Spring 2013 Doctoral Student Events

January 23, 2013
Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Defense
Hina Kazmi
“Government Contracts and the Organization of Firms: An Examination of the Satellite Industry and its Inter-Firm Networks”
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Arlington Campus, Founders Hall, Room 602
Contact: Shannon Williams, swilli32@gmu.edu

March 5, 2013
Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Defense
John Plant
“National Population Policies for Developed States in Eastern Europe: A Mixed Methods Approach to the Mitigation of Demographic Decline”
2:00pm – 4:00pm
Arlington Campus, Founders Hall, Room 602
Contact: Shannon Williams, swilli32@gmu.edu

March 5, 2013
Doctoral Dissertation Defense
Neal McCluskey
“Education and Social Capital Maximization: Does Decentralization Hold the Key?”
4:00pm – 6:00pm
Arlington Campus, Founders Hall, Room 602
Contact: Shannon Williams, swilli32@gmu.edu

April 1
Doctoral Dissertation Defense
Eun Jung “EJ” Park
“Explaining Achievement Disparities between the United States and South Korea”
10:30am – 12:00pm
Arlington Campus, Founders Hall, Room 602
Contact: Shannon Williams, swilli32@gmu.edu

April 8
Doctoral Dissertation Defense
Joseph N. Sany
“USAID Funds and Locals Own: Local Ownership of Projects in Situations of Fragility and Instability. The cases of IDEJEN in Haiti and Building Peace and Prosperity in Casamance, Senegal”
10:00am – 12:00pm
Arlington Campus, Founders Hall, Room 602
Contact: Shannon Williams, swilli32@gmu.edu

April 16
Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Defense
Rui Neiva
“Economic Efficiency of Air Navigation Service Providers: An Assessment in Europe”
10:00am – 12:00pm
Arlington Campus, Founders Hall, Room 602
Contact: Shannon Williams, swilli32@gmu.edu

April 17
Doctoral Dissertation Defense
Jason Dechant
“Catalyzing Change in Complex Organizations: The Department of Defense Office of Force Transformation”
2:00pm – 4:00pm
Arlington Campus, Founders Hall, Room 602
Contact: Shannon Williams, swilli32@gmu.edu

April 18
Doctoral Dissertation Defense
Ryan Zelnio
“A Complexity Approach to Evaluating National Scientific Systems through International Scientific Collaborations”
10:00am – 12:00pm
Arlington Campus, Founders Hall, Room 602
Contact: Shannon Williams, swilli32@gmu.edu

April 22
Doctoral Dissertation Defense
Pritam Banerjee
“Trade in Professional Services and Technical Barriers to Trade in India’s Preferential Trade Agreements”
10:00am – 12:00pm
Arlington Campus, Founders Hall, Room 602
Contact: Shannon Williams, swilli32@gmu.edu

April 30
Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Defense
Brian Higginbotham
“What is the Role of Standards in Facilitating Development in Complex Economies?”
2:00pm – 4:00pm
Arlington Campus, Founders Hall, Room 602
Contact: Shannon Williams, swilli32@gmu.edu

May 7
Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Defense
Joanna Biernacka-Lievestro
“Analyzing the Correlation between Walkability and Regional Economic Vitality”
12:00pm – 2:00pm
Arlington Campus, Founders Hall, Room 602
Contact: Shannon Williams, swilli32@gmu.edu

May 15
Doctoral Dissertation Defense
Sidney C. Turner
“The Political Economy of Urban Primacy: A Reconsideration”
10:00am – 12:00pm
Arlington Campus, Founders Hall, Room 602
Contact: Shannon Williams, swilli32@gmu.edu

May 23
Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Defense
Jamil Afaqi
“The Effect of Culture/Society on the Workings of Bureaucracy: A Comparison of U.S. and Pakistani Audit Bureaucracies”
11:00am – 1:00pm
Arlington Campus, Founders Hall, Room 602
Contact: Shannon Williams, swilli32@gmu.edu