Apr 13, 2007

Exams and Defenses

Rui Wang, doctoral student in the Department of Biostatistics, will take an oral exam on Monday, April 16, 2:30 PM, Building 2, Room 426. Cognate Field: HIV Epidemiology. Committee will be chaired by Dr. Stephen Lagakos.

Eric Ding, doctoral doctoral student in the Departments of Epidemiology and Nutrition, will present his dissertation, "Sex Steroid Hormones and Type 2 Diabetes," on Wednesday, April 18, Kresge G-3, 11:00 AM.

Ronnie Alex Sebro, doctoral student in the Department of Biostatistics, will present his dissertation, "Assessing the Impact of Population Stratification on Both Genomewide Case-Control Association Studies and on Family-Based Studies," on Thursday, April 19, Building 2, Room 426, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM.

Rebecca Gelber, doctoral student in the Department of Epidemiology, will present her dissertation,"Anthropometric Indices and Risk of Chronic Kidney and Cardiovascular Disease," on Monday, April 23, Kresge 908, 9:00 AM.

Ami Zota, doctoral student in the Department of Environmental Health, will present her dissertation, "Characterizing Multimedia Exposures to Metal Contaminants at a Mining-Related Superfund Site: Implications for Children's Health," on Monday, April 23, Landmark 414A, 10:00 AM.

Karen Lachmayr, doctoral student in the Department of Environmental Health, will present her dissertation, "Presence of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Wastewater Discharged to Boston Harbor: Implications for Antibiotic Resistance in a Marine Environment," on Monday, April 23, FXB G-12, 3:30 PM.

Cristina De La Torre, doctoral student in the Department of Population and International Health, will present her dissertation, "Unintended Pregnancies in Mexico: Analyzing the Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Women's Reproductive Decisions and Behaviors," on Monday, April 23, Building 1, Room 1002A, 4:00 PM.

Sarah Williamson Ball, doctoral student in the Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, will present her dissertation, "Risk Factors and Consequences of ADHD," on Tuesday, April 24, Kresge 708, 8:30 AM.

Leland Keith Ackerson, doctoral student in the Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, will present her dissertation, "Health Inequalities among Women in India," on Tuesday, April 24, Kresge 439, 9:30 AM.

Frances Kim, doctoral student in the Department of Epidemiology, will present his dissertation, "Assessing Fluoride Exposure in an Epidemiologic Study: Objective Versus Self-Reported Measures," on Tuesday, April 24, FXB G-10, 9:00 AM.

Cara Osborne, doctoral student in the Department of Society, Human Development and Health, will present her dissertation, "The Impact of Prenatal Care on Birth Neonates and Future Reproduction," on Tuesday, April 24, Kresge 606, 9:30 AM.

Kelly Claire Simon, doctoral student in the Department of Epidemiology, will present her dissertation, "Vascular Factors, Hormones and Parkinson's Disease & CR2 Variants and Multiple Sclerosis," on Tuesday, April 24, Kresge 908, 10:00 AM.

Sarah Rosner, doctoral student in the Department of Epidemiology, will present her dissertation, "Dietary Factors and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease," on Tuesday, April 24, Kresge 708, 3:30 PM.

Jennifer Cavallari, doctoral student in the Department of Environmental Health, will present her dissertation, "Cardiovascular Responses to Occupational Metal-Rich Particulate Exposures," on Tuesday, April 24, Kresge 502, 3:30 PM.

Sonia Jain, doctoral student in the Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, will present her dissertation, "Multi-Level Determinants of Resilience in the Context of Violence," on Wednesday, April 25, Kresge 606, 10:30 AM.

Sona Tumanyan, doctoral student in the Department of Epidemiology, will take an oral exam on Wednesday, April 25, 11:00 AM, Building 3 (Kresge) 908. Major: Epidemiology Minor 1: Biostatistics Minor 2: Infections in Oral Health. Dr. Donna Spiegelman will chair.

Carine Lenders, doctoral student in the Department of Nutrition, will present her dissertation, "A Novel Food Composition Database to Study the Relationships Between Type of Proteins, Amnio Acids, Weight Change, and Type Two Diabetes Mellitus," on Wednesday, April 25, Building 2, Room 317, 12:00 PM.

Wezi Msisha, doctoral student in the Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, will present her dissertation, "Socioeconomic Status, Gender and HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa," on Wednesday, April 25, Building 2, Room 426, 1:30 PM.

Lope Barrero, doctoral student in the Department of Environmental Health, will present his dissertation, "Self-Reported Physical Exposure Assessment for Occupational Epidemiological Research of Musculoskeletal Disorders," on Thursday, April 26, Building 1, Room 1302, 9:00 AM.

Jennifer Adibi, doctoral student in the Department of Environmental Health, will present her dissertation, "Placental Gene Expression and Pregnancy Outcomes in Relation to Prenatal Phthalate Exposure," on Thursday, April 26, FXB G-13, 1:00 PM.

Robin Dodson, doctoral student in the Department of Environmental Health, will present her dissertation, "Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds in the Boston Area," on Thursday, April 26, Landmark 414A, 1:00 PM.

Shun-Chiao Chang, doctoral student in the Department of Epidemiology, will take an oral exam on Friday, April 27, 10:00 AM, Building 3 ( Kresge) 908. Major: Epidemiology Minor 1: Biostatistics Minor 2: Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology. Dr. Christoph Lange will chair.