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Graduate Calendar

Temple’s Graduate Calendar is your resource for key dates and deadlines related to graduate education, including deadlines for submitting final dissertations and theses, doctoral dissertation and MFA project completion grant applications, fellowship nominations and First Summers Research Initiative applications.

You can also access the Office of the University Registrar calendar, which includes important universitywide dates.

Upcoming Defense Dates

The following are scheduled dissertation defenses. This schedule is updated continuously as defense announcements are received by the Graduate School.

June 2026

Masoumeh Shahsavari, Business Administration/Operations and Supply Chain Management PhD, Fox School of Business
Strategic Design Choices in Digital Platforms under Demand Heterogeneity
June 1, 2026, at 9:00 a.m.
Zoom

Michael J. Swingler, Biomedical Sciences PhD, Lewis Katz School of Medicine
Regulation of OPRM1 pre-mRNA Alternative Splicing by Opioids and the Role of Induced Isoforms in Downstream Signaling and Dependence
June 5, 2026, at 11:00 a.m.
MERB 710

Christine F. Mount, Higher Education EdD, College of Education and Human Development
Increasing Diversity in Health Care: The Physician Assistant National Certification Examination and Entering the Health Care Workforce for Underrepresented Students in Medicine
June 5, 2026, at 1:00 p.m.
Zoom

William K. Power III, Computer & Information Sciences PhD, College of Science and Technology
Towards Understanding Dynamic Relationships within Large Corpus' of Social Content
June 8, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
Zoom

Shelly Gupta, Computer & Information Sciences PhD, College of Science and Technology
Predictive Modeling using Heterogeneous Data Sources
June 10, 2026, at 9:00 a.m.
Zoom

Joanna G. Severino Perez, Psychology and Neuroscience PhD, College of Liberal Arts
Consequences of Chronic Opioid Exposure in Rodent Models: Implications for Cognition and Pain
June 10, 2026, at 12:30 p.m.
Weiss Hall 615

Abdulrahman Dhaafi A Alharbi, Computer & Information Sciences PhD, College of Science and Technology
AI-Enabled Autonomous Knowledge Extraction from Large-Scale Textual Data
June 12, 2026, at 12:00 p.m.
Zoom

Chihiro Komiya, Teaching and Learning/TESOL PhD, College of Education and Human Development
The Relationship Between Vocabulary Size, Depth, and Reading Comprehension
June 14, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
Japan Campus

Fangping K. Lan, Computer & Information Sciences PhD, College of Science and Technology
Studying Edit Intentions in Text Revisions: Survey, Methods, and Downstream Applications
June 15, 2026, at 1:00 p.m.
SERC 302

Jian Sun, Statistics PhD, Fox School of Business
Distance-Based Empirical Bayes: A Nonparametric B-Spline Approach
June 15, 2026, at 1:00 p.m.
Zoom

Chelsey E. Cain, Criminal Justice PhD, College of Liberal Arts
Recovery and Distance at the Intersection of Narcotics Anonymous and the Criminal Legal System
June 16, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
Zoom

Duan Woods, Africology and African American Studies PhD, College of Liberal Arts
More Than The Narrative: Black Manhood, Family, and Community
June 16, 2026, at 1:00 p.m.
Zoom

Flavia Barbarini, Art History PhD, Tyler School of Art and Architecture
Searching for Drawings in Sixteenth-Century Italy: Provenances and Networking in the Eye of the Collector
June 17, 2026, at 11:15 a.m.
Arch 203

Ruikai Ji, Business Administration/Accounting PhD, Fox School of Business
How do Resource Constraints Affect Individual Investor Performance? Evidence from State-level Medicaid Expansion
June 17, 2026, at 1:00 p.m.
Alter Hall 746/Zoom

Yuan Dong, Business Administration/Operations and Supply Chain Management PhD, Fox School of Business
Navigating Disruptive Innovation: The Impact of Emerging Digital Technology on Market Competition and Consumer Behavior
June 18, 2026, at 1:00 p.m.
Zoom

