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
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
KIM, DONGMI NURSING SCIENCE (PHD) Im, Eun Ok FEBRUARY 5, 2026; 2:00-4:00PM CST; N.5170 ADDRESSING KIDNEY HEALTH INEQUITIES: A NURSING APPROACH INTEGRATING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS,THEORY, AND MACHINE LEARNING
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
SHANMUGHAM MURUGESAN, NAVHEEN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Raja, Laxminarayan L FEBRUARY 6, 2026; 12:00PM-4:00PM CST; ASE 2.202 DEPT. CONFERENCE ROOM MODELING PULSED CAPACITIVELY COUPLED PLASMAS TO UNDERSTAND PLASMA REIGNITION EFFECTS
GIORDANO, VINCENT ENGLISH Scala, Elizabeth D FEBRUARY 10, 2026; 3:00PM CST; CAL 226 FORM AND CONTEMPORARY LITERARY CULTURE IN LE MORTE DARTHUR
TANG, KEVIN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Wang, Huiliang MARCH 11, 2026; 2:00PM-4:00PM CST; BME 3.204 WEARABLE FOCUSED ULTRASOUND DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR NON-INVASIVE TARGETED NEUROMODULATION
GOKANI, CHIRAG MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Hamilton, Mark F, Haberman, Michael R MARCH 12, 2026; 1:00-3:00PM CST; ETC 4.120 SCATTERING AND DIFFRACTION OF ACOUSTIC WAVES IN THREE PROBLEMS WITH BROKEN SYMMETRY
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