Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2020
Mapping and Identification of QTL Associated with Soybean Seed Protein, Oil, and Yield in 5601T × U99-310255 RIL Population Using SNP Genotyping, Mia Justina Cunicelli
Understanding Students’ Typing Skills: Evaluating the Effects and Efficiency of a Typing Intervention for Elementary School Students, Stephanie Daniels
Enhanced kinetics and modeling of PAN-based carbon felt anodes in vanadium redox flow batteries, Michael Cyrus Daugherty
Applications of nonlinear approximation for problems in learning theory and applied mathematics, Joseph Douglas Daws Jr
Emerging Zoonotic Pathogens at the Human-Wildlife Interface in Protected Areas: Game in the Southeastern United States and Bushmeat in Northern Uganda, BreeAnna M. Dell
Synchronized measurement data conditioning and real-time applications, Xianda Deng
Am I in a healthy relationship? Exploring emotional consequences of young women’s relationships with social media influencers, Betsy Byrne DeSimone
Modeling User-Affected Software Properties for Open Source Software Supply Chains, Tapajit Dey
A Method for Developing and Testing Nuclear Reactor Systems with Space Applications and Improving Performance of Heat Pipe Reactor Systems, David Duff Dixon
An Exploratory Study of Varying Phenotypes of Posttraumatic Stress Among a Comorbid Substance Misuse Population, Dennis Allen Donahue
Determinants and Consequences of Management Forecasts of Key Performance Indicators: Evidence from the Airline Industry, Andrew Joseph Doucet
Evaluation of the Hydrothermal Corrosion of SiC and the Viability of Mitigation Coatings to Protect SiC Across Typical LWR Chemistry and Temperature Regimes, Peter James Doyle
You’ve Got to be Two, Three Times Better Than Anybody Else: Experiences of Black Nurse Anesthetists in Nurse Anesthesia Education, Terrica M. Durbin
A Method for Determining the Realizability of Tropical Curves in R^3, Gabriel John Dusing
Probability Distribution of Equations of State for Astrophysical Simulations, Xingfu Du
Deep Learning Techniques for Power System Operation: Modeling and Implementation, Yan Du
Providing Insight into the Performance of Distributed Applications Through Low-Level Metrics, David Eberius
Using Applications to Guide Data Management for Emerging Memory Technologies, Timothy C. Effler
Effect of Ambient Oxidation on Chemical Composition and Structural Properties of Iron Nanoparticles for Hyperthermia and Medical Imaging, Adam Wesley Evans
Lithium-Aluminum Layered Double Hydroxide Chlorides: Structural and Thermodynamic Studies to Understand Dynamics, Functionality, and Applications in Lithium Adsorption, Samuel Frederi Evans
State Estimation for VSC-MTDC Power Systems Considering Droop Control and Operating Limits, Wei Feng
Mobile Location Data Analytics, Privacy, and Security, Yunhe Feng
Development and Applications of the Rapid Analysis of Post-Irradiation Debris (RAPID) Method to Nuclear Materials, Emilie Fenske
Processing-Structure-Performance Relationships in Fused Filament Fabricated Fiber Reinforced ABS for Material Qualification, William Howard Ferrell
A Compact Neutron Scatter Camera Using Optical Coded-Aperture Imaging, Micah Folsom
“Living in the Bubble with Black Minds and Eyes”: Experiences of Black/African American Journalism Students at Predominantly White Institutional Journalism Programs, Monique N. Freemon
Recategorization Threat, Fear of Fat, and Antifat Prejudice, Katherine Fritzlen
Ligand binding studies of a plasmid encoded dihydrofolate reductase by fluorine NMR: towards quantifying ligand binding inside the cell, Gabriel Jose Fuente Gomez
An Exploration of the Gendered Racial Microaggression Experiences of Black Girls, Cecile Gadson
Graphene Formation using the PFC Model with a Vapor Phase, Stephen Galloway
Physiological and ecological characterization of the Aureococcus anophagefferens virus host system, Eric Gann
Development and Validation of a Cross Correlation Function Based Indirect Flow Measurement Technique, Xiong Gao
Cell-Free Enabled Bioproduction and Biological Discovery, David Cinay Garcia
Design of Modular Cell Systems for Biocatalysis with Multi-Objective Optimization, Sergio Garcia Manogil Fernandez
Engineered Carbon Materials With Nano-Graphitic Domains Derived From Lignin, Valerie Garcia Negron
A Datacentric Algorithm for Gamma-ray Radiation Anomaly Detection in Unknown Background Environments, James M. Ghawaly Jr
Prevalence of rats and rodent borne pathogens across post-Katrina New Orleans, Bruno Marco Ghersi
Development of (α,n) Signatures as a Viable Safeguards Measurement for Electrochemical Reprocessing, Stephen N. Gilliam
The Effect of Nuclear Perturbations on the 3D Organization of the Genome, Rosela Golloshi
Accounting Inconsistency and Debt Contracting, Fellipe Gomes Raymundo
Multiphysics Assessment of Accident Tolerant Fuel, Cladding, and Core Structural Material Concepts, Jacob Preston Gorton
