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
CHEN, CHEN ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (MSE, PHD) Huang, Qin APRIL 10, 2026; 12:00PM TO 2:00PM; EER 3.648 CONVERTER PWM SWITCH (CPS): A NEW PWM SWITCH CONCEPT, AND ITS APPLICATION IN SOLID STATE TRANSFORMERS
FRIEND, OWEN PSYCHOLOGY Preston, Alison R APRIL 10, 2026; 9:30AM; NHB 1.720 DETERMINING THE NEUROCOGNITIVE MECHANISMS UNDERLYING TEMPORAL MEMORY DEVELOPMENT
KIM, CELINE G PUBLIC POLICY LUBY, MARTIN JOSEPH APRIL 10, 2026; 10:00 AM TO 11:30 AM; SID RICHARDSON HALL 3.122 DESIGNING DEMOCRACY: RECALL ELECTIONS, INSTITUTIONAL DESIGN, AND DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION IN U.S. STATES
MELKOTE, ASHVINI PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES Mukhopadhyay, Somshuvra APRIL 10, 2026; 1:30PM CST; BME 3.204 IDENTIFYING THE NEURAL AND GLIAL TARGETS OF MN-INDUCED NEUROTOXICITY BY MODULATION OF SLC30A10
MERCER, JULIANNE ALYSSA PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES LEE, GRACE APRIL 10, 2026; 12:00 PM TO 2:00 PM; 3.516 MCDERMOTT CLINICAL SCI. BLDG. THE INTERSECTIONS OF IDENTITY, INEQUITY, AND DISEASE: UNRAVELING CARDIOMETABOLIC-KIDNEY DISEASE IN U.S. ADULT POPULATIONS
OH, JEIL CIVIL ENGINEERING Bartos, Matthew D APRIL 10, 2026, 1:00PM CST; EER 3.640/3.642 SENSING, ESTIMATION, AND CONTROL FOR FLOOD RISK IN LARGE RIVER NETWORKS
PRATT, WILLIAM GEOGRAPHY Beach, Timothy, Beach, Sheryl L APRIL 10, 2026; 10:00AM; RLP 2.606 ENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND USE HISTORY OF THE WETLANDS OF THE EQUATORIAL ANDES WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR ANCIENT RAISED FIELD USE AND ABANDONMENT
RICHARDSON, ENJOLI SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING SCIENCES (PHD) Byrd, Courtney T APRIL 10, 2026; 1:00PM CST; THE BLANK CENTER - CMB 3.102 STUTTERING AT THE INTERSECTIONS: MAPPING ABLEIST MICROAGGRESSIONS OF ADULTS WHO STUTTER
SAHINLER, IPEK COMPARATIVE LITERATURE Richmond-Garza, Elizabeth, Dominguez-Ruvalcaba, Hect APRIL 10, 2026; 9:00AM CST; ATWOOD ROOM, PARLIN HALL & VIRTUAL QUEER LITERATURES OF THE GLOBAL SOUTH: INTERSECTIONS OF LITERARY MODERNITY IN TURKEY AND MEXICO
SHEKAR, MACKENZIE TAYLOR COMMUNICATION STUDIES (PHD) Ganesh, Shiv, Scott, Craig R APRIL 10, 2026; 3:00PM CST; LBJ ROOM CMA 5.136 CARE, SUSTAINABILITY AND SUPPLY CHAINS: A COMMUNICATIVE RELATIONAL FRAMEWORK