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
HUH, HEEYONG AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Sentis, Luis, Lu, Nanshu MARCH 6, 2026; 1:00 PM; ASE 2.202 NO TITLE PROVIDED
ROSENTHAL, MADALYN M NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES Burgermaster, Marissa MARCH 6, 2026; 10:00AM; POB 2.302 A BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE APPROACH TO NUTRITION IN MEDICAL EDUCATION: EMPOWERING PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE NUTRITION CARE USING COLLABORATIVE DIET GOAL SETTING
RUTTEN, LUKE D ED PSYCH - HUM DEV/CULTURE/LEARN SCI (PHD ONLY) Muenks, Katherine M MARCH 6, 2026; 9:00 - 11:00AM CST; SZB 5.626 THE MOTIVATION EQUATION: USING EXPERIMENTAL FALSIFICATION TO DISCERN COST'S PLACE IN EXPECTANCY-VALUE THEORY
ESTRADA, MARGARITO JR EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP/POLICY, SUPERINTENDENCY (EDD) Reyes, Pedro MARCH 9, 2026; 10:00AM; SZB 3.802A NO TITLE PROVIDED
PHILLIPS, CONNOR COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING (PHD) Jiao, Junfeng MARCH 10, 2026; 9:30AM CST; WMB 6.126 CO-INTELLIGENT PLANNING PARTICIPATION: CREATING AND EVALUATING AN AI-ENHANCED DIGITAL INTERFACE
EL-MASRI, AZZA JOURNALISM AND MEDIA (MA, PHD) Strover, Sharon L, Gonzalez De Bustamante, C MARCH 11, 2026; 5:00 PM TO 7:00 PM; DMC 3.378A CAUGHT IN THE ALGORITHM'S NET: PLATFORM GOVERNANCE, DISSIDENT JOURNALISM, AND THE MAKING OF ENCRYPTED PUBLICS
GOUROUNAS, DIMITRIOS ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING Gerstlauer, Andreas MARCH 11, 2026; 11:00 AM; EER 0.806 NO TITLE PROVIDED
KHAYMAZ, SHEYDA AISHA ART HISTORY Chambers, Edward MARCH 11, 2026, 12:00-2:00PM CST; DFA 2.506 INDIGENOUS PRESENTNESS: TRANSLOCAL POLITICS OF AMAZIGH SIGNS AND SYMBOLS
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