Megan Mohler, Criminal Justice PhD, College of Liberal Arts
How Change Happens: Evaluating the Role of Reflexivity in Pathways of Desistance from Problematic Substance Use
June 18, 2026, at 2:00 p.m.
Gladfelter Hall 914

Dayana Covington, Education PhD, College of Education and Human Development
The Impact of Regular Math Coaching and the Math Intensive Intervention (MII) Model on Teacher Practice and Student Achievement in Urban Upper Elementary Schools Serving Latino/Hispanic Students
June 22, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
Ritter Hall 260

Özlem Yıldız, Art History PhD, Tyler School of Art and Architecture
Illustrating the Lives of the Prophets in Sixteenth Century Islamic Manuscripts
June 22, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
Zoom

Marian Caitlin Berthoud, Art History PhD, Tyler School of Art and Architecture
Ruined and Rebuilt: Constructing the Ideal Baroque City after Natural Disasters
June 23, 2026, at 11:00 a.m.
Tyler Arch 203

Dan Confalone, Political Science PhD, College of Liberal Arts
"What Has Black Leadership Done for Us?" Black Voters, Mayors, and Constraints on Local Politics
June 23, 2026, at 11:00 a.m.
Gladfelter Hall

Kathryn A. Helland, Higher Education EdD, College of Education and Human Development
Accommodating Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Higher Education
June 24, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
Ritter Hall 348

Jayda Hubbard, Educational Leadership EdD, College of Education and Human Development
K-12 Teachers' Perceptions of Trust and Respect in Educational Leaders
June 24, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
Zoom

Henry J. Brown, Mathematics PhD, College of Science and Technology
On Problems of Noisy Data Fitting and Spectral Measure Recovery
June 24, 2026, at 11:00 a.m.
Wachman Hall 617

Nicole Julia Zalewski, Mathematics PhD, College of Science and Technology
Multiple-Criteria System-Level Performance in Multi-Agent Dynamical Systems
June 25, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
Wachman Hall 617

Rosa Perez-Maldonado, Higher Education EdD, College of Education and Human Development
The Role of Male Identity, Ethnic Identity, and Engagement in Shaping Sense of Belonging Among Latino Males in College: A Mixed Methods Study
June 25, 2026, at 11:00 a.m.
Ritter Hall 348

Xinyue You, Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD, School of Pharmacy
Experimental Characterization and Mechanistic Modeling of Propranolol and Metabolite Disposition with a Focus on Enterohepatic Circulation
June 26, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
School of Pharmacy, Room 437

July 2026

Michael J. West, Computer & Information Sciences PhD, College of Science and Technology
Thematic Web Data Collection for Social Sciences
July 1, 2026, at 3:00 p.m.
SERC 306

James B. Wyngaarden III, Psychology PhD, College of Liberal Arts
Examining the Effects of Theta-Frequency Transcranial Alternating Current Simulation over Left Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex on Reward-Based Learning Across the Adult Lifespan
July 8, 2026, at 9:00 a.m.
Weiss Hall 615

Xiaotian Zhang, Biomedical Sciences PhD, Lewis Katz School of Medicine
Evaluation and Development of Strategies to Prevent Neurodegeneration by Inhibiting Dual Leucine Zipper Kinase Signaling
July 9, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.
MERB 610

Kisan Khatri, Physics PhD, College of Science and Technology
Potts Hamiltonian Models of Protein Fitness and Free Energy Landscapes
July 9, 2026, at 2:00 p.m.
SERC 703

Sara Elizabeth Walton, Chemistry PhD, College of Science and Technology
Analytical Characterization of Novel Psychoactive Substances and Adulterants: Ortho-methylfentanyl, N, N-dimethyltryptamine, and Medetomidine
July 10, 2026, at 3:00 p.m.
Beury Hall 404

Meghan Littlejohn, Communication Sciences and Disorders PhD, Barnett College of Public Health
Preliminary Validity Evidence for Acoustic Measures in Childhood Apraxia of Speech
July 14, 2026, at 11:00 a.m.
Paley Hall 345

