Doctoral candidates to present dissertation proposals, defenses

salvetoday Posted On October 14, 2016
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Faculty, staff and graduate students are encouraged to attend any or all of the dissertation proposal and defense presentations scheduled this semester. In addition, any undergraduate students who may be considering the pursuit of a Ph.D. are welcome to attend.

Those interested may view a copy of the documents in person by making an appointment with Melissa Davis, coordinator of special academic projects and programs. She may be reached at melissa.davis@salve.edu.

Amanda Darling will present her dissertation proposal at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17 in the McKillop Library special collections room. The proposal is titled “Machiavelli in Modernity: The Prince’s Continued Relevancy as Accentuated by the Disintegration of Nicholas II’s Reign and the Collapse of Imperial Russia.”

Gary Vaspol will present his dissertation proposal at 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17 in the O’Hare Academic Building, Room 242. The proposal is titled “Abiding the Postmodern World: An Existential Examination of ‘The Big Lebowski,’ ‘A Serious Man’ and ‘Inherent Vice.'”

Michael Xiarhos will defend his dissertation at 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21 in the McKillop Library special collections room. The dissertation is titled “The Connected Pilgrim: The Potential for Transformation in the Social Media Age.”

Karen Hanson will defend her dissertation at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21 in the Young Building boardroom. The dissertation is titled “The Robot as Other: Sartre and Television Portrayals of Humanoid Robots in ‘Almost Human’ and ‘Humans.'”

Donna Gamache-Griffiths will present her dissertation proposal at 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24 in the Young Building boardroom. The proposal is titled “Fundamentally Human: An Ethical Approach to Technological Unemployment.”

Lamont Slater will present his dissertation proposal at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26 in the McKillop Library special collections room. The proposal is titled “The Reclassification and Implications of the Post-Colonial Enslavement Period, From 1807-1865 as Genocide.”

Ashley Bissonnette will defend her dissertation at 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11 in the McKillop Library special collections room. The dissertation is titled “Pestilences of New England’s First Wars: An Investigation of Colonial Trauma During the Pequot and King Philip’s Wars.”

David Vanderbilt will defend his dissertation at 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11 in the McKillop Library special collections room. The dissertation is titled “Thomas Forsyth Torrance and Scientific Theology: An Analysis and Assessment of His Project.”

Catharine Weiss will defend her dissertation at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2 in the McKillop Library special collections room. The dissertation is titled “Data Mining the Unconscious.”