Dissertation Defense
UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF DIGITAL MARKETING CAPABILITIES AND FEMALE-OWNER BEHAVIORS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF ENTREPRENEURIALLY ORIENTED FIRMS IN THE DIGITAL ECONOMY
Doctoral Candidate Name: Darlene Johnson-Deberry Program: Business Administration: DBA Defense Date and Time: April 21, 2023 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Laura Stanley Committee Members: Dr. Justin Webb, Dr. Franz Kellermans, Dr. Jennifer Ames-Stuart Abstract: Entrepreneurial enterprises take risks, innovate, and remain proactive in seeking business opportunities. For the past […]
AN INVESTIGATION OF KINDERGARTEN READINESS BASED ON EARLY LEARNING INVENTORY SCORES
Doctoral Candidate Name: Jennifer Baucom Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: April 4, 2023 – 12:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Rebecca Shore Committee Members: Dr. Walter Hart, Dr. Richard Lambert, Dr. Amy Good Abstract: The term “kindergarten readiness” lacks a formal definition. This study was done to understand the perceptions […]
AN INVESTIGATION INTO KINDERGARTEN READINESS BASED ON EARLY LEARNING INVENTORY SCORES
Doctoral Candidate Name: Jennifer Baucom Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: April 4, 2023 – 4:30 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Rebecca Shore Committee Members: Dr. Walter Hart, Dr. Richard Lambert, Dr. Amy Good Abstract: The term “kindergarten readiness” lacks a formal definition. This study was done to understand the perceptions […]
INSIGHTS INTO PLASMODIUM GENETIC CHANGES RELATED TO MALARIA INTERVENTIONS
Doctoral Candidate Name: Cheikh Cambel Dieng Program: Biology Defense Date and Time: March 29, 2023 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Eugenia Lo Committee Members: Dr. Adam Reitzel, Dr. Shan Yan, Dr. Tingting Xiang, Dr. Daniel Janies Abstract: Over 80% of all malaria deaths occur in children under 5 years of age. […]
DISRUPTIONS IN SUPPLY CHAIN: AN AGENT-BASED MODEL SIMULATION TO MEASURE RESILIENCY AND PERFORMANCE DURING DISASTERS
Doctoral Candidate Name: Laura Brewer Program: Business Administration: DBA Defense Date and Time: April 12, 2023 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: https://appstate.zoom.us/j/95432607699?pwd=S2pBWkZqeFM2SWhabmZBSXI0MDl3UT09 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Moutaz Khouja Committee Members: Dr. Franz Kellermanns, Dr. Reginald Silver, Dr. Chandra Subramaniam Abstract: Supply chain disruptions have been a major concern in businesses and society. Our goal is […]
A Public Policy Approach to Status Interventions and Unintended Consequences
Doctoral Candidate Name: Cayce Jamil Program: Public Policy Defense Date and Time: April 11, 2023 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: FRETWELL 280C Committee chair’s Name: Joseph DIppong Committee Members: William P. Brandon, Martha Kropf, Artie Zillante, Will Kalkhoff Abstract: This dissertation examines whether there are unintended consequences that emerge from status interventions in task groups […]
URBAN DYNAMICS: LONGITUDINAL CAUSAL RELATIONSHIPS AND FUTURE TIME SERIES FORECASTING
Doctoral Candidate Name: Faizeh Hatami Program: Geography and Urban Regional Analysis Defense Date and Time: April 6, 2023 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Contact student for Zoom link Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Jean-Claude Thill Committee Members: Dr. Michael Ewers, Dr. Wei-Ning Xiang, Dr. Rajib Paul Abstract: Studying urban dynamics is essential given the ever-increasing changes […]
How Nature Can Nurture: Examining the Role of Environment Naturalness in Recovery During Work Breaks.
Doctoral Candidate Name: Kathryn Kavanagh Program: Organizational Science Defense Date and Time: April 11, 2023 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/93185792394&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1680470761476620&usg=AOvVaw10IthIlzt6GefYPgyLePHr Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Linda Shanock Committee Members: Dr. Anita Blanchard, Dr. Alyssa McGonagle, Dr. Lisa Walker Abstract:
REX: A Source-to-Source OpenMP Compiler for Productive Research of Parallel Programming
Doctoral Candidate Name: Anjia Wang Program: Computing and Information Systems Defense Date and Time: April 11, 2023 – 3:00 PM Defense Location: WOODW 237 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Yonghong Yan Committee Members: Dr. Harini Ramaprasad, Dr. Dong Dai, Dr. Erik Saule, Dr. Jinpeng Wei Abstract: The growing complexity of high-performance computing (HPC) systems has led […]
A Study of Factors Underlying Vehicle Collisions Involving Raptors
Doctoral Candidate Name: Jennifer Bates Program: Geography and Urban Regional Analysis Defense Date and Time: April 6, 2023 – 2:30 PM Defense Location: McEniry 329 Committee chair’s Name: Sara Gagné Committee Members: Wenwu Tang, Sandra Clinton, Christine Haynes Abstract: The increasing prevalence of roads and vehicle traffic, most particularly in urban areas, has a corresponding […]