Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2024
The Sons of Melisende: Baldwin III, Amalric, and Kingship in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, 1143-1174 CE, Adam M. Aaron
Checking the Box: Does Compliance with Risk Management Regulation Increase Financial Stability?, Samuel W. Adams
Data-Driven Model Reduction Strategies for Dynamical Systems, Talha Ahmed
Computational Study of Confined Cytoskeletal Assemblies: Simple Rules, Complex Behavior, Oghosa Honor Akenuwa
Multi-Proxy Studies of Holocene Environmental Change in the Páramos of Central and South America, Jamie L. Alumbaugh
Mechanisms of Genome Organization and Metabolic Implications of Drosophila Insulator Proteins, Bright Amankwaa
Alchemy of the Wounded Healer & Becoming "Good Company for the Journey": Integration of Counselors’ Grief Experiences within Professional Identity Development, Sarah E. Anderson
Topics in Energy, Trade and Environmental, and Public Economics, Ivan Peter Anich
Unraveling the Distinct Structures and Functions of Mouse Insulin 1 and Insulin 2 using Liquid Chromatography - Ion Mobility Spectrometry – Mass Spectrometry, Aleksandra Antevska
Someone to Keep Me: Emotions, Labor, Trauma, and Orphanhood in Haiti, Hannah Mackynzie Archer
Perceptions of Tennessee Principals of their Supervisors’ Role in Developing their Instructional Leadership Capacity, Brandie P. Arnold
The Influence of Founder Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Identity Networks on Founder Identity Evolution, Rebecca Arwine
Music to their (big) ears: Exploring collective effervescence and well-being at the 2023 Big Ears Festival, Jackson W. Babb
CodonT5: A Multi-Task Codon Language Model for Species-to-Species Translation, Ashley N. Babjac
Who Benefits from Detailed Income Tax Disclosure?, Jack Badger
Applying a One Health approach to expand disease surveillance in eastern wildlife, Eliza L. Baker
The World of Lérins: Ontology and the Late Antique Monastery, 400–542 CE, Matthew Baker
Novel Quantum Algorithms for Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) Devices, Shikha Bangar
APPLYING KEYWORD AND SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSES TO DEVELOP MORE EFFECTIVE RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS, Anna S. Banks
Beyond Machines and Algorithms: Investigating Bias, Ethnic Attribution, and Social Categorization in Human-Robot Interaction, Jessica Barfield
Microemulsion Electrolytes for Redox Flow Batteries, Brian A. Barth
Contactless Human Sensing with MIMO Radar and End-to-End Deep Learning, Chandler Jackson Bauder
The Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Children’s Perceptions of Parental Anxiety Scale, Megan Baumgardner
Discrete Time State-Space Modeling Framework for Switched-Mode Power Supplies, Jared Baxter
Variational Multiscale Discontinuous Galerkin Interface Method for High-Performance Homogenization and Uncertainty Quantification of Microstructures, Amirfarzad Behnam
Tuned In: How novice teachers navigate personal, professional, and political influences, Mary Katherine Bentley
Transnational Discourses, Global Entanglements: Afro-Latin American and Caribbean Literary and Cultural Production from the Nineteenth Century Onwards, Cecily P. Bernard
Discriminative Nursing Care Practices Towards Patients with Opioid Use Disorder in the Hospital Setting: How Knowledge and Social Attitudes Impact Care Delivery, Jeanne Adam Bernier
Member Validation: Memorable Message Effects on Newcomer Social Integration and Organizational Socialization, Victoria L. Bertram
Two Essays on the Board of Directors, Dipesh Bhattarai
Developing a Strategic Approach for Utilizing Read-Aloud Technology in Secondary Social Studies Classes: A Design-Based Research Study, Katherine Alice Blake
Investigating Small Molecule Behavior in Living Bacterial Membranes with Second Harmonic Scattering, Marea J. Blake
A Village: Examining the associations between social support, aggravation in parenting, child behavioral problems, and the mother-child relationship., Natalie Christine Blocher
Molecule-based quantum materials under extreme conditions, Avery Leon Blockmon
Feature Interaction Selection for High-Dimensional Experimental Data, Di Bo
The Principal’s Dilemma: A Qualitative Study of Sensemaking through Ethical Decision Making in Response to Tennessee’s Third Grade Retention Law for EL Students, Virginia R. Boles
Investigation of Magnetic, Spectroscopic, and Structural Properties of Molecular Metal Compounds, Alexandria Bone
Electroweak Interactions on the Deuteron, Jose Luis Bonilla
Phase Stability and Mechanical Behavior of BCC Refractory High Entropy Alloys, Jeffrey M. Brookins
“I have endured”: Lived Experiences of Adolescent Pregnancy in Rural Central Appalachia: A Phenomenological Inquiry, April Dawn Bryant
Using Contemplative Pedagogy to Encourage Professional Counselor Identity Development: A Multiple Case Study, Tony Burch
Christ His Grace Is Sufficient Mobile Home Service and Transporting, Inc: Poems, Andrew L. Butler
INVESTIGATING HABITAT, TIES TO AQUATIC FOOD WEBS, AND ECOTOXICOLOGICAL THREATS TO COMMON AND DECLINING BAT SPECIES, Ashleigh B. Cable
Protein Engineering of Bacterial Proteases for Enhanced Poly-L-lactic Acid Depolymerization, Jordan Alexander Cannon
Subchondral Bone Disease and Osteoarthritis: Use of Large Animal Models, Novel Techniques, and Emerging Treatments, Alexandra Carlson
Help-Seeking Tendencies and Motivations Among College Students in The Utilization of Professional Psychological Services, James Louie Cartee III
