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Edward Blake Atkinson, Bachelor of Science in Physics magna cum laude, 2005, Florida State University
Major: Entomology and Nematology
Dissertation: Investigating the Integration of Small Hive Beetles (aethina Tumida Murray, Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) Into Western Honey Bee
(apis Mellifera L., Hymenoptera: Apidae) Colonies
Dissertation Chairperson: J. D. Ellis
Ferhat Ay, Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, 2007, Bachelor of Science in Mathematics Computer
Engineering, 2007, Middle East Technical University—Turkey
Major: Computer Engineering
Dissertation: A Comparative Study on Biological Networks: Alignment and Structural Properties
Dissertation Chairperson: T. Kahveci
Aditya Ayithi, Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering, 2000, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University—India;
Master of Technology in Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, 2002, Indian Institute of
Technology; Master of Science, 2007, University of Florida
Major: Civil Engineering
Dissertation: Nonlinear Equivalent Linear Design Method to Determine Unbound Aggregate Base Layer Modulus
Dissertation Chairperson: D. R. Hiltunen
Dissertation Cochairperson: R. Roque
Alberto Monteiro Cordeiro de Azeredo, Grau de Engehneiro Alimentos, 1995, Magister Scientiae em Cienciae
Tecnologia de Alimentos, 2001, Universidade Federal de Vicosa—Brazil
Major: Food Science and Human Nutrition
Minor: Packaging Science
Dissertation: Coffee Roasting: Color and Aroma-active Sulfur Compounds
Dissertation Chairperson: M. R. Marshall
Suwussa Bamrungsap, Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, 2003, Master of Science in Chemistry, 2006,
Kasetsart University—Thailand
Major: Chemistry
Dissertation: DNA-Conjugated Magnetic Nanoparticles for Bio-Analytical and Biomedical Applications
Dissertation Chairperson: W. Tan
Mallory Kelly Becker, Bachelor of Science, 1991, Master of Education, 1994, University of Florida;
Master of Social Work, 1999, California State University at Long Beach
Major: Special Education
Minor: Educational Leadership
Dissertation: Teachers’ Concerns Regarding the Implementation and Continued Use of an Evidence-Based Educational Practice
Dissertation Chairperson: J. Crockett
Tolunay Beker Aydemir, Bachelor of Science, 1999, Master of Science, 2004, Ankara University—Turkey
Major: Medical Sciences––Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Dissertation: Role of Zinc and Zinc Transporters in Liver Regeneration
Dissertation Chairperson: R. J. Cousins
Lindsay Ann Bell, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, 2005, Purdue University—Indiana; Master of Education, 2008,
University of Florida
Major: School Psychology
Dissertation: Behavioral and Electrophysiological Correlates of Attention and Cross-Modal Distraction
Dissertation Chairperson: T. D. Oakland
Carlos Libardo Bernal Pulido, Titulo de Abogado, 1996, Universidad Externado de Colombia; Comision de Doctorado,
2001, Universidad de Salamanca—Spain; Master of Arts, 2008, University of Florida
Major: Philosophy
Dissertation: Living Together Within a Legal Practice: A Theory of Law as Collective Intentional Activity
Dissertation Chairperson: K. A. Ludwig
Thomas R. Berson, Bachelor of Arts, 1995, Brown University—Rhode Island; Master of Arts, 2004, Florida State University
Major: History
Dissertation: Silver Springs: The Florida Interior in the American Imagination
Dissertation Chairperson: J. E. Davis
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Shubhendu Bhasin, Bachelor of Engineering, 2004, Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology––India; Master of Science,
2009, University of Florida
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Minor: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dissertation: Reinforcement Learning and Optimal Control Methods for Uncertain Nonlinear Systems
Dissertation Chairperson: W. E. Dixon
Souvik Bhattacharya, Master of Science in Mathematics, 2005, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur—India;
Master of Science, 2008, University of Florida
Major: Mathematics
Dissertation: Oscillations in a Size-Structured Prey Predator Model
Dissertation Chairperson: M. Martcheva-Drashanska
Christopher John Biagi, Bachelor of Science in Physics, 2003, Master of Science, 2006, University of Arizona;
Master of Science, 2008, University of Florida
Major: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dissertation: Observations and Modeling of Processes in Artificially Initiated (Triggered) Lightning
Dissertation Chairperson: M. A. Uman
Dissertation Cochairperson: V. A. Rakov
Zy Biesinger, Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude, 1998, Master of Science, 2001, Utah State University
Major: Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Minor: Zoology
Dissertation: Quantifying the Relationships Among Habitat, Behavior and Performance of Gag, (Mycteroperca microlepis)
Dissertation Chairperson: W. J. Lindberg
Gregory William Bishop, Bachelor of Science in Mathematics with high distinction, 2006, Bachelor of Science in
Biochemistry with high distinction, 2006, Indiana University at Bloomington
Major: Chemistry
Dissertation: Asymmetric Nanopore Membranes: Single Molecule Detection and Unique Transport Properties
Dissertation Chairperson: C. R. Martin
Mario Alberto Blanco Coto, Bachiller en Biologia, 1997, Universidad de Costa Rica
Major: Botany
Dissertation: A Monograph of the Genus Lockhartia (Orchidaceae: Oncidiinae)
Dissertation Chairperson: N. H. Williams
Ashley Sun Park Boggs, Bachelor of Science cum laude, 2005, University of Florida
Major: Interdisciplinary Ecology
Dissertation: Organizational Changes to Thyroid Regulation: Evidence for Predictive Adaptive Responses in Alligator (mississippiensis)
Dissertation Chairperson: L. J. Guillette
Thomas F. Bohrmann, Bachelor of Science in Mathematics magna cum laude, 2004, La Grange College—Georgia;
Master of Arts in Teaching, 2006, Master of Statistics, 2009, University of Florida
Major: Interdisciplinary Ecology
Dissertation: Efficient Sampling and Robust Abundance Estimation in Depletion Surveys
Dissertation Chairperson: M. C. Christman
Dissertation Cochairperson: B. Silliman
Amanda Beth Bosch, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, 2002, University of Nevada at Reno; Master of Science in Psychology,
2006, North Dakota State University
Major: Psychology
Dissertation: Evaluations of Repetitive Behavior in Typically Functioning Adults and Intellectually Disabled Children: Implications of the
Demand Condition
Dissertation Chairperson: T. R. Vollmer
Jonathan David Bostic, Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, 2004, College of William and Mary—Virginia
Major: Curriculum and Instruction
Minor: Educational Psychology
Minor: Research and Evaluation Methodology
Dissertation: The Effects of Teaching Mathematics Through Problem-Solving Contexts on Sixth-Grade Students’ Problem-Solving
Performance and Representation Use
Dissertation Chairperson: S. J. Pape
Dissertation Cochairperson: T. Jacobbe