Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2020
A New Approach for High Performing Electromaterial Synthesis: Solution for Rechargeable Battery Problems, Bishnu Prasad Thapaliya
Failing Heaven, Sean Purio
Supplier Ranking System and Its Effect on the Reliability of the Supply Chain, Farshad Rabib
Helium Line Emission Spectroscopy in the Prototype Material Plasma Exposure eXperiment for Evaluation of Electron Temperature and Density, Holly Beth Ray
The Social Side of Retention: Examining the Social Integration of African American and Latinx Students and their Retention to Graduation, Ashley Taylor Redix
Modeling and Optimization Algorithm for SiC-based Three-phase Motor Drive System, Ren Ren
Exploring Links Among Early Adversity, Temperament, and Social Relationships, Lucia Miranda Reyes
Manufacturing of carbon-based hybrid nanocomposites with engineered functionalities via Laser Ablation Synthesis in Solution (LASiS) techniques, Erick Leonardo Ribeiro
Raman Spectroscopy Substrate Optimization and Method Development for the Detection and Analysis of Cyclic Organic Molecules and Materials, Terence J. Riffey-Moore
Osseointegration of Complex Scaffolds, Rebecca Elaine Rifkin
Overcoming DNA Restriction-Modification systems to enable transformation and genetic engineering in non-model organisms, Lauren Ann Riley
Betwixt and Between: Qualitative Examinations of Leaders’ Internal Processes of Transition, Margaret M. Ritchie
The Lived Experience of Adolescents Who Provide Support to Friends with Anxiety, Depression or Suicidal Ideation, Ashley Roach
Above- and below-ground community responses to a mutualism-disrupting allelopathic invasive plant, Morgan Dake Roche
Neural Correlates of Individuation and Subordinate-Level Categorization of Other-Race Faces in Infancy, Kelly Roth
Book Choice of Emergent Readers: Impacts of Policy and Pedagogy, Amber Malaine Rountree
An Examination of Music Majors’ Exercise Motivations and Readiness for Change, Jason Ruggieri
Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM): Pre-College and College Factors of Success, Jada Russell
The Onset of Maritime Disputes: Alliance, Dissatisfaction, and Legal Warfare, Hayoun Ryou-Ellison
Bioanalytical Applications of Digital Imaging: Applications to Organ-on-chip and Point-of-care Analysis Systems, Amirus Saleheen
3D Genome Architecture Under Stress: A Survey of Ionizing Radiation, Progeria, and Osmotic Stress, Jacob Tyler Sanders
Uncovering Process Challenges and Performance Differences for Complex Substrate Utilization in Microbial Electrolysis Cells, Scott Jason Satinover
Design of Robust Memristor-Based Neuromorphic Circuits and Systems with Online Learning, Sagarvarma Sayyaparaju
Engineering Platforms for Advancing Plant Synthetic Biology, Tayler Marie Schimel McNeillie
The Role of Attachment, Self-Esteem and Impulsivity on Intimate Partner Violence in Same- and Opposite-Sex Relationships, Megan Schmidt
Fall Risk Factors among Hospitalized Older Adults with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias, Jean Bettencourtt Sconza
Effects of the Nab Spectrometer on the Measurement of the Electron-Antineutrino Correlation Parameter a., Elizabeth Mae Scott
Mathematical Analysis of a Nonlocal System of Equations Arising in Peridynamics, James Scott
Visualization of Structural Changes in Thermochemically Pretreated Plant Cell Wall Polymers, Riddhi Shah
Design of Discrete-time Chaos-Based Systems for Hardware Security Applications, Aysha Shanta
Probing structure, function and dynamics in bacterial primary and secondary transporter-associated binding proteins, Shantanu Shukla
Development of A Novel Casting Alloy Composed of Aluminum and Cerium with other Minor Additions, Zachary Cole Sims
Soil Moisture Sensitivity of Microbial Processing of Soil Organic Carbon, Shikha Singh
Soil Health Assessment for the Agroecosystems of West Tennessee, Surendra Singh
A Study of Aging in Male Cortical Bone Using Nanoindentation, Robert Christopher Singleton
The Role of the Academic Dean in Higher Education in the United States, Jason Daniel Smethers
Characterization of a Digital Holography Diagnostic for In Situ Erosion Measurement of Plasma-Facing Components in Fusion Devices, Cary Dean Smith
Leveraging Conventional Internet Routing Protocol Behavior to Defeat DDoS and Adverse Networking Conditions, Jared M. Smith
Digitally Mediated Marketing Relationships, Leah Malyn Smith
Exploring Structural and Electronic Properties of Triangular Adatom Layers on the Silicon Surface Through Adsorbate Doping, Tyler S. Smith
"For God's Sake, FIGHT": Carnal Ethnography, Christian Mixed Martial Arts, and a Military Definition of Reality, Zachary Taylor Smith
The Lived Experiences of Graduate Student Veterans Enrolled in CACREP-Accredited Counseling Programs: A Transcendental Phenomenological Study, Gerald Spangler
Advanced Statistical Methods for Atomic-Level Quantification of Multi-Component Alloys, Adam Spannaus
Relationships and characteristics of patients with sepsis in the emergency department and 24-Hour mortality, Marcia Spurgeon
