Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2016
Design and Implementation of an Integrated Biosensor Platform for Lab-on-a-Chip Diabetic Care Systems, Khandaker Abdullah Al Mamun
The Conway Polynomial and Amphicheiral Knots, Vajira Asanka Manathunga
On the quantification of complexity and diversity from phenotypes to ecosystems, Zachary Harrison Marion
Mozarab Readers of the Bible, From the Córdoban Martyrs to the Glossa Ordinaria, Geoffrey Kyle Martin
Quantitative Metrics for Comparison of Hyper-dimensional LSA Spaces for Semantic Differences, John Christopher Martin
Examining the Writing Motivation and Achievement of At-Risk Elementary-Aged Students, Melissa Sue Martin
Reducing Power Consumption and Latency in Mobile Devices using a Push Event Stream Model, Kernel Display Server, and GUI Scheduler, Stephen Gregory Marz
A Comparative Study on Calcification of Aortic Valves, Shirin Masjedi
Variable selection via penalized regression and the genetic algorithm using information complexity, with applications for high-dimensional -omics data, Tyler J. Massaro
Becoming a Mathematics Teacher: Identity, Narratives, and Resources, Ellen Burleson Matheny
Perceiving Sexual Consent: The Effects of Gender and Alcohol Use on Perceptions of Sexual Consent, Sarah Elizabeth Mauck
A Biologically Informed Structure to Accuracy in Osteometric Reassociation, Kyle Mccormick
Mass and Charge Transport in Hydrated Polymeric Membranes, Marshall T. McDonnell
Technological Adaptations at Dust Cave, Alabama (1LU496): An Evaluation of Organizational Strategies from the Late Paleoindian to the Middle Archaic, Katherine Elizabeth McMillan
An Analysis of Skeletal Trauma Patterning of Accidental and Intentional Injury, Shauna Lynn McNulty
Lignin-based Li-Ion Anode Materials Synthesized from Low-Cost Renewable Resources, Nicholas William McNutt
Next Generation In-Vivo Forward Solution Physiological Model of the Human Lower Limb to Predict Implanted Knee Mechanics, Bradley Allen Meccia
Transgender Self-Attitudes: Formation and Change A Qualitative Study, Juliet Ezhil Meggs
Mining Uranium from Seawater: A Coordination Chemistry Approach, Nada Mehio
Gothic Naturalism and American Women Writers, Stephanie Ann Metz
THE EFFECT OF SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSES AMONG THE HISTORIC ARIKARA NATIVE AMERICANS, Jocelyn Diana Minsky-Rowland
Dynamics and Self-assembly of Single and Multi-component Polymeric Flows: A Mesoscopic Computational Study, Mouge Mohagheghi
MOLECULAR AND ECOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN AUREOCOCCUS ANOPHAGEFFERENS AND ITS GIANT VIRUS, Mohammad Moniruzzaman
Utilizing Cover Crops to Improve Sustainability of Conventional Weed Management Programs, Garret Brown Montgomery
Plant-microbe interactions influence ecosystem processes: the role of roots and mycorrhizal fungal hyphae on terrestrial carbon dynamics, Jessica Andrea Moore
Public Support for Social Welfare Policies: A Cross-National Examination, Andrew Lee Morelock
The Effect of Illumination on the Conformation and Thermodynamics of Conjugated Polymers, Brian Frank Morgan
The Scruffy City: Development in Knoxville, TN, Katherine Leigh Morris
COHESION WITHOUT COHESINS IN DROSOPHILA MEIOSIS, Avik Mukherjee
Development of an f-element separation chemistry using solid electrolytes, Kristian Guy Myhre
Pigment dispersing factor: Transcriptional regulation and its role in metabolism in Drosophila melanogaster, Sudershana Nair
Bayesian-based Methods for Transitioning Between Prognostic Estimates to Leverage Available Data, Alan Y. Nam
Electron Transport to Photosystem I by Soluble Carriers: Evolution of the Interacting Pair, Khoa Dang Nguyen
The Hunt for Lost Blood: Nazi Germanization Policy in Occupied Europe, Bradley Jared Nichols
Effects of Television Viewing On Psycho-Physiological And Behavioral Outcomes, Brittany Star Overstreet
Parables of Love: Reading the Romances of Chrétien de Troyes through Bernard of Clairvaux, Carrie D. Pagels
ANTHRAX MODELS INVOLVING IMMUNOLOGY, EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CONTROLS, Buddhi Raj Pantha
Improving Metabolic Engineering and Characterization of Clostridium thermocellum for Improved Cellulosic Ethanol Production, Beth Alexandra Papanek
Development and Validation of a Crisis Self-Efficacy Scale, Sejin Park
Cross-Functional Integration in the Supply Chain: Construct Development and the Impact of Workplace Behaviors, Daniel A. Pellathy
La censura católica literaria durante la Posguerra española: Traspasando las fronteras de la ideología franquista., Ángela Pérez del Puerto
Algorithms and Methods for Optimizing the Spent Nuclear Fuel Allocation Strategy, Gordon Matthew Petersen
Impedance-Resolved Performance and Durability in Redox Flow Batteries, Alan Michael Pezeshki
How Do People in Animal Welfare Fields Respond to Family Violence Situations?, Bethanie Allison Poe
Mathematical Approaches to Sustainability Assessment and Protocol Development for the Bioenergy Sustainability Target Assessment Resource (Bio-STAR), Nathan Louis Pollesch
Examining the Nature and Consequences of Interfunctional Bias in a Corporate Setting, William Adam Powell
Essays on Environmental Policy Instruments, Emissions Leakage and Public Policy, Shreekar Pradhan
