Doctorates
2006 Commencement
Doctor of Philosophy Degrees
Susan Eugenia Lindyberg Abbatiello
Bachelor of Arts, 1996, College of The Holy Cross—Massachusetts, Major: Chemistry, Dissertation: Studies of Asparagine Synthetase and Its Role in the Drug-Resistant Form of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Dissertation Chairperson: J. R. Eyler
Nadia Mohamed Abbas Abdulhaq
Bachelor of English Language and Literature, 1995, Birzeit University—West Bank; Master of Arts, 1997, University of Jordan, Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders, Dissertation: Speech Perception Test for Jordanian Arabic-Speaking Children, Dissertation Chairperson: S. K. Griffiths
Corey Ricardo Anthony
Bachelor of Science, 1998, University of the West Indies—Jamaica, Major: Chemistry, Dissertation: Electrochemical Oxidation of Methanol by Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Ruthenium Electrocatalysts, Dissertation Chairperson: L. A. McElwee-White
Evrim Atas
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, 2000, Bilkent University—Turkey,
Major: Chemistry, Dissertation: Ultrafast Time-Resolved Excitation Dynamics
in Conjugated Dendrimers, Dissertation Chairperson:
V. D. Kleiman
Gregory Alan Babbitt
Bachelor of Arts, 1989, Ohio Wesleyan University; Master of Science, 2000, University of Florida, Major: Zoology, Dissertation: Cause and Effect of Scaling in the Distribution of Developmental Instability, Dissertation Chairperson: R. T. Kimball, Dissertation Cochairperson: B. M. Bolker
Aparna Baskaran
Master of Science, 2001, Pondicherry University—India, Major: Physics,
Dissertation: Statistical Mechanics and Linear Response for a Granular
Fluid, Dissertation Chairperson: J. W. Dufty
Travis W. Baughman, Bachelor of Science in Textile Chemistry magna cum
laude, 2001, Clemson University—South Carolina, Major: Chemistry,
Dissertation: Functionalized Ethylene Copolymers and Materials via Olefin
Metathesis Polymerization, Dissertation Chairperson: K. B. Wagener
Yermal Sujeet Bhat
Bachelor of Science, 1995, University of Florida; Master of Science in Applied Mathematics, 1998, University of Texas at Dallas, Major: Mathematics, Dissertation: Multiscale Analysis of Partial Differential Equations Modeling Voltage Potential, Dissertation Chairperson: S. Moskow
Gerald Allen Binczik
Bachelor of Science in Zoology, 1984, Arizona State University; Master of Science in Wildlife Conservation, 1993, University of Minnesota, Major: Zoology, Dissertation: Reproductive Biology of a Tropical Procyonid, the White-Nosed Coati, Dissertation Chairperson: L. J. Guillette
Renuka Bisht
Master of Arts, 1994, Master of Philosophy, 1997, University of Delhi—India, Major: English, Dissertation: Against Fundamentalisms: Analyzing South Asian Public Culture, Dissertation Chairperson: M. C. Turim
Christopher Earl Bullock
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, 1999, University of North Carolina—Wilmington; Master of Science, 2003, University of Florida, Major: Psychology, Dissertation: Stimulus Functions in Second-Order Schedules of Token Reinforcement, Dissertation Chairperson: T. D. Hackenberg
Chunming Cai
Bachelor of Science, 1996, Jilin University—China; Master of Science,
1999, Peking University—China, Major: Chemistry, Dissertation: Microwave-Mediated
Synthesis of Nitrogen and/or Oxygen-Containing Compounds, Dissertation
Chairperson:
A. R. Katritzky
Sophie Pascale Croisy
Maitrise, 1999, University of Caen; Master of Arts, 2002, University of Florida, Major: English, Dissertation: Other Cultures of Trauma: Meta-Metropolitan Narratives and Identities, Dissertation Chairperson: J. Wolfreys
Rachel Jean Cruz
