Dissertation Defense

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 259 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 […]

Estimation and Inference for Dynamic Intensity Models for Recurrent Event Data with Applications to a Malaria Trial

Doctoral Candidate Name: Jing Xu Program: Mathematics (Applied) Defense Date and Time: April 5, 2024 – 3:00 PM Defense Location: Fretwell 315 Committee chair’s Name: Yanqing Sun Committee Members: Dr. Yanqing Sun, Dr.Qingning Zhou, Dr. Yinghao Pan, Dr. Ronald Sass Abstract: Recurrent events are commonly encountered in medical and epidemiological studies. It is often of […]

K12 TEACHER EXPERIENCES WITH EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR STUDENT-CONTENT ENGAGEMENT IN THE BLENDED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

Doctoral Candidate Name: Karen D Ingram Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: April 4, 2024 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Virtual https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/my/asadaf Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Ayesha Sadaf Committee Members: Dr. Elizabeth Oyarzun, Dr. Lisa Merriweather, Dr. Spencer Salas Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic abruptly changed educational institutions globally and challenged teachers and students. This […]

Understanding Consumers’ Intention to Act on Social Media Influencers’ Cosmetic Surgery Recommendations

Doctoral Candidate Name: Daisy Ortiz-Berger Program: Business Administration: DBA Defense Date and Time: April 10, 2024 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/98145672448 Committee chair’s Name: Jared Hansen, Franz Kellermanns Committee Members: Jennifer Ames Stuart, Ted Amato Abstract: UNDERSTANDING CONSUMERS’ INTENTION TO ACT ON SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS’ COSMETIC SURGERY RECOMMENDATIONS (Under the direction of Dr. […]

Emerging Technologies and the Accounting Profession: Friend or Foe? Is the Profession in Danger?

Doctoral Candidate Name: Helen Buck Program: Business Administration: DBA Defense Date and Time: March 28, 2024 – 2:30 PM Defense Location: Zoom Meeting https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/97546913180 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Hughlene Burton Committee Members: Dr. Jill Yavorsky, Dr. Jack Cathey, Dr. David Woehr Abstract: It is no secret that technological innovations have interrupted businesses in every sector, […]

Data-Driven Approaches to Forecasting in Energy Systems: Weather-Induced Outage Forecasting, Net Load Forecasting, and Solar Estimation

Doctoral Candidate Name: Vinayak Sharma Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense Date and Time: April 5, 2024 – 3:30 PM Defense Location: EPIC 2344 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Valentina Cecchi Committee Members: Dr. Badrul Chowdhury, Dr. Linquan Bai, Dr. Umit Cali, Dr. Carlos Orozco Abstract: In recent years, the global energy sector has been undergoing […]

Cyclic Analysis of Power Plant Headers and Materials

Doctoral Candidate Name: Michael Zimnoch Program: Mechanical Engineering Defense Date and Time: April 9, 2024 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: Duke 308 Committee chair’s Name: Alireza Tabarraei Committee Members: Youxing Chen, Russ Keanini, Dave Weggel, Ian Perrin Abstract: This dissertation evaluates the fatigue response of a steam header designed to mirror the specifications of an […]

Examining The Quality-Of-Life Experienced By Family Members Affected By A Loved One’s Substance Use Disorder As Related to Personal Losses, Substance Use, Level Of Stress, And Perceived Support

Doctoral Candidate Name: William Derrick Johnson Program: Counselor Education and Supervision Defense Date and Time: April 4, 2024 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Room #246, Department of Counseling, Cato College of Education Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Susan Furr Committee Members: Dr. Jack Culbreth, Dr. Natalie Ricciutti, Dr. Rich Lambert Abstract: The quality of life for […]

MORPHOLOGICAL COMPLEXITY AND ORGANIZATIONAL DISORDER OF RANDOM ANTIREFLECTIVE STRUCTURED SURFACES

Doctoral Candidate Name: Subhasree Srenevas Program: Optical Science and Engineering Defense Date and Time: April 1, 2024 – 11:00 AM Defense Location: GRIGG 132. Zoom link: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/95363614817?pwd=bzRXNWw1WEZOZ1ZibFd2ZjJEVDBYUT09 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Menelaos Poutous Committee Members: Dr. Glenn Boreman, Dr. Tino Hofmann, Dr. Harish Cherukuri Abstract: Random antireflective surface nanostructures (rARSS) enhance transmission by reducing the […]

EXTENDING THE EXTENDED UNIFIED THEORY OF ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF TECHNOLOGY (UTAUT2): The moderating Role of Information Privacy Concerns

Doctoral Candidate Name: Hussein Ghnaimeh Program: Business Administration: DBA Defense Date and Time: April 11, 2024 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/95020353532 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Franz Kellermanns Committee Members: Dr. Laura Stanley, Dr. Chandra Subramaniam, Dr. Gregory Martin Abstract: This dissertation enhances the Extended Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT2) […]