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Dissertation Proposal Defense Notice: Nicole Dear

Wed, April 2, 2025 2:00 PM at Geography Bldg. Room 105

dear-nicole-profile.jpgA doctoral dissertation proposal defense is scheduled for Nicole Dear on the following date and time:

Title: The COVID-19 Pandemic as a Maternal Health Threat Magnifier: Spatial Patterns of COVID-19 and Place-Based Vulnerabilities on Pregnancy Outcomes and Prenatal Care in Michigan

Day and Date: Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Time: 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. (EDT)

Location: Geography Bldg. Room 105

A copy of the dissertation being proposed, can be obtained by emailing Nicole at dearnico@msu.edu.

The defense will consist of two steps:

First step

Members of the Department (including faculty, students and staff) are invited to join an uninterrupted presentation by the student summarizing the dissertation proposal, and a subsequent questioning session. The session will be moderated by the advisor.

Second step

The Advisor and Guidance Committee will ask questions in the second stage of this session. Faculty, graduate students and other non-committee members (e.g., family and friends) CANNOT attend the second questioning stage.

Guidance Committee:

  • Sue Grady (Chair)
  • Igor Vojnovic
  • Andrew Finley (Forestry)
  • Zhehui Luo (Epidemiology & Biostatistics)