Doctoral Oral Exams for August 19-23, 2024

The graduate dean invites all graduate faculty to attend the final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates scheduled as follows:

Marjorie Guida Pereira Marin, Ph.D., Public Health, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 3 p.m., Goessmann 250. Dissertation: “Role of Nrf2 and GSH in Response to PFOS Exposure in the Pancreas.” Alicia Timme-Latagy, chair.

Katie Billings, Ph.D., Sociology, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 11:30 a.m., Thompson 919 and via Zoom. Dissertation: “Surviving Suicide.” Mark Pachucki and Kathryne Young, co-chairs.

Jittrarath Phothikul, Ph.D., Nursing, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 9 a.m., Skinner 101. Dissertation: “Assessing Diet and Physical Activity of Patients with Breast Cancer Undergoing Treatment in Thailand.” Memnum Seven, chair.

Mayrolin Garcia Morales, Ph.D., Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Thursday, Aug. 22, 10 a.m., French Hall 209. Dissertation: “Analysis of Macro and Mirco-Evolutionary Patterns of Armored Scale Insects (Hemiptera: Diaspididae).” Benjamin B. Normark, chair.

MD Sabur, Ph.D., Sociology, Thursday, Aug. 22, 9 a.m., via Zoom. Dissertation: “Migration, Remittances, and Social Change: Class, Gender, and Religion in Rural Bangladesh.” Don Tomaskovic-Devey, chair.

Adam C. Zimmer, Ph.D., Anthropology, Thursday, Aug. 22, 10 a.m., via Zoom. Dissertation: “Prime Harvest: The Bioarchaeology of Body Acquisition for Iceland’s Early Medical Training.” Whitney Battle-Baptiste, chair.

Lakshmi Kalanadhabhatta, Ph.D., Computer Science, Friday, Aug. 23, 1 p.m., Lederle A104. Dissertation: “Developing Digital Biomarkers for Early Childhood Mental Health Using Multimodal Sensor Data.” Tauhidur Rahman and Deepak Ganesan, co-chairs.

Alexander Mozell, Ph.D., Economics, Friday, Aug. 23, 4 p.m., Crotty Hall 308. Dissertation: “Denouncing Identity: The Empirical Relationship Between Gentrification and the Criminalization of Homelessness.” Michael Ash, chair.

Myounguk Kim, Ph.D., Polymer Science, Friday, Aug. 23, 10 a.m., Conte Research Building A110/111. Dissertation: “Functional Polymer Coatings Fabricated by Chemical Vapor Deposition.” Alfred J. Crosby, chair.

Meredith Taghohn, Ph.D., Polymer Science, Friday, Aug. 23, 2 p.m., Conte Research Building A110/111. Dissertation: “Spring-Driven High-Speed Deformation and Fracture of Soft Polymer Interfaces.” Alfred J. Crosby, chair.