Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2016
Bayesian-based Methods for Transitioning Between Prognostic Estimates to Leverage Available Data, Alan Y. Nam
Electron Transport to Photosystem I by Soluble Carriers: Evolution of the Interacting Pair, Khoa Dang Nguyen
The Hunt for Lost Blood: Nazi Germanization Policy in Occupied Europe, Bradley Jared Nichols
Effects of Television Viewing On Psycho-Physiological And Behavioral Outcomes, Brittany Star Overstreet
Parables of Love: Reading the Romances of Chrétien de Troyes through Bernard of Clairvaux, Carrie D. Pagels
ANTHRAX MODELS INVOLVING IMMUNOLOGY, EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CONTROLS, Buddhi Raj Pantha
Improving Metabolic Engineering and Characterization of Clostridium thermocellum for Improved Cellulosic Ethanol Production, Beth Alexandra Papanek
Development and Validation of a Crisis Self-Efficacy Scale, Sejin Park
Cross-Functional Integration in the Supply Chain: Construct Development and the Impact of Workplace Behaviors, Daniel A. Pellathy
La censura católica literaria durante la Posguerra española: Traspasando las fronteras de la ideología franquista., Ángela Pérez del Puerto
Algorithms and Methods for Optimizing the Spent Nuclear Fuel Allocation Strategy, Gordon Matthew Petersen
Impedance-Resolved Performance and Durability in Redox Flow Batteries, Alan Michael Pezeshki
How Do People in Animal Welfare Fields Respond to Family Violence Situations?, Bethanie Allison Poe
Mathematical Approaches to Sustainability Assessment and Protocol Development for the Bioenergy Sustainability Target Assessment Resource (Bio-STAR), Nathan Louis Pollesch
Examining the Nature and Consequences of Interfunctional Bias in a Corporate Setting, William Adam Powell
Essays on Environmental Policy Instruments, Emissions Leakage and Public Policy, Shreekar Pradhan
Magnetic Local Positioning System with Supplemental Magnetometer-Accelerometer Data Fusion, Benjamin Scott Prothro
New Insights Into An Old Interaction: Developing A Model For PAI-1:VN Interactions, Letitia Nichole Puster
Elucidating the effects of metabolic state on nanoparticle distribution in mice and in vitro uptake, Kevin James Quigley
Development of the Coach Autonomy Support Beliefs Scale, Johannes Jakob Raabe
Individual variation in plant traits drives species interactions, ecosystem functioning, and responses to global change, Quentin Daniel Read
An Intelligent Robot and Augmented Reality Instruction System, Christopher M. Reardon
College Adjustment, Discrimination, and Social Support among Students of Color, Daniela Andrea Recabarren
Advancing Social Justice Through Conflict Resolution Amid Rapid Urban Transformation of the San Francisco Bay Area, Amanda Jo Reinke
Metabolomics approaches to decipher the antibacterial mechanisms of yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) against Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, Caroline Sue Rempe
Whole Genome Sequencing as a Tool for Identifying Phenotypic Properties and Underlying Genetic Mechanisms in Staphylococcus pseudintermedius, Matthew C. Riley
Shelley's Delusive Flames: Self and Poetry in The Major Works, Brent Steven Robida
Native American Young Adults in their Transition to College, and Persistence Through the First Year, Adrian Alexander Rodriguez
Novel Methods and Sensors for the Analysis of Trace Chemicals with Potential Environmental Applications, Samuel Mason Rosolina
A Criteria-Based Evaluation of Environmental Literacy Plans in the United States, Karena Ruggiero
Toward a Precision Measurement of the Theta_13 Mixing Angle with the Double Chooz Detectors, Ben Thomas Rybolt
Large Scale Brownian Dynamics Simulation of Dilute and Semidilute Polymeric Solutions, Amir Saadat
The Effects of Exogenous Fatty Acids on Enterococcus faecalis OG1RF, Holly Elizabeth Johnson Saito
Surface Plasmon Modes in Toroidal Nanostructures and Applications, Marouane Salhi
Young Children’s Social Connections: Characteristics of Social Networks and Types of Support, Daniela Andrea Salinas Maturana
Systematics, diversity and evolution of the suborder Tricholomatineae (Agaricales), Marisol Sanchez Garcia
Temperature-Dependent Structures and Atomic Mixing Behaviors in High-Entropy Alloys, Louis J. Santodonato
Academic Library Resources and Services for Online Distance Learners: An Exploratory Study, Roseanne Michele Sasso
SIWI in an Itinerant Teaching Setting: Contextual Factors Impacting Instruction, Rachel Machelle Saulsburry
Generation and Microwave Scattering Diagnostics of Small Volume Plasmas, Jordan Chase Sawyer
A Comparison of Comprehension Accuracy and Rate: Repeated Readings and Listening While Reading, Megan Amber Schall
SOCIAL EXCHANGE BETWEEN DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATIONS AND STAKEHOLDERS IN TENNESSEE’S RURAL COUNTIES, Angela Gray Sebby
Strategies for Controlling Bulk Heterojunction Morphology, Zach Daniel Seibers
Multiscale Modeling of Electrolytes for Energy Storage and Conversion, Fatemeh Sepehr
Leader-Member Exchange as a Predictor of Leaders’ Positive Work Outcomes: A Field Study, Matthew Jason Shaffer
Characterizing Local Order and Physical Properties of Rare Earth Complex Oxides, Thomas Jacob Shamblin
