Doctoral Dissertation Fellows
2011-12
Evgeniya Akatyeva
Mechanical Engineering
Understanding the Edge and Screw Dislocations in Nanostructures: From Mechanical Response to Growth
Adviser: Traian Dumitrica
Manohar Ayinala
Electrical Engineering
Low-Power Architectures for Implantable and Wearable Devices
Adviser: Keshab Parhi
Merle Barriga Ramirez
Theatre Arts
Performing Indigeneity: The performative Dimension of Racial Formations in Puckllay
Adviser: Margaret Werry
Thomas Bastian
Integrated Biosciences
Micronutrient Deficiencies and Thyroid Hormone-regulated Brain Development
Adviser: Grant Anderson
Amanda Beaudoin
Veterinary Medicine
Avian Influenza Exposure Risks and Transmission Dynamics in Thai Free-grazing Duck Flocks
Co-advisers: Jeff Bender and Randall Singer
Lauren Beckman
Nutrition
Changes in Gastrointestinal Hormones, Leptin, and Satiety after Gastric Bypass Surgery
Adviser: Carrie Earthman
Emily Berg
Communication Studies
The Glory of Each Generation Is to Set Its Own Precedents: Women, Partisanship, and Agency in the Gilded Age
Adviser: Karlyn Campbell
Dylan Blumentritt
Earth Sciences
Large-scale Landscape Erosion: Application of Atmospheric Radioisotopes and Magnetic Parameters to Track Sediment Sources in the Minnesota River Basin and a Historical Perspective from Lake Pepin
Co-advisers: Herbert Wright and Daniel Engstrom
Krista Bluske
Neuroscience
Investigating Neurogenesis and the Generation of Neuronal Subtypes in the Mammalian Thalamus
Adviser: Yasushi Nakagawa
Wyatt Brooks
Economics
Essays in International Trade
Co-advisers: Timothy Kehoe and Fabrizio Perri
Jonas Bunte
Political Science
Explaining the Supply of and Demand for Loans by New Lenders to Developing Countries
Adviser: John Freeman
Erik Carlson
English
The Old English Language of Fear
Adviser: Andrew Scheil
Peder Cedervall
Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biophysics
Structural Insight into the Mechanisms of Metal/Pyrrole-containing Enzymes
Adviser: Carrie Wilmot
Abhijit Chakraborty
Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics
Local Stability and Performance Analyasis of Nonlinear Flight Control Systems Under Actuator Saturation
Adviser: Gary Balas
Sayantan Chattoraj
Pharmaceutics
Milling-induced Amorphization of Pharmaceutical Crystals
Adviser: Calvin Sun
Daisy Cross
Biomedical Engineering
Biomaterial Approaches to Stem Cell Therapy
Adviser: Chun Wang
Geoffrey Dancy
Political Science
Human Rights Law, Biased Data, and the Politics of Progress
Adviser: Kathryn Sikkink
Stephen Dillon
American Studies
Aboveground, Underground, and Locked Down: Social Movements and the Culture and Politics of the Neoliberal-Carceral State
Co-advisers: Roderick Ferguson and Regina Kunzel
Candance Doerr-Stevens
Education, Curriculum & Instruction
Collaborative Conflict: Examining Student Struggle in Digital Media Composition
Adviser: Cynthia Lewis
Egor Dontsov
Civil Engineering
Effect of Low-frequency Ultrasound Modulation on the Acoustic radiation Force and Ablation in Soft Tissue
Adviser: Bojan Guzina
Aaron Ehlinger
Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biophysics
Structural Dynamics in the Proteasome Regulatory Particle
Adviser: Kylie Walters
Mehmed Ertem
Chemistry
Mechanism of Water Oxidation by Transition-Metal-Based Catalysts
Adviser: Christopher Cramer
Aric Frantz
Comparative and Molecular Biosciences
Shared Gene Expression Signatures of Tumor-Initiating Cells From Ontogenetically Distinct Cancers
Co-advisers: Jaime Modiano and Timothy O'Brien
Darcy Fudge Kamal
Business Administration
Born Again? How Alliance Termination Affects Alliance Re-Formation, Organizational Status, Reputation, and Performance
Adviser: Aks Zaheer
Katherine Genadek
Applied Economics
Essays on Divorce, Marriage, and Time Allocation
Adviser: Elizabeth Davis
Thomas Giarla
Ecology, Evolution & Behavior
Shifting Climates and Stable Niches: Assessing the Impact of Ancient Climate Cycles on Phylogeographic Structure Within Three Andean Marsupials
Adviser: Sharon Jansa
Erik Girvan
Psychology
Habits of Meaning: When Does Learning to Categorize Situations Attenuate Bias in Social Judgments?
