Dissertation Defense

Characterization of Surfaces by X-Ray Reflectometry

Doctoral Candidate Name: Jacob Cole Program: Mechanical Engineering Defense Date and Time: March 31, 2022 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Duke 106A, Zoom https://uncc.zoom.us/j/95090807593?pwd=blQxaXNJUFVTY2NIQzVGR1VBVExEZz09 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Stuart Smith Committee Members: Dr. Chris Evans, Dr. Greg Gbur, Dr. Jimmie Miller, Dr. Greg Snyder Abstract: X-ray reflectometry (XRR) is a highly used tool for the […]

AN EVIDENCE-BASED DIGITAL NUDGING IN SUPPORT OF HEALTH MISINFORMATION ASSESSMENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA SITES

Doctoral Candidate Name: Hamad Alsaleh Program: Computing and Information Systems Defense Date and Time: March 30, 2022 – 10:30 AM Defense Location: https://uncc.zoom.us/j/99864152046 Committee chair’s Name: Dr.Lina Zhou Committee Members: Dr.Dongsong Zhang, Dr.Chao Wang, Dr.Shi Chen,Dr. Allison McCulloch Abstract: In recent years, social media have dramatically improved the dissemination speed of information, which also includes […]

Corporate Finance

Doctoral Candidate Name: Taichun Piao Program: Business Administration: Finance Defense Date and Time: March 25, 2022 – 2:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom meeting Committee chair’s Name: Tao-Hsien Dolly King Committee Members: Xiuli He, Gene C. Lai, Artie Zillante Abstract: I have the following three essays in the dissertation: 1. “Does Executive Compensation Duration Generate Different […]

Superlens imaging and light concentration in mesoscale photonics: design and implementation

Doctoral Candidate Name: Boya Jin Program: Optical Science and Engineering Defense Date and Time: March 29, 2022 – 11:30 AM Defense Location: Grigg 133 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Vasily Astratov Committee Members: Dr. Glenn Boreman, Dr. Mike Fiddy, Dr. Mikhail Klibanov Abstract: Progress in nanofabrication made possible development of metamaterials and nanoplamonics two decades ago. […]

Superlens imaging and light concentration in mesoscale photonics: design and implementation

Doctoral Candidate Name: Boya Jin Program: Optical Science and Engineering Defense Date and Time: March 29, 2022 – 11:30 AM Defense Location: Grigg 133 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Vasily Astratov Committee Members: Dr. Glenn Boreman, Dr. Mike Fiddy, Dr. Mikhail Klibanov Abstract: Progress in nanofabrication made possible development of metamaterials and nanoplamonics two decades ago. […]

Examining the Relationship of Number of Multiracial Siblings, Sibling Phenotype Similarity, and Sibling Relationship Quality with Multiracial Identity Development

Doctoral Candidate Name: Meg Alexandra García Program: Counselor Education and Supervision Defense Date and Time: March 29, 2022 – 11:00 AM Defense Location: COED 246 – Please email mgarci48@charlotte.edu for Zoom link. Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Sejal Parikh Foxx Committee Members: Dr. Claudia Flowers, Dr. Hank Harris, Dr. Clare Merlin-Knoblich, and Dr. Kelly Anderson Abstract: […]

Examining the Relationship of Number of Multiracial Siblings, Sibling Phenotype Similarity, and Sibling Relationship Quality with Multiracial Identity Development

Doctoral Candidate Name: Meg Alexandra García Program: Counselor Education and Supervision Defense Date and Time: March 29, 2022 – 11:00 AM Defense Location: COED 246 – Please email mgarci48@charlotte.edu for Zoom link. Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Sejal Parikh Foxx Committee Members: Dr. Claudia Flowers, Dr. Hank Harris, Dr. Clare Merlin-Knoblich, and Dr. Kelly Anderson Abstract: […]

EXPLORING SECONDARY CLASSROOM ENGAGEMENT IN MATHEMATICS

Doctoral Candidate Name: Jessica Mitchell Cline Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: March 29, 2022 – 2:30 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Rebecca Shore Committee Members: Dr. Walter Hart, Dr. Richard Lambert, Dr. Michael Matthews Abstract: To determine how secondary, Math I teachers understand student engagement in the classroom setting by […]

The Development and Validation of a Measure of the Experience of Dirty Work

Doctoral Candidate Name: Robert Michael Bickmeier Program: Organizational Science Defense Date and Time: April 1, 2022 – 2:00 PM Defense Location: Join Zoom Meeting https://uncc.zoom.us/j/96200300568?pwd=cjJCdVowZHplSy81QVNoUytjV0lkQT09 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Steven Rogelberg Committee Members: Dr. Enrica Ruggs, Dr. Eric Heggestad, Dr. Cliff Scott Abstract: Dirty work is socially constructed as tainted on one or more domains […]

Teacher Practices, Beliefs, and Conceptual Understanding of Mathematics: A Phenomenological Case Study of Teachers Instructing Mathematically Gifted and Promising Students

Doctoral Candidate Name: Christine H. Weiss Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: April 4, 2022 – 12:30 PM Defense Location: UNC Charlotte campus Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Drew Polly Committee Members: Dr. Amy Good, Dr. Madelyn Colonnese, Dr. Cindy Gilson, Dr. Brittany Anderson Abstract: Students in the United States are not achieving in […]