2023 Doctoral Degree Candidates
Sort Name Name Degree Major Dissertation Title Graduation Month
Allen,Cameron H Cameron Howard Allen Doctor of Philosophy Physics Experimentally Measuring Thermal Conductivity In Warm Dense Matter Using Fresnel Diffractive Radiography August 2023
Anderson,Hannah Victoria Hannah Victoria Anderson Doctor of Philosophy Chemistry December 2023
Angermeier,William A. William A. Angermeier Doctor of Philosophy Physics December 2023
Arifuzzaman,Md Md Arifuzzaman Doctor of Philosophy Computer Science and Engineering High-Performance Data Transfer Solutions for Next-Generation Research Networks December 2023
Axelrod,Kevin Mark Kevin Mark Axelrod Doctor of Philosophy Atmospheric Science Chemical composition, volatility, and oxidative aging of pollen in the atmosphere August 2023
Bagcilar,Seren Seren Bagcilar Doctor of Philosophy Natural Resources and Environmental Science December 2023
Baskaran,Karthikeyan Karthikeyan Baskaran Doctor of Philosophy Materials Science and Engineering Bismuth-Functionalized Sorbents For Radioiodine Capture August 2023
Brownson,Jay Daniel Jay Daniel Brownson Doctor of Nursing Practice Nursing Practice December 2023
Castillo,Elizabeth Elizabeth Castillo Doctor of Nursing Practice Nursing Practice August 2023
Cavagnaro,David Benjamin David Benjamin Cavagnaro Doctor of Philosophy Geology Understanding post-wildfire debris-flow activity across climates: insights on initiation conditions and flow identification December 2023
Chen,Lei Lei Chen Doctor of Philosophy Physics Characterization of short-pulse laser-produced fast electrons by 3D hybrid particle-in-cell modeling of angularly resolved bremsstrahlung August 2023
Cheung,Dominique Dominique Cheung Doctor of Philosophy Psychology A Stage One Feasibility Study of an Online, Asynchronous Intervention for Pain Catastrophizing August 2023
Childers,Ryan Ryan Robert Childers Doctor of Philosophy Physics X-ray Radiative Signatures Influenced by Nonthermal Effects in High-Energy-Density Laboratory Plasmas of Mid-Atomic-Number Z-pinches August 2023
Chin,Fredrick T Fredrick T. Chin Doctor of Philosophy Psychology Temporal Changes in Symptom-Behavior Dynamics: A Process-Focused Network Modeling Approach August 2023
Chowdhury,Md N Md N. Chowdhury Doctor of Philosophy Economics Essays in Economics: Overlapping Generations Models of Interest Rate Dynamics and Analyzing Homeowners’ Willingness-to-Pay for Wildfire Risk Mitigation December 2023
Cimesa,Milana Milana Cimesa Sampson Doctor of Philosophy Civil and Environmental Engineering Advancing Design and Detailing of Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) Axial Columns December 2023
Cooper,Silvana G. Silvana G. Cooper Doctor of Philosophy Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology The Brain Renin-Angiotensin System in the Regulation of Blood Pressure December 2023
Dagdagan,Mhervin Justin Mhervin Justin Dagdagan Doctor of Nursing Practice Nursing Practice December 2023
Dargyte,Ugne Ugne Soulam Doctor of Philosophy Physics Optical and spin coherence properties of Rb atoms in solid neon for magnetic field sensing August 2023
Diethelm,Aramee C Aramee C. Diethelm Doctor of Philosophy Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology From plants to predators: investigating the phytochemical landscape from the herbivore's perspective August 2023
Doan,Lydia B Lydia B. Doan Doctor of Philosophy Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology August 2023
Drake,Cara Susanne Cara Susanne Drake Doctor of Philosophy Public Health December 2023
Flanigan,Rachel M Rachel M. Flanigan Doctor of Philosophy Economics Microeconometric Essays on Entrepreneurship August 2023
Gagliano,Jenny S. Jenny S. Gagliano Doctor of Nursing Practice Nursing Practice December 2023
Garrett,Jennifer Leigh Jennifer Leigh Garrett Doctor of Nursing Practice Nursing Practice August 2023
George,Stephen P. Stephen P. George Doctor of Philosophy Chemistry December 2023
Gharoon Dastjerdi,Niloufar Niloufar Gharoon Doctor of Philosophy Civil and Environmental Engineering Assessment and characterization of dissolved organic nitrogen removal in simulated soil aquifer treatment systems August 2023
Goli,Tayebeh Tayebeh Goli Doctor of Philosophy Civil and Environmental Engineering The Role of Advanced Water Treatment Processes on Dissolved Organic Nitrogen Removal and Fate of Nitrogen in Residual Waste Streams August 2023