Tipsiri Pungsrisai, Chemistry PhD, College of Science and Technology
Real-time Monitoring of Nanoparticle Catalytic Activity and Shape Transformation Using Optical Microscopy
July 14, 2026, at 1:00 p.m.
Beury Hall 404

Veronica S. Gomes, Geography PhD, College of Liberal Arts
Longitudinal Neighborhood Contexts and Breast Cancer Outcomes Among Hispanic Women in New Jersey Residential Mobility, Ethnic Enclave Residence and Neighborhood Poverty
July 15, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
Zoom

Parth Raju Patel, Biomedical Sciences MD/PhD, Lewis Katz School of Medicine
The Use of CB2 Agonism to Treat Structural and Behavioral Declines in Overuse Injury
July 17, 2026, at 11:00 a.m.
MERB 810

Axl S. Giraldo Cepeda, Biology PhD, College of Science and Technology
New Insights into Plasmodium Evolution: How Genomics and Evolutionary Biology Contribute to Understanding Malaria
July 20, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
Zoom

Sharon S. Jiang, Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD, School of Pharmacy
Regulatory Oversight of Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing in the United States: Development of a Guidance Framework
July 20, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
School of Pharmacy

Haoyu Zhou, Epidemiology PhD, Barnett College of Public Health
Missing Data Methods for Nonignorable Missingness in Clustered Health Data and the Effect of Cigarette Smoking on Venous Thromboembolism Following COVID-19 Among Adults
July 21, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.
Paley Hall 345

Brandi J. Crawford, Higher Education EdD, College of Education and Human Development
Systematic Inequity and Institutional Strain: Staff Experiences at HBCUs
July 22, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
Ritter Hall 348/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)
July 23, 2026, at 12:00 p.m.
Zoom

Angela Maria Mejia, Geography, Environment and Urban Studies PhD, College of Liberal Arts
Contributions of Area-based Conservation Strategies to Environmental Conservation in Colombia
July 23, 2026, at 1:30 p.m.
Zoom

Nazia Rahman, Electrical Engineering PhD, College of Engineering
Differential Vibrotactile Imaging System and Reinforcement-Learning-Based Minimal-Cost-Variance Tracking Control
July 23, 2026, at 2:30 p.m.
ECE Conference Room 709B, Engineering Building

Molly Kathleen Elkins, Biomedical Sciences MD/PhD, Lewis Katz School of Medicine
Z-DNA in Salmonella Biofilms: Formation, Immune Recognition, and Host Sensing
July 24, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
Zoom

McKenzie Lee Himelein-Wachowiak, Clinical Psychology PhD, College of Liberal Arts
Smartwatch-Based Predictors of Binge Drinking in First Year College Students: A Prospective Study
July 24, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
Zoom

Hannah A. Roberts, Clinical Psychology PhD, College of Liberal Arts
Daily Dynamics of Urgency and Risky Behaviors
July 29, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
Zoom

Heidi Cho, Biomedical Sciences PhD, Lewis Katz School of Medicine
From Desensitization to Regulation: Exploring New Dimensions of GRK2 Biology in Heart Failure
July 29, 2026, at 10:30 a.m.
MERB 910

Bailey-Alexander C. Trackman, Physics PhD, College of Science and Technology
Investigating Emergent Interfacial Phenomena in Complex Oxide Heterostructures Using Angle-Resolved Photoelectron Spectroscopy
July 29, 2026, at 11:00 a.m.
SERC 408

Sai Shi, Computer Science PhD, College of Science and Technology
Resource-Efficient Machine Learning under Limited Supervision: Methods for Transfer Learning, Data Acquisition, and Optimization
July 30, 2026, at 11:00 a.m.
Zoom

Victoria Sarmiento, Geography, Environment and Urban Studies PhD, College of Liberal Arts
Mapping and Explaining Wetland Changes in the Colombian Caribbean: Trajectories, Regime Shifts and Adaptation
July 31, 2026, at 12:00 p.m.
Zoom

August 2026

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

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