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
NEMCHEK, VICTORIA PSYCHOLOGY Jones, Theresa A JULY 29, 2025; 1:15 PM; SEA 4.244 PATTERNS OF ACTIVITY-DEPENDENT STRUCTURAL PLASTICITY AFTER STROKE
PICKETT, MADDIE RAE BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Parekh, Sapun H JULY 29, 2025; 10:00AM; BME 3.204 EMPLORING SPATIAL AND FIBROTIC DETERMINATES OF CANCER METABOLISM
RIVERA-FIGUEROA, LUIS ENRIQUE RADIO-TELEVISION-FILM (PHD) Mallapragada, Madhavi, Beltran, Mary C JULY 29, 2025; 11:00 AM; CMA 5.136 REGGAETäN ON THE GLOBAL STAGE: RACE, PLACE AND MAINSTREAM LATINIDAD
SALAFIAN, IMAN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Rylander, Christopher G JULY 29, 2025; 2:00 PM TO 4:00 PM; ETC 4.150 NO TITLE PROVIDED
SHEN, XIN PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES Powers, John T JULY 29, 2025; 12:00PM; DPRI 1.102 MECHANISTIC INSIGHTS AND THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES TO PEDIATRIC NEUROBLASTOMA: MIR-34A DISRUPTION AND NITRIC OXIDE DONOR REPURPOSING
SHEZAF, JONATHAN CHEMISTRY Krische, Michael J JULY 29, 2025; 2:30 PM; WEL 4.132B CIRCUMVENTING PREMETALATED REAGENTS: TRANSITION METAL-CATALYZED C-C BOND FORMING REACTIONS AND SYNTHETIC APPLICATIONS
BOZORGI, SAGHAR MIDDLE EASTERN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES Aghaie, Kamran S, Matysik, Tracie M JULY 30, 2025; 11:00AM; CAL 516 CARING FOR MADNESS: THE EXPERIENCE OF MENTAL ILLNESS IN IRAN (1941-1970S)
THOMAS, ZOE ELISE CLASSICS Taylor, Rabun M JULY 30, 2025; 9:00AM; WAG 116 SACRED SPRINGS AND PLACES PUBLIC: WATER, ARCHITECTURE, AND ROMAN IMPERIALISM IN GAUL
MIGNANELLI, MICHAEL ANTHONY CLASSICS Gagarin, Michael, Riggsby, Andrew M JULY 31, 2025; 1:00 PM; WAG HALL 116 LAW IN THE COURT OF COMEDY: LAW AS DAILY LIFE IN ARISTOPHANIC COMEDY
CHEN, XUXI ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (MSE, PHD) Wang, Atlas AUGUST 1, 2025; 7:00 AM TO 8:30 AM; EER 6.704 ROBUST AND EFFICIENT DEEP LEARNING UNDER DATA CONSTRAINTS