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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Date: 06/29/2020
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: None of the aboveOnline
Room: 0

MEASURING CORPORATE DIVERSIFICATION EFFECT SIZES FROM OBSERVATIONAL DATA USING BAYESIAN CAUSAL APPROACHES


By: Zahra Faraji          Chair: Adam Fleischhacker         

Full Abstract >

Financial Services Analytics
Date: 06/25/2020
Time: 8:00 AM
Location: None of the aboveVideo conference (Zoom)
Room: 0

Selecting Argument Structure: A Purely Syntactic Approach to Natural Reflexives, Causatives, and Passives


By: Jinwoo Jo          Chair: Benjamin Bruening         

Full Abstract >

Linguistics & Cognitive Science
Date: 06/25/2020
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: None of the abovezoom meeting
Room: 0

Determining the Mechanism of CK2.3 Signaling in Cells Isolated from Patients Diagnosed with Osteoporosis


By: Hilary Durbano (Weidner)          Chair: Anja Nohe         

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Biological Sciences
Date: 06/24/2020
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: None of the aboveOnline
Room: 0

Queer Rhetorics of Women Writers: Articulating Identity in Renaissance England


By: Rachael Green-Howard          Chair: Melissa Ianetta         Co-Chair: Julian Yates

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English
Date: 06/23/2020
Time: 5:00 PM
Location: None of the aboveOnline: Zoom
Room: 22

“Toward a Material Account of Babyloss Narratives: Authorship, Identifiability, and Embeddedness in Collective Storytelling”


By: Janel Atlas          Chair: Stephanie Kerschbaum         

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English
Date: 06/19/2020
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Memorial Hall, None of the aboveOnline/Zoom
Room: 0

Signs That Save: Sacramental Matter and Agency in English Literature 1590–1660


By: Matthew Rinkevich          Chair: Kristen Poole         

Full Abstract >

English

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.

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