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Biodefense Dissertations by Graduation Date
2022
| May 2022 | ||
| Students | Chair | Dissertation Title |
| SPROULL, Mary | Gregory D. Koblentz | Modeling of Mass Casualty Management during a Radiological or Nuclear Event (May 2022) |
2021
| December 2021 | ||
| Students | Chair | Dissertation Title |
| KIM, Hyunjung | Gregory D. Koblentz | Use of Unapproved Medical Countermeasures during Public Health Emergencies: Comparing the United States and South Korea (December 2021) |
2020
| December 2020 | ||
| Students | Chair | Dissertation Title |
| LIM, Yong-Bee | Gregory D. Koblentz | For Liberty and Accessible Science for All: Building a Better Understanding of U.S. Community Laboratories and the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Biology Movement (December 2020) |
2019
| December 2019 | ||
| Students | Chair | Dissertation Title |
| BARBER, Margaret D.M. | A. Trevor Thrall | Call of Duty? How Insurgent Organizations Choose to Provide Social Services (December 2019) |
| PARIS, Katherine V. | James K. Conant | An Assessment of the Risk of Misuse of Genome Editing Technologies (December 2019) |
| August 2019 | ||
| Students | Chair | Dissertation Title |
| HESS, Ashley | Ben Ouagrham-Gormley | Has UN Security Council Resolution 1540 Strengthened the International Nonproliferation Regime? (August 2019) |
| POPESCU, Saskia | Gregory D. Koblentz | How Cost Containment Undermines Disease Containment: Political and Economic Obstacles to Investing in Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) (August 2019) |
2018
| December 2018 | ||
| Students | Chair | Dissertation Title |
| OSETEK, Jennifer | Gregory D. Koblentz | The Last Mile: Removing Non-medical Obstacles in the Pursuit of Global Health Security (December 2018) |
| August 2018 | ||
| Students | Chair | Dissertation Title |
| DUCKETT, Julia | Gregory D. Koblentz | Global Health Governance in the Caribbean: States, Institutions, and Networks (August 2018) |
| May 2018 | ||
| Students | Chair | Dissertation Title |
| Brown, Christopher K. | Ben Ouagrham-Gormley | Protecting Critical U.S. Workers from Occupational Exposure to Emerging Infectious Diseases: Toward A Universal Personal Protective Equipment Selection Matrix for Early Outbreak Response (May 2018) |
| Musmar, Jomana | Gregory D. Koblentz | The Path to PAHPRA: The Evolution of Pediatric Biodefense Legislation and Medical Countermeasure Development (May 2018) |
2017
| May 2017 | ||
| Students | Chair | Dissertation Title |
| SEVILLA, Nereyda | Gregory D. Koblentz | Germs on a Plane: The Transmission and Risks of Airplane-Borne Diseases (May 2017) |
2016
| December 2016 | ||
| Students | Chair | Dissertation Title |
| LUDWICK, Keith W. | Thrall | The Legend of the Lone Wolf: Categorizing Singular and Small Group Terrorism (December 2016) |
| WIENER, Craig | Thrall | Penetrate, Exploit, Disrupt, Destroy: The Rise of Computer Network Operations as a Major Military Innovation (December 2016) |
| May 2016 | ||
| Students | Chair | Dissertation Title |
| GINES, Jonathan S. | Gregory D. Koblentz | Designing Biorisk Oversight: Applying Design Science Research to Biosafety and Biosecurity (May 2016) |
| KEHN, Patricia | A. Trevor Thrall | Flu News You Can Use? An Analysis of Flu News Quality 2008-2010 (May 2016) |
| WALLACE, Mittie P. | Sheldon M. Edner | Emergency Preparedness in Virginia, Maryland and DC: Using Exchange Theory to Identify Government-Nonprofit Incentives and Barriers to Collaboration (May 2016) |
2015
| December 2015 | ||
| Students | Chair | Dissertation Title |
| FYE-MARNIEN, Shannon R. | Ben Ouagrham-Gormley | An Examination of Contingency in Synthetic Genomics Research and Implications for National Security (December 2015) |
| August 2015 | ||
| Students | Chair | Dissertation Title |
| CURRY, Jeffrey W. | Thrall | Exploring Linkages between Generativity, Mentoring, and Job Satisfaction among Federal Government Employees (August 2015) |
2014
| December 2014 | ||
| Students | Chair | Dissertation Title |
| RIOJAS, Marco | Popov | Bioaerosol Dispersal Models and the In Silico Design of a Synthetic Strain of Bacillus subtilis with Stringent Growth Regulation (December 2014) |
| May 2014 | ||
| Students | Chair | Dissertation Title |
| FROST, Jenna | Thrall | The Nexus Between Criminal and Extremist Groups in Latin America: Implications for Unconventional Weapons Acquisition (May 2014) |
| MANZANEC, Brian | Thrall | Norm Wars: The Evolution of Norms for Emerging-Technology Weapons, from Chemical Weapons to Cyber Warfare (May 2014) |
| SUMNER, William | Toepler | Infectious Diseases and Indigenous Non-Government Organization Mitigation Efforts: A Qualitative Study of Potential Capacity Development Activities within Nigeria (May 2014) |
2013
| May 2013 | ||
| Students | Chair | Dissertation Title |
| MEDLEY, Steve | van Hoek | Transfer, Tracking, and Reaerosolization of a Biological Contaminant Following Field Operator Servicing of an Aerosol Sampler (May 2013) |
2012
| May 2012 | ||
| Students | Chair | Dissertation Title |
| DONES, D. Darrell | Harbour | In Plain View: Terrorist-Gang Threats of Biological Weapons Use (May 2012) |
| LEWIS, Douglas | Thrall | The Shaping of United States Biodefense Posture (May 2012) |
| NOLL, Sabina | Koblentz | The Social Origins of Terrorism: Insights from the Study of Youth Gangs (May 2012) |