Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2025
The functional causes and consequences of freshwater biodiversity responses to environmental change, Guido Alberto Herrera Rodriguez
The Impact of Power and Disposition on the Evaluation of Sexual Assault, Lynsey Hinnenkamp
Repositioning ion mobility spectrometry-mass spectrometry for novel applications: Structural elucidation of amyloid oligomers and detection of endogenous peptides, Sarah Summers Hirschbeck
Geometric rectifiability in metric measure spaces, Jacob G. Honeycutt
Understanding how social, environmental, and etiological factors shape (re)emerging infectious disease outbreaks, Muhammad Belal Hossain
An Epidemiologic Study of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the United States, Sara Chesnee Howard
Network Resilience Analysis and Traffic Control Strategies under Infrastructure Failures and Disaster Response, Ruqing Huang
Image-based Localization in Dark and Turbid Underwater Environments, Ning Hu
The Language of Fear: Investigating Bidirectional Relationships Between Maternal and Adolescent Social Fear-Based Language and Subsequent Adolescent Anxiety, Hannah Lynn Hunter
The Power in Their Stories: Using Student Voice and Determination To Address the Experiences of College Student Formerly in Foster Care, Toni Aneicia Jackson
Copy-Based Reuse and its Implications in Open Source Software Supply Chains, Mahmoud Jahanshahi
Critical Historical Perspectives in Public Health Disaster Science: Disaster Vulnerability Near Sites of Incarceration in the United States, Daire R. Jansson Glanville
Policy, Power, and the Politics of Silence: Tennessee Public School Districts and the Prohibited Concepts Law, Johnathon Jerman
Consumer Returns in Electronic Commerce, Yu Jiang
Common-Mode EMI Filter Integration for WBG Power Module Package, Niu Jia
Power System Frequency and Transient Stability Analysis and Control for High Renewable Power Grids, Xinlan Jia
Power Outage Vulnerability During Winter Storms: A Comprehensive Assessment of Infrastructure, Society and Storm Dynamics, Alexandra Claire Kahl
The Examination of Key Definitional Components of Bullying: Implication for Estimates of Bullying Prevalence and Youth Wellbeing, William C. Kelner
Automated path planning for additive friction stir deposition, Joshua Phillip Kincaid
A Community Based Approach to NAGPRA Implementation in the Medicolegal System, Megan Kelley Kleeschulte
Examining Barriers to Eating Disorder Care for Individuals with Binge Eating Disorder Symptoms and the Specific Role of Beliefs, Katrina Marie Kline
Burning With Shame but Holding the Peace: A Narrative Inquiry into the Formation of Appalachian English Language Arts Teacher Identities, Megan Nemise Krupa
Building a Framework for AI in Counselor Training: A Delphi Study, Robert Lange
Optimized Evacuations for Active Shooter Incidents to Improve Safety Outcomes, Joseph A. Lavalle-Rivera
Building Adaptive Capacity to Respond to Extreme Heat among Bus Riders in Tennessee: A Mixed Method Study, SangWon Lee
CONSUMERS’ SHIFT TO ONLINE APPAREL RENTING: APPLYING THE PUSH-PULL-MOORING FRAMEWORK, Youngdeok Lee
Enhancing Child Digital Dietary Self-Monitoring Via Positive Reinforcement: Proof-of-Concept Trial, Lauren G. Leon
Scaling and Dynamics of Cylinder–Induced Transitional and Turbulent Shockwave / Boundary-Layer Interactions in a Mach 4 Freestream, Lauren Elise Lester
Elucidating Cyclosporine Properties with Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Ion Mobility Spectrometry – Mass Spectrometry, Miranda N. Limbach
Understanding Social Engineering Attacks from Attacker Behaviors to Defensive Strategies, Kyungchan Lim
