Dissertation Defense: Jennifer Welch

The oral doctoral examination of Jennifer Welch, candidate for the Ph.D. degree, which will be held on Wednesday, November 18, at 1 p.m. in Zoom.

Welch’s advisor is Professor Catherine Engstrom. The dissertation examining committee will be composed of Professors Qiu Wang, Lauren Germain, Gretchen Lopez and David Knapp. Professor Donna Korol will serve as chair of the defense. The title of the candidate’s dissertation is: “Assessing Grit and Conscientiousness to Predict Medical Student Success on the National USMLE Step 2 Clinical Knowledge Exam.”