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Note: Titles are listed alphabetically by program, then by student's last name.

FIRST NAME: Melony
LAST NAME: Stambaugh
ADVISOR: Martha W. Rees, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Anthropology: M.A.
TITLE: Six Degrees of UC: Social Networks in the Non-Profit Sector of Cincinnati, Ohio

FIRST NAME: Morgan
LAST NAME: Cobb
ADVISOR: Diane E. Mankin, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Art History: M.A.
TITLE: Fairy Tale and Fantasy in the French Court of Louis XIV

FIRST NAME: Emily
LAST NAME: Galbraith
ADVISOR: George W. Uetz, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Biological Sciences: M.S.
TITLE: Investigation of Decision-Making and Transitivity of Preferences in Female Choice of Schizocosa Ocreata (Hentz)

FIRST NAME: Gwendolyn
LAST NAME: Welsh
ADVISOR: Jodi Shann, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Biological Sciences: M.S.
TITLE: Degradation of Deca-BDE by Sewage Consortium Bacteria

FIRST NAME: Shira
LAST NAME: Gordon
ADVISOR: George W. Uetz, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Biological Sciences: Ph.D.
TITLE: Behavioral Compensation for Environmental Constraints on Seismic Communication in Wolf Spiders

FIRST NAME: Brian
LAST NAME: Moskalik
ADVISOR: George W. Uetz, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Biological Sciences: Ph.D.
TITLE: The Effects of Hunger on Female Mate Choice and Male Courtship Behavior in the Wolf Spider Schizocosa ocreata (Hentz)

FIRST NAME: Nadine
LAST NAME: Stecher
ADVISOR: Elke K. Buschbeck, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Biological Sciences: Ph.D.
TITLE: The Ultrastructure of the Retinas in the Larval Eyes of the Sunburst Diving Beetle Indicates Polarization Sensitivity

FIRST NAME: Daniel
LAST NAME: Boguszewski
ADVISOR: Jason T. Shearn, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Biomedical Engineering: M.S.
TITLE: Effect of Anterior Translation on Total Knee Force in a Porcine Model

FIRST NAME: Varun
LAST NAME: Krishnamurthy
ADVISOR: Daria Narmoneva, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Biomedical Engineering: M.S.
TITLE: Elastin Haploinsufficiency is Associated with Altered Interstitial Cell Phenotype and Progressive Aortopathy

FIRST NAME: Swathi
LAST NAME: Balaji
ADVISOR: Daria A. Narmoneva, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Biomedical Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: Angiogenic Nanoscaffold Enhances Neovascularization and Wound Healing in db/db Mouse Model with Type II Diabetes

FIRST NAME: Nathaniel
LAST NAME: Dyment
ADVISOR: David L. Butler, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Biomedical Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: Inducing Tendon Degeneration Using Prostaglandin-E2: In Vitro Release from Poly(lactic-co-glycolide) Films

FIRST NAME: Jennifer
LAST NAME: Hurley
ADVISOR: Daria A. Narmoneva, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Biomedical Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: Fibroblasts Alter the Extracellular Mechanical Environment and Promote In Vitro Angiogenesis

FIRST NAME: Kirsten
LAST NAME: Kinneberg
ADVISOR: Jason T. Shearn, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Biomedical Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: Growth Factor Stimulation of MSC-Collagen Constructs to Improve Construct Linear Stiffness

FIRST NAME: Jonathan
LAST NAME: Kopechek
ADVISOR: Christy K. Holland, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Biomedical Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: Ultrasound-Mediated Release of Hydrophilic and Lipophilic Agents from Echogenic Liposomes

FIRST NAME: Tae Jin
LAST NAME: Lee
ADVISOR: Peixuan Guo, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Biomedical Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: DNA-dependent ATPase Activity of gp16 of Bacterial Virus phi29 and Its Interaction with the DNA Packaging Motor

FIRST NAME: Marie
LAST NAME: Mooney
ADVISOR: Jeffery D. Johnson, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Biomedical Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: Simulating Dopamine Dynamics in the Dorsal Striatum during Conditioned Avoidance

FIRST NAME: Abdul
LAST NAME: Sheikh
ADVISOR: Daria A. Narmoneva, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Biomedical Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: Microwave Field Enhances Capillary-Like Network Assembly by Microvascular Endothelial Cells

