Dissertation Defense
An Analysis of the Small Business Administration’s Impact on Job Creation
Doctoral Candidate Name: Christy L Foster Program: Business Administration: DBA Defense Date and Time: March 22, 2024 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/95549796791?pwd=U0J1V01RYkJ2RTU1My9GSGtDenpLQT09 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Louis H. Amato Committee Members: Dr. Carol Stivender, Dr. Reginald Silver, Dr. Laura Stanley Abstract: This research investigates the potential endogenous relationship between small business financing provided […]
Project TDV x 3 – An Integrative Data Analysis
Doctoral Candidate Name: Iris McMillan Program: Health Psychology Defense Date and Time: March 20, 2024 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: https://zoom.us/j/95367329955?pwd=MFdSUnd0a1d6andOTG5tK2xicUFZUT09 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling & Dr. Erika Montanaro Committee Members: Dr. Annelise Mennicke, Dr. Erin Basinger Abstract: Teen dating violence (TDV) affects an alarming number of adolescents in romantic or dating relationships […]
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES: THE INFLUENCE OF MULTI-DIMENSIONAL LEGITIMACY
Doctoral Candidate Name: Kerrie Williams Program: Business Administration: DBA Defense Date and Time: March 5, 2024 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/94917183600?pwd=aXRabkFPanFXcExSK0h5MEZJaGVodz09 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. SungJune Park Committee Members: Dr. Chandra Subramaniam; Dr. Reginald Silver; Dr. Laura Stanley Abstract: The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the influence of multi-dimensional legitimacy on […]
ELUCIDATING THE MECHANISMS OF INFECTION AND PROLIFERATION IN CNIDARIAN-SYMBIODINIACEAE SYMBIOSIS
Doctoral Candidate Name: Andrea Lashae Kirk Program: Biology Defense Date and Time: March 15, 2024 – 2:00 PM Defense Location: CIPHER 408 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Adam M. Reitzel Committee Members: Dr. Tingting Xiang, Dr. Paola Lopez-Duarte, Dr. Richard Chi, Dr. Rebecca Rogers Abstract: Coral reef ecosystems are supported by diverse mutualisms formed between cnidarians […]
Does Virtuality Matter? A Moderated Model of Project Risks & Performance by Degree of Virtual Communication
Doctoral Candidate Name: Elmohanad Elsayad Program: Business Administration: DBA Defense Date and Time: March 1, 2024 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/93857253330 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Franz Kellermanns Committee Members: Dr. Toresten, Dr. Pieper, Dr. Laura Stanley, and Dr. Hughlene Burton Abstract: ELMOHANAD ELSAYAD. Does Virtuality Matter? A Moderated Model of Project Risks and Performance […]
Densification and Enhancement of Thermomechanical Properties of 3D SiC Using Silica Nanowire Growth Modeling & In-Situ Mineralization Technique
Doctoral Candidate Name: Farjana Sultana Program: Mechanical Engineering Defense Date and Time: February 26, 2024 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Duke 324 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Ahmed El-Ghannam Committee Members: Dr. Harish Cherukuri, Dr. Qiuming Wei, Dr. Youxing Chen, Dr. Ian Marriott Abstract: Silicon carbide (SiC) has excellent thermomechanical properties, and it is one of […]
Rural Versus Urban Differences in Hospital Readmissions, Inpatient Mortality, and Cost Among COPD Patients
Doctoral Candidate Name: Lanny S. Inabnit Program: Health Services Research Defense Date and Time: March 12, 2024 – 11:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom. Please email linabnit@charlotte.edu for link Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Ahmed Arif Committee Members: Dr. Sarah Laditka, Dr. Melinda Forthofer, Dr. Ralf Thiede Abstract: The overall aims of this dissertation were to identify […]
Investigation of a Doubly Salient Special Machine with Permanent Magnets in Stator for Electrical Vehicle Traction Applications
Doctoral Candidate Name: Chandra Sekhar Goli Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense Date and Time: February 13, 2024 – 2:00 PM Defense Location: EPIC 2344 (Conference Room) Committee chair’s Name: Madhav Manjrekar Committee Members: Sukumar Kamalasadan, Valentina Cecchi, Maciej Noras, Tiefu Zhao, and Somaundaram Essakiappan, Abstract: An in-depth analysis of a distinctive electric machine topology […]
Leadership and Context for Comprehensive Internationalization: Senior International Officer Perspectives
Doctoral Candidate Name: Elenora Haag Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: February 21, 2024 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: COED 110 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Mark D’Amico Committee Members: Dr. Alan Mabe, Dr. Ryan Miller, Dr. Michael Putman Abstract: In higher education institutions, the Senior International Officer (SIO), described as an administrator who manages […]
Investigating Novice Programmers’ Mental Models
Doctoral Candidate Name: Syeda Fatema Mazumder Program: Computing and Information Systems Defense Date and Time: February 28, 2024 – 12:30 PM Defense Location: Woodward Hall 338 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Manuel A. Pérez-Quiñones Committee Members: Dr. Celine Latulipe, Dr. Heather Lipford, Dr. Debarati Basu, Dr. Alexia Galati, Dr. Erik Saule Abstract: Novice programmers are known […]