Dissertation Defense
IMPROVEMENT OR PERIL: THE PARADOX OF PROFESSIONALIZING INNOVATION-DRIVEN PORTFOLIO FIRMS
Doctoral Candidate Name: Melissa R. Medaugh Program: Organizational Science Defense Date and Time: March 25, 2022 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom: https://uncc.zoom.us/j/91753379241?pwd=T3kxQ1RvSEd3TGIyY0oxZnJKTnlQdz09 Committee chair’s Name: Franz Kellermanns, PhD Committee Members: David Woehr, PhD; Laura Stanley, PhD; Wei Zhao, PhD Abstract: To understand why some innovation-driven portfolio firms benefit more from venture capital (VC) funding […]
Incidents in the life of a cyber girl: Exploring Instagram as a potential counterspace for Black girls’ literacy practices
Doctoral Candidate Name: Jimmeka Lashonda Anderson Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: April 7, 2022 – 12:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Chance Lewis Committee Members: Dr. Brittany Anderson (Co-Chair), Dr. Meghan Barnes, Dr. Spencer Salas, Dr. Bonnie Noble Abstract: Although research has been done to explore social media as […]
THE SEAL OF BILITERACY: EQUITY ACROSS LINES OF RACE, LANGUAGE, AND SOCIAL CLASS
Doctoral Candidate Name: Charlotte Hancock Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: March 21, 2022 – 11:00 AM Defense Location: Virtual Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Kristin Davin Committee Members: Dr. Kyle Cox, Dr. Joan Lachance, Dr. Maryann Mraz Abstract: This quantitative study examined the awarding of the Seal of Biliteracy (SoBL) in North Carolina […]
Education for Sustainable Development in Global Ready Schools: A Comparative Case Study
Doctoral Candidate Name: Kaitlyn Holshouser Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: April 1, 2022 – 12:00 PM Defense Location: COED 362 or via Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Erik Byker Committee Members: Dr. Drew Polly, Dr. Adriana Medina, Dr. Joan Lachance, Dr. Michael Putman Abstract: This comparative case study explored the implementation of […]
Three Essays on Conflict and Displacement: Experimental Evidence from Nigeria
Doctoral Candidate Name: Peter Onah Thompson Program: Public Policy Defense Date and Time: March 28, 2022 – 9:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom (Virtual) Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Jim Walsh Committee Members: Dr. Cherie Maestas, Dr. Beth Whitaker, Dr. Jean-Claude Thill Abstract: Establishing peaceful post-conflict communities requires returning and reintegrating those who left during the violence. […]
The Influence of Academic Resilience Among African American First Year Males at a Private Historically Black University in the United States
Doctoral Candidate Name: Harriet T. Hobbs Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: March 21, 2022 – 12:00 PM Defense Location: https://zoom.us/j/8594156604?pwd=enFiT2pXZ1crcHFaeGNwTUF1dWE3dz09#success Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Chance Lewis Committee Members: Dr. Greg Wiggan, Dr. Xiaoxia Newton, Dr. Mark D`Amico Abstract: This quantitative study sought to operationalize academic resilience through social engagement, family support, capacity […]
Quantifying Co-Creation In Collaborative Drawing Using Creative Thinking Modes
Doctoral Candidate Name: Ali Algarni Program: Computing and Information Systems Defense Date and Time: March 1, 2022 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: https://uncc.zoom.us/j/95264049623?pwd=dlhiTWxFOGRZRXNNN2lCQllLM0NIUT09 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Mohammed Shehab Committee Members: Dr. Chao Wang, Dr. Mirsad Hadzikadic, Dr. Doug Markant and Dr. Tara Cavalline Abstract: Co-creation is a form of collaboration in which partners share, […]
LITHOGRAPHY-FREE GROWTH OF SILICON MICROWIRES VIA ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION FOR OPTOELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS
Doctoral Candidate Name: Esha Thakur Program: Nanoscale Science Defense Date and Time: February 25, 2022 – 3:00 PM Defense Location: https://uncc.zoom.us/j/92529046129 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Michael G. Walter Committee Members: Dr. Haitao Zhang, Dr. Yong Zhang, Dr. Thomas A. Schmedake, Dr. Sunil Erevelles Abstract: Realizing the next-generation electronic devices with added features, i.e., flexibility, smaller […]
IMPROVING DIVERSITY IN CONVERSATIONAL RECIPE RECOMMENDER SYSTEM THROUGH DYNAMIC CRITIQUING
Doctoral Candidate Name: Fakhri Abbas Program: Computing and Information Systems Defense Date and Time: March 7, 2022 – 5:00 PM Defense Location: Virtual Committee chair’s Name: Dr. David Wilson, Dr. Nadia Najjar (Co-chair) Committee Members: Dr. Mary Lou Maher, Dr. Kazjon Grace, Dr. Jing Yang Abstract: Diet diversification has been shown both to improve nutritional […]
Estimation and Simulation for Multivariate Tempered Stable Distributions with Applications To Finance
Doctoral Candidate Name: Yunfei Xia Program: Mathematics (Applied) Defense Date and Time: March 24, 2022 – 11:00 AM Defense Location: Online via Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Michael Grabchak Committee Members: Dr. Stanislav Molchanov, Dr. Isaac Sonin, Dr. Weidong Tian Abstract: In this thesis, we introduce a methodology for the simulation and parameter estimation of […]