Fall 2026 Candidates for Graduation
| 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 |
| 10/23 at 1:00pm B428 |
Mark John Eissler, Jr. Synthesis and Structure-Property Analysis of Group V Single Molecule Magnets |
| 10/26 at 9:00am 235 Benton Hall |
Taiwo Iromini Understanding the Mechanism of Soxrs-mediated Downregulation of Invasion Genes and Salicylate-induced Membrane Cyclopropanation in Salmonella |
| 10/28 at 1:00pm 103 ABH |
Jeffrey Promnitz Governable Advantage: Artificial Intelligence Adoption in Regulated Affordable Multifamily Housing |
| 10/29 at 2:00pm 202F ABH |
Ananda L. Jayaraman Can Supportive Managers Save Both Organizations and Long-Term Informal Caregiving Employees (LT/ICG)? |
| 10/29 at 2:00pm Remote |
Andrea Carolina Trigueros Avalos Disease, Immune Diversity, and Population Genomics in Two Introduced Sparrows |
| 10/29 at 3:30pm Remote |
Everett Ray Walden, Jr. Returns on U.S. Index and Bond Futures During the European Market Opening and FOMC Announcements |
| 10/30 at 1:00pm Remote |
Emily Rene Webb Cultivating Social-emotional Competence in K-12 Educators: A Designed-based Approach to Professional Development |
| 11/9 at 3:00pm Bayer Room - TLC Remote |
Chloé Risto Youth Concepts of Leadership: A Study of Consensus-Driven Definitions |
| 11/12 at 3:00pm Remote |
Anirudh Chowdhary Knowledge Sharing Within Biotech Wet Labs: Building a Maturity Model for Knowledge Sharing Practices |
| 11/17 at 1:00pm 202F ABH |
William L. Woldenberg “No Escape From This:” Misfit Experiences & Behavioral Strategies of United States Military Service Members |
| 11/18 at 10:00am Remote |
Mark Christian The Effectuation Ceiling: Boundary Conditions of Entrepreneurial Decision Logic in Small Business AI Integration |
| 11/18 at 1:00pm Remote |
Jason Ware Commissioned Reports Following Civil Unrest Influence on Community Resilience: A Case Study of Ferguson, Missouri's Response to the Murder of Michael Brown, Jr. |
| 11/20 at9:00am Remote |
Richard M. Omucheni Consulting in the Red Zone: Understanding Audit Automation Tools and Budget Overruns in IT Controls Testing Projects |