Oral Defense Announcements

Fall 2026 Candidates for Graduation

Doctoral Graduate Oral Defense Announcement Table
Date & Time / Location Candidate & Dissertation Title
6/6 at 8:30am
236 ABH
Donald E. Seitz
Commission Impossible: Real Estate Agents and the Struggle to Free the 6% from the Iron Cage
6/8 at 1:00pm
108 ABH
Remote
Mark Franz
The Greatest Spreadsheet Ever Told: The Need for a Better Understanding of User-Developed Applications
7/30 at 10:00am
103 Benton Hall
Jeremy Howard
Examining the Navigation and Spatial Cognitive Abilities and Limitations in Bombus Bumblebees
8/29 at 8:30am
Remote
Dennis Pellegrini
Understanding the Impact of AI Orientation on Firm Financial Performance: The Interplay of Innovation Intensity and Data Governance
9/4 at 8:00am
235 Benton Hall
Kristen M. Rosamond
Interactions Between the Gut Microbiome and Immune System During Early Development in Wild Birds
9/16 at 9:00am
Remote
Delton Chase Hudgens
A Survey Experiment on Perceived Fairness of AI, Human, and Human–AI Workload Allocation Decisions in HRM