Events for November 2025

Please join the NWHC Library for our Tech Tuesday sessions focused on research and writing. Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. CT (Zoom): Presenter Jivesh de Sousa will provide an overview of Grammarly updates. Use the link below to log on or scan the QR code on the flyer. https://pvpanther.zoom.us/j/97555625606?pwd=xYolTlR6UfdHLHLVeofWCMP6o4wn8y.1 Meeting ID: 975 5562 5606 Passcode: […]

COMMITTEE CHAIR: Dr. Donald Collins TITLE: LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOR IN INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ITS INFLUENCE ON ALUMNI GIVING BEHAVIOR: A GROUNDED THEORY STUDY ABSTRACT: The proposed title for this dissertation is Understanding Leadership in Institutional Development and its Influence on Alumni Giving Behavior: A Grounded Theory Study. Many questions have been raised about leadership when it [...]

Please join the NWHC Library for our Tech Tuesday sessions focused on research and writing. Tuesday, November 4, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. CT (Zoom): Presenter Talia Richards-Resendes will share information about Springshare products, including those currently in use such as LibGuides, as well as new resources available to library patrons. Use the link below to log on [...]

Meeting ID: 994 9343 9206 Passcode: 612071 https://pvpanther.zoom.us/j/99603029424?pwd=ZpTwQYre70J3NMm6spLj76IDayajbg.1

Meeting ID: 994 5927 2643 Passcode: 769807 https://pvpanther.zoom.us/j/99459272643?pwd=4BWV8fhj8ALzKEB6aBHsbtchapMGFl.1

COMMITTEE CHAIR: Dr. Xishuang Dong TITLE: INTERPRETABLE AI FOR DEEP KNOWLEDGE TRACING TO IMPLEMENT PERSONALIZED LEARNING AT HBCUS ABSTRACT: Deep Knowledge Tracing (DKT) has emerged as an AI-based transformative technology in educational data science, enabling the modeling and forecasting of students’ learning path through their interactions with academic tasks. While DKT has shown impressive predictive [...]

COMMITTEE CHAIR: Dr. Mohamed Chouikha TITLE: MACHINE LEARNING-BASED DETECTION OF COVERT DATA EXFILTRATION VIA ELECTROMAGNETIC SIDE-CHANNEL EMISSIONS FROM COMPUTER MEMORY IN AIR-GAPPED SYSTEMS ABSTRACT: Air-gapped computer systems are physically isolated from unsecured networks. Though isolated, they remain vulnerable to covert data exfiltration through electromagnetic side channels and other covert channel attacks. This research presents a [...]

Please join the NWHC Library for our Tech Tuesday session. Tuesday, November 11, 2025, at 2:00 pm CT (Zoom)  Presenter Denice Lewis, Research & Instruction Librarian -Engineering & Science, Z. Smith Reynolds Library, Wake Forest University. Use the link below to log on or scan the QR code on the flyer. https://pvpanther.zoom.us/j/97555625606?pwd=xYolTlR6UfdHLHLVeofWCMP6o4wn8y.1 Meeting ID: 975 5562 [...]

COMMITTEE CHAIR: Dr. Temilola Salami TITLE: A GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS OF MENTAL HEALTH ACCESS AMONG TRAUMA-EXPOSED DISCIPLINARY ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM YOUTH ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study is to investigate the association between trauma symptoms, emotional dysregulation and socioeconomic deprivation of marginalized youth. This dissertation utilizes data from a prior thesis study involving 151 youth between [...]

COMMITTEE CHAIR: Dr. Lai Jiang TITLE: IMPLEMENTING A NURSE NAVIGATOR IN AN OUTPATIENT PROCEDURAL SETTING TO IMPROVE PATIENT SATISFACTION SCORES: A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT ABSTRACT: The poultry industry generates millions of tons of chicken feathers annually, most of which are underutilized and discarded as waste materials. Chicken feather fiber (CFF), primarily composed of keratin, possesses [...]

Dear Graduate Students, The PVAMU Graduate School, College of Business, and Graduate Student Association are excited to invite you to an empowering Financial Literacy Workshop featuring Audria Ford! Build Confidence, Control, and Clarity with Your Finances Northwest Houston Center 9449 Grant Rd., Houston, TX 77070 Thursday, November 13 | 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Take charge of [...]

COMMITTEE CHAIR: Dr. Cajetan Akujuobi TITLE: EDGE-NATIVE MULTI-AGENT SYSTEM FOR LATENCY-CRITICAL ANOMALY DETECTION AND QOS OPTIMIZATION IN 6G SMART MANUFACTURING ABSTRACT: The rapid evolution toward 6G networks introduces unprecedented opportunities for real-time, autonomous industrial systems but also poses new challenges for maintaining Quality of Service (QoS) under highly dynamic conditions. This dissertation proposal addresses the [...]

