Schedule of upcoming thesis defenses for Fañomnåkan (Spring) 2026

Schedule of upcoming thesis defenses for Fañomnåkan (Spring) 2026

Schedule of upcoming thesis defenses for Fañomnåkan (Spring) 2026


1/21/2026

Fañomnåkan (Spring) 2026 Thesis Defenses

The candidates for master's degrees in Fañomnåkan 2026 will be presenting their thesis defenses at the following times. 

Date

Time

Candidate

Program

Thesis Title

Chair

Location / Zoom Link

03/27/26

08:00 a.m.

RoCelia Paulino

M.S. Environmental Science

Deep Learning for Invasive Species Detection:
CNN-Based Identification of Brown Treesnakes in Camera Trap Data

Dr. Rachel Jolley

Via

03/27/26

09:00 a.m.

Veronica Basilio 

M.S. Clinical Psychology

Social Media Addiction, Depression, and E-Cigarette/Cigarette Use Among Younger Adolescents in Guam: A Sequential Mixed Methods Study

Dr. Yoshito Kawabata

SBS Conference Room, HSS Bldg. and/or via

04/24/26

01:30 p.m.

Katrina Nguyen

M.S. in Sustainable Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Examining Food Preparation and Taste TestS on Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Willingness to Try among Youth in Guam

Dr. Tanisha Aflague

ALS Building, Room 202

04/30/26

01:00 p.m.

Mary Clare Snaer

M.S. Environmental Science

Hydrologic Analysis of the Deep Observation Wells in the Northern Guam Lens Aquifer

Dr. Nathan Habana

WERI Conference Room and/or via

05/06/26

01:00 p.m.

Emma Miller

M.S. Biology

Carbonate Production of Coral Reefs in Guam Estimated through Automated Segmentation and Classification of SFM Models

Dr. Tom Schils

Via

05/07/26

02:00 p.m.

Laura Chen

M.S. Sustainable Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Stability, Antioxidant Activity, and Application of Pigment “Betacyanin/hp-β-Cyclodextrin Complex” from Dragon Fruit

Dr. Jian Yang

ALS Bldg. Room 127 and/or via

05/08/26

09:30 a.m.

Victoria Revello

M.A. English

Learning How to 'Take Care' through Literary Criticism as a Cultural Practice

Dr. Christopher Schreiner

DEAL Conference Room

05/08/26

10:30 a.m.

Joshua Fernandez

M.A. English

Defying Thesis Writing Rules: Presentifying linguistic research of Ozian lingo in Wicked through creative writing and adaptation studies

Dr. Christopher Garcia

TBA

05/08/26

02:30 p.m.

Sanjay Sharma

M. Ed. Administration and Supervision

Administrators' Perceptions of Standards-Based Grading Practices

Dr. Geraldine James

SBPA Room 234 and/or Via  

05/08/26

04:00 p.m.

Emily Harper

M.Ed. Administration and Supervision

Leadership That Lasts: A Collective Case Study on Administrator Retention in Guam’s Secondary Schools

Dr. Geraldine James

Via

 

More coming soon!

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