Dissertation Defense
Motivational Factors Affecting Black Male Principals in Rural North Carolina
Doctoral Candidate Name: Titus Lamont Hopper Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: March 8, 2023 – 12:00 PM Defense Location: Via Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Rebecca Shore Committee Members: Dr. Walter Hart, Dr. Jim Watson, Dr. Chance Lewis Abstract: ABSTRACT TITUS L. HOPPER. Motivational Factors Affecting Black Male Principals in Rural North Carolina. […]
Black Male Teachers’ Perspectives and Experiences in North Carolina Secondary Public Schools
Doctoral Candidate Name: Yolanda L. Blakeney Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: March 8, 2023 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Rebecca Shore Committee Members: Dr. Walter Hart, Dr. Debra Morris, Dr. Chance Lewis Abstract: The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the perceptions surrounding equity and access […]
LEARNING FROM TESTIMONIOS ABOUT EQUITY IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP: EXPERIENCES OF LATINX PUBLIC SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS IN NORTH CAROLINA
Doctoral Candidate Name: Cassie Bryson-Evans Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: March 14, 2023 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Dr. Hart’s Zoom link Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Walter Hart Committee Members: Dr Jimmy Watson, Dr. Rebecca Shore, Dr. Spencer Sala, Dr. Jamie Kudlats Abstract: The significance of this study was its ability to further […]
ASPIRATIONS OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE STUDENTS: A QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR MEASURING OUTCOMES
Doctoral Candidate Name: Steven Coty Smith Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: March 8, 2023 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Mark M. D’Amico Committee Members: Dr. Cathy D. Howell, Dr. Jeff Cox, Dr. Spencer Salas Abstract: This study used an in-depth qualitative multi-interview approach to explore the lived experience […]
Role of the DNA sensors cGAS and ZBP1 in DNA damage and viral infections in glia
Doctoral Candidate Name: Alex Suptela Program: Biology Defense Date and Time: February 24, 2023 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: CHHS 159 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Ian Marriott Committee Members: Dr. Christine Richardson, Dr. Andrew Truman, Dr. Shan Yan, Dr. Kirill Afonin Abstract: Resident CNS cells, such as astrocytes and microglia, are known to produce critical […]
Proactive Topology Optimization and Service Restoration for Improved Distribution System Outage Management
Doctoral Candidate Name: Tumininu Mbanisi Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense Date and Time: February 8, 2023 – 8:30 AM Defense Location: Virtual: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/91916323359 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Valentina Cecchi Committee Members: Dr. Badrul Chowdhury, Dr. Tao Hong, Dr. Zachary Wartell Abstract: It is estimated that close to 90% of outages in the electric power […]
The Development and Validation of an Intercultural Competencies Assessment Instrument for K-12 Educators
Doctoral Candidate Name: David E. Lynn Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: February 21, 2023 – 12:00 PM Defense Location: COED 259, Ed Leadership Department Conference Room Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Jae Hoon Lim, Dr. Stella Kim (co-chair) Committee Members: Dr. Richard G. Lambert, Dr. Erik J. Byker Abstract: As schools adapt curriculum and […]
SMALL MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL SUPPORT STAFF EXPERIENCES WITH STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS
Doctoral Candidate Name: Joshua David Allen Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: February 3, 2023 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Rebecca Shore Committee Members: Jamie Kudlats, Jimmy Watson, Clare Merlin-Knoblich Abstract: Students struggle with mental health needs. Student support staff are, within the school, regularly the first employees to encounter […]
CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE: MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS’ PERCEPTIONS OF TRADITIONAL AND STANDARDS-BASED GRADING PRACTICES
Doctoral Candidate Name: Susann Nash Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: February 2, 2023 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Rebecca Shore Committee Members: Dr. Walter Hart, Dr. Jamie Kudlats, Dr. Jeanneine Jones Abstract: The goal of this qualitative research study was to understand middle school principals’ perceptions of leading […]
Repair Following Healthcare Institutional Betrayal
Doctoral Candidate Name: Fallon Richie Program: Health Psychology Defense Date and Time: January 26, 2023 – 12:00 PM Defense Location: Virtual via Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling Committee Members: Dr. Amy Peterman, Dr. Mark DeHaven, & Dr. Teresa Scheid Abstract: Institutional betrayal occurs when an organization perpetrates wrongdoing against an individual who depends […]