Dissertation Defense

Weathering the Storm: Dynamic Capabilities and Supply Chain Agility in Supply Chain Resilience

Doctoral Candidate Name: Marie Legg Program: Business Administration: DBA Defense Date and Time: March 10, 2025 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/94246118049?pwd=W5rsdKbCrQBNxuyWfbFBdbQF0WXlx2.1 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Reggie Silver Committee Members: Dr. Sungjune Park, Dr. Laura Madden, Dr. George Banks Abstract: This study explores how three key factors—organizational adaptability, supply chain response speed, and information […]

The gut microbiome and resistome in clinical transplant studies

Doctoral Candidate Name: Ke Zeng Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Defense Date and Time: April 1, 2025 – 1:30 PM Defense Location: CIPHER Room 402 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Anthony Fodor Committee Members: Dr. Apryl Alexander, Dr. Jun-Tao Guo, Dr. ZhengChang Su Abstract: This dissertation investigates the interactions between the gut microbiome and hematopoietic stem […]

SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING: A MIXED-METHODS STUDY ON MITIGATING TEST ANXIETY AND INCREASING AGENCY

Doctoral Candidate Name: Heather Ryan Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: March 26, 2025 – 11:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/98837250672?pwd=bcHS9yvKUyYkonHbM6YastoXi15mPj.1 Meeting ID: 988 3725 0672 Passcode: 165003 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Tina Heafner Committee Members: Dr. Erik Byker, Dr. Adriana Medina, Dr. Drew Polly, Dr. Carl Westine Abstract: HEATHER ELDEB RYAN. Social […]

Stratified Semiparametric Regression Analysis of Partly Interval Censored Failure Time Data With Missing and Mis-Measured Longitudinal Covariates

Doctoral Candidate Name: Gang Cheng Program: Mathematics (Applied) Defense Date and Time: April 4, 2025 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Fretwell 315 Committee chair’s Name: Dr.Yanqing Sun Committee Members: Dr.Qingning Zhou, Dr.Yinghao Pan, Dr. Asis Nasipuri Abstract: Partly interval-censored failure time data are common in clinical and epidemiological studies, where the failure time of interest […]

Transport Property of II-VI Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials

Doctoral Candidate Name: Wanseok Oh Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense Date and Time: April 9, 2025 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: EPIC 2344 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Yong Zhang Committee Members: Dr. Abasifreke Ebong, Dr. Haitao Zhang, Dr. Thomas A. Schmedake, Dr. M. Yasin Akhtar Raja Abstract: β-ZnTe(en)0.5, an organic-inorganic hybrid material, demonstrates exceptional […]

Toward a Theoretical Framework for Generative Artificial Intelligence in Marketing

Doctoral Candidate Name: Ganesh Yogeeswaran Program: Business Administration: DBA Defense Date and Time: April 7, 2025 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom – https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/97740909556?pwd=8mjfRaENT8qArIVaXM6oNqGZkDZcIM.1 Committee chair’s Name: Sunil Erevelles Committee Members: Dr. Mason Jenkins, Dr. Ming Chen, Dr. Jaya Bishwal Abstract: Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative force in marketing, transitioning from […]

Harnessing Computational Tools and Complex Biological Data for Environmental and Health Applications

Doctoral Candidate Name: Yunfei Liao Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Defense Date and Time: April 2, 2025 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: BINF 408 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Elizabeth Cooper Committee Members: Dr. Anthony Fodor, Dr. Denis Jacob Machado, Dr. Razvan Bunescu Abstract: West Nile Virus (WNV) remains a persistent public health threat in North […]

Exploring the Attributes Associated With Math Anxiety Focusing On African American Third Grade Boys

Doctoral Candidate Name: Andrea B.V. Wright Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: April 7, 2025 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: MDSK Conference Roon Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Bettie Ray Butler Committee Members: Dr. M. Colonnese, Dr. L. Merriweather, and Dr. M. Stephan Abstract: Policies and procedures in modern society have unintentionally perpetuated inequities […]

Determinants of Job Attitudes: A Second-Order Meta-Analytic

Doctoral Candidate Name: Anne I. Ighade Program: Business Administration: DBA Defense Date and Time: March 27, 2025 – 11:00 AM Defense Location: Friday 242 Mktg/Mgmt Conf Room Committee chair’s Name: Dr George C. Banks Committee Members: Dr. Meghan Davenport, Dr. Natasha Randle, Dr Reginald Silver Abstract:

Health is Wealth: Exploring Socioeconomic Factors Affecting Access to Healthcare Services

Doctoral Candidate Name: Barbara C. Little Program: Business Administration: DBA Defense Date and Time: March 31, 2025 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/94435361226?pwd=NIi6SKxOHb7l9xmJaxbDM7aSJ2YSWs.1 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Reginald Silver Committee Members: Dr. Antonis Stylianou, Dr. Laura Madden, Dr. Artie Zillante Abstract: While numerous existing studies have explored the relationship between health and various socioeconomic factors […]