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

Seanne Clemente, Ph.D., Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Monday, May 12, 10 a.m., Morrill 222. Dissertation: “Evaluation Pollinator Self-Medication Using Intraspecific Variation in Floral Chemical Traits.” Lynn Adler, chair.

Chrstina Hogan, Ph.D., Psychology, Monday, May 12, 10 a.m., via Zoom. Dissertation: “Temperamental Exuberance, Self-Conscious Emotions, and Risk for Psychopathology.” Jennifer McDermott, chair.

Garima Garg, Ph.D., Management, Monday, May 12, 11 a.m., ISOM 219. Dissertation: “Learning from Affiliations: Overcoming Challenges of New Business Domain.” Anurag Sharma, chair.

Michelle R. Jackson, Ph.D., Environmental Conservation, Monday, May 12, 1 p.m., Holdsworth Hall. Dissertation: “Garlic Mustard and Global Change: Measuring Trait Responses in Alliaria Petiolata to Altered Abiotic Conditions Predicted Under Future Climate Scenarios.” Kristina Stinson, chair.

Jaji Bala Jyothika Pamarthi, Ph.D., Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Monday, May 12, 2 p.m., Gunness Student Center. Dissertation: “Exploring Rural Perspectives on Automated Vehicles: The Role of Trust and Human-Machine Interaction.” Shannon Roberts, chair.

Erica Cai, Ph.D., Computer Science, Tuesday, May 13, 11 a.m., CS 140. Dissertation: “From Text to Networks: Enabling and Investigating Social Measurement via Low-Resource Knowledge Graph Extraction.” David Jensen, chair.

Sayan Das, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Tuesday, May 13, 2 p.m., via Zoom. Dissertation: “Exploring Microwave Noise Performance of Cryogenic CMOS for Quantum Computing Applications.” Joseph Bardin and Sanjay Raman, co-chairs.

R. Madison Riffe, Ph.D., Neuroscience and Behavior, Wednesday, May 14, 9 a.m., Morrill Science Center II Room 222. Dissertation: “Modeling TBCK Syndrome in Zebrafish.” Gerald B. Downes, chair.

Shikang Xu, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Wednesday, May 14, 10:30a.m., via Zoom. Dissertation: “Adaptive Techniques for Low Power, Thermal-Aware, Fault Tolerant and Safe Cyber-Physical Systems.” C. Mani Krishna and Israel Koren, co-chairs.

Bo Guan, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Wednesday, May 14, 12:30p.m., via Zoom. Dissertation: “Secrecy and Privacy in Communications and Distributed Learning Systems.” Dennis Goeckel and Hossein Pishro-Nik, co-chairs.

Kerri Jarzabski, Ph.D., Education, Wednesday, May 14, 1 p.m., Furcolo S125. Dissertation: “The First-Year Experience: A Critical Narrative Inquiry of The First College Year for Neurodivergent Students.” Ryan Wells, chair.

Zhenjie Zou, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Wednesday, May 14, 1 p.m., via Zoom. Dissertation: “On-Wafer Noise Measurement and Noise Optimization of Cryogenic Silicon Germanium Low Noise Amplifiers.” Joseph Bardin and Sanjay Raman, co-chairs.

Bin Wang, Ph.D., Computer Science, Wednesday, May 14, 2 p.m., LGRC A311 and via Zoom. Dissertation: “Resource Allocation for Latency-Sensitive Applications in Edge Environments.” Prashant Shenoy, chair.

Masha Arabi, Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Thursday, May 15, 9 a.m., Marcus Hall 137. Dissertation: “Decision-Making Frameworks for Sustainable and Robust Pathways in Infrastructure Systems.” Jimi Oke, chair.

Nathan Meyers, Ph.D., Sociology, Thursday, May 15, 10 a.m., Thompson Hall 919. Dissertation: “Revenge of the Private Sector: Union Decline, Privatization and the Restructuring of the American Economy.” Donald Tomaskovic-Devey and Jasmine Kerrissey, co-chairs.

Rebecca Elizabeth Huber, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Thursday, May 15, 11 a.m., LSL N410 and via Zoom. Dissertation: “Hydrogel Models for Astrocytes: Mapping Activation Across ECM and Stimulus.” Shelly Peyton and Courtney Babbitt, co-chairs.

Melissa Paciulli, Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Thursday, May 15, 1 p.m., ELab II 118. Dissertation: “Understanding and Improving ADHD Driver Performance in an Immersive Environment.” Song Gao, chair.