Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2021
A CONNECTIVITY FRAMEWORK TO EXPLORE THE ROLE OF ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY AND CLIMATE ON THE PROPAGATION OF WATER AND SEDIMENT AT THE CATCHMENT SCALE, Christos Giannopoulos
Evaluating Taxometric and Dimensional Structure in Self-Report Personality Disorder Scales, Jenna Elizabeth Gilmore
Displacement-based dynamometer for milling force measurement, Michael F. Gomez
Indebted: American Private Debt and Its Political Consequences, Giancarlo Andrew Gonzalez
School Counselors Use of Creative Interventions with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students, Loidaly M. González-Rosario
Ecogeographical and Micromorphological Differentiation Between Selfing and Outcrossing Sister Species, Alannie-Grace Grant
Music in Theresienstadt: Holocaust Memory and Representation, Anna Catherine Greer
Modeling Mosquito-borne Diseases: An adventure through ODEs and integral equations, Margaret A. Grogan
Evaluation of a Food Retail Shelf-Label Program to Increase Healthful Purchases: a Cluster Randomized Control Trial Utilizing the RE-AIM Framework, Elizabeth L. Hall
The Psychosocial Experiences of African American Sexual and Gender Minority Caregivers of People with Dementia, LaKeva Harris
Understanding Colloidal and Surface Phenomena to Manufacture Energy-Dense Lithium-Ion and Solid-State Battery Cathodes, William B. Hawley
How Do You Design Your Practice? Understanding Volunteer Soccer Coaches' Behaviors in Terms of Self-Regulated Learning Strategies, Takuya Hayakawa
Study of 134In Beta-Delayed Neutron Emission and Development of a New Generation Neutron Detector, Joseph Heideman
Non-Destructive Characterization of Zircaloy-4 Nuclear Fuel Cladding Using Neutron Scattering Techniques, Brianne J. Heisinger
Multiphysics Design and Sensitivity Analysis of Nuclear Heated Critical Heat Flux Pool Boiling Test Devices in TREAT., Richard Hernandez
ASTURLEONÉS MEDIEVAL; UNA APROXIMACIÓN SINCRÓNICA Y DIACRÓNICA A SUS RASGOS FONÉTICOS DIFERENCIALES Y SU DOMINIO LINGÜÍSTICO, Alfonso Hernanz
Structure Analysis of Soft Energy Materials using Neutron Scattering, Luke A. Heroux
Queer-Identified Clients’ Preferences in Counseling Practice, Jennifer Hightower
Process-Structure-Property Relationships in 3D-Printed Epoxy Composites Produced via Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing, Nadim S. Hmeidat
IMPLEMENTING OUTDOOR LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO IMPROVE THE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCE, Rebecca Jean Hnilica
Investigating the Potential of Postmortem Metabolomics in Mammalian Decomposition Studies in Outdoor Settings, Katharina Melanie Hoeland
Switching Performance Evaluation, Design, and Test of a Robust 10 kV SiC MOSFET Based Phase Leg for Modular Medium Voltage Converters, Xingxuan Huang
The Wilderness Experience: Imitatio Christi and the Demonic Encounters of Italian Holy Women of the Quattrocento, Amy Huesman
Local Control over Education: Perceptions of Tennessee and Florida County School Board Members, Joseph G. Jarret
What's In a Mode: Writing Program Administrators' Perception, Value, and Implementation of Multimodality in First-Year Writing, Carolyn Alice Johnston
Perturbing fatty acid metabolism in Enterococcus faecalis disrupts responses to exogenous fatty acids and the antibiotic daptomycin, Rachel D. Johnston
Nutrients and Metabolism: Using mass spectrometric techniques to investigate the metabolic effects of nutrition in health and environmental applications, Katarina A. Jones
Accentuate the (Low Arousal?) Positive: Effects of Mindfulness on Positive Emotional Responding, Dean K Jordan
SLOW TOURISM: A MEANS-END APPROACH TO THE MOTIVATIONS OF SLOW TRAVELERS, Eunkyeong Jung
Characterization of Near Isothermal Compression and Expansion for Energy Storage, Saiid Kassaee
Characterization of the Transcriptional Regulator, HeuR, and its Role in Methionine Biosynthesis in Campylobacter jejuni, Brittni Kelley
Processing of Preceramic Polymers for Direct-Ink Writing, James W. Kemp
A Postfeminist Multimodal Discourse Analysis of Red Bull Sponsored Female Action Sports Athletes’ Digital Media Representation, Charli Celine Kerns
Criminal Justice Contact and Romantic Relationships: Moving Beyond Marital Dissolution, Colton Tanner Kilpatrick
Recruiting Minoritized Mathematics Preservice Teachers with Retention in Mind, Nicholas Scott Kim
Unraveling the Effects of Molecular Confinement on the Dynamics of Polymeric Systems: I. Block Copolymer Architecture II. Silica Nanopores, Thomas P. Kinsey
