Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2024
Chromosomal type I toxin-antitoxin conservation, regulation, and function in E. coli, Selene Franziska Hess Shore
Asymptotic Compatibility of Parameterized Nonlocal Optimal Control and Design Problems, Joshua Michael Siktar
The Flowers of El Dorado: Gender, Production, and the Cut Flower Industry in the United States and Colombia, 1908-Present, Kaitlin Amanda Simpson
Understanding and Evaluating Components of Performance Feedback and Behavior Skills Training to Support Teacher Candidates via Remote Video Observation, Ashlee Smethers
A Pattern Matching Algorithm for Self-Adjusting Basal Rates in Insulin Pump Systems, Lauren Smith
An Analysis to Improve Interim Final Project Cost Predictions, William C. Smolter
Graph-Based and Anomaly Detection Learning Models for Just-in-Time Defect Prediction, Aradhana Soni
The Opposite of Subaltern Agency is not Agency, it’s Listening: Self-Guided Anti-Racism Investigation for Aspiring White Anti-Racists, Lauren Elaine Specht
Pion, Kaon, and Proton Production in Jet-Hadron Correlations from Pb-Pb Collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$=5.02 TeV Using the ALICE Detector, Patrick J. Steffanic
BLACK MEN’S EXPERIENCES OF COERCIVE CONTROLLING TACTICS, Meagan Alexandria Stewart
The Effects of a Novel Adaptive Method with Task Variations of Different Inherent Task Difficulty, Andrew J. Strick
THE EXEGESIS OF HISTORY IN THE WRITINGS OF WILLIAM OF MALMESBURY, Jason T. Stubblefield
Bridging Biological Systems with Social Behavior, Conservation, Decision Making, and Well-being through Hybrid Mathematical Modeling, Maggie Renee Sullens
The Drive H(om)e: An Awakening to the Vibrational Language of the Universe, Jessica Kathryn Keeble Summers
DIDACTIC MODERNISM: THEORY, APPLICATION, AND ERASURE, Michael Sutherlin
Three Essays in Environmental Economics, Ryan Swartzentruber
The Transnational Semiotics of “Policing Murals”: How Representations of Police Power in Murals Conceal and Reveal State Violence, Vivian A. Swayne
Studies on the Design and Behavior of Strongback Braced Frames, Peter Talley
Enhancing Code Portability, Problem Scale, and Storage Efficiency in Exascale Applications, Nigel Tan
Service Robot Collaboration in the Hotel Industry from a Front-Line Employee Perspective: An Application of the UTAUT Framework, Kenia I Taylor
Harming Groups: A Reflection on Long-term Harms of Climate Change, Jingsi Teng
Towards Continuous Variable Quantum Computation of Lattice Gauge Theories, Shane Nicklaus Thompson
Sexual Orientation Beliefs in Context: Psychosocial Correlates, Inflexibility, and Mental Health Outcomes Among Sexual Minorities, David Michael Tierney
Development of Digital Twin Applications in Power Systems to Improve Operation of Emerging Grid Technology, Jeremy Till
The Roles of Mental Health Provider Attachment in Professional Development, Supervision, and Counselor Education, Jennifer L. Tipton
Investigating and Developing Strategies for the Expression of Biosynthetic Genes In Vitro and In Vivo, Tien Thuy Tran
The Role of Grain Morphology and Individual Grain Fracture on Granular Material Behavior, Anne Katherine Turner
The role of above- and belowground interactions for plant allocation, Sophia Carmel Turner
A Qualitative Case Study Examining Teacher Perceptions of Servant Leadership in Private K-12 Schools, Leighton Ray Upton
Beyond the Eyepiece: 'Learning' Physics from Microscopy Data, Sai Mani Prudhvi Valleti
SPATIOTEMPORAL DYNAMICS OF MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES IN CONTAMINATED SUBSURFACE, Kathleen Fitzgerald Walker
Preschool Teacher Attitudes Toward Inclusive Education, Sherry A. Walker
