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
HAMMOND, JOSHUA EDWARD CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Baldea, Michael, Korgel, Brian A APRIL 23, 2026; 2:30PM CST; GLT 2.102 EXPLOITING KNOWN STRUCTURE IN DATA-DRIVEN MODELS OF DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS
CANDELARIA, PATRICIA YVONNE SPECIAL EDUCATION Clemens, Nathan APRIL 24, 2026; 1:00 TO 3:00PM; SZB 3.702 FROM PREPARATION TO PRACTICE; A PILOT STUDY ON ACTIVE AND PASSIVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN PRESERVIVE TEACHER MAIN IDEA INSTRUCTION
FRLUCKAJ, HANA INFORMATION STUDIES (PHD) Howison, James L APRIL 24, 2026; 2:00-4:00PM; UTA 5.522 AN OSS-ENTIAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE PARTICIPATION OF UNDER-REPRESENTED OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE CONTRIBUTORS
IYER, VISHNU VENKATASUBRA COMPUTER SCIENCE Aaronson, Scott J APRIL 24, 2026; 3:00 PM; GDC 2.216 NO TITLE PROVIDED
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
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
SOHN, SOGU BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Zoldan, Janeta APRIL 30, 2026; 3:00PM TO 5:00PM; BME 3.206 INVESTIGATING LINEAGE-DEPENDENT HIPSC CARDIAC DIFFERENTIATION OUTCOMES WITH CELLULAR BARCODES AND 3D BIOPRINTING CARDIAC TISSUE MODELS
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