thursday, August 27, 2020, 1:30 pm
Environmental Health
Chen, Qiran
A New Dose-Response Assessment Framework with Quantitatively Integrated Mode of Action for Liver Carcinogenesis
Remote Defense: Contact chair for details
Chair: Prof. James Klaunig, (812-856-3957)
Monday, August 31, 2020, 1:00 pm
Human Performance
Jang, Woo Young
Integrated Model for Esports Consumption Behavior
Remote Defense: Contact chair for details
Chair: Prof. Kevin Byon, (812-856-1966)
Tuesday, September 01, 2020, 11:00 am
Health Behavior
Lee, Boram
Longitudinal relationship between tobacco product use and mental health in adolescence and adulthood
Remote Defense: Contact chair for details
Chair: Prof. Dong-Chul Seo, (812-855-9379)
Tuesday, September 08, 2020, 1:30 pm
Epidemiology
Zhang, Yijia
DIETARY FACTORS AND SLEEP DURATION AND QUALITY: THE CORONARY ARTERY RISK DEVELOPMENT IN YOUNG ADULTS (CARDIA) STUDY
Remote Defense: Contact chair for details
Chair: Prof. Ka He / Prof. Juhua Luo, (812-856-2858 / 212-305-6973)
