Dissertation Defense
Social and Emotional Teaching Practices in Kindergarten through Second Grade Classrooms: A Multiple-Perspective Case Study of K-2 Educators
Doctoral Candidate Name: Ashley Meinecke Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: October 6, 2022 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: REEL Conference Room 362 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Amy Good Committee Members: Dr. Drew Polly, Dr. Daniel Alston, Dr. Sejal Foxx Abstract: Despite recurring arguments over the course of a century, intentional education geared […]
EXPLORING SELF-COMPASSION, EMPATHY, AND INTRINSIC SPIRITUALITY AS PREDICTORS OF CULTURAL HUMILITY
Doctoral Candidate Name: Tiffany Rikard Program: Counselor Education and Supervision Defense Date and Time: September 8, 2022 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/99491397257?pwd=MVR1eEpnQXExdm1QODgzclg3WnJsZz09 Committee chair’s Name: Phyllis Post Committee Members: Dr. Clare Merlin-Knoblich, Dr. Claudia Flowers, and Dr. Hank Harris Abstract: Each year in the United States (U.S), one in five adults experience mental illness […]
Short-term Ex-ante Load Forecasting
Doctoral Candidate Name: Yike Li Program: Infrastructure and Environmental Systems Defense Date and Time: October 6, 2022 – 12:00 PM Defense Location: EPIC 1332 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Tao Hong Committee Members: Dr. Pu Wang, Dr. Badrul Chowdhury, Dr. Jy Wu Abstract: Short-term load forecasting (STLF) is a conventional process at power companies to serve […]
Recommender System for Improving Churn Rate
Doctoral Candidate Name: Yuehua Duan Program: Computing and Information Systems Defense Date and Time: September 9, 2022 – 11:00 AM Defense Location: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/99949364169 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Zbigniew W. Ras Committee Members: Dr. Aidong Lu, Dr. Angelina Tzacheva, Dr. Moutaz Khouja Abstract: Customer churn leads to higher customer acquisition cost, lower volume of service consumption […]
Using the Racial Context of Origin Lens to Understand Health Differences Among Black People in the United States
Doctoral Candidate Name: Brittany Price Program: Defense Date and Time: August 17, 2022 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Committee Members: Abstract: Studies assessing health disparities in the United States primarily compare White and Black individuals without accounting for the heterogeneity within racial groups. The present study utilizes the racial context of […]
Personalized Interaction-Focused Interventions for Mitigating Misinformation
Doctoral Candidate Name: Safat Siddiqui Program: Computing and Information Systems Defense Date and Time: August 11, 2022 – 2:00 PM Defense Location: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/99967385609 Committee chair’s Name: Committee Members: Abstract: This dissertation addresses a novel approach to assessing users’ interaction tendencies on social media as a basis for personalized interventions that can make the truth louder […]
The Determination of Temperature-Dependent CPA Diffusion Properties in Feline Testicular Tissue
Doctoral Candidate Name: Kaitlyn Kirkland Program: Mechanical Engineering Defense Date and Time: August 15, 2022 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: TBA Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Gloria Elliott Committee Members: Dr. Harish Cherukuri, Dr. Edward Morse, Dr. Russell Keanini, Dr. Ahmed El-Ghannam, Dr. Didier Dreau Abstract: Fertility preservation would benefit young males who must undergo treatments […]
The multidimensional self: An intersectional examination of identity conflict and authentic expression among Black and White men and women at work
Doctoral Candidate Name: Karoline Marcelle Summerville Program: Organizational Science Defense Date and Time: August 2, 2022 – 1:30 PM Defense Location: https://uncc.zoom.us/j/96235521981?pwd=bkpRTiswVW9wNytLSXZmY3VrZnYrQT09 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Scott Tonidandel Committee Members: Dr. Enrica Ruggs, Dr. Jill Yavorsky, Dr. George Banks, Dr. Joseph Dippong Abstract: Diversity initiatives are often ineffective because they characterize differences at the group-level, […]
Automated Classification and Mitigation of Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities
Doctoral Candidate Name: Ehsan Aghaei Program: Computing and Information Systems Defense Date and Time: July 26, 2022 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: CCI – Room 338 Committee chair’s Name: Xi Niu Committee Members: Bill Chu, Waseem Shadid, Yasin Raja Abstract: With the widespread use of computers and networks, cybersecurity has emerged as a crucial concern […]
A Contactless Non-Intrusive Approach for Machine Learning-Based Personalized Thermal Comfort Prediction
Doctoral Candidate Name: Roshanak Ashrafi Program: Infrastructure and Environmental Systems Defense Date and Time: July 29, 2022 – 11:00 AM Defense Location: Contact student for Zoom link Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Mona Azarbayjani, Dr. Hamed Tabkhi Committee Members: Dr. Ahmed Ari, Dr. Mark DeHaven, Dr. Yaorong Ge, Dr. Min Shin, Dr. Stefano Schiovan Abstract: Indoor […]