Current Dissertation Defenses
September 2024
Candidate: Hassan Shirzadi
For the degree of: Doctor of Philosophy
Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Title: Synthesis, Characterization and Testing of Graphene-Based Materials for Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Catalysts
Committee: Dr. Muralidhar Ghantasala, Chair, Dr. Ramakrishna Guda, Dr. Bade Shrestha,
Dr. Elena Rozhkova
Time/Place: Wednesday, September 11, 2024, 3 to 5 p.m., Virtual Meeting
Candidate: Sean F. Gaffney
For the degree of: Doctor of Philosophy
Department: Ph.D. in Education and Human Development
Title: From Pages to Pixels: Library Workers’ Perceptions of Power in the Digital Era
Committee: Dr. David Szabla, Chair, Dr. Beixi Li, Dr. Margaret Gorman
Time/Place: Friday, September 27, 2024, 1 to 3 p.m., Virtual Meeting
Candidate: Shelley L. Esman
For the degree of: Doctor of Philosophy
Department: English
Title: Picturing the Teaching of the Holocaust
Committee: Dr. Jonathan Bush, Chair, Dr. Cheryl Almeda, Dr. Meghann Meeusen
Time/Place: Friday, September 27, 2024, 2 to 4 p.m., Virtual Meeting
Candidate: Anezka Viskova-Robertson
For the degree of: Doctor of Philosophy
Department: Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
Title: Exploring the Impacts of AI Integration on Workplace Well-being: An Exploratory
Case Study
Committee: Dr. David Szabla, Chair, Dr. Beixi Li, Dr. Kuanchin Chen
Time/Place: Monday, September 30, 2024, 10 to noon, Virtual Meeting
October 2024
Candidate: Vanessa Hills
For the degree of: Doctor of Philosophy
Department: Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
Title: The Unconscious at Work: A Psychosocial Study of Leaders’ Unconscious Processes Impacting Participatory Change Leadership
Committee: Dr. David Szabla, Chair, Dr. Beixi Li, Dr. Susan Long
Time/Place: Tuesday, October 1, 2024, 7 to 9 p.m., Virtual Meeting
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