Doctoral Candidates Scheduled for Final Oral Examinations of the Dissertation

Final oral examinations are open all members of the University community and the public, unless attendance is restricted by the Graduate Studies Committee. Questions should be directed to the Office of the Vice-Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies, Degree Evaluators at (512) 471-4511.

Student Name Major Chair Name Date, Time, Location Title
SHAFFER, AUDREY COMMUNICATION STUDIES (PHD) Vangelisti, Anita L APRIL 6, 2026; 3:00-5:00PM CST; LBJ ROOM CMA 5.136 FAMILY COMMUNICATION PATTERNS AND TECHNOLOGY AND FACE-TO-FACE INTEGRATION BEHAVIORS IN PARENT-EMERGING ADULT RELATIONSHIPS
VAZQUEZ, ANTONIA PUBLIC POLICY FABREGAS ROBLES GIL, RAIS, EVANS, MARY APRIL 6, 2026; 10:30 AM TO 11:30 AM; SRH 3.214 ESSAYS ON APPLIED MICROECONOMICS AND SOCIAL POLICY
WHITE, JACKSON ASTRONOMY Winget, Don, Gomez, Thomas APRIL 6, 2026; 9:00AM-12:00PM CST; 15.216B / 15.216A SPECTRAL LINE SHAPE THEORY IN DENSE STELLAR PLASMAS
ZHUO, SHUER ADVERTISING (PHD) OH, JEEYUN APRIL 6, 2026; 2:00 PM TO 4:00 PM; DMC 3.378A AUTONOMY ANCHORS EMOTIONAL RESONANCE IN HUMAN-ALGORITHM INTERACTION: A MIXED-METHODS INQUIRY INTO ALGORITHMIC EMOTION RECOGNITION
COLLINS, SARA AFRICAN AND AFRICAN DIASPORA STUDIES (PHD) Afolabi, Omoniyi APRIL 7, 2026; 11:00AM; GWB 3.200A NO TITLE PROVIDED
FLACHS, ELISE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Bogard, David G APRIL 7, 2026; 11:00 AM TO 1:00 PM; ETC 5.224 NO TITLE PROVIDED
JO, SEONJU MUSIC PERFORMANCE Allen, Gregory D, Valentine, Colette T APRIL 7, 2026; 6:00PM CST; MRH 4.126 NO TITLE PROVIDED
JUAREZ ZUNIGA, SANDRA GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES Stockli, Daniel APRIL 7, 2026; 1:00PM; JGB 3.222 INTERACTION OF PENNSYLVANIAN-PERMIAN ANCESTRAL ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND MARATHONOUACHITA TECTONICS INSIGHTS FROM DETRITAL GEO- AND THERMOCHRONOMETRIC PROVENANCE RECORDS IN SOUTHWESTERN LAURENTIA (NEW MEXICO, TEXAS AND NORTHERN MEXICO)
MURTAGH, OLIVIA LAKIN CHEMISTRY Hsu, Ken APRIL 7, 2026; 10:00 AM TO 11:15 AM; NHB 4.202 LIPIDOMIC AND ACTIVITY-BASED PROTEIN PROFILING PLATFORMS FOR INVESTIGATING SERINE HYDROLASEMEDIATED LIPID METABOLISM
PRICE, CHANDEL FLORIE BURGE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS EDUC Madkins, Tia APRIL 7, 2026; 10:00 AM TO 12:00 PM; SANCHEZ BUILDING 4.406 "BECAUSE I NEVER HAD THAT PERSON": TOWARD CHAMPIONING BLACK WOMEN IN STEM