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
DEAVER, MOLLY FRANKLIN FRENCH Picherit, Herve JULY 21, 2025; 12:00 PM; RLP 1.302A WRITING THE SELF, READING WITH SUSPICION: TOWARD A POETICS OF THEORY IN DOUBROVSKY, SARRAUTE, AND BARTHES
FOSTER, SARALYN FISCHEL NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES Widen, Elizabeth JULY 21, 2025; 10:00AM; DPRI 1.102 EATING RIGHT FROM THE FIRST BITE: ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN BREASTFEEDING, COMPLEMENTARY FOODS, AND BODY COMPOSITION IN HIGH-RISK INFANT POPULATIONS
JAYATILAKA, GEHAN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Cullinan, Michael A, Tehrani, Mehran JULY 21, 2025; 11:00 AM; ETC 5.224 EXPLORING THE STRUCTURE AND MECHANICS OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL GRAPHENE OXIDE-BASED COMPOSITE FILMS
MENDEZ PEREZ, KARINA DEL CARMEN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS EDUC Gonzalez-Howard, Maria JULY 21, 2025; 10:00AM; SZB 3.504 DESETTLING SCIENCE TEACHER LEARNING AND INSTRUCTION THROUGH TWO-EYED SEEING TO PROMOTE ONTO-EPISTEMIC JUSTICE
MINIEL, ISMAR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Keitz, Benjamin K JULY 21, 2025: 10:00AM; POB 2.302 ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENTAL SENSING AND INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING IN SHEWANELLAONEIDENSIS TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT OF BIOLOGICALLY PATTERNED LIVING MATERIALS
STERN, NOAH BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Porter, Tyrone JULY 21. 2025; 10:00AM; BME 3.204 LIPOSOMAL INDOCYANINE GREEN J-AGGREGATES AS A THERANOSTIC AGENT FOR PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGING AND PHOTOTHERMAL THERAPY
ZHAO, YI BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Santacruz, Samantha R JULY 21, 2025; 1:00PM-3:00PM; BME 3.204 REVEALING THE DYNAMIC OF ENDOGENOUS AND EXOGENOUS NEUROMODULATION
AVILA, PAZ GOVERNMENT Brinks, Daniel M JULY 22, 2025; 10:00AM; BAT 2.120D WHEN POLITICS BREAKS DOWN: THE DYNAMICS OF CONSTITUTIONAL LEGITIMACY AND CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE IN LATIN AMERICA
CLARK, RACHEL LYNN PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES Digiovanni, John JULY 22, 2025; 9:00AM; DPRI 1.102 / ZOOM SYNERGISTIC INHIBITIONS OF PROSTATE CANCER PROGRESSION BY THE COMBINTION OF XANTHOHUMIL AND URSOLIC ACID IN THE DIET
COLEMAN, CARLY EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY - COUNSELING Cawthon, Stephanie W JULY 22, 2025; 1:00PM; SZB 5.626 A MODERATED MEDIATION MODEL OF PERSISTENCE INTENTIONS AMONG BLACK COLLEGE STUDENTS