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Please join us in congratulating Prachi Mahableshwarkar, who successfully defended her dissertation last week! The title of her dissertation is: "Natural Scene Perception: Interactions between Semantics and Space".
Committee members included Drs. John Philbeck, Dwight Kravitz, Sarah Shomstein, Steve Mitroff, and Robert Pless. Dr. Gabriela Rosenblau served as the Chair.
Congratulations Prachi!! 🥳🥳🥳
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Mbaba on the successful defense of her dissertation, titled: The Stereotypical Yogi(ni): Exploring the Effects of Prototype Similarity and Racial Centrality on Black Adult Women’s Willingness to Practice Yoga.
A hearty thank you to the following faculty members for their valuable guidance and insight throughout the dissertation process:
Dr. Michelle Stock (committee member)
Dr. Ellen Yeung (committee member)
Dr. Sharon Lambert (examiner)
Dr. Jameta N. Barlow (examiner)
And a very special thank you to Dr. Paul Poppen for chairing the defense.
Congratulations Mary 
Please join me in congratulating Dr. Rao on the successful defense of her dissertation, entitled Healthcare Experiences of U.S. Sexual Minority Women and Gender Diverse People of Color: Understanding Stigma, Satisfaction, and Sequelae!
Many thanks fo the following faculty members for their valuable guidance and insight throughout the dissertation process:
Dr. Lisa Bowleg (committee member)
Dr. Maria Cecilia Zea (committee member)
Dr. Sherry Molock (examiner)
Dr. Bianca Wilson (examiner)
Special thanks also to Dr. Sharon Lambert for chairing the defense.
Great work, Sharanya 🥳🥳🥳🥳
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