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Charles Allen Douglas, Bachelor of Science in Business, 2000, University of Phoenix—Arizona;
Master of Business Administration, 2003, Claremont Graduate University—California
Major: Pharmaceutical Sciences––Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy
Dissertation: Towards an Operational Definition of Pharmacy Clinical Competency
Dissertation Chairperson: L. D. Ried
Bogdan Draghici, Titlul de Inginer, 2006, Universitatea Politehnica din Bucuresti—Romania
Major: Chemistry
Dissertation: Novel Studies in Heterocyclic Chemistry
Dissertation Chairperson: A. R. Katritzky
Lisa Marie Dyer, Bachelor of Science, 2004, University of Florida
Major: Medical Sciences––Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Dissertation: ATM Function in Homeostasis and Tumor Suppression Within the Mouse Mammary Gland
Dissertation Chairperson: K. D. Brown
Jesus Alejandro Escobar, Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering cum laude, 2005, Master of Science, 2007,
University of Florida
Major: Physics
Dissertation: SUSY SU(5) Model With Flavor Group Delta(54)
Dissertation Chairperson: P. Ramond
Neng Fan, Bachelor of Science, 2004, Wuhan University—China; Master of Science, 2007, Nankai University—China;
Master of Science, 2009, University of Florida
Major: Industrial and Systems Engineering
Dissertation: Combinatorial and Nonlinear Optimization Methods With Applications in Data Clustering, Biclustering and Power Systems
Dissertation Chairperson: P. M. Pardalos
Chessy M. Fernandez, Bachelor of Biomedical Engineering, 2000, Catholic University of America—District of Columbia;
Master of Engineering, 2003, University of Florida
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Dissertation: Development of an Efficient Fluid Structure Interaction Solver for Applications to the Vascular System
Dissertation Chairperson: R. Tran-Son-Tay
Eleanor Daly Finnegan, Bachelor of Arts in Religion cum laude, 2003, Colgate University—New York;
Master of Theological Studies, 2005, Vanderbilt University—Tennessee
Major: Religion
Dissertation: Hijra and Homegrown Agriculture: Farming Among American Muslim Communities
Dissertation Chairperson: A. L. Peterson
Denis Flanigan, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology cum laude, 1999, University of Maryland at College Park; Master of Science,
2004, University of Florida
Major: Counseling Psychology
Dissertation: The Influence of Cultural Context on Vocational Assessment With Bicultural Latino/a College Students
Dissertation Chairperson: K. Rice
Scott William Fleming, Bachelor of Arts in Astronomy and Physics, 2005, Vassar College—New York; Master of Science,
2007, University of Florida
Major: Astronomy
Dissertation: Desert Dwellers and Dynamic Duos: Short-Period Brown Dwarf Companions and Binary Science With Large-Scale
Exoplanet Surveys
Dissertation Chairperson: J. Ge
Emily Jane Fox, Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy, 1994, Florida A&M University; Master of Health Science,
2000, University of Florida
Major: Rehabilitation Science
Dissertation: Locomotor Control and Recovery After Human Spinal Cord Injury
Dissertation Chairperson: A. L. Behrman
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Claudio Antonio Fuentes Melendez, Licenciado en Matematica, 2002, Magister en Estadistica, 2004,
Pontificia Universidad Catolica––Argentina; Master of Science in Statistics, 2008, University of Florida
Major: Statistics
Dissertation: Interval Estimation for the Mean of the Selected Populations
Dissertation Chairperson: G. Casella
Jason Paul Alan Gallant, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, 2004, Florida State University; Master of Education, 2007,
University of Florida
Major: School Psychology
Dissertation: Strain in Caregivers in Children and Adolescents With Depression: The Role of Symptom Severity, Comorbid Symptoms,
and Perceived Social Support
Dissertation Chairperson: T. M. Smith-Bonahue
Divya Garg, Bachelor of Technology, 2007, Malaviya National Institute of Technology at Jaipur—India; Master of Science,
2008, University of Florida
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Dissertation: Advances in Global Pseudospectral Methods for Optimal Control
Dissertation Chairperson: A. Rao
Kathryn Alice Garland, Bachelor of Science in Biology, 2001, Marquette University—Wisconsin; Master of Arts in Leadership,
2006, Thierry Graduate School of Leadership—Belgium
Major: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Dissertation: Consumptive Use and Conservation of Marine Turtles in Pearl Lagoon, Nicaragua: Implications of Historic Taste Preferences,
Cultural Norms, and Local Attitudes for the Human Dimensions of Conservation
Dissertation Chairperson: R. R. Carthy
Dissertation Cochairperson: C. H. Wood
Krista Schwenk Garner, Bachelor of Science summa cum laude, 2004, Vanderbilt University—Tennessee; Master of Education,
2007, University of Florida
Major: School Psychology
Dissertation: Comparison of the Behavior of Individuals With Early-Onset Morbid Obesity and Prader-Willi Syndrome Using the Behavior
Assessment System for Children, Second Edition
Dissertation Chairperson: J. H. Kranzler
Athanasios Gentimis, Ptychion in Mathematics, 2003, Ptychio Metaptychiako, 2006, National and Kapodistrian
University of Athens—Greece
Major: Mathematics
Dissertation: Properties of Groups at Infinity
Dissertation Chairperson: A. N. Dranishnikov
Daniel James Gibson, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, 2005, Master of Science, 2007, University of Florida
Major: Medical Sciences––Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Dissertation: A Cellular and Molecular Study of Corneal Scarring
Dissertation Chairperson: G. S. Schultz
Dissertation Cochairperson: S. C. Frost
Ameya Dilip Gondhalekar, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, 2005, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth at
Dapoli—India; Master of Science in Agriculture, 2006, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth at Rahuri—India
Major: Entomology and Nematology
Dissertation: Indoxacarb Toxicology and Susceptibility Monitoring in the German Cockroach
Dissertation Chairperson: M. E. Scharf
Edward William DuPrey Gonzalez-Tennant, Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, 2004, University of Arkansas;
Master of Arts, 2008, University of Florida
Major: Anthropology
Dissertation: Archaeological Research and Public Knowledge: New Media Methods for Public Archaeology in Rosewood, Florida
Dissertation Chairperson: P. R. Schmidt
Dissertation Cochairperson: J. M. Davidson
Vikneswaran Gopal, Bachelor of Science cum laude, 2001, Master of Science in Statistics, 2005,
National University of Singapore
Major: Statistics
Dissertation: Techniques of Parallelization in Markov Chain Monte Carlo Methods
Dissertation Chairperson: G. Casella