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

Nathaniel Woodruff, Ph.D., Education, Monday, Dec. 2, 9 a.m., Furcolo S125. Dissertation: “The Effects of Collective Curation of Digital Learning Materials on Students’ Social-Emotional Needs, Motivation, and Learning.” Torrey Trust, Chair.

Brian Jun, Ph.D., Polymer Science, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 10 a.m., Conte Polymer Science Building A110/A111. Dissertation: “Degradable Silicone Bonds.” Thomas J. McCarthy, Chair.

Faith English, Ph.D., Public Health, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 11 a.m., Goessman 250. Dissertation: “Examining the Relationship Between Cannabis Liberalization Policies and School Discipline in Massachusetts: A Mixed-Methods Study.” Jennifer Whitehill, Chair.

Xiansheng Cai, Ph.D., Physics, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 5:30 p.m., Lederle 1033 and via Zoom. Dissertation: “Coulomb Interaction in Emergent BCS Superconductivity.” Boris Ssvistunov and Nikolay Prokofiev, Co-Chairs.

Ashley Hockensmith, Ph.D., Management, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 10 a.m., Isenberg N324. Dissertation: “Three Essays Pertaining to Organizing for Value Creation in Professional Service Firms.” Bruce Skaggs, Chair.

Marco Tulio Bittencourt, Ph.D., Hispanic Literature and Linguistics, Thursday, Dec. 5, 11 a.m., Heter Hall 601. Dissertation: “Correlations Between Morphological Awareness and Reading Comprehension in Heritage Learners of Portuguese.” Luiz Amaral, Chair.

Pratheba Selvaraju, Ph.D., Computer Science, Friday, Dec. 6, 10 a.m., Computer Science A215 and via Zoom. Dissertation: “Adaptive Representations for 3D Reconstruction from Impaired Real-World Data.” Evangelos Kalogerakis, Chair.

Christopher Cueto, Ph.D., Polymer Science, Friday, Dec. 6, 1:30 p.m., Conte Polymer Science Building A110/111. Dissertation: “New Designs in Perovskite-Organic Hybrid Materials for Enhanced Properties and Functionality.” Todd S. Emrick, Chair.

Isaac Andre Ramirez Marrero, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Friday, Dec. 6, 10 a.m., Life Science Lab N410 and via Zoom. Dissertation: “Polyelectrolyte Complex Materials: Design Rules & Applications.” Sarah L. Perry, Chair.

Se Ho Kwak, Ph.D., Economics, Friday, Dec. 6, 2 p.m., Crotty Hall 308 and via Zoom. Dissertation: “Three Essays on Shacklean Decision Theory.” Donald Katzner, Chair.