ETOX Graduates
Research Thesis Titles and Committee Members
Student Name
Current Status
Concentration
Research Topic
Braune, Sarah
Industry
TXCE
(Civil Eng)
Library Research
Capley, Erin
Industry
TXCH
(Chemistry)
Structural Characterization of Suwannee River Fulvic Acid With
Sandra Stenson, Ph.D.
High Resolution Mass Spectrometry
Chemistry
Clements, Jason
student
TXCH
(Chemistry)
Remediation of Aqueous Systems Using Zwitterionie Micelles
Norris Hoffman, Ph.D.
and Surfactant Recovery Through Decarboxylation
Coles, James
Industry
TXBY
(Biology)
Jim Connors, Ph.D.
Miriam Fearn, Ph.D.
Geology
Geography
N/A (Biology)
Euguen Cioffi, Ph.D.
John McCreadie, Ph.D.
Miriam Fearn, Ph.D.
Pharmacology
Biology
Geography
Civil Engineering
Alexandra Stenson, Ph.D. Chemistry
Sinead Ni Chadhain, Ph.D. Biology
Pharmacology
Diego Alvarez, M.D., Ph.D. Internal Medicine
Eugene Coffii, Ph.D.
Pharmacology
Manish Misra, Ph.D.
N/A (Chem Eng)
Eldon Blancher, II, Ph.D.
Eugene Cioffi, Ph.D.
N/A
Pharmacology
Stephen Schaffer, Ph.D.
Pharmacology
June Ayling, Ph.D
Julio Turrens, Ph.D.
Pharmacology
Allied Health
Alterations of Protein Phosphorylation in the Taurine Deficient
Stephen Schaffer, Ph.D.
Heart
Pharmacology
Eugene Cioffi, Ph.D.
June Ayling , Ph.D.
Richard Honkanen, Ph.D.
Pharmacology
Pharmacology
Biochemistry
Glenn Wilson, Ph.D.
Cell Biology &
Neuroscience
Susan LeDoux, Ph.D.
Cell Biology &
Neuroscience
TXCL (Cellular Toxic Metal Complexation by 3-Hydroxy-2-Methyl-4-Pyranone
Eugene Cioffi, Ph.D.
Toxicology)
and N-substituted 3-Hydroxy-2-Methyl-4-Pyridinone
Pharmacology
Timothy Rice, Ph.D.
Eldon Blancher, II, Ph.D.
N/A (Biology)
N/A
Chemistry
Jason Coym, Ph.D.
Anne Boettcher, Ph.D.
David Forbes, Ph.D
Chemistry
Biology
Chemistry
An Integrated Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination of
Sediments in the Halls Mill Creek Watershed in Mobile, AL
Janga, Sravani
Industry
TXCH
(Chem Eng)
Emergy Analysis For Correlation of Environmental Pollution
with Birth Defects
Jong, Chian Ju
Academics
TXCL (Cellular
Toxicology)
Toxicity of B-Alanine-Mediated Taurine Depletion
TXMS
(Medical
Sciences)
Industry
Kevin White, Ph.D.
Tim Rice, Ph.D.
TXEE
Chemical Migration and Biofilm Formation Potential of the Polymeric
(Environmental
Andy Whelton, Ph.D.
Pipe Materials PEX-B and PP
Engineering)
Effect of Cigarette Smoke on Pulmonary Microvascular
TXCL (Cellular
Endothelial Cells (PMVECs) and the Potential Protective
Natalie Bauer, Ph.D.
Toxicology)
Effects of sCD40L
Industry
Khan, Rai
Committee Department
Chemistry
Derodra, Vrajesh
Academics
Thesis Committee
Biology
Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering
Chemistry
Biology
Geology
student
Kedeba, Pierre
Mentor -Department
Anne Boettcher, Ph.D.
Brett Webb, Ph.D.
Andrew Whelton, Ph.D.
Jason Coym, Ph.D.
Anne Boettcher, Ph.D.