Bachelor of Science, 2000, North Park University—Illinois; Master of Science, 2004, University of Florida, Major: Physics, Dissertation: Development of the UF Lisa Benchtop Simulator for Time Delay Interferometry, Dissertation Chairperson: G. Muller, Dissertation Cochairperson: D. H. Reitze
Emily Marie Garcia
Bachelor of Arts in English, 1996, Florida International University; Master of Arts, 2000, University of Florida, Major: English, Dissertation: Intra-Imperialisms: Reading the Revolutionary Subject in American Literature and Political Discourse, 1776-1787, Dissertation Chairperson: J. P. Leavey
Timothy James Garrett
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry summa cum laude, 1999, University of Georgia, Major: Chemistry, Dissertation: Imaging Small Molecules in Tissue by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Dissertation Chairperson: R. A. Yost
Keith Carl Herrel
Bachelor of Science in Journalism, 1990, Master of Arts, 1998, University of Florida; Master of Science, 2000, Florida State University, Major: Geography, Minor: Decision & Information Sciences, Dissertation: Geographic Significance of Delivery Zones in an E-Commerce-Enabled Grocery Delivery Strategy, Dissertation Chairperson: G. Thrall
Weir Hou
Bachelor of Science, 1993, Anhui University—China; Master of Statistics, 2000, University of Florida, Major: Statistics, Dissertation: Functional Mapping of Longitudinal Trajectories with Unevenly and Irregularly Spaced Data, Dissertation Chairperson: R. Wu
Benjamin Houston
Bachelor of Arts in History cum laude, 1999, Rhodes College—Tennessee; Master of Arts, 2001, University of Florida, Major: History, Dissertation: The Nashville Way: A Southern City Confronts Racial Change, 1945-1975, Dissertation Chairperson: B. Ward
Shusheng Hu
Bachelor of Engineering, 1985, Shanshi Mining College—China; Master of Engineering, 1991, Beijing Graduate School of Engineering—China, Major: Geology, Minor: Botany, Dissertation: Palynomorphs and Selected Mesofossils from the Cretaceous Dakota Formation, Minnesota, USA, Dissertation Chairperson: D. L. Dilcher
Aleksa V. Jovanovic
Diploma, 1999, University of Belgrade—Yugoslavia, Major: Chemistry, Dissertation: Synthesis and Characterization of Oil Core Silica Shell Nanocapsules for Biomedical Applications, Dissertation Chairperson: R. Duran
Jaeock Kim
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, 1995, Master of Nursing Science, 1999, The Catholic University—Korea, Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders, Dissertation: Physiological Effects of Expiratory Muscle Strength Training with the Sedentary Elderly: Pulmonary, Cough, Swallow, and Speech Functions, Dissertation Chairperson: C. M. Sapienza
Cynthia Currie Lees
Bachelor of Arts, 1974, Salem State College—Massachusetts; Master of Education, 1980, Boston College—Massachusetts; Master of Arts, 2003, University of Maine at Orono, Major: Romance Languages—French, Dissertation: Border Spaces and La Survivance: The Evolution of the Franco-American Novel of New England (1875-2004), Dissertation Chairperson: C. J. Murphy
Cecelia Marie Miles
Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology summa cum laude, 1988, Texas A&M University; Master of Science in Biological Sciences, 2000, Florida Institute of Technology, Major: Zoology, Dissertation: Life-History Consequences of Artificial Selection for Increased Egg Size in Hydroides elegans (Polychaeta: Serpulidae), Dissertation Chairperson: M. L. Wayne
Partha Mitra
Master of Science, 1999, Indian Institute of Technology, Major: Physics, Dissertation: Disorder, Itinerant Ferromagnetism, and the Anomalous Hall Effect in Two Dimensions, Dissertation Chairperson: A. F. Hebard
Kelli Noelle Moore