How the Latin American Medical School in Cuba Promotes Health Equity Through Socially Accountable Medical Education, Deborah A. Kirkland
Small Molecule Activation by Transition Metal Complexes: Studies with Quantum Mechanical and Machine Learning Methodologies, Justin Kyle Kirkland
Optimization of Islanded Utility-Microgrids After Natural Disasters, Rodney Kizito
Next Generation Energy Storage: An Examination of Lignin-based Carbon Composite Anodes for Sodium Ion Batteries through Modeling and Simulation, Dayton G. Kizzire
Federated Agentless Detection of Endpoints Using Behavioral and Characteristic Modeling, Hansaka Angel Dias Edirisinghe Kodituwakku
The Policy Feedback Loop: Exploring English Learner (EL) Policy, Policy Implementation, and the Relationship between Policy, Research, and Practice, Nathan D. Koerber
Optical Linear and Optical and Magneto-Optical Nonlinear Effects in Plasmonic Nanostructures, Krishna Prasad Koirala
Interfacial bonding between thermoset and thermoplastic polyurethane reinforced textile grade carbon fiber: Structure property relationships, Surbhi Subhash Kore
Child Maltreatment, Perceived Stress, and Opioid Use in Pregnancy, Stephanie Brooke Kors
Child Maltreatment, Perceived Stress, and Opioid Use in Pregnancy, Stephanie Brooke Kors
QUALITY AND PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, Huseyin Kose
Birds and Bioenergy: A modeling framework for managed landscapes at multiple spatial scales, Jasmine Asha Kreig
The Intersection of Organizational Frontline Marketing and a High-Tech World, Riley Thomas Krotz
Transients in plastic instabilities during Thermo-mechanical reversals in an Additively Manufactured Ti6Al4V, Sabina C. Kumar
Reliance on predator cues to assess risk by Carolina chickadees and tufted titmice, Steven C. Kyle
A systematic and biogeographic study of Trillium (Melanthiaceae), Jayne A. Lampley
Identification of extracellular matrix plasticity during tactile sensation in a female mouse model of Rett Syndrome, Dana E. Layo-Carris
Is Mindfulness only for the Fortunate? The Development and Dissemination of a Brief Home-Based Mindfulness Intervention to Low-Income Couples, Katherine Lenger
Is mindfulness only for the fortunate? The development and dissemination of a brief home-based mindfulness intervention to low-income couples, Katherine Lenger
Rural hospital closures and perceived access to care: A qualitative descriptive study in an Appalachian county of Tennessee, Amanda M. Letheren
Just Do It? A Configurational Approach to Entrepreneurial (In)Action and its Influence on Prolonged Nascent Entrepreneurship, James E. Lewis III
Stimuli-Responsive Polyelectrolytes: Thermosensitive Zwitterionic Polymers and Charged Shape-Changing Star Molecular Bottlebrushes, Evan M. Lewoczko
Towards Secure Deep Neural Networks for Cyber-Physical Systems, Jiangnan Li
Improving the Acidic Stability and Emulsifying Properties of Casein Using Polysaccharides, Nan Li
MODULATION OF PROTEIN DYNAMICS BY LIGAND BINDING AND SOLVENT COMPOSITION, Richard J. Lindsay
Fundamentals of Cavity Formation in α-Fe and Fe-Cr Alloys, Yan-Ru Lin
In situ Laser Synthesis, Processing and Characterization in the TEM, Chenze Liu
Identifying and Assessing Bacterial Contamination in Stormwater Runoff and Receiving Streams, Songyi Liu
BORN TO HELP, Alison Lloyd
Teacher practices with adaptive math technology: Sitting in the driver’s seat of a self-driving car, Jennifer Longnecker
In Situ Cosmogenic Backgrounds in the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR, Andrew Lopez
Characterization Techniques and Cation Exchange Membrane for Non-aqueous Redox Flow Battery, Kun Lou
Machine Learning with Topological Data Analysis, Ephraim Robert Love
Model-based and Model-free Approaches for Power System Security Assessment, Mariana Magdy Mounir Kamel
EXPLORING POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF CONNECTED AND AUTOMATED VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES, Iman Mahdinia
Assessing Multiple Lines of Evidence for Gene Flow in Archaeological Contexts, Angela Marie Mallard
Psychosocial Effects of Providing Nursing Care to Patients from a Multi-Casualty, School-Associated Shooting Event, William Travis McCall
Synthetic Heterosynaptic Plasticity Enhances the Versatility of Memristive Systems Emulating Bio-synapse Structure and Function, William T. McClintic
Interdomain Route Leak Mitigation: A Pragmatic Approach, Benjamin Tyler McDaniel
Biotic and Abiotic Dehalogenation of Halogenated Methanes: Trichlorofluoromethane, Dichlorodifluoromethane, and Tetrachloromethane, Briana M. McDowell
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