Fall 2012 Doctoral Student Events

September 25, 2012
Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Defense
Zhenhua Chen
“Transportation and Regional Output in the Northeast Megaregion: A Spatial Econometric CGE Assessment”
9:00am – 11:00am
Arlington Campus, Founders Hall, Room 602
Contact: Shannon Williams, swilli32@gmu.edu

September 25, 2012
Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Defense
Utkirdjan Umarov
“Housing Price Bubble Spillovers: Financial Markets and Government Budgets Evidence from the United States”
1:30pm – 3:30pm
Arlington Campus, Founders Hall, Room 602
Contact: Shannon Williams, swilli32@gmu.edu

September 26, 2012
Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Defense
Pritam Banerjee
“ India’s Comprehensive Bilateral Trade Agreements (CBTA) in Asia: An Analysis of Effective Gains for Indian Export Interests”
10:00am – 12:00pm
Arlington Campus, Founders Hall, Room B119
Contact: Shannon Williams, swilli32@gmu.edu

October 23, 2012
Doctoral Dissertation Defense
Jitendra Parajuli
“Broadband Internet in the U.S.”
11:30am – 1:30pm
Arlington Campus, Founders Hall, Room 602
Contact: Shannon Williams, swilli32@gmu.edu

October 24, 2012
Doctoral Dissertation Defense
Ellen Zapata
“A Mixed Method Analysis of Foreclosure and Local Government Policy in the Washington, D.C. Area”
12:00pm – 2:00pm
Arlington Campus, Founders Hall, Room 602
Contact: Shannon Williams, swilli32@gmu.edu

November 6, 2012
Doctoral Dissertation Defense
Pete Bernardy
“Head Start: Assessing Common Explanations for the Apparent Disappearance of Initial Positive Effects”
11:45am – 1:45pm
Arlington Campus, Founders Hall, Room 602
Contact: Shannon Williams, swilli32@gmu.edu

November 8, 2012
Doctoral Dissertation Defense
Marva E. King
“Collaboration Program Effectiveness: Comparing Two Community Partnership Programs”
11:00am – 1:00pm
Arlington Campus, Founders Hall, Room 602
Contact: Shannon Williams, swilli32@gmu.edu

November 26, 2012
Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Defense
Aaron Arnold
“Public Sector Entrepreneurship: An Exploration between Organizational Culture and Entrepreneurial Orientation in Public Agencies”
10:00am – noon
Arlington Campus, Founders Hall, Room 602
Contact: Shannon Williams, swilli32@gmu.edu

December 6, 2012
Doctoral Dissertation Defense
Kutluer Karademir
“Democratic Policing and Organizational Learning in UN Police Missions: A Mixed-Methods Study”
2:30pm – 4:30pm
Arlington Campus, Founders Hall, Room 602
Contact: Shannon Williams, swilli32@gmu.edu

December 10, 2012
Doctoral Dissertation Defense
Scott C. Buchanan
“Alliance Structure and Transformation”
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Arlington Campus, Founders Hall, Room 602
Contact: Shannon Williams, swilli32@gmu.edu

December 12, 2012
Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Defense
Tara McGovern
“New Armed Groups in Colombia: The Emergence of the “BACRIM” in the 21st Century”
10:30am – 12:30pm
Arlington Campus, Founders Hall, Room 602
Contact: Shannon Williams, swilli32@gmu.edu

December 19, 2012
Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Defense
Nazia Hussain
“Order or Disorder in Megacities of Developing Countries? Exploring the Case of Karachi”
2:00pm – 4:00pm
Arlington Campus, Founders Hall, Room 602
Contact: Shannon Williams, swilli32@gmu.edu