Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2017
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
Expert Elementary Readers: A Profile of Reading Proficiency, Shelley Watson Burton
Efficacy of Short-Term Emotional Regulation Training on Interference During Cognitive Tasks, Kerry Margaret Cannity
Extensions of Task-based Runtime for High Performance Dense Linear Algebra Applications, Chongxiao Cao
Impedance-Based Stability Analysis and Controller Design of Three-Phase Inverter-Based Ac Systems, Wenchao Cao
New Optical and Electrochemical Probes for Trace Chemicals with Health and Environmental Impacts, Thomas Stewart Carpenter
Surface modification of icy satellites: Space weathering of the large moons of Uranus and alluvial fan formation on Saturn’s moon Titan, Richard John Cartwright
The Biochemical Characterization of the Phosphatidylserine Synthase from Candida albicans as a Drug Target, Chelsi Danielle Cassilly
The Association Between Audit Committee Overboarding, Audit Committee Responses to Increased Workloads, and Financial Reporting Quality After SOX, John Kyle Castonguay
Essays in Applied Microeconomics, Bilal Celik
ROL Y REPRESENTACIÓN DEL TRAUMA EN CUATRO NOVELAS DE ROBERTO BOLAÑO, Tamara Centis
Understanding Regional Melanoma Survivors Health-Related Experiences and Needs Following Treatment, Shirleen Denise Chase
Mechanical Behavior of Pipeline Steels and an Al0.1CoCrFeNi High-Entropy Alloy, Bilin Chen
Pathogenesis, Virulence and Population Genetics of Puccinia emaculata, the Causal Agent of Switchgrass Rust, Qunkang Cheng
Reflecting Human Knowledge of Place and Route-Choice Behavior Using Big Data, Jiaoli Chen
Change in “Everyday Multicultural Competencies” as a Response to Resident Advisors Multicultural Training: Association with Five-Factor Personality Traits, Nicole Crystal Chery
Value of Flow Measurement Accuracy in Hydropower Plants with Short Converging Intakes, Mark Herbert Christian
Perceptions of Student Engagement: Understanding Knowledge and Policy Implications among K-12 District Leaders, Ann Marie Cisney-Booth
Computational Thermal-Hydraulics Modeling of Twisted Tape Enabled High Heat Flux Components, Emily Buckman Clark
Morphological and Gene Expression Plasticity in Neotropical Cichlid Fishes, Sharon Fern Clemmensen
Back from Oblivion: Society and Literature in Ventura Ruiz Aguilera’s Ecos nacionales and Proverbios ejemplares, Bruce Milton Cole
Design-Structure-Property Relationships of Purine-Based Copolymers and Chromophores, Graham Smith Collier
Mediating Machines: Human Mechanisms and the Modern Stage, Kerri Ann Considine
The Role of Fit in the Decision Making Process for Head Principal Recruitment, Hiring, and Placement, Keith William Cottrell
Assessing Transformative Learning: Toward a Unified Framework, Robert Charles Cox
Politics at the Intersection of Sexuality: Examining Political Attitudes and Behaviors of Sexual Minorities in the United States, Royal Gene Cravens III
Mathematical Modeling of Mixtures and Numerical Solution with Applications to Polymer Physics, John Timothy Cummings
The Principal’s Role in the Implementation of a One-to-One Initiative: A Case Study of Two Schools, Casey Michael Cutter
Investigating the Existence of Word Callers, Rhonda Rae DeJournett
Living the Change They Seek: Social Studies Teacher Educators Who Incorporate Race into the Curriculum, Sara Beth Demoiny
Nuclear Fragmentation Cross Section Modeling for Space Radiation Applications, Wouter C. de Wet
Experimental and Computational Investigation of High Entropy Alloys for Elevated-Temperature Applications, Haoyan Diao
I’m Here for a Reason: Motivational Factors of First-Generation Latino Males to Attend College, Zaragosa Jesus Diaz-Espinoza
Impact of Soil Water Content on Bermudagrass Athletic Field Performance, Kyley Hampton Dickson
Individual and Organizational Celebrity: Two Essays on Media Attributions and Organizational Agency, Laura D'Oria
Excessive Acquisition: What Is It? What Makes It Happen?, Melanie Doss
Modulation of Cell Behaviors on Photo-crosslinked Polymer Networks and Polymer Spherulites, Jinbo Dou
Assessment of genetic and education recovery plan objectives for the Bog Turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii), Cassie Marie Dresser
IDENTIFYING EXTINCTION RISK PATTERNS IN POLLINATION NETWORKS AND CONSERVATION PLANNING TO REDUCE THE COST OF MANAGEMENT-NECESSITATED TRAVEL, Christine Elise Dumoulin
A Transcriptomic Analysis of Salmonella enterica Newport In Planta and after Postharvest Sanitization, Laurel Lynn Dunn
Investigating the Properties of Superfluid He-4 through Density Functional Calculations, Matthew Francis Dutra
Capitalist Organizing and Organizations: the Case of the American Petroleum Institute, Elizabeth Ashley East
Sustainable Infrastructure Development: A Holistic System Based Decision Making Framework Integrating Vulnerability Indicators and Stakeholders Objectives, Mohamed Saeid Eid
A Survey Of Student Academic Support In Tennessee Homeless Shelters, Olga C. Eisenhower
Investigating the Regulation of Indole-3-Acetic Acid Production By the Plant Associated Microbe Pantoea sp. YR343, Kasey Noel Estenson
The Role of Protein Structural Ensembles in Thermostability and Ligand Binding, Wilfredo Evangelista Falcón
Hetero-Atom Containing Functional Polymers: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications, Hongbo Feng
Linearly Preconditioned Nonlinear Solvers for Phase Field Equations Involving p-Laplacian Terms, Wenqiang Feng
WOMEN’S HELP-SEEKING BEHAVIOR FOR INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, Ahmet Fidan
Molecular phylogenetic studies of the genera of tribe Polygonateae (Asparagaceae: Nolinoideae): Disporopsis, Heteropolygonatum, and Polygonatum., Aaron Jennings Floden
Rural Appalachian Person and Family Decision Making at End of Life, Mary Lou Clark Fornehed
Conservation Decisions: Designing, Financing and Fundraising for Protected Areas, Rachel Elizabeth Fovargue
Predicting Academic Performance on High-Stakes Tests: Development of the Brief Behavior, Academic, and Social Screener (B-BASS), Trisha Danielle Franklin
The Relationship Between Teachers’ Subject Matter Knowledge for Teaching and Student Achievement in Struggling and Non-Struggling Students, Jami Terese Garner
On Laser-induced Plasma Containing Hydrogen, Ghaneshwar Gautam
Excitations of Quasi-Particles in Nanostructured Systems, Jingxuan Ge
Twenty-‐first Century Deindustrialization and Uneven Development in Appalachia, Katherine Custis Gerlaugh
Electricity and Fuel Consumption in a Lean Energy Supply Chain, Mostafa GhafooriVarzaneh
Novel Fission Track Detection for Identification and Characterization of Special Nuclear Materials, Jonathan Allen Gill
Development of High Performance Gas Separation Membranes through Intelligent Catalyst and Monomer Design, Kevin Richard Gmernicki