Evolutionary Analysis and Functional Characterization of Selected SABATH Methyltransferases in Potato and Tomato, Weijiao Wang
Chemical Short Range Order in Complex Functional Ceramics, Xin Wang
Investigation of electrical heating in asphalt mixtures for pavement snow/ice melting, Yanhai Wang
Advanced Machine Learning for Data-driven Disease Prediction, Zekai Wang
EXAMINING RELIGIOSITY AMONGST BLACK AMERICANS: ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN LIFE SATISFACTION, END-OF-LIFE CARE PLANNING, AND SUCCESSFUL AGING, Chesney J. Ward
UTILIZATION OF COIR FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATION, Sanjita Wasti
Diet, Disease, and Death in Medieval Romania, Jenna Mackenzie Spears Watson
Characterization of Ceramic Powders through Powder Rheology, Samuel Weimer
Understanding the Conformational Dynamics of the A2A Adenosine Receptor by Single-Molecule Fluorescence, Shushu Wei
PHYSICAL HEALTH, TRANSPORTATION AND SUSTAINABILITY IMPACTS OF SHARED MICROMOBILITY SERVICES, Yi Wen
The Perceptions of the Wounded Healer: How Childhood Adversity Influences Professional Counselors' Professional Work, Destiny White
The Walking Threat: Traits of Pathogen Avoidance, Pathogen Threat Proximity and Functional Flexibility, Lahai Alexander Massaquoi Wicks
An Exploration of Psychological Mattering in Youth Sport, Rachel E. Williams
“Plotting a course” through the tenure terrain: A narrative inquiry into recently tenured professors’ tenure and promotion process navigation., David Austin Willis
The Effects of a Computer-Based Phrase Reading Intervention on Word Reading in Postsecondary Students with Disabilities, Chelsea Sabrina Wilson
Grandparents' Lived Experiences of Their Grandchildren's Cancer Journey, Jennifer L Wilson
A Convex Approach to Advanced Air Mobility Trajectory Optimization, Yufei Wu
Design and Develop Lignin based Recyclable Copolymers for Hydrophobic Coatings, Di Xie
Power System Electromagnetic Transient Simulation Using a Semi-Analytical Approach, Min Xiong
Increasing the Efficiency of Biodiversity Conservation Approaches that Address Habitat Loss, Climate Change, and Resource Overexploitation., Hyun Seok Yoon
CONSTRAINED-MOTION DRILLING DYNAMOMETER FOR TORQUE AND THRUST FORCE MEASUREMENT, Ross William Zameroski
Scalable Cloud-Based Load Management System, Learning Models, and Optimization Framework for Connected Communities, Helia Zandi
Extracting Value from Time-synchronous Phasor Measurement Data, Chujie Zeng
Application of Machine Learning in Spatiotemporal Analysis of Traffic Flow Characteristics: Classification, Prediction, and Representation, Hairuilong Zhang
Thermal Runaway of Li-ion Batteries: Triggering, Emission, and Mitigation, Liwen Zhang
Leveraging Millimiter Wave Communications for Effective Remote Sensing, Zhiyang Zhang
Multiscale Modeling of Morphology and Proton/Ion Transport in Electrolytes, Zhenghao Zhu
Dissertations from 2023
Understanding host-microbe interactions in maize kernel and sweetpotato leaf metagenomic profiles., Alison K. Adams
Generating Diverse Sets of Near-Optimal Solutions to Mixed-Integer Optimization Problems, Izuwa C. Ahanor
FABRICATION, MEASUREMENTS, AND MODELING OF SEMICONDUCTOR RADIATION DETECTORS FOR IMAGING AND DETECTOR RESPONSE FUNCTIONS, Corey David Ahl
Development and Characterization of Stable Low-cost Salt Hydrate-based Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage Applications, Damilola Olayinka Akamo
The Light from Pisgah, Jeffrey Robert Amos
Image Deblurring Application via Statistical Machine Learning and Deep Learning, Sajjad Amrollahi Biyouki
Clickable Lipid Precursors as Chemical Tools for Imaging and Tracking Lipids, Christelle Anne Fernandez Ancajas
Retinoic Acid, Insulin, and Cycloheximide Alter Glycogen Homeostasis in Differentiating L6 Myoblasts, Aaron Armstrong
Development and Biomechanical Analysis toward a Mechanically Passive Wearable Shoulder Exoskeleton, Seyyed Morteza Asgari
Defining Systemic Change in School Counseling: A Delphi Study, Haley Renee Ault
Investigating the Electrochemical Performance of Biphenyl-Sodium Polysulfide Organic Redox Flow Batteries, Mohammad Bahzad
The Disparate Effects of Non-Reliance Restatements on Retail and Institutional Investor Trading, Jason T. Bangert
Social Wellness of Counselor Education and Supervision Doctoral Students Before, During and After COVID-19, Alexandria Barnette
A HIERARCHICAL PEOPLE-CENTRIC OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM TO CREATE AN INTELLIGENT DECISION-MAKING PROCESS IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, Guilherme Barquete Zuccolotto
Nurse Staffing and Staff Nurse Involvement in Hospital Staffing Governance: Explorations of Policy and Practice, Marissa P. Bartmess
Ruinous Natures: The Approach of Social Timespace, Thomas Frederick Bechtold
Toward Accelerated Qualification of ATF Claddings: An In-Situ Burst Testing Framework and Insights into Zr Alloy LOCA Behavior, Samuel Bernat Walker Bell
Implementing the Color Wheel System to Improve Individual Student Behavior and Reduce Repeated Teacher Directions, Jade Bennett
Riding the Wave: How Entrepreneurs Respond to Social Movements’ Indirect Spillover Effects, Adrian M. Beorchia
A TWO-DIAMETER HELICAL ENDMILL BEAM MODEL FOR TOOL TIP DYNAMICS PREDICTION WITH APPLICATION TO MILLING, Emma D. Betters
Explicit Constructions of Canonical and Absolute Minimal Degree Lifts of Twisted Edwards Curves, William Coleman Bitting IV
Economics in Transition: Issues Applicable to Climate Change, Odysseus Bostick
Translational Models for Advancement of Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering, Kristin Marie Bowers
“EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS”: AN EXPLORATION OF THE EXPERIENCES OF STUDENTS PERSISTING IN A FOUR-YEAR, INSTITUTIONAL PROMISE PROGRAM, Ashton Braddock
"You're Not Thriving, You're Just Trying to Survive the Environment that You're In:" Mental Performance Consultants' Narratives of Emotional Abuse in Sport, Victoria Lynn Bradshaw
The Synthesis and Optimization of Sulfide and Halide Solid Electrolytes for All Solid-State Batteries, Teerth Brahmbhatt
POPULATION ABUNDANCE AND GROWTH OF ELK (CERVUS CANADENSIS) IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, Jessica Braunstein
Bone Tired: Resisting Labor in Southern Women’s Fiction, Rachel Erin Bryan
Characterization of Lignin Structural Variability and the Associated Application In Genome Wide Association Studies, Nathan D. Bryant
Multiple Objective Co-Optimization of Switched Reluctance Machine Design and Control, Timothy Burress
THE SOCIAL BIBLE: SCRIPTURAL EXCHANGE AND INTERRACIAL FELLOWSHIP IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY AMERICAN LITERATURE, Emily Pamela Butler-Probst
AN EVALUATION OF EMERGENT AND ESTABLISHED TICK SPECIES AT MULTIPLE GEOGRAPHIC SCALES: COMMUNITY IMPACTS AND ECOLOGICAL PREDICTORS, Rebecca Ann Butler
An Examination of Trauma-Informed Care in Medical Settings that Serve Mothers with Opioid Use Disorders & their Infants, Shannon Patrick Mee Cain
Induction and Evasion of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps by Campylobacter jejuni and its Implication in Disease, Sean M. Callahan
Fallen Flesh: Experiencing the Body in the Middle English Lives of Adam and Eve, Harley J. Campbell