Dissertation Defense

Effects of Check-In/Check-Out on the Behavior of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder Who Have Extensive Support Needs

Doctoral Candidate Name: Megan Elizabeth Carpenter Program: Special Education Defense Date and Time: July 9, 2021 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Online via Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Ya-yu Lo Committee Members: Dr. Virginia L. Walker, Dr. Robert C. Pennington, Dr. Sejal Parikh Foxx (5th Reader: Dr. Leslie A. Bross) Abstract: Students with extensive support […]

Experiences and Perceptions of Parents of Youth with Disabilities Toward School-based Parent Engagement Strategies

Doctoral Candidate Name: Wen-hsuan Chang Program: Special Education Defense Date and Time: June 28, 2021 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Online via Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Ya-yu Lo Committee Members: Dr. Valerie L. Mazzotti, Dr. Dawn A. Rowe, Dr. Xiaoxia Newton (5th Reader: Dr. Cindy M. Gilson) Abstract: Youth with disabilities continue to show […]

A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS’ RECOVERY EXPERIENCES IN A COLLEGIATE RECOVERY PROGRAM

Doctoral Candidate Name: Marie Angelina Huggins Program: Counselor Education and Supervision Defense Date and Time: June 22, 2021 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Pamela S. Lassiter Committee Members: Dr. Lisa R. Merriweather, Dr. Susan R. Furr, Dr. John R. Culbreth, Dr. Charles L. Wood Abstract: This study examined the experiences […]

EFFECTS OF EXTERNAL BIOFEEDBACK ON BIOMECHANICS AND ANKLE JOINT HEALTH IN INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC ANKLE INSTABILITY

Categories: Dissertation Defense Tags: Biology

Doctoral Candidate Name: Danielle Marie Torp Program: Biology Defense Date and Time: June 24, 2021 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: https://uncc.zoom.us/j/99362031303?pwd=S3RVOWFXRmpTZ25rR3ovSXhwa3hVZz09 Committee chair’s Name: Luke Donovan Committee Members: Abstract: Individuals with chronic ankle instability (CAI) often demonstrate abnormal biomechanical patterns which may be associated with the onset of posttraumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA). There is a lack […]

FASTER CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORKS TRAINING

Doctoral Candidate Name: Shanshan Jiang Program: Computing and Information Systems Defense Date and Time: June 17, 2021 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom Meeting ID: 999 7040 7659 Passcode: 834935 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Sheng-Guo Wang Committee Members: Dr. Aidong Lu, Dr. Bei-Tseng Chu, Dr. Shen-en Chen Abstract: Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) models have become […]

CONCEPTUAL REFINEMENT AND A MULTI-LEVEL FRAMEWORK OF ETHICAL CULTURE

Doctoral Candidate Name: Roxanne Ross Program: Organizational Science Defense Date and Time: June 11, 2021 – 8:45 AM Defense Location: Email rross37@charlotte.edu for zoom link Committee chair’s Name: Denis Arnold Committee Members: Eric Heggestad, George Banks, Janaki Gooty Abstract: Interest in understanding ethical culture in organizations has grown over the last few decades. However, ethical […]

Your Work-Family Conflict (WFC) Is Hard on Me Too: Employee Reactions to Coworker WFC

Doctoral Candidate Name: Allison Toth Program: Organizational Science Defense Date and Time: June 15, 2021 – 12:00 PM Defense Location: Virtual Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Linda Shanock Committee Members: Dr. George Banks, Dr. Alyssa McGonagle, Dr. Scott Tonidandel Abstract: Researchers working in the work-family conflict (WFC) literature have a long history of focusing on how […]

Reappraisal and Health: An Investigation into Reappraisal Ability and Stressful Life Events as the Missing Links

Doctoral Candidate Name: Lydia G. Roos Program: Health Psychology Defense Date and Time: June 11, 2021 – 12:30 PM Defense Location: https://uncc.zoom.us/j/97133728690?pwd=bWdVLzM3RmtqanFwT2RZbmRiSlNxUT09 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Jeanette M. Bennett Committee Members: Dr. Amy Canevello, Dr. Sara Levens, Dr. Jennifer Hartman Abstract: Inadequate emotion regulation may underlie the development of psychopathology as well as worsened physical […]

Effects of Online Professional Development on Teachers’ Instructional Reading Adaptations for English Learners through Data-Based Individualization

Doctoral Candidate Name: Danielle C. Wysenski Program: Special Education Defense Date and Time: June 25, 2021 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Virtual Defense Committee chair’s Name: Kristen D. Beach Committee Members: Charles L. Wood, Samantha A. Gesel, Colleen Whittingham, and Adrianna L. Medina Abstract: English learners (ELs) make up a significant portion of the nation’s […]

Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts: Isomorphism in Measures of Team Consensus Constructs

Doctoral Candidate Name: Elizabeth Clayton Program: Organizational Science Defense Date and Time: June 1, 2021 – 12:30 PM Defense Location: https://uncc.zoom.us/j/99962901314?pwd=d0lWQ3NvdUFmRU9nOHY5aTEzbmhIZz09 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. David Woehr Committee Members: Dr. Eric Heggestad, Dr. Janaki Gooty, Dr. Scott Tonidandel Abstract: Work teams are an ever-growing structure as organizations seek to become more agile and achieve better […]