Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2017
A Household Approach to Reconstructing the Townsend Sites in East Tennessee, U.S.A.: Foodways and Daily Practice within a Mississippian Settlement, Jessie Luella Johanson
On the construction and interpretation of fitness landscapes for HIV: a computational perspective, Elizabeth Grace Johnson
Characterization of the Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine IL-1[beta] on Butyrate Metabolism in Colorectal Cancer Cells, Megan Elizabeth Johnstone
Analysis and Design of Communication Avoiding Algorithms for Out of Memory(OOM) SVD, Khairul Kabir
The Impact of Photography on Tourism: Photography Construction Perspective, Justin Kaewnopparat
STUDY ON AGRICULTURAL TRACTOR OPERATOR SAFETY IN ROLLOVER ACCIDENTS, Farzaneh Khorsandi Kouhanestani
Essays in Applied Health Economics, Bongkyun Kim
Almost Symmetries and the Unit Commitment Problem, Bernard Albert Knueven
Evaluating the Effects of Wearable Technologies to Improve Physical Activity Levels for College Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Kelly Nicole Kraiss
Surface Energy in Bond-Counting Models on Bravais and Non-Bravais Lattices, Tim Ryan Krumwiede
An Optimization Framework for Integrating Variable Capacity and Pavement Thickness Requirements in Highway Cost Allocation, Saurav Kumar Dubey
NESTLE to ORIGAMI Coupling: A Nuclear Non-proliferation Tool for LWR Fuel Assembly Isotope Analysis, Margaret Alva Kurtts
Development and Implementation of a Forward Solution Hip Mathematical Model to Determine In Vivo Mechanics and Predict Hip Separation, Michael Thomas LaCour
Elementary Pre-service Teachers’ Attitudes Toward Digitized Visual Primary Sources in the Social Studies, Alicia Lankford Laffoon
Spatio-Temporal Characterization of Arctic Landscapes Using Geospatial Analytics, Zachary Lance Langford
United States Elite Youth Tennis Athletes’ Use of Psychological Strategies in Competition, Emily Earlynn Lauer
‘IT’S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE’: EMPLOYEES’ LIVED EXPERIENCES AND THE ESSENCE OF EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT, Laura Lou Lemon
Catalytic Hydrodeoxygenation and Dehydration of Bioderived Oxygenates to Renewable Hydrocarbon Building Block Molecules: Enabling Renewable Carbon Fiber, Andrew Walter Lepore
Managing exoelectrogenic microbial community development through bioprocess control for conversion of biomass-derived streams, Alex James Lewis
Advanced Purification and Direct-Write 3D Nanoprinting Via Focused Electron Beam Induced Deposition, Brett Bloxton Lewis
Essays in Behavioral Economics, Jing Li
Errors and Truths from Transportation Data Aggregation: Some Implications for Research and Practice, Hyeonsup Lim
Surface Modification of Pillar Array Systems for Chromatography and Fluorescence Enhancement, Danielle Ruth Lincoln
Using the suprachiasmatic nucleus as a model system to assess tolerance and withdrawal to alcohol, Jonathan Houghton Lindsay
VEHICLE OWNERSHIP TRANSITION AND SUSTAINABILITY IMPACTS IN CHINA, Ziwen Ling
Wide-Area Measurement-Driven Approaches for Power System Modeling and Analytics, Hesen Liu
Novel Sustainable Anode Materials and Interfacial Chemistry for Improved Rechargeable Batteries, Yunchao Li
Systematics, diversification, and functional diversity of Russulaceae (Russulales), Brian Patrick Looney
Re-Writing English Identity: Medieval Historians of Anglo-Norman Britain, Teresa Marie Lopez
Determining 235U Enrichment Using a Dual-Energy Approach for Delayed Neutron Measurements, Angela Lynn Lousteau
Hungaria Asteroid Region Telescopic Spectral Survey (HARTSS): Establishing Asteroid-Meteorite Connections Between Hungaria Asteroids and Meteorites of the Acapulcoite-Lodranite Clan, Michael Peter Lucas
Sensitivity of VVER-1000 Spent Fuel Pin Nuclide Inventory to Operational Parameters, Nicholas Patrick Luciano
All Acrylic Based Thermoplastic Elastomers: Design and Synthesis for Improved Mechanical Performance, Wei Lu
Effect of Crosslinking on Carbon Nanotube Materials through Chemical Treatment and Irradiation, Xinyi Lu
A Wide Area Hierarchical Voltage Control for Systems with High Wind Penetration and an HVDC Overlay, Yidan Lu
The Effects of Motivational Interviewing on Heart Failure Self-Care during Transitional Care in an Appalachian Population, Jennifer Lynn Mabry
Design and Implementation of a Low‐Power Wireless Respiration Monitoring Sensor, Ifana Mahbub
Wide-Area Control Schemes to Improve Small Signal Stability in Power Systems, Meimanat Mahmoudi
Data Analysis Methods using Persistence Diagrams, Andrew Marchese
Analysis of a Market for Tradable Credits, Policy Uncertainty Effects on Investment Decisions, and the Potential to Supply a Renewable Aviation Fuel Industry with an Experimental Industrial Oilseed, Evan Lawrence Markel
Understanding Implementation of Developmental Education Delivery Models in a Community College Setting, Sherry Ann Marlow Ormsby
DETERMINATION OF CRITICAL EXPERIMENT CORRELATIONS VIA THE MONTE CARLO SAMPLING TECHNIQUE, William Jay Marshall
Using Phylogenetic Comparative Methods To Understand Diversification and Geographic Range Evolution, Kathryn Aurora Massana
Jet-hadron correlations relative to the event plane Pb--Pb collisions at the LHC in ALICE, Joel Anthony Mazer
