Doctoral Oral Exams for April 21–25, 2025
The graduate dean invites all graduate faculty to attend the final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates scheduled as follows:
Anshuang Fu, Ph.D., Management, Tuesday, April 22, 1 p.m., ISOM N231. Dissertation: “Three Essays on Equity Duration and Term Structure.” Fousseni Chabi-Yo, chair.
Carolina Santamaria, Ph.D., Molecular and Cellular Biology, Tuesday, April 22, 3 p.m., LSL N410. Dissertation: “Chemical Strategies for Mycobacterial Cell Envelope-Host Biology and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing.” Sloan Siegrist, chair.
Bartu Bingol, Ph.D., Mathematics, Wednesday, April 23, 10:30 a.m., LGRT 1681. Dissertation: “Obstructed Deformation Problems and (mod I) congruences Between Elliptic Curves.” Tom Weston, chair.
Deborah Kallman, Ph.D., History, Wednesday, April 23, 2 p.m., via Zoom. Dissertation: “The Gods Do Not Let Us Know Our Future: A Study in Twentieth Century Women’s Experiences Thought the Life of Hazel Hammond Albertson, 1883-1969.” Jennifer Frone, chair.
Lijun Zhang, Ph.D., Computer Science, Wednesday, April 23, 2 p.m., LGRC A311. Dissertation: “Advanced Resource-Efficient Multi-Task Learning.” Hui Guan, chair.
Yosho Miyata, Ph.D., Linguistics, Wednesday, April 23, 2:30 p.m., ILC N400. Dissertation: “Cyclic Prosodification and Prosodically-Encoded Linearization.” Kyle Johnson, chair.
Juliana Unda Segura, Ph.D., Resource Economics, Wednesday, April 23, 3 p.m., Draper 124. Dissertation: “Three Essays on Human Behavior and the Environment.” John Stranlund and Nathan Chan, Co-chairs.
Jennifer Garfield-Abrams, Ph.D., Sociology, Thursday, April 24, 11 a.m., Thompson 1028 and via Zoom. Dissertation: “Fractured Localism: How Divided Times Make Contentious Places.” Jonathan Wynn, chair.
Zachary Merrill, Ph.D., Management, Thursday, April 24, 2:30 p.m., ISOM 210. Dissertation: “The Unintended Consequences of National Office Consultations and Auditor Decision Attribution on Auditor Client Negotiations.” David Piercey, chair.