Doctoral Oral Exams for August 25, 2025 – August 29, 2025

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

Mirriam Banda, PhD., Education
Monday, August 25, 2025, 11:30AM, via Zoom. 
Dissertation: “Who Holds the Purse Strings Holds the Power: Navigating the ‘Complexities’ and ‘Realities’ of Early Grade Mobile Learning Integration in Malawi.” Jacqueline Mosselson, Chair.

Avijit Mitra, PhD., Computer Science
Monday, August 25, 2025, 2:00PM, CS 303 and via Zoom.
Dissertation: “Advancing the Knowledge of Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health Using AI in Health Outcome Research.” Hong Yu, Chair.

Gwangseok Kim, PhD., Communication
Tuesday, August 26, 2025, 11:00AM, ILC S415. 
Dissertation: “Banal Technology, Banal Nationalism: An Actor-Network Theory of Analysis of Public Key Certificates, ActiveX, and Nationalism in South Korea.” Henry Geddes, Chair.

Maylin M. Hernandez, PhD., Political Science
Wednesday, August 27, 2025, 12:00PM, via Zoom.
Dissertation: “Dialectical Fashion: A Critical Theoretical Investigation.” Adam Dahl, Chair.

Yixiao Song, PhD., Computer Science
Wednesday, August 27, 2025, 10:00AM, CS 303. 
Dissertation: “Advancing AI Factuality via Comprehensive Evaluation.” Mohit Iyyer, Chair.

Kevin Henderson, PhD., Political Science
Thursday, August 28, 2025, 9:00AM, Thompson 420.
Dissertation: “Beyond the Lavender Meance: Lesbian and Sexual Politics in the National Organization for Women (NOW), 1967-2000.” Sonia E. Alvarez, Chair.

Carla Suarez Vega, PhD., Hispanic Literatures and Linguistics
Thursday, August 28, 2025, 10:00AM, via Zoom. 
Dissertation: “Transicion Precaria: Resistencia Cultural e Intervencion Queer en la Transicion Espanola (1973-1986).” David Rodriguez-Solas, Chair.

Zhuo Han, PhD., Civil and Environmental Engineering
Thursday, August 28, 2025, 11:00AM, 118 ELab II. 
Dissertation: “Data-Driven Strategies for Sustainable Transit and Safer Roads.” Jimi Oke, Chair.

Yuzhen Zhang, PhD., Food Science
Friday, August 29, 2025, 9:30AM, Chenoweth Lab 243. 
Dissertation: “Smartphone- Based Optical Detection for Rapid and Reliable Monitoring of Bacterial Contamination on Food-Contact surfaces.” Lili He, Chair.

Sparsh Makhaik, PhD., Chemistry
Friday, August 29, 2025, 10:00AM, ISB 221. 
Dissertation: “Addressing the Biomedical Relevance of Viral Proteases using Chemical Tools.” Jeanne Hardy, Chair.

Han Jiang, PhD., Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Friday, August 29, 2025, 10:00AM, LSL N410.
Dissertation: “Mechanobiology of Epithelial Gap Closure.” Yubing Sun, Chair.

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