Doctoral Candidates Scheduled for Final Oral Examinations of the Dissertation

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Student Name Major Chair Name Date, Time, Location Title
RODGERS, MELISSA A EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, QUANTITATIVE METHODS (PHD) Beretvas, Tasha, Pustejovsky, James E JULY 17, 2025; 12:00-2:00PM; SZB 5.626 EVALUATING SELECTIVE REPORTING METHODS IN META-ANALYSIS: CONSIDERING DEPENDENT EFFECT SIZES WHEN ESTIMATING ADJUSTED EFFECT SIZES
CABALLERO, JAY G MIDDLE EASTERN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES Wells, Bruce, Huehnergard, John JULY 18, 2025; 10:30AM; CAL 516 THE CRIMINALIZATION OF SEXUAL CONDUCT IN THE ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN LAW CODES
FOWLKES, ANTHONY ELP, HIGHER EDUCATION LEADERSHIP/POLICY (MED OR PHD) Schudde, Lauren JULY 18, 2025; 10:00 AM; SZA 3.308B UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT EMPLOYMENT:WHICH STUDENTS WORK, WHERE, AND HOW DOES WORKING WHILE ENROLLED PREDICT FUTURE EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES?
HUTCHINS, CARRIE SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING SCIENCES (PHD) Schmitt, Mary JULY 18, 2025; 10:00 AM; CMA 5.136 INCLUSION EFFECTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS FOR CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL LANGUAGE DISORDER IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
NELSON, MARIEL DIANE GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES Mohrig, David, Goudge, Timothy A JULY 18, 2025; 2:00PM; JGB 4.102 MAPPING ALLUVIAL CHANNEL BANK EROSION WITH LIDAR POINT CLOUD TIME SERIES
PAITHANKAR, PRIYANKA VILAS CIVIL ENGINEERING Kockelman, Kara JULY 18, 2025; 9:30AM; ECJ 4.304 COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES AMONG MULTIPLE SHARED AUTONOMOUS FLEET OPERATORS: SIMULATION OF RIDE OPTIONS WITH VARIABLE FARES AND FLEET ALLOCATION RULES
ROY, DEBARATI ENGLISH Houser, Heather, Kornhaber, Donna M JULY 18, 2025; 8:00AM; CAL 313 ANIMATING REALITY: ELASTIC BODIES IN TENSILE WORLD-MAPS AND TIME-SCALES
TSYRENZHAPOVA, DARIYA JOURNALISM AND MEDIA (MA, PHD) Bock, Mary A, Lukito, Josephine JULY 18, 2025; 11:00 AM TO 1:00 PM; DMC 3.378A "LIBERATE AND DENAZIFY": A MIXED-METHODS APPROACH TO ANALYZING VLADIMIR PUTIN'S RIGHT-WING POPULIST PROPAGANDA DISCOURSE ABOUT THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR ON TELEGRAM
BENDER, JAY T CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Milliron, Delia, Resasco, Joaquin JULY 21, 2025; 10:00AM; CPE 2.222 UNDERSTANDING ELECTROLYTE PH AND ALKALI METAL CATION EFFECTS FOR HYDROGEN FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY
BILIDAS, STEFANIE MUSIC THEORY Drott, Eric A JULY 21, 2025; 11:00 AM; MRH 3.834 THE ROLE OF TIMBRE AND GENRE IN THE CATEGORIZATION OF COVER SONGS