The University of Massachusetts Amherst

Academics

Doctoral Oral Exams for June 6–10

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

Elsa Cousins, Ph.D., Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Thursday, June 9, 10:30 a.m., French Hall 209 and via Zoom. Dissertation: “Ecology and Phytochemistry of the Non-Native Plant Thlaspi Arvense (Brassicaceae) in Subalpine Meadows of Colorado” Craig Albertson, chr.

Joshua Nugent, Ph.D., School of Public Health, Friday, June 10, 2 p.m., Arnold House Room 221 and Zoom hybrid. Dissertation: “Estimation of Causal Effects in Complex Clustered Data.” Laura Balzer, chr.

Mehtap Ozdemir, Ph.D., Compartive Literature, Friday, June 10, 9:30 a.m. via Zoom. Dissertation: “The Moral Frame: Adab and Ottoman Literary Modernity.” Kathryn Lachman, chr.