Dissertation Defense

Embedding numeracy instruction within standards-based algebra lessons for secondary students with extensive support needs

Doctoral Candidate Name: Amy Marie Clausen Program: Special Education Defense Date and Time: July 12, 2022 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Cato College of Education Room 110 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Fred Spooner Committee Members: Dr. Robert Pennington, Dr. Virginia Walker, Dr. Drew Polly Abstract: Every student deserves the opportunity to access and make progress […]

Photoplethysmographic Sensor-based Non-intrusive and Secure Smart Sensing and Applications

Doctoral Candidate Name: A B M Mohaimenur Rahman Program: Computing and Information Systems Defense Date and Time: July 15, 2022 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: https://uncc.zoom.us/j/93443026272?pwd=N2ZnQVdNNHRaNGVBR25pUVVmdkdZZz09 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Yu Wang Committee Members: Dr. Pu Wang, Dr. Dong Dai, Dr. Weichao Wang Abstract: The new era of next-generation intelligent systems is leveraging the usage […]

Place co-creation in death care: Opportunities to overcome obstacles to green burial in the United States

Doctoral Candidate Name: Hannah Palko Program: Geography and Urban Regional Analysis Defense Date and Time: July 1, 2022 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: https://uncc.zoom.us/j/92469241469 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Wei-Ning Xiang Committee Members: Dr. Heather Smith, Dr. Sara Gagne, and Dr. Susan Harden Abstract: Green burial places are cemeteries and funeral homes that embrace green burial […]

INTERNALIZED SLEEP CULTURE: A NOVEL CONSTRUCT, OR AN EXPANSION OF SLEEP ATTITUDES? CONSTRUCT CONCEPTUALIZATION, SCALE DEVELOPMENT, AND INITIAL VALIDATION

Doctoral Candidate Name: Aria Ruggiero Program: Health Psychology Defense Date and Time: June 28, 2022 – 11:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Jane Gaultney Committee Members: Dr. Charlie Reeve, Dr. Hannah Peach, Dr. Joseph Marino Abstract: Sleep health is an important aspect of an individual’s overall health; however, it is often overlooked. […]

Effects of a Coaching Package on Teacher Delivery of Supported Opportunities to Respond

Doctoral Candidate Name: Melissa Cook Tapp Program: Special Education Defense Date and Time: June 24, 2022 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: CATO College of Education Room 110 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Robert C. Pennington Committee Members: Dr. Virginia Walker, Dr. Charles Wood, Dr. Erin Washburn Abstract: Researchers have provided evidence of the effects of academic […]

Efficacy of whole-watershed stream restoration for hydrologic retention, nitrogen, and suspended solids in a Piedmont urban forest watershed

Doctoral Candidate Name: Destini N. Petitt Program: Infrastructure and Environmental Systems Defense Date and Time: July 19, 2022 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: McEniry 201 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. David S. Vinson Committee Members: Dr, Sandra Clinton, Dr. Craig Allan, Dr. Sean Collins, Dr. Rice-Boayue Abstract: The quality and quantity of water in degraded watersheds […]

OPTICAL FIBER-BASED MULTI DIRECTIONAL FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETRY PROBE

Doctoral Candidate Name: Farzaneh Shabahang Program: Optical Science and Engineering Defense Date and Time: June 7, 2022 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Duke 106A Committee chair’s Name: Stuart Smith Committee Members: Angela Allen, Greg Gbur, Tsing-Hua Her Abstract: The motivation of this thesis is to create an optical probe for the measurement of surfaces in […]

GUILT, PRIDE, AND PERSUASION: RETHINKING THE PATHWAY TO CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS

Doctoral Candidate Name: Michael Kelly Program: Business Administration: DBA Defense Date and Time: June 10, 2022 – 12:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Jennifer Ames Stuart Committee Members: Dr. Michel Tuan Pham, Dr. Janaki Gooty, Dr. Reginald Silver Abstract:

Physician Implementation of Gender-Affirmative Care Recommendations: Improving Patient Safety and Healthcare for Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth

Doctoral Candidate Name: Megan McComas Program: Health Psychology Defense Date and Time: June 20, 2022 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Virginia Gil-Rivas Committee Members: Dr. Meagan Zarwell, Dr. Theresa Rhodes, Dr. Janaka Lewis Abstract: Compared to their cisgender counterparts, transgender, and gender diverse youth (TGDY) disproportionately experience an increased risk […]

Management of distancing and adjacency specifications in facility layout problems

Doctoral Candidate Name: Richard Alaimo Program: Infrastructure and Environmental Systems Defense Date and Time: June 14, 2022 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: Cameron 154 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Churlzu Lim Committee Members: Dr. Simon Hsiang, Dr. Linquan Bai, Dr. Kyoung-Hee Kim Abstract: Facility layout planning can be addressed from several perspectives, such as operational excellence […]