Dissertation Defense Schedule

Academic Excellence

Sharing original dissertation research is a principle to which the University of Delaware is deeply committed. It is the single most important assignment our graduate students undertake and upon completion is met with great pride.

We invite you to celebrate this milestone by attending their dissertation defense. Please review the upcoming dissertation defense schedule below and join us!

Dissertation Defense Form

Must be received two weeks prior to your defense.

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Upcoming Doctoral Dissertation Defense

The list below is organized by the most current Dissertation Defense first. You may sort by “Program of Study” or search for a specific dissertation via the search box. To learn more about a specific dissertation select the dissertation’s title or the term “Full Abstract”.

 

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Defense Details Dissertation Program
Date: 04/24/2014
Time: 11:30 AM
Location: Smith Hall
Room: 321

Environmental Adversity and Urban Violence: A Normative Development Approach


By: Richard Stansfield          Chair: Kirk Williams         

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Sociology
Date: 04/24/2014
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Brown Lab
Room: 219

Regulation of IGF-1 Receptor Signaling by Autophagy in Human Neuroblastoma Cell Lines


By: Mehrnoosh Soori          Chair: Robert Mason         Co-Chair: Erica Selva

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Biological Sciences
Date: 04/22/2014
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Willard Hall
Room: 117

The Challenges of Professional Development in Content Area Literacy


By: Catherine DeFelice          Chair: William Lewis         

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Education
Date: 04/22/2014
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Smith Hall
Room: 321

School Climate and School Sector: Utilizing a Mixed Methods Approach to Examine Bullying and Fear Among Student


By: Katie Farina          Chair: Ronet Bachman         

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Criminology
Date: 04/21/2014
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Munroe Hall
Room: 203

Private Spaces in Public Places: Exploring the Boundary of Privacy, 1880-1930


By: Laura Walikaninen Rouleau          Chair: Arwen Mohun         

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History
Date: 04/17/2014
Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Evans Hall
Room: 204

Multi-Compartmental Modeling of HIV-1 Cryptic Viremia


By: Erwing Cardozo          Chair: Ryan Zurakowski         

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Electrical and Computer Engineering

The Process

Step-by-Step

Visit our “Step-by-Step Graduation Guide” to take you through the graduation process.From formatting your Dissertation to Doctoral Hooding procedures.

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Dissertation Manual

Wondering how to set up the format for your paper. Refer to the “UD Thesis/Dissertation Manual” for formatting requirements and more.

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Defense Submission Form

This form must be completed two weeks in advance of a dissertation defense to meet the University of Delaware Graduate and Professional Education’s requirements.

Submission Form >