Doctoral Oral Exams for June 21 – 25

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:

Andrew W. Best, Ph.D., Anthropology, Monday, June 21, 10 a.m. Dissertation: “Diversity and Evolution of Human Eccrine Sweat Gland Density.” Jason Kamilar, chr.

Patrick Grafton-Cardwell, Ph.D., Philosophy, Monday, June 21, 10 a.m. Dissertation: “Worlds without End: A Platonist Theory of Fiction.” Ned Markosian, chr.

Larkin Flodin, Ph.D., College of Information and Computer Sciences, Monday, June 21, 2 p.m. Dissertation: “Algorithms to Exploit Data Sparsity.” Arya Mazumdar, chr.

Richard Carbonaro, Ph.D., Sociology, Tuesday, June 22, 9 a.m. Dissertation: “Policing and Health: Police Encounters as a Fundamental Cause of Racial Health Disparities.” David Cort and Mark Pachucki, co-chrs.

Evan Austin Thaler, Ph.D., Geosciences, Tuesday, June 22, 10 a.m. Dissertation: “Magnitude and Rates of Agriculturally-Induced Soil Erosion in the Midwestern United States.” Isaac J. Larsen, chr.

Maral Torossian, Ph.D., College of Nursing, Wednesday, June 23, 1 p.m. Dissertation: “Examining a Fatigue Management Model that Identifies Risk Factors and Consequences of Fatigue in Older Individuals.” Cynthia Jacelon. chr.

Maria McSorley, Ph.D., College of Education, Wednesday, June 23, 2 p.m. Dissertation: “Shifting to Critical Empathy: Exploring the Ideological Becoming of Secondary Teachers during Critical, Dialogic Professional Development.” Elizabeth McEneaney, chr.

Hannah Johlas, Ph.D, Mechanical Engineering, Thursday, June 24, 11 a.m. Dissertation: “Simulating the Effects of Floating Platforms, Tilted Rotors, and Breaking Waves for Offshore Wind Turbines.” David Schmidt, chr.

Basileus Zeno, Ph.D., Political Science, Thursday, June 24, 1 p.m. Dissertation: “Uprising and Displacement: Ethnographies of Violence and Identity-(Re)Formations among Syrians.” Timothy Pachirat, chr.

Ann Candice Fernandez, Ph.D., Chemistry, Friday, June 25, 9 a.m. Dissertation: “Behavioral Modulation of Supramolecular Assemblies via Covalent and Non-Covalent Interfacial Transformations.” S. Thayumanavan, chr.

Xuefei Bai, Ph.D., Comparative Literature, Friday, June 25, noon, Dissertation: “New Horizons in Translation Theory: Chinese Classics and the Dao Over Time.” Edwin Gentzler, chr.