Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2020
Teaching Stories in Online Police Firearms Training Videos: Analysis of Content and Messages Carried, Alan Alfred James Bailey
A Phenomenological Study of Uninsured Individuals’ Primary Healthcare Experiences at Nurse-Managed Clinics in Mississippi, Linda Hale Banks
Organic Carbon and Nitrogen in Soil Aggregates and Carbon Footprint after Long-term Bio-cover, Crop Sequence, and Phosphorus Management under No-tillage, Sangeeta Bansal
Discontinuous Recycled and Repurposed Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Organosheet Composites, Philip R. Barnett
The Design Discourse of Professional Instructional Designers, Katherine L. Bevins
Advanced Analysis of Plutonium: Pre- and Post-Detonation Scenarios, Jessica L. Bishop
Extracting detailed metabolic information and connections from mammalian gut microbiomes via metaproteomics, Jose A. Blakeley-Ruiz
Data-Driven Analytics for High-Throughput Biological Applications, Carissa Robyn Bleker
Exploring Online Opinion Leadership: An Analysis of the Influential Users on Twitter During the Online Conversation Around Anthem Protests by Prominent Athletes, Brandon Boatwright
Fire-Vegetation-Climate Interactions Across the Holocene on the U.S. Southeastern Coastal Plain, Mathew S. Boehm
Exploration of Thin Films for Neuromorphic, Electrofluidic, and Magneto-Plasmonic Applications, Walker L. Boldman
Exploration of Mid to Late Paleozoic Tectonics along the Cincinnati Arch using GIS and Python to Automate Geologic Data Extraction from Disparate Sources, Kenneth Steven Boling
Principal Response to Title III: A Narrative Inquiry of the Agency and Support of English Learner Education, Byron Ashley Booker
Analysis and Enhancement of Human Cognitive Control using Noninvasive Brain-Computer Interfaces, Soheil Borhani
The “Green Book” and a Black Sense of Movement: Black Mobilities and Motilities During the Jim Crow Era, Ethan McKenzie Bottone
Characterizing Late Pre-Contact Mississippian Paint Recipes in the Southeastern United States., Sierra May Bow
From South of the Mason-Dixon Line to South of the Equator: A Critical Exploration of the Transnational Contours of Confederate Memory, Jordan P. Brasher
Caregiver-infant Bed-sharing Experiences, Marissa Garmon Bunch
Applications with Discrete and Continuous Models: Harvesting and Contact Tracing, Danielle L. Burton
Connecting the social and spatial behaviors of a territorial species (Anolis carolinensis), Jordan M. Bush
Root Phosphomonoesterase as a Vital Component of Increasing Phosphorus Availability in Tropical Forests, Kristine Grace Manno Cabugao
Three Essays on International Trade and Informal Employment, Duc Minh Cao
Yaupon Drink: A Medicine Bundle in the Atlantic World, Steven P. Carriger Jr
Molecular Orbital Effects in Heavy Transition Metal Compounds, Qiang Chen
Local Structure and Dynamic Studies of mixed CH4-CO2 Gas Hydrates via Computational Simulation and Neutron Scattering, Bernadette Rita Cladek
Microbial and Metabolomic Biomarkers of Feed Efficiency in Angus Cattle, Brooke Ashley Clemmons
Economic Feasibility of Adopting Additive Manufacturing for Low-volume Demand, Taner Cokyasar
Face and Feeling: An Examination of the Role of Facial Feedback in Emotion, Nicholas Alvaro Coles
Exploration of binary metallic systems for plasmonic applications and stimulated electron energy gain spectroscopy of plasmonic nanostructures, Robyn Collette
Promoting Personally Relevant Access to the General Mathematics Curriculum for Students With Intellectual Disability, Jennifer Elizabeth Cook
Not Accepting the Status Quo: Southern White Student Activists in the Civil Rights Movement, Ashton Ryan Cooper
Computational Approaches to Understanding the Structure, Dynamics, Functions, and Mechanisms of Various Bacterial Proteins, Connor Cooper
Vibration behavior in modulated tool path (MTP) turning, Ryan William Copenhaver
Becoming a Mom: Intersectionality and Fashion Consumption for Millennial Latinas and the Role of Social Media Influencers, Leslie M. Cuevas
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 R³, 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 Frederick 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