Dissertation Defense
“Seeing it in action is more beneficial than learning about it in school”: A multi-case of clinical experiences and culturally responsive literacy instruction
Doctoral Candidate Name: Leslie W. Schmidt Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: April 14, 2021 – 12:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Erin Miller Committee Members: Dr. Bruce Taylor, Dr. Colleen Whittingham, Dr. Amy Good, Dr. Tehia Glass, Dr. Tina Heafner Abstract: This multiple case study explored the characteristics of […]
Why Waste: Local Factors and Recycling Outcomes. A case study of North Carolina Counties
Doctoral Candidate Name: Titiksha Fernandes Program: Public Policy Defense Date and Time: April 9, 2021 – 9:30 AM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Suzanne M. Leland Committee Members: Peter M. Schwarz, Isabelle Nilsson, Gordon Hull Abstract: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report on Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) (EPA, 2018) shows that the amount […]
Foreign Cash Holdings and The Investment and Payout Response of U.S. Multinational Corporations to Provisions of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Of 2017
Doctoral Candidate Name: William Sofsky Program: Business Administration: DBA Defense Date and Time: April 12, 2021 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Online via Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Hughlene Burton Committee Members: Dr. Jack Cathey, Dr. Tao-Hsien Dolly King, Dr. Gregory Martin Abstract: The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) provides a novel […]
The Association of Frequency of Utilizing Student Services on Student Success at a Community College
Doctoral Candidate Name: Zachary N Kendra-Dill Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: April 9, 2021 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom, contact Dr. Mabe for link (amabe3@charlotte.edu) Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Alan Mabe Committee Members: Dr. Richard Lambert, Dr. Mark D’Amico, Dr. Drew Polly Abstract: As colleges work to meet performance standards, staff have […]
Why Some Stay When so Many Leave: A Phenomenological Study on Why Teachers Remain in Low-Income, High-Minority, Schools
Doctoral Candidate Name: Michael Chad Hovis Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: April 5, 2021 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Claudia Flowers and Dr. Jim Watson Committee Members: Dr. Drew Polly, Dr. Walter Hart Abstract: For decades, district level administrators and policy makers have been searching for ways to […]
Person-Centered Approach to Job Embeddedness
Doctoral Candidate Name: Geoffrey B. Nau Program: Business Administration: DBA Defense Date and Time: April 12, 2021 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. David Woehr Committee Members: Dr. Laura Stanley, Dr. George Banks, Dr. Reginald Silver Abstract: With the introduction of job embeddedness theory, turnover research shifted away from the precursors […]
“The Evaluation of an Educational Intervention on Food Label Literacy Among Parents of Children in an Outpatient Pediatric Clinic”
Doctoral Candidate Name: Ifunanya Okocha Program: Doctor of Nursing Practice Defense Date and Time: April 7, 2021 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Virtual Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Florence Okoro Committee Members: Dr. Kathleen Jordan, Dr. Andrew Ighade, Dr. Paola Pilonieta Abstract: Childhood obesity has been on the rise for decades with negative impact on health, […]
The Evaluation of an Educational Intervention on Food Label Literacy Among Parents of Children in an Outpatient Pediatric Clinic
Doctoral Candidate Name: Ifunanya Okocha Program: Doctor of Nursing Practice Defense Date and Time: April 7, 2021 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Virtual Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Florence Okoro Committee Members: Dr. Kathleen Jordan; Dr. Andrew Ighade; Dr. Paola Pilonieta Abstract: Childhood obesity has been on the rise for decades with negative impact on health, […]
The Evaluation of an Educational Intervention on Food Label Literacy Among Parents of Children in an Outpatient Pediatric Clinic
Doctoral Candidate Name: Ifunanya Okocha Program: Doctor of Nursing Practice Defense Date and Time: April 7, 2021 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Virtual Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Florence Okoro Committee Members: Dr. Kathleen Jordan; Dr. Andrew Ighade; Dr. Paola Pilonieta Abstract: Childhood obesity has been on the rise for decades with negative impact on health, […]
Safe Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care Through Implementation of Evidence-Based Guidelines
Doctoral Candidate Name: Michelle “Mimi” Starnes Program: Doctor of Nursing Practice Defense Date and Time: April 5, 2021 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Virtual Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Allison Burfield Committee Members: Dr. Meredith Troutman-Jordan, Dr. Lynne Sigmon-Laws, Dr. Michael Turner Abstract: Many people are affected by chronic pain. The use of opioids for pain […]