Dissertation Defense
“We Just Can’t Wait”: Rural Teacher Agency in Reading Professional Development
Doctoral Candidate Name: Brittany Simone Hart Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: December 9, 2024 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/98705431137?pwd=wDO4GFPisr1ixojfHw38w7a8ytgD8y.1 Passcode: 679231 Committee chair’s Name: Erin Washburn Committee Members: Meghan Barnes, Tracy Rock, Maryann Mraz, Heather Coffey Abstract: Literacy is a civil right that every child should have access to. Despite […]
Establishing highway bridge network resilience against multi-hazards
Doctoral Candidate Name: Sophia Lin Program: Infrastructure and Environmental Systems Defense Date and Time: November 14, 2024 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/96093484544?pwd=K1ta8bODVbgrM01gO1t3FmQUePa7sR.1 Passcode: 183203. Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Shen-En Chen Committee Members: Dr. Nicole Braxtan, Dr. Wei Fan, Dr. Wenwu Tang, Dr. Yuting Chen Abstract: Climate change presents a pressing challenge for natural […]
Reexamination of Gain Theory for Photoconductive Devices
Doctoral Candidate Name: Nenad Vrucinic Program: Optical Science and Engineering Defense Date and Time: November 11, 2024 – 2:00 PM Defense Location: Grigg 132 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Yong Zhang Committee Members: Dr. Glenn Boreman, Dr. Abasifreke Ebong, Dr. Yasin Raja Abstract: Photoconductive detectors are semiconductor optoelectronic devices that absorb optical energy and convert it […]
Discrete maximum principle preserving scheme for 1-D nonlocal to local diffusion problem: development, analysis, simulation, and application
Doctoral Candidate Name: Amanda Gute Program: Mathematics (Applied) Defense Date and Time: November 8, 2024 – 2:30 PM Defense Location: Fretwell 315 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Ronald E. Smelser Committee Members: Dr. Duan Chen, Dr. Kevin McGoff, Dr. Bill Chu Abstract: Diffusion is a scientific phenomena that can be modeled by partial differential equations. In […]
Monitoring the Spread of Human Respiratory Viruses: Integrating Wastewater-Based Epidemiology and Target Capture Sequencing
Doctoral Candidate Name: Lauren Roppolo Brazell Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Defense Date and Time: November 8, 2024 – 3:30 PM Defense Location: Bioinformatics Building, Room 305 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Cynthia Gibas Committee Members: Dr. Jessica Schlueter; Dr. Anthony Fodor; Dr. Alex Dornburg, Dr. Alan Dow Abstract: Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has emerged as a […]
The Effect of Family Influence on an Organization’s Intention to Hire Management Consultants
Doctoral Candidate Name: Richard Bernardo Program: Business Administration: DBA Defense Date and Time: November 7, 2024 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/my/tpieper Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Torsten Pieper Committee Members: Dr. Franz Kellermanns, Dr. Justin Webb, Dr. Sunil Erevelles Abstract: For centuries trusted advisors have helped leaders address knowledge gaps and provided an opportunity […]
Mechanosensor-mediated Hsp70 phosphorylation orchestrates the landscape of the heat shock response
Doctoral Candidate Name: Siddhi Omkar Paranjape Program: Biology Defense Date and Time: November 8, 2024 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: woodward 155 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Andrew Truman Committee Members: Dr. Richard Chi, Dr. Adam Reitzel, Dr. Mehdi Mollapour and Dr. Victor Cifarelli Abstract: Heat shock protein 70 is an evolutionary conserved molecular chaperone responsible […]
THE FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN IN ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE MAJORS
Doctoral Candidate Name: Tiffany Wilson Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: November 12, 2024 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Mebane Hall – 259 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Cathy Howell, Dr. Mark D’Amico Committee Members: Dr. Jae Hoon Lim, Dr. Harish Cherukuri Abstract: National efforts have been made to increase STEM participation among racially marginalized […]
Volume Bragg Grating Modulation for Frequency-Modulated Laser Source
Doctoral Candidate Name: Nguyen Hai Vy Tran Program: Optical Science and Engineering Defense Date and Time: October 28, 2024 – 6:30 PM Defense Location: Duke Centennial Hall 106A Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Stuart Smith Committee Members: Dr. Tsing-Hua Her, Dr. Glenn Boreman, Dr. Jimmy Miller, Dr. Stanislav Molchanov Abstract: As the demand for stabilized and […]
EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF A FORMATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY (FAAM) IMPLEMENTED AT A COLOMBIAN UNIVERSITY DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Doctoral Candidate Name: Leonardo Herrera Mosquera Program: Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation Defense Date and Time: November 11, 2024 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/98998499672 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Jae Hoon Lim & Dr. Richard G. Lambert Committee Members: Dr. Chuang Wang, Dr. Adriana Medina, Dr. Javier Garcia Leon Abstract: This three-article dissertation examined the […]