Co-advisers: Eugene Borgida and Marti Gonzales
Christian Haines
Comparative Studies in Discourse and Society
A Desire Called America: Biopolitics, Democracy, and Utopian Forms of Life in American Literature
Adviser: Cesare Casarino
Andrew Halpern-Manners
Sociology
A Dynamic Model of Contextual Effects on Young People`s Educational Attainment and Academic Performance
Adviser: John Warren
Elisabeth Hansen
English
Signs of the Time: Temporality in Fourteenth-Century English Contemplative Writing
Adviser: Rebecca Krug
Brandon Hathaway
Mechanical Engineering
Solar Gasification of Biomass: Design of a Molten Salt Gasification Reactor
Co-advisers: Jane Davidson and David Kittelson
Kristina Hellberg
Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biophysics
Inflammatory Lipids and Insulin Resistance
Adviser: David Bernlohr
David Hermanson
Medicinal Chemistry
Mechanistic Investigation of Compounds Targeting Resistant Cancer
Adviser: Chengguo Xing
Joel Hesch
Computer Science
Towards Consistent Vision-aided Inertial Navigation
Adviser: Stergios Roumeliotis
Maki Inoue-Choi
Epidemiology
One-carbon Metabolism and Breast Cancer
Co-advisers: Kim Robien and Aaron Folsom
Meng Jing
Chemistry
Microfluidic Selection of DNA Aptamers
Adviser: Michael Bowser
Jolene Johnson Armstrong
Physics
Counting Proteins on Vesicles and Viruses
Adviser: Joachim Mueller
Sreeram Kalpathy
Materials Science and Engineering
Coating and Printing on Chemically Patterned Surfaces
Co-advisers: Satish Kumar and Lorraine Francis
Yuet-Fong Kam
Pharmacology
Morphine Regulated AMPA Receptor Trafficking
Adviser: Ping-Yee Law
Ankur Khare
Materials Science and Engineering
Thin Film Solar Cells From Colloidal Dispersions of Copper Zinc Tin Sulfide Nanocrystals
Co-advisers: Eray Aydil and David Norris
Hyeun Bum Kim
Veterinary Medicine
A Metagenomic Approach to Study the Effects of Using Tylosin as an Antibiotic Growth Promoter on the Pig Distal Gut Microflora
Adviser: Richard Isaacson
Yui Jin (Eugene) Kim
Human Resources and Industrial Relations
The Mechanisms and Work Group Context of Victimization of High Performers
Adviser: Theresa Glomb
Linda Koehler
Rehabilitation Sciences
Axillary Web Syndrome Ongoing Medical Evaluation
Adviser: Paula Ludewig
Illenin Kondo
Economics
Trade Reforms: Optimal Insurance and Uncertain Reallocation in Local Labor Markets
Co-advisers: Fabrizio Perri and Timothy Kehoe
Matthew Konieczny
History
Constructing Science, Constructing Europe: Polish Physics and the Development of a Quantum Theory in Europe
Co-advisers: Gary Cohen and Eric Weitz
Margaret Kunde
Communication Studies
Ronald Reagan and the Resurgence of the Puritan Coventantal Tradition: The "City on a Hill" and a Reorientation of the People of the United States into an Economy of "Grace"
Adviser: Karlyn Campbell
Christina Kwauk
Educational Policy and Administration
Navigating Development Futures: Sport and the Production of Healthy Bodies in Samoa and America Samoa
Co-advisers: Frances Vavrus and Peter Demerath
Xingjie Li
Mathematics
The Development and Analysis of Atomistic-to-Continuum Coupling Methods