INVESTIGATING SELF-CARE AS EXPERIENCED BY INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES AND USING A CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING DEVICE, Karen Marie Carver
Emotion, Transformative Learning, and United States Air Force Leader Development, Nicholas Alexander Cary
Effectiveness of Listening Passage Preview with Children Diagnosed with ADHD, David M. Castleman
An Understanding of Supply Chain Network Evolution, Junwoo Cha
Reconfigurable, Reliable and Online Learning Enabled Memristive Neuromorphic Core Design for Brain-Inspired Computing, Nishith Nirjhar Chakraborty
"The Air Itself is One Vast Library": Reading the Influence of Motive Expression in the Victorian Imagination, Allison Lyn Clymer
Introjection, Mentalization, Ego Functioning, and Lacan’s “Name of the Father”, Chloe T. Cohen
From non-reaching to reaching: A micro-analysis of group differences in movement behavior around reach onset., John Paul Connell
“Sometimes giving up is the strong thing:” How women charter school teachers remain resilient in an educational marketplace, Gretchen N. Cook
The Development and Enhancement of a Forward Mathematical Model of the Human Knee Joint, Seth Coomer
Milling stability map identification and machining parameter optimization using Bayesian inference, Aaron William Cornelius
ICE RECRYSTALLIZATION IN ICE CREAM: THE ROLES OF MILK FAT AND PROTEIN, AND THE INHIBITION EFFECT OF CHITIN NANOCRYSTALS, Yuly X. Correa Gonzalez
Phenology, Olfactory Response, and Tritrophic Interactions of Helicoverpa zea and Chloridea virescens on Hemp, Cannabis sativa, Julian B. Cosner
Development of SUPG and Stabilized Finite Element Method Solvers for the Two Fluid Plasma Model, Kenneth A. Croft
Stability of Quantum Computers, Samudra Dasgupta
Understanding the impact of divertor and main chamber ion fluxes on divertor closure in the DIII-D tokamak, Kirtan M. Davda
Toxoplasma gondii: the dynamics between free-roaming cats and wildlife, Tania J. Dawant
Understanding Traits to Support Crowdworkers' Flexibility, Senjuti Dutta
Feasibility and uncertainty evaluation of sequential hybrid manufacturing using optical coordinate metrology, Jake Dvorak
Development of Nucleic Acid Sensing Strategies for Point-of-Care Pathogen Identification, Haley Cassandra Dylewski
Prompt vs Local Redeposition: Model Refinement and Experimental Design for Understanding High-Z Net Erosion in Magnetic Confinement Fusion, Davis C. Easley
Presentations of Value: Evaluative Outlooks and Practical Reason, Michael Ebling
“It’s a Fine Line to Walk:” Rural Identity and Global Citizenship Education Gatekeeping, Dylan Tyler Edmondson
Combinatorial Thin Film Sputtering for Rapid Materials Discovery of Next Generation Alloys, Reece Emery
Phase Engineering of High-entropy Alloys through Transformations, Xuesong Fan
Concentration and Production of Cryoprotective Additives from Agricultural Waste Streams and Abundant Protein Sources, Madison L. Fomich
Classifying Facial Expressions of Students Being Tutored in a Gateway College Math Course, Kriss Gabourel
Extending a Risk-taking Model of Alcohol-facilitated Consensual and Sexually Coercive Hook-up Behaviors among College Men, Alisa Renee Garner
The Nature of Analyzing and Interpreting Data in 6-12 Science Education, Amanda Victoria Garner
Examining Self-Regulation, Satisfaction, and Completion in Self-Paced Online Professional Development, Erin Garty
Educational Experiences that Lead to Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities and Complex Needs, Alison A. Gauld
Enhancing security and usability in password-based web systems through standardized authentication interactions, Anuj Gautam
Exploring the Dark Matter of Proteomics, Armin G. Geiger
MYCOPLASMA BOVIS MASTITIS: PREVALENCE, IDENTIFICATION OF VIRULENCE FACTORS AND HOST IMMUNE RESPONSE GENES, Aga E. Gelgie
Investigating oxidative stress and large-scale genomic reduction in Vibrio natriegens through the development and application of new genetic techniques, Elizabeth Glasgo
Controlling Complex Dynamic Transportation Systems: Development and Adaptation of a Novel Distributed Cooperative Multi-Agent Learning Technique, Russell Thomas Graves
Physical Activity on Multiuse Trails and in a Novel Bike Park within an Urban Wilderness, Douglas Gregory
Observing The Response of the Caspian Sea Microbiome to Crude Oil Amendment Under Oxic and Hypoxic Conditions, Zabrenna Georgiana Griffiths
Quantum Computing and Information for Nuclear Physics, Chenyi Gu
Essays on the Economics of Federal Programs, Diego A. Guerrero
Development and Validation of the Scales of Emotional Functioning: Preschool and Kindergarten (SEF:PAK), Rachel Gustafson
Device-Based Measures of Maternal Physical Activity, Pregnancy Nocturnal Glucose, Postpartum Sleep, and Infant Adiposity, Bethany R. Hallenbeck
Investigation of Molecular Transition Metal Complexes: Structures, Magnetic Properties, and Reactivities, Adam T. Hand
Multimodal Data Fusion and Machine Learning for Advancing Biomedical Applications, Md Inzamam Ul Haque
Sand Aggregation by Methanotrophic Bacteria and Marine Microbial Hydrocarbon Degradation Under Differing Biogeochemistries, Ann-Marie G. Harik
Domestic Violent Extremism in Colonial Capitalism's Perpetual War, Kim Alma Hartley
Fundamental Investigation of Thermal and Mechanical Properties of High-Entropy Alloys via Composition and Structural Analysis, MD ABDULLAH AL HASAN
Rapport and collective attention: How we predict others will share knowledge, Andrew S. Heim