Graduate Student Resources

Welcome from Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, Dr. Brian Raue

Graduate students are the backbone of a university's research enterprise. Our mission in the Graduate Studies office is to help you succeed in that enterprise. Your primary source of information should always be your Graduate Program Director. This page contains additional helpful links to guide you through your graduate student career. Adhere to deadlines and consult your major professor and graduate program office contacts to prevent delays in graduation.

For general CASE student resources, view Current Student Resources. For more graduate resources, visit the University Graduate School.

Contact information

Assoc. Dean, Dr. Brian Raue: baraue@fiu.edu
Program Coordinator, Mery Castro: mejiam@fiu.edu
CASE: case-gradst@fiu.edu

Graduate Student Spotlight

Help us celebrate the triumphs of our CASE graduate students and faculty.

**Recipient of the "*Outstanding GDP*" - UGS GSAW Awards!**
**Shannon Pruden**
Associate Professor; Director of Psychology Graduate Studies

**Recipient of the "*Mentorship of Graduate Students*"- UGS GSAW Awards!**
**Rebecca Christ**
Assistant Professor; Teaching and Learning

**Recipient of the "*Graduate Student Outstanding Creative Project*" - UGS GSAW Awards!**
**Erin Spencer**
PhD in Biology
Erin wrote a children's book on biology, ecology, and conservation of coral reefs.

**Recipient of the "*Graduate Student Outstanding Paper or Manuscript STEM*" - UGS GSAW Awards!**
**Oscar Guzman**
Ph.D. in Earth Systems Science
Global Increase in Tropical Cyclone Rate

**Recipient of the "*Graduate Student Outstanding Paper or Manuscript non-STEM*" - UGS GSAW Awards!**
**Sarah Hartmann**
Ph.D. in Clinical Science
Risk Factors for early use of e-cigarettes and alcohol: Dimensions and profiles of temperament

**Recipient of the "*Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant*" - UGS GSAW Awards!**
**Oscar Guzman**
Ph.D. in Biology

**Recipient of the Fulbright U.S. Student Scholarship to Italy!**
**Jordan Hill**
MFA in Creative Writing
As a Fulbright Scholar to the University of Cagliari in Sardinia, Jordan will write a novel of interconnected short stories exploring climate resiliency in the face of fires, desertification, and coastal erosion.

2022 3MT Winners — **2022 3MT (Three Minute Thesis) Competitors**
**Mirna Ghemrawi**
Biochemistry
First Place

Dates & Deadlines

The deadline for all forms to reach our office are one week prior to the University Graduate School deadlines. We make no promise that late forms will be processed in time to meet your desired graduation date. In addition to form deadlines, please be cognizant of the following deadlines:

Spring 2022
- Last Day to Register without a $100 Late Fee: January 9, 2022
- Last Day to Pay Fees without a $100 Late Fee: January 19, 2022
- Last Day to Apply for Graduation: January 21, 2022
- Last Day to Defend Thesis/Dissertation: April 1, 2022
- Last Day to Submit Final ETD & Document to CASE: April 15, 2022
- Last Day to Submit Final ETD to UGS: April 22, 2022
Summer 2022
- Last Day to Register without a $100 Late Fee: May 8, 2022
- Last Day to Pay Fees without a $100 Late Fee: May 17, 2022
- Last Day to Apply for Graduation: May 20, 2022
- Last Day to Defend Thesis/Dissertation: July 1, 2022
- Last Day to Submit Final ETD & Document to CASE: July 15, 2022
- Last Day to Submit Final ETD to UGS: July 22, 2022

Forms

All forms except Travel Grant Applications should be routed through DocuSign and submitted by your graduate program director or graduate program secretary.

Student Travel
- Travel Grant Application - to be submitted for the student by the department
  - Travel Grant Application - PDF
  - Travel Grant Application - Word
Dissertation & Thesis Forms
All forms can be found on the University Graduate School Student Forms page.

