Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2018
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
"Our people are warlike": Civil War Pittsburgh and Home-Front Mobilization, Allen Christopher York
Selective and Dynamic Control of Thermal Conduction in Graphene Heterostructures, Ali Yousefzadi Nobakht
A Flexible, Highly Integrated, Low Power pH Readout, Song Yuan
Parameterization of a Next Generation In-Vivo Forward Solution Physiological Model of the Human Lower Limb to Simulate and Predict Demographic and Pathology Specific Knee Mechanics, Ian Michael Zeller
Lifetime Prediction and Type-IV Failure Analysis in Weldments of Creep-resistant Ferritic Alloys, Wei Zhang
Utilizing Converter-Interfaced Sources for Frequency Control with Guaranteed Performance in Power Systems, Yichen Zhang
Conditional Image Synthesis by Generative Adversarial Modeling, Zhifei Zhang
Multi-Frequency Modulation and Control for DC/AC and AC/DC Resonant Converters, Chongwen Zhao
Performance Improvement of Wide-Area-Monitoring-System (WAMS) and Applications Development, Jiecheng Zhao
Control and Placement of Battery Energy Storage Systems for Power System Oscillation Damping, Yongli Zhu
Dissertations from 2017
Coupling Life Cycle Assessment and Socioeconomic Scenarios for Climate Change Adaptation of the Energy-Water Nexus, Syeda Mariya Absar
Beyond the City-County Divide: Race, Referenda, and Representation in Consolidated Governments, Christopher Johnson Acuff
Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactive Modification of 2-Vinyl-4,4-dimethyl Azlactone Polymers, Bethany Michelle Aden
A Knowledge Assessment of Prescription Drug Use Among Student-Athletes at a Southeastern College, Marcus L. Amos
Exploring Emerging Adults’ Sexual Possible Selves, Development, and Pathways to Sexual Goal Attainment: A Three Part Examination, Kristin Michelle Anders
Effects of Gatekeeping on the Diffusion of Information, Rebecca Anderson
Development and Implementation of Redox-Active Olefin Polymerization Catalysts, William Curtis Anderson Jr.
Dynamic In Vivo Skeletal Feature Tracking Via Fluoroscopy Using a Human Gait Model, William Patrick Anderson
Correlating long-term lithium ion battery performance with solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) layer properties, Seong Jin An
Transport of water and ions through single-walled armchair carbon nanotubes: A molecular dynamics study, Michelle Patricia Aranha
Electricity Market Designs for Demand Response from Residential Customers, Ailin Asadinejad
Creating and Operating the Nuclear Urban Kinetics Effects Simulator, Jerrad Phillip Auxier
FOREST RESOURCES FOR BIOENERGY, Gerry Solano Avila
Management of Islanded Operation of Microgirds, Md Riyasat Azim
Parents’ Perceptions and Responses to Infant Emotions, Lauren Renee Bader
Real-time Traffic Flow Detection and Prediction Algorithm: Data-Driven Analyses on Spatio-Temporal Traffic Dynamics, Bumjoon Bae
Co-Optimization of Gas-Electricity Integrated Energy Systems Under Uncertainties, Linquan Bai
Non-Canonical Signaling from the ETR1 and ETR2 Ethylene Receptors in Arabidopsis thaliana, Arkadipta Bakshi
Characterization of Protein A and Sortase A in Staphylococcus pseudintermedius: Potential Targets for Novel Therapeutic Approaches, Manasi Balachandran
Nonlinear Control and Estimation of an Infammatory Immune Response, Ouassim Bara
Understanding three-body interactions in hexagonal close packed solid He-4, Ashleigh Locke Barnes
MUJER, TRADICIÓN Y CONCIENCIA HISTÓRICA EN GERTRUDIS GÓMEZ DE AVELLANEDA, Ana Lydia Barrios
Analysis of Primary Stripper Foils at the Spallation Neutron Source by an Electron Beam Foil Test Stand, Eric Paul Barrowclough
Improved sample utilization in thermal ionization mass spectrometry isotope ratio measurements: refined development of porous ion emitters for nuclear forensic applications, Matthew Louis Baruzzini
Effects of Switchgrass Related Land-Use Changes on Aquatic Macroinvertebrates, Latha Malar Baskaran
Lesbian Body Dissatisfaction: The Roles of Gender Identity, Body-Gender Identity Incongruence, and Internalized Appearance Ideals, Christine Laura Beck
Unraveling the Molecular Mechanism of Fat Deposition Through Dietary Manipulation and Feed Restriction, Ronique Cleardo Beckford
Blinded by the Brand: Why and When Salesperson Brand Attachment Decreases Customer Purchase Intentions?, Lisa Lynn Beeler
Never Forget: The Meaning of the Global War on Terror in Post-9/11 U.S. Presidential Discourse, Landon Shane Bevier
Investigating Country Identity and Citizen Diplomacy: The Case of Cultural Mediators in Vietnam, Lindsey M. Bier
FUNDAMENTAL STUDY AND DEVELOPMENT OF TUNED ACTIVE FLOW CONTROL ACTUATORS, Brian A. Binkley
Singled Out: Genomic analysis of uncultured microbes in marine sediments, Jordan Toby Bird
Numerical Studies of Iron Based Superconductors using Spin-Fermion Models, Christopher Brian Bishop
Modeling, Analysis, Force Sensing and Control of Continuum Robots for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Caroline Bryson Black
Preparing the Workforce for Integrated Healthcare, Denise Ratliff Black
Appalachian Aristocrats: How Tourists, Elites, and Mountaineers Created a New Western North Carolina, 1880-1920, Matthew Robert Blaylock
Exploring Grades 3-8 Principals' Beliefs about the New TNReady Standards: An Assets or Deficits Perspective?, Mary Elizabeth Blevins
Evaluation of Increased Targeted Enforcement and Community-based Outreach and Education Programs to Increase Nighttime Seatbelt Use in East Tennessee, Kwaku Frimpong Boakye
Investigating the Chickadee Ethos., David L. Book
Agony or Ecstasy: A Mixed Methods Study of the Accelerated Reader Program and Students' Attitudes Toward Reading, LaDonna Stout Boone
Impact of Macromolecular Design on Self-assembly Properties of Block copolymers: Effect of Tunable Chain Flexibility and Chain Topology, Kamlesh Ramesh Bornani
Trait Evolution in Spiders: Perspectives on the Evolution of Behavioral Syndromes and Web Structures, Jennifer Marie Bosco
A Critical Content Analysis of the Representation and Portrayals of Females in YALSA Award-Winning Science Comics, 2002-2017: A Feminist Perspective, Christopher Ryan Bowen
Effect modification of the association between aerobic physical activity and diabetes-related mortality by race-ethnicity: a population-based prospective study using NHANES III and 1999-2006 NHANES, William Robert Boyer II
The impact of restaurant review website attributes on consumers' internal states and behavioral responses, Prawannarat Brewer
The Perishing, Matthew Randall Brock
Concurrent and Predictive Validity of the Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test – Group Ability Test, Brooke Lauren Browarnik
Do Personal Factors and Interpersonal Influences Affect Commitment to a Plan of Action for Physical Activity Among African-American Women?, Bobbie W. Brown
Experiences of Professional School Counselors with Children of Incarcerated Parents: A Case Study, Emily Courtney Brown
Thermally Robust and Redox Active Catalysts: Studying Their Behavior for Ethylene and L-lactide Polymerization, Lauren Ashley Brown
Biogeochemical Characteristics of Organic Matter in a Karst Groundwater System, Teresa Lynn Brown
Persistence of Traditionally Marginalized Doctoral Students in Counselor Education: A Grounded Theory Study, Sharon Leah Bruner
The Beauty of Understanding: Aesthetic Methods of Theory Evaluation, Devon Craig Bryson
Social Work Practice in Public Defense, Sarah Beck Buchanan
Laying Groundwork for the use of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Constructs to Enhance the Identity Development of Counselors-in-training: An Exploratory Quantitative Analysis, Emma Christine Burgin