Generalizations and Variations of the Zero-Divisor Graph, Grace Elizabeth McClurkin
Unique Roles for ISE2 in Chloroplast RNA Metabolism and Regulation of Plasmodesmata-mediated Intercellular Trafficking, Tyra Nadine McCray
Double Differential Neutron Yields Produced by Proton, Helium, and Iron Interactions in Thick Aluminum Targets, Natalie Ann McGirl
The Effect of Maternal Borderline Personality Disorder and Child Temperament on Mother-Child Synchrony, Christina Gabriela Mena
Economic Forecasting with Many Predictors, Fanning Meng
Statistical Computational Topology and Geometry for Understanding Data, Joshua Lee Mike
Preferences for Employment in the Government Workforce, Michael Christopher Moltz
Modeling as Teaching: Preparing Preservice Teachers to Implement Universal Design for Learning, Eric Jordan Moore
The Separation of Bismuth-213 from Actinium-225 and the Ion Exchange Properties of the Alkali Metal Cations with an Inorganic Resin, Mark Alan Moore
Distress during Cancer Treatment and its Relation to Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms, Matthew Robert Moore
Effects of rodents on ecosystem structure and function, Leigh Courtney Moorhead
Printed Sensors for Energy Applications: Challenges and Implications, Marissa Enid Morales Rodríguez
Crafting Nanostructured Neural Interfaces with Hydrogel Particles, Emily Ann Morin
Cracking in Fused Quartz During Nanoindentation, Brittnee Mound
High-Throughput Functional System for Encapsulated Networks of Model Cell Membranes, Mary-Anne Kim Anh Nguyen
Development of a Mathematical Model for the Estimation of Required Maintenance for a Homogenous Facilities Portfolio Using Multiple Linear Regression, Timothy Jay Nipp
Morphological and Photoelectrochemical Characterization of Membrane Reconstituted Photosystem I (PSI), Seyedeh Hanieh Niroomand
LONG-TERM IMPACT OF TILLAGE AND CROPPING MANAGEMENTS ON SOIL HYDRO-PHYSICAL PROPERTIES AND YIELD, Amin Nouri Gharahassanlou
Electronic and Magnetic Materials Under External Stimuli, Kenneth Robert O'Neal
Complete Denitrification by the Non-Denitrifier Anaeromyxobacter dehalogenans: The Role of Coupled Biotic-Abiotic Reactions, Jenny Rae Onley
Multiscale Modeling Approach to Understand Active sites in Non-Conventional Catalyst Layers for Fuel Cell Applications, Diana Constanza Orozco Gallo
"Living It In The Day To Day": Narratives of Advanced Martial Artists, Michael Duncan Overton
Therapeutic Aspects of Tattoo Acquisition: A Phenomenological Inquiry into the Connection Between Psychological Trauma and the Writing of Stories into Flesh, Everett W. Painter
The Three Dimensions of Political Action in United States Democracy: Corporations as Political Actors and "Franchise Governments", Steven Alfonso Panageotou
Uses and Gratifications of Digital Media: The Case of Live Blogs, Mirjana Pantic
Memory Response: Exposure history dependence of microbial mediated transformations of substrates in groundwater, Charles Joseph Paradis
Investigating the Sustainability of Southeastern United States' Wood Pellet Production for Use in European Biopower Facilities, Esther Sullivan Parish
Scope and Influence of Enhanced Triazine Degradation in U.S. Soils, Ethan Trent Parker
THE ACCURACY OF THE BIOLOGICAL PROFILE IN CASEWORK: AN ANALYSIS OF FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY REPORTS IN THREE MEDICAL EXAMINERS’ OFFICES, Hillary Renee Parsons
Diversidad y comunidad: la propuesta del Grupo de Guayaquil en tensión perenne frente a la modernidad, Patricio Paúl Peñaherrera Cevallos
Desaprendiendo las múltiples significaciones de Emiliano Zapata: Hacia una lectura decolonial., Andrea Perales Fernández De Gamboa
Low Energy Recoil Simulations in MgO, LiNbO3, and LiTaO3 Using Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics, Benjamin Aaron Petersen
The Role of Mentoring for Women in Upper Management in the National Basketball Association (NBA), Manuela Picariello
Mediation and Moderation of Intergenerational Epigenetic Effects of Trauma, Stefanie Renee Pilkay
Role of Hormonal and Developmental Signaling in Plant-Cyst Nematode Interaction, Sarbottam Piya
Exploration of Equal Tune Transverse Coupling in the Spallation Neutron Source Accumulator Ring, Robert Edward Potts III
Unveiling Quantum Critical Phenomena in Selected Rare Earth Intermetallic Compounds, Lekhanath Poudel
Metal oxyhalides and halides for use as electrode materials in Li-ion batteries, Jonathan Mark Powell
Railways and Regret: Revising Mobility Myths in Victorian Literature and Culture, 1857-1891, Kathryn Winslow Powell
Using the Electronic Patient Portal to Engage Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions, Kimberly Ryan Powell
The Discovery, Synthesis, and Characterization of Biological Signaling Molecules and Signaling Disruptors, Carson Wayne Prevatte
Understanding Process-Structure Relationship For Site-Specific Microstructure Control in Electron Beam Powder Bed Additive Manufacturing Process Using Numerical Modeling, Narendran Raghavan
Direct-to-Physician Advertising, Depression, and the Advertised Female Patient, Alicia Burnett Ransom
Evaluation of Off-Type Grasses in Interspecific Hybrid Bermudagrass [Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. x C. transvaalensis Burtt-Davy] Putting Greens, Eric Hall Reasor
Noncontact Vital Signs Detection, Lingyun Ren