Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2018
Respiratory Structure Morphology, Group Origins, and Phylogeny of Eublastoidea (Echinodermata), Jennifer Elizabeth Bauer
An Investigation of the Relationships between Self-directedness in Learning and Resilience Among Undergraduate Nursing Students, Lynn Marie Beeler
Determining the Nature of Super Fluidity and Superconductivity in Dense Matter from Neutron Star Observations, Spencer Terry Beloin
Preservation of Proterozoic Microbial Mats, Ashley Rene Berg
Children and Transitional Justice in Nepal: Entrenched Violence and Marginalized Perspectives, Krista Elizabeth Billingsley
Classifications of Real Conic and Cubic Curves, Mark Bly
Expanding the Metabolome with Applications in Neuroscience and Bioremediation, Allen Bourdon
Evaluation of novel optical imaging and therapeutic agents for the detection and treatment of bladder cancer., Jennifer Rose Bourn
Does Protest Matter? The Impact of Rights-Related Protest on the Legislative Agenda, Alexandra Tieke Brewer
White Teachers of Diverse STEM Students: Learning Progressions Towards or Away From Culturally Relevant STEM Education, Amelia Adams Brown
Microbial Communities and Biogeochemistry in Marine Sediments of the Baltic Sea and the High Arctic, Svalbard, Joy Buongiorno
When patients attack: The experience of inpatient mental health counselors after a physical attack from a patient, Evan Montgomery Burns
Environmental impacts of biocides used in hydraulic fracturing, Maria Fernanda Campa Ayala
STUDY OF THE MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF A PEMFC CATALYST LAYER, Nelly Margareth Cantillo Cuello
Executive Functioning Abilities and Social Competence in Undergraduates, Megan Carl
Synthesis and Application of Biomimetic Probes for Investigating Protein-Lipid Interactions and Lipid Metabolism, Adam Judson Carr
Life history and contemporary evolution: Implications for managing a hybrid salamander invasion, Evin Timothy Carter
Computational simulations in materials for energy applications 1. Crystal and electronic structure in Ln-U-O compounds. 2. Dynamics of point defect interaction with dislocations in bcc iron., Luis Alberto Casillas Trujillo
Crowdsourcing the Reputation of Martin Luther King: Twitter as a Place of Memory, Janna Ruth Caspersen
Effective Art Education Practices: Evaluation, Policy, and Discourse, Heather Romaine Casteel
Thick-Target Measurements of Light Ion Yields Relevant to Radiation Transport Calculations, Luis Antonio Castellanos
An Inquiry into Supply Chain Strategy Implications of the Sharing Economy for Last Mile Logistics, Vincent Emanuel Castillo
First Full Six-Dimensional Phase Space Measurement of a Hadron Beam, Brandon Lee Cathey
Valuing Non-market Goods: Three Essays on Outdoor Recreation, Binod Prashad Chapagain
Two Essays on Sell Side Equity Analysts, Haosi Chen
Web-based Computational Tools for Exploration, Analysis, and Visualization of Genomic Data, Ming Chen
Functional Ionic Liquids and Related Porous Materials for Gas Capture and Catalysis, Nanqing Chen
MICROBIAL PARTNERS IN HEALTH: BROADENING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF HOST-MICROBIOME RELATIONSHIPS, Sarah Stuart Chewning
Genomic and Physiological Characterization of Lignin-Derived Aromatic Catabolism Pathways in Roseobacters, Michelle June Chua
The Impact of Technology Access, Attitudes, and Use on Student Typing and Writing Performance, Carly Ann Chwat
Shortleaf Pine-Hardwood Mixture Establishment and Release in Two Physiographic Regions of Tennessee, David Charles Clabo
A statistical approach for fracture property realization and macroscopic failure analysis of brittle materials, Philip Clarke
