Northern Illinois University

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Dissertation Defenses

Rosemary S. Rakers
Synthesis, Structure and Properties of Ternary and Quaternary Rare Earth Chalcogenides.
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Dissertation Director: Dr. Chong Zheng

Wednesday, July 16, 2008
10:00 am
Faraday West, Room 300



Kelly Hodgson

Summers The Relationship Among Bullying Participant Roles, Social Support, and School Climate.
Department of Psychology
Dissertation Director: Dr. Michelle Demaray

Tuesday, July 15, 2008
1:00 pm
Psychology/Comp. Science Building, Room 358



Ann Poppie

A Proposal for Integrating and Expanding Bloom's Taxonomy and the Use of Multimodal Learning Strategies.
Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment
Dissertation Director: Dr. Rhonda Robinson

Tuesday, July 15, 2008
9:30 am
Gabel Hall, Room 215



Marzoq Bataeineh
A Historical Presentation of Higher Education in Jordan. Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. LaVerne Gyant

Monday, July 14, 2008
1:00 pm
Gabel Hall, Room 08J, Learning Center



Donald E. Piwowarski
A Critical Component for a "Forgotten Government": A Case Study of Budgeting for County Jail Facilities.
Department of Political Science
Dissertation Director: Dr. Irene Rubin

Friday, July 11, 2008
11:00 am
Founders Memorial Library, Room 237



Christopher Adamsick

The Significance of Technologies for Learning: A Phenomenological Analysis of Instructional Media.
Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment
Dissertation Director: Dr. Rebecca Butler

Thursday, July 10, 2008
10:00 am
Gabel Hall, Room 215



Cynthia Louise Drumheller
The Effects of a Paired Reading Intervention with Oral and Silent Second Grade Readers.
Department of Literacy Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. Laurie Elish-Piper

Wednesday, July 9, 2008
9:30 am
Gabel Hall, Room 147G



Jerome Patrick O'Shea

The Effects of Recorded Reading Materials on the Reading Growth of First Grade
Department of Literacy Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. Laurie Elish-Piper

Tuesday, July 8, 2008
9:30 am
Gabel Hall, Room 147G



Nicolette Howells
A Diary Study of the Relationship Between Sexual Risk Taking and Strategies for Reducing Negative Affect.
Department of Psychology
Dissertation Director: Dr. Holly Orcutt

Thursday, July 3, 2008
12:00 pm
Psychology/Comp. Science Building, Room 358



Karen Burcham
Therapeutic Effectiveness of Light Deprivation on Allocentric Spatial Deficits and Hemispatial Neglect Following Bilateral and Unilateral Destruction of Posterior Parietal Cortex in Rats.
Department of Psychology
Dissertation Director: Dr. James Corwin

Wednesday, July 2, 2008
1:00 pm
Psychology/Comp. Science Building, Room 358



Lisa Kay
Art Education Pedagogy and Practice with Adolescent Students At-Risk in Alternative High Schools. Department of Teaching and Learning
Dissertation Director: Dr. Deborah Smith-Shank

Wednesday, July 2, 2008
9:00 am
School of Art, Room 202



Barbara Jean Price
Health Information Faculty's On-Line Teaching Self Efficacy Beliefs Abour Using and Assessing the Asychronous Discussion Forum to Facilitate Student Interaction, Critical Thinking and Learning.
Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment
Dissertation Director: Dr. Kenneth Silber

Tuesday, July 1, 2008
2:30 PM
Gabel Hall, Room 215



Eun-Hee Lim

Studio Art Practices and K-12 Art Teachers' Identities: Pedagogy, Art Curricula, and Professional Discourses.
Department of Teaching and Learning
Dissertation Director: Dr. Deborah Smith-Shank

Monday, June 30, 2008
11:00 am
School of Art, Room 202



Kelly Murray

Teacher Support, Teacher-Child Conflict & School Adjustment for African American Children Living in High-Risk Urban Communities.
Department of Psychology
Dissertation Director: Dr. Greg Waas

Monday, June 30, 2008
10:00 am
Psychology/Comp. Science Building, Room 358



Tom Arne Midtrød
"So Great a Correspondence": Native American Diplomacy in the Hudson Valley, 1609-1783.
Department of History Dissertation Director: Dr. Aaron Fogleman

Thursday, June 26, 2008
10:00 am
Zulauf Hall, Room 1015

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