Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2019
PADUA RADIOLOGICAL SEARCH SYSTEM, Benjamin Magocs
Secure Embedded Computer Design using Emerging Technologies, Md Badruddoja Majumder
DATA SHARING PRACTICES AND ATTITUDES OF SCIENTISTS IN THE GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL (GCC) COUNTRIES, Jimmy R. Malone
On the Prioritized Processing of Threat in a Dual Implicit Process Model of Evaluation, David Scott March
A Clumsy Method: Ethics and Community in Southern Fiction, 1947-1962, Atsushi Marutani
"The Jacksonian Reformation: Political Patronage and Republican Identity", Max Matherne
Exploring Optimization Techniques for an Existing Microgrid and the Unit Commitment with AC Optimal Power Flow Problem, Amelia McIlvenna
A RELIABILITY-BASED MODEL TO MANAGE HUMAN CAPITAL ASSET-RELATED MISSION RISK, Christopher Mears
Origins of Jacksonian Political Economy in Tennessee, 1768-1830, Matthew Joseph Menarchek
Community College Student Experiences in a Tuition-Free Scholarship Program, Rebecca Murph Milam
The Long-term Effects of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome on Neurodevelopmental Health Outcomes, Jennifer Shearer Miller
Potential for oil hydrocarbon biodegradation by microbial communities in marine environments, John Miller
Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) pollen-mediated gene flow and transgene bioconfinement strategies, Reginald Millwood
“@ Whoever is Listening”: How Organizations and Its Members Perceive and Use Social Media During Critical Events in the Workplace, Brandy Melissa Mmbaga
FROM PREDATOR TO PREY: THE EDIFICATION OF STIGMA MANAGEMENT IN THE SMALL-DOLLAR LOAN INDUSTRY, Nick Mmbaga Mmbaga
Incorporating The Home Address of Road Users Involved in Traffic Crashes in Road Safety Analysis, Amin Mohamadi Hezaveh
Advancing a systems cell-free metabolic engineering approach to natural product synthesis and discovery, Benjamin Mohr
"I sing of cruelty and compassion together": Reading Thomas Nashe's Religious Rhetoric through Kenneth Burke's Perspective by Incongruity, Charles Jeffrey Moody
High Resolution Neutron Imaging with Li-glass Multicore Scintillating Fiber and Diffusion Studies to Enable Improved Neutron Imaging, Michael Moore
Implementation of Quantum Key Distribution Protocols, Eleftherios Moschandreou
Spectroscopic Studies of Magnetic Properties and Spin-Phonon Couplings in Metal Complexes, Duncan Moseley
Centroid Path Integral Investigations of Zero-Point Motion and Three-Body Interactions in Solid He-4, Paul Mott III
High-throughput multifunctional materials characterization with real-time analytics and feedback, Eric Muckley
The chemical mechanisms of plant-soil interactions, Liam O'Connor Mueller
Design, Fabrication, Calibration and Testing of High-Temperature Sensors for Measurement of Surface Heat Flux, Temperature, and Total Heat Transfer, Justin Myrick Jr
Reproduction in Athletic Education, Society, and Culture: A Bourdieusian Approach to the Career Transition Process of Dropout College Student-Athletes in South Korea, Benjamin Hisung Nam
In vivo and in vitro approaches to studying the effect of osmolytes on enzymes of the folate pathway, Deepika Nambiar
"Education is the Key to Every Door: Narratives of Immigrant Adult Basic Education Learners, Sara Nasrollahian Mojarad
Exploring the feasibility of bioenergy crop production with a multi-analytical approach: a case study from Kentucky, Sandhya Nepal
Design and characterization of a novel pH-sensitive membrane peptide class, Vanessa Nguyen
From Isomorphism Identities to Levy measures of Non-negative Infinitely Divisible Processes, Vy Nguyen
Uncertainty Estimates in Few-Body Physics, Daniel Odell Jr
Using Micrometeorology to Gauge Agriculture's Potential to Sequester Soil Carbon, Debra Blumberg O'Dell
Practices for promoting socially just leadership in rural schools, Alex Nathan Oldham
Mechanics and Design of Stiffness-Modified Continuum Robots and Endoscopic Instruments, Kaitlin Oliver Butler
Azospirillum brasilense Signaling via PilZ-containing Chemotaxis Receptors and Chemotaxis Protein Paralogs, Lindsey Danielle O'Neal
Characterizing Heterogeneous Disorder in Complex Oxides, Eric O'Quinn
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Group Oriented Interventions on Physical Activity for College Age Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD), Carrie Lynn O'Reilly
Development of a smart bio-diagnostic platform for point-of-care detection by multiplexed electrokinetic sensing, Rania Oueslati
Exploring Novel Anti-Obesity Strategies: Nutritional and Pharmacological Interventions to Induce Browning and Brown Adipogenesis, Haley Beth Overby
Understanding and modeling the formation of syngas contaminants during biomass gasification, Oluwafemi Ademola Oyedeji
Preparation and characterization of metal decorated metal oxide materials and study of porous structures, Daniele Paradiso
Improving MPI Threading Support for Current Hardware Architectures, Thananon Patinyasakdikul
Patterns, Prevalence, and Determinants of Chronic Disease Disparities in Sexual Minority Women and Men, Joanne Gayle Patterson
ONLINE WRITING ASSESSMENTS, ESLs, AND THE ONE-TO-ONE INITIATIVE, Christine Kay Patti
Modeling the effects of cognition on cooperation, Logan Perry
