Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2017
Privileged Killers, Privileged Deaths: German Culture and Aviation in the First World War: 1909-1925, Robert William Rennie
Development and Characterization of a Plate Fuel Hotspot Model in COMSOL, Michael Joseph Richards
Design and Synthesis of Analogs of myo-Inositol, Serine, and Cysteine to Enable Chemical Biology Studies, Tanei J. Ricks
Measurement of the Prompt J/Psi Pair Production Cross Section in pp Collisions at sqrt(s) = 8 TeV with CMS, Grant Valentine Riley
Modeling the evolution of visual sexual signaling, receptivity, and sexual signal reliability among female primates, Kelly Anne Rooker
Description and Practical Application of the Physiologic Distribution of 3’-Deoxy-3’-[18F]Fluorothymidine in Companion Animals, Joshua Alan Rowe
Control Oriented Nonlinear Model Reduction for Distributed Parameter Systems, Samir Sahyoun
Evaluation of Inveon Pre-Clinical Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scanner Geant4 Application for Tomographic Imaging (GATE) Model for Multi-Positron Emission Particle Tracking (M-PEPT), Roque Antonio Santos Torres
Transmission pattern of major clonal lineages of Toxoplasma gondii, Pooja Saraf
An Exploration of the Effects of Taphonomy on Isotope Ratios of Human Hair, Tiffany Bivens Saul
Secondary Teachers’ Perspectives on Response to Intervention: A National Study, Rachelle Sarah Savitz
Improvements to the Predictive Capability of FCM Fuel Performance Modeling, Daniel Philip Schappel
DYNAMIC SIMULATION AND ANALYSIS OF GAIT MODIFICATION FOR TREATING KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS, Taylor Elyse Schlotman
Supply Chain-Driven Innovation: The Influence of Supply Chain Resource Orchestration on Organizational Performance, Ulrich Schmelzle
Measurement of Heavy Flavor Yield and Azimuthal Anisotropy at Forward Angles in Cu + Au Collisions at a Center-of-Mass Collision Energy Per Nucleon of 200 GeV, Brandon Kyle Schmoll
Numerical Methods for Non-divergence Form Second Order Linear Elliptic Partial Differential Equations and Discontinuous Ritz Methods for Problems from the Calculus of Variations, Stefan Raymond Schnake
Comparing Group Contingencies: An Investigation of the Role of Group Size in a First-Grade Classroom, Katelyn Crabtree Scott
Production of electrons from heavy flavor decays in proton-lead collisions measured with ALICE at the LHC, Rebecca Michelle Scott
An Examination of Music Majors' Perceived Barriers to Complying with an Exercise Program, Matthew William Seitz
A Study of Lignin and Lignin Models in Chemical and Electrochemical Systems, Luke Thomas Servedio
The Homology and Phylogeny of the Diploporita (Blastozoa: Echinodermata), Sarah Lynne Sheffield
An Exploration of US NCAA Division I (DI) Female Soccer Players’ Perceptions Regarding Morality in Sport, Terilyn Chiemi Shigeno
Genetic analysis of field populations of the plant pathogens Cercospora sojina, Corynespora cassiicola and Phytophthora colocasiae, Sandesh Kumar Shrestha
Identifying genome associations with unique mastitis phenotypes in response to intramammary Streptococcus uberis challenge, Lydia Jean Siebert
A Framework for Reconciling Expert Opinions and Empirical Data for Hydropower Asset Management Decision-Making, Stephen Robert Signore
Generalizations of Coarse Properties in Large Scale Spaces, Kevin Michael Sinclair
Local Moments and Itinerant Electrons: Gaining New Insights through Investigating Electronic and Dynamical Properties, Nicholas Steven Sirica
The Lived Experiences of Position Specialists in a Team Sport Environment, Allison Brooke Smith
Implicit Taxes in Imperfect Markets, Hannah Elizabeth Smith
Adorned Identities: An Archaeological Perspective on Race and Self-Presentation in 18th-Century Virginia, Johanna Hope Smith
Translating Chopin's Parrot: Local Color Louisiana and the Limits of Literary Interpretation, 1865-1914, Matthew Paul Smith
