Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2025
Intermodal Freight Transportation Management: Life Cycle Benefit-Cost Analysis, Stochastic Facility Planning, and Reinforcement Learning for Container Movement, Sarita Rattanakunuprakarn
Reach: A Poem, Gabriel A. Reed
Dynamics of Drop Impact and Infiltration into Fur-Like Structures, Gene Patrick S. Rible
(De)Touring Hawai'i Through Popular Media, Mariah Elizabeth Rigg
Culturally Sustaining Counseling Practices with Black, Indigenous, People of Color, Kertesha Riley
Search for Hidden Sectors With Neutrons, Cary Rock
Characterization of Vip3Aa resistance in two different Spodoptera frugiperda strains from USA, Rajeev Roy
The Composition of Dense Matter from Neutron Star Observations, Satyajit Roy
Mapping Global Environmental Change Under Current Conditions and Projected Future Climate Scenarios with Machine Learning, Hannah J. Rubin
Synthesis, Structure, and Bonding of Macrocyclic Tetra-NHC Complexes of Iron and Cobalt, Jerred Jonathan Russell
Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor and Eph Receptor A2: Understanding mechanisms of activation and therapeutic resistance of receptor tyrosine kinases, Jennifer A. Rybak
Soil Water Extremes and Streambank Erosion: A Comprehensive Study of Erosion Dynamics and Predictive Modeling, Probal Saha
Using Human Interaction with Natural Language Processing Techniques to Reinforce Vocabulary Comprehension and Usage, Tabitha Kripa Samuel
Dynamics of Food and Nutrition Security Among College Students in High-Income Countries: A Multi-Method Computational Modeling Approach, Candace Monique Sapp
The Influence of Membrane Lipids and Novel EphA2 Ligands on EphA2 Structure and Function, Ryan Schuck
Reinterpreting Silence in the Early Twentieth-Century Modernist Novel, Emi W. Scully
DEFENSORES ANCESTRALES: TRADICIONES, EVOLUCIÓN Y PROTECCIÓN DEL MEDIO AMBIENTE, COMO MECANISMO UNIFICADOR DE LA COMUNIDAD GARÍFUNA, Ricardo Sevilla
Predicting Caregiver Expectations of Children’s Future Work Experiences: A Test of the Psychology of Working Theory, Kody Kevin Sexton
MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS IN AN ANTARCTIC DESERT: RESPONSES TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AND TOOLS FOR LIFE DETECTION, Jacob Michael Christian Shaffer
When political rhetoric threatens migrant labor-market integration, Jennifer J. Shaneberger
Parametrizability and small-scale geometry of certain connected fractals, Eve Shaw
What We Mean When We Talk About Vegan(ism): Polysemy, Identity, and Stancetaking on YouTube, James R. Shepard III
Drivers of bryophyte community change across the Appalachians, Eric D. Shershen
Using a Self-Paced Web-Based Intervention to Promote Psychological Flexibility in University Students, Danielle Marie Shine
Consumer Behavior in the Emerging Sports Betting and NFT Markets, Garrett Michael Shipley
Evaluation and Comparison of Two Variations of Repeated Reading Interventions, Amber Shuster
Brook Trout Reintroductions: Does Genetics Matter?, Rebecca J. Smith
The Effect of Motor, Cognitive, and Combined Fatigue on Motor Performance, Retention, and Transfer., Joshua A. Springer
Driving Enrollment Amidst Change: Exploring College Choice of Out-of-State Students, Laura Stansell
Airfield Pavement Management and Policy, Christopher Lee Starr
Implementing Creative Thinking in Undergraduate Curriculum, Natalie Stepanov
WATCHING FILM LIKE A HISTORIAN: A THEMATIC NARRATIVE INQUIRY ON FILM WITH ADVANCED PLACEMENT EUROPEAN HISTORY READERS, Dennis Matt Stevenson
Invisible Achievement: A Quantitative Analysis of Scholarship and Non-Scholarship Academic Outcomes in NCAA Division I Revenue-Generating Sports, Marshall M. Steward III