Rodent assemblages and rodent associated pathogens in a counter-urbanizing landscape, Anna Christine Peterson
Understanding Cathode Electrolyte Interfaces of Nickel-Rich LiNixMnyCozO2 Electrodes, Nathan Phillip
Organization of genetic and reproductive behavioral diversity in the two-lined salamander (Eurycea bislineata) species complex, Todd Warren Pierson
The Political Representation of Latinos in the U.S. House of Representatives, Giovanny Daniel Pleites-Hernandez
Mechanistic Insights into Elevated Temperature Photocatalytic Processes via Combined Experimental and Theoretical Approach, Samiksha Poudyal
An Investigation of Personality and Satisfaction in Collegiate Swimmers, Cora Marie Powers
Influence of Phase Transformations on the Residual Stress Evolution and Cracking Tendency in CM247LC Nickel-base Superalloy, Avinash Prabhu
Computational modeling of cell mechanics and binding kinetics at T-cell interfaces, Robert Henry Pullen III
Thermo-Mechanical Loading and Multi-Axial Response of Aluminum and Titanium Structural Alloys Using Neutrons and X-Rays, Stephen Buete Puplampu
Non-Contact Human Motion Sensing Using Radar Techniques, Farhan Quaiyum
Attention Mechanism for Recognition in Computer Vision, Alireza Rahimpour
Rethinking the Delivery Architecture of Data-Intensive Visualization, Mohammad Raji
Computational study on biomass fast pyrolysis: Hydrodynamic effects on the performance of a laboratory-scale fluidized bed reactor, Emilio Ramirez
Optimizing the Implementation of Green Technologies Under Climate Change Uncertainty, Mohammad Ramshani
Assessment of Hydroclimate Responses to Anthropogenic Forcing and Implications for Human Systems, Deeksha Rastogi
A Communication Approach to Exploring Followers’ Influence on Leaders’: A Quantitative Analysis, Cassandra Ray
The Next House: A Fragmented Sequence, Jeremy Michael Reed
Statistical Study of Supply Chain Developmental Training on Original Equipment Manufacturer’s Defect Rates, Lynn Edward Reed
Reservoir Computing in an Evolutionary Neuromorphic Framework, John J. Reynolds
The Role of Heterogeneous Constitutive Properties on Mechanical Behavior of Advanced High Strength Steel Spot Welds, Hassan Rezayat
Automated Problem-Specific Nuclide-Transition Selection for Reduced Order Modeling, Scott Richards
A Multi-Method Measurement of Adolescent Food Environments and Related Health Behaviors and Food Choices: School, Community, and Home Environments, Kristin Ashley Riggsbee
Neutron Studies of Multi-Component Polymer Thin Films: Stratification and Interfacial Structure, Samantha Jae Rinehart
Counsel: A Conversational Outworking of Friendship, Naomi Rinehold
Interpreting Lunar Geochemistry Through Impact Events and Terrestrial Analogues, Sarah Roberts
Tree-Ring Evidence of Climate and Environmental Change, Beartooth Mountains, Wyoming, U.S.A., Maegen Lee Rochner
Mixed Integer Programming Approaches to Novel Vehicle Routing Problems, Tony Kent Rodriguez
Development of Ultrasensitive Analytical Techniques to Detect Trace Elements, Elisa Romero Romero
Impact of Nanoparticles and Fillers in Polymer Nanocomposites and Additive Manufacturing, Sahar Rostom
"But That's Where My Books Are!": Adults Who Read Young Adult Literature, Mary Katharine Rowe
Exploring Students’ Experiences with Expressive Writing, Jeffrey Russell
Food Insecurity among Transgender and Gender Non-conforming People in the Southeast United States, Jennifer Russomanno
Rejection Enhanced Off-Lattice Kinetic Monte Carlo, Hamza Mahmoud Ruzayqat
Analysis and Control of Socio-Cultural Opinion Evolution in Complex Social Systems, Farshad Salimi Naneh Karan
An Epidemiologic Study of Antimicrobial Resistance, Ronita Samuels
Mechanisms of Nanomaterial Synthesis by Pulsed Laser Heating Under Fluids (PLHUF), Venkatanarayana Prasad Sandireddy
A Comparative Study of 3d-Intercalated Transition Metal Dichalcogenides by Their Transport, Magnetic, and Electronic Properties, Deepak Sapkota
Toward Critical Consciousness: The Dynamic Consciousness of Adolescent Refugee English Learners, Robin Schell
Elucidating the Role of Physiochemical Properties on Gas Transport in Ionic Liquids and Porous Liquids for Carbon Dioxide Separations, Jennifer Ann Schott
Consumer Behavior and Household Complexity: Households and Consumption in Three Localities of the 18th-Century Atlantic World, Eric Schweickart
The Formation of Diversity - The Role of Environment and Biogeography in Dung Beetle Species Richness, and the Adequacy of Current Diversification Models, Orlando Manuel Schwery
Learning Topologies of Acyclic Networks with Tree Structures, Firoozeh Sepehr
Synthesis and Application of Oil-Soluble Polymer Brush-Grafted Silica Nanoparticles as Lubricant Additives for Friction and Wear Reduction, Bryan Thomas Seymour
An Experimental Study of Particle Crushing in Granular Material and Projectile Penetration, Aashish Sharma
CMOS Silicon Photomultiplier using PerimeterGated Single Photon Avalanche Diode, Mst Shamim Shawkat
The Bridges of Courtland County: Literacy in the Families of Successful Latinx Readers, Emily Ramage Sherwood
Demand side control for power system frequency regulation, Qingxin Shi
An Integrative Healthcare Program for Cancer Patients: Longitudinal Effects on Emotional Health and Immune Function, Rebecca Shorter
On the Thermal Stability of Theta Prime Precipitates in Al-Cu-Mn-Zr alloys, Patrick Shower