Design and Testing of the Auxiliary Circuit and Cooling System in Medium Voltage Converter, Min Lin
Data-driven Solutions for Power Systems During Energy Transition, Jingzi Liu
OPTIMIZING OPEN MPI POINT-TO-POINT COMMUNICATION: DATATYPE ENGINE AND COMPRESSION HIDING, Yicheng Li
An Exploration of How Congruence Between Students and Their Academic Environment Impacts Student Success, Christian S. Lockhart
Eco-evolutionary Responses to Climate Change in Relict Ecosystems: Global Patterns and Plant-Soil Dynamics, Sarah J. Love
UNDERSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE MICROBIOLOGY FACULTY’S SYNCHRONOUS ONLINE COURSE DESIGN JUDGMENT WHILE LIVING THROUGH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, Makhosazana L. Lunga
The reassembly of faunal communities and species interactions in regenerating tropical forests and their potential applications to restoration initiatives, Nicole Marie Lussier
Effective Legitimizing Efforts for Issue-based Organizations: A Mixed Methods Examination of Paid Leave Advocacy, Shelby C. Luttman
KRINOSTIC INJUSTICE, Linh Hoai Mac
Beyond Mentorship: Retaining BIPOC Faculty in Counselor Education, Myia Makupson
AI-Enhanced ERP Systems: An Investigation into the Impact on Organizational Processes and Employee Behavior in Large Enterprises, Habibi Mamone
Implications of Early Family Economic Concerns and Caregiver Investment on Reading Development, Mckenzie Rose Martin
Trying to Be Like Jesus: Processes, Influences and Outcomes of Heterosexual Mormon Ally Identity Development in Utah, Adam David Anthony Maughan
CHARACTERIZATION OF PHAGE INFECTION AND ALGAL INTERACTIONS OF A MODEL ROSEOBACTER GENUS, Frank Scott May
Chemical tools for the independent interrogation of isopentenyl and dimethylallyl pyrophosphate metabolism, Dillon P. McBee
Hamiltonian Monte Carlo Methods for Statistical Learning and Applications, Daniel McBride
Attachment Representations and Behaviors Toward God Amid Spiritual Struggles: An Experimental Study, Matthew McCall
EXPLORING THE ROLE OF THE INSTRUCTOR CHARACTERISTICS IN LEVEL OF LEARNING OUTCOMES: A LONGITUDINAL INVESTIGATION, Anna McClure
Statistical Learning for Polymer Chemistry and Microbiology Modeling, Stephen McCoy
LEVERAGING SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS TO INFORM SEPARATE EFFECTS TESTS FOR NUCLEAR REACTOR SAFETY APPLICATIONS, Nicholas Akira Meehan
Underlying Event Fluctuations and Jet Background in √sNN = 200 GeV Au+Au Collisions Using the sPHENIX Detector, Tanner Austin Mengel
BIOMECHANICAL EFFECTS OF ASYMMETRIC CRANK ARM LENGTHS FOR ERGOMETER CYCLING IN PATIENTS WITH TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY, Walter Menke
Impact of Manufacturing Pauses in Additive Friction Stir Deposition Aluminum 7075, Lauren Marie Van Beek Miller
An Interpretive Description of the Transition Process of Military Nurse Veterans, Trisha Mims
Northern bobwhite and grassland-associated birds benefit from native-warm season grasses in a working landscape dominated by cool-season grasses, Douglas Mitchell
[sic]: A Critical Memoir on Remembering the City of Forgetting, Emily L. Moeck
PLAYING THE CREATIVE ADVANTAGE: CREATIVE ROLE IDENTITY OF FEMALE LEADERS IN SPORTS MEDIA MARKETING, Julie Koonce Morris
Exploring the Performance and Applications of a Novel Refueling and Waste Management Strategy in LEU- and Thorium-fueled Molten Salt Reactors, Chelsea Erika Moss
Infodemic Crisis: Measuring Social Media Covid-19 Vaccine Misinformation in the United States Population, Aritra Moulick
Understanding Functionality as a Component of Social Isolation Among Older Adults, Namrata Mukherjee
A µBUG’S LIFE: STUDIES OF MICROBIAL PHENOTYPIC ADAPTATIONS AND INTERACTIONS IN VARIED HOSTS AND ENVIRONMENTS, Sayali A. Mulay
