Doctoral Oral Exams for August 3–7

The Graduate Dean invites all graduate faculty to attend the final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates. All exams will be held via video conferencing. Contact the department for online meeting information.

Final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates are scheduled as follows:

Christopher Hammerly, Ph.D., Linguistics, Monday, Aug. 3, 1 p.m. Dissertation: “Person-Based Prominence in Ojibwe.” Brian Dillon, chr.

D. Merika Sanders, Ph.D., Psychological and Brain Sciences, Monday, Aug.t 3, 1 p.m. Dissertation: “Shared Neural Substrates of Perception and Memory: Testing the Assumptions and Predictions of the Representational-Hierarchical Account.” Rosie Cowell, chr.

Beata Kaminska-Kordowska, Ph.D., Neuroscience and Behavior, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 9:30 a.m. Dissertation: “Value and Action Encoding for Natural Outcomes and Ethanol in the Medial Prefrontal and Orbitofrontal Cortex.” David Moorman, chr.

Patrick Sadil, Ph.D., Psychological and Brain Sciences, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 9:30 a.m. Dissertation: “Uncovering the Neural and Behavior Factors That Underlie Changes in Processing Visual Orientation.” Rosie Cowell, chr.

Yeo Hyub Yoon, Ph.D., Economics, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 10 a.m. Dissertation: “Endogenous Money, Corporate Liquidity Preferences and the Transformation of the U.S. Financial System.” Robert Pollin, chr.

Lourdes Irene, Ph.D., College of Nursing, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 11 a.m. Dissertation: “Older Women’s Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence: A Phenomenological Study.” Karen A. Kalmakis, chr.

Ariel Kobren, Ph.D., College of Information and Computer Sciences, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 5 p.m. Dissertation: “Reasoning About User Feedback Under Identity Uncertainty in Knowledge Base Construction.” Andrew McCallum, chr.

Rui Cao, Ph.D., Physics, Thursday, Aug. 6, 10 a.m. Dissertation: “Lipid-Membrane Based Structure Formation and Responsive System.” Anthony Dinsmore, chr.