Gonzales,Dominique Christian Dale Soriente Dominique Christian Dale Soriente Gonzales Doctor of Musical Arts Musical Arts Motivic Analysis and Considerations on J.S. Bach’s Fugues from Das Wohltemperierte - Klavier I & II: A Synthesis of Rhetoric from the 17th through the 20th centuries. December 2023
Grant,Avery R. Avery Szewczak Doctor of Philosophy Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology From Micro to Macro: Investigating mechanisms involved in the convergent evolution of feather lice ecomorphs December 2023
Grijalva Alvarado,Rolando Alfredo Rolando Alfredo Grijalva Alvarado Doctor of Philosophy Civil and Environmental Engineering Thermal Analysis and Experiment Design for Seismic Performance Evaluation of Ice and Water Contaminated Friction Pendulum Bearings December 2023
Halsch,Christopher Andrew Christopher Andrew Halsch Doctor of Philosophy Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology Butterflies fly away: insect decline in California, USA December 2023
Harrison,Candace Candace L. Harrison Doctor of Nursing Practice Nursing Practice August 2023
Harvey,Sheena R. Sheena R. Harvey Doctor of Philosophy Education First-Generation Low-income (FGLI) U.S. Black College Women’s Social Capital December 2023
Heggli,Anne E Anne E. Heggli Doctor of Philosophy Atmospheric Science Improving Decision Support During High Impact Weather Through Data Analysis and Visual Communication August 2023
Hickenbottom,Kenneth Kenneth Hickenbottom Doctor of Philosophy Civil and Environmental Engineering Water Quality Impacts of Wildfire and Implications for Disinfection Byproduct Precursors December 2023
Hmaidan,Reem Reem Hmaidan Doctor of Philosophy Psychology The Role of Identity in Trauma and PTSD August 2023
Hopkins,Rachel Margaret Rachel Margaret Hopkins Doctor of Philosophy Anthropology Early Tudor Gardens: What Did They Look Like, and Why? December 2023
Huang,Yuzhou Yuzhou Huang Doctor of Musical Arts Musical Arts The Unique Approaches in Structure, Harmony, and Rhythm of The 24 Preludes in Jazz Style, Op. 53 and Concert Etudes, Op. 40 by Nikolai Kapustin December 2023
Huggins,Ellyn G. Ellyn G. Huggins Doctor of Philosophy Geology December 2023
HUGHES,JESSICA Jessica Saade Doctor of Nursing Practice Nursing Practice August 2023
Huynh,Dat Tien Dat Tien Huynh Doctor of Philosophy Economics Essays On Developmental and Macroeconomics December 2023
Igono,Christina Timi Christina Timi Igono Doctor of Philosophy Environmental Sciences and Health The Effect of Prescribed Burning on Soil Microbial Communities, Nutrients, and Carbon Dioxide Fluxes Under and Between Sagebrush Canopies in the Semi-Arid Rangelands of Northern Nevada December 2023
Islam,Md Azizul Md Azizul Islam Doctor of Philosophy Chemistry Investigating the Unique Mechanism of Action of CADA Analogs for Down-Modulating CD4, Sortilin, and ACE2 August 2023
Jami,Waleed A Waleed A. Jami Doctor of Philosophy Social Psychology A Tale of Two Populisms: Concept and Measurement of Right-wing and Left-wing Populist Attitudes August 2023
Jamison,John Frederick Leonard John Frederick Leonard Jamison Doctor of Nursing Practice Nursing Practice August 2023
Joseph,Shirley Thomas Shirley Thomas Joseph Doctor of Nursing Practice Nursing Practice December 2023
Katsikas,Aina V Aina V. Katsikas Doctor of Philosophy Economics The Implications of Public Policies on Health Economics August 2023
Kehoe,Zachary Zachary Kehoe Doctor of Philosophy Chemistry December 2023
Kennon,Shana Shana Kennon Doctor of Nursing Practice Nursing Practice December 2023
Khan,Majid Majid Khan Doctor of Philosophy Cellular and Molecular Biology Computational Analyses in Medicine – From SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Epidemiology to Improving Clinical Practices in The Neurosciences December 2023
Kirkland,David A. David A. Kirkland Doctor of Philosophy Education Use of Nanotechnology as a Phenomena to Motivate Secondary Students’ Understanding of Proportions and Atomic Composition and Scale December 2023
Konda,Revanth Raghuram Revanth Raghuram Konda Doctor of Philosophy Mechanical Engineering Exploring Twisted String Actuation for Soft Robotic Applications December 2023
