Doctoral Oral Exams for June 9, 2025 – June 13, 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:

Sangduan Ginggeaw, PhD., Nursing
Monday, June 9, 2025, 10:00AM, Furcolo 110. 
Dissertation: “Social Determinants of Quality of Life in the Last Year of Life Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Multimorbidity: A Comparative Mixed Methods Study.” Raeann LeBlanc, Chair.

Bridget Diana, PhD., Economics
Monday, June 9, 2025, 12:00PM, Crotty Hall and via Zoom. 
Dissertation: “Regulating the Firm: Three Essays on the Intended and Unintended Consequences of Health, Safety and the Environmental Regulation.” Michael Ash, Chair.

Xingda Chen, PhD., Electrical and Computer Engineering
Tuesday, June 10, 2025, 10:00AM, LGRC A311. 
Dissertation: “Deformable RF Systems: Advancing Wireless Front-Ends with Flexible Conductive Substrates in Smart Homes and IoT.” Deepak Ganesan, Chair.

Devdhar Patel, PhD., Computer Science
Tuesday, June 10, 2025, 11:00AM, via Zoom. 
Dissertation: “Time Aware Intelligence for Efficient and Resilient Control.” Hava Siegelmann, Chair.

Maya Cunningham, PhD., Afro-American Studies
Thursday, June 12, 2025, 2:00PM, via Zoom. 
Dissertation: “Jazz Malungaje: Understanding the Cultural Identity Implications in African American Jazz from the South African Jazz Tradition.” James Smethurst and Stephanie Shonekan, Co-Chairs.

Hamza Elhamdadi, PhD., Computer Science
Thursday, June 12, 2025, 12:00PM, CS 303. 
Dissertation: “Calibrating Trust in Visualization through the Manipulation of Visual Complexity.” Cindy Ya Xiong, Chair.

Jichao Song, PhD., Chemical Engineering
Friday, June 13, 2025, 1:00PM, LSL N410 and via Zoom. 
Dissertation: “Additive Manufacturing of Powder Particles for Crosslinked Coatings.” Jessica Schiffman, Chair.