Dissertation Defense
Resilient Operation and Optimal Scheduling of Networked Microgrids
Doctoral Candidate Name: Faria Kamal Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense Date and Time: October 30, 2023 – 12:45 PM Defense Location: Please contact Faria Kamal for the virtual link at fkamal@charlotte.edu or Dr. Chowdhury at bchowdhu@charlotte.edu Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Badrul Chowdhury Committee Members: Dr. Badrul Chowdhury, Dr. Valentina Cecchi, Dr. Madhav Manjrekar, Dr. […]
Exploring faculty perceptions of active and collaborative learning in one community college’s behavioral and social science department
Doctoral Candidate Name: Stacy B. Moore Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: December 1, 2023 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/95998006511 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Hilary Dack Committee Members: Dr. Mark D’Amico, Dr. Chance Lewis, and Dr. Bruce Taylor Abstract: Behavioral and Social Science (BSS) classes in higher education provide students with […]
EFFECTS OF PARENT-MEDIATED REFERENT-BASED INSTRUCTION: A VERBAL BEHAVIOR TRAINING PACKAGE FOR YOUNG CHILDREN WITH AUTISM
Doctoral Candidate Name: Janet Sanchez Enriquez Program: Special Education Defense Date and Time: November 10, 2023 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: COED 201 Committee chair’s Name: Rob Pennington Committee Members: Dr. Charlie Wood, Dr. Shawnee Wakeman, Dr. Jae Hoon Lim Abstract: Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are characterized by pervasive impairments, inhibiting social interaction and learning […]
INVESTIGATION OF THERMAL AND FLUID FLOW CHARACTERISTICS OF AM SURFACES WITH DIFFERENT BUILD ORIENTATIONS THROUGH CFD AND EXPERIMENTS
Doctoral Candidate Name: Kuldeep Mandloi Program: Mechanical Engineering Defense Date and Time: November 8, 2023 – 2:30 PM Defense Location: Duke Centennial Hall Committee chair’s Name: Harish Cherukuri Committee Members: Chris Evans, Jason Fox, Angela Allen Jimmie Miller Abstract: Additive manufacturing (AM), particularly laser powder bed fusion (LPBF), is of great interest to the aerospace […]
The Effect of Natural Space from Parks on The Perception of Wellbeing Among Latinos Of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Doctoral Candidate Name: Gaston Abel Ayon Munguia Program: Geography and Urban Regional Analysis Defense Date and Time: November 2, 2023 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: McEniry Building 441 Geography Department Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Deborah Thomas Committee Members: Dr. Heather Smith, Dr. Joseph Kangmennaang, Dr. Nicole Peterson, Dr. Sandra Clinton Abstract: This dissertation embarks on […]
OPTIMAL GROUP PURCHASING DECISIONS UNDER SUPPLY CHAIN CONTRACTS AND COMPETITION
Doctoral Candidate Name: Abdollah Mohammadi Program: Infrastructure and Environmental Systems Defense Date and Time: November 13, 2023 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0kcOmoqTouGNwdZbFST2CxDQJFiM46iuF- Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Ertunga Ozelkan Committee Members: Dr. Eric Delmelle; Dr. Qiao_Chu He; Dr. Xiuli He; Dr. Subodha Kumar Abstract: Group purchasing (GP) is a procurement strategy by which the retailers […]
#RATCHETQUEERTEACHER: SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING AND LIBERATION THROUGH MINDFULNESS AND HIP HOP THERAPY
Doctoral Candidate Name: Torie Wheatley Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: November 2, 2023 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: https://zoom.us/j/8594156604?pwd=enFiT2pXZ1crcHFaeGNwTUF1dWE3dz09 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Chance Lewis Committee Members: Dr. Lisa Merriweather, Dr. Bettie Rae Butler, Dr. Susan Harden Abstract: There is a growing mental health concern among Black Ratchet queer womxn in educational […]
BUILDING COMPUTATIONAL REPRESENTATIONS OF MEDICAL TEXTS USING LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS
Doctoral Candidate Name: Seethalakshmi Gopalakrishnan Program: Computing and Information Systems Defense Date and Time: November 7, 2023 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/98080642229?pwd=QXRhZXBBcTF2YmFrVmpkSlBSMkkvQT09 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Wlodek Zadrozny Committee Members: Abstract: This dissertation explores the potential of natural language models, including large language models, to extract causal relations from medical texts, specifically from Clinical […]
KNEE BIOMECHANICS AND ELECTROMYOGRAPHY ANALYSIS FOR PATIENTS WITH TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY PATIENTS DURING DAILY ACTIVITIES
Doctoral Candidate Name: Fangjian Chen Program: Mechanical Engineering Defense Date and Time: November 9, 2023 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: DUKE 324 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Naiquan Zheng Committee Members: Dr. Linquan Bai, Dr. Russell Keanini, Dr. Jing Yang Abstract: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a prevalent solution for severe knee osteoarthritis, yet the comparative […]
Reexamining Intra Team Conflict: A Dyadic Perspective
Doctoral Candidate Name: Melissa Hall Program: Business Administration: DBA Defense Date and Time: November 8, 2023 – 8:00 AM Defense Location: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/93463095351?pwd=RUk3d01PS0lLZ054andDaXpVN2ZhZz09 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. David Woehr Committee Members: Dr. Laura Stanley, Dr. George Banks, Dr. Sunjune Park Abstract: ABSTRACT Reexamining Intra Team Conflict: A Dyadic Perspective Conflict is seen as an emergent process […]