Success of Twice-Exceptional College Students Screened by ACT versus SAT Scores and Major Declaration in Line with Academic Strength, Kelly Harrington Smyth
Transition to Electric Vehicles In the California Automobile Industry, Jinglu Song
MODELING THE CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE OF RETAIL SERVICE ROBOTS, So Young Song
Capitals of Punk: Paris, DC, and the Circulation of Urban Counternarratives, Tyler William Sonnichsen
Exploring Workplace Connections of Employees with Multiple Role Expectations: Accommodating Communication Behaviors of Hospital Chaplains, Stephen Spates
Advanced Focused Beam-Induced Processing for Nanoscale Synthesis and 2D Materials Device Architectures, Michael Garrison Stanford
Lords of Retinue: Middle English Romance and Noblemen in Need, James Trevor Stewart
The Impact of Non-cognitive Factors on First-Year College GPA for University-eligible Students from Low-performing High Schools, Eric Michael Stokes
Examining the Sense of Belonging of First-Generation Students and their College Persistence: An Exploratory Interview Study, Jamia Wiley Stokes
Prediction of Host-Microbe Interactions from Community High-Throughput Sequencing Data, Joshua Michael Stough
Thermodynamic Characterization and Isothermal Separability of Heavy Fission Product Chelates for Post-Detonation Nuclear Forensic Analysis, Steven Adam Stratz
Hostility after Social Rejection and Borderline Features: The Influence of Rejection Sensitivity in Parents and their Young Adult Offspring, Jennifer Marie Strimpfel
Feasibility, and Resiliency, and Economic Impacts of Energy Storage in Urban Water Systems: Case Study of Cleveland, Tennessee, Susanna Hannah Sutherland
Learning Multimodal Structures in Computer Vision, Ali Taalimi
Remote Neutron Spectroscopy on Mars, Christopher Gayle Tate
The Effect of Adolescent-Parent Congruence on the College-Decision Making Process of Rural Appalachian Youth, Anna Lora Taylor
"What does sexual harassment education have to do with sport management courses?": An analysis of sexual harassment and sexual assault education in sport management curriculum, Elizabeth Ann Taylor
Expanding Secondary Science Teachers' Instructional Practice to Include English Learners through Professional Learning Communities, Betty R. Thomason
Targeting Difficult Multiplication Problems: Increasing Multiplication Fact Fluency Through a Learning Trials Intervention, Kelly McCullough Thompson
Musculoskeletal Loads during Stationary Cycling and the Effects of Pedal Modifications for Knee Osteoarthritis, Rachel Lynn Thompson
Infant Locomotor Skill Development in the Context of Mother-Infant Interactions, Sabrina Lynn Thurman
A Wide-area Analysis of Shifts in Electric Power System Generation Profiles and High-impact Event Scenarios, Micah Joel Till
The Net Generation at Work: Younger Employees’ Understanding of Productive/ Counter-productive Information across Communication Channels, Whitney Lauren Tipton
Dependence structures in Lévy-type Markov processes, Eddie Brendan Tu
Can Text Analysis of TAT Protocols Differentiate Patients Operating at Neurotic, Borderline, and Psychotic Levels of Personality Organization?, Paul H. Tullis
Extending Research on the Comparative Efficacy of Computer Flashcard Reading Interventions in Elementary-School Students with Intellectual Disability, Samantha Sue Turnbull
Response of Glyphosate Resistant Palmer Amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) to Protoporphyrinogen Oxidase Inhibiting Herbicides in Tennessee, Alinna Marie Umphres
A Model for Sustaining New Technology Based on Government Incentives, Girish Upreti
Influence of Patient Satisfaction of Total Knee Replacement Patients on Stair Negotiation and Walking Biomechanics, Strength, and Balance, Kevin Alan Valenzuela
ECOLOGICAL AND EVOLUTIONARY DYNAMICS OF PLANT-SOIL FEEDBACKS: INFLUENCES ON EVOLUTION AND RANGE DYNAMICS, Michael E. Van Nuland
