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Doctoral Oral Exams July 5–9

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

Eric Hernandez, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Tuesday, July 6, 2:00 p.m. Dissertation: “Spectroscopic Investigations of Zeolite-Catalyzed Carbenium Ion Chemistry.” Friederike Jentoft, chr.

Hannah Baranes, Ph.D., Geosciences, Wednesday, July 7, 10:00 a.m. Dissertation: “Advances is Assessing Flood Hazard and Sediment Dynamics at the Coast.” Jonathan D. Woodruff, chr.

Anna Fox Reilly, Ph.D., College of Education, Wednesday, July 7, 10:30 a.m. Dissertation: “New Ways of Being and Knowing: Women Ph.D. Students Exploring Embodiment through Feminist Phenomenological Photovoice.” Katherine Hudson, chr.

Lurdh Pradeep Reddy Ambati, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Wednesday, July 7, 2:00 p.m. Dissertation: “Cost-Efficient Resource Provisioning for Cloud-Enabled Schedulers.” David Irwin, chr.

Stephen Warren, Ph.D., Communication, Thursday, July 8, 1:00 p.m. Dissertation: “Stick to Sports: Fan Moral Reasoning Strategies and Subsequent Psychological Well –Being in Response to an Athlete’s Controversial Political Associations.” Erica Scharrer, chr.

Kelin Loe, Ph.D., English, Friday, July 9, 10:00 a.m. Dissertation: “When Your Words Are Someone Else’s Money: Rhetorical Circulation, Affect, and Late Capitalism.” Donna LeCourt, chr.

Florianne Jimenez, Ph.D., English, Friday, July 9, 12:00 p.m. Dissertation: “Echoing and Resistant Imagining: Filipino Student Writing Under American Colonial Occupation.” Rebecca Lorimer-Leonard, chr.