To shift or not to shift: Low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 and the plasminogen activators gate phase shifting in the mammalian circadian clock, Joanna Marie Cooper
Influence of Exogenous Beta-hydroxybutyrate on Metabolic Efficiency, Luteinizing Hormone, and Hypothalamic and Pituitary Gene Expression in Sheep, Emily Rebecca Cope
Characterization and Management of PPO and Glyphosate Resistant Palmer amaranth, Joseph Drake Copeland
Evolutionary patterns of alternative life histories in fishes: assessing marine-freshwater and aquatic-terrestrial movement, Joel Benjamin Corush
Mesoscopic Organization and Dynamics in Structured Liquids, James Tyler Cosby
The Anxiety and the Ecstasy of Technical Vertigo: Psychological and Sociological Foundations of Critical Socioanalysis from the Italian Renaissance to the 21st Century, Joel Michael Crombez
Large-Scale Simulation of Modern Electric Power Systems, Hantao Cui
Fluid Structure Interaction of Involute Fuel Plates in the High Flux Isotope Reactor Using a Fully-coupled Numerical Approach, Franklin Guthrie Curtis
Discovering Key Unknowns for Tungsten-Hydrogen-Helium Plasma Material Interactions Using Molecular Dynamics, Mary Alice Cusentino
Methodologies for Evaluating Security Risk and Safeguards for HEU to LEU conversion of a Miniature Neutron Source Reactor (MNSR) using SCALE and ORIGEN, Stephen Olumuyiwa Dahunsi
Genetic Diversity, Genetic Variation and Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) Associated with Biomass Yield and Establishment-Related Traits in Lowland Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.), Cheryl Ontolan Dalid
Language Education Policy: Mother Tongue Instruction in a Postcolonial World, Amanda Ellen Dascomb
A Comparison of Human and Domestic Pig Decomposition Using Multivariate Methods, Angela Madeleine Dautartas
Essays on Energy Economics and Market Structure: Investigating Catalysts for Entry and Exit, Rebecca Jade Davis
Using Twitter and Network Analysis to Assess the Sophistication of Learners' Thinking In Studio Physics: An Exploratory Mixed Methods Study, Deepa Rajiv Deshpande
Sparse Reconstruction Techniques for Solutions of High-Dimensional Parametric PDEs, Nicholas Calvin Dexter
Computational Infrared Spectroscopy of HNO Beyond the Double Harmonic Approximation, Harkiran Kaur Dhah
Blending and Diffusion of Recycled Asphalt Pavement and New Approach to Recycling Asphalt Shingle, Yongjie Ding
Software Support for Dynamic Adaptive Neural Network Arrays, Adam W. Disney
Storage of Organic Matter and Transport of Fluids in the Eagle Ford Shale, Victoria Hart DiStefano
Configurable Low Power Analog Multilayer Perceptron, Jeffery M. Dix
Essays on Short Selling, Peter Nephi Dixon
Towards Adaptive and Grid-Transparent Adjoint-Based Design Optimization Frameworks, Seyedreza Djeddi
UNDERSTANDING INSTRUCTORS' SYNCHRONOUS ONLINE COURSE DESIGN ACTIVITY, Jaewoo Do
ISRAEL'S USE OF SPORTS FOR NATION BRANDING AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY, Yoav Dubinsky
Bridge to Formal Education, Bridge to Gentrification: A Narrative History Examining the Link Between Property Ownership and Education in Hilton Head, South Carolina from 1865 to Present, Sheryse Noelle DuBose
The Neurochemistry and Neural Circuitry of Stress Resilience, Brooke Nichole Dulka
Heterosexist Discrimination and LGBQ Activism: Examining a Moderated Mediation Model, Trevor Lee Dunn
Improving Sustainability of Agricultural Landscapes Through Assessment and Adaptive Management, Sarah Elizabeth Eichler Inwood
Epidemiology of Veterinary Antimicrobial Use in Tennessee and Strategies for Antimicrobial Stewardship, John Eddie Ekakoro
Mathematical Models of Bacterial Chemotaxis, Mustafa Zeki Elmas