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, 1995, Spelman College—Georgia; Master of Arts in Political Science, 2000, University of Rhode Island; Master of Arts, 2004, University of Florida, Major: Political Science, Dissertation: How Organizations Matter? The Role of Civic Organizations on Ethnic Relations Conflict, England and Beyond, Dissertation Chairperson: G. S. Hyden, Dissertation Cochairperson: S. D. Wright
Jeremy R. Nesbitt
Bachelor of Science with highest honors, 2002, Master of Science, 2004, University of Florida, Major: Physics, Dissertation: Aging in Tunnel Junctions and Magnetocapacitance of Semiconductors with Nonmagnetic and Magnetic Impurities, Dissertation Chairperson: A. F. Hebard
Robin Jean Gray Nicks
Bachelor of Arts in English cum laude, 1999, Master of Arts in English, 2002, University of Kentucky, Major: English, Dissertation: Fairy Tales and Necrophilia: A New Cultural Context for Antebellum American Sensationalism, Dissertation Chairperson: D. Leverenz
Toshinori Okuyama
Bachelor of Science in Zoology, 1996, Miami University—Ohio; Master of Science in Biological Sciences, 1999, University of Nebraska—Lincoln; Master of Science in Mathematical Science, 2001, Clemson University—South Carolina, Major: Zoology, Dissertation: Maintenance of Intraguild Predation in Jumping Spiders, Dissertation Chairperson: B. M. Bolker
Eric Christopher Otto
Bachelor of Arts in English, 2000, Florida Gulf Coast University; Master of Arts, 2002, University of Florida, Major: English, Dissertation: Science Fiction and the Ecological Conscience, Dissertation Chairperson: A. M. Gordon
Alexander Bonifacio Pacheco
Master of Science, 1999, University of Pune—India, Major: Chemistry, Dissertation: First Principles Dynamics of Transient Light Absorption and Emission of Alkali Atoms Interacting with Rare Gas Atoms, Dissertation Chairperson: D. A. Micha
Ju-Hyun Park
Bachelor of Science in Physics magna cum laude, 1999, Southern Connecticut State University; Master of Science, 2004, University of Florida, Major: Physics, Dissertation: Magneto-Structural and Magneto-Optical Studies of Prussian Blue Analogs, Dissertation Chairperson: M. W. Meisel
Ericka Helena Parra
Licenciada en Estudios Latinoamericanos, 1988, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico; Master of Arts in Foreign Languages, 2001, Illinois State University, Major: Romance Languages, Dissertation: Discursos Neofeministas en los Testimonios de: Elvia Alvarado, Maria Elena Moyano, Domitila Barrios de Chungara y Maria Teresa Tula, 1977-1995, Dissertation Chairperson: R. L. Jimenez
Barbara Petrosky
Maitrise de Lettres Modernes, 1996, University Paris Nanterre—France; Master of Arts in French, 1999, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Major: Romance Languages—French, Dissertation: L’Activité Imageante Chez Pierre Loti et Émile Zola: Deux Écrivains Photographes, Dissertation Chairperson: C. J. Murphy, Dissertation Cochairperson: G. Zachmann
Vijay Singh Potlia
Master of Science, 1997, Jawaharlal Nehru University—India, Major: Physics, Dissertation: Search for Radiative Decays of Upsilon(IS) into Eta and Eta-Prime, Dissertation Chairperson: J. M. Yelton
Ryan Patrick Rairigh
Bachelor of Science, 2001, Master of Science, 2003, University of Florida, Major: Physics, Dissertation: Colossal Magnetocapacitance and Scale-Invariant Dielectric Response in Mixed-Phase Manganites, Dissertation Chairperson: A. F. Hebard
Alegría D. Ribadeneira
Bachelor of Arts in Humanities magna cum laude, 1992, Fort Lewis College—Colorado; Master of Arts, 2003, University of Florida, Major: Romance Languages—Spanish, Dissertation: Esferas Trizadas: La Guerra y el Género en Seis Escritoras del Mundo Hispanohablante, Dissertation Chairperson: G. C. Nichols
James William Rogers
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, 1999, Southern Illinois University—Edwardsville, Major: Chemistry, Dissertation: 1-Benzotriazolyl-2-Propynones as Novel 1,3-Biselectrophiles, Benzotriazole-Assisted Thioacylation and Synthesis of Energetic Materials, Dissertation Chairperson: A. R. Katritzky