Microstructure Control and Correlation to Creep Properties in Grade 91 Steel Weldment After Thermo-Mechanical Treatments and an Fe-30Cr-3Al Alloy Strengthened by Fe2Nb Laves Phase, Benjamin Allen Shassere
Process Attribute Monitoring Approach to Gaseous Centrifuge Enrichment Plant Safeguards, Adam Michael Shephard
Understanding Perceptions of Breast Health in a Southern Appalachian Community, Hannah Leigh Shinault
Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation: Meta-analysis and Optimization of Amendment Carbon Rate and C:N Ratio to Control Key Plant Pathogens and Weeds, Utsala Shrestha
Temporality and Trope: A Theoretical Precursion toward the Question of Allusion as Metaphor, Donald Nicholas Shultz
Queen of Spades, Michael Shou-Yung Shum
HIGHLY-EDUCATED IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEURS' LOCATION DECISIONS, Nastaran Simarasl
Post-Concussion Experiences of Collegiate Student-Athletes, Kaitlin Iris Singer
Examining Consensual Non-Monogamy among Emerging Adult Samples: A Collection of Studies, Kayla Marie Sizemore
The Learning Projects of Municipal Elected Officials, Rebecca Campbell Smeltzer
Stories of Success: A Phenomenological Study of Positive Transformative Learning Experiences of Low-Socioeconomic Status Community College Mathematics Students, John Thomas Smith
Inhibition of the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway increases efficacy of doxorubicin and its derivative AD198 in bladder and oral cancers, Dmitriy Smolensky
Fundamental Understanding of Bond Formation During Solid State Welding of Dissimilar Metals, Niyanth S
The Student Experience of Other Students, Brian Kelleher Sohn
Machine Learning and Neutron Sensing in Mobile Nuclear Threat Detection, John Edward Sparger
Using Spatial Analysis to Evaluate Fire Activity in a Pine Rockland Ecosystem, Big Pine Key, Florida, USA, Lauren Ashley Stachowiak
Predictors of Musical Performance: Personality, Performance Anxiety, and Flow, Whitney Jean Statham
Nothing Stranger, Helen Mary Stead
Burnout and Attrition Experiences of New Professional Clinical Mental Health Counselors: An Application of the Indivisible Self Model of Wellness, Adam Forrest Stephens
Burnout in Young Adult Performing Artists, Benjamin Hyun Stocking
Assessing the Impact of Picture Books in Primary Grades Mathematics Instruction, Jessica Stone
DEVELOPING ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOYSTEMS: INTEGRATING SOCIAL EVOLUTIONARY THEORY AND SIGNALING THEORY TO EXPLAIN THE ROLE OF MEDIA IN ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEMS, Jason Andrew Strickling
Moral Margins: Ethics and Economics in American Northern Literature, 1837-1900, John Adam Stromski
Successful Graduate Students’ Perceptions of Characteristics of Online Learning Environments, Jian Su
Hankel Operators on the Drury-Arveson Space, James Allen Sunkes III
Spectroscopic Imaging of Aluminum Containing Plasma, David Michael Surmick
The Design of a Fast Neutron Radiography System for Non-Destructive Analysis of Thick, Dense Objects, Alicia Lauren Swift
Environmentally driven orchestration of metabolisms by Prochlorococcus spp., Martin James Szul
Beta-Delayed Neutron Data and Models for SCALE, Kemper Dyar Talley
The Evaluation and Refinement of Nonmetric Sex and Ancestry Assessment Methods in Modern Japanese and Thai Individuals, Sean D. Tallman
Inter-droplet Membranes for Mechanical Sensing Applications, Nima Tamaddoni Jahromi
Helium Diffusion and Accumulation in Gd2Ti2O7 and Gd2Zr2O7, Caitlin Anne Taylor
Academic Work Ethic in Middle School Students: Extending Scale Research and Investigating Construct Validity, Emily Pendergrast Taylor
Improving Droplet Interface Bilayers as Models for Cell Membranes, Graham Jeffery Taylor
Characteristics of Thick Concrete Neutron Reflection, Richard Gordon Taylor
Empirical Analysis to Investigate the Influence of Cultural Dimensions on Risk-Taking Behavior among Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Construction Workers in United States, Kaveri Ajit Thakur
In silico Driven Metabolic Engineering Towards Enhancing Biofuel and Biochemical Production, Richard Adam Thompson
HOPE Scholarship Status of Students in a Large Entry-Level Course in Teacher Education, Eleanore Claire Trant
Physical Home Environment, Personal Competencies, and Psychological Well-Being of Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Development of a Structural Model, Shannon Marie Trecartin
ASSESSING THE FUNCTIONAL SIMILARITY OF NATIVE AND INVASIVE ANOLIS LIZARDS IN THE FOOD WEBS OF STRUCTURALLY-SIMPLE HABITATS IN FLORIDA, Nathan W. Turnbough
Assessment of Next Generation Sequencing Technologies for De novo and Hybrid Assemblies of Challenging Bacterial Genomes, Sagar Mukund Utturkar
Optical Spectroscopy and the Contruction of an Optimal Wannier Basis with Application to the Development of Ab Initio Models, Robert Gerard Van Wesep
THIS CITY IS A CLOCK, Daniel D. Wallace
Development and Validation of the Statistics Assessment of Graduate Students, Dammika Lakmal Walpitage
The impacts of biopolymer-ionic liquid interactions on the utilization of lignocellulosic biomass, Jing Wang
Numerical Solutions of Stochastic Differential Equations, Liguo Wang
Topology Design and Delay Control for Communication Networks in Smart Grid, Xiaodong Wang
Innovative Electrode Nanocomposites for Energy Storage and Conversion Systems, Yiran Wang