Dissertation Defense
CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PEDAGOGY AND ITS IMPACT ON THE ACADEMIC OUTCOMES OF MARGINALIZED STUDENTS (K-12) IN THE PEDAGOGICAL SPACES OF URBAN SCHOOLS: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL CASE STUDY
Doctoral Candidate Name: Elijah Eddie Dunbar Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: April 9, 2024 – 2:00 PM Defense Location: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/93983683499 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Greg Wiggan Committee Members: Dr. Charles Hutchison, Dr. Stella Kim, and Dr. Gloria Campbell-Whatley Abstract: ABSTRACT Culturally Responsive Teaching is a holistic pedagogical approach that appeals to the […]
Evidenced-based Training for nurses: Improving Incentive Spirometry Usage, Documentation, and Patient Education, While Decreasing Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patients
Doctoral Candidate Name: Carlitha Saunders Program: Doctor of Nursing Practice Defense Date and Time: April 10, 2024 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: CHHS 131 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Charlene Whitaker-Brown Committee Members: Dr. Erin Najarian, Dr. Ralph Christy Jr, Dr. Shi Chen Abstract:
Teaching During Divisive Times: An Exploratory Study of Black Female Teachers in Social Studies
Doctoral Candidate Name: Yvonna Hines Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: April 8, 2024 – 11:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom – Contact yhines@charlotte.edu for link Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Tina Heafner Committee Members: Dr. Meghan Barnes, Dr. Bettie Ray Butler, Dr. Tracy Rock Abstract: Social studies education has garnered significant national attention as […]
The Rearview Mirror: Navigating the STEM (STEAM) Identity of Middle Grades Black Girls Through Online Extracurricular Counterspaces
Doctoral Candidate Name: Wally Keith Burgess Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: April 9, 2024 – 3:30 PM Defense Location: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/my/wkburges Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Greg Wiggan Committee Members: Dr. Charles B. Hutchison, Dr. Marcia Watson-Vandiver, Dr. Gloria Whatley-Campbell Abstract: U.S. school achievement has been the subject of much discussion. In the case […]
Optimization and Validation of SARS-CoV2 Sequencing from Clinical and Wastewater Samples
Doctoral Candidate Name: Jannatul Ferdous Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Defense Date and Time: April 9, 2024 – 11:00 AM Defense Location: BINF 305 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Jessica Schlueter Committee Members: Dr. Cynthia Gibas, Dr. Anthony Fodor, Dr. Wenwu Tang Abstract: The emergence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in December 2019 […]
Casting a wider net: Using ray-finned fish genomes to gain novel insights into vertebrate molecular evolution
Doctoral Candidate Name: Rittika Mallik Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Defense Date and Time: April 9, 2024 – 2:00 PM Defense Location: Bioinformatics Room 402 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Alex Dornburg Committee Members: Dr. Cynthia Gibas, Dr. Anthony Fodor, Dr. Jun Tao Guo, Dr Adam Reitzel Abstract: The past decade has provided unprecedented insights into […]
THE EXPERIENCES OF BLACK WOMEN ADMINISTRATORS IN MID-LEVEL LEADERSHIP NAVIGATING THE SUPERWOMAN SCHEMA
Doctoral Candidate Name: Kimberly D. Turner Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: April 10, 2024 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: COED 110 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Ryan Miller, Dr. Cathy Howell Committee Members: Dr. Tehia Glass, Dr. Mark D’Amico Abstract: This qualitative study examines how Black women mid-level leaders navigate the superwoman schema. The […]
TASK-SPECIFIC UNCERTAINTY FOR POINT CLOUD MEASUREMENTS
Doctoral Candidate Name: Pooya Sharifani Program: Defense Date and Time: April 4, 2024 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: Online Committee chair’s Name: Committee Members: Abstract:
Efficient Bayesian Sensor Placement and Informative Path Planning
Doctoral Candidate Name: Kalvik Jakkala Program: Computing and Information Systems Defense Date and Time: April 3, 2024 – 8:30 AM Defense Location: Zoom: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/98195752986 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Srinivas Akella Committee Members: Dr. Jaya Bishwal, Dr. Minwoo Lee, Dr. Wenhao Luo, Dr. Gabriel Terejanu Abstract: Sensor placement and Informative Path Planning (IPP) are fundamental problems […]
ADDRESSING PROTECTION CHALLENGES IN ELECTRIC POWER GRIDS WITH DISTRIBUTED GENERATION: A FOCUS ON DIRECTIONAL OVERCURRENT RELAYS
Doctoral Candidate Name: Oluwatimilehin Damilare Adeosun Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense Date and Time: April 9, 2024 – 2:00 PM Defense Location: EPIC 2224 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Valentina Cecchi Committee Members: Dr. Madhav Manjrekar, Dr. Linquan Bai, Dr. Ian Marriott Abstract: The dissertation explores the challenges and transformations in modernizing the electrical grid, […]