Thesis/Project Committees

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Overview 

MA and Ph.D. thesis and project committees are usually made up of a committee chair, which works closely with the student throughout the development of the thesis, and committee members, which often offer their guidance during the development of the thesis/project and evaluate it at the defense. Below is a list of project and thesis committees I have served on:

MA Projects

Kang, Jaeho. “The Life of Yes Man: The Web Based Interactive Movie”. Defended Summer 2006. Project chair.

Belankar, Kiran. “Core Strength: Interactive Fitness Training Web Site”. Defended Summer 2006. Project chair.

Iyer, Vishal. “Grassroots: A Map Creation Tool for Communities”. Defended Summer 2006. Project chair.

Chandler, JJ. “EcoPixel: A Single Player Game Exploring Emergent Properties in an A-Life Simulation.” Defended Summer 2006. Project chair.

Messer, Amanda. “A Sensible Approach to Diagnosing Rashes, An Interactive Lecture on DVD .” Defended Spring 2006. Project chair.

Wensloff, Valeta. “The Jester and the Queen: An Interactive 3D Story.” Defended Spring 2006. Project chair.

Li, Lulu. “The Growth and Loss of Da Chang: The Duality of A River On An Ancient Chinese Town.” Defended Spring 2006. Project chair.

Dion, Leo. “Phoeleo.” Defended Fall 2005. Project chair.

Min, Hai Kyung. “Backyard Animal Travel Adventure.” Defended Fall 2005. Project committee member.

Huang, Ai-Ting. “Recipes by Cell Phone and PC: Navigation and style sheet optimization for dual format access.” Defended Fall 2005. Project committee member.

Mercer, Gregory. “Influential Stew: An Interactive Multimedia Narrative Project.” Defended Fall 2005. Project committee member.

Bao, Lei. "Visualizing the Content: Communicate the child health care information to low literate parents." Defended Summer 2005. Thesis chair.

Huda, Adina. "ProjectAccess! Information and Techniques for Creating Accessible Websites." Defended Summer 2005. Thesis chair.

Upletawala, Nishreen. "My Sense of Chicago: A Multimedia Postcard." Defended Spring 2005. Project chair.

Ananthakrishnan, Siddharth. “Wicked Chess – A Single Player Online Rendition And Modification Of The Game Of Chess.” Defended Fall 2004. Project chair.

Prince, Robert. “The Netherlands during World War II.” Defended Fall 2004. Project chair. 

Rosero, Luis. “Gym Wars: Creating an Online Multiplayer Team-Based Game.” Defended Fall 2004. Project chair.

MA Theses

Huda, Adina. "ProjectAccess! Information and Techniques for Creating Accessible Websites." Defended Summer 2005. Thesis chair.

Plantegenest, Geraud. "An Electronic Quit Smoking Coach: Designing Computer Agents As Persuasive Social Actors." Defended Spring 2005. Thesis committee member.

Chen, Haomin. “Digital Game As An Enjoyable And Effective Training Format In Preparing For Business Travel.” Defended Fall 2004. Thesis chair. 

Giesman, Holly. “Guidelines for Documentary Production: Creating a DVD Teaching Tool for Instructors & Students of the Media Art.” Defended Fall 2004. Thesis committee member. 

Hamlin, Jeff. “The Process and Methodology of Distributing Independent Films on DVD.” Defended Summer 2004. Thesis chair. 

Lee, Michael. “Emotional factors in Interactive storytelling and its effect on viewers.” Defended Summer 2004. Thesis committee member.

Chen, Yu-Feng, “Who Is Singing On The Hill - Yen Chih-Wen And New Hakka Music”. Defended Summer 2004. Thesis committee member. 

Page, Jesse. “3d Interactivity Vs. 2d Interactivity: Using 3d Technology For Web Navigation.” Defended Summer 2004. Thesis chair.

Nakagawa, Asuka. “Using Digital Storytelling for Intermediate Japanese Language Learning.” Defended Summer 2004. Thesis chair. 

Kwak, Su. “Designing A Handheld Interactive Scavenger Hunt Game to Enhance Museum Experience.” Defended Summer 2004. Thesis chair.

Tye, Jason. “Methods & Considerations In Designing Web-Based Real-Time Strategy Games.” Defended Summer 2004. Thesis chair.

Ramchandran, Aparna. “Plant Scanner: A Handheld PDA Using RFID Tags For Child Visitors To The Michigan 4-H Children's Garden.” Defended Summer 2004. Thesis committee member.

Chen, Yi-Ju Kay. “Multimedia Project of Chinese Fantasy - Journey to the West.” Defended Spring 2004. Thesis chair.

Banyas, Patti. “Informing Hybrid Course Design Decisions: A Comparison of Student Reactions to Different Online Components in a Hybrid Versus Wholly In Person Course.” Defended Spring 2004. Thesis committee member.

Feder, Jeff. “Virtual Rush: Fraternity Rush Via 3D Virtual Reality”. Defended Fall 2003. Thesis committee member.

Fisher, John. “Methods and Considerations in Online Game Design.” Defended Summer 2003. Thesis chair.

Malinowski, Robert. “3D K9 – Using QuickTime VR to Teach Canine Skeletal Anatomy.” Defended Spring 2003. Thesis chair.

Montgomery, Michelle. “Development And Pilot Testing Of A Computerized Atlas Of Peripheral Blood Smears As A Job Aid For Practicing Clinical Laboratory Scientists”. Defended Spring 2003. Thesis committee member.

Tai, Chia-Yu Charlie. “Temples Of Taipei A Handheld Tour Guide For Pocket Pc.” Defended Spring 2003. Thesis committee member.

Park, Insu. “Toward true interoperability in Streaming Media: an interactive educational resources on MPEG-4.” Defended Fall 2003. Thesis chair.

Tang, Ming. “Spatial Interface And Interpersonal Interface Design”. Defended Fall 2002. Thesis committee member.

Chun, Jiae. “Kosta Webcasting: Webcasting As An Medium To Deliver Dynamic Presentation.” Defended Spring 2002. Thesis chair.

Ph.D. Thesis

Buchanan, Kym. “Beyond Attention-Getters: Designing For Deep Engagement.” Defended Summer 2006. Thesis committee member.