Defense Announcements
Graduate students and their department are responsible for submitting an announcement to the MSU Calendar at least seven (7) business days prior to the defense.
Submitting an event:
- Create a calendar event through the Submit an Event button on the MSU Calendar.
- Place the appropriate “Tag” on the event so that it will appear on the Graduate School
webpage. To get a “Tag” to appear, start by typing “presentation" and choose from:
- Presentations (Professional Paper)
- Presentations (PhD Comp Exam)
- Presentations (Doctoral Defense)
- Presentation (Thesis Defense)
Current Defense Announcements:
Doctoral Defense Announcements
- DNP Student, Jamie Martin, will Defend their Scholarly Project Monday, April 1st, 2024 Monday, April 1, 2024 at 9:00 am - 9:30 am
Jamie Martin, DNP graduate student, will present "Early Integration of Palliative Care in Patients with Terminal Cancer Prognosis" via WebEx
- DNP Student, Saije Pollard, will Defend their Scholarly Project Monday, April 1st, 2024 Monday, April 1, 2024 at 10:00 am - 10:30 am
Saije Pollard, DNP graduate student, will present "Improving Health Outcomes by Reducing Vitamin D Deficiency in a Rural Clinical Setting" via WebEx
- DNP Student, Kristin Donoven, will Defend their Scholarly Project Monday, April 1st, 2024 Monday, April 1, 2024 at 11:00 am - 11:30 am
Kristin Donoven, DNP graduate student, will present "Implementing Quantitative Blood Loss for Cesarean Section Deliveries in a Critical Access Hospital" via WebEx.
- DNP Student, Tera Doyle, will Defend their Scholarly Project Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024 Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at 8:00 am - 8:30 am
Tera Doyle, DNP graduate student, will present Developing and Implementing a Fall Prevention Algorithm to Improve Patient Safety: A Quality Improvement Project via WebEx.
- DNP Student, Katie Kelleher, will Defend their Scholarly Project on Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024 Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at 9:00 am - 9:30 am
Katie Kelleher, DNP-FNP graduate candidate, will present “Improvement of Cervical Cancer Screening in a Rural Primary Care Setting: A Quality Improvement Project” via WebEx.
- DNP Student, Patrick Blouin, will Defend their Scholarly Project Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024 Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at 10:00 am - 10:30 am
Patrick Blouin, DNP graduate student, will present Measurement Based Care for Improving Clinical Depression and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders via WebEx
- DNP Student, Riley Black, will Defend their Scholarly Project Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024 Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at 11:00 am - 11:30 am
Riley Black, DNP graduate student, will present: “Primary Care Applied Fluoride Product for Pediatric Caries” via WebEx
- DNP Student, Alyshia van Houte, will defend their Scholarly Project Tuesday, April 2rd, 2024 Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Alyshia van Houte, DNP graduate student, will present SBAR in Long-Term Care: A Quality Improvement Initiative via WebEx
- DNP Student, Kayla Culligan, will Defend their Scholarly Project Defense Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024 Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Kayla Jean Culligan, DNP graduate student, will present Home Health Nurse-Managed Heart Failure Protocol to Reduce Hospital Readmissions: A Quality Improvement Project via WebEx
- DNP Student, Devin Mock, will Defend their Scholarly Project on Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024 Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Devin M. Mock, DNP graduate student, will present Implementation of the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 & 9 Adolescent Modified [PHQ- 2 & 9] In a Pediatric Primary Care Setting: A Quality Improvement Project via WebEx
Ph.D. Oral Comprehensive Exams
Thesis Defense Announcements
- Native American Studies Master's Thesis Defense - Tanner Barney Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at 11:00 am
Tanner Barney's research on various language apps, app-building, language learning, Indigenous methodologies and American Indian law and policy has made for a sound argument to kickstart the support of a Karuk...
- Native American Studies Master's Thesis Defense - Tanner Barney Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at 11:00 am - 2:00 am
Research on various language apps, app building, language learning, Indigenous methodologies, and American Indian law and policy has made for a sound argument to kickstart the support of a Karuk dictionary...
Professional Paper Presentations