Dissertation Defense
BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS TO EARLY GOALS OF CARE DISCUSSIONS WITH TERMINALLY ILL CANCER PATIENTS
Doctoral Candidate Name: Victoria Poillucci Program: Doctor of Nursing Practice Defense Date and Time: March 30, 2021 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Virtual Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Kelly Powers Committee Members: Dr. Kelly Powers, Dr. Kathleen Jordan, Dr. MaryLou Affronti, Dr. Phyllis Post Abstract: ABSTRACT VICTORIA MARIE POILLUCCI. Breaking Down Barriers to Early Goals-of-Care Discussions […]
Effects of an Asynchronous Online Intervention on Secondary General Educator Knowledge, Application, Confidence, and Generalization of the Predictors of Post-school Success
Doctoral Candidate Name: Stephen Kwiatek Program: Special Education Defense Date and Time: April 14, 2021 – 11:00 AM Defense Location: https://uncc.zoom.us/j/98457561569 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Valerie L. Mazzotti Committee Members: Dr. Charles Wood, Dr. Fred Spooner, Dr. Jeanneine Jones, and Dr. Christopher O’Brien (5th Reader) Abstract: Federal legislation has mandated students with and without disabilities […]
HOW DO THE HOMELESS NEWLY DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER RECEIVE SAFE AND COST-EFFECTIVE HEALTHCARE DURING YEAR ONE FOLLOWING DIAGNOSIS?
Doctoral Candidate Name: Amy B. Edinger Program: Doctor of Nursing Practice Defense Date and Time: April 15, 2021 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: Via Teams – please email me for link Committee chair’s Name: Stephanie Woods, PhD Committee Members: David Langford, PhD, Ashley Sumrall, MD, Lori Gossett, PhD Abstract: Cancer is one of the most […]
Understanding and Designing for Sharing and Privacy in Wearable Fitness Platforms
Doctoral Candidate Name: Abdulmajeed Alqhatani Program: Computing and Information Systems Defense Date and Time: April 1, 2021 – 9:30 AM Defense Location: Virtual (Zoom) Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Heather Richter Lipford Committee Members: Dr.Mohamed Shehab; Dr.Weichao Wang; Dr.Tricia Turner Abstract: Commercial wearable devices that collect health and fitness data are widely used. These devices sense […]
Assessment of burnout with implementation of a brief mindfulness intervention in palliative care clinicians
Doctoral Candidate Name: Rachel Snyder Program: Doctor of Nursing Practice Defense Date and Time: March 23, 2021 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Charlotte, NC – Virtual via Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Susan Lynch Committee Members: Dr. Teresa Gaston, Dr. Hank Harris, Dr. Larry Burke Abstract: Background: Work in palliative care can be a rewarding […]
Can You See It Coming? How Disclosure and Corporate Social Responsibility Activity Predict Cybersecurity Breach
Doctoral Candidate Name: Marcy Binkley Program: Business Administration: DBA Defense Date and Time: April 12, 2021 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Laura Stanley Committee Members: Dr. Marcia Watson, Dr. Gregory Martin, Dr. Chandra Subramaniam Abstract: This dissertation explores the cybersecurity risk disclosure and the information an organization signals via disclosure […]
Optimizing the interdisciplinary team in a neuroscience ICU
Doctoral Candidate Name: Allison Gibson Program: Doctor of Nursing Practice Defense Date and Time: March 25, 2021 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: Virtual Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Kathleen Jordan Committee Members: Dr. David Langford, Dr. Richard McAnulty, Dr. Robert Blessing, Abstract: Introduction: A high-functioning interdisciplinary team is needed to achieve optimal team and patient outcomes […]
Evaluation of Acute Care Providers’ Opioid Prescribing Practices in Chronic Non-Cancer Pain
Doctoral Candidate Name: Kimberly Beth Payne Buckner Program: Doctor of Nursing Practice Defense Date and Time: March 22, 2021 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Virtual Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Allison Burfield Committee Members: Dr. Donna M. Kazemi, Dr. Erika Myers, Dr. Shelley Johnson Listwan Abstract: More than 760,000 people have died from an opioid overdose […]
Effects of E-cigarette Education in Adolescents and Young Adults in Primary Care
Doctoral Candidate Name: Amy Carriker Program: Doctor of Nursing Practice Defense Date and Time: March 22, 2021 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: Virtual Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Tonya Anderson Committee Members: Dr. Kathleen Jordan, Dr. Katherine Shue-McGuffin, Dr. Prabin Lamichhane, Dr. John Szmer Abstract: Approximately one in five high school student and 1 in 20 […]
Improving the Interprofessional Teams’ Knowledge, Confidence, and Self-Efficacy in the Care of Adult Brain Tumor Patients
Doctoral Candidate Name: Margaret A. McDonnell Program: Doctor of Nursing Practice Defense Date and Time: April 1, 2021 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Kathleen Jordan Committee Members: Dr. Teresa Cating, Dr. Jason Windett, Dr. Eric Deshaies Abstract: Purpose: The purpose of this educational project was to determine whether interprofessional team […]