Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2016
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
Nothing Stranger, Helen Mary Stead
Burnout and Attrition Experiences of New Professional Clinical Mental Health Counselors: An Application of the Indivisible Self Model of Wellness, Adam Forrest Stephens
Burnout in Young Adult Performing Artists, Benjamin Hyun Stocking
Assessing the Impact of Picture Books in Primary Grades Mathematics Instruction, Jessica Stone
DEVELOPING ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOYSTEMS: INTEGRATING SOCIAL EVOLUTIONARY THEORY AND SIGNALING THEORY TO EXPLAIN THE ROLE OF MEDIA IN ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEMS, Jason Andrew Strickling
Moral Margins: Ethics and Economics in American Northern Literature, 1837-1900, John Adam Stromski
Successful Graduate Students’ Perceptions of Characteristics of Online Learning Environments, Jian Su
Hankel Operators on the Drury-Arveson Space, James Allen Sunkