Educational Leadership
LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF FACULTY INTERACTION IN ONLINE COURSES
Doctoral Candidate Name: Carolyn V. Salanger Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: January 21, 2021 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Online through Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Lisa Merriweather Committee Members: Dr. Sandra Dika, Dr. Ryan Miller, Dr. Susan McCarter Abstract: ABSTRACT The purpose of this mixed-methods research study was to understand student perceptions […]
A Phenomenological Case Study of Faculty and Staff Experiences in Green Zone Training to Support Student Veteran Transition into Higher Education
Doctoral Candidate Name: Christine Reed Davis Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: November 11, 2020 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: Virtual: Contact chowel22@charlotte.edu for the Zoom link Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Jae Hoon Lim Committee Members: Dr. Mark D’Amico, Dr. Ryan Miller, Dr. Hank Harris Abstract: The enactment of the federal G.I. Bill in […]
MORE THAN PIZZA: EXPLORING THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDS OF AFTERSCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND CULTURAL RELEVANCE
Doctoral Candidate Name: Chiquita P. Miller Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: November 9, 2020 – 3:00 PM Defense Location: Virtual: Contact chowel22@charlotte.edu for the Zoom link Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Lisa R. Merriweather Committee Members: Dr. Jae Hoon Lim, Dr. Ryan Miller, Dr. Tehia Starker-Glass Abstract: Afterschool programs play a significant role in […]
A Qualitative Study of the Perceptions of Beginning PK-12 Public Education Teachers on Defined Benefit Retirement Plans
Doctoral Candidate Name: Rex A. Mangiaracina Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: October 28, 2020 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: https://uncc.webex.com/meet/whhart Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Walter Hart Committee Members: Dr. Hilary Dack, Dr. Rebecca Shore, Dr. Jimmy Watson, Dr. Lan Kolano Abstract: ABSTRACT REX A. MANGIARACINA. A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF THE PERCEPTIONS OF BEGINNING […]
The Transfer Seminar: Measured Impacts on Transfer Student Outcomes
Doctoral Candidate Name: Andrea Swintal Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: November 2, 2020 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Virtual: Contact chowel22@charlotte.edu for the Zoom link Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Mark D’Amico Committee Members: Dr. Claudia Flowers, Dr. Cathy Howell, Dr. Lisa Walker Abstract: The volume of transfer students across college and university campuses […]
“In the contradiction lies the hope”: White student affairs administrators’ understanding of whiteness
Doctoral Candidate Name: Rachael Forester Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: October 22, 2020 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Virtual: Contact chowel22@charlotte.edu for the Zoom link Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Ryan A. Miller Committee Members: Dr. Tracey Benson, Dr. Jae Hoon Lim, Dr. Erin Miller Abstract: Among white people, there is a pervasive mentality […]
Navigating genderization: Women’s perceptions of career advancement into senior-level student affairs roles
Doctoral Candidate Name: Emily Wheeler Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: October 26, 2020 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Virtual: Contact chowel22@charlotte.edu for the Zoom link Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Ryan A. Miller Committee Members: Dr. Cathy D. Howell, Dr. Jae Hoon Lim, Dr. Fatma Mili, Dr. Leslie Zenk Abstract: While women have attained […]
Navigating genderization: Women’s perceptions of career advancement into senior-level student affairs roles
Doctoral Candidate Name: Emily Wheeler Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: October 26, 2020 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Virtual: Contact chowel22@charlotte.edu for the Zoom link Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Ryan A. Miller Committee Members: Dr. Cathy D. Howell, Dr. Jae Hoon Lim, Dr. Fatma Mili, Dr. Leslie Zenk Abstract: While women have attained […]
Renegotiating Identity: Understanding the Communicative Negotiation of Community College Transfer Student Identities
Doctoral Candidate Name: Brandy Stamper Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: October 29, 2020 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Virtual: Contact chowel22@charlotte.edu for the Zoom Link Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Ryan Miller Committee Members: Dr. Mark D’Amico, Dr. Leslie Zenk, Dr. Cliff Scott Abstract: This phenomenological study explored the identity experiences of fifteen community […]
COOPERATING TEACHERS’ TRAINING, CHALLENGES, AND PERCEIVED READINESS TO HOST STUDENT TEACHERS
Doctoral Candidate Name: Erica Moody Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: October 6, 2020 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Online Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Rebecca Shore Committee Members: Dr. Richard Lambert, Dr. Walter Hart, Dr. Jeanneine Jones Abstract: The student teaching experience is one that is typically filled with a wide range of triumphs […]