"There’s Nothing Standardized About Being Human": The Impact of Education Policy Reform on Experienced English Teachers in a Rural High School, Allison Leigh-Ann Varnes
Computational Imaging Approach to Recovery of Target Coordinates Using Orbital Sensor Data, Michael D. Vaughan
A Deep Breathing Intervention for Stress Reduction in 5-Year-Old Children, Tara Jean Veerman
Model for Prioritization of High Variation Elements in Discrete Production Systems, Bharadwaj Venkatesan
Characterization and manipulation of lipid self-assembly to construct stable, portable synthetic lipid bilayers, Guru Anand Venkatesan
Improving Predictive Capabilities of Classical Cascade Theory for Nonproliferation Analysis, David Allen Vermillion
Self-control effect during a reduction of feedback availability, Aaron Dean von Lindern
Habitat and Population Assessments of the Lake Sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens Reintroduced to the Upper Tennessee River, Daniel James Walker
Low-Order Multiphysics Coupling Techniques for Nuclear Reactor Applications, Erik Daniel Walker
Utilizing Nanostructures and Nano-Mechanics for Sensitive Analyte Detection via Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) and Micro-Cantilever Sensing Platforms, Ryan Andrew Wallace
A SITUATED PERSPECTIVE OF RURAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS TEACHERS’ PLANNING PRACTICES, Ashley Paige Walther
Nonlinear Oscillation Analysis and Modal Decoupling for Power Systems, Bin Wang
Experiment and simulation of single-molecule recycling, Bo Wang
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ROUSSEAU’S CONCEPT OF AMOUR-PROPRE IN RAWLS, Xinghua Wang
THREE ESSAYS OF NEGATIVE SOCIAL EVALUATIONS AND IMPRESSION MANAGEMENT IN THE SOCIAL MEDIA ERA, Xinran Wang
The Use of ELL Specific Assessment Accommodations: A Comparative Case Study of Classroom Practices, Natalia Yeremina Ward
A Phenomenological Study of Adolescent Pregnancy Loss, Jenny Stout Webb
Various Topics on Graphical Structures Placed on Commutative Rings, Darrin Weber
Conservation Biology of Bats: Invasive Threats, Research Effort, and Extinction Risk, Jessica Nicole Welch
Discovering the Impact of Diet, Genetic, and Sex Effects on Adipose, Skeletal Muscle, and Liver Metabolomes in Mice Using Untargeted Liquid-Chromatography Mass-Spectrometry, Ann Elizabeth Wells
Integrating Disparate Nuclear Data Sources for Improved Predictive Maintenance Modeling: Maintenance-Based Prognostics for Long-Term Equipment Operation, Zachary Allen Welz
America’s Imperfect War: The Ethics, Law, and Strategy of Drone Warfare, Treston Lashawn Wheat
The Role of Family Endorsement in Venture Creation and Sustainability, Thomas Daniel White
Tactics, Strategies, Spaces, and Places: The Spatial Constructions of Race and Class on Virginia Plantations, Andrew Philip Wilkins
South African Homes: The Spatial Politics of Belonging in Post-Apartheid Novels, Heather Price Williams
Ion Separations: Achieving Selectivity Through Rational Design in Solvent Extraction and Crystallization Systems, Neil Justin Williams
A Contribution to the Critique of Labor Share Analyses, Shannon D. Williams
Electrochemical Hydrogen Separation via the Solid Acid Electrolyte Cesium Dihydrogen Phosphate, David Leon Wilson
Properties and Manipulation of Ionic Liquid-Solid Interfaces in Complex Oxide Materials, Anthony Thomas Wong
The microbial ecology of bacterial lignocellulosic degradation in the ocean, Hannah Laing Yee Woo
Construction and Classification Results for Commuting Squares of Finite Dimensional *-Algebras, Chase Thomas Worley
The Effects of Racialization on European American Stress in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Kimberly T. Wren
Analysis of Supportive Campus Environments and First-Generations-Student Learning Outcomes, Brian Michael Wright
Advanced Radiation Detection Devices: 3D Diamond Detectors and KSr2I5:Eu Scintillating Crystals, Thomas Greogry Wulz
Programming Models' Support for Heterogeneous Architecture, Wei Wu