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

Bi-sek Hsiao, Ph.D., Nutrition, Monday, March 21, 10 a.m., Chenoweth Lab 210 A. Dissertation: “Elucidating Mechanisms Influencing Maternal Postpartum Health: the Protective Benefits of Breastfeeding and Associations with Allostatic Load, Experiences of Stress, and Resiliency.” Lindiwe Sibeko, chr.

Christopher Tranberg, Ph.D., Education, Monday, March 21, 10 a.m., Room N-113 Furcolo. Dissertation: “Professional Learning Cultures at Work: How Principals Serve as Catalysts for Learning.” Sharon Rallis, chr.

Kathryn Wagner, Ph.D., School of Public Health, Monday, March 21, 12:30 p.m. via Zoom. Dissertation: “The Impact of a Lifestyle Intervention on Type 2 Diabetes Risk Factors Among At-Risk Hispanic Women.” Lisa Chasen-Taber, chr.

Seyed Arian Akhavan Niaki, Ph.D., Computer Science, Monday, March 21, 2 p.m. via Zoom. Dissertation: “Measuring Network Interference and Mitigating it with DNS Encryption.” Phillipa Gill, chr.

Chalais Carter, Ph.D., Education, Monday, March 21, 2 p.m. via Zoom. Dissertation: “Education Assemblage: Tracing and Undermining Raciality in the Era of Standardization and Accountability.” Korina Jocson, chr.

Amari L. Boyd, Ph.D., Education, Monday, March 21, 3 p.m. via Zoom. Dissertation: “An Endarkened Autoethnographic Approach to Peer Co-Curricular Dialogue Facilitation Training.” Jamila Lyiscott, chr.

Mitchell Culler, Ph.D., Food Science, Tuesday, March 22, 8 a.m. via Zoom. Dissertation: “Novel Approaches for Precenting Oxidation in Emulsion-Based Food Systems.” Eric Decker, chr.

Jessica Porter, Ph.D., Education, Tuesday, March 22, 9:30 a.m. via Zoom. Dissertation: “An Evaluation of Training and Consultation Services for Out of School Time Staff: A Single Case Study.” Sarah Refer, chr.

Gabriel Reif, Ph.D., Education, Tuesday, March 22, 9:30 a.m. Room N113 Furcolo. Dissertation: “Who Benefits from Deferred Entry to College?: Exploring the Relationship Between College Deferment, Postsecondary Academic Success and Institutional Selectivity.” Ryan Wells, chr.

Jenna Febrizio, Ph.D., History, Tuesday, March 22, 10 a.m. via Zoom. Dissertation: “Social Connections & Memory Dimensions: A Layered Portrait of a Twentieth-Century Art Network.” Jon Olsen, chr.

Dale M. Jones, Ph.D., Education, Tuesday, March 22, 10 a.m. via Zoom. Dissertation: “Quality of Life for Women with Chronic Lime Disease: A Socioeconomic Investigation.” Linda Griffin, chr.

Ellen Ho, Ph.D., Education, Wednesday, March 23, 9:15 a.m., Room S125 Furcolo Hall. Dissertation: “Examining Parents who are English Language Learners with Reading Difficulties: Their Experiences of Their Diverse Children’s Literacy Learning.” Alexandra Lauterbach, chr.

Elisabet Pallas, Ph.D., Hispanic Literature and Linguistics, Thursday, March 24, 9 a.m. via Zoom. Dissertation: “Espacios en Disputa. Cronica de Desplazamientos y Reocupacion Urbana en el Raval y el Casc Antic de Barcelona (1964-2014).” David Rodriguez-Solas, chr.

Yongkuk Park, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Thursday, March 24, 1 p.m., N410 Life Science Laboratories and via Zoom. Dissertation: “Development of In Vitro Bone Model for the Recapitulation of Bone Complexity.” Jungwoo Lee, chr.

Natthapong Sueviriyapan, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Thursday, March 24, 3 p.m. via Zoom. Dissertation: “Computational Modeling of the Mammalian Central Circadian Clock: the Intercellular Signaling Role of GABA Neurotransmitter.” Shelly Peyton, chr.

Jeffrey Gertler, Ph.D., Physics, Friday, March 25, 8:30 a.m. LGRT 1033 and via Zoom. Dissertation: “Reservoir Engineering of Multi-photon States in Circuit Quantum Electrodynamics.” Chen Wang, chr.

Thomas Pickering, Ph.D., English, Friday, March 25, 9 a.m. via Zoom. Dissertation: “Ownership and Writer Agency in Web 2.0.” Donna LeCourt, chr.

Linda Koh, Ph.D., Nursing, Friday, March 25, 9:30 a.m. via Zoom. Dissertation: “A Plant-Based Culinary Intervention to Reduce Type 2 Diabetes Risk and Improve Self-Efficacy in Latino/a/x Adults.” Rachel Walker, chr.