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Readers and Science Comics: A Mixed Methods Investigation on Process, Kelsey Kaylene Spurgin
Toward More Predictive Models by Leveraging Multimodal Data, Sudarshan Srinivasan
Understanding the Fundamentals of Ionic Conductivity in Polymer Electrolytes, Eric Wayne Stacy
Characterizing transmembrane-lipid interactions of EphA2 and pH responsive peptides, Katherine M. Stefanski
Distributed Sensor Network Data Fusion for Nuclear Security Applications, Ian Robert Stewart
Exploring Uranium Hexafluoride Material Distributions in 30B Cylinders with Center of Gravity Measurements, Scott Stewart
A Review of Horticultural Therapy and Horticultural Therapy Education in the United States: Addressing Challenges and Opportunities, Derrick R. Stowell
Digital Edition of the Luzero de la vida christiana by el ilustrísimo maestro Pedro Ximénez de Préxamo, Matthew Stephen Stuckwisch
Essays in Behavioral Public Economics, Adrienne Sudbury
Dynamic Neuromechanical Sets for Locomotion, Aravind Sundararajan
Development of Large-Scale Models and HVDC Control Strategies to Improve Resiliency of North American Power System, Lakshmi Sundaresh
Development of a Robust Wideband GNSS RF Frontend With Resilient Interference Blocking, Farshid Tamjid
A high resolution study of long-term vertebrate decomposition in human and animal model systems, Lois S. Taylor
Salvatore, Elizabeth Danielle Thompson
Endometrial tissue cryopreservation and organoid culture from domestic and endangered equids, Riley Elise Thompson
Unifying Chemistry and Machine Learning for the Study of Noncovalent Interactions, Jacob A. Townsend
DISPOSITIONS OF SHAME: THE CASE FOR TRANSFER PEDAGOGY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE’S GRADUATE STUDIES PROGRAMS, Kimberly A. Turner
A PUF based Lightweight Hardware Security Architecture for IoT, Mesbah Uddin
Phylogenetics and association analyses illustrate substantial cryptic diversity of a newly isolated collection of Cenococcum geophilum, Jessica Velez
Needles in a haystack of protein diversity: Interrogation of complex biological samples through specialized strategies in bottom-up proteomics uncover peptides of interest for diverse applications, Manuel I. Villalobos Solis
Microemulsions of cinnamon and orange oils as an antimicrobial delivery system for Salmonella biofilms on stainless steel, Jennifer Vuia-Riser
ARC FLASH IN SINGLE-PHASE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, John Francis Wade
Tour guides as place-makers:Emotional labor, plantation aesthetics, andinterpretations of slavery in South Carolina, Emma Walcott-Wilson
In vivo Microscopic Studies of FtsZ Self-Assembly Dynamics in Escherichia coli, Bryant Edward Walker
Development of Approximate Entropy as a Prognostic Parameter for Rotating Equipment, Cody McBroom Walker
Collaboration, Community, and Engagement: A Case Study Examining the Relationship between March for Our Lives on Twitter and Shoaling Rhizomes, Paige Elizabeth Walker
Principals’ Roles in Supporting and Evaluating Teacher Use of Technology in Nonpublic Secondary Schools, Susan Byrkit Wallis
Examining Organizational Capacity of Nonprofits in Persistently Poor, Rural Counties in the Southern Region of the United States, Jayme Elizabeth Walters
Phase Stability of Precipitates After Ion Irradiation and Creep Deformation in Cu Alloys, Ling Wang
Three chapters on Environmental Regulation, Pollution, and Trade Liberalization, Tingsi Wang
Mechanics of the solid-state bonding under severe thermomechanical processes, Xue Wang
Structure and Adsorption at the Bastnäsite-Water Interface: Fundamental Investigations toward Rare Earth Mineral Recovery, Anna K. Wanhala
Structure and Adsorption at the Bastnäsite-Water Interface: Fundamental Investigations toward Rare Earth Mineral Recovery, Anna Kristiina Wanhala
Social-Ecological Systems Considerations for Wildlife Reintroduction and Conservation, Cristina Elisa Watkins
Bifunctional peptides: targeting acidity and receptor transmembrane domains, Justin Michael Westerfield
Deep Learning in Positron Emission Tomography Image Reconstruction, William James Whiteley
Discovering Dimensionality: Factor Analysis of Personality Disorder Spectra Scales for the MMPI-2, Marisa L. Whitley
Natural Products Chemistry of Ischnoderma resinosum (P. Karst), Purni Chalukya Wickramasinghe
The Crippled Aesthetics of Modernism, Hannah Widdifield
Modular forms, partitions, and q-series, Margaret Anne Wieczorek
The Relationship between Hepatitis C Virus Status and Medication Adherence for Adults with Cardiac Issues, Sheila Ann Williams
Warping the Wall: Representations of Gender in American Ninja Warrior, Samuel Paul Winemiller
(In)Voluntary: How Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives Became Mechanisms of Reproductive Control in the Volunteer State, Della Jean Winters
Finite element methods for nonlinear, dispersive equations, Michael Morgan Wise
Exploring the effects of traditional and expert-derived attentional focus cue structures on complex skill learning, Kaylee Woodard
Stability Analysis and Control of Nonlinear Power System Oscillations, Xin Xu