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Dissertation Defenses
Listing of current doctoral dissertation defenses below and archives. Information includes candidate name, degree, department, title, committee, date of defense, and abstract
Candidate: Michael Shoemaker
Degree of:
Doctor of Philosophy
Department: Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
Title: Clinically Meaningful Change in Heart Failure: The Six-Minute Walk Test and Daily Activity
Date: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
College of Health and Human Services, Room 1057
Candidate: Regina Lynn Meyer
Degree of:
Doctor of Philosophy
Department: Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
Title: Predictors of Counselor Self-Efficacy among Master’s Level Counselor Trainees: Impact of Cohort versus Non-Cohort Educational Programs
Date: Thursday, February 2, 2012 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
2211 Sangren
Hall
Candidate: Jing Zhang
Degree of:
Doctor of Philosophy
Department: Computer Science
Title: Efficient Reinforcement Learning in Multiple-Agent Systems and Its Application in Cognitive Radio Networks
Date: Friday, February 10, 2012 10:00 a.m. to Noon
D-210 Parkview Campus
Candidate: Eyad K. Almaita
Degree of:
Doctor of Philosophy
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Title: Adaptive Radial Basis Function Neural Networks-Based Real Time Harmonic Estimation and PWM Control for Active Power Filter
Date: Friday, February 17, 2012 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
D-212 Parkview Campus
Candidate: Dale Frederick Gadd
Degree of:
Doctor of Philosophy
Department: Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
Title: Accelerated Degree Completion Programs: The Effects of Core Professors in Nontraditional Higher Education
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012 Noon to 2:00 p.m.
3514 Sangren Hall
Candidate: Brighid Fronapfel-Sonderegger
Degree of:
Doctor of Philosophy
Department: Psychology
Title: Teaching Language to Children with Developmental Disabilities Using Combined Direct Reinforcement and Stimulus-Stimulus Pairing
Date: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
3713 Wood
Hall
Candidate: Kimberly S. Beistle
Degree of:
Doctor of Philosophy
Department: Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
Title: Teaching and Understanding the Concept of Critical Thinking Skills Within Michigan Accredited Associate Degree Dental Hygiene Programs
Date: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
WMU Grand Rapids Beltline Campus, Room 3005
Candidate: Charles Michael Fischer
Degree of:
Doctor of Philosophy
Department: English
Title: “Crybaby Lane: A Short Story Cycle”
Date: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 10:00 a.m. to Noon
2033 Brown
Hall