Doctoral Oral Exams for May 12, 2025 – May 16, 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:
Jaji Bala Jyothika Pamarthi, PhD., Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Monday, May 12, 2025, 2:00PM, Gunness Student Center.
Dissertation: “Exploring Rural Perspectives on Automated Vehicles: The Role of Trust and Human-Machine Interaction.” Shannon Roberts, Chair.
Michael Bahiru, PhD., Neuroscience and Behavior
Monday, May 12, 2025, 2:00PM, LSL 610.
Dissertation: “Exploring the Role of Cryptochrome in Phase Resetting: From SCN to Behavior.” Eric Bittman, Chair.
Michelle R. Jackson, PhD., Environmental Conservation
Monday, May 12, 2025, 1:00PM, Holdsworth Hall.
Dissertation: “Garlic Mustard and Global Change: Measuring Trait Responses in Alliaria Petiolata to Altered Abiotic Conditions Predicted Under Future Climate Scenarios.” Kristina Stinson, Chair.
Chrstina Hogan, PhD., Psychology
Monday, May 12, 2025, 10:00AM, via Zoom.
Dissertation: “Temperamental Exuberance, Self-Conscious Emotions, and Risk for Psychopathology.” Jennifer McDermott, Chair.
Garima Garg, PhD., Management
Monday, May 12, 2025, 11:00AM, ISOM 219.
Dissertation: “Learning from Affiliations: Overcoming Challenges of New Business Domain.” Anurag Sharma, Chair.
Seanne Clemente, PhD., Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Monday, May 12, 2025, 10:00AM, Morrill 222.
Dissertation: “Evaluation Pollinator Self-Medication Using Intraspecific Variation in Floral Chemical Traits.” Lynn Adler, Chair.
Erica Cai, PhD., Computer Science
Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 11:00AM, CS 140.
Dissertation: “From Text to Networks: Enabling and Investigating Social Measurement via Low-Resource Knowledge Graph Extraction.” David Jensen, Chair.
Sayan Das, PhD., Electrical and Computer Engineering
Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 2:00PM, via Zoom.
Dissertation: “Exploring Microwave Noise Performance of Cryogenic CMOS for Quantum Computing Applications.” Joseph Bardin and Sanjay Raman, Co-Chairs.
Bin Wang, PhD., Computer Science
Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 2:00PM, LGRC A311 and via Zoom.
Dissertation: “Resource Allocation for Latency-Sensitive Applications in Edge Environments.” Prashant Shenoy, Chair.
R. Madison Riffe, PhD., Neuroscience and Behavior
Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 9:00AM, Morrill Science Center II Room 222.
Dissertation: “Modeling TBCK Syndrome in Zebrafish.” Gerald B. Downes, Chair.
Zhenjie Zou, PhD., Electrical and Computer Engineering
Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 1:00PM, via Zoom.
Dissertation: “On-Wafer Noise Measurement and Noise Optimization of Cryogenic Silicon Germanium Low Noise Amplifiers.” Joseph Bardin and Sanjay Raman, Co-Chairs.
Kerri Jarzabski, PhD., Education
Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 1:00PM, Furcolo S125.
Dissertation: “The First-Year Experience: A Critical Narrative Inquiry of The First College Year for Neurodivergent Students.” Ryan Wells, Chair.
Bo Guan, PhD., Electrical and Computer Engineering
Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 12:30PM, via Zoom.
Dissertation: “Secrecy and Privacy in Communications and Distributed Learning Systems.” Dennis Goeckel and Hossein Pishro-Nik, Co-Chairs.
Shikang Xu, PhD., Electrical and Computer Engineering
Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 10:30AM, via Zoom.
Dissertation: “Adaptive Techniques for Low Power, Thermal-Aware, Fault Tolerant and Safe Cyber-Physical Systems.” C. Mani Krishna and Israel Koren, Co-Chairs.
Rebecca Elizabeth Huber, PhD., Chemical Engineering
Thursday, May 15, 2025, 11:00AM, LSL N410 and via Zoom.
Dissertation: “Hydrogel Models for Astrocytes: Mapping Activation Across ECM and Stimulus.” Shelly Peyton and Courtney Babbitt, C-Chairs.
Melissa Paciulli, PhD., Civil Engineering
Thursday, May 15, 2025, 1:00PM, ELab II 118.
Dissertation: “Understanding and Improving ADHD Driver Performance in an Immersive Environment.” Song Gao, Chair.
Masha Arabi, PhD., Civil and Environmental Engineering
Thursday, May 15, 2025, 9:00AM, Marcus Hall 137.
Dissertation: “Decision-Making Frameworks for Sustainable and Robust Pathways in Infrastructure Systems.” Jimi Oke, Chair.
Nathan Meyers, PhD., Sociology
Thursday, May 15, 2025, 10:00AM, Thompson Hall 919.
Dissertation: “Revenge of the Private Sector: Union Decline, Privatization and the Restructuring of the American Economy.” Donald Tomaskovic-Devey and Jamine Kerrissey, Co-Chairs.