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

Zhihao Zhou, Ph.D., Food Science, Monday, June 8, 10 a.m., Chenoweth Laboratory 210A. Dissertation: “The Celobiotic Properties of Ellagic Acid-Rich Strawberry Dietary Fiber and the Development Ellagic Acid-Pectin Complexes.” Hang Xiao, chair.

Bhawana Chhaglani, Ph.D., Computer Science, Monday, June 8, 10 a.m., LGRC A311. Dissertation: “Privacy-Aware Audio Sensing Systems for Health and Wellness.” Prashant Shenoy, chair.

Clara DeFontes, Ph.D., Psychological and Brain Sciences, Tuesday, June 9, noon, via Zoom. Dissertation: “Startle Reactivity and the Role of Dissociation in Borderline Personality Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.” Katherine Dixon-Gordon, chair.

Averi Gaines, Ph.D., Psychological and Brain Sciences, Tuesday, June 9, 1 p.m., Tobin 521B and via Zoom. Dissertation: “Personalizing Mental Health Care to Therapists’ Empirical Strengths in Treating Individuals with Specific Sexual Orientations.” Michael J. Constantino, chair.

Jonathan Pesetsky, Ph.D., Linguistics, Wednesday, June 10, 10 a.m., ILC N400. Dissertation: “Embedded Gricean Pragmatics: It Exists!” Ana Arregui and Maria Biemza, Co-chairs.

Debadatta Chakraborty, Ph.D., Sociology, Thursday, June 11, 9 a.m., Machmer E23 and via Zoom. Dissertation: “The Making of Decolonial Hindutva: Caste, Transnational Authoritarian Politics, and Intersectional Youth Mobilization in the US and India.” Joya Misra, chair.

Dana Altshuler, Ph.D., Education, Thursday, June 11, 11 a.m., S167 Furcolo Hall. Dissertation: “Revisiting, Re-membering, and Reimagining Possibilities: Midrashic Encounters from a High School Ethnic Studies Program.” Keisha Green, chair.

Andrew Zamora, Ph.D., Anthropology, Friday, June 12, 10 a.m., Machmer E24 and via Zoom. Dissertation: “The Soul of Sifaka: Ecological, Demographic, and Genomic Influences on the Evolution of the Social Lives of Sifakas (Propithecus).” Jason Kamilar, chair.