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

Olatunbosun Arowolo, Ph.D., Public Health, Monday, March 10, 11 a.m., Goessmann 012. Dissertation: “Epigenetic Aging of Sperm as a Target for Chemical Exposures.” Alexander Suvorov, chair.

Anthony Phillips, Ph.D., Afro-American Studies, Monday, March 10, 11 a.m., via Zoom. Dissertation: “The Black Church Philadelphia Since the Civil Rights Movement: Four Stories of Beloved Community Building in the City of Sisterly Love.” Amilcar Shabazz and James Smethurst, co-chairs.

Arjun Karuvally, Ph.D., Computer Science, Monday, March 10, noon, Computer Science Building A215 and via Zoom. Dissertation: “Beyond the Hopfield Memory Theory: Dynamic Energy Landscapes and Traveling Waves in RNNs.” Hava Siegelmann, chair.

Khadijat Adeleye, Ph.D., Nursing, Monday, March 10, 12:30 p.m., Skinner 101. Dissertation: “The Impact of Religion, Spirituality, and Faith Communities on Emotional Well-Being Following Pregnancy Loss Among Muslim Women Living in the United States.” Favorite Iradukunda, chair.

Ali Montazeralghaem, Ph.D., Computer Science, Monday, March 10, 2 p.m., via Zoom. Dissertation: “Deep Reinforcement Learning for Interactive Conversational Search and Recommendation.” James Allan, chair.

Muldrow Etheredge, Ph.D., Physics, Monday, March 10, 2:45 p.m., LGRT 419B and via Zoom. Dissertation: “Identifying Universal Features and Principles within the String and Quantum Gravity Landscape.” Benjamin Heidenreich, chair.

Hyunggu Kim, Ph.D., Chemistry, Monday, March 10, 3 p.m., Goessmann 153. Dissertation: “Manipulation of Cobalt (II) Doping Sites in Atomically Precise Cadmium and Zinc Chalcogenide Clusters.” Kevin Kittilstved, chair.

Nuoya Zhou, Ph.D., Physics, Monday, March 10, 3:30 p.m., Hasbrouck 409 and via Zoom. Dissertation: “Studies of Wetting with Thin Sheets at a Liquid Interface.” Narayanan Menon, chair.

Stephanie Le, Ph.D., Chemistry, Tuesday, March 11, 3:30 p.m., Goessmann 153. Dissertation: “Responsive Materials for Regulating Activities of Enzymes and Synthetic Catalysts.” S. Thayumanavan, chair.

Gaurav Mitra, Ph.D., Chemistry, Wednesday, March 12, noon, Goessmann 153 and via Zoom. Dissertation: “Chemical Manipulation of Aliovalent Magnetic Dopants in Ti (IV)-Based Oxide Nanocrystals.” Kevin Kittilstved, chair.

Erica Casto, Ph.D., Kinesiology, Friday, March 14, 10 a.m., Furcolo W009, Dissertation: “Biomechanics, Muscle Activity, and Gait Variability During Walking with Knee Extensor Fatigue.” Katherine Boyer, chair.

Catherine Swift, Ph.D., Education, Friday, March 14, 10 a.m., Furcolo S115 Dissertation: “Critical Literacies Through Multicultural Children’s Literature in Teacher Education: Entanglements of Being, Doing, and Becoming.” Maria Jose Botelho, chair.

Christa Burdick, Ph.D., Anthropology, Friday, March 14, noon, Machmer E24. Dissertation: “Re-Imagining a Competitive Alsace: Branding and Producing Place in Late-Capitalism.” Jacqueline Urla, chair.