FIRST NAME: Yi
LAST NAME: Shu
ADVISOR: Peixuan Guo, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Biomedical Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: Phi29 Motor pRNA as a Vehicle to Deliver siRNA to Specific Cancer or Viral Infected Cells Using RNA Nanotechnology

FIRST NAME: Feng
LAST NAME: Xiao
ADVISOR: Peixuan Guo, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Biomedical Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: Design of Artificial pRNA Active in Gearing and Driving the DNA Packaging Motor of Bacterial Virus phi29

FIRST NAME: Diana
LAST NAME: Hechavarria
ADVISOR: Charles Matthews, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Business Administration: Ph.D.
TITLE: Cultural Norms and Business Start-Ups: The Impact of National Values on Opportunity and Necessity Entrepreneurs

FIRST NAME: Claudia
LAST NAME: Rosales
ADVISOR: Michael J. Fry, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Business Administration: Ph.D.
TITLE: Transfreight Reduces Costs and Balances Workload at Georgetown Crossdock

FIRST NAME: Yann
LAST NAME: Ferrand
ADVISOR: Michael J. Magazine, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Business: Ph.D.
TITLE: Emergency Disruptions and Patient Overflow: A Simulation Study

FIRST NAME: Timmy
LAST NAME: Mani
ADVISOR: Wallace S. Ip, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Cell & Molecular Biology: Ph.D.
TITLE: The Role of Phosphoinositide Binding in Merlin Function

FIRST NAME: Traci
LAST NAME: Tuttle
ADVISOR: Nira Ben-Jonathan, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Cell and Molecular Biology: Ph.D.
TITLE: Interactions between Prolactin and Estrogens in Breast Cancer

FIRST NAME: Stephen
LAST NAME: Sims
ADVISOR: Anna Gudmundsdottir, PhD
PROGRAM: Chemistry, PhD
TITLE: Designing New Photoprotecting Groups

FIRST NAME: Praveen
LAST NAME: Bachawala
ADVISOR: James Mack III, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Exploring the Electronic Nature of Corannulene

FIRST NAME: Qilin
LAST NAME: Chan
ADVISOR: Joseph A. Caruso, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: The Investigation of Selenium Metabolites in Kale Utilizing HPLC-ICP-MS

FIRST NAME: Sayandev
LAST NAME: Chatterjee
ADVISOR: William B. Connick, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Adventures with Two-Electron Reagents: Towards Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells and Oxidation of Water

FIRST NAME: Dennis
LAST NAME: Fulmer
ADVISOR: James Mack III, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Utilization of High-Speed Ball Milling for Sovent and Copper Free Sonogashira Reactions

FIRST NAME: Giovanna
LAST NAME: Grandinetti
ADVISOR: Theresa M. Reineke, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: The Effect of Scavengers of Reactive Oxygen Species on the Gene Delivery and Cytotoxicity of Cationic Polymers

FIRST NAME: Shalyajit
LAST NAME: Jadhav
ADVISOR: Suri S. Iyer, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Synthesis and Characterization of Ferromagnetic Core-Shell Nanoparticles and Their Application to Pathogen Detection

FIRST NAME: Derek
LAST NAME: Jones
ADVISOR: James Mack III, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Development and Synthesis of Corannulene-Based Organic Materials

FIRST NAME: Renee
LAST NAME: Kepler
ADVISOR: Joseph A. Caruso, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: An Experimental Comparison of Micro-Flow Nebulizers for ICPMS

FIRST NAME: Karina
LAST NAME: Kizjakina
ADVISOR: Theresa M. Reineke, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: The Effects of Amine Number in Carbohydrate/Oligoamine Click Polymers for Nucleic Acid Delivery

FIRST NAME: Ashish
LAST NAME: Kulkarni
ADVISOR: Suri S. Iyer, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Differentiation of Shiga 1 and Shiga 2 Toxins Using Synthetic Glycoconjugates

FIRST NAME: Dan
LAST NAME: Lewallen
ADVISOR: Suri S. Lyer, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Synthetic Glycoconjugates for the Differentiation and Detection of Influenza Virus

FIRST NAME: Qian
LAST NAME: Li
ADVISOR: Anna D. Gudmundsdottir, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Photolysing Crystalline Arylazide Produces Trans-Zao Dimers in High Stereoselective Yield

FIRST NAME: Kumudu
LAST NAME: Madduma-Liyanage
ADVISOR: William B. Connick, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Designing Multi-Electron Transfer Platinum Complexes

