Doctoral Candidates Scheduled for Final Oral Examinations of the Dissertation

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Student Name Major Chair Name Date, Time, Location Title
CHAIDEZ, OSCAR G COMPARATIVE LITERATURE Dominguez-Ruvalcaba, Hect JUNE 18, 2026; 12:00 PM; CALHOUN 300 ATWOOD LIBRARY IMMANENT BODIES: QUEER THEOLOGIES AND RESISTANCE IN LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURES AND CULTURES
LEE, JAESEONG CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Brennecke, Joan F JUNE 18. 2026; 1:00-3:00PM CST; EER 4.704 THE FEASIBILITY OF LANTHANIDE SEPARATION USING IONIC LIQUIDS
REBMANN, CORY KINESIOLOGY Letsinger, Ayland C JUNE 18, 2026; 3:30 PM TO 5:00 PM; SANCHEZ 4.504 ADAPTIVE ALLOCATION OF COGNITIVE CONTROL: MEMORY SYSTEM INTEGRATION AND MOTIVATION AFTER COGNITIVE EXERTION.
BLICKMAN, RACHEL SHERAK HUMAN DEVELOPMENT & FAMILY SCIENCES Neff, Lisa JUNE 19, 2026; 1:00-3:00PM CST; SEA 1.430 ARE WE ON THE SAME PAGE? EXAMINING COUPLES' PERCEPTIONS OF ALIGNMENT ON PROBLEM IMPORTANCE AND THEIR COMMUNICATION QUALITY
AKINS, HOLLIS ASTRONOMY Finkelstein, Steven L, CASEY, CAITLIN JUNE 22, 2026; 2:00PM CST; CPE 2.206 THE FIRST BILLION YEARS WITH JWST+ALMA: MASSIVE GALAXIES AND ACTIVE BLACK HOLES AT THE OBSERVATIONAL FRONTIER
DUTTA, SOHAM ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (MSE, PHD) Johnson, Brian JUNE 23, 2026, 1:00PM CST; EER 3.648 DECENTRALIZED CONTROL OF GRID-CONNECTED CASCADED AC-DC CONVERTERS WITH INTEGRATED BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE
JIN, HYUNGROK ADVERTISING (PHD) Oh, Jeeyun JUNE 23, 2026; 10:00 AM TO 11:30 AM; DMC 4.378A IS "THINKING" AI ALWAYS A TRUSTWORTHY COLLABORATOR?: EFFECTS OF ANTHROPOMORPHIC CUE AND FEEDBACK EFFORT ON USER TRUST
O'CONNOR, RUAIRI AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Varghese, Philip L JUNE 23, 2026; 10:30 AM; ASE 2.202 BAYESIAN UNCERTAINTY QUANTIFICATION OF LANGMUIR PROBE AND EMISSION MEASUREMENTS APPLIED TO NON-EQUILIBRIUM ARGON AND NITROGEN PLASMAS
VILNER, ANNA COMPARATIVE LITERATURE Lindstrom, Naomi E JUNE 23, 2026; 9:00AM CST; CALHOUN 300 (VIRTUAL) RUSSOPHONE DRAMA IN TWENTIETH CENTURY ARGENTINA (1930-1960): TRANSLATIONS, PARATEXTS, AND CANON FORMATION
JUNG, SUNGWON JOURNALISM AND MEDIA (MA, PHD) Bock, Mary A JUNE 24, 2026; 2:00 PM TO 4:00 PM; DMC 3.378A HEARING AND SEEING CRIME: HOW TRUE CRIME STORYTELLING REPRESENT RACE AND GENDER