Shirin R. Hussain, Neuromotor Science PhD, College of Public Health
The Early Detection of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: The Development and Validation of a Novel Smartphone Application
August 1, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.
Pearson Hall 233

Elysia M. Petras, Anthropology PhD, College of Liberal Arts
Archaeology of Anguilla's Hughes Estate, and Liberatory Black Inter-island Social Networks in the Leeward Islands, 1730s-1840s
August 1, 2025, at 2:00 p.m.
Zoom

Yihan Song, Mechanical Engineering PhD, College of Engineering
Universal Failure Criteria for Lithium Batteries and Their Casings
Aug 5, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.
Engineering Building

Md Mohaiminul Islam, Mechanical Engineering PhD, College of Engineering
Multiscale Topology Optimization of Composite Materials for Additive Manufacturing
August 6, 2025, at 11:00 a.m.
ENG 607A

Cassandra Ann Sedler, Chemistry PhD, College of Science and Technology
Umpolung Heteroatom Transformations Mediated by Iodine(III)-Reagents: Novel Reagent Development and Synthetic Applications
August 6, 2025, at 1:00 p.m.
Beury 162

William John Mitchell III, Psychology & Neuroscience PhD, College of Liberal Arts
The Neural Correlates of Social & Non-social Decision-making in Resolving Complex, Dynamic Uncertainty
August 6, 2025, at 2:00 p.m.
Weiss Hall 615

Priscilla Thermidor, Africology and African American Studies PhD, College of Liberal Arts
My Grandma was Betta than these B!tches: An Afrocentric Investigation of Radicalized and Gendered Discourses in the Black Manosphere and its Connection to Violence Against Black Women and Girls
August 8, 2025, at 12:00 p.m.
Zoom

Rakam Lama Tamang, Civil Engineering PhD, College of Engineering
Artificial Intelligence Approaches to Jet Grouting Column Diameter Prediction
August 25, 2025, at 12:30 p.m.
ENG 3rd Floor, Dean's Conference Room

Kaitlyn C.M. Grando, Biomedical Sciences PhD, Lewis Katz School of Medicine
Complex Autoimmune Diseases: Genetic Predisposition and Bacterial Amyloid Curli
August 27, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.
MERB 710

Elizabeth B. Abraham, Biomedical Sciences PhD, Lewis Katz School of Medicine
YAP1 as a Key Regulator of Cell Fate Decisions during Gastrulation
August 27, 2025, at 11:00 a.m.
Kresge Science Hall

Katherine Sylvester, Educational Leadership EdD, College of Education and Human Development
Principal Views on Changes in School Leadership Post Pandemic: The New Normal
August 28, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.
Zoom

Matthew Hulett, Higher Education EdD, College of Education and Human Development
The Learning Process Through Student Conduct
September 2, 2025, at 2:00 p.m.
Zoom

Joseph Amato, Electrical Engineering PhD, College of Engineering
Nonlinear Function Optimization Using Distributed Prediction Algorithms
September 3, 2025, at 9:00 a.m.
ENG Conference Room 709B

Shingo Bessho, Biomedical Sciences PhD, Lewis Katz School of Medicine
Contributions of Type 17 Immunity and Type I Interferon Signaling to Salmonella-induced Autoimmunity
September 4, 2025, at 11:00 a.m.
MERB 710

Catie Duffield, Applied Linguistics PhD, College of Education and Human Development
Foreign Language Listening Anxiety in the Spanish Classroom: A Complex Dynamic Systems Theory Approach
September 26, 2025, at 12:30 p.m.
Ritter Hall 349

Sarah C. DeLucca, Criminal Justice PhD, College of Liberal Arts
Processes of Referral to Substance Use Treatment Among Justice-Involved Youth on Probation: a Mixed Methods Study
October 6, 2025, at 11:00 a.m.
Gladfelter 914

Xiaoyan Yun, Environmental Engineering PhD, College of Engineering
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Bioaccumulation in Freshwater Aquatic Ecosystems and Associated Ecological Risks
October 7, 2025, at 9:30 a.m.
Zoom

Mathias Fuelling, History PhD, College of Liberal Arts
The Forgotten Plan: The Czechoslovak Two Year Plan in a European Context, 1939-1989
October 7, 2025, at 1:00 p.m.
Gladfelter 914

Yuji Igari, Music Therapy PhD, Boyer College of Music and Dance
Toward the Development of Telehealth Music Therapy for Mental Health of Young People in Japan
October 7, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.
Zoom

Ryan P. Langton, History PhD, College of Liberal Arts
Negotiating the Endless Mountains: Native Geographies, Diplomacy, and Empire along the Eighteenth-century Trans-Appalachian Borderland
October 8, 2025, at 1:30 p.m.
914 Gladfelter

Dassanayake Mudiyanselage Dilini Ruwanthika Dassanayake, Chemistry PhD, College of Science and Technology
The Role of Solvent-analyte Interactions in Determining Ionization Probability in Laser Electrospray Mass Spectrometry (LEMS)
October 9, 2025, at 1:00 p.m.
SERC 504

Adam Dabrowski, Teaching and Learning PhD, College of Education and Human Development
The Deliberate Study of Vocabulary with Augmented Reality and Word Cards
October 12, 2025, at 1:00 p.m.
Japan Campus

Mona Lisa Baishya, Social and Behavioral Sciences PhD, College of Public Health
Skills for Quit Preparation to Improve Self-Efficacy and Emotion Regulation: An Acceptability and Feasibility Study
October 15, 2025, at 12:30 p.m.
Paley Hall M-140

Mikayla Scott Brown, Media and Communication PhD, Lew Klein College of Media and Communication
Can Museums Truly be Decolonial? A Close Look at the Swiss Benin Initiative
October 15, 2025, at 1:00 p.m.
AH 01/Zoom

Qi Yang, Music Therapy PhD, Boyer College of Music and Dance
Exploring the Future Development of Professional Music Therapy in China
October 15, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.
Zoom

Nicholas Cialini, English PhD, College of Liberal Arts
Surviving World-machines: Feminist-, Black-, and Indigenous-authored Speculative Fiction as Imaginative Resistance To Oppressive Systems
October 20, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.
Zoom

Vern Hansen Miller, Music Therapy PhD, Boyer College of Music and Dance
Addressing Imperialist White Supremacist Capitalist Ableist Cisheteropatriarchy in Music Therapy Education
October 22, 2025, at 1:00 p.m.
Presser Hall 3rd Floor

Christopher Peterson, Higher Education EdD, College of Education and Human Development
More Than Money? The Stop Out Student Experience
October 22, 2025, at 2:00 p.m.
Zoom

Ziyi Zhao, Management and Information Systems PhD, Fox School of Business
Collaborative Intelligence and Innovation in Knowledge Work
October 22, 2025, at 2:00 p.m.
Zoom

Joshua Gregory Schairer, Music Performance/Bassoon DMA, Boyer College of Music and Dance
Employing Technology and Mobile Learning in Reed-Making Pedagogy
October 30, 2025, at 8:30 a.m.
Zoom

Rose Cowan-Bailey, Educational Leadership EdD, College of Education and Human Development
Meeting Student's Needs: Exploring In-service Teachers' Views on How Teacher Education Programs Prepare Them for Inclusive Education
November 6, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.
Zoom