The University of Massachusetts Amherst

Doctoral Oral Exams for March 2–6

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

Kyle Stubbs, Ph.D., Isenberg School of Management, Monday, March 2, 10:00 a.m., N220 Isenberg School of Management. Dissertation: “Narratives in Subjective Performance Evaluations: Do Ratings Change the Narrative?” M. David Piercey and Jeremiah Wayne Bentley, co-chrs.

Abdolvahab Khademi Shamami, Ph.D., College of Education, Monday, March 2, 1 p.m., S115 Furcolo. Dissertation: “An Investigation of Fit Criteria within MG-CFA for Examining Non-Negligible Measurement Invariance.” Craig S. Wells, chr.

Øyvind Blaker, Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Wednesday, March 4, 2:30 p.m., 118 ELAB II. Dissertation: “Characterization of a Natural Clayey Silt and the Effects of Sample Disturbance on Soil Behavior and Engineering Properties.” Don J. DeGroot, chr.

Seyed Nima Orazani, Ph.D., Psychological and Brain Sciences, Thursday, March 5, 1 p.m., 15B Bartlett. Dissertation: “Shadows of the Past: The Effects of Movements’ Past Strategy on Third-Parties’ Support for Its Current Strategy.” Bernhard Leidner, chr. 

Korka Sall, Ph.D., English, Friday, March 6, 10 a.m., E501 South College. Dissertation: “Negritude Feminisms: Francophone Black Women Writers and Activists in France, Martinique and Senegal from the 1920s to the 1980s.” Rachel Mordecai, chr.

Deniz Besik, Ph.D., Isenberg School of Management, Friday, March 6, 3:30 p.m., 112 Isenberg School of Management. Dissertation: “Essays on Competitive Perishable Food Supply Chain Networks: From the Impacts of Tariffs and Quotas to Integration of Quality.” Anna Nagurney, chr.