Computational Characterization of Unsteady Three-dimensional Corner Effects in a Scramjet Isolator Flow Path for Early Unstart Detection, Timothy M. Stokes
Graduate Instructors at Work: A Narrative Inquiry into the Development of Writing Assessment Literacy, Madeline Sutton
Strategies For Improved Establishment of Native Forages, Keagan James Swilling
Computational Design of Oligopeptides as Carbon Capture Agents, Amarachi G. Sylvanus
Pentrification: Carceral Geographies, Racial Capitalism, Gentrification, and Police Power in Inglewood, California, Diego Taboada
Profiling Biological Systems with Mass Spectrometry-based “–omics”, Zarin Tasnim
ECHOES OF CARE: UNDERSTANDING WELL-BEING AND ADAPTABILITY AMONG RURAL APPALACHIAN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS, Hannah Rae Thompson
Forced Oscillation Analysis and Model Reduction Techniques in Power Systems, Naga Thotakura
Elucidating Organization and Alternative Functions of Chemotaxis Systems in Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar viciae 3841, Christopher M. Tinkey
Cattle Ranching and Deforestation in Colombia: The Impact of Conflict, Land protection, and Uneven Development, Alvaro Torres
Applications of Reduced Order Modeling Techniques in Computational Neuroscience, Kaitlyn DeLacey Toth
Evaluating Transportation Policy Effectiveness: Empirical Evidence from Clean Truck Programs and Railroading Strategy, Chinedu Ngozi Ufodike
NEXT LEVEL ENERGY MANAGEMENT THROUGH SMART MANUFACTURING FOR ACHIEVING NET-ZERO 2050, David Vance
‘Distinguished Scoundrel’: General Orville Babcock, the Whiskey Ring, and the Dawn of a New Breed of Political Operative, Kyle S. Vratarich
Development of Recycled Short Fiber Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene for Large Format Additive Manufacturing Applications, Rebecca C. Walker
THE BIOTRANSFORMATION OF DECANES WITH POLY- OR PERFLUORINATED CARBONS AND THE DESTRUCTION OF PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES IN ALKALINE CONDITIONS, Alexander Stephan Walls
Hidden Players in Marine Pollution: Investigating Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Co-metabolism in Marine Bacteria, Jillian Walton
Large-Scale Interoperable Modeling and Simulation of Electric Power Systems, Jinning Wang
Investigating the Chemical Recycling of Polyesters and Polycarbonates: the Factors that Control the Depolymerization Rate and the Formation of Nanoplastics, Shelby R. Watson-Sanders
Diagnostic Investigation of Tissue Loss and Pigmented Lesions in Corals, Amy Webb
Collaboration in College Towns: How University and Community Leaders Work Together to Solve Local Livability Issues, Blake A. Weiss
The Role Of Hydropower In An Energy Stable, Economically Viable, and Environmentally Sustainable Future, Kyle Weiss
Improving Independent Purchasing Skills in Postsecondary Students with Disabilities, Addison Lynn Welch
Dynamics, Neutronics, and the Safeguarding of Molten Salt Reactors from Plutonium Diversion, Alexander McGuire Walker Wheeler
Neuroendocrine mechanisms contributing to individual differences and experience-dependent plasticity in stress-related behavior, Conner J. Whitten
The Call is Coming from Inside the Culture: Young Adult Horror Literature from 1980-2024, Joan Williams
Navigating Secondary Prisonization: Narratives of Adults with Incarcerated Romantic or Relational Partners, Julianna Williams
Pipelines and Protection: How Financial Insecurity Shapes the Startup Workforce, Gavin Joseph Williamson
Necessary Components of a Social Emotional Learning Program for Rural Elementary School Counseling: A Delphi Study, LeAnn N. Wills
