Veronica Nicole Nelson, Criminal Justice PhD, College of Liberal Arts
Connected or Cut Off? A Mixed Methods Examination of Pennsylvania Prison Visitation Experiences
August 3, 2026, at 12:00 p.m.
Gladfelter Hall 914

Todd R, Lewis, Chemistry PhD, College of Science and Technology
Development of an Intracellular, FRET-Based Assay for Homodimerization of the Tumor Suppressor PTEN
August 3, 2026, at 3:00 p.m.
SERC 504

Ye Qian, Business Administration/Finance PhD, Fox School of Business
Essays on Empirical Asset Pricing
August 5, 2026, at 1:00 p.m.
Zoom

M. Harun-Or-Rashid, Chemistry PhD, College of Science and Technology
One- and Two-Photon Spectroscopic Characterization of 2-Amino-8-Vinylpurine Riboside, a Bright, Red-Shifted Fluorescent Adenosine Analogue
August 5, 2026, at 2:00 p.m.
Beury Hall 226

Amazjah Grant, Educational Leadership EdD, College of Education and Human Development
The Power of Perception: How Principals' Views of School Climate Influence Student Achievement
August 6, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.
Zoom

Pablo Izurieta, Business Administration/International Business Administration PhD, Fox School of Business
Investment in the Anthropocene: How Climate Risk Restructures International Business
August 6, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
Zoom

Tugce Kinik, Epidemiology PhD, Barnett College of Public Health
Exploring Functional Limitations by Thyroid Cancer Status, Mental Distress, and Predictors of Functional Limitations in Thyroid Cancer Survivors
August 7, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
Paley Hall 345

Jacob Henebry, Chemistry PhD, College of Science and Technology
Magnetic Switching of Energetic Materials and Water Oxidation by Metal Oxides & Organic Catalysts
August 18, 2026, at 1:30 p.m.
SERC 504

Mohammed Yousuf, Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD, School of Pharmacy
Improved Models for Drug Transporters; Application to in Vitro Assays and Renal Transporter-mediated Drug-drug Interactions
September 16, 2026, at 9:00 a.m.
Pharmacy 260

Helen Elizabeth Schmidt, Psychology and Neuroscience PhD, College of Liberal Arts
Cognitive, Affective, and Linguistic Dynamics Supporting Social Connection
September 18, 2026, at 1:00 p.m.
Weiss Hall 615

Benjamin Ferman, Biomedical Sciences PhD, Lewis Katz School of Medicine
Epigenetic Regulation of Oncogenic MYC Amplifications
September 28, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
Reimann Auditorium, Fox Chase Cancer Center

Gerard Jameson, Religion PhD, College of Liberal Arts
From Exodus to Upload: Black American New Religious Movements from 1896-2025
October 13, 2026, at 11:30 a.m.
Microsoft Teams

Laura Grace Waters, History PhD, College of Liberal Arts
Trenches of Empire: a comparative study of British imperial masculinity in the Great War
October 13, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. 
Gladfelter 914

Mia Yvonne Roberts, Psychology and Neuroscience PhD, College of Liberal Arts
The Role of PICK1 in Cocaine-Induced Behavioral and Molecular Plasticity
October 19, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
Weiss Hall 615

Lauren Nutinsky, Higher Education EdD, College of Education and Human Development
Paving Their Own Paths: Understanding First Generation Liberal Arts Majors' Career Self-Management
October 19, 2026, at 3:00 p.m.
Zoom

James Alexander Brodovsky, Mechanical Engineering PhD, College of Engineering
Robust Inertial Navigation in GNSS-Denied Environments Using Grade Sensors and PAssive Geophysical Aiding
October 21, 2026, at 12:00 p.m.
ENGR 607A and Microsoft Teams

Tara C. Kennette, English PhD, College of Liberal Arts
Reciprocal Relations: Women and the Environment in American Regionalist Writing
October 21, 2026, at 12:30 p.m.
Zoom

Guillermo B. Vazquez Mendez, Executive DBA, Fox School of Business
The Value of Generative Artificial Intelligence in E-Commerce: Consumer Adoption, Trust, and Human Oversight in an AI-Enabled Platform
October 21, 2026, at 1:00 p.m.
Zoom

RoseMarie LaMar, Executive DBA, Fox School of Business
The Relational Effects of Artificial Intelligence and Emotional Intelligence: What Is the Impact in the Workplace?
October 21, 2026, at 2:00 p.m.
Zoom

Amy L. Sheikh, Executive DBA, Fox School of Business
The Institutional Construction of Legitimacy: A Historical Analysis of the Transition from Reusable to Single-Use Medical Devices in the U.S. Healthcare Industry (1980-2025)
October 23, 2026, at 9:00 a.m.
Zoom

Samuel Brancazio, Biomedical Sciences PhD, Lewis Katz School of Medicine
IL-15/IL-15 Ra-Targeted CRISPRa Boosts NK Cell Effector Function and Responsiveness Against HIV-Infected Cells 
October 29, 2026, at 11:00 a.m.
MERB 710

Elham Akbari, Environmental Engineering PhD, College of Engineering
Chain-Length and Head-Group Controls on PFAS Retention and Destruction: Occurrence and Risk in Source-Water Rivers, Leaching from Spent Activated Carbon, and Destruction Kinetics in Supercritical Water
November 9, 2026, at 2:00 p.m.
Zoom

Tyler John Gaspich, Education PhD, College of Education and Human Development
Design Thinking, Virtual Reality, and Conative Empathy: Improving Social Welfare and Systemic Problem Solving with Immersive Media
November 10, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
Zoom

Ishwar Bridgelal, Education PhD, College of Education and Human Development
Challenges and Pathways of Identity Exploration Among Immigrant-Origin College Students with Complex Trauma
November 17, 2026, at 8:00 a.m.
Zoom

Alexandra H. Schoolman, Art History PhD, Tyler School of Art and Architecture
Groundwork: Alternative Networks, Pathways, and Sites of Resistance in Conceptualist Art from the Brazilian, Argentine, and Chilean Dictatorships, 1964-1990
November 18, 2026, at 2:00 p.m.
Tyler ARCH 203