Doctoral Oral Exams for May 11–15

The Graduate Dean invites all graduate faculty to attend the final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates. All exams will be held via videoconferencing. Contact the department for online meeting information. 

Final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates are scheduled as follows:

Fuu-Jiun Hwang, Ph.D., Molecular and Cellular Biology, Tuesday, May 12, 10 a.m. Dissertation: “Study of Multivesicular in Auditory Ribbon Synapse.” Luke Remage-Healy, chr. 

Abeera Ayaz Ansari, Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Thursday, May 14, 9 a.m. Dissertation: “Investigating the Role of Iron in the Photogranulation Phenomenon.” Chul Park, chr.

Heather Sherman, Ph.D., Molecular and Cellular Biology, Thursday, May 14, 11:30 a.m. Disssertation: “LKB1 Isoform Expression as a Regulator of T cell Phenotypic Stability.” Lisa Minter and Barbara Osborne, co-chrs.

Katelyn Litterer, Ph.D., English, Thursday, May 14, 1 p.m. Dissertation: Lisa Ben and Queer Rhetorical Reeducation in Post-war Los Angeles.” Rebecca Dingo, chr. 

Sonya Lachance, Ph.D., College of Nursing, Friday, May 15, 11 a.m. Dissertation: “Barriers of a Technology Intervention to Increase Alcohol Screening and Referral to Treatment in Primary Care – a Mixed Methods Study.” Donna Zucker, chr.

Jennifer Flemming, Ph.D., College of Education, Friday, May 15, noon. Dissertation: “Mobilities through and against Governance: Narratives from Lesvos, Greece and the Humanitarian Borderscapes of the EU.” Gretchen Rossman, chr

Safi Shams, Ph.D., Sociology, Friday, May 15, 12:30 p.m. Dissertation: “Workplace Inequality in Rent Systems: The Casual Chain of Inequality  Between and Within Organizations.” Donald Tomaskovic-Devey, chr.