Doctoral Oral Exams for June 23, 2025 – June 27, 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:

Siu Wong, PhD., Molecular and Cellular Biology
Monday, June 23, 2025, 10:00AM, via Zoom. 
Dissertation: “Unraveling the Role of Lipid Peroxidation Products in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.” Hang Xiao, Chair.

Satish Gattupalli, PhD., Education
Monday, June 23, 2025, 1:00PM, via Zoom. 
Dissertation: “Making Cultural Signatures: A Cross-National Study of K-12 Student Math Game Design and Computational Thinking Education.” Ivon Arroyo, Chair.

Anotida Chikumbu, PhD., History
Monday, June 23, 2025, 2:00PM, Herter 601. 
Dissertation: “The Forgotten Men: African and Colored Servicemen of the Second World War and the Anticolonial Struggle in Southern Rhodesia (Colonial Zimbabwe), c. 1939-1980.” John Higginson, Chair.

Anthony Repucci, PhD., History
Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 3:00PM, via Zoom. 
Dissertation: “The Persistence of Union: East Tennessee in the Civil War and Reconstruction.” Sarah Cornell, Chair.

Aaron Kim, PhD., Food Science
Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 10:00AM, Skinner Hall 012. 
Dissertation: “Feeding Behavior and Lipid Regulation in Caenorhabditis elegans: A Functional and Structural Approach to Bioactive Compound Screening.” Yeonhwa Park, Chair.

Xinjian He, PhD., Animal Science
Thursday, June 26, 2025, 11:00AM, ILC N101. 
Dissertation: “Investigating Mechanisms Involved in Mammalian Embryonic Development During Peri-Implantation.” Jesse Mager, Chair.

Janelle Welton, PhD., Animal Science
Friday, June 27, 2025, 10:00AM, ILC N101 and via Zoom. 
Dissertation: “Investigating the Sexuality Dimorphic Embryonic Lethality of CMTR1 Knockouts.” Jesse Mager, Chair.