The Graduate School

Oral Defense Announcements Fall 2009


July 21

Kyootai Lee
Why Small-Medium Sized Software Firms Stay In Strategic Partnerships: An Empirical Investigation Of Four Theoretical Perspectives Focusing On Software Technologies

July 28

V. Jean Hofer
The Identification of Issues Serving as Barriers to Positive Educational Experiences for Saudi Arabian Students Studying in the State of Missouri

August 6

Haytham Aly
Role of Pseudomonas produced hydrogen cyanide in biological control of plant-parasitic nematodes

August 28

Bradley T. Brick      
Race, Social Context, and School Punishment: An Examination of Disparity in School Discipline.

Charulata B. Prasannan
Modulation of Restriction Enzyme PvuII Activity by Metal ion Cofactors

September 4

Deepa Viswanathan
The Role of Amyloid Beta Assembly State in the Human Immune Response.

September 23

Susan Depue
Psychometrics of the Missouri Student Survey: Examining Validity, Reliability and Consent 

October 13

Vanessa Garry
Grandparents as Primary Caregivers and Their Effects on the Reading Achievement of Their Elementary-Age African American Grandchildren

October 21

Beverly Leadbetter Schonhoff
An Investigation of the Decision Making Process for School Board Training

November 3

Gavin O’Connor
Internationalization of General Education Curriculum in Missouri Community Colleges: A Faculty Perspective

November 6

Holly Johanna Diesel
Soothability and Growth in Preterm Infants