Doctoral Oral Exams for April 14, 2025 – April 18, 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:

Seth Dornisch, PhD., Anthropology
Monday, April 14, 2025, 12:00PM, Machmer E24. 
Dissertation: “Residential Environments and Quality of Life in U.S. Senior Care Communities.” Lynnette Leidy Sievert, Chair.

Kelsey Gordon, PhD., Education
Monday, April 14, 2025, 11:00AM, via Zoom. 
Dissertation: “Understanding Lived Experiences and Re-Imagining Implementation Practices in Sub-Separate Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Classrooms: Educator and Administrator Perspectives.” Sara Whitcomb, Chair.

Jin Zhou, PhD., Electrical and Computer Engineering
Monday, April 14, 2025, 10:00AM, via Zoom.
Dissertation: “Profiling and Optimizing Software Performance and Memory Usage.” Hui Guan, Chair.

Yahaira Bermudez, PhD., Microbiology
Monday, April 14, 2025, 1:30PM, LSL N610. 
Dissertation: “Unraveling mRNA Dynamics: Investigating mRNA Regulation and Stability During Viral-Induced RNA Decay.” Mandy Muller, Chair.

Cleary McKenzie, PhD., Education
Tuesday, April 15, 2025, 10:00AM, via Zoom. 
Dissertation: “Diversifying the Behavioral Health Workforce: Creating Alternative Spaces and Effective Mentorship for Diverse Behavioral Health Graduate Students.” Sara Whitcomb, Chair.

Qing Hou, PhD., Civil and Environmental Engineering
Tuesday, April 15, 2025, 10:00AM, Marston 234.
Dissertation: “Mobile LiDAR Analysis in Transportation Asset Management.” Chengbo Ai, Chair.

Brie Shaw, PhD., Anthropology
Tuesday, April 15, 2025, 1:30PM, Machmer E16 and via Zoom.
Dissertation: “Speaking Pacifically: On Being Native in the Digital Age.” Sonya Atalay, Chair.

Hanmel Yang, PhD., Electrical and Computer Engineering
Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 10:00AM, via Zoom. 
Dissertation: “Efficient Memory Management for Modern Computing Systems.” Hui Guan, Chair.

Kaylee DeFelice, PhD., Education
Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 3:00PM, via Zoom. 
Dissertation: “A Reflexive Thematic Analysis of Mathematics Teachers’ Written Comments to Students on Report Cards.” Sara Whitcomb, Chair.

Harsh Vardhan Dubey, PhD., Mathematics
Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 12:00PM, LGRT 1621.
Dissertation: “Decision Making in Graphical Models and Game-Theoretic Statistics.” Patrick Flaherty, Chair.

Narciso Pavon, PhD., Neuroscience and Behavior
Thursday, April 17, 2025, 12:00PM, LSL N610.
Dissertation: “Modeling the Dorsal-Ventral Patterning of the Fetal Telencephalon Using Bioengineering Forebrain Organoids.” Changhui Pak, Chair.

Jeromie Whalen, PhD., Education
Thursday, April 17, 2025, 10:30AM, Furcolo Hall S115. 
Dissertation: “Long-Term Impacts of Emergency Remote Teaching on K-12 Media Arts Educator Technology Use in the United States.” Torrey Trust, Chair.

Caitlin Virga, PhD., Education
Thursday, April 17, 2025, 11:00AM, via Zoom.
Dissertation: “The Influence of Level of Child Challenging Behavior on Parents’ Engagement in School: Examining Motivations and Activities.” Sarah A. Fefer, Chair.

Julian Garcia Walther, PhD., Environmental Conservation
Friday, April 18, 2025, 2:30PM, Holdsworth Hall 105 and via Zoom. 
Dissertation: “The Effects of Sea Level Rise on Habitat of Coastal Waterbirds in Northwest Mexico.” Nathan Senner, Chair.

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