Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2016
The Impacts of Curriculum Reform for an Introductory Undergraduate Biology Course Sequence, Anna Jo Juanita Auerbach
Out from Darkness and into the Light: The Role of Transparency and Social Media in Government, Frances Nichols Bachstein
Biophysical Studies of Cell Division Protein Localization Mechanisms in Escherichia coli, Matthew Wayne Bailey
Suicide Response Preparedness in Counseling Students: A Study of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Simulated Behavior, Breanna Paige Banks
Remediating a Toxic Town: Power, Place, and Justice in Anniston, Alabama, Melanie Ann Barron
“Invisible Citizens to Visible Subjects”: Multicultural Counseling Competence with the Arab American Population, Dareen Basma
Thermodynamics of Short Chain Perfluoroalkanes Adsorbed on the Surfaces of the Graphite Basal Plane and MgO (100), Nathaniel Keenan Bass
Adaptive kernel estimation for enhanced filtering and pattern classification of magnetic resonance imaging: novel techniques for evaluating the biomechanics and pathologic conditions of the lumbar spine, Nicholas Vincent Battaglia
Self-Directed Learning: A Potential Predictor of Technology Integration Confidence among Preservice Teachers, Jeffrey L. Beard
TEACHER ATTITUDES TOWARD WORK: A MIXED METHODS CASE STUDY OF COLLABORATIVE WORK GROUP INFLUENCES, Jennifer Leigh Beavers
Development of the Running Identity Scale, Matthew Philip Bejar
Improved Fungicidal Control of Large Patch through Optimal Use of Surfactants and Spray Rate Volume, Jesse J. Benelli
Static Frontal Plane Tibiofemoral Alignments and Their Effects on Knee Biomechanics During Level Walking and Stair Ascent Tasks, Hunter Jared Bennett
BENEFITS AND RISKS OF IMIDACLOPRID-BASED MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS FOR HEMLOCK WOOLLY ADELGID, Elizabeth Paige Benton
Old English Manuscripts in the Early Age of Print: Matthew Parker and his Scribes, Robert Scott Bevill
Study of Graphitization in Carbon Steel Weldments for Remaining Life Assessment, Maneel Bharadwaj
Towards Understanding Osmolyte Effects on Folate(s) and Dihydrofolate Reductase Proteins, Purva Prashant Bhojane
Alternative Approaches to Improving the Welfare of Transition Dairy Cows and their Calves: Use of Exercise, Randi Alyson Black
Does Political Giving Impact Shareholder Wealth? Evidence from State Campaign Finance Reforms, Douglas Brian Blank II
Design and Control of Close Proximity Indirect Exposure for Nonthermal Atmospheric Pressure Plasma-Based Oxidation of Carbon Fiber Precursor, Truman Andrew Bonds
The Impact of Stability Ball Seating on Behavior and Academic Achievement among Elementary School Students in Grades 1 through 4., Sheila R. Borders
Fifth Graders' Reading Choices, Janelle Dugger Bouknight
Internalized Heterosexism, Religious Coping, and Psychache in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Young Adults, Jon Raymond Bourn
Development, Implementation and Evaluation of a Pilot Intervention: Promoting Breast Milk Expression in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Katherine Marie Bower
Conformity to Masculine Norms: A Case-Based Time-Series Analysis of Men in Intergroup Dialogue, Isaac Curtiss Brandt
Learning to Teach Online: An Investigation of the Impacts of Faculty Development Training on Teaching Effectiveness and Attitudes toward Online Instruction, Karen Elizabeth Brinkley
Substituting Failure Avoidance for Redundancy in Storage Fault Tolerance, Christopher David Brumgard
Pinpointing the Molecular Basis for Metal Ion Effects on Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), Joel Cullen Bucci
An Innovative Approach to Johnson Noise Thermometry by Means of Spectral Estimation, Nora Dianne Bull
Nanocomposite Adhesive of English ivy (Hedera helix): Bioproduction, Nanoparticle Isolation, and Molecular Analysis, Jason Neil Burris
NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTERISTICS OF FOOD INSECURITY IMPACTING MENTAL HEALTH IN EAST TENNESSEE COMMUNITIES, Rochelle Alyssa Butler
The on-screen water cooler: Effects of televised user-generated comments on cognitive processing, social presence, and viewing experience., Jaclyn Ann Cameron
The Discursive Construction of Language Teaching and Learning in Multiuser Virtual Environments, Douglas W. Canfield
The Role of Hearing in the Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei, Polychrotidae): A Behavioral Perspective, Lisa Ragan Cantwell
Development and Application of 3-D Fuel Performance Modeling to Assess Missing Pellet Surface Influence on Pellet Clad Interaction and Clad Failure, Nathan Allen Capps
Wide-Area Measurement-Based Applications for Power System Monitoring and Dynamic Modeling, Jidong Chai
Biochemistry and Evolution of the Phytohormone-methylating SABATH Methyltransferase in Plants, Minta Chaiprasongsuk
TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER? UNPACKING PERSISTENCE AND EXAMINING ITS IMPACT ON SALESPERSON PERFORMANCE, Nawar Naim Chaker
Catalytic Aziridination with a Borate-containing N-Heterocyclic Tetracarbene Iron Complex, Preeti Pradip Chandrachud
Response of Microbial Community Structure to Clay Flocculation of Harmful Algal Blooms, Chunyi Chen
Purchase Decision Type Influences on Consumers’ Reliance: Brand-Related User-Generated Content, Hyuk Jun Cheong
Spatial Crowding and Confinement Effects on Bursty Gene Expression, Charles Wei-Shing Chin
Investigation of localized performance and gas evolution in all-vanadium redox flow batteries via in-situ distributed diagnostic techniques, Jason Thomas Clement
Investigating the Role of Testosterone Signaling at Androgen Receptors in Resiliency to Social Stress, Catherine Tucker Clinard
Influences on Self-Regulated Learning in Low-Income Children: Examining the Role of Private and Social Speech as Self-Regulation Tools, Lisa Ann Connor
Developing and Implementing a LGBT Family Studies Course: A Pre-Post Evaluation, Kathryn Alexandra Conrad
A Critical Historical Geography of Slavery in the American South, Matthew Russell Cook
Synthesis, Reactivity, and NMR Trends of Early Transition Metal Compounds, Tabitha Marie Cook
A Characterization of Human Burial Signatures using Spectroscopy and LIDAR, Katie Ann Corcoran
Turbine Engine Rotor Blade Damage Detection through the Analysis of Vibration of Stationary Components, Jon Rylan Cox
Essays in Policy Analysis, Michael Philip Craig
Investigating the effects of commonly implemented school safety strategies on school social work practitioners, Matthew James Cuellar
High Voltage Point of Load Converter for Data Center Power Supplies, Yutian Cui
College Student Engagement Patterns in Small Group Learning Activities Conducted in Courses Organized using a Flipped Learning Instructional Pedagogy, John Creighton Cummins
New Perspectives on the Seventeenth-Century Protohistoric Period in East Tennessee: Redefining the Period through Glass Trade Bead and Ceramic Analyses, Jessica Nicole Dalton-Carriger
What They Say: Student Voices in Nursing Simulation, Andrea McMahan Damewood
Conditional Computation in Deep and Recurrent Neural Networks, Andrew Scott Davis
Optimization of Metabolomics Data Processing with Applications Towards the Profiling of Microbial Consortia, Stephen Patrick Dearth
Exploring the Professional Identity Development of Counselors-In-Training through Experiential Small Groups, Amanda Christine DeDiego
The Decline of Agriculture and the Rise of Republican Party Strength in the South, John Marshall Dickey
Kinematic, Metamorphic, and Geochronologic Constraints on the Evolution of the Lhagoi Kangri Gneiss Dome, Southern Tibet: Insight into Mid-Crustal Processes During Himalayan Orogenesis, Timothy Francis Diedesch
