The oral doctoral examination of Jesse Kosiba, candidate for the Ph.D. degree will be held on Friday, April 17, at 11 a.m.

Kosiba’s advisor is Professor Joseph W. Ditre. The dissertation examining committee will be composed of Professors Brittany K. Jakubiak, Stephen A. Maisto, Aesoon Park and Jessie Briggs Joyce. Professor Maureen Thompson will serve as chair of the defense. The title of the candidate’s dissertation is: “Medical Cannabis Use Among Chronic Pain Patients And Associations With Prescription Opioid Use: A Retrospective Study.”