University of Massachusetts Amherst

Doctoral oral exams for July 13-17

The graduate dean invites all graduate faculty to attend the final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates scheduled as follows:

Stephen Hart, Ph.D., Computer Science. Monday, July 13, 10 a.m., 151 Computer Science Building. Dissertation: “The Development of Hierarchical Knowledge in Robot Systems.” Roderic A. Grupen, chr.

Chun Guo, Ph.D., Management. Tuesday, July 14, 10 a.m., 128 Isenberg School of Management. Dissertation: “The Role of Organizational Justice in Layoffs: An Indigenous Chinese Study.” Jane Miller, chr.

Okey Ndibe, Ph.D., English. Tuesday, July 14, 10:30 a.m., 316 Bartlett Hall. Dissertation: “History and Memory in the Fiction of Chinua Achebe, John Edgar Wideman, and Zakes Mda.” Stephen Clingman, chr.

Anju Pradhan, Ph.D., Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. Friday, July 17, 1:30 p.m., Kellogg Room, ELAB II Building. Dissertation: “Risk Awareness and Perception and the Novice Driver: Development and Evaluation of Training Interventions and Their Influence on Tactical and Strategic Visual Search Behavior.” Donald Fisher, chr.

July 5, 2009.