Dissertation Defense
SUPPORTIVE ENTREPRENEURIAL FIGURES: EXAMINING THE ROLE OF GENDER AND RACIAL HOMOPHILY AND STATUS ON NEW VENTURE CREATION
Doctoral Candidate Name: Rosalyn Sandoval Program: Organizational Science Defense Date and Time: April 8, 2022 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: https://uncc.zoom.us/j/99941686238 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Justin Webb Committee Members: Dr. Franz Kellermanns, Dr. George Banks, Dr. Jill Yavorsky, Dr. Benny Andres Abstract: Although women and racial minority entrepreneurs make considerable contributions to society by creating […]
Long-term stability, vibrational and optical properties of β-ZnTe(en)0.5 and related organic-inorganic hybrid superlattices
Doctoral Candidate Name: Tang Ye Program: Nanoscale Science Defense Date and Time: April 5, 2022 – 4:00 PM Defense Location: https://uncc.zoom.us/j/7014919041 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Yong Zhang Committee Members: Dr. Yong Zhang, Dr. Tom Schmedake, Dr. Tom Schmedake, Dr. Haitao Zhang, Dr. Michael Walter, Dr. Markus Etzkorn Abstract: Organic-inorganic hybrids may offer material properties not […]
Towards Explainable Robots: Developing Consensus Reaching Mechanisms for Co-Robots in Haptic Shared Control Paradigms
Doctoral Candidate Name: Vahid Izadi Program: Mechanical Engineering Defense Date and Time: April 8, 2022 – 4:00 PM Defense Location: Duke 324 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Amirhossein Ghasemi Committee Members: Dr. Stuart T. Smith, Dr. Scott David Kelly, Dr. Artur Wolek, Dr. Srinivas Akellarinivas Akella Abstract: Human-automation teaming (HAT) is gaining importance in military and […]
Examining Design Knowledge And Practice Among STEM Faculty-Designers Using Visual Lesson Blueprints
Doctoral Candidate Name: Kiran Budhrani Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: April 8, 2022 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: Virtual Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Florence Martin Committee Members: Dr. Jae Hoon Lim, Dr. Mark D’Amico, Dr. Kim Buch Abstract: Improving the design of undergraduate gateway STEM courses is a high priority, particularly courses with […]
DATA-DRIVEN CONTROL AND OPTIMAL MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION GRID WITH HIGH PENETRATION OF DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES (DERs) BASED ON SPECTRAL CLUSTERING
Doctoral Candidate Name: Shyamal Patel Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense Date and Time: April 7, 2022 – 12:30 PM Defense Location: EPIC 2354 Committee chair’s Name: Sukumar Kamalasadan Committee Members: Dr. Valentina Cecchi, Dr. Abasifreke Ebong, Dr. Vincent (Tobi) Ogunro Abstract: Motivated by the government’s clean energy targets, the penetration of Distributed Energy Resources […]
Impact of Health Policies and Local Political Ideology on Spatial-temporal Pattern of Public Emotion Towards COVID-19
Doctoral Candidate Name: Jingjing Gao Program: Public Policy Defense Date and Time: March 28, 2022 – 1:30 PM Defense Location: Fretwell Committee chair’s Name: Jason H. Windett Committee Members: Benjamin J. Radford, Eric Delmelle Abstract: Social networks such as Twitter enable people to interact with each other and share health-related concerns in an effective and […]
NCAA Transfer Student-Athletes, Athletic Identity, and the Impact of COVID-19
Doctoral Candidate Name: Mark Verburg Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: April 7, 2022 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Mark D’Amico Committee Members: Dr. Carl Westine, Dr. Alan Mabe, Dr. Hank Harris Abstract: MARK EDWARD VERBURG. NCAA Transfer Student-athletes, Athletic Identity, and the Impact of COVID-19 (Under the direction […]
Reimagining School Discipline: A White, Female Principal’s Experience Implementing Restorative Practices and SW-PBIS
Doctoral Candidate Name: Trisha Cook Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: April 7, 2022 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Virtual – Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Bettie Butler Committee Members: Dr. Stephen Hancock, Dr. Chance Lewis, Dr. Ya-yu Lo Abstract: Educators and researchers have been exploring alternative approaches to school discipline such as […]
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF INPATIENT HOSPITALIZATION LENGTHS OF STAY AND DISCHARGE DISPOSITIONS ACROSS HEALTHCARE PAYER TYPES.
Doctoral Candidate Name: Chad Alan Lovett Program: Business Administration: DBA Defense Date and Time: April 7, 2022 – 12:00 PM Defense Location: Virtual Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Reginald Silver Committee Members: Dr. Chandra Subramaniam, Dr. Chandrika Johnson, Dr. Laura Stanley Abstract: Considering the progressive growth of healthcare expenses in the national economy, many of those […]
Computational Novelty in Research Publications Using Topic Modeling
Doctoral Candidate Name: Maryam Mohseni Program: Defense Date and Time: March 24, 2022 – 2:00 PM Defense Location: https://uncc.zoom.us/j/95161494253 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Mary Lou Maher Committee Members: Abstract: