Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2025
Effects of a Brief Educational Intervention on Mental Health Literacy in Adolescents, Jane Martineau
Nuevo Narratives: Testimonios of Belonging By Latina/o/x College Students in the Nuevo South, Maria C. Martinez Weiss
Implications of Early Family Economic Concerns and Caregiver Investment on Reading Development, Mckenzie Rose Martin
Monte Carlo and Markov Chain Monte Carlo Methods for Identifiability and Data Analysis of Dynamical Systems in Biology, Chiara Mattamira
Trying to Be Like Jesus: Processes, Influences and Outcomes of Heterosexual Mormon Ally Identity Development in Utah, Adam David Anthony Maughan
CHARACTERIZATION OF PHAGE INFECTION AND ALGAL INTERACTIONS OF A MODEL ROSEOBACTER GENUS, Frank Scott May
Chemical tools for the independent interrogation of isopentenyl and dimethylallyl pyrophosphate metabolism, Dillon P. McBee
Hamiltonian Monte Carlo Methods for Statistical Learning and Applications, Daniel McBride
Attachment Representations and Behaviors Toward God Amid Spiritual Struggles: An Experimental Study, Matthew McCall
EXPLORING THE ROLE OF THE INSTRUCTOR CHARACTERISTICS IN LEVEL OF LEARNING OUTCOMES: A LONGITUDINAL INVESTIGATION, Anna McClure
Statistical Learning for Polymer Chemistry and Microbiology Modeling, Stephen McCoy
LEVERAGING SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS TO INFORM SEPARATE EFFECTS TESTS FOR NUCLEAR REACTOR SAFETY APPLICATIONS, Nicholas Akira Meehan
Responsible Recklessness: Why High Performance Computing Must Embrace Randomized Numerical Linear Algebra, Max Melnichenko
Underlying Event Fluctuations and Jet Background in √sNN = 200 GeV Au+Au Collisions Using the sPHENIX Detector, Tanner Austin Mengel
BIOMECHANICAL EFFECTS OF ASYMMETRIC CRANK ARM LENGTHS FOR ERGOMETER CYCLING IN PATIENTS WITH TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY, Walter Menke
Impact of Manufacturing Pauses in Additive Friction Stir Deposition Aluminum 7075, Lauren Marie Van Beek Miller
An Interpretive Description of the Transition Process of Military Nurse Veterans, Trisha Mims
NOVEL NUTRITIONAL STRATEGIES TO AMELIORATE EFFECTS OF HEAT STRESS IN LACTATING DAIRY COWS, Reshma Nair Mini Ravi
Characterization of High-Temperature Ceramics for Nuclear Fuels Applications, Jacob Minnette
Mitigation Strategies of 42K Background and Development of Radiopure Materials for the LEGEND-1000 0νββ Decay Experiment, Mohammad Ibrahim Mirza
Northern bobwhite and grassland-associated birds benefit from native-warm season grasses in a working landscape dominated by cool-season grasses, Douglas Mitchell
[sic]: A Critical Memoir on Remembering the City of Forgetting, Emily L. Moeck
PLAYING THE CREATIVE ADVANTAGE: CREATIVE ROLE IDENTITY OF FEMALE LEADERS IN SPORTS MEDIA MARKETING, Julie Koonce Morris
Exploring the Performance and Applications of a Novel Refueling and Waste Management Strategy in LEU- and Thorium-fueled Molten Salt Reactors, Chelsea Erika Moss
Infodemic Crisis: Measuring Social Media Covid-19 Vaccine Misinformation in the United States Population, Aritra Moulick
Understanding Functionality as a Component of Social Isolation Among Older Adults, Namrata Mukherjee
A µBUG’S LIFE: STUDIES OF MICROBIAL PHENOTYPIC ADAPTATIONS AND INTERACTIONS IN VARIED HOSTS AND ENVIRONMENTS, Sayali A. Mulay
RACIAL IDENTITIY DEVELOPMENT OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ENGAGING IN THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS CONTEXT, Megan Forrester Mundie
Core Collapse Supernova Gravitational Waves: Theory, Detection, and Parameter Estimation, Robert D. Murphy
Colloidal Mobility in Contaminated Subsurface Systems: Linking Biological and Chemical Processes, Diliya Murtazina
Powder Processing Effects on the Properties of Ultra-High Temperature Solid Solution Carbides as Fuel Surrogates for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion, Alexander Nadermann
Computer simulations of lipid membranes and their interactions with proteins and nanoparticles, Nikhil Nambiar
Tick Molecule(s) modulate arthropod innate immunity and mammalian cytokine signaling, Krittika Nandy
Enhancing Data Science Job Market Transparency: Salary Prediction and Skill Valuation, Nikhil Bharat Narayane
Dynamic force measurement for milling using a constrained motion dynamometer and time domain signal analysis, Jose Nazario Moreno
A Novel Decentralized Optimization Technique with Explainable AI for Responsive Traffic and Pedestrian Management, Zachariah Edward Nelson
Retelling Resistance: Orality, Writing, and the Kahina in North African Francophone Literature, Mallory Nischan
Design and Development of A CMOS Integrated Multimodal Sensor System with Carbon Nano-electrodes for Biosensor Applications, Andalib Nizam
RUSSULA, A MODEL TO STUDY ECTOMYCORRHIZAL FUNGAL DIVERSITY, DISTRIBUTION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS, Chance Ray Noffsinger
Understanding Acute Responses in Ex-vivo Brain Tissue Using Microfluidic Technology, Victoria Nickole Norman
Evaluation and Validation of Chatter Detection by Periodic Sampling of Time Domain Milling Signals and Spindle Speed Selection for Stable Cutting Conditions, Tobechukwu Nwabueze
Applying Bioinformatics and Machine Learning Techniques to Investigate the Cultivability and Slow Growth of Uncultured Microbes, Iyanu Oduwole
Spatially Informed Solving Approaches for Spatial Optimization Problems, Changwha Oh
Steady-State Tools and Algorithms to Enhance Grid Planning Operations, Samuel Okhuegbe
Rapid and Sensitive Molecular Detection Tools for Oak wilt and Laurel Wilt Pathogen and Comparative Transcriptomics of Oak Wilt Hosts, Meher Afroze Ony
The Financial and Societal Costs of Institutional Data Breaches: Evidence from Government and Hospital Breaches, Banks N. Osborne
Evaluating the effects of temperature variability on a lepidopteran agricultural pest: from life history traits to host-pathogen interactions, Anchal Padukone
Utilizing Second Harmonic Scattering to Investigate Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms in Gram-Positive Bacterial Membranes, Eleanor F. Page
REGENERATIVE STORMWATER CONVEYANCES IN POWELL, TN: A PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS AND INVESTIGATION OF EMERGING POLLUTANT REMOVAL, Gillian M. Palino
Confronting the Pedestrian Safety Crisis: Exploring Injury Severity and Underlying Mechanisms, Saurav Parajuli
Neural Mechanisms of Visual Stability, Jessica Parker
Using High Performance Additives in Fused Filament Fabrication to Improve Mechanical Properties, Nia E. Parker
Tuning the Processability of Thermal Stimuli-Responsive Lightly Crosslinked Liquid Crystalline Epoxy Networks, Collin M. Pekol
Modeling Host-Pathogen Systems with Differential Equations and Integral Projection Models, Jordan Pellett
Discovery of New Inorganic Metal Halide Scintillators for Homeland Security Applications, Kimberly S. Pestovich
Transforming Care: A Gender-Affirming Care Simulation Study, Edward D. Petrie
Domain-Informed Bayesian Modeling of Place-Based Temporal Dynamics, Jesse O. Piburn
A Comparison of Machine Learning Based Arc Detection For a Custom Low-Cost Multispectral Camera for UAV Applications, Elizabeth Piersall
Bending the Blueprint: Constricted Migration Effects on Nuclear Architecture in Cancerous and Non-Cancerous Cells, Christopher Playter
Filtered Angular Discretizations in Radiation Transport, Benjamin R. Plumridge
A SACRED OUTRAGE: ON TRAGEDY AND MORALITY, Troy Polidori
MOI Decomposition Techniques Applied to VQAs and TSCOTS Optimization for Microgrid MHDEV-Charging Network Design and Vehicle Scheduling, Moises Alejandro Ponce
Is Identity Fusion a Catalyst of Extreme Self-Sacrifice for the Ingroup? Examining Threat to Group vs. Member Welfare, Brandon Porter
INTERSECTIONALITY IN THE COLLEGE ATHLETE TRANSFER PROCESS: THE EXPERIENCES OF WOMEN OF COLOR IN THE NCAA TRANSFER PORTAL, Hunter B. Porter
Polynorbornenes: Synthesis and Application as Gas Transport Membranes, Elizabeth Margaret Powell
Given to This Land: Mapping Settler Colonialism in Kituwah, 1682-1810, Casey L. Price
Exploring the Relationship Between Reading and Behavior Problems in Elementary-Aged Children, Chelsea N. Price
Understanding the Applications of Tetflupyrolimet in Turfgrass Systems, Benjamin Donnelly Pritchard
Microstructural evolution in ion-irradiated minerals and alloys, Zehui Qi
Alice in 1D-Land: Fluctuations and particle entanglement in one-dimensional systems of identical particles, Harini Radhakrishnan
The Humanistic Application of Non-Euclidean Geometry: A Transparent Social Network Analysis, Tabatha Rainwater
Development of a NIST Cybersecurity Framework-Based Usable Security Community Profile: Integrating User Experience into Organizational Cybersecurity Practices, Shreenandan Rajarathnam
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
Detector Cooling, Temperature Dependent Studies, and Waveform Analysis for the Nab Experiment, Love Richburg
(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
Unravelling Chemical Bond Exchange Pathways in Polyester-based Vitrimers and its Composites, Sargun Singh Rohewal
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
Participation Factor-Based Model Reduction and Partitioning for Accelerating Power System Simulations, Mahsa Sajjadi
Using Human Interaction with Natural Language Processing Techniques to Reinforce Vocabulary Comprehension and Usage, Tabitha Kripa Samuel
Development of Novel Pan-Tumor Radiopharmaceuticals for Diagnostic PET Imaging, Alexis Sanwick
Dynamics of Food and Nutrition Security Among College Students in High-Income Countries: A Multi-Method Computational Modeling Approach, Candace Monique Sapp
Morphological and dynamic perturbations of autorotating samaras, Breanna M. Schaeffer
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