Doctoral Degree Candidates

Dhirgam Sadiq Jaafar Humaidy, Chemistry

ADVISOR: Alice Bruce, Professor and Department Chair of Chemistry

DISSERTATION: Gold (I) Tetrathiomolybdate Clusters: Synthesis, Characterization, Computational Studies, and Reactivity With Thiophenol and Selenophenol

Robert Daniel Hurst, Chemistry

ADVISOR: Matthew Brichacek, Associate Professor of Chemistry

DISSERTATION: Synthesis of Fluorescent Reporters and Conjugation of Complex Glycans

Zachary Steven Hutchinson, Computer Science

ADVISOR: Roy Turner, Associate Professor of Computer Science

DISSERTATION: Artificial Dendritic Neuron: A Model of Computation and Learning Algorithm

Gabriel Sheinbach Jensen, Biomedical Sciences

ADVISOR: Kristy Townsend, Associate Professor of Neurobiology

DISSERTATION: Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase Marks a Novel Population of Adult Stem Cells in the Mouse Brain That Respond to Metabolic Interventions by Modulating Adult Brain Plasticity

Cory Phillip Johnson, Biomedical Sciences

ADVISOR: Joshua Kelley, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry

DISSERTATION: Understanding the Contribution of Ga to the Yeast Pheromone Response

Edwin McClellan Johnston IV, Ecology and Environmental Sciences

CO-ADVISORS: Brian Olsen, Professor of Ornithology; Amanda Klemmer, Assistant Professor of Landscape Ecology

DISSERTATION: From Sea to Summit: Aquatic Food Webs and Global Change Across Contrasting Landscapes

Anne-Marie C. Jordan, Education

CO-ADVISORS: James Artesani, Associate Dean of Graduate Education, Research and Outreach, Associate Professor of Special Education; Susan Bennett-Armistead, Associate Professor of Literacy

DISSERTATION: “We Just Ultimately Need to Make That Connection” Learning to Engage in a Digital World: Perceptions from Educators and Families During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Akila Tharindika Harishchandra Kanahera Arachchige Don, Marine Biology

ADVISOR: Nishad Jayasundara, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Marine Science

DISSERTATION: Integrating Physiological Responses to Determine Changes in Fish Species Distribution with Ocean Warming and Pollution

Peter Vincent Kelly, ♦ Chemistry

ADVISOR: William Gramlich, Associate Professor of Chemistry

DISSERTATION: Effects of Fibril Morphology and Interfacial Interactions on the Behavior of Polymer-Grafted Cellulose Nanofibril Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites

Mubarak Mohammed Khlewee, Chemical Engineering

ADVISOR: Douglas Bousfield, Professor of Chemical Engineering

DISSERTATION: The Influence of Heat and Mass Transfer on the Setting Rate of Adhesives Between Porous Substrates

Alex Kunnathu George, Forest Resources

ADVISOR: Anil Raj Kizha, Professor of Forest Operations

DISSERTATION: Sustainability in Forest Operations: Harvesting on Fragile Ground, Best Management Practices Assessment, Perspectives on Forest Certification, and Life Cycle Assessment of Forest Products

Denghui Li, Oceanography

CO-ADVISORS: Huijie Xue, Professor of Marine Science; Andrew Thomas, Professor of Oceanography

DISSERTATION: Simulations of Coastal Currents, Transport and Population Connectivity of Blue Mussel (Mytilus Edulis) in the Gulf of Maine

Sara Sophia Lowden, Anthropology and Environmental Policy

CO-ADVISORS: Lisa Neuman, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Native American Studies; Darren Ranco, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Coordinator of Native American Research

DISSERTATION: “Bacanora For Bats”: A Multispecies Ethnography in The Sonora-Arizona Borderlands

Firas Mohammed Mahyob, Physics

ADVISOR: Robert Lad, Professor of Physics

DISSERTATION: Influence of Pt Nanoparticles on Ionic Transport and Hydrogen Reactivity of Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia (YSZ) Thin Films

Anna L. Martin, Interdisciplinary Studies

ADVISOR: Susan Smith, Associate Research Professor of Art

DISSERTATION: Art-At-Work: Creativity & Social Practice as Collaborative Interdisciplinary Research

Todd William McKinley, Education

ADVISOR: Susan Bennett-Armistead, Associate Professor of Literacy

DISSERTATION: Regenerating Professional Learning: The Influence of Relationships on Teacher Identity, Agency, and Advocacy

Hannah N. Mittelstaedt, Ecology and Environmental Sciences

ADVISOR: Amanda Klemmer, Assistant Professor of Landscape Ecology

DISSERTATION: Untangling Drivers of Intertidal Community Dynamics and Change