A Preliminary Examination of Weight Based Psychological Aggression in Intimate Relationships, Joanna Marie Elmquist
Applications of Pionless EFT in Atomic and Nuclear Theory, Samuel Bryan Emmons
Characterizing the regulation and the role of ribosomal protein S6 phosphorylation in Arabidopsis thaliana, Ramya Enganti
Refining Measurements of Effective Impervious Area in Urban Watersheds to Support Targeted Green Infrastructure Retrofits, Thomas Harry Epps
NCAA Division I Student-Athletes' Perceptions of How the Coach-Athlete Relationship Influences Student-Athlete Resilience, Sara Marie Erdner
Opportunities and constraints related to the production and use of knowledge for climate change adaptation efforts in urban, energy, and water systems, Kathleen Marie Ernst
Exploring Individual- and Court-Level Predictors of Mental Health Court Completion, Jennifer Chadwick Erwin
An Examination of the Development of the NCAA Sexual Assault and Interpersonal Violence Guide, Jonathan Worrell Evans
Advancing Analytical Techniques to Study Biology: Mass Spectrometry Based Analysis of Small Molecules, Abigail Tester Farmer
Advocacy Among Counseling Leaders: A Constructivist Grounded Theory, Isabel Cecilia Farrell
New Methods for the Optical Detection of Trace Compounds and the Delivery of a Chemical Oxidant, Roberto Alan Federico-Perez
Instagram use and self-objectification: The roles of internalization, comparison, appearance commentary, and feminism, Chandra Erin Feltman
Coupling of Vortex Flows with Control Jets for Enhanced Mixing and Flame Holding in Supersonic Flows, Thomas Paul Fetterhoff
Structurally Rich Movement: Measuring Movement for Empirical Psychology and Examining the Dynamic Complexity of Affect Regulation in Behavior, Michael Timothy Finn
LA CRITIQUE DE L’ARISTOCRATIE ET DU LIBERTINAGE DANS LES ROMANS SENTIMENTAUX DES AUTEURES DE L’ÂGE CLASSIQUE AU DÉBUT DU ROMANTISME, Beatrice Flamenbaum
Next Generation Sequencing, Assembly, and Analysis of Bovine and Feline Tritrichomonas foetus Genomes Toward Taxonomic Clarification And Improved Therapeutic and Preventive Targets, Ellen Ann Fleetwood
Detection and Attribution of Climate Change Using Offline Model Simulations with Applications to Runoff in the United States and Streamflow in the Columbia River Basin, Whitney Leeann Forbes
Exploring Professional Teacher Identity Development for STEM Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs), Tam’ra-Kay Alisia Francis
CONTROL OF GRAIN STRUCTURE IN SELECTIVE-ELECTRON BEAM MELTING OF NICKEL-BASED SUPERALLOYS, Curtis Lee Frederick
Essays in Organizational Design and Defense Policy, Charlton Eli Freeman
MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS IN THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN, Phillip Jackson Gainer
Social Influences in Behavioral Rigidity: Shared Attention in a Three-Alternative Choice Task, Andrés Hernando García Penagos
Bile Salt Hydrolase: From Basic Science to Translational Innovation, Wenjing Geng
Essays in Education & Economics, Mary Elizabeth Glenn
Foreign Policy Revisionism in the Post-WWII Era, Aaron Jacob Gold
Divide and Conquer: Examining the Effects of Conflict Rhetoric on Political Support, Katharine Sara Gomez
Enhancement and Local Calibration of Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide, Hongren Gong
Biogeochemistry of Sulfur in Small Forested Catchments of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Adrian Miguel Gonzalez
Evaluation of a New Bt Toxin, Cry51Aa2.834_16, for Control of Thrips and Tarnished Plant Bug in Cotton, Scott Hester Graham
NUCLEAR POWER AND ELECTRIC GRID RESILIENCE: CURRENT REALITIES AND FUTURE PROSPECTS, Sherrell R. Greene