Adviser: Mitchell Luskin
Binh Lieu
Electrical Engineering
Dynamics and Control of Transition to Turbulence in Shear Flows of Newtonian and Viscoelastic Fluids
Adviser: Mihailo Jovanovic
Yu-Shen Lin
Chemistry
Critical Considerations of Mesoporous Silica Nanotherapeutics
Adviser: Christy Haynes
Xazmin Lowman
Microbiology, Immunology, & Cancer Biology
The Role of Noxa in Glucose Metabolism
Adviser: Ameeta Kelekar
Feng Luo
Physics
The Effects of Supersymmetric Particle Decays on Big-Bang Nucleosynthesis
Adviser: Keith Olive
Gina Martino
History
Her Extraordinary Sufferings and Services: Women and War in New England and New France, 1630-1763
Adviser: Kirsten Fischer
Melissa Maurer-Jones
Chemistry
Fundamental Assessment of the Immunogencity and Ecotoxicity of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles
Adviser: Christy Haynes
Esther McGinnis
Applied Plant Sciences
Analysis of the U.S. Department of Agriculture`s Regulation of Genetically Engineered Crops and Reproductive Biology of Carex Pensylvanica
Co-advisers: Mary Meyer and Alan Smith
Brenton McMenamin
Psychology
EEG and Psychophysical Quantification of Changes to Perceptual Processing Caused by Emotional Conditioning
Co-advisers: Daniel Kersten and Chad Marsolek
Abedelaziz Mohaisen
Computer Science
Trustworthy Computing on Social Networks
Adviser: Yongdae Kim
Ryan Newkirk
Epidemiology
Food System Modeling & Epidemiologic Methodologies: Research Efforts in Food Defense
Co-advisers: Jeff Bender and Alan Lifson
Laura Okagaki
Microbiology, Immunology, & Cancer Biology
Cryptococcus Neoformans Titan Cell Production Alters Host-Pathogen Interactions
Adviser: Kirsten Nielsen
Timothy Ortyl
Sociology
Social Marginalization and Patterns of Family Formation
Adviser: Kathleen Hull
Sarah Page
Chemistry
Photochemical and Dark Production of Hydroxyl Radical From Humic Substances
Co-advisers: Kristopher McNeill and Bill Arnold
Richa Pandey
Chemical Engineering
Nanoscale Engineering of Light Harvesting Thin Films for Next Generation Organic Solar Cells
Adviser: Russell Holmes
Tae Youn Park
Human Resources and Industrial Relations
Fair Pay Allocation Decisions: From a Regulatory Focus Theory View
Adviser: Jason Shaw
Dinesh Paudel
Geography
Rebellious Development: Community Forestry, Livelihoods, and the Rise of Maoist Movements in Nepal
Co-advisers: Abdi Samatar and Vinay Gidwani
Rachel Penrod
Neuroscience
The role of Arp2/3 Activity in Medium Spiny Neuron Dendritic Spine Dynamics
Co-advisers: Lorene Lanier and Mark Thomas
Claudio Perez-Leighton
Neuroscience
Role of the Orexin System and Spontaneous Physical Activity in the Development of Diet-induced Obesity
Adviser: Catherine Kotz
Anna Peterson
Conservation Biology
North Shore Bird MIgration
Adviser: Gerald Niemi
Beth Pettitt
Ecology, Evolution & Behavior
Paternal Effort in Relation to Acoustically Mediated Mate Choice in a Neotropical Frog
Adviser: Mark Bee
Gina Quiram
Ecology, Evolution & Behavior
The Evolutionary Response of an Invasive Perennial (Lythrum salicaria) to Management by Biological Control Agents (Galerucella spp.)
