Calendars
Scheduled Defenses
Friday June 12, 2026
12:00 CDT Shane Curleyhair - Dental Sciences
"Quantifying Therapeutic Decay: The Longitudinal Impact of Non-Surgical Periodontal Therapy on Systemic Rheumatological Markers"
Advisor: Anastasios Karydis
Location: UTHSC College of Dentistry, Conference Room N452
Note: Meeting ID: 872 1967 5668 Passcode: 101773
Thursday June 25, 2026
15:00 CDT Bonita Payne - Health Outcomes and Policy Research
"Data Collection in the EHR: Perspectives of Black Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming People in the South"
Advisor: Rebecca Reynolds
Location: Nephrology Conference Room B-227, Coleman Building, 956 Court Avenue, Memphis, TN
Note: Meeting ID: 872 0395 2325 Passcode: 688374 Meeting Chat Link https://tennesseehipaa.zoom.us/launch/jc/87203952325 Meeting inisght: https://tennesseehipaa.zoom.us/launch/edl?muid=01c4931e-de1e-4aba-8d75-6ae528e2b0ca
Friday July 24, 2026
9:00 CDT Mohammad Naim - Health Outcomes and Policy Research
"Association of de novo Lipid-lowering Therapies with HDL Cholesterol Levels, Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes, and the Cholesterol-mediated Effects among US Veterans with Chronic Kidney Disease"
Advisor: Csaba P Kovesdy
Location: Nephrology Conference Room B-227, Coleman Building, 956 Court Avenue, Memphis, TN
Note: Meeting ID: 819 3058 4662 Passcode: 086938
Important Dates
Event times are U.S. Central time zone
- Jul 1, 2025 Fall 2025 term begins
- Aug 8, 2025 deadline for completion of degree requirements for August diploma
- Nov 1, 2025 deadline for oral defense and approval of ETD final content and language for December graduation