Kreher,Seth E. Seth Emerich Kreher Doctor of Philosophy Physics Verification and Validation of Magnetohydrodynamics Simulations of Electrically Exploded Conductors December 2023
Kuchler,Anatilde M. Anatilde Kuchler Doctor of Philosophy History Gender, Violence, and Piety: Performance of Masculinity in Colonial Potosí. December 2023
Kusano,Kodai Kodai Kusano Doctor of Philosophy Social Psychology Pride and Status: Unpacking Two Divergent Pathways to Cooperation August 2023
Li,Wenzhen Wenzhen Li Doctor of Philosophy Education An Examination of Influential Factors on Gamification in Higher Education: A Content Analysis August 2023
Lynch,Jessica Jessica Lynch Doctor of Nursing Practice Nursing Practice December 2023
Madu,Desmond Desmond Madu Doctor of Philosophy Chemistry Investigating Reversible Zinc Electrodeposition Dynamic Windows December 2023
Manning,Aidan Louise Aidan Louise Manning Doctor of Philosophy Hydrology Assessing the Hydrologic Impacts of Disturbance-Altered Canopy Structures in the Mountain West August 2023
Murthy,Vidya Vidya Murthy Doctor of Philosophy Biomedical Engineering Emergence of Mechanical Oscillations from Stochastic Simulations of a Discrete Chemical Thermodynamic Model of Force Generation August 2023
Nash,Ranna M. Ranna M. Nash Doctor of Philosophy Education Multi-Tiered Systems of Support in Medical Education December 2023
Nguyen,Thanh Son Thanh Son Nguyen Doctor of Philosophy Computer Science and Engineering Design and Development of Climbing Robotic Systems for Automated Inspection of Steel Structures and Bridges August 2023
Nichols,Nicole Nasser Nicole Nasser Nichols Doctor of Nursing Practice Nursing Practice August 2023
Obregon,Christine Ann Christine Ann Obregon Doctor of Nursing Practice Nursing Practice August 2023
Ochs,Matthew D. Matthew D. Ochs Doctor of Philosophy Education Impacts of discipline-specific morphology instruction on AP US History students' understanding of US Supreme Court Cases December 2023
Odeghe,Okiemute Charles Okiemute Charles Odeghe Doctor of Nursing Practice Nursing Practice December 2023
Ohemeng,Matthew A Matthew Awere Ohemeng Doctor of Philosophy Statistics and Data Science Discrete-continuous dual families and limiting distributions of random sums: the Pareto-Normal case August 2023
Olsen,Ryan K. Ryan K. Olsen Doctor of Philosophy Cellular and Molecular Biology Synthesis, Characterization, and Screening of Highly Specific Inhibitors that Target Signal Peptides December 2023
Osborne,Ashley Ashley Osborne Doctor of Philosophy Education Entrapment in Higher Education December 2023
Overacker,Justine M. Justine M. Overacker Doctor of Philosophy Geophysics GPS Imaging of Vertical Land Motion and Earthquake Coseismic Displacements in the GPS Mega-Network August 2023
Parandhaman,Anjana Anjana Parandhaman Doctor of Philosophy Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology The Impacts of Climate Change on Habitat Suitability and Genetic Connectivity for the Mojave Desert Tortoise December 2023
Pavilionis,Philip K. Philip K. Pavilionis Doctor of Philosophy Neuroscience December 2023
Phillips,Lauren Tamara Lauren Tamara Phillips Doctor of Philosophy Geography Fantastic Birds and Where to Find Them August 2023
Pop,Kellie J. Kellie Jean Pop Doctor of Philosophy Education The Role of K-12 Public School Principals in Culturally Sustaining Mathematics Education December 2023
Poudel,Humanath Humanath Poudel Doctor of Philosophy Chemistry Vibrational Energy Transfer Rates and Energy Exchange Networks in G-Protein coupled Receptors August 2023
Prudente,Jodee A. Jodee A. Prudente Doctor of Philosophy Education Training Paraprofessionals to Implement Systematic Instruction Through a Pyramidal Approach Using Behavioral Skills Training December 2023
Pugh,Karen L. Karen L. Pugh Doctor of Philosophy Education Efficacy of In-Person Training and Online Coaching in Assisting Adults in Reaching their Stated Fitness Goals December 2023
Ralls,Alessandro Mauricio Alessandro Mauricio Ralls Doctor of Philosophy Mechanical Engineering Understanding the Structure-Property Relationships of Solid-State Additively Manufactured Stainless-Steel Coatings December 2023
Rooein,Mitra Mitra Rooein Doctor of Philosophy Chemical Physics Kinetics of Spin-dependent Transitions in the Presence of an External Magnetic Field December 2023
