Reut Odinak and Betsy Walters successfully defend during spring semester
Congratulations to Dr. Reut Odinak and Dr. Betsy Walters! Reut successfully defended “Womb for Rent: The Politics of Surrogacy, Reproduction, and Motherhood on Television” on March 25, 2025. Betsy successfully defended her dissertation, “Oscar’s New Rules: Industrial Shifts, Cultural Controversies, and the Changing Status of the Academy Awards in the 21st Century” on March 31st. Deborah Jaramillo served as advisor to both.