Doctoral Oral Exams for December 2, 2024 – December 6, 2024

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

Nathaniel Woodruff, PhD., Education
Monday, December 2, 2024, 9:00AM, Furcolo S125. 
Dissertation: “The Effects of Collective Curation of Digital Learning Materials on Students’ Social-Emotional Needs, Motivation, and Learning.” Torrey Trust, Chair.

Brian Jun, PhD., Polymer Science
Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 10:00AM, Conte Polymer Science Building A110/A111. 
Dissertation: “Degradable Silicone Bonds.” Thomas J. McCarthy, Chair.

Faith English, PhD., Public Health
Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 11:00AM, Goessman 250.
Dissertation: “Examining the Relationship Between Cannabis Liberalization Policies and School Discipline in Massachusetts: A Mixed-Methods Study.” Jennifer Whitehill, Chair.

Xiansheng Cai, PhD., Physics
Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 5:30PM, Lederle 1033 and via Zoom.
Dissertation: “Coulomb Interaction in Emergent BCS Superconductivity.” Boris Ssvistunov and Nikolay Prokofiev, Co-Chairs.

Ashley Hockensmith, PhD., Management
Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 10:00AM, Isenberg N324.
Dissertation: “Three Essays Pertaining to Organizing for Value Creation in Professional Service Firms.” Bruce Skaggs, Chair.

Marco Tulio Bittencourt, PhD., Hispanic Literature and Linguistics
Thursday, December 5, 2024, 11:00AM, Heter Hall 601. 
Dissertation: “Correlations Between Morphological Awareness and Reading Comprehension in Heritage Learners of Portuguese.” Luiz Amaral, Chair.

Pratheba Selvaraju, PhD., Computer Science
Friday, December 6, 2024, 10:00AM, Computer Science A215 and via Zoom.
Dissertation: “Adaptive Representations for 3D Reconstruction from Impaired Real-World Data.” Evangelos Kalogerakis, Chair.

Christopher Cueto, PhD., Polymer Science
Friday, December 6, 2024, 1:30PM, Conte Polymer Science Building A110/111.
Dissertation: “New Designs in Perovskite-Organic Hybrid Materials for Enhanced Properties and Functionality.” Todd S. Emrick, Chair.

Isaac Andre Ramirez Marrero, PhD., Chemical Engineering
Friday, December 6, 2024, 10:00AM, Life Science Lab N410 and via Zoom. 
Dissertation: “Polyelectrolyte Complex Materials: Design Rules & Applications.” Sarah L. Perry, Chair.

Se Ho Kwak, PhD., Economics
Friday, December 6, 2024, 2:00PM, Crotty Hall 308 and via Zoom.
Dissertation: “Three Essays on Shacklean Decision Theory.” Donald Katzner, Chair.

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