Roshika,Roshika Roshika Roshika Doctor of Philosophy Cellular and Molecular Biology An Analysis of Serotype-Specific Virulence in Group A Streptococcus. December 2023
Rossi,Alexandra Alexandra Rossi Doctor of Nursing Practice Nursing Practice December 2023
San Luis,Kevin Kevin San Luis Doctor of Nursing Practice Nursing Practice December 2023
Satterfield,Derrick Derrick Satterfield Doctor of Philosophy Engineering Education Expansion of Motivation Models of Engineering Doctoral Student Populations August 2023
Shahriar,Abrar Abrar Shahriar Doctor of Philosophy Civil and Environmental Engineering Organic carbon-mineral interactions with implications on water reuse and carbon cycling December 2023
Sheets,Ciara Ciara Sheets Doctor of Philosophy Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology Climate Change Induced Temperature Effects on the Thermal Biology of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and Disease Dynamics of Chytridiomycosis August 2023
Siracuse,Roberta Jeanne Roberta Jeanne Siracuse Doctor of Philosophy Counseling and Educational Psychology December 2023
Smith,Patricia Patricia Smith Doctor of Nursing Practice Nursing Practice December 2023
Sara Stafford Doctor of Nursing Practice Nursing Practice
Szarko,Alison J. Alison J. Szarko Doctor of Philosophy Psychology ACT for Patient Care: Effects of Psychological Flexibility and Implicit Bias on Medical Student Clinical Engagement with a Standardized Patient and Academic Performance December 2023
Tarricone,John Michael John Michael Tarricone Doctor of Philosophy Hydrology Advancing the Monitoring Capabilities of Mountain Snowpack Fluctuations at Various Spatial and Temporal Scales August 2023
Tawose,Olamide Timothy Olamide Timothy Tawose Doctor of Philosophy Computer Science and Engineering Harnessing the Power of Distributed Computing: Advancements in Scientific Applications, Homomorphic Encryption, and Federated Learning Security August 2023
Tran,Bang Bang Tran Doctor of Philosophy Computer Science and Engineering Novel Techniques for Single-cell RNA Sequencing Data Imputation and Clustering August 2023
Tran,Nho Trung Duc Duc Tran Doctor of Philosophy Computer Science and Engineering Machine Learning Techniques for Cancer Subtype Discovery and Single-cell RNA Sequencing Data Analysis August 2023
Tsabedze,Thulani Thulani Tsabedze Doctor of Philosophy Mechanical Engineering December 2023
Vahedi,Masood Masood Vahedi Doctor of Philosophy Civil and Environmental Engineering December 2023
Vogt,Marin Marin Vogt Doctor of Nursing Practice Nursing Practice August 2023
Whitman,Spencer K. Spencer K. Whitman Doctor of Philosophy Hydrogeology A Hydrologic and Geochemical Assessment of Potential Groundwater Contamination and Vadose Zone Attenuation at the Caselton Tailings Impoundment; Lincoln County, Nevada, USA December 2023
Whitton,Simon Simon Whitton Doctor of Philosophy Neuroscience Sensorimotor synchronization with rhythms is influenced by stimulus properties and individual differences December 2023
Willis,Brendan M Brendan M. Willis Doctor of Philosophy Psychology Investigating Dyadic Shared-Decision Making and Behavioral Health Literacy: Social Anxiety August 2023
Yang,Jingxuan Jingxuan Yang Doctor of Philosophy Statistics and Data Science Variable Selection in Linear Models with Grouped Variables August 2023
You,Kyung Eun Kyung Eun You Doctor of Philosophy Biomedical Engineering Innovations in Electrostimulation: Expanding Nanosecond Electric Pulse Delivery for Low-Intensity in vivo Therapeutic Applications August 2023
Zaman,Nasif Nasif Zaman Doctor of Philosophy Computer Science and Engineering EyeSightVR: An Immersive and Automated Tool for Comprehensive Assessment of Visual Function December 2023
Zareie,Andrew Andrew Roozbeh Zareie Doctor of Philosophy Cellular and Molecular Biology Regulating viruses through internal G-quadruplex stabilization December 2023
Zimron Politi,Nadav Nadav Zimron-Politi Doctor of Philosophy Mechanical Engineering Contact Resonance Atomic Force Microscopy Using Advanced Sensors And Post-Processing Techniques December 2023
Zogh,Peiman Peiman Zogh Doctor of Philosophy Civil and Environmental Engineering Experimental and empirical evaluation of kinematic soil-structure interaction effects in large and deeply embedded foundations December 2023