Dissertation Defense
Energetic Theory and Hadley cells at a seasonal scale: how will ITCZ respond to a warming climate
Doctoral Candidate Name: Xiaoyu Bai Program: Infrastructure and Environmental Systems Defense Date and Time: April 8, 2022 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: McEniry 123 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Jacob Scheff Committee Members: Dr. Brian Magi, Dr. Casey Davenport, Dr. Matthew Eastin, Dr. James Amburgey Abstract: The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), a belt of convective systems […]
The Dark Side of Entrepreneurship Meets the Dark Triad: Entrepreneurial Passion, Work Addiction, and Personality Traits
Doctoral Candidate Name: Richard James Gerdts II Program: Business Administration: DBA Defense Date and Time: April 5, 2022 – 12:00 PM Defense Location: Virtual Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Franz Kellermanns Committee Members: Dr. Laura Stanley, Dr. Justin Webb, Dr. Reginald Silver Abstract: Passion can drive entrepreneurs to new heights of success and fulfilment, but the […]
Persistence of Engineering Transfer Students: Identifying Student-Influenced and Institution-Influenced Academic Success Factors
Doctoral Candidate Name: Courtney S. Green Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: April 8, 2022 – 11:00 AM Defense Location: virtual Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Sandra Dika and Dr. Xiaoxia Newton Committee Members: Dr. Mark D’Amico, Dr. Brett Tempest Abstract: This correlational study utilized secondary, longitudinal data to examine the extent to which student-influenced […]
A Systematic Approach to Interrater Reliability in Teacher Performance Evaluations
Doctoral Candidate Name: Bryndle Laine Bottoms Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: April 5, 2022 – 2:30 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Richard Lambert Committee Members: Dr. Carl Westine, Dr. Rebecca Shore, and Dr. Kelly Anderson Abstract: Teacher evaluations are routinely conducted across the United States for licensure and professional development […]
THE ROLE OF PERCEIVED ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT AND ON THE JOB EMBEDDEDNESS ON EMPLOYEE TURNOVER INTENTION
Doctoral Candidate Name: OCTAVIA MARIE MEREDITH Program: Business Administration: DBA Defense Date and Time: April 1, 2022 – 1:30 PM Defense Location: Zoom Meeting https://uncc.zoom.us/j/95668169625?pwd=Q1c0YUhMVTFycmFJTVFzWWNKaHFrdz09 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. George Banks Committee Members: Dr. David Woehr, Dr. Laura Stanley, Dr. Sunil Erevelles Abstract: Turnover in is a critically important issue as organizations seek to retain […]
The Credibility of Racial Justice Statements: The Impact of Charisma and Race
Doctoral Candidate Name: LaShana M. Wiggs Program: Business Administration: DBA Defense Date and Time: March 30, 2022 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Friday Building Conference Room 222 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Janaki Gooty Committee Members: Dr. George Banks, Dr. Jill Yavorsky, Dr. Jennifer Ames Stuart Abstract: Recent events in society have brought racial justice to […]
The T is Silent: An Autoethnographic Portrayal of Latinx Teacher Identity Development and Consciousness
Doctoral Candidate Name: Jatnna Acosta Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: April 4, 2022 – 12:00 PM Defense Location: Virtual Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Lisa Merriweather Committee Members: Dr. Spencer Salas (Co-Chair), Dr. Erin Miller, Dr. Jillian La Serna Abstract: Despite evidence of the rapid growth of Latinx students throughout the country (Gándara, […]
The general non-stationary Anderson Parabolic Model with correlated white noise
Doctoral Candidate Name: Xiaoyun Chen Program: Mathematics (Applied) Defense Date and Time: March 29, 2022 – 2:00 PM Defense Location: Online via Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Stanislav Molchanov Committee Members: Dr. Micheal Grabchak, Dr. Aziz Issaka, Dr. Jeremy Holleman Abstract: This dissertation contains the analysis of the general lattice non-stationary Anderson parabolic model with […]
Constitutive Modeling and Dynamic Impact Analysis of Bighorn Sheep Horn
Doctoral Candidate Name: Zheng Li Program: Mechanical Engineering Defense Date and Time: March 30, 2022 – 2:00 PM Defense Location: DUKE 308 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Howie Fang Committee Members: Dr. Alireza Tabarraei, Dr. David Weggel, Dr. Naiquan Zheng, Dr. Matthew Whelan Abstract: Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) is known for its giant spiral horns that […]
Multiphysics nature of Lithium-ion Battery safety issues
Doctoral Candidate Name: Yikai Jia Program: Mechanical Engineering Defense Date and Time: April 1, 2022 – 1:30 PM Defense Location: Duke 324 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Jun Xu Committee Members: Dr. Jun Xu, Dr. Qiuming Wei, Dr. Robert Cox, Dr. Mesbah Uddin, Dr. Tao Hong Abstract: Safety issues of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are usually initiated […]