The University of Massachusetts Amherst

Doctoral Oral Exams for Feb. 10-14

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

Li-Wei Chang, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Thursday, Feb. 13, 1 p.m., N410 Life Science Laboratories. Dissertation: “Sequence Control of Complex Coacervates.” Sarah Perry, chr.

Roehl Sybing, Ph.D., College of Education, Thursday, Feb. 13, 1 p.m., S125 Furcolo Hall. Dissertation: “Examining Instructional Shifts within Dialogic Interaction in Japanese University EFL Education.” Theresa Austin, chr.

Yalin Liu, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Friday, Feb. 14, 10 a.m., N410 Life Science Laboratories. Dissertation: “Designing Material Properties in Polyelectrolyte Complexes.” Sarah L. Perry and Maria Santore, co-chrs.

Shaimaa Moustafa, Ph.D., College of Education, Friday, Feb. 14, 1 p.m., N113 Furcolo Hall. Dissertation: “Critical Cultural Perspectives on Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language (TAFL) In North America: A Critical Ethnographic Investigation of the Development of Cultural Views in an Advanced College-Level Arabic Course.” Laura Valdiviezo, chr.