Doctoral Oral Exams for May 8-12

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The graduate dean invites all graduate faculty to attend the final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates scheduled as follows:Monifa Fahie, Ph.D., Molecular and Cellular Biology. Monday, May 8, 9 a.m., N410 Life Sciences Laboratory. Dissertation: “Pore Forming Protein Assembly and the use in Nanopore Sensing: A Study on E. Coli Proteins CLYA and OMPG.” Min Chen, chr.
Fernanda Gandara, Ph.D., Education. Monday, May 8, 2 p.m., S115 Furcolo Hall. Dissertation: “Evaluating a Translingual Administration of the Early Grades Math Assessment (EGMA) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.” Jennifer Randall, chr.
Clifton Manning Carey, Ph.D., Computer Science. Tuesday, May 9, 9 a.m., 151 Computer Science Building. Dissertation: “Graph Construction for Manifold Discovery.” Sridhar Mahadevan, chr.
Cassaundra Rodriguez, Ph.D., Sociology. Tuesday, May 9, 12 p.m., 620 Thompson Hall. Dissertation: “Contested Citizenship and Social Belonging? Latino Mixed-Status Families in California.” Joya Misra, chr.
Shivani Shukla, Ph.D., Management. Wednesday, May 10, 10 a.m., 112 Isenberg School of Management. Dissertation: “Game Theory for Security Investments in Cyber and Supply Chain Networks.” Anna Nagurney, chr.
Nathan Carnes, Ph.D., Psychology. Wednesday, May 10, 12 p.m., 521B Tobin Hall. Dissertation: “A Virtuous Cycle: Interdependence and the Ontogenesis of Social Justice.” Ronnie Janoff-Bulman, chr.
Josefina Hardman, Ph.D., English. Thursday, May 11, 10 a.m., E501 South College. Dissertation: “Tragicomic Transpositions: The Influence of Spanish Prose Romance on the Development of Early Modern English Tragicomedy.” Jane Degenhardt, chr.
Liping Peng, Ph.D., Computer Science. Thursday, May 11, 2:30 p.m., 151 Computer Science Building. Dissertation: “Supporting Scientific Analytics Under Data Uncertainty and Query Uncertainty.” Yanli Diao, chr.




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