Magnetic Local Positioning System with Supplemental Magnetometer-Accelerometer Data Fusion, Benjamin Scott Prothro
New Insights Into An Old Interaction: Developing A Model For PAI-1:VN Interactions, Letitia Nichole Puster
Elucidating the effects of metabolic state on nanoparticle distribution in mice and in vitro uptake, Kevin James Quigley
Development of the Coach Autonomy Support Beliefs Scale, Johannes Jakob Raabe
Individual variation in plant traits drives species interactions, ecosystem functioning, and responses to global change, Quentin Daniel Read
An Intelligent Robot and Augmented Reality Instruction System, Christopher M. Reardon
College Adjustment, Discrimination, and Social Support among Students of Color, Daniela Andrea Recabarren
Advancing Social Justice Through Conflict Resolution Amid Rapid Urban Transformation of the San Francisco Bay Area, Amanda Jo Reinke
Metabolomics approaches to decipher the antibacterial mechanisms of yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) against Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, Caroline Sue Rempe
Whole Genome Sequencing as a Tool for Identifying Phenotypic Properties and Underlying Genetic Mechanisms in Staphylococcus pseudintermedius, Matthew C. Riley
Shelley's Delusive Flames: Self and Poetry in The Major Works, Brent Steven Robida
Native American Young Adults in their Transition to College, and Persistence Through the First Year, Adrian Alexander Rodriguez
Novel Methods and Sensors for the Analysis of Trace Chemicals with Potential Environmental Applications, Samuel Mason Rosolina
A Criteria-Based Evaluation of Environmental Literacy Plans in the United States, Karena Ruggiero
Toward a Precision Measurement of the Theta_13 Mixing Angle with the Double Chooz Detectors, Ben Thomas Rybolt
Large Scale Brownian Dynamics Simulation of Dilute and Semidilute Polymeric Solutions, Amir Saadat
The Effects of Exogenous Fatty Acids on Enterococcus faecalis OG1RF, Holly Elizabeth Johnson Saito
Surface Plasmon Modes in Toroidal Nanostructures and Applications, Marouane Salhi
Young Children’s Social Connections: Characteristics of Social Networks and Types of Support, Daniela Andrea Salinas Maturana
Systematics, diversity and evolution of the suborder Tricholomatineae (Agaricales), Marisol Sanchez Garcia
Temperature-Dependent Structures and Atomic Mixing Behaviors in High-Entropy Alloys, Louis J. Santodonato
Academic Library Resources and Services for Online Distance Learners: An Exploratory Study, Roseanne Michele Sasso
SIWI in an Itinerant Teaching Setting: Contextual Factors Impacting Instruction, Rachel Machelle Saulsburry
Generation and Microwave Scattering Diagnostics of Small Volume Plasmas, Jordan Chase Sawyer
A Comparison of Comprehension Accuracy and Rate: Repeated Readings and Listening While Reading, Megan Amber Schall
SOCIAL EXCHANGE BETWEEN DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATIONS AND STAKEHOLDERS IN TENNESSEE’S RURAL COUNTIES, Angela Gray Sebby
Strategies for Controlling Bulk Heterojunction Morphology, Zach Daniel Seibers
Multiscale Modeling of Electrolytes for Energy Storage and Conversion, Fatemeh Sepehr
Leader-Member Exchange as a Predictor of Leaders’ Positive Work Outcomes: A Field Study, Matthew Jason Shaffer
Characterizing Local Order and Physical Properties of Rare Earth Complex Oxides, Thomas Jacob Shamblin
Microstructure Control and Correlation to Creep Properties in Grade 91 Steel Weldment After Thermo-Mechanical Treatments and an Fe-30Cr-3Al Alloy Strengthened by Fe2Nb Laves Phase, Benjamin Allen Shassere
Process Attribute Monitoring Approach to Gaseous Centrifuge Enrichment Plant Safeguards, Adam Michael Shephard
Understanding Perceptions of Breast Health in a Southern Appalachian Community, Hannah Leigh Shinault
Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation: Meta-analysis and Optimization of Amendment Carbon Rate and C:N Ratio to Control Key Plant Pathogens and Weeds, Utsala Shrestha
Temporality and Trope: A Theoretical Precursion toward the Question of Allusion as Metaphor, Donald Nicholas Shultz
Queen of Spades, Michael Shou-Yung Shum
HIGHLY-EDUCATED IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEURS' LOCATION DECISIONS, Nastaran Simarasl
Post-Concussion Experiences of Collegiate Student-Athletes, Kaitlin Iris Singer
Examining Consensual Non-Monogamy among Emerging Adult Samples: A Collection of Studies, Kayla Marie Sizemore
The Learning Projects of Municipal Elected Officials, Rebecca Campbell Smeltzer
Stories of Success: A Phenomenological Study of Positive Transformative Learning Experiences of Low-Socioeconomic Status Community College Mathematics Students, John Thomas Smith
Inhibition of the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway increases efficacy of doxorubicin and its derivative AD198 in bladder and oral cancers, Dmitriy Smolensky
Fundamental Understanding of Bond Formation During Solid State Welding of Dissimilar Metals, Niyanth S
The Student Experience of Other Students, Brian Kelleher Sohn
Machine Learning and Neutron Sensing in Mobile Nuclear Threat Detection, John Edward Sparger
Using Spatial Analysis to Evaluate Fire Activity in a Pine Rockland Ecosystem, Big Pine Key, Florida, USA, Lauren Ashley Stachowiak
Predictors of Musical Performance: Personality, Performance Anxiety, and Flow, Whitney Jean Statham