Carlos Gerardo Roman-Zuniga
Titulo de Fisico, 1990, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico; Master of Science, 2000, University of Florida, Major: Astronomy, Dissertation: A Near Infrared Study of the Star Forming Properties of the Rosette Complex, Dissertation Chairperson: E. A. Lada
Ethan Ryan Siegel
Bachelor of Arts in Classics and Physics, 2000, Northwestern University—Illinois, Major: Physics, Dissertation: Cosmological Perturbations and Their Effects on the Universe from Inflation to Acceleration, Dissertation Chairperson: J. N. Fry
Jacob Robert Straus
Bachelor of Arts in Government and Politics, 1999, University of Maryland at College Park; Master of Arts, 2002, University of Florida, Major: Political Science, Dissertation: Amateurs and Professionals in the House of Representatives: The Impact of Pre-Congressional Political Experience, Dissertation Chairperson: L. C. Dodd
Jace Andrew Stuckey
Bachelor of Science in Liberal Studies, 1997, Thomas College—Georgia; Master of History, 2000, University of Central Florida, Major: History, Dissertation: Charlemagne: The Making of an Image 1100-1300, Dissertation Chairperson: F. Curta
Laurie Nancy Francesca Taylor
Bachelor of Arts in English magna cum laude, 1999, Jacksonville University—Florida; Master of Arts, 2002, University of Florida, Major: English, Dissertation: Not of Woman Born: Monstrous Interfaces and Monstrosity in Video Games, Dissertation Chairperson: D. D. Ault
Meredith Lea Terry
Bachelor of Science with honors, 2001, Master of Science, 2004, University of Florida, Major: Psychology, Dissertation: Goal Setting as Impression Management, Dissertation Chairperson: J. A. Shepperd
Ruth Trocolli
Bachelor of Arts, 1986, Rutgers University—New Jersey, Major: Anthropology, Dissertation: Elite Status and Gender: Women Leaders in Chiefdom Societies of the Southeastern U.S., Dissertation Chairperson: J. T. Milanich
Anton Robert Tupa
Bachelor of Arts, 1997, Master of Arts, 1999, University of Kansas, Major: Philosophy, Dissertation: Development and Defense of a Desire-Satisfaction Conception of Well-Being, Dissertation Chairperson: D. I. Copp
J. Christopher Tweddle
Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, 1994, Ohio Wesleyan University; Master of Arts in Mathematics, 1998, Bowling Green State University—Ohio, Major: Mathematics, Dissertation: Minimization of Linear Growth Functionals of Measure, Dissertation Chairperson: Y. Chen, Dissertation Cochairperson: M. Rao
Cheryl H. Vaughan
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, 2000, Saint Thomas University—Florida; Master of Science, 2003, University of Florida, Major: Psychology, Dissertation: Meal Characteristics of Melanocortin Receptor 4 (MC4RKO) Mice, Dissertation Chairperson: N. E. Rowland
Ryan Michael Walczak
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, 2001, State University of New York at Buffalo, Major: Chemistry, Dissertation: Synthetic Methodology as a Basis for Conducting Polymer Design, Dissertation Chairperson: J. R. Reynolds
Heather Annette Walsh-Haney
Bachelor of Arts with honors, 1996, Master of Arts, 1999, University of Florida, Major: Anthropology, Dissertation: Physical-Activity Markers in Human Limb Bones: Comparison of Industrialists and Hunter-Gatherers from North America, Dissertation Chairperson: A. B. Falsetti, Dissertation Cochairperson: S. C. Anton
Huei-ju Wang
Bachelor of Arts, 1988, Soochow University—Taiwan; Master of Arts in English, 1998, State University of New York at Albany, Major: English, Dissertation: Foreclosing Others in Cultural Representation, Dissertation Chairperson: J. P. Leavey
James Edward Watkins, Jr.
