Dissertation Defense
Experimental Study of Avalanche Ionization in the Femtosecond Breakdown of Atomic Layered Materials
Doctoral Candidate Name: Sabeeh Irfan Ahmad Program: Optical Science and Engineering Defense Date and Time: April 8, 2024 – 11:00 AM Defense Location: Grigg Hall Room 131 Committee chair’s Name: Dr.Tsing-Hua Her Committee Members: Dr.Tino Hofmann, Dr.Haitao Zhang, Dr.Yong Zhang Abstract: The engine of modern society is fueled by information, and the desire to obtain, […]
A Meta-Analysis of Culturally Sustaining Instructional Effects on African American Students’ Academic and Behavioral Outcomes
Doctoral Candidate Name: Deondra S. Gladney-Campbell Program: Special Education Defense Date and Time: April 8, 2024 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/91450796881 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Ya-yu Lo Committee Members: Dr. Richard G. Lambert, Dr. Charles L. Wood, Dr. Bettie Ray Butler Abstract: Researchers have identified that inequitable learning experiences for African American students […]
INCREASING KNOWLEDGE AND CONFIDENCE IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH GASTROSTOMY TUBES
Doctoral Candidate Name: Courtney Skipper Program: Doctor of Nursing Practice Defense Date and Time: April 3, 2024 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: CHHS 102 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Kathleen Jordan Committee Members: Dr. Tiffany Jackson, Dr. Apryl Alexander, Dr. Briana Miller Abstract: Patients requiring admission to the Trauma Intensive Care Unit (TICU) represent some of […]
Multiscale Modeling for Crystalline Materials: A Comprehensive Study in Statics and Dynamics
Doctoral Candidate Name: Elaine Gorom Program: Mathematics (Applied) Defense Date and Time: April 4, 2024 – 2:30 PM Defense Location: Fretwell 315 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Xingjie Helen Li Committee Members: Dr. Duan Chen, Dr. Loc Nguyen, Dr. Xiuxia Du Abstract: Computational materials science plays a crucial role in advancing new and improved materials. To […]
“I’m Just So Busy:” The Creation of a Busyness Façade as an Impression Management Tactic
Doctoral Candidate Name: Amber Greenwood Program: Organizational Science Defense Date and Time: April 9, 2024 – 2:30 PM Defense Location: Cone 110 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Eric Heggestad and Dr. Amy Canevello Committee Members: Dr. Scott Tonidandel and Dr. Lisa Walker Abstract: Busyness, or how busy someone is, has increasingly become a topic of conversation […]
Understanding and Improving the Usability, Security, and Privacy of Smart Locks from the Perspective of the End User
Doctoral Candidate Name: Hussein Hazazi Program: Computing and Information Systems Defense Date and Time: April 8, 2024 – 12:30 PM Defense Location: Zoom https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/91075751264?pwd=dnhpbjBncWRSdTJ1cGlKSzZ5ZVk2dz09 Committee chair’s Name: Mohamed Shehab Committee Members: Heather Richter Lipford, Weichao Wang, Richard Lambert Abstract: Over the past two decades, the Internet of Things (IoT) has seen a significant expansion in […]
THE UNTOLD STORY: AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES AT THE POSTSECONDARY LEVEL A MULTI-CASE STUDY FROM TWO PERSPECTIVES PARENT AND STUDENT
Doctoral Candidate Name: Johnine Willamson Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: April 8, 2024 – 10:30 AM Defense Location: COED 259 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Lisa R. Merriweather Committee Members: Dr. Jae Hoon Lim , Dr. Mark D’Amico, Dr. Gloria Campbell-Whatley Abstract: Fifty percent of African American men with learning disabilities will not persist […]
Student Conduct Administrators’ Perceptions of Support
Doctoral Candidate Name: Anthony Davis Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: April 9, 2024 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: COED 321C Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Ryan A. Miller Committee Members: Dr. James Lorello, Dr. Alan A. Mabe, Dr. Amy Good Abstract: Within the context of higher education, student conduct administration is drenched in risk, […]
Machine Learning-Based Approaches for Forward and Inverse Problems in Engineering Design
Doctoral Candidate Name: Shadab Anwar Shaikh Program: Mechanical Engineering Defense Date and Time: April 3, 2024 – 12:00 PM Defense Location: DUKE 324 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Harish Cherukuri Committee Members: Dr. Taufiquar Khan, Dr. Ayoub Soulami, Dr. Kosta Falaggis Abstract: The battery enclosures of current electric vehicles are made of metallic alloys, specifically aluminum […]
EFFECTS OF TEACHERS’ USE OF A CONFERENCING STRATEGY ON FAMILY ENGAGEMENT
Doctoral Candidate Name: Paula Shuping Williams Program: Special Education Defense Date and Time: April 8, 2024 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: COED 110 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Kristen Beach Committee Members: Dr. Chris O’Brien, Dr. Kelly Anderson, Dr. Kristie Opiola Abstract: Family engagement with schools has been shown to be a predictor of student success […]