Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2021
A Realist Evaluation of the Professional Development Program Thriving through Being with Professional Coaches and Support Staff of NCAA Women’s Basketball, Lauren Kelly McHenry
Three Essays in Experimental and Network Economics, John D. McMahan
Emerging Adults’ Experiences as Receivers of Sexually Transmitted Infection Disclosures from Sexual Partners: A Three-Part Examination, Kayley D. McMahan
Quantifying and Reversing Compensatory Movements by Persons Post-Stroke in the Ambient Setting, Aaron Miller
Microstructural Characterization and Analysis of Laser-Powder Bed Fusion GRCop-84 by Metallurgical and Neutron Scattering Methods, Robert Minneci
Finding Light in the Darkness: A Narrative Inquiry Exploring Male Athletes’ Emotional Abuse Experiences, Lindsey A. Miossi
An Ethics of Amusement, Ashley Caroline Mobley
Measuring Electron Diffusion and Constraining the Neutral Current π0 Background for Single-Photon Events in MicroBooNE, Andrew Mogan
A MULTILEVEL STUDY OF DRIVING BEHAVIOR AND SYSTEM PERFORMANCE- HARNESSING LARGE-SCALE NATURALISTIC DRIVING AND CONVENTIONAL SAFETY DATA, Amin Mohammadnazar
Auto-curation of Large Evolving Image Datasets, Sara Mousavicheshmehkaboodi
Architectural-element analysis and depositional models for pre-vegetation braidplain and braid-delta environments, with modern analogues, Jason Gerhard Muhlbauer
Synthesis and Physical Properties of High Entropy Oxide Ceramics, Brianna L. Musicó
Sensor Fusion for Object Detection and Tracking in Autonomous Vehicles, Mohamad Ramin Nabati
Spectroscopic investigations of complex van der Waals systems, Sabine N. Neal
Biofabricated Constructs of Carbon-based Nanoparticles with Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Orthopedic Repair, Steven D. Newby
Three Essays on the Economics of Health and Higher Education in the United States, Hieu M. Nguyen
Anti-inflammatory and chemopreventive activity of lunasin from tofu whey for the management of gastrointestinal diseases, Cindy Andrea Nieto Veloza
Divine Cosmos: Emergent Ecology and Nineteenth-Century American Literature, Lucas R. Nossaman
Digital Cutting Force Modeling for Milling Operations, Timothy T. No
Ion Irradiation Effects on Damage Annealing and Dopant Activation in Single Crystal SiC, Lauren Nuckols
An Analysis of Modern Password Manager Security and Usage on Desktop and Mobile Devices, Timothy Oesch
Ultrasound-Driven Fabrication of Nanosized High-Entropy Materials for Heterogeneous Catalysis, Francis Uchenna Okejiri
Forecasting Nigeria's Electricity Demand and Energy Efficiency Potential Under Climate Uncertainty, Olawale Olabisi
Culture and Enforcement Effects on Insider Trading, Market Reactions, and Firm Value: Evidence from the Market Abuse Regulation, Amanda M. Olsen
Profile-Guided Data Management for Heterogeneous Memory Systems, Matthew B. Olson
ASSESSING GRADUATE STUDENT NEEDS AND RESPONSIVE INSTITUTION ASSETS: APPLICATION OF AN ASSET AND CAPACITY BUILDING HYBRID FRAMEWORK, Jessica D. Osborne
3D Printing of Hybrid Architectures via Core-Shell Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing, Robert Cody Pack
High Resolution Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy of Plasmonic Nanostructures, Grace Pakeltis
Understanding the Limitations in Battery Components for Improving Energy Density under Extreme Fast Charging (XFC) Conditions, Dhrupad Parikh
Preconditioned Nesterov’s Accelerated Gradient Descent Method and Its Applications to Nonlinear PDE, Jea Hyun Park
Perspectives of IR Professionals Regarding the Impact of Data Analytic Systems on Institutional Decision- Making., Thomas R. Parlier IV
Biomaterials for Soft Tissue Applications, Alisha P. Pedersen
Physical Adsorption of Linear Hydrocarbon Quadrupoles on Graphite and MgO (100): Effects of the Compatibility of Surface and Molecular Symmetries, Andrew J. Pedersen
Exploring the Influence of Gendered Racism on Salivary Alpha Amylase Activity among Black Women, Erica J. Peppers
Characterization and Management of Glyphosate-Resistant Junglerice, Clay M. Perkins
Interfaces and Dynamics in Polymeric 3D Printing and Crystalline Polymer Blends, Stevenson C. Perryman
The Performance Impacts of Real-Time Control on Bioretention, Padmini P. Persaud
Alteration of potato plastids as platforms for biotechnology and synthetic biology, Alexander C. Pfotenhauer
Planetary processes active and ancient: Hollowing on Mercury, ancient crust formation on Mars, and identifying Mars-analog habitats., Michael Steven Phillips
The Spectacle of Censorship: Interwar Obscenity and Modern Literary Form, Matthew J. Pilkington
Microbial Community Dynamics of a Microcystis Bloom, Helena Pound
Neural-net-based imager offset estimation in fieldable associated particle imaging, Justin R. Powers-Luhn
Landslide Mapping and Susceptibility Assessment of Chittagong Hilly Areas, Bangladesh, Yasin Wahid Rabby
Human Fatigue Predictions in Complex Aviation Crew Operational Impact Conditions, Suresh Rangan
Grid-Forming Converter Control Method to Improve DC-Link Stability in Inverter-Based AC Grids, Ishita Ray
