Dissertation Defense
Counselor Posttraumatic Growth Linked to Harmful Clinical Supervision
Doctoral Candidate Name: Tristin L. White Program: Counselor Education and Supervision Defense Date and Time: October 31, 2022 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Virtual (email tlorrain@charlotte.edu for Zoom link) Committee chair’s Name: Dr. John R. Culbreth Committee Members: Dr. Susan R. Furr, Dr. John C. Nance, Dr. Teresa L. Scheid, Dr. Kristin J. Davin Abstract: […]
ON COMPOSITIONALLY AWARE AND NAÏVE APPROACHES TO NORMALIZATION OF 16S MICROBIOME DATA
Doctoral Candidate Name: Aaron Yerke Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Defense Date and Time: October 26, 2022 – 9:30 AM Defense Location: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/99052291735?pwd=RllLMDVtM0xpUVJyamJqNU92bW4wUT09 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Anthony Fodor Committee Members: Dr. Elizabeth Cooper, Dr. ZhengChang Su, Dr. Alex Dornburg, Dr. Gabriel Terejanu Abstract: Compositional data refers to any data that represents parts of a […]
The association between first language status and second language teacher edTPA performance, perceptions, and preparation
Doctoral Candidate Name: Cornelia Okraski Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: November 7, 2022 – 1:30 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Scott Kissau Committee Members: Kristin Davin, Paul Fitchett, Adriana Medina Abstract: Due to the shortage of World Language and English as a Second Language teachers, recruiting, retaining, and supporting aspiring […]
A DESCRIPTIVE CASE STUDY OF ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICALLY PROMISING STUDENT INTERACTIONS WITH COGNITIVELY DEMANDING MATH TASKS
Doctoral Candidate Name: Wendy Lewis Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: November 3, 2022 – 12:30 PM Defense Location: UNC Charlotte, College of Education, Department of Reading & Elementary Education Committee chair’s Name: DR. MADELYN COLONNESE & DR. ANDREW POLLY Committee Members: DR. CINDY GILSON, DR. MIRANDA FITZGERALD, DR. AMY GOOD Abstract: National […]
Asymptotic Normality of Higher Order Turing Formulae
Doctoral Candidate Name: Jie Chang Program: Mathematics (Applied) Defense Date and Time: October 14, 2022 – 2:00 PM Defense Location: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/97032159477 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Michael Grabchak Committee Members: Dr. Jiancheng Jiang, Dr. Eliana Christou, Dr. Donald Jacobs Abstract: Higher order Turing formulae, denoted as T_r for r ∈ Z+, are a powerful result allowing […]
Realizing Combined Value Streams from Customer-Side Resources
Doctoral Candidate Name: Akintonde Abbas Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense Date and Time: October 5, 2022 – 2:30 PM Defense Location: EPIC 1332 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Badrul Chowdhury Committee Members: Dr. Valentina Cecchi, Dr. Peter Schwarz, Dr. Robert Cox Abstract: The importance of flexible customer-side resources in transitioning to a clean energy future […]
The Intersection of Health Informatics and Disparities: Understanding How Data Promotes Health Equity
Doctoral Candidate Name: Kala S. Wilson Program: Public Health Sciences Defense Date and Time: October 10, 2022 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/96710653514?pwd=d01ubUJPYTdlZTQ1VTdzVHFLV2RjZz09; Passcode: 101022 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Michael F. Dulin Committee Members: Abstract: In this collection of manuscripts, I develop a deeper understanding and insight into how the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic […]
Investigating the Influence of Literacy Coaching as Embedded PD on Teacher Instruction
Doctoral Candidate Name: Katherine Mauzy Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: October 7, 2022 – 11:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Erin Washburn Committee Members: Dr. Bruce Taylor, Dr. Maryann Mraz, Dr. Jae Hoon Lim Abstract: Improving elementary student reading achievement has been a well-defined goal of many federal and […]
ON WHOLE GENOME CLASSIFIER PERFORMANCE IN RELATION TO 16S CLASSIFIERS
Doctoral Candidate Name: James Johnson Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Defense Date and Time: September 30, 2022 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/97413134504 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Anthony Fodor Committee Members: Dr. Cynthia Gibas, Dr. Richard White, Dr. Alex Dornburg, Dr. Jacelyn Rice-Boayue, Dr. Todd Steck, Dr. Anthony Fodor Abstract: There is little consensus […]
Mental health promotion and suicide prevention among sexually and gender diverse adults
Doctoral Candidate Name: Andréa Kaniuka Program: Public Health Sciences Defense Date and Time: October 14, 2022 – 3:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom Meeting ID: 992 6660 5096 | Passcode: 591474 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Robert J. Cramer Committee Members: Dr. Jessamyn Bowling; Dr. Alicia Dahl; Dr. Erin Basinger Abstract: Sexual and gender minority (SGM; e.g., […]