Jim Connors, Ph.D
Connell, Matthew
KC, Ramila
Research Mentor
TXCL (Cellular
Toxicology)
Modulation of Apoptosis in APN1 Transfected RCSN3 Cells
Following Exposure to the Redox Cycler Menadione
Extraction and Quantitative Analysis of Components from
Brown Spruce Longhorn Beetle Lure and Chalcographus
Beetle Lure
Civil Engineering
Industry
TXCH
(Chemistry)
McDonald, J. Lane
Academics
TXCH
(Chemistry)
13C NMR Investigation of the Role of Water on CO2 Capture by
James Davis, Ph.D.
Amine-Functionalized Ionic Liquids
Chemistry
Kevin West, Ph.D.
Robert Barletta, Ph.D.
Chem & Bio Eng
Chemistry
Nozawa, Mamoru
Industry
TXBY
(BMS)
Development of a Method for Assessing the Effects of Folates
June Ayling, Ph.D.
on DNA Integrity in Human Subjects
Pharmacology
Stephen Schaffer, Ph.D.
Julio Turrens, Ph.D.
Pharmacology
Allied Health
Academics
TXCH
(Chemistry)
Toxic Metal Complexation by 5-Hydroxy-2Hydroxymethylpyran-4-One and N-substituted-5-Hydroxy-2Hydroxymethylpyridin-4-One
Eugene Cioffi, Ph.D.
Pharmacology
Timothy Rice, Ph.D.
Eldon Blancher, II, Ph.D.
N/A (Biology)
N/A
student
TXEE
(Environmental
Engineering)
Fate of Phosphorus and the Biodegradation of Oil and Grease in
Vegetated Filter Strips
Kevin White, Ph.D.
Civil Engineering
Andrew Whelton, Ph.D
Jim Connors, Ph.D
Civil Engineering
Geology
Academics
TXBY
(BMS)
Sphirgosine I-Phosphate's Role in Hypoxic Pulmonary
Vasoconstriction
Ivan McMurtry, Ph.D.
Pharmacology
Masahiko Oka, M.D., Ph.D. Civil Engineering
David Weber, Ph.D.
Physiology
TXCL (Cellular Effect of Gaseous Environmental Pollutants on the Glycocalyx
Eugene Cioffi, Ph.D.
Toxicology)
of Pulmonary Epithelial Cells
Pharmacology
Troy Stevens, Ph. D.
Natalie Bauer, Ph.D.
Jim Connors, Ph.D.
Donna Cioffi, Ph.D.
Pharmacology
Pharmacology
Geology
Bio & Molecular Chem
Rai, Jyoti
TXCL (Cellular Cigarette Smoke Stimulates the Release of EMPs, Which Are
Natalie Bauer, Ph.D.
Toxicology)
Procoagulant
Pharmacology
Julio Turrens, Ph.D
Sarah Gebb, Ph.D.
Allied Health
Cell Biology & Neuro
Rothrock, Courtney
Academics
TXCL (Cellular
Toxicology)
Internal Medicine
Natalie Bauer, Ph.D.
Brian Fouty, M.D.
Pharmacology
Internal Medicine
Sarowski, Kristen A.
Retail
TXCH
(Chemistry)
Geology
Kevin White, Ph.D.
Eugene Cioffi, Ph.D.
David Allison, Ph.D
Civil Engineering
Pharmacology
Geology
student
TXMS
(Medical
Sciences)
Pharmacology
Eugene Cioffi, Ph.D.
Mikhail Alexeyev, Ph.D.
Pharmacology
Cell Bly & Neuro
Knight, Clay
Obiaki, U. Anthony
Obiako, Ugochukwu
O'Neill, Kealan D
Pandey, Subha
Shetewy, Aza
Academics
Expression of Nucleosome Assembly Protein 1 Like 1
Determines the Reparative Capacity of Pulmonary
Microvascular Endothelial Cells Following Exposure to
Cigarette Smoke Extract
David Battiste, Ph.D.
Diego Alvarez, M.D., Ph.D
Toxicity of Analysis of Waters and Sediments of Polecat Bay,
Jim Connors, Ph.D.
Alabama, Using the Microtex 500 Analyzer
Role of Autophagy in Cell Survival in Mitochondrial Diseases Caused
Stephen Schaffer, Ph.D.
by Mutation in tRNA-Leu