Co-advisers: Jeannine Cavender-Bares and Ruth Shaw
Eric Roubinek
History
Re-imagined Communities: Racial, National, and Colonial Visions in Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, 1922-1943
Co-advisers: Eric Weitz and Mary Jo Maynes
Bodhisatwa Sadhu
Electrical Engineering
Wideband RF Circuits for Cognitive Radio Receivers
Adviser: Ramesh Harjani
Alison Sexton
Applied Economics
Health and Information: Essays on Consumer and Business Responses to Publicly Provided or Mandated Information Related to Health
Co-advisers: Timothy Beatty and Stephen Polasky
Sandra Shallcross
Psychology
Attachment Orientation and Posttraumatic Adjustment: The Mediating Role of Social Support and Narrative Quality
Co-advisers: Patricia Frazier and Jeffry Simpson
Jennifer Simmelink
Social Work
An Exploration of the Social Construction of Drug and Alcohol Use in Displaced Karen Refugee Communities
Adviser: Elizabeth Lightfoot
Benjamin Stanley
Earth Sciences
Role of C-O-H Volatiles in Melting of the Martian Mantle: Influence on Degassing, Volatile Fluxes, and Atmospheric Evolution
Adviser: Marc Hirschmann
Christopher Strunk
Geography
Routes of Migration, Transnational Development, and Networks of Belonging in Washington D.C. and Cochabamba, Bolivia
Adviser: Helga Leitner
Jason Swartwood
Philosophy
Cultivating Practical Wisdom
Adviser: Valerie Tiberius
Bereket Tewolderbrhan
Civil Engineering
Rheology of Granular Mixtures and Slurries
Adviser: Kimberly Hill
Grayce Theryo
Materials Science and Engineering
Polyactide Toughening Through Graft Copolymerization
Adviser: Marc Hillmyer
Ana Torres Rippa
Chemical Engineering
Biomass to Biochemicals: Design and Optimization of Processes for the Production of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural
Adviser: Prodromos Daoutidis
Catrin Tyl
Food Science
Activity-guided Fractionation of Three Whole Wheat Varieties
Adviser: Mirko Bunzel
Britta Veitenheimer Rupp
Neuroscience
Salt-Induced Activation of the Sympathetic Nervous System: Spinal Pathways Involved in Blood Pressure Regulation
Adviser: John Osborn
Heather Vezina
Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology
Application of Pharmacometric Methods to Studies of Antiviral Prophylaxis After Solid Organ Transplantation
Adviser: Richard Brundage
Bo Wang
Chemistry
Application of Novel Computational Algorithms in the Study of Adsorption Process in Zeolites
Adviser: Donald Truhlar
Hui Wang
Biomedical Engineering
Multi-contrast Optical Coherence Tomography for Neuroimaging
Adviser: Taner Akkin
Shi-Yi Wang
Health Services Research, Policy, & Administration
The Evaluation of Preoperative Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Women with Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer
Co-advisers: Karen Kuntz and Robert Kane
Steven Warren
Astrophysics
The Interstellar Medium and Star Formation of Low Mass Galaxies
Adviser: Evan Skillman
Brett Wartchow
Music
Nexus: Composition for Mixed Ensemble and Interactive Electronics
Adviser: Alex Lubet
Lee Wienkes
Physics
Electronic Transport in Doped Mixed-phase Thin Films
Adviser: James Kakalios
Benjamin Wiggins
American Studies
Managing Risk, Managing Race: Racialized Actuarial Science in a Globalizing America
Co-advisers: John Archer and Richard Leppert
Andrew Willey
Classical and Near Eastern Studies
Discovering a Higher Law: Cicero`s Creation of a Roman Constitution
Co-advisers: George Sheets and Spencer Cole
Daniel Winchester
Sociology
Reassembling the Soul: Investigating the Culture-Cognition Relationship through a Case Study of Conversions to Eastern Orthodoxy
Adviser: Penny Edgell
Lin Yang
Biomedical Engineering
Noninvasive Neuroimaging of
Pathological Rhythmic Activity in Epilepsy
Adviser: Bin He
Ligeng Yin
Chemistry
Nanostructures From Crystalline Polymeric Surfactants
Adviser: Marc Hillmyer
Ming Zeng
Microbiology, Immunology, & Cancer Biology
Lymphoid Tissue Destruction During HIV Infection Depletes Naïve T Cells and Limits Immune Reconstitution After Anti-retroviral Therapy
Adviser: Ashley Haase
Sipei Zhang
Materials Science and Engineering
Optimization of Ion Gel Gate Dielectrics for Organic Thin Film Transistors
Co-advisers: C. Daniel Frisbie and Timothy Lodge
Wei Zhang
Electrical Engineering
Printed Flexible Circuits Based on Organic Transistors
Adviser: Chris Kim
Xueyi Zhang
Chemical Engineering
Fabrication of Zeolite (Porous Silicate) Molecules
Adviser: Michael Tsapatsis
Hao Zhu
Electrical Engineering
Sparsity-Cognizant Algorithms with Applications to the Smart Grid, Communications, and Signal Processing, and the Smart Grid
Adviser: Georgios Giannakis
Kyle Zilic
Physics
Calibration of the Cosmic Microwave Background Polarization Anisotropy Experiment EBEX
Adviser: Shaul Hanany
John Zobel
Natural Resources Science & Management
Analysis of Long-term Forest Inventory Records for Estimating Future Forest Characteristics and Wildlife Habitat Suitability Under Changing Environmental Conditions and Management Regimes
Adviser: Alan Ek