COMMITTEE CHAIR: Dr. Xishuang Dong TITLE: ENHANCING LEARNING PATH RECOMMENDATION VIA MULTI-TASK LEARNING ABSTRACT: Personalized learning is a student-centered educational approach that acknowledges and adapts to the unique characteristics of each learner by customizing content, pacing, and assessments to meet individual needs. Key components include learner profiles, cognitive styles, learning objectives, adjustable pacing, and enabling [...]

Nov. 18, 2025, 2:00 pm CT (Zoom)  Understanding Cybersecurity—Deepfakes. Presenter: Henry Rose,  Assistant Director of Infrastructure, Center for Information Technology, Prairie View A&M University Please use the link below or the QR Code on the flyer. Meeting ID: 975 5562 5606 https://pvpanther.zoom.us/j/97555625606?pwd=xYolTlR6UfdHLHLVeofWCMP6o4wn8y.1 Thank you, Elizabeth Jean Brumfield, PhD, CAS, MLIS

COMMITTEE CHAIR: Dr. Xishuang Dong TITLE: LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS FOR INFORMATION EXTRACTION ABSTRACT: Over the past few years, Large Language Models (LLMs) have emerged as powerful tools for natural language processing (NLP) tasks. These LLMs are based on transformer architectures and are pre-trained through self-supervised learning on massive text corpora to capture the intricate features […]

COMMITTEE CHAIR: Dr. Douglas Hermond TITLE: EVALUATING THE HOUSING DISPARITIES SURROUNDING 1890 LAND GRANT UNIVERSITIES AND 1862 LAND GRANT UNIVERSITIES IN THE SOUTH ABSTRACT: This dissertation investigated the disparities in housing and economic development surrounding 1890 and 1862 land grant universities in the southern United States, highlighting the differences between Historically Black Colleges and Universities […]

November 20, 2025 @ 11 am Central Time Virtual Employer Forum: Diverse Careers in STEM With Dr. Tracey Thomas Zoom registration: https://howard.zoom.us/meeting/register/7fEQhJWOToClXrU4k25zqg

COMMITTEE CHAIR: Dr. Abida Solomon TITLE: IMPROVING BREAST CANCER SCREENING COMPLIANCE AMONG FEMALE VETERANS: A QI EVALUATION PROJECT ABSTRACT: Introduction: Breast cancer remains the most frequently diagnosed cancer among women in the United States, with women veterans facing heightened risks due to fragmented care, psychosocial stressors, and toxic exposures during service. Despite a robust breast […]

COMMITTEE CHAIR: Dr. Suxia Cui TITLE: ADVANCING THE HARDWARE REALIZATION OF SWINIR FUNCTIONS ABSTRACT: Image enhancement is a key area in image processing that aims to improve visual quality for interpretation, analysis, and decision-making. SWINIR (Shifted Window Image Restoration) is a state-of-the-art deep learning model for image superresolution; however, mapping its computation pipeline to hardware […]

COMMITTEE CHAIR: Dr. Abida Solomon TITLE: ENHANCING PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE: AN EDUCATIONAL APPROACH TO INCREASE STAFF KNOWLEDGE AND COMPLIANCE WITH CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE TO REDUCE SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS IN OBSTETRIC CARE ABSTRACT: Introduction: Surgical site infections (SSIs) after cesarean deliveries remain a significant challenge in obstetric care, contributing to increased maternal morbidity, longer hospital stays, and higher […]

COMMITTEE CHAIR: Dr. Ram Ray TITLE: FIELD-SCALE EVALUATION OF ALGAL BIOFERTILIZER TO ENHANCE SOIL HEALTH, CARBON SEQUESTRATION, AND COTTON YIELD FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE ABSTRACT: The intensive use of synthetic fertilizers in cotton production has improved yields but has also contributed to soil degradation, nutrient imbalance, and greenhouse gas emissions. To promote sustainable nutrient management, this […]

COMMITTEE CHAIR: Dr. Ram Ray TITLE: CARBON SEQUESTRATION AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION DYNAMICS OF FORAGE SORGHUM CULTIVARS IN SOUTHERN TEXAS ABSTRACT: Carbon sequestration is an important strategy that removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and stores it in soil and vegetation. The study aimed to evaluate carbon sequestration, carbon emission in three different forage sorghum […]