Benchmarks and Controls for Optimization with Quantum Annealing, Erica Kelley Grant
Miami in the Margins: Media Representation and Identity Negotiation, 1846-1946, Melissa Ann Greene-Blye
Surgical implant and tissue interface, Remigiusz Maciej Grzeskowiak
Methodology to Improve Switching Speed of SiC MOSFETs in Hard Switching Applications, Handong Gui
Paraben and Breast Cancer: A Stromal Link, Emily Hager
Approaches to Studying Bacterial Biofilms in the Bioeconomy with Nanofabrication Techniques and Engineered Platforms., Michelle Caroline Halsted
The role of extracellular proteases, matrix metalloproteinase-2 and -9, in regulating the mammalian circadian clock, Kathryn Halter
Making a Killing: Poems by Chloe Hanson, Chloe Hanson
Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass to Renewable Fuels, Naijia Hao
Three Essays in Public Finance, Md Sabbirul Haque
Evaluation of Skin Health in Hellbenders, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, Rebecca Hardman
Being Counted: A Mixed Methods Analysis of the Power of Black Women's Giving at Historically White Institutions, Chandra Jada Harris-McCray
Effect of Alkali-Silica Reaction on Confined Reinforced Concrete, Nolan Wesley Hayes
Design and implementation of a multi-modal sensor with on-chip security, Ava Hedayatipour
Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy and Plasmas Containing Cyanide, Christopher Matthew Helstern
Calibration and Validation of Gyroscope Inclusive Youth Sojourn Models, Paul Robert Hibbing
Principals’ Perspectives on Turning Around Failing Urban Middle Schools: A Study of Change in Two Schools, Moniqueca Hicks
Anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory activities of apigenin nanoencapsulated in dairy proteins, Shan Hong
Application of Crowdsourced Data in Transportation Operations and Safety, Nima Hoseinzadeh
Essays on Financial Frictions, Shipping Frequency and Exchange Rate Pass-Through, Md Deluair Hossen
Factors Predicting Turnover of International Science and Engineering Faculty at US Research Universities, Lauren Longino Jacobs
3D Study of Gas Hydrate Formation and Dissociation in Porous Media and DEM Modeling of Granular Materials, Zaher Jarrar
Passive Protection of Structures using Innovative Rotational Inertia Dampers and Rotational Energy Conversion Devices, Abdollah Javidialesaadi
Help Seeking Attitudes Among New Mothers with Postpartum Depression, Aubrey Elizabeth Jones
The Intersection of Context, Professional Philosophy, and Working Alliance: MPCs’ Experiences within Professional Baseball, Matthew Steven Jones
An Investigation of How Institutional and State Characteristics Influence Community College Award Rates, Jacob A. Kamer
Numerical studies of multi-orbital Hubbard models, Nitin Kaushal
Dually Responsive Shape-Changing Linear and Star Molecular Bottlebrushes with Bicomponent Side Chains, Ethan Wesley Kent
Advancement of a Forward Solution Mathematical Model of the Human Knee Joint, Milad Khasian
Creation and Validation of the Multi-Stakeholder Survey of Learning Environments (MSSLE) for Medical Schools, Kevin Edgar Kidder
The Effects of Small-Group Discourse in Collective Argumentation on Secondary Students’ Mathematical Arguments and Mathematical Identities, Nicholas Chin King
Construction and Validation of the Scale of Emotional Functioning: Medicine (SEF: MED), Baileigh Kirkpatrick
Managing power system congestion and residential demand response considering uncertainty, Xiao Kou
Post, Update, Tweet, or Snap? Promoting Safe Social Media Use for Young Adults with Intellectual Disability, Mary Jo Krile
Alloy Design of Creep Resistant Fe30Cr3Al Alloys Strengthened by Laves Phase, Chih-Hsiang Kuo
Workplace Flexibility, Work-Family Guilt, and Working Mothers’ Parenting Behavior, Melissa LaGraff
Essays on Investor Attention and Information Acquisition, Charles A. Lambert
Classification of ActiGraph GT9X Accelerometer and Gyroscope Data for Characterizing Youth Physical Activity, Samuel Robert LaMunion
Incorporating the “Invisibles” in Ant Seed Dispersal: Microbial Mortality Agents in Myrmecochory, Chloe L. Lash
Characterizing the Unsteady Dynamics of Cylinder-Induced Shock Wave/Transitional Boundary Layer Interactions Using Non-Intrusive Diagnostics, Elizabeth Lara Lash
Developing Pre-Service Teachers’ Understandings of Mathematical Mindsets: Influences of an Online Gamification Tool, Rebecca Doty Layton
Costs of Protected Areas in the United States, Diane LeBouille
Rapid Design, Construction, and Validation of Synthetic Metabolic Pathways in a Modular Escherichia coli (chassis) Cell, Jong-Won Lee
Three Essays in Environmental Economics, Sangwon Lee
Denominators of the Weierstrass Coefficients of the Canonical Lifting, Delong Li
The Strength of Self: An Examination of Self-Directed Learning and Self-Regulated Learning Among Master’s Students, Holley Marie Linkous
A Study of DRAINMOD-Urban For Enhanced Bioretention Cell Modeling, Whitney A. Lisenbee