COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, GRADUATE DIVISION
Thursday, June 20, 2019, 9:00 am
Evolution, Ecology, & Behavior
Bhattacharya, Amrita
The evolution of antagonistic species interactions: An investigation of spite, competition, and infection in natural study systems
Simon Hall 001
Chair: Prof. Farrah Bashey / Prof. Curtis Lively, (812-855-1962 / 812-855-1842)
Thursday, June 20, 2019, 2:00 pm
Near Eastern Languages & Cultures
Alasiri, Yasir
Social motivations of diglossic code-switching in the Saudi contemporary religious discourse:
A sociolinguistic perspective in light of the Markedness theory
Global and International Studies Building room 3057
Chair: Prof. Salman Alani, (812-606-1534)
Monday, June 24, 2019, 9:00 am
Mass Communications (Telecommunications)
Ellis, Kelsey
Setbacks and Step-Ups: The Effects of the Setback Punishment on Declarative Memory
Franklin Hall, Room 230M
Chair: Prof. Andrew Weaver, (812-856-2552)
Monday, June 24, 2019, 10:00 am
History
Esseissah, Khaled
Making a Way Out of No Way: Haratin Muslims' Initiatives to Gain Respectability in Post-Emancipation Mauritania, from 1905 to Recent Times
History Dept. Conference Room, Weatherly Hall 122
Chair: Prof. John Hanson, (812-855-7587)
Wednesday, June 26, 2019, 2:00 pm
Biochemistry
Agrawal, Archita
The molecular basis for specificity in endocrine fibroblast growth factor action and therapeutic ramifications
Chemistry Building Rm 033
Chair: Prof. Richard DiMarchi, (812-856-1840)
Friday, June 28, 2019, 2:00 pm
Chemistry
Bawel, Seth
A route to the ABC tricyclic core of daphnicyclidin A is presented. Additional late stage studies have revealed rationales for end game strategies.
Chemistry CH033
Chair: Prof. David Williams, (812-855-6629)
Wednesday, July 03, 2019, 10:00 am
Folklore & Ethnomusicology
Kawabata, Mitsuko
The Politics of Musical Hybridity in Buenos Aires: Jewish Music, Youth Culture, and Cultural Policy
Classroom Office Building, Room 261
Chair: Prof. Judah Cohen / Prof. David McDonald, (812-855-4137 / 812-855-0396)
Monday, July 08, 2019, 11:00 am
Evolution, Ecology, & Behavior
Kimmitt, Abigail
Physiological and Behavioral Mechanisms of Population Divergence in Seasonal Sympatry
Simon Hall Room 001
Chair: Prof. Ellen Ketterson, (812-855-6837)
Monday, July 08, 2019, 11:00 am
Political Science
Model, Timothy
The Logic of Anti-Corruption Campaigns
Woodburn Hall 218
Chair: Prof. Regina Smyth, (812-856-2822)
Monday, July 08, 2019, 1:00 pm
Chemistry
Marcyk, Paul
Iron-Catalyzed Functionalization of Alcohols and Alkenes: Forging Carbon-Heteroatom Bonds with Earth Abundant Metals
Chemistry C001
Chair: Prof. Silas Cook, (812-856-3273)
Monday, July 08, 2019, 2:30 pm
Political Science
Kastart, Wynand
Regime Legacies and Domestic Peace: Evidence from Latin America
Woodburn Hall 218
Chair: Prof. Timothy Hellwig, (812-855-3519)
Monday, July 08, 2019, 3:00 pm
Philosophy
Munroe, Wade
Rationality and Higher-Order Evidence
Sycamore Hall 120
Chair: Prof. Kirk Ludwig, (812-855-2404)
Tuesday, July 09, 2019, 1:00 pm
Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
Wu, Meng
Investigating the genetic basis of novel trait evolution using evolutionary genomics
Simon Hall (SI 001)
Chair: Prof. Leonie Moyle, (812-856-7027)
Tuesday, July 09, 2019, 3:00 pm
Physics
Zarling, Jonathan
Seeking the Glue that Binds Us: Charged Pseudoscalar Photoproduction and the Path to Hybrid Mesons with the GlueX Experiment
Swain Hall West 214
Chair: Prof. Matthew Shepherd, (812-856-5808)
Wednesday, July 10, 2019, 9:30 am
Psychology
Stanko, Kathleen
Race Bias in Perceptions of Police Use of Force as a Function of Dehumanization: The Role of Self-Control and Pain Sensitivity
Psychology, Room 128
Chair: Prof. Robert Rydell, (812-855-7608)
Wednesday, July 10, 2019, 2:00 pm
Gender Studies
Marcotte, Alexandra
Initiating Sexual Relationships in the Digital Age: Gender and Sexuality at the Intersections of Technology, Consent, and Intimacy
Lindley Hall, Room 425
Chair: Justin Garcia, (812-855-7686)
Monday, July 15, 2019, 10:00 am
Criminal Justice / Sociology
Sevell, Eric
Makin' It Gain: Organizational Legitimacy and the Strip Club Industry
Ballantine Hall (BH) 742C
Chair: Prof. Ethan Michelson / Prof. Kip Schlegel, (812-360-8208 / 812-219-8142)
Tuesday, July 16, 2019, 10:00 am
Physics
Yang, Wencao
Synthesis, transport and magnetic properties of emergent transition metal oxides and sulfides
Swain West Room 238
Chair: Prof. Shixiong Zhang, (240-380-0026)
Tuesday, July 16, 2019, 1:30 pm
Microbiology
Burton, Aisha
Plasmid-Encoded Sigma Factor Mediates Death in Bacillus subtilis
Simon Hall 001
Chair: Prof. Daniel Kearns, (812-856-2523)
Thursday, July 18, 2019, 10:00 am
Evolution, Ecology, & Behavior
Petersen, Christopher
Functional neuroanatomy of serotonin release in the inferior colliculus
Simon Hall Rm 001
Chair: Prof. Laura Hurley, (812-856-1991)
Monday, July 22, 2019, 2:00 pm
Geological Sciences
Li, Zhiyang
An integrated sedimentologic, petrographic, and stratigraphic analysis of the Upper Cretaceous Tununk Shale Member of the Mancos Shale Formation, south-central Utah
Geology building, Room 522
Chair: Prof. Juergen Schieber, (812-855-5322)
Tuesday, July 23, 2019, 2:00 pm
Linguistics / Second Language Studies
Koylu, Yilmaz
Representation and acquisition of kind reference in L2 English
Indiana Memorial Union, Oak Room
Chair: Prof. Thomas Grano / Prof. Rex Sprouse, (812-855-6456 / 812-272-3332)
Wednesday, July 24, 2019, 2:00 pm
Biochemistry
Wang, Jiefei
The Response of Acinetobacter baumannii to Calprotectin Induced Multi-metal Restriction
Simon Hall 001
Chair: Prof. David Giedroc, (812-856-3178)
Friday, July 26, 2019, 3:30 pm
Mathematics
Shi, Yi
THE LEBESGUE DECOMPOSITION OF THE FREE MULTIPLICATIVE CONVOLUTION OF TWO PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS
Rawles Hall 127
Chair: Prof. Hari Bercovici, (812-855-1989)
Monday, July 29, 2019, 2:00 pm
Physics
Wang, Miao
Study of Metal-ligand Complexation at Metal and Metal-Oxide Surfaces by Vibrational Spectroscopy
Swain West Room 214
Chair: Prof. Steven Tait, (812-340-4001)
Thursday, August 01, 2019, 10:00 am
Central Eurasian Studies; Linguistics
Nematollahi, Narges
Epistolary Stylistics in Persian up to the 13th Century: Origins and Early Development
Global & International Studies 3015
Chair: Prof. Jamsheed Choksy / Prof. Joseph Clements , (812-855-8643 / 812-855-3268)
Monday, August 05, 2019, 12:00 pm
Statistical Science
Yang, Zikun
Gaussian Regression Model Selection in High Dimension
Maple Room IMU
Chair: Prof. Andrew Womack, (913-634-8462)
Monday, August 05, 2019, 2:00 pm
Astrophysics
Gerber, Jeffrey
Light Element Inhomogeneities and Multiple Populations in Galactic Globular Clusters
Swain West 405
Chair: Prof. Eileen Friel, (812-856-3931)