Uncovering the mechanisms of secondary plasmodesmata formation and virus mediated changes in intercellular trafficking, Brandon C. Reagan
An Investigation of Plastic Scintillators for Radiation Sensing and Mechanical Applications, Caleb J. Redding
ANALYTICAL CONSIDERATIONS AND METHODS FOR COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF BACTERIAL PHOSPHOLIPIDOMICS USING HILIC-MS/MS, David Thomas Reeves
Analyses for the Production and Dosimetry of Adding Uranium-232 as a Tracer to the Uranium Fuel Cycle, Joshua H. Rhodes
Oppression, Civility, and the Politics of Resistance, Alex M. Richardson
Interseeding Native Warm-Season Grass Pastures, Jonathan D. Richwine
Thermochemical and Continuum Modeling to Understand the Chemical Composition of PWR Fuel CRUD, Jason T. Rizk
The Role of Cdc42 Regulation in Cell Growth Pattern and Timing, Julie Robinson
“A Fine Spray of Blood”: Martyrdom, Violence, and Sacred Landscapes in the Late Antique Mediterranean, Laura Kathleen Roesch
Las Almanegras: Trazando Caminos de Territorialidad en la Poética Afrofemenina Colombiana, Maria Catalina Rojas Blanco
Female Veteran Students’ Transition Experiences from the Military to Higher Education: A Mixed Methods Study, Carrera Romanini
Structural stability of thermosets during material extrusion additive manufacturing, Stian K. Romberg
Who Mediates Matters: The Impact of Individual Mediator Competency Skills on Individual and Civil Conflict Mediation, Erin V. Rowland
The Relationship Education Workshop and Its Impact on Learned Healthy Relationship Outcomes and Self-Compassion in the Emerging Adulthood Population, Ashley N. Russell
Brief Sheets: Examining an Intervention that Increases Academic Reinforcement, Kyle Edward Ryan
Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications of Nucleobase-Functionalized Conjugated Polymers, Sina Sabury
Extending Core-Collapse Supernova Simulations: from the Onset of Explosion to Shock Breakout, Michael A. Sandoval
Regressive Media Model: The Rise and Fall of Press Freedom in Bulgaria (2000-2020). Exploring Journalistic Cultures in Post-Communist Eastern Europe., Darina Sarelska
Susceptibility of Riverine Fishes to Anthropogenically-linked Trauma: Strikes from Hydropower Turbine Blades, Ryan K. Saylor
Applications of comparative genomics and data science to agricultural and clinical research, Katrina A. Schlum
THE EFFECTS OF MATURATION ON ACL LOADING, MUSCLE COORDINATION, AND METABOLIC COST IN ADOLESCENT FEMALE SOCCER PLAYERS, Lauren E. Schroeder
The Combined Effects of Mindset and Feedback on College Students’ Motivation After Experiencing Failure, Janet Elaine Schwartz-Micheaux
Spatio-Temporal Modeling of Crime in Chicago, Illinois, Shelby Scott
Ecological consequences of heritable intraspecific variation, Athmanathan Senthilnathan
Engineering Modularity of Ester Biosynthesis Across Biological Scales, Hyeongmin Seo
Addressing Social Class in Counselor Education Curriculum, Derrick Shepard
Cross-National Variation in Women’s Rights: Europe and Civil War, Nourah Shuaibi
Coarse Proximity Spaces, Jeremy D. Siegert
In Our Very Blood: The Use of Social Media in the 2018 West Virginia Teachers' Strike, Everette Scott Sikes
Am I Stigmatized? An experimental examination of high-status experiences of stigma., Christopher F. Silver
The Histone Variant H2Av Regulates Stress Responses and Tissue Development through Interactions with Chromatin Insulator Proteins in Drosophila melanogaster, James Ryan Simmons
Reflections on Living Gender in Prison: A Phenomenological Inquiry, Amanda Marie Simms
The “Puppycide” of Policing: How the Law Rationalizes the Police Killing of “Dangerous Dogs”, Jeremy Smith
Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Li-Containing Garnet Ceramic Scintillators for Nuclear Security Applications, Joshua Paul Smith
The Role of Sustainability in Park and Recreation Administrators’ Policy Decisions, Stephen Smith
Fungicide sensitivity screening of Corynespora cassiicola in US soybean and cotton, Tyler Miles Smith
Microstructural investigation of hydride reorientation in zirconium based spent nuclear fuel cladding, Tyler S. Smith
Beyond ‘Help-Seeking,’ toward ‘Engagement’: Understanding Barriers to Mental Health Equity among Sexual Minority Individuals, Elliot Spengler
Through the Lens of Equity: Impacts of Course Material Costs for Tennessee Community College Students, Elizabeth Spica
Exploration of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes for the Functionalization of Gold Surfaces and Their Metal Complexes, Shelby L. Strausser
360º Videos of Natural Scenery Delivered Via Virtual Reality Devices and its Effect on Mood, Joseph Strong
Controversy in the Early Elementary Classroom: A Case Study of the 2020 Presidential Election, Zachary W. Stumbo
Mathematical Models in Medicine: The Immune Response of Celiac Disease and the Environmental Transmission of Clostridioides difficile in Healthcare Settings, Cara Jill Sulyok
Evolution and resurrection ecology of a foundational coastal marsh plant, Jennifer L. Summers
An Epidemiologic Study of Vaccination Exemptions and Pertussis Risk, Corinne B. Tandy
Exploring the Potential of Ionothermal Syntheses for High-performance Lithium-ion Battery Anode Materials, Runming Tao