FIRST NAME: Sujit
LAST NAME: Mahajan
ADVISOR: Suri S. Iyer, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Kinetic and Thermodynamic Analysis of Binding Between Synthetic Glycoconjugates and Shiga Toxins

FIRST NAME: Mohamed
LAST NAME: Marei
ADVISOR: Pearl Tsang, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Towards Domain by Domain Investigations of Human Lysyl Aminoacyl tRNA Synthetase Binding to Cognate tRNA

FIRST NAME: Patrick
LAST NAME: McLendon
ADVISOR: Theresa M. Reineke, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Towards Identifying the Cellular Entry Mechanisms of Poly(glycoamidoamine) DNA Delivery Vehicles

FIRST NAME: Ronnie
LAST NAME: Muvirimi
ADVISOR: William B. Connick, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Electron-Transfer Chemistry of Two-Electron Platinum Reagents with Modified Pincer Ligands

FIRST NAME: Sridhar
LAST NAME: Rajam
ADVISOR: Anna D. Gudmundsdottir, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Photoinduced Cis-Trans Isomerism: Towards Designing Better Photoreversible Molecular Switches

FIRST NAME: Ranaweera Arachchilage Ajantha
LAST NAME: Ranaweera
ADVISOR: Anna D. Gudmundsdottir, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Towards Making High Spin Dinitrene Units

FIRST NAME: David
LAST NAME: Rogers
ADVISOR: Thomas Beck, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Absolute Solvation Free Energies from Quasi-Chemical Theory

FIRST NAME: Jagadis
LAST NAME: Sankaranarayanan
ADVISOR: Anna D. Gudmundsdottir, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Towards Design of Better Photo-Crosslinkers: A Computational Study

FIRST NAME: William
LAST NAME: Shearouse
ADVISOR: James Mack III, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: A One-Step, One-Pot Gewald Reaction for Alkyl-Aryl Ketones via Mechanochemistry

FIRST NAME: Vikas
LAST NAME: Shingade
ADVISOR: William B. Connick, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Novel Pincer Ligands for Designing Two Electrons Pt (II) Reagents

FIRST NAME: Antons
LAST NAME: Sizovs
ADVISOR: Theresa M. Reineke, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Monodisperse Polymers for Gene Delivery: Efforts towards the Development of a Technique

FIRST NAME: Vijay
LAST NAME: Taori
ADVISOR: Theresa M. Reineke, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Synthesis of Higher Molecular Weight Poly(galactaramidoamine) Gene Delivery Vectors

FIRST NAME: Stephen
LAST NAME: Taylor
ADVISOR: William B. Connick, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Vapochromic Response of Simple Pt(II) Salts

FIRST NAME: Heather
LAST NAME: Trenary
ADVISOR: Joseph A. Caruso, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Analysis of Selenium Containing Protein Extracts in Saccharomyces Bayanus via HPLC-ICP-MS

FIRST NAME: Daniel
LAST NAME: Waddell
ADVISOR: James Mack III, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: A Green Chemistry Approach to Acid/Base Chemistry and the Tishchenko Reaction

FIRST NAME: Xiaoyang
LAST NAME: Wang
ADVISOR: David B. Smithrud, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Creation and Investigation of Redox Switchable Host-Rotaxanes

FIRST NAME: Yaofang
LAST NAME: Zhang
ADVISOR: Joseph A. Caruso, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Removal of Inorganic Phosphate via Chemical Precipitation for Determining Contamination from Chemical Warfare Agents

FIRST NAME: Daoli
LAST NAME: Zhao
ADVISOR: Willam B. Connick, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: The Synthesis and Characterization of the Pincer Ligands for Two-Electron Transfer Reactions

FIRST NAME: Jing
LAST NAME: Zhu
ADVISOR: David B. Smithrud, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Host-Rotaxanes Derivatized with Benzyl-18-Crown-6 Act as Highly Selective Metal Binding Agents

FIRST NAME: Tony
LAST NAME: Geara
ADVISOR: O. Salem, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Civil and Environmental Engineering: M.S.
TITLE: Comprehensive Pavement Marking Study for the City of Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

FIRST NAME: Nancy
LAST NAME: Dendramis
ADVISOR: Mark T. Bowers, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Civil Engineering: M.S.
TITLE: Drained Shear Strength of the Claryville