Tuesday, August 06, 2019, 1:30 pm
Neural Sciences / Psychology
DeBoeuf, Kristi
The suppressive effects of amyloid beta fragments (1-42) and (25-35) on macro- and micro-scopic Kv1.1 currents expressed in Xenopus oocytes
Multidisciplinary Science Building II, Gill Conference Room 102
Chair: Prof. Joseph Farley / Prof. Andrea Hohmann, (812-855-6828 / 812-856-0672)
Wednesday, August 07, 2019, 11:00 am
Psychology
Lochbihler, Stephanie
Nicotine as a (social) painkiller: An experimental investigation on the use of nicotine to reduce social pain after social exclusion experiences
Psychology 128
Chair: Prof. Eliot Smith, (812-856-0196)
Wednesday, August 07, 2019, 2:00 pm
Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology
Rotelli, Michael
Defining the molecular pathways that regulate endoreplication
Simon 001
Chair: Prof. Brian Calvi, (812-855-5450)
Thursday, August 08, 2019, 1:00 pm
Neural Sciences; Psychology
Carey, Lawrence
Targeting cannabinoid type 2 receptors to suppress antiretroviral-induced neuropathic nociception
Multidisciplinary Science Building II 102
Chair: Prof. Andrea Hohmann / Prof. Ken Mackie , (812-856-0672 / 812-855-2042)
Friday, August 09, 2019, 9:00 am
Anthropology
Kim, Chi-Hoon
"Discover Korea's Delicious Secret"-The Politics of Gastro-National Branding
Student Building 159
Chair: Prof. Richard Wilk, (812-272-6809)
Friday, August 16, 2019, 2:00 pm
English
Ton, Mary
Shining Lights: Magic Lanterns and the Missionary Movement, 1839-1868
Lindley 215D
Chair: Prof. Ellen Mackay / Prof. Stephen Watt, (812-272-4504 / 812-360-8027)
Friday, August 23, 2019, 1:00 pm
Geological Sciences
Kearney, John
Using phenocryst compositions from reworked tephra to enhance the chronostratigraphic resolution of Bed III and Bed IV, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
Geology, Rm 522
Chair: Prof. Claudia Johnson, (812-855-0646)
Friday, September 06, 2019, 3:00 pm
Anthropology
McDonell, Emma
After the Boom: The Politics of Race, Value, and Development in Peru's Quinoa Bust
Student Building 159
Chair: Prof. Eduardo Brondizio / Prof. Richard Wilk, (812-855-5818 / 812-855-5818)
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, GRADUATE DIVISION
Monday, July 01, 2019, 3:00 pm
Higher Education
Hwang, Youngsik
APPROACHES TO STUDENTS' MAJOR CHOICE: HOW STUDENTS DECIDE THEIR MAJOR AND WHAT THE ROLE OF COLLEGE EXPERIENCE IS FOR THE MAJOR CHOICE/FUTURE CAREER PATH AT FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS
Wright Education Bldg 4214
Chair: Prof. Victor Borden, (812-856-0855)
Monday, July 08, 2019, 1:00 pm
Higher Education
O'Malley, Timothy
EVALUATING THE EFFICACY OF AN EARLY ALERT SYSTEM: HOW FACULTY USE IMPACTS COURSE COMPLETION & STUDENT RETENTION
Wright Education Bldg 4214
Chair: Prof. Gary Pike, (812-856-8391)
Monday, July 08, 2019, 1:00 pm
Literacy, Culture, & Language Education
Li, Qi
Exploring a Technology-Enhanced Optimal Language Learning Environment for Young English Language Learners from Prek-6
Wright Education Bldg Room 2277
Chair: Prof. Curtis Bonk / Prof. James Damico, (812-322-2878 / 812-856-8267)
Tuesday, July 30, 2019, 1:30 pm
School Psychology
Welch, Aerin
Disciplinary Practices in Schools within Juvenile Correctional Facilities
Wright Education Bldg 0020
Chair: Prof. Theresa Ochoa / Prof. Russell Skiba, (812-856-8135 / 812-855-4438)
Thursday, August 01, 2019, 12:00 pm
