Doctoral Oral Exams Set for June 20-24

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

Sandra Sweeney, Ph.D., College of Education, Monday, June 20, 12 p.m., Furcolo Room 101. Dissertation: “Avatars and Choice: Fostering Student Agency, Engagement and Equity in Assessment.” Stephen G. Sireci, chr. 

Alexandrea Craft, Ph.D., Psychology, Monday, June 20, 1 p.m. via Zoom. Dissertation: “It’s Not Black & White: Relationship Quality Within Interracial Couples.” Maureen Perry-Jenkins, chr. 

Francis Perez, Ph.D., Economics, Monday June 20, 1 p.m., Crotty Hall Room 308 and via Zoom. Dissertation: “Three Essays on the Political Economy of the CFA Franc.” Léonce Ndikumana, chr.

Michelle Gilbert, Ph.D., Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Tuesday, June 21, 10 a.m., French Hall 209. Dissertation: “Constraints of the Imagination: How Phenotypes are Shaped Through Genetics, Development, and the Environment.” Craig Albertson, chr. 

Brent Scott, Ph.D., Kinesiology, Wednesday, June 22, 9 a.m., Totman Room 153 and via Zoom. Dissertation: “The Relative Timing of Myosin’s Powerstroke and Release of Phosphate.” Edward Debold, chr. 

Yibai Zhao, Ph.D., School of Public Health, Wednesday, June 22, 2 p.m. via Zoom. Dissertation: “Mixture Models for Interval Censored Outcomes.” Raji Balasubramanian, chr. 

Marjorie Valdivia, Ph.D., College of Education, Wednesday, June 22, 3 p.m. via Zoom. Dissertation: “Promising Practices: Preparing Student Activists for Democratic Education.” Ximena Zúñiga, chr. 

Heather Bisbee, Ph.D., Molecular and Cellular Biology, Thursday, June 23, 11 a.m., LSL N410 and via Zoom. Dissertation: “Characterizing the Multifaceted Roles of the Proteasomal Deubiquitinase UCH37 in Proteostasis.” Eric Strieter, chr. 

Bilgesu Sumer, Ph.D., Political Science, Thursday, June 23, 1 p.m. via Zoom. Dissertation: “The Politicization of the Dead and Invisible Violence: A Comparative Analysis of Turkey and Mexico.” Dean Robinson, chr. 

Michael Griego, Ph.D., Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Friday, June 24, 11 a.m., French Hall 209 and via Zoom. Dissertation: “Flexible Phenotypes, Energetics, and Whole-animal Performance of Migratory Songbirds.” Alex Gerson, chr. 

Darya Tourzani, Ph.D., Animal Sciences, Friday, June 24, 11 a.m., Integrated Science Building 221. Dissertation: “Sperm Signaling During Epididymal Maturation and Capacitation and its Relevance in Fertilization and Post-Fertilization Processes.” Pablo Visconti, chr.