Dissertation Defense
A MATTER OF QUALITY: TEACHER EXPERIENCES AND PERCEPTIONS AS QUALITY MATTERS™ COURSE REPRESENTATIVES
Doctoral Candidate Name: Darlene M. Schaefer Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: October 25, 2024 – 11:00 AM Defense Location: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/my/seallred?pwd=QlFYMlhNUCt6blA0aXF2bi9vR0xaZz09 Committee chair’s Name: Beth Oyarzun Committee Members: Jae Hoon Lim; Enoch Park; Drew Polly Abstract: Teachers at K-12 supplemental virtual programs may support Quality Matters™ peer reviews for organization-managed master courses. Although there […]
Optimization and Learning-Enabled Integrated Cloud and Edge Solutions for Control and Deployment of Fleet EV Charging
Doctoral Candidate Name: Abhijith Ravi Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense Date and Time: November 4, 2024 – 8:00 AM Defense Location: EPIC 2344 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Linquan Bai and Dr. Valentina Cecchi Committee Members: Dr. Badrul Chowdhury, Dr. Tao Hong, Prof. Evan Houston Abstract: Transportation electrification is a critical global policy, and the […]
Examining Provider Decision-Making for Diagnosing and Treating Medically Unexplained Symptoms in the Context of Patient Gender and Mental Health History
Doctoral Candidate Name: Leslie Ann Snapper Program: Health Psychology Defense Date and Time: November 4, 2024 – 12:00 PM Defense Location: https://zoom.us/j/95568614580?pwd=brMWzpxaMyr7LDAVxel3OLNi3TZZLb.1 Committee chair’s Name: Victoria Scott, PhD, MBA and Amy Peterman, PhD Committee Members: Michael Dulin, MD, Phd and Margaret Quinlan, PhD Abstract: Medically unexplained symptoms (MUS), defined as symptoms lacking objective test findings […]
Perceptions of Principal Leadership, Teacher Leadership, Student Discipline, and Teacher Retention Based on EVAAS Growth and School Performance Grades in Low-Performing Elementary Schools in North Carolina
Doctoral Candidate Name: Shayla Savage Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: October 28, 2024 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/7213332920 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Jamie Kudlats Committee Members: Dr. Walter Hart, Dr. Sijia Zhang, Dr. Henry Harris Abstract: The number of low-performing schools has drastically increased since COVID-19. During the 2018-2019 school year, there […]
EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN RACE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AND HOUSING INSTABILITY FOR ADOLESCENTS IN TWO CALIFORNIA SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Doctoral Candidate Name: Christopher Reed Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: October 31, 2024 – 11:00 AM Defense Location: Virtual https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fcharlotte-edu.zoom.us%2Fj%2F99121623506%3Fpwd%3DFBdkf3b4QVvOXow0DSFxxhgc0I8JJd.1&sa=D&ust=1729522620000000&usg=AOvVaw0DTVi-BA4FK60-Q0BzOEg_ Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Bettie Butler Committee Members: Dr. Heather Coffey, Dr. Sandra Dika, Dr. Chance Lewis, Dr. Rune Simeonsson Abstract: Increasing tensions in American society surrounding social equity issues and minority […]
THE BLACK WOMAN’S TOOLKIT: STORIES OF PERSISTENCE IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS COURSES
Doctoral Candidate Name: Olanrewaju Titilope Oriowo Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: November 1, 2024 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Fretwell Building, Room 315 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Allison McCulloch Committee Members: Dr. Brittany Anderson, Dr. Anthony Fernandes, Dr. Michelle Stephan Abstract: Black women are underrepresented in secondary math education, but their presence […]
Towards Automated and Explainable Cyber Threat Hunting Leveraging Generative AI
Doctoral Candidate Name: Moumita Das Purba Program: Computing and Information Systems Defense Date and Time: November 6, 2024 – 12:00 PM Defense Location: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/98944936353 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Bill Chu Committee Members: Dr. Depeng Xu, Dr. Mohamed Shehab, Dr. Benjamin J. Radford, Dr. Mark Pizzato Abstract: As cyber threats continue to grow in both volume […]
An Agent-Based Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach for Networked Microgrid Scheduling to Improve Resilience
Doctoral Candidate Name: Sujay A. Kaloti Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense Date and Time: November 8, 2024 – 3:30 PM Defense Location: EPIC 1332 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Badrul Chowdhury Committee Members: Dr. Valentina Cecchi, Dr. Rob Cox, Dr. Churlzu Lim, Dr. Linquan Bai Abstract: The widely reported increase in the frequency of high […]
Novice Middle School Teachers’ Perceptions of Classroom Management
Doctoral Candidate Name: Christopher P. Lacy Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: October 22, 2024 – 6:00 PM Defense Location: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/95044292462 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Rebecca Shore Committee Members: Dr. Walter Hart, Dr. Tisha Greene, Dr. Tehia Glass Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate novice middle school teachers’ perceptions concerning classroom […]
African American High School Principals’ Perceptions of Academic Tracking and its Influence on Instructional Decisions and Student Outcomes: A Double-Edged Sword.
Doctoral Candidate Name: Claudia M. Allen Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: October 17, 2024 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/99175172018 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Rebecca Shore Committee Members: Dr. Walter Hart, Dr. Scarlett Zhang, Dr. Amy Good Abstract: This qualitative study explored African American high school principals’ perceptions of academic tracking and […]