Counseling Psychology
Voyles, Jeremy
INTEGRATIVE CARE: PARENT, PEDIATRIC, AND MENTAL HEALTH EXPERIENCES
Education Building Room 4204
Chair: Prof. Michael Tracy, (812-856-8345)
Monday, August 26, 2019, 1:00 pm
Learning & Developmental Sciences
Georgen, Christopher
DANCE STEP: Collective and Embodied Science Learning Across Contexts
Wright Education Bldg 2277
Chair: Prof. Joshua Danish, (310-420-5548)
Friday, August 30, 2019, 9:00 am
Learning & Developmental Sciences
Gomoll, Andrea
Co-Designing problem-based learning experiences that empower students to create change: Professional vision in the work of co-design
Wright Education Bldg 2277
Chair: Prof. Cindy Hmelo-Silver, (812-856-8335)
THE MEDIA SCHOOL, GRADUATE DIVISION
Thursday, July 25, 2019, 11:00 am
Mass Communications
Overby, Katrina
Doin' it for the Culture: Defining Blackness, Culture, and Identity on Black Twitter
The Media School; Room 230M
Chair: Prof. Carolyn Calloway-Thomas / Prof. Radhika Parameswaran, (812-855-0524 / 812-855-8569)
SCHOOL OF MUSIC, GRADUATE DIVISION
Tuesday, July 02, 2019, 4:00 pm
Music Theory
Lam, Nathan
Relative Diatonic Modality in Extended Common-Practice Music
Simon Music Library & Recital Center M267
Chair: Prof. Blair Johnston, (812-856-6075)
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS, GRADUATE DIVISION
Monday, June 17, 2019, 11:00 am
Public Affairs
Hameduddin, Taha
Three Essays on the Employee Engagement Construct: Exploring the Role of the External Environment, and its Efficacy in the U.S. Federal Government
School of Public and Environmental Affairs 300
Chair: Prof. Sergio Fernandez, (812-855-4944)
Tuesday, June 18, 2019, 9:00 am
Public Affairs
Ali, Mir Usman
Citizen Oversight Agencies for Police: Adoption and Diffusion, Impact on Policing Outcomes, and their Potential Undesirable Consequences
SPEA DCR 300
Chair: Prof. Maureen Pirog, (812-855-0732)
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Monday, June 17, 2019, 10:00 am
Health Behavior
Dutta, Tapati
DECISION - MAKERS' CONCEPTUALIZATION AND FOSTERING OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR IMPROVED UPTAKE AND ADOPTION OF EXISTING AND EMERGING VACCINES IN INDIA
School of Public Health Annex 809 E. Ninth Street, room 201
Chair: Prof. Priscilla Barnes / Prof. Beth Meyerson, (812-855-4789 / 812-855-0585)
Monday, July 01, 2019, 11:00 am
Leisure Behavior
Kiessling II, Peter
Relationship between Leisure-time and Work-time Physical Activity and Sitting Time, Leisure Satisfaction, and Physical Activity Motivation
School of Public Health Room 125
Chair: Prof. William Ramos, (812-856-7161)
Tuesday, July 02, 2019, 10:30 am
Health Behavior
Kwon, Elizabeth
ASSESSING NICOTINE PRODUCT USE TRAJECTORIES IN YOUTH AND EFFECTS OF E-CIGARETTE USE ON CIGARETTE SMOKING CESSATION IN ADULTS
School of Public Health 125
Chair: Prof. Dong-Chul Seo, (812-855-9379)
Monday, August 12, 2019, 1:00 am
Leisure Behavior
Knee, Eric
Gentrification of the (leisure) mind: LGBTQ neoliberal politics and a contested space for leisure
School of Public Health Room 125
Chair: Prof. William Ramos, (812-856-7161)
Monday, August 19, 2019, 11:00 am
Health Behavior
Townes, Ashley
Working Towards Health Equity: Experiences of Black women seeking sexual health information and accessing sexual health services
School of Public Health Room 125
Chair: Prof. Debby Herbenick, (812-855-7011)
