Dissertation Defense:Nastassia Vaitsiakhovich

The oral doctoral examination of Nastassia Vaitsiakhovich, candidate for the Ph.D. degree, will be held on Monday, July 20, at 10am via Zoom.

Vaitsiakhovich’s advisor is Professor Scott Landes. The dissertation examining committee will be composed of Professors Shannon Monnat, Andrew London, Jennifer Karas Montez, and Janet Wilmoth. Professor Katherine McDonald will serve as chair of the defense. The title of the candidate's dissertation is: “Examining Death: Three Studies on Mortality Patterns among U.S. Adults with Intellectual Disability.”