Bachelor of Science in Botany, 1997, Auburn University—
Alabama; Master of Science in Botany, 2000, Iowa State University, Major:
Botany, Dissertation: Functional Ecology of the Gametophytes and Sporophytes
of Tropical Ferns, Dissertation Chairperson: S. S. Mulkey, Dissertation
Cochairperson: M. C. Mack
John Wayne White
Bachelor of Science in Political Science magna cum laude, 1996, Bridgewater College—Virginia; Master of Arts in History, 1999, College of Charleston—South Carolina, Major: History, Dissertation: Managed Compliance: White Resistance and Desegregation in South Carolina, 1950-1970, Dissertation Chairperson: B. Ward
Lloyd Elliott Willis
Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature summa cum laude, 2001,
University of North Carolina—
Wilmington, Major: English, Dissertation: Looking Away: The Evasive Environmental
Politics of American Literature, 1823-1966, Dissertation Chairperson: S.
A. Smith
Stacy Marie Wise
Bachelor of Science in Physics magna cum laude, 1999, University of Maryland at Baltimore, Major: Physics, Dissertation: Three SNR-Improving Techniques for Future Gravitational Wave Detectors, Dissertation Chairperson: D. B. Tanner
Amber Yoder Wutich
Bachelor of Arts with highest honors, 2000, University of Florida, Major: Anthropology, Dissertation: Effects of Urban Water Scarcity on Sociability and Reciprocity in Cochabamba, Bolivia, Dissertation Chairperson: H. Bernard
Shengbo Xu
Bachelor of Science, 1997, Bachelor of Engineering, 1998, Master of Science, 2000, University of Science and Technology—China, Major: Physics, Dissertation: Characterizing and Controlling Extreme Optical Nonlinearities in Photonic Crystal Fibers, Dissertation Chairperson: D. H. Reitze
Jin Ho Yoon
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, 1996, University of Pennsylvania; Master of Science, 2003, University of Florida, Major: Psychology, Dissertation: Effects of Cocaine on Eating by Pigeons, Dissertation Chairperson: M. N. Branch
Hongchao Zhang
Bachelor of Science, 1998, Shandong University—China; Master of Science, 2001, Chinese Academy of Science, Major: Mathematics, Dissertation: Gradient Methods for Large-Scale Nonlinear Optimization, Dissertation Chairperson: W. W. Hager
Doctor of Audiology Degrees
These names are based on degree applications submitted to the Office of the University Registrar by March 3, 2006 and certified by the Graduate School.
- Patricia Lynne Aldridge
- Hanna Murrell Alexander
- Ann Brown Anderson
- Kara D’Lynn Bean
- Diane L. Becker
- Shelby Kahn Bellew
- Allison Stone Campbell
- Jennifer Renee Davis
- Laurie Ann Del Conte
- Melinda Lee DeMoss
- Cheryl Deanna Drost
- Jemila M. Fairley
- Paula Michelle Fisher
- Melissa Lavel Gordon
- Carmen Davis Hayman
- Mark William Hedrick
- Kristin Nicole Johnston
- Snehal K. Kulkarni
- Laurie Rosa Kwon
- Todd Anthony Laack
- Jennifer Joy Lane
- Kristina Lanzoni
- Ki Young Lee-Portillo
- Kate Williamson Lins
- Nancy Ann Maranto
- Dina Camille Miller
- Maxine Christa Miller
- Meghan Suzanne Miller
- Gregory Joseph Mistal
- Sharon Elizabeth Powell
- Laurel Richardson
- Kerri Ann Richter
- Wendy Suzanne Rizzo
- Emily Marie Roscher
- Jane Hunter Rudy
- Peter Gordon Russell
- Kristine Marie Rynes
- Dunay Liezel Schmulian
- Jobi Macht Schwartz
- LaGuinn Parsons Sherlock
- Sara Josephine Siegmund
- Carla Janelle Sims
- Jennifer Agyemang Small
- Kelli Pugh Smith
- Lorraine Stanziani Solimine
- Roberta Vernell Steward
- Cheryl Nicole Thomas
- Tammara Leigh Thornton
- Jill D. Tomes
- J. Christopher Townsley
- Lindsay Elaine Ward
- Althea Ann Weems
- Sharon Lynn Williams
- Tara Lynette Zaugg
- Carol Anne Zizz