Core Collapse Supernova Gravitational Waves: Theory, Detection, and Parameter Estimation, Robert D. Murphy
Computer simulations of lipid membranes and their interactions with proteins and nanoparticles, Nikhil Nambiar
Tick Molecule(s) modulate arthropod innate immunity and mammalian cytokine signaling, Krittika Nandy
Enhancing Data Science Job Market Transparency: Salary Prediction and Skill Valuation, Nikhil Bharat Narayane
Dynamic force measurement for milling using a constrained motion dynamometer and time domain signal analysis, Jose Nazario Moreno
A Novel Decentralized Optimization Technique with Explainable AI for Responsive Traffic and Pedestrian Management, Zachariah Edward Nelson
Retelling Resistance: Orality, Writing, and the Kahina in North African Francophone Literature, Mallory Nischan
Design and Development of A CMOS Integrated Multimodal Sensor System with Carbon Nano-electrodes for Biosensor Applications, Andalib Nizam
RUSSULA, A MODEL TO STUDY ECTOMYCORRHIZAL FUNGAL DIVERSITY, DISTRIBUTION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS, Chance Ray Noffsinger
Understanding Acute Responses in Ex-vivo Brain Tissue Using Microfluidic Technology, Victoria Nickole Norman
Spatially Informed Solving Approaches for Spatial Optimization Problems, Changwha Oh
Steady-State Tools and Algorithms to Enhance Grid Planning Operations, Samuel Okhuegbe
The Financial and Societal Costs of Institutional Data Breaches: Evidence from Government and Hospital Breaches, Banks N. Osborne
Evaluating the effects of temperature variability on a lepidopteran agricultural pest: from life history traits to host-pathogen interactions, Anchal Padukone
Utilizing Second Harmonic Scattering to Investigate Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms in Gram-Positive Bacterial Membranes, Eleanor F. Page
Confronting the Pedestrian Safety Crisis: Exploring Injury Severity and Underlying Mechanisms, Saurav Parajuli
Neural Mechanisms of Visual Stability, Jessica Parker
Using High Performance Additives in Fused Filament Fabrication to Improve Mechanical Properties, Nia E. Parker
Tuning the Processability of Thermal Stimuli-Responsive Lightly Crosslinked Liquid Crystalline Epoxy Networks, Collin M. Pekol
Discovery of New Inorganic Metal Halide Scintillators for Homeland Security Applications, Kimberly S. Pestovich
Transforming Care: A Gender-Affirming Care Simulation Study, Edward D. Petrie
A Comparison of Machine Learning Based Arc Detection For a Custom Low-Cost Multispectral Camera for UAV Applications, Elizabeth Piersall
Bending the Blueprint: Constricted Migration Effects on Nuclear Architecture in Cancerous and Non-Cancerous Cells, Christopher Playter
Filtered Angular Discretizations in Radiation Transport, Benjamin R. Plumridge
A SACRED OUTRAGE: ON TRAGEDY AND MORALITY, Troy Polidori
MOI Decomposition Techniques Applied to VQAs and TSCOTS Optimization for Microgrid MHDEV-Charging Network Design and Vehicle Scheduling, Moises Alejandro Ponce
Is Identity Fusion a Catalyst of Extreme Self-Sacrifice for the Ingroup? Examining Threat to Group vs. Member Welfare, Brandon Porter
INTERSECTIONALITY IN THE COLLEGE ATHLETE TRANSFER PROCESS: THE EXPERIENCES OF WOMEN OF COLOR IN THE NCAA TRANSFER PORTAL, Hunter B. Porter
Polynorbornenes: Synthesis and Application as Gas Transport Membranes, Elizabeth Margaret Powell
Given to This Land: Mapping Settler Colonialism in Kituwah, 1682-1810, Casey L. Price
Understanding the Applications of Tetflupyrolimet in Turfgrass Systems, Benjamin Donnelly Pritchard
Alice in 1D-Land: Fluctuations and particle entanglement in one-dimensional systems of identical particles, Harini Radhakrishnan