Dissertation Defense

What is in my Patient’s Pantry? Addressing Food Insecurity in Primary Care: A Quality Improvement Project.

Doctoral Candidate Name: Rachel Koontz Program: Doctor of Nursing Practice Defense Date and Time: March 30, 2021 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: Virtual via Zoom: Meeting ID: 949 1321 6912 Phone: +1 929 205 6099 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Katie Shue-McGuffin Committee Members: Dr. Charlene Whitaker-Brown, Dr. Xiaoxia Newton, Dr. Andrew Nance Abstract: Food insecurity […]

Chemoenzymatic preparation of probes for in vitro and cellular elucidation of complex bacterial polysaccharides

Doctoral Candidate Name: Amanda Reid Program: Nanoscale Science Defense Date and Time: April 12, 2021 – 1:30 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Jerry Troutman Committee Members: Dr. Yuri Nesmelov, Dr. Swarnapali De Silva Indrasekara, Dr. Craig Ogle, Dr. Mark Clemens Abstract: Bacteria play a major role in our health and wellbeing. The […]

Evidence-Based and Makerpsaced: Preservice Teachers’ Dispositions, Perceptions, and Preparedness to Teach Students With Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities

Categories: Dissertation Defense

Doctoral Candidate Name: Abby Holland Program: Defense Date and Time: March 29, 2021 – 12:15 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Heather Coffey Committee Members: Erin FitzPatrick, Lisa Merriweather, Abigail Moore Abstract: The purpose of this action research project was to explore the perceptions, practices, and roles that a team of six (6) […]

Changing the Conversation on Passive and Active Job Seekers: A Continuum-Based Approach

Doctoral Candidate Name: Claire Mansfield Program: Organizational Science Defense Date and Time: April 9, 2021 – 1:30 PM Defense Location: Virtual Committee chair’s Name: Dr. George Banks Committee Members: Dr. George Banks, Dr. Eric Heggestad, Dr. Anne-Kathrin Kronberg, Dr. Alyssa McGonagle Abstract: As employers leverage recruitment activities to compete for active job seekers, they may […]

Secure Cryptographic Designs Resilient to Side-channel Attacks

Doctoral Candidate Name: Yutian Gui Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense Date and Time: April 9, 2021 – 9:30 AM Defense Location: https://uncc.webex.com/uncc/j.php?MTID=mc9205ba51ce84d328de5d2c1ae3a0e8b Committee chair’s Name: Fareena Saqib Committee Members: Dr. Fareena Saqib, Dr. Tao Han, Dr. Kathryn Smith Weldon, Dr. Moutaz Khouja Abstract: The rapid development of IoT devices and distributed computing brings convenience […]

Secure Cryptographic Designs Resilient to Side-channel Attacks

Doctoral Candidate Name: Yutian Gui Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense Date and Time: April 9, 2021 – 9:30 AM Defense Location: https://uncc.webex.com/uncc/j.php?MTID=mc9205ba51ce84d328de5d2c1ae3a0e8b Committee chair’s Name: Fareena Saqib Committee Members: Dr. Fareena Saqib, Dr. Tao Han, Dr. Kathryn Smith Weldon, Dr. Moutaz Khouja Abstract:

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:

EFFICACY OF AN EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION ON LATINAS’ CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING KNOWLEDGE

Doctoral Candidate Name: Amber Rose Harper, MSN, FNP-C Program: Doctor of Nursing Practice Defense Date and Time: April 6, 2021 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: Virtual Zoom Meeting Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Florence Okoro Committee Members: Dr. Katie Shue-McGuffin, Dr. Lydia Adams, Dr. Monika Sawhney Abstract: Latinas’ lack of knowledge regarding cervical cancer screening (CCS) […]

THE PREDICTORS OF COUNSELOR MORAL AND ETHICAL REFLECTION: SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE, MEDITATION, CLINICAL EXPERIENCE, AND ETHICAL CLIMATE

Doctoral Candidate Name: Christie Nelson Program: Counselor Education and Supervision Defense Date and Time: March 26, 2021 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Susan Furr Committee Members: Dr. Edward Wierzalis, Dr. Henry Harris, Dr. Claudia Flowers, Dr. Allison Stedman Abstract: While research on the ethical decision-making process in counseling continues to […]

IMPROVING NURSING RECOGNITION AND MANAGEMENT OF POSTOPERATIVE DELIRIUM IN THE ACUTE CARE SETTING

Doctoral Candidate Name: Latasia Belin Program: Doctor of Nursing Practice Defense Date and Time: April 5, 2021 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: Virtual Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Allison Burfield Committee Members: Dr. Katherine Shue-McGuffin, Dr. Jennifer Woodward, Dr. Elizabeth Stearns Abstract: Introduction: Postoperative delirium is a common cognitive complication characterized by an abrupt disturbance in […]