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
ANDERSON, TJ CONDUCTING Junkin, Jerry F APRIL 9, 2026; 4:00PM; BAND HALL NON-TREATISE OPTION
ARIAS-QUINTERO, IRENE IBERIAN AND LATIN AMERICAN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES Romero, Sergio, Sessarego, Sandro APRIL 9, 2026; 4:00 PM TO 5:00 PM; BEN 2.116A EL ESPANOL DE LOS MAYAS DEL ALTIPLANO DE GUATEMALA: ESTUDIO SOCIOLINGUISTICO DEL ESPANOL EN CONTACTO CON EL K'ICHE'
ARYAL, SAJANA SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING SCIENCES (PHD) Mishra, Srikanta APRIL 9, 2026; 11:15 AM; DMC 5.102, MOODY COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN COCHLEAR COMPRESSION REVEAL INCIPIENT COCHLEAR CHANGES IN NORMAL-HEARING ADULTS
BRIGHTBILL, MADDIE PLANT BIOLOGY Sung, Sibum APRIL 9, 2026; 3:00 PM TO 5:00 PM; POB 2.302 CHARACTERIZING REGULATORY MODULES IN TEMPERATURE-TRIGGERED FLOWERING TIME RESPONSES
CENICEROS, JULIA PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES Lee, Seongmin APRIL 9, 2026; 2:00 PM TO 4:00 PM; PHARMACY 2.208 CHEMICAL DESIGN FOR PROBING DNA DAMAGE AND STEROIDAL BIOACTIVITY
CHEN, PO-CHEN CIVIL ENGINEERING Johnson, Blair APRIL 9. 2026; 10:00AM CST; ECJ 4.304 TURBULENCE-INDUCED SEDIMENT TRANSPORT AND BEDFORM DEVELOPMENT IN THE ABSENCE OF MEAN SHEAR
ESCOBAR, IVANA COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS Heimbach, Patrick, Habbal, Feras A APRIL 9, 2026; 1:00 PM TO 3:00 PM; POB 4.304 DIFFERENTIABLE ACOUSTIC PROPAGATION IN OCEAN GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS FOR VARIATIONAL STATE ESTIMATION
HAIMAN, MADISON SOCIAL WORK (PHD) Velasquez, Mary M APRIL 9, 2026; 3:00 PM; WWH 418 MAPPING COMPLEXITY: A LEGAL EPIDEMIOLOGY STUDY OF THE VARIATION AND RECENT SHIFTS IN PRENATAL SUBSTANCE USE POLICY
JIANG, DANQI GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES Bangs, Nathan L APRIL 9, 2026; 9:00 AM TO 12:30 PM; JGB 3.116 OUTER WEDGE STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION ALONG THE CASCADIA AND NORTHERN HIKURANGI SUBDUCTION MARGINS
LAW, SAM ANTHROPOLOGY (SOCIOCULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY) Canova, Paola APRIL 9, 2026; 10:00 AM; WCP 5.118 BUILDING A DIGNIFIED LIFE: URBAN AUTONOMY AND THE ART OF LIVING OTHERWISE