FIRST NAME: Joseph
LAST NAME: Danyluk
ADVISOR: Carla Chifos, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Community Planning: M.C.P.
TITLE: Wastewater Treatment Systems: An Assessment of Sustainability

FIRST NAME: Geoffrey
LAST NAME: Milz
ADVISOR: Carla Chifos, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Community Planning: M.C.P.
TITLE: Beyond Ad-Hoc: An Application of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis in Emergency Planning and Response

FIRST NAME: Amr
LAST NAME: Ahmadain
ADVISOR: Kenneth P. Roenker, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Computer Science and Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: Physics, Simulation, and Design of a Double-Gate Silicon Spin MOSFET

FIRST NAME: Aravind
LAST NAME: Ranganathan
ADVISOR: Kenneth Berman, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Computer Science and Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: Maximizing Lifetime and Load Balancing Resources in a Wireless Sensor Network Using Dynamic Network Structures

FIRST NAME: Dustin
LAST NAME: Faulkner
ADVISOR: Albert L. Watson, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Counselor Education: Ed.D.
TITLE: The Effects of Public Perception on the Sexual Offender Population

FIRST NAME: Andrea
LAST NAME: Burrows
ADVISOR: Anant R. Kukreti, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Curriculum & Instruction: Ed.D.
TITLE: The Fellows of Project STEP: Science and Technology Enhancement Program

FIRST NAME: Catherine
LAST NAME: Lane
ADVISOR: Shelly L. Harkness, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Curriculum & Instruction: Ed.D.
TITLE: Reality Television = Real Mathematics

FIRST NAME: James
LAST NAME: Stallworth
ADVISOR: Helen Meyer, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Curriculum & Instruction: Ed.D.
TITLE: If I could, I would: Teachers' Perceptions on Implementing an Integrated Curriculum

FIRST NAME: Shuyan
LAST NAME: Sun
ADVISOR: Wei Pan, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Educational Studies: M.A.
TITLE: A Comprehensive Review of Effect Size Reporting and Interpreting Practices in Academic Journals in Education and Psychology

FIRST NAME: Lori
LAST NAME: Diehl
ADVISOR: Rhonda D. Brown, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Educational Studies: Ph.D.
TITLE: The Role of Long-Term Memory in Math and Reading Abilities

FIRST NAME: Derrick
LAST NAME: Jenkins
ADVISOR: Marvin J. Berlowitz, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Educational Studies: Ph.D.
TITLE: Hip Hop Activism and Education:  The Historical Efforts of Hip Hop Congress to Preserve Hip Hop Culture through Activism and Education

FIRST NAME: Blanche
LAST NAME: Kabengele
ADVISOR: Marvin J. Berlowitz, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Educational Studies: Ph.D.
TITLE: Modes of Multicultural Education

FIRST NAME: Michael
LAST NAME: Moyer
ADVISOR: Rhonda D. Brown, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Educational Studies: Ph.D.
TITLE: The Effectiveness of a Human Patient Simulator in Medicine: A Comparison Study in a Course Curriculum

FIRST NAME: Mark
LAST NAME: Mussman
ADVISOR: Marvin J. Berlowitz, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Educational Studies: Ph.D.
TITLE: Consumerism in the Classroom: An Investigation into the Effect of Advertising on Student Trust

FIRST NAME: Nicole
LAST NAME: Smith
ADVISOR: Lanthan D. Camblin, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Educational Studies: Ph.D.
TITLE: Redefining Leadership: An Evolutionary Process Examination of Black Women Serving as Presidents in Institutions of Higher Ed

FIRST NAME: Angan
LAST NAME: Das
ADVISOR: Ranga Vemuri, PhD
PROGRAM: Electrical and Computer Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: ATLAS: An Adaptively Formed Hierarchical Cell Library Based Analog Synthesis Framework

FIRST NAME: Almitra
LAST NAME: Pradhan
ADVISOR: Ranga Vemuri, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Electrical and Computer Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: Accurate and Efficient Analog Synthesis Tools Based on Behavioral Model Construction

FIRST NAME: Nikhil
LAST NAME: Bhandari
ADVISOR: Marc M. Cahay, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Electrical Engineering: M.S.
TITLE: Improved Efficiency of Organic Light Emitting Diodes Using Hole Confining Layer

FIRST NAME: