Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2018
Characterizing Signal Transduction Networks and Biological Responses Using Computer Simulations and Machine Learning, Aaron Matthew Prescott
So What's the Story?: The Teaching of Black Literature in the High School English Classroom, Vincent Ray Price
Passive Ammonia-SCR Catalyst System for NOX Abatement from Lean-Burn Gasoline Engines: NH3 formation over TWC, Vitaly Y. Prikhodko
Investigation of the potential role of bird baths in the transmission of Trichomonas gallinae in wild birds, Kathryn Erin Purple
CHARACTERIZING THE MOLECULAR MECHANISMS FOR THE BACTERIAL TRANSFORMATION OF RECALCITRANT ORGANIC MATTER IN COASTAL SALT MARSHES, Lauren Nicole Quigley
Hyperspectral Image Analysis through Unsupervised Deep Learning, Ying Qu
Nazi Charity: Giving, Belonging, and Morality in the Third Reich, John William Rall
Global DNA Methylation Changes in Soybean as a response to Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN) infection., Aditi Rambani
An Investigation into the Structural Design of Polymer Thin Films: From Stimuli Responsive Polyampholyte Brushes to Polymer-Grafted Nanocomposites, Rachel Irene Ramirez
Decentralized and Fault-Tolerant Control of Power Systems with High Levels of Renewables, Mohammad Ehsan Raoufat
Thick-target neutron yields for intermediate-energy heavy ion experiments at NSRL, Hunter Nathaniel Ratliff
Evolution of Non-collinear Magnetic Structures via Material Engineering Revealed by Neutron Scattering, Ryan Patrick Rawl
An Investigation of Gender Bias in a Career Assessment for a STEM Field, Shelby Morgan Reyes
Integration of Educational Technology for the Purposes of Differentiated Instruction in Secondary STEM Education, Olivia Nichole Ritter
Supreme Court Evaluation of Federal Agency Actions, Jonathan G. Rose
Electrodes and Membranes for Alkaline Energy Storage and Conversion Devices, Asa Logan Roy
Utility of High Resolution Human Settlement Data for Assessment of Electricity Usage Patterns, Pranab Kanti Roy Chowdhury
The Effect of Familiarity on Learning with Video Clips Containing Seductive Details, Jonah Lee Ruddy
Getting Gritty with It: An Examination of Self-Directed Learning and Grit Among Doctoral Students, Gwendolyn Sue Ruttencutter
Formation Studies of Ca12Al14O33, John Robert Salasin
The Greater Germanic Reich: Education, Nazification, and the Creation of a New Dutch Identity in the Nazi-Occupied Netherlands, Joshua Robert Sander
Characterization and Metabolic Engineering of Transcription Factors and Redox Dynamics in Candidate Consolidated Bioprocessing Biocatalysts, Kyle Benjamin Sander
Perceptions and Cognitive Bias in Decomposition Scoring Methods in Forensic Anthropology, Kelly Ann Sauerwein
POSTCRANIAL EVOLUTION IN HUMANS WITH RESPECT TO TRAIT COVARIANCE AND ECOGEOGRAPHY, Kristen Renée Savell
Probing the complex interaction between the pH-low insertion peptide and membrane bilayers, Haden Lynn Scott
An Implantable Low Pressure, Low Drift, Dual BioPressure Sensor and In-Vivo Calibration Methods Thereof, Chad Eric Seaver
The Integration of Maintenance Decisions and Flow Shop Scheduling, Javad Seif
Thermal Analysis of Lanthanide Complexes for Nuclear Security, Shayan Shahbazi
Learning Models for Discrete Optimization, Hesam Shams
Interfacing to Biological Systems Using Microfluidics, Peter Golden Shankles
Analyzing the Impacts of Policy Supports and Incentive Programs on Resource Management, Bijay Prasad Sharma
Portable Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy for Nuclear Forensics Applications, Michael Bernard Shattan
Quantification of Hydrogen-Helium Retention in Tungsten Using Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Coupled with Laser Ablation Mass Spectrometry, Guinevere Chamberlain Shaw
Parallel Machine Replacement: An Analysis in Construction Industry with Considerations of Horizon Uncertainty, Multi-Purpose Machines and Transportation, Brett Allen Shields
Audit Committee Reputation Incentives, Justin Cole Short
"We were all just trying to stay afloat": The Career Experiences of NCAA Division I Female Swimming Coaches, Jessica Laing Siegele
AN EVOLUTIONARY APPROACH TO BIBLIOGRAPHIC CLASSIFICATION, David Linn Sims
The Synthesis and Characterization of New Triangular Lattice Compounds with Exotic Magnetic Ground States, Ryan Patrick Sinclair
Understanding what influences engineering faculty course decisions using activity systems analysis, Anne Leslie Skutnik
The Effect of Ideology and Litigant Advantage on Appeals to, and Grants of Certiorari by, the US Supreme Court, Andrew H. Smith
Participating With the Known and the Value of Craft as Knowing, Marlin Ray Sommers
Blow-ups of Two-Convex, Type-I Mean Curvature Flow, Kevin Michael Sonnanburg
Double Differential Thick Target Yields of Secondary Light-Ion Transport from Intermediate-Energy Hadron Experiments, Ashwin Paul Srikrishna
Role of opinion sharing on the emergency evacuation dynamics, Aravinda Ramakrishnan Srinivasan
Modulating the processing of complex sounds: How inhibition of nitric oxide alters evoked responses in the bullfrog torus semicircularis, Andrew William Stafford
Discovery and Development of Potassium-Based Metal Halide Scintillators for Radiation Detection Applications, Luis Manuel Stand Stracuzzi
Investigating Hulls From The Loewner Equation, Andrew Charles Starnes
Probing Magnetic and Vibrational Properties of Molecular Compounds by Neutron Scattering, Shelby Elizabeth Stavretis
Comparing the Impact of Control Strategies on Mathematical Models of Clostridium difficile Transmission, Brittany Christine Stephenson
Academic Freedom, Critical Thinking, and the Culture of American Science Education, Karmen Melissa Stephenson
Measurement Invariance and Construct Validity of the Sense of Community Index, Erin Renee Story
Adsorption of Light Alkanes on the Surface of Substrates with Varying Symmetry and Composition, Nicholas Allan Strange
Centrifugal-Driven, Reduced-Dimension, Planar Chromatography and Nanoscribe Mesh Filters for Separations, Rachel Brooke Strickhouser
Thermo-mechanical analysis of iron-chromium-aluminum (FeCrAl) alloy cladding for light water reactor fuel elements, Ryan Terrence Sweet
Beta-Delayed Neutron Spectroscopy of 135-136Sb Using the Versatile Array of Neutron Detectors at Low Energy (VANDLE), Steven Zachary Taylor
HIGH STAKES EDUCATION: THE BUSINESS OF REFORM, GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING, AND THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL ALTERNATIVE, William Vaughan Taylor
Novel Amorphous Iron-Dysprosium-Terbium-Oxide Thin Films: Synthesis, Properties, and Application, Humaira Taz
The Role of Meaning-Making in Posttraumatic Growth among Eritrean Refugees with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Yacob Tewolde Tekie
Relationships Among Trauma Type, Posttraumatic Stress, and Posttraumatic Growth, Elizabeth Ann Thomas
Regenerative Stormwater Conveyances in Knoxville, TN: A Performance Analysis and Investigation of Design Feature Alternatives, Jessica Michelle Thompson
A study of spin-parity assignments in 18Ne using the 20Ne(p,t)18Ne reaction, Paul James Thompson
Proton Transfer Reactions Studied Using the Versatile Array of Neutron Detectors at Low Energy (VANDLE), Cory Rodd Thornsberry
Urban Forestry and Stormwater Management: Investigating the Benefit and Health of Urban Trees in Green Infrastructure Installations, Richard Andrew Tirpak
Development of Organometallic Hybrid Perovskite Single Crystals towards Radiation Sensing and Optoelectronic Applications, Jeremy Tyler Tisdale
Presenting Riddles: The Artifact Text in Contemporary Fiction, Andrew Arthur Todd
Papal Plots and Muslim Mischief: Religious Fear and Democratic Sensibilities in Early America, J. Logan Tomlin
Point Kinetics-based Methods for Uranium Assay in Tagged Neutron Interrogation, Matthew Christopher Tweardy
Engineering and characterization of membrane fusion machinery from Influenza hemagglutinin in a mammalian system, Mauricio Valverde
Effects of Canopy Disturbance and Fire on Vegetation and Fuel Dynamics in Oak Forests of the Mid-South USA, Andrew Lee Vander Yacht
Exploiting Treg Plasticity and Immune Cell Metabolism to Control Stromal Keratitis, Siva Karthik Varanasi
Investigating the Role of Carotenoids in Membrane Organization of Pantoea sp. YR343, Sushmitha Vijaya Kumar
Dynamic Simulation and Neuromechanical Coordination of Subject-Specific Balance Recovery to Prevent Falls, Nicolas Antonio Vivaldi
Lipid Analysis of Pottery from Ayia Triada Cave, Greece: Evidence for Ritualized Consumption?, Rachel Lynn Vykukal
Lay Spirituality, Crusading, and Reform in the Sermons of Jacques de Vitry, Lydia Marie Walker
"I Like Reading, but I Like Reading what I Like": A White Teacher's Autoethnographic Journey into the Literacy Lives of Black Female Adolescent Readers, Kelly Bailes Wallace
Homeownership Racial Disparities in Tennessee Cities, Darrell Ronaldo Walsh
A Resilient Micro-Power Charge Amplifier for Biomedical Applications, Hanfeng Wang
Novel Advanced Thermoplastic Elastomers and Solution Properties of Polybenzofulvene, Huiqun Wang
A Comprehensive Frequency Control Framework for High Penetration of Wind, Siqi Wang
Feasibility of Bauxite Residue in Pollution Mitigation and Resource Recovery, Yongfeng Wang
Probing the Interfaces of Semiconducting Nanoparticles using Sum Frequency Generation: Instrumentation Development and Design, Brianna Renee Watson
The Dimension of the Restricted Hitchin Component for Triangle Groups, Elise Anne Weir
Developmental Networks and Interpersonal Support of Beginning Counselors, Nathan Bobby West
Experimental and Theoretical Considerations for Proton Irradiation Processing of Early Solar System Solids, Christopher James Wetteland
Perceptual-motor exploration and selection of objects in 11-month-old infants, Rebecca Faith Wiener
ORNAMENT AND REWARD, Caroline Cook Wilkinson
Help-Seeking and Entrepreneurial Processes: Three Essays on Help-Seeking in the Context of Entrepreneurship, Erika Nadine Williams
Rethinking Channel Protection Efforts: An Integration of Fluvial Geomorphology, Engineering, and Economics, Robert Ryan Woockman
NEW INSIGHTS IN THE ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION OF PLANT NITROGEN LIMITATION, Rachel Christine Wooliver
Power System Frequency Measurement Based Data Analytics and Situational Awareness, Ling Wu
Genetic Algorithm Based Design and Optimization Methodology of a 3D Printed Power Module Packaging, Tong Wu
Copper in the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus: Copper Signaling, Homeostasis, and Circadian Rhythms and Trace Metals in the Master Clock, Yukihiro Yamada
Development of water electrolyzers with additive manufacturing for efficient and low-cost energy conversion and storage, Gaoqiang Yang
Development and application of synchronized wide-area power grid measurement, Wenxuan Yao
A Fortran Kernel Generation Framework for Scientific Legacy Code, Zhuo Yao
Social Justice In the Natural Law Tradition: A Critique of Antimoralist Marxism from a Finnisian Point of View, Qianlu Ying