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
GILMORE, CORBYN TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE Frei, Christopher R JANUARY 20, 2026; 10:00 AM; MCD 2.104 TITLE NOT PROVIDED
ZHANG, JEFFREY COMPUTER SCIENCE Kraehenbuehl, Philipp JANUARY 23, 2026; 2:30 PM TO 4:30 PM; GDC 4.816 NO TITLE PROVIDED
ZHANG, YIFAN COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS Kileel, Joseph D JANUARY 27, 2026; 1:00PM CST; POB 4.304 HIGH-DIMENSIONAL TENSOR METHODS: RANDOMIZATION, IMPLICIT ALGORITHMS, AND PARALLELIZATION
SCOPE CRAFTS, EVAN DANIEL COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS Villa, Umberto E JANUARY 28, 2026; 2:00PM CST; POB 6.304 DATA-DRIVEN OPTIMAL EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND UNCERTAINTY QUANTIFICATION WITH APPLICATIONS IN COMPUTATIONAL IMAGING
NAOUS, EMILE ENGINEERING MECHANICS Kyriakides, Stelios JANUARY 29, 2026; 3:30PM; ASE 2.202 INSTABILITY OF MECHANICALLY LINED PIPE UNDER CYCLIC BENDING AND FULL-SCALE REELING
DEMETROVICH, PEYTON NEUROSCIENCE Colgin, Laura L JANUARY 30, 2026; 2:00PM CST; MBB 1.210 NEURONAL AND NETWORK RESPONSES IN THE DENTATE GYRUS TO SALIENT AND ETHOLOGICALLY RELEVANT STIMULI
NELSON-FLUKER, SHERMIKA L EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP/POLICY, SUPERINTENDENCY (EDD) Woulfin, Sarah L FEBRUARY 4, 2026; 2:00PM CST; SZB 3.802A PRINCIPALS' PERCEPTIONS AND UNDERSTANDING OF TITLE I FUNDING
BURNETT, KELSIE CORRISTON CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION Wetzel, Melissa R FEBRUARY 6, 2026; 10:00 AM TO 12:00 PM; SZB 4.624 "BETWEEN WORLDS": A CRITICAL LANGUAGE STUDY WITH PRESERVICE LITERACY TEACHERS
REA, STEPHANY DUANY ED PSYCH - HUM DEV/CULTURE/LEARN SCI (PHD ONLY) Yan, Veronica MARCH 27, 2026; 1:00PM CST; SBZ 5.626 SEMANTIC MEMORY AND QUESTION TYPE: A DIVE INTO THE PRETESTING EFFECT
ORDORICA BRACAMONTES, CAMILA HISTORY Del castillo, Lina M MAY 05, 2026; 10:00AM; GAR 1.102 MEXICO'S HOUSE OF MEMORY: THE GENERAL ARCHIVE IN THE LONG NINETEENTH CENTURY