(re)Imagined Africas: African Ritual Performance Retentions in the Drama of the New Negro Renaissance, Hayley Danielle Wilson
PROPOSED METHODOLOGIES FOR PEBBLE BED REACTOR SPENT FUEL CHARACTERIZATION, Jonathan Franklin Wing
Exploring caregiver experiences and perceptions of infant-led bottle-feeding, Emily Wojtowicz
Machine Learning for Urban Water Runoff Prediction and Water Temperature Forecasting, Rachel Wood-Ponce
Midwest Strip Club: A Collection of Poems, Kate Wright
SOYBEAN IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT AND YIELD ESTIMATION BASED ON UAV IN THE MID-SOUTH, Shuhua Xie
Exploring the Browning and Anti-Diabetic Effects of Resveratrol: Impact of Sex and Diabetic Status, Xinyun Xu
The Medievalish McCarthy: Medieval Afterlives in Appalachian Literature, Sarah Yancey
“Cosplay, Community, and Queerness in Cosplay Spaces of Tennessee”, Reagan A Yessler
Analyzing the Economic Viability of Farmstead Dairy Operations Using Consumer Preferences, Willingness to Pay, and Decision Support Tools, Caitlin Samantha Zaring
Opioid-induced sleep disruption in C57BL/6J mice: A systems physiology perspective, Diana Zebadúa Unzaga
Hybrid Model-Data Strategies to Improve Power System Control, Assessment, and Awareness, Francisco Zelaya Arrazabal
Templating the Assembly of Metal-Organic Frameworks on Cellulose for Multifunctional Materials, Kailong Zhang
FROM WASTE TO A NEW PLACE: DEVELOPING UPCYCLING STRATEGIES TO TURN WASTE PLASTICS INTO INDUSTRIALLY RELEVANT UPCYCLED POLYMERS, Jackie Zheng
SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORK DESIGN FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY, Rui Zhou
Broiler welfare and behavior as affected by management practices, Shengyu Zhou
Innovative Lignin Nanoparticle Manufacturing and Applications in Sustainable Packaging Solutions, Zhongjin Zhou
Dissertations from 2024
The Sons of Melisende: Baldwin III, Amalric, and Kingship in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, 1143-1174 CE, Adam M. Aaron
INVESTIGATING DIFFERENTIAL EXCITOTOXIC SUSCEPTIBILITY ACROSS BRAIN REGIONS, Debalina Acharyya
Checking the Box: Does Compliance with Risk Management Regulation Increase Financial Stability?, Samuel W. Adams
Data-Driven Model Reduction Strategies for Dynamical Systems, Talha Ahmed
Computational Study of Confined Cytoskeletal Assemblies: Simple Rules, Complex Behavior, Oghosa Honor Akenuwa
Enhancing Chatter Detection in Machining Processes Using Machine Learning: From Simulated Models to Real-World Validation, Matthew James Alberts
Saudi Students’ Experiences of their Writing Transfer in Saudi Arabia: A Qualitative Study, Ahmed S. Alnasser
Multi-Proxy Studies of Holocene Environmental Change in the Páramos of Central and South America, Jamie L. Alumbaugh
Higher Education Faculty Perceptions and Implementation of Mobile Learning in Graduate Education, Afnan Alyanbaawi
Mechanisms of Genome Organization and Metabolic Implications of Drosophila Insulator Proteins, Bright Amankwaa
Alchemy of the Wounded Healer & Becoming "Good Company for the Journey": Integration of Counselors’ Grief Experiences within Professional Identity Development, Sarah E. Anderson
Topics in Energy, Trade and Environmental, and Public Economics, Ivan Peter Anich
Unraveling the Distinct Structures and Functions of Mouse Insulin 1 and Insulin 2 using Liquid Chromatography - Ion Mobility Spectrometry – Mass Spectrometry, Aleksandra Antevska
Developing and applying mass spectrometry-based omics to study plant-microbiome interactions in Populus spp. using a reductionist approach, Manasa Reddy Appidi