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
HURT, JO C RHETORIC AND WRITING STUDIES (PHD) Davis, Diane APRIL 27, 2026; 11:00AM CST; PAR 102 NARRATIVE MATERIALISM: STORYING THE REACH OF KOREMATSU V. THE UNITED STATES
MALADY, BRANDON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Stachowiak, Jeanne C APRIL 28, 2026; 11:00AM TO 1:00PM; BME 3.204 LIQUID-LIQUID PHASE SEPERATION IN CLATHRIN-MEDIATED ENDOCYTOSIS
FRASIER, RUBY AMA KINESIOLOGY Kaur, Jasdeep APRIL 29, 2026; 9:00-11:00AM; BEL 2.180 MECHANISMS OF ALTERED CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSES TO EXERCISE IN TYPE 1 DIABETES: ASSOCIATION WITH INFLAMMATION AND OXIDATIVE STRESS
ZINGA, KETSIA BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Stachowiak, Jeanne C, Ren, Pengyu APRIL 29, 2026; 2:00 PM TO 4:00 PM; BME 3.204 COARSE-GRAINED MOLECULAR DYNAMICS TO MODEL THE MECHANISMS THROUGH WHICH DISORDERED PROTEIN CONDENSATES RESHAPE AND REORDER LIPID BILAYERS
KONOW, DRAKE ANDREW II RELIGIOUS STUDIES Graber, Jennifer, Crosson, Jonathan APRIL 30, 2026; 12:00PM; BUR 554 MUSEUM STRATEGIES: NAVIGATING SECULAR AESTHETICS IN BRAZILIAN CONTEMPORARY ART
WEPPNER, CAROLINE EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY - COUNSELING (PHD) McCarthy, Christopher J MAY 1, 2026; 9:00AM; SZB 5.626 EXPLORING THE NEXUS OF TEACHER STRESS: A COMPARATIVE CASE STUDY OF PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DYNAMICS IN EDUCATIONAL CONTEXTS
ORDORICA BRACAMONTES, CAMILA HISTORY Del castillo, Lina M MAY 04, 2026; 10:00AM; GAR 1.101 MEXICO'S HOUSE OF MEMORY: THE GENERAL ARCHIVE IN THE LONG NINETEENTH CENTURY
YIN, WENQI ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING Erez, Mattan MAY 5, 2026; 10:30AM; EER 3.640 UNDERSTAND AND MITIGATE PERFORMANCE VARIATION IN THE LAST LEVEL CACHE
AL-KHALEDY, RANYA N CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Georgiou, George, Stone, Everett M MAY 12, 2026; 11:00AM; NHB 1.720 MODULATING TUMOR-ASSOCIATED IMMUNOMETABOLITES WITH ENGINEERED ENZYME THERAPIES
MANLEY, NICOLE JENAY NURSING SCIENCE (PHD) Li, Yang, Rew, Donna L MAY 13, 2026; 10:00AM; NURS 4.180 CUMULATIVE VIOLENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL RESOURCES, AND HEALTHCARE ENGAGEMENT AMONG MIDLIFE SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITY INDIVIDUALS: A MIXED METHODS STUDY