Spring 2010 (PDF) - Virginia Tech
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GRADUATE DEGREES:<br />
Doctor of Philosophy ................................................................................ 14<br />
Doctor of Education ................................................................................. 19<br />
Education Specialist ................................................................................ 20<br />
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine ................................................................ 20<br />
Master’s Degree ...................................................................................... 21<br />
Graduate Certificate ............................................................................... 28<br />
14<br />
DEGREE CANDiDATES<br />
index<br />
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES:<br />
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences ............................................... 29<br />
College of Architecture and Urban Studies ........................................... 32<br />
Pamplin College of Business .................................................................. 34<br />
College of Engineering ............................................................................ 40<br />
College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences ....................................... 46<br />
College of Natural Resources ................................................................ 52<br />
College of Science .................................................................................. 53<br />
GRADUATE DEGREES<br />
Doctor of<br />
PhilosoPhy<br />
thE GrADUAtE school<br />
Dean Karen DePauw<br />
collEGE of AGricUltUrE<br />
AND lifE sciENcEs<br />
ANiMAl sciENcE, DAiry<br />
Joby Cyriac .............................................................................................Kottayam, india<br />
Dissertation: Lowering Ruminally Degradable Protein in Lactating Dairy Cow<br />
Diets<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. M. D. Hanigan<br />
Brandy Patrice Huderson ....................................................................New Orleans, LA<br />
Dissertation: The Role of Exogenous Somatotropin, Ovariectomy and Extracellular<br />
Matrix in Bovine Mammary Gland Development<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. R. M. Akers<br />
BiochEMistry<br />
Hanan Mohamad Dahche ....................................................................Saida, Lebanon<br />
Dissertation: in Vitro Dual-Specific Protein Phosphatases in the Archaea<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. P. J. Kennelly<br />
Ruth Ann Redbird ...................................................................................... Carnegie, OK<br />
Dissertation: identification of a Protein Kinase Substrate in Sulfolobus<br />
solfataricus P2<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. P. J. Kennelly<br />
EcoNoMics, AGricUltUrE AND lifE sciENcEs<br />
Zelalem Teklu Chala ...................................................................Addis Ababa, Ethiopia<br />
Dissertation: Economic Significance of Selective Trade Policy on Poverty<br />
Reduction and inter-industry Growth of Ethiopia<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. G. W. Norton<br />
ENtoMoloGy<br />
Meredith Cassell ...................................................................................... Poquoson, VA<br />
Dissertation: Bean Leaf Beetle: impact of Leaf Feeding injury on Snap Beans,<br />
Host Plant Choice and Role as a Vector of Bean Pod Mottle Virus in <strong>Virginia</strong><br />
Committee Chair: Prof. T. P. Kuhar<br />
Amanda Leigh Koppel ................................................................................Chantilly, VA<br />
Dissertation: Stink Bug Egg Studies in Southeastern <strong>Virginia</strong>: Parasitoid Survey,<br />
and Susceptibility and Chorion Permeability to insecticides<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. D. A. Herbert, Jr.<br />
Ai Xia .........................................................................................................Pingyi, China<br />
Dissertation: Comparative Genomics of Chromosomal Rearrangements in Malaria<br />
Mosquitoes<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. i. V. Sharakhov<br />
fooD sciENcE AND tEchNoloGy<br />
Gabriela Lopez-Velasco ..................................................................Mexico City, Mexico<br />
Dissertation: Molecular Characterization of Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) Microbial<br />
Community Structure and its interaction with Escherichia coli O157:H7 in<br />
Modified Atmosphere Conditions<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. M. A. Ponder<br />
hUMAN NUtritioN, fooDs AND EXErcisE<br />
Elizabeth Ann Dennis ............................................................................. Baltimore, MD<br />
Dissertation: The Effectiveness of increased Water Consumption as a Weight<br />
Loss Strategy<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. B. M. Davy<br />
Ashley Faye Doyle-Lucas ..........................................................................Silverdale, WA<br />
Dissertation: The Study of a Unique Athletic Population: Health Concerns,<br />
interventions, and Prevention in Elite Ballet Dancers<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. B. M. Davy<br />
Kevin Andrew Voelker .............................................................................Forest Hill, MD<br />
Dissertation: Leucine and Exercise improve Skeletal Muscle Function in the mdx<br />
Mouse<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. R. W. Grange and S. M. Hutson<br />
collEGE of ArchitEctUrE<br />
AND UrBAN stUDiEs<br />
ArchitEctUrE AND DEsiGN rEsEArch<br />
Amy Bragdon Gilley .............................................................................. Falls Church, VA<br />
Dissertation: Drawing, Writing, Embodying: John Hejduk’s Masques of<br />
Architecture<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. M. Feuerstein<br />
Federica Goffi ............................................................................................. Arlington, VA<br />
Dissertation: The Sempiternal Nature of Architectural-Conservation and the<br />
Unfinished Building<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. M. Frascari and P. F. Emmons<br />
Shouib Nouh Ma’bdeh .......................................................................... Amman, Jordan<br />
Dissertation: A Decision-making Framework for the Design and Application of<br />
Radiant Cooling Systems<br />
Committee Chair: Prof. J. R. Jones