Stochastic and Optimal Distributed Control for Energy Optimization and Spatially Invariant Systems, Jin Dong
3D Multi-Scale Behavior of Granular Materials using Experimental and Numerical Techniques, Andrew Michael Druckrey
Adopting 3D Time-of-Flight Sensing Technology for Design Information Verification in International Safeguards, Matthew Stephen Duchene
Patristic Precedent and Vernacular Innovation: the Practice and Theory of Anglo-Saxon Translation, Andrew Timothy Eichel
Essays in Applied Economics: Applications of Transformed Ordinal Quantile Regression, Okila R. Elboeva
Computational Analyses of mRNA Ribosome Loading in Arabidopsis Thaliana, Joseph Benjamin Ernest
Family Experiences with Standardized Assessments Leading to Participation in the Opt Out Movement, Christy Lee Evans
Can Curriculum-based Measures and Teacher Ranking Predict End-of-year Achievement for Students Who are Gifted or High-achieving?, Bruce Alan Ewing
"Our Village Approach": The story of how one African American family educates their children, Sherrie Lynn Fairchild-Keyes
Bi-Level Optimization Considering Uncertainties of Wind Power and Demand Response, Xin Fang
Psychometric Properties of Three Common Depression Measures in Breast Cancer Patients with Major Depressive Disorder, Audrey Ashton File
Modeling Prehistoric Health in the Middle Cumberland Region of Tennessee: Mississippian Populations on the Threshold of Collapse, Christina Laiz Fojas
AEROBIC BACTERIAL TRANSFORMATIONS OF LIGNIN-DERIVED AROMATIC COMPOUNDS, Ashley Marie Frank
Eco-Fashion Consumption: Cognitive-Experiential Self-Theory, Wei Fu
Feedback-Directed Management of Performance and Power for Emerging Computer Systems, Xing Fu
Development of a Reactor Physics Analysis Procedure for the Plank-Based and Liquid Salt-Cooled Advanced High Temperature Reactor, Cole Andrew Gentry
MULTI-PHYSICS MODELING, Ahmadreza Ghahremani
Development, Synthesis, and Analysis of Surrogate Post-Detonation Nuclear Melt Glass, Andrew Vincent Giminaro
Temperature Dependent Mechanical Behavior of Solid Acids, Ryan Scott Ginder
Experiencing Defeat, Remembering Victory: The Army of Tennessee in War and Memory, 1861-1930, Robert Lamar Glaze
Long-Term Treatment with Insulin and Retinoic Acid Increased Glucose Usage in L6 Muscle Cells via Glycogenesis, Matthew Ray Goff
Kinetic Monte Carlo Models for Crystal Defects, Kyle Louis Golenbiewski
Nepantla as her Place in the Middle: Multilingualism and Multiculturalism in the Writings of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Nicole Lynn Gomez
Fundamental physics with cold neutron beams, Kyle Brandon Grammer
Student and Instructor Experiences with Types of Teaching and Learning in a Computer Course, Emily Carter Gray
Actinium-225 Production via Proton Irradiation of Thorium-232, Justin Reed Griswold
Integrating the Cost of Quality into Multi-Products Multi-Components Supply Chain Network Design, Waleed Abdussalam Gueir
Data Analytics and Application Developments Based on Synchrophasor Measurements, Jiahui Guo
Face Centered Image Analysis Using Saliency and Deep Learning Based Techniques, Rui Guo
Virtue, Evidence, and Epistemic Justification, Alexander Steven Hallam
A TOOL KIT FOR BUILDING HBCU TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORKS USING AN ADVANCED PLANNING SYSTEM, Clovia Hamilton
STRESS, COPING, AND WELL BEING OF AFRICAN AMERICAN COLLEGE WOMEN: A GROUNDED THEORY STUDY, Christine R. Hannon
Applications of Business Analytics in Marketing: Joint Modeling of Correlated Multivariate Outcomes, Sumin Han
Viewing Power, Politics, and Loss: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Mass Media’s Representations of Teacher Unions in the United States and the Consequences Concerning Policy, Melissa Ann Harness
Pulsed-Laser Induced Dewetting of Metallic Nanostructures, Christopher Aidan Hartnett
Anthropocentrism and the Long-Term: Nietzsche as an Environmental Thinker, Andrew Nolan Hatley