Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2017
Perceptions of Administrators in Facilitating Change and Establishing a Positive School Culture in a New School, Elizabeth Anne Gotcher
Sustainability analysis for new technologies of biofuels and Additive Manufacturing, Nelson A. Granda Marulanda
Regeneration of Imperiled Hardwoods in the Eastern United States, Joshua J. Granger
A Grounded Theory Inquiry into Crying in Women Dealing with the Emotional Stress of Personal Crisis, Mary Bess Griffith
Functional Characterization of Integrated Chemotaxis Pathways and Proteins in the Soil Bacterium, Azospirillum brasilense, Jessica Marie Gullett
Monolithic Perimeter Gated Single Photon Avalanche Diode Based Optical Detector in Standard CMOS, Md. Habib Ullah Habib
Graph-Theoretical Tools for the Analysis of Complex Networks, Ronald Dewayne Hagan
Meso-Scale Behavior Characterization of “Tunable” Clay-Polymer Composites, Bijoy Krishna Halder
The Impact of Increased Tax Return Reporting on Financial Statement Tax Disclosure Quality: Evidence from IRS Schedule UTP, Michelle Kim Harding
Systematics and Biogeography of the Cortinarius violaceus group and Sequestrate Evolution in Cortinarius (Agaricales), Emma Harrower
The impact of rewards on the effectiveness of performance feedback in improving writing production in elementary school students, Leslie Allison Hart
Investigating trends and processes that impact tree species diversity of southern forests at the landscape level, Andrew J. Hartsell
An Optimization Method for Matched Abundance-Ratio Cascades by Varying the Key Weight, Richard Dale Harvey
MODELING AND SPICE IMPLEMENTATION OF SILICON-ON-INSULATOR (SOI) FOUR GATE (G4FET) TRANSISTOR, Md Sakib Hasan
Irish Harps, Scottish Fiddles, English Pens: Romantic Satire and British Nationalism, Shannon Raelene Heath
Population, Consumption, and Procreation: Ethical Implications for Humanity’s Future, Trevor Grant Hedberg
Assessing the Economic Tradeoffs Between Prevention and Suppression of Forest Fires, Elizabeth Trulia Heines
Biotic and abiotic drivers of plant symbionts determine plant performance, the maintenance of diversity, and response to global change, Jeremiah A. Henning
Detection, Diversity, and Evolution of Fungal Nitric Oxide Reductases (P450nor), Steven Adam Higgins
Philosophical Self-Presentation in Late Antique Cappadocia, Stefan Vernon Hodges-Kluck
Development of High-performing Polydimethylsiloxane-based Membranes for Carbon Dioxide Separation, Tao Hong
Optimal Allocation of Dynamic Var Sources Addressing FIDVR Issues, Weihong Huang
Examining the role of therapeutic alliance, split alliance, and gender on couples’ relationship satisfaction following a brief couple intervention, Jessica Andrea Hughes
Bioinformatic and Experimental Approaches for Deeper Metaproteomic Characterization of Complex Environmental Samples, Ramsunder Mahadevan Iyer
Some Novel Approaches to Control Stromal Keratitis, Ujjaldeep Jaggi
Dataflow Programming Paradigms for Computational Chemistry Methods, Heike Jagode
Efficient Methods for Multidimensional Global Polynomial Approximation with Applications to Random PDEs, Peter A. Jantsch
INTRUSION DETECTION OF A SIMULATED SCADA SYSTEM USING A DATA-DRIVEN MODELING APPROACH, Brien Alen Jeffries
The Role of Supply Chain Resource Orchestration and Supply Chain Knowledge in Improving Product Launch Performance in Emerging Markets, Matthew Troy Jenkins
Localization of Large Scale Structures, Ryan James Jensen
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