Dissertation Defense
The Development and Use of a Coaching Observation Tool to Examine Coaching Behaviors
Doctoral Candidate Name: Ann C. Jolly Program: Special Education Defense Date and Time: July 19, 2021 – 12:30 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Kristen Beach Committee Members: Dr. Mary Bratsch-Hines, Dr. Samantha Gesel, Dr. Ya Yu Lo, Dr. Paulo Pilonieta Abstract: The field of education relies heavily on instructional coaches to build […]
Evaluation of Organizational Readiness to Implement Change within the Workplace
Doctoral Candidate Name: Dipin Kasana Program: Infrastructure and Environmental Systems Defense Date and Time: July 29, 2021 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom Meeting Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Jake Smithwick Committee Members: Dr. Jake Smithwick, Dr. Tara Cavalline, Dr. Glenda Mayo, Dr. Brian Lines, Dr. Richard Leeman Abstract: Organizational change is an initiative to transition […]
Examining Associations, Identifying Chokepoints and Modeling Truck Travel Time Performance Measures
Doctoral Candidate Name: Sarvani Duvvuri Program: Infrastructure and Environmental Systems Defense Date and Time: July 14, 2021 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: https://uncc.zoom.us/j/94150767809?pwd=Tm9vcnNhVWgwTWNHYmVTOW4vaUJiQT09 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Srinivas S. Pulugurtha Committee Members: Dr. Martin R. Kane, Dr. Rajaram Janardhanam, Dr. Mariya Munir, and Dr. Arun Ravindran Abstract: Trucking industry thrives on just-in time management, efficient […]
The Budding Ripple Effect featuring Foreign Aid and Human Trafficking
Doctoral Candidate Name: Adrienne Hua Program: Public Policy Defense Date and Time: July 28, 2021 – 1:30 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Jean-Claude Thill Committee Members: Gordon Hull, James Walsh, Matthew Phillips Abstract: Foreign aid is one of the most powerful tools at a singe state’s disposal. Economically, it can provide much needed […]
Collegiate Recovery Programs: A Comparison of Historically Black Colleges and Predominantly White Institutions
Doctoral Candidate Name: Josephine Appiah Program: Health Services Research Defense Date and Time: July 27, 2021 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Teresa Scheid Committee Members: Dr. Judith Cornelius, Dr. Trudy Moore-Harrison, Dr. Donna Kazemi, Dr. Meredith Troutman-Jordan Abstract: Culturally diverse college students often have high rates of addictive disorders, yet […]
SHADES OF WELLNESS: AN EXAMINATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GENDERED RACISM, RACE-RELATED STRESS, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND HOLISTIC WELLNESS IN THE LIVES OF BLACK WOMEN
Doctoral Candidate Name: Brittany Prioleau Program: Counselor Education and Supervision Defense Date and Time: July 26, 2021 – 10:30 AM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Clare Merlin-Knoblich Committee Members: Dr. Taryn Mingo, Dr. Sejal Parikh Foxx, Dr. Claudia Flowers, Dr. Nigel Zheng Abstract: In the United States, Black women often face a number […]
Broadened Horizons: Nature Walks and Reflective Thinking in the Context of Scarcity
Doctoral Candidate Name: Paisley Azra-Lewis Program: Health Psychology Defense Date and Time: July 21, 2021 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Amy Peterman Committee Members: Dr. Sara Gagne, Dr. Jennifer Webb, Dr. Erika Montanaro, Dr. Susan Johnson Abstract: Nature walks have been demonstrated to increase cognitive and emotional well-being by restoring […]
Cognitive Biases in Decision-Making under Uncertainty with Interactive Data Visualizations
Doctoral Candidate Name: Ryan Wesslen Program: Computing and Information Systems Defense Date and Time: July 23, 2021 – 3:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Wenwen Dou Committee Members: Dr. Jean-Claude Thill, Dr. Isaac Cho, Dr. Samira Shaikh, Dr. Douglas Markant Abstract: In this thesis, we hypothesize that data visualization users are subject […]
FIRST: Finding Interesting stoRies about STudents: An Interactive Narrative Approach to Explainable Learning Analytics
Doctoral Candidate Name: Ahmad Al-Doulat Program: Computing and Information Systems Defense Date and Time: July 16, 2021 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Mary Lou Maher Committee Members: Dr. Bojan Cukic, Dr. Harini Ramaprasad, Dr. Albert Park Abstract: Learning Analytics (LA) has had a growing interest by academics, researchers, and administrators motivated […]
Maximizing Benchmarking Initiatives in the Built Environment for Sustained Continuous Improvement
Doctoral Candidate Name: Justin R. Dodd Program: Infrastructure and Environmental Systems Defense Date and Time: July 15, 2021 – 10:30 AM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Jake Smithwick Committee Members: Dr. Tara Cavalline, Dr. Glenda Mayo, Dr. Brian Lines, Dr. Arun Ravindran Abstract: While continuous improvement initiatives such as benchmarking have a history […]