Doctoral Oral Exams for April 28, 2025 – May 2, 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:
Danielle McArdle, PhD., Management
Monday, April 28, 2025, 12:00PM, ISOM 111.
Dissertation: “An Examination of Role Identification in Women’s Sport Fandom.” David Tyler, Chair.
Osung Kwon, PhD., Resource Economics
Monday, April 28, 2025, 11:00AM, Holdsworth 202.
Dissertation: “Three Essays on Environmental and Energy Economics.” Matt Woerman, Chair.
Yue Sun, PhD., Civil and Environmental Engineering
Monday, April 28, 2025, 10:00AM, Marcus Hall 137.
Dissertation: “Controlling Presence and Toxicity of Disinfection Byproducts by Pre- and Post- Treatment Approaches.” David Reckhow and Mariana Lanzarini-Lopes, Co-Chairs.
Berent Aldikacti, PhD., Molecular and Cellular Biology
Monday, April 28, 2025, 12:15PM, LSL N410.
Dissertation: “Keeping Proteins in Check: Quality Control in Caulobacter crescentus.” Peter Chien, Chair.
Catherine Guranich, PhD., Public Health
Monday, April 28, 2025, 1;00PM, Arnold House 221 and via Zoom.
Dissertation: “Biomarkers in Breast Cancer Etiology and Risk Prediction.” Sue Hankinson, Chair.
Christina Bertrand, PhD., Psychology,
Monday, April 28, 2025, 10:30AM, Tobin 423 and via Zoom.
Dissertation: “Motion for Cognition: Physical Activity, Aerobic Fitness, and Executive Functioning in Adolescents.” Kirby Deater-Deckard, Chair.
Luke Barnhart, PhD., Management,
Monday, April 28, 2025, 12:00PM, ISOM N220.
Dissertation: “The Effect of Autonomy on Auditors? Underreporting of Hours and the Impact of an Emphasis on Harm.” Yoon Ju Kang, Chair.
Sacchita Tiwari, PhD., Mechanical Engineering
Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 9:00AM, Kellogg Conference Room ELAB II.
Dissertation: “High-Strain Rate Dynamic Behaviour of Soft Materials Characterized by Seeded Laser-Induced Cavitation.” Jae-Hwang Lee, Chair.
Shwetha Chandrashekhar, PhD., English
Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 4:00PM, South College E501.
Dissertation: “Unpleasant Feelings: Ordinary Affects and Everyday Violene in Postcolonial Anglophone Fiction.” Asha Nadkarni, Chair.
Taehyun Kim, PhD., Resource Economics
Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 2:00PM, Stockbridge 303.
Dissertation: “Three Essays on Environmental and Agricultural Economics.” David Keiser, Chair.
Kiserian Jackson, PhD., Microbiology
Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 2:00PM, LSL N410. Dissertation:
“Characterization of the Mycomembrane Permeability Barrier.” Sloan Siegrist, Chair.
Casey Scarpati, PhD., History
Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 2:00PM, via Zoom.
Dissertation: “Waging War by the Book: American Libraries and Texts in Vietnam, 1946-1975.” Christian Appy, Chair.
Jiangyi Qiu, PhD., Mathematics
Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 10:30AM, LGRT 1685.
Dissertation: “On 3-Diophantine Stability for Elliptic Curves.” Tom Weston, Chair.
Jacob Miles, PhD., Microbiology
Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 2:00PM, LSL N410.
Dissertation: “The Role of Cis-Acting Elements, RNA Modification, and Cellular Localization of mRNA Transcripts During KSHV Lytic Infection.” Mady Muller, Chair.
Qingyang Sun, PhD., Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 10:00AM, LSL N410.
Dissertation: “Design of Mechanically Resilient Omniphobic Surfaces.” Tingyi “Leo” Liu, Chair.
Sarah E. Lowe, PhD., Public Health
Thursday, May 1, 2025, 10:30AM, Arnold House 330.
Dissertation: “Between Rest and Resistance: Exploring the Mental Health Impact of Undocumented Activism.” Aline E. Gubrium Chair.
Harita Sistu, PhD., Microbiology
Thursday, May 1, 2025, 1:00PM, LSL N410.
Dissertation: “Formate and Hydrogen Metabolism in the Hyperthermophile Thermococcus and their Application in Waste-to-Hydrogen Conversion.” James Holden, Chair.