Funding

Graduate student funding options are available for all graduates students. Whether you are looking for a Fellowship, Teaching Assistantship, or External Funding the following list has graduate study and scholarly research opportunities. Please check the individual website for each opportunity to discover the particular application requirements and process.

Guides

How to Playlist

We have created a playlist of "how to videos". These videos will provide information on how to locate and fill out a variety of forms (i.e., D-1, D-2, etc.)

Upcoming Defenses

Please join us in CASE graduate students Thesis and Dissertation defenses:

June 29, 2022 - Maria Santiago Estevez, Yemmy Soler, Rachelle Surrancy, Kiflom Gebreab, & Janelle Nunez-Castilla
2:00 PM EST / CP-320
Allosteric mechanism on DREAM dimerization and impact on its interactions with divalent metal Zn2+.
Maria D. Santiago Estevez
Doctoral - Chemistry and Biochemistry
Major Professor: Dr. Jaroslava Miksovska

10:00 AM EST / MMC, AHC3-214
Serpin-Derived Novel Peptide for the Treatment Against HIV in the Central Nervous System
Yemmy Soler
Doctorate - Immunology and Nano-Medicine
Major Professor: Dr. Nazira EL-Hage

10:00 AM EST / MMC, ZEB 325
Lift Every Voice: A Narrative Study of the Lived Experiences of Black Female Educators in Public Schools
Rachelle A. Surrancy
Doctorate - Educational Leadership and Polidy Studies
Major Professor: Dr. Ethan Kolek

10:00 AM EST / MMC, CP 320
Assessment of the Toxicity of Legacy and Next-Generation Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Early-Life Stages of Freshwater and Marine Fish
Kiflom Y. Gebreab
Doctorate - Chemisty and Biochemistry
Major Professor: Dr. John Berry

10:00 AM EST / ZEB 150
Insights to Protein Pathogenicity from the Lens of Protein Evolution
Janelle Nunez-Castilla
Doctorate - Biological Sciences
Major Professor: Dr. Jessica Siltberg-Liberles
June 30, 2022 - Christopher Cruz
12:00 PM EST / Zoom (see pdf)
“We Need Educational Confession”: A Philosophical Inquiry of Curriculum as Confession
Chirstopher M. Cruz
Doctoral - Teaching and Learning
Major Professor: Dr. James Burns
July 1, 2022 - Dennys Bombuse & Marco Paredes
10:00 AM EST / Zoom (see pdf)
Molecular Level Characterization of Dissolved Organic Matter integrating Trapped Ion Mobility Spectrometry and Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry
Dennys Bombuse
Doctoral - Chemistry and Biochemistry
Major Professor: Dr. Francisco Fernandez Lima

11:30 AM EST / MMC, AHC5-300
A Numerical Investigation of Tornado Production and Intensification in Tropical Cyclones
Marco Paredes
Masters - Earh and Environment
Major Professor: Dr. Ping Zhu
July 5, 2022 - Nadia Seeteram
10:00 AM EST / AHC- 5 300, Zoom (see pdf)
An Assessment of Climate Mobility Pressures in Response to Dynamic Sea-Level Rise
Nadia A. Seeteram
Doctoral - Earth and Environment
Major Professor: Dr. Elizabeth Anderson
July 11, 2022 - Maanasa Jayachandran
10:00 AM EST / Zoom (see pdf)
The Role of the Prefrontal-Hippocampal Circuit in the Memory for Sequences of Events
Maanasa N. Jayachandran
Doctoral - Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience
Major Professor: Dr. Timothy A. Allen
July 12, 2022 - Zachary Nickell
2:00 PM EST / Biscayne Bay Campus, MSB 105
Phylogenetic Relationships and Invasion into Freshwater and Terrestrial Habitats by True Crabs (Brachyura)
Zachary Nickell
Masters - Biology
Major Professor: Dr. Heather Bracken-Grissom

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