Defense Announcements

Defense Announcements for the Week Of:

November 16, 2009 - November 22, 2009

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

1:30 p.m. Hai Hung Hoang, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Dissertation Defense - "Realization of Swarm Behavior in Wireless Communication Systems and Ad Hoc Sensor Networks." Major Professor, Bing W. Kwan. Defense to be held in COE, room B202.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

10:00 a.m. Audra Helen Hayden, Civil Engineering, Thesis Defense - "Correlation Between Field and Laboratory Testing for a Full Scale Stormwater Pond." Major Professor, Kamal Tawfiq. Defense to be held in CEB, room 125.

12:00 p.m. Kathleen Ewing, History, Thesis Defense - "The Evolution of Aunt Jemima and Sue Bee to the Removal of Rebels and Redskins: African-Americans and American Indians in Commercial and Sports Advertising." Major Professor, Edward Gray. Defense to be held in BEL, room 421.

Thursday, November 19, 2009

1:00 p.m. Melissa Noland, Sports and Recreation Management, Dissertation Defense - "The Role and Influence of Mentoring on Women's Decisions to Pursue Doctoral Degrees in Sport Management." Major Professor, Michael Mondello. Defense to be held in Tully, room 2020.

2:00 p.m. William Michael Kirkland, Humanities, Dissertation Defense - "The Impact of the Cold War on the Representation of White Masculinity in Hollywood Film." Major Professor, Maricarmen Martinez. Defense to be held in DIF, Humanities Conference Room.

Friday, November 20, 2009

11:30 a.m. Leilani Aletras, Interior Design, Thesis Defense - "Encouraging Girls to Grow Strong with Design: Creating Girl Scout Urban Campus Design Guidelines." Major Professors, Tasuku Ohazama and Lisa Waxman. Defense to be held in KRB, room 345.

1:00 p.m. Adali Hernandez-Escareno, Nutrition, Food, and Exercise Science, Thesis Defense - "Comparing the Hormone, Metabolic, and Lipid Profiles of Women with and without PCOS and the Effects of Dried Apple Supplementation and Exercise in Women with PCOS." Major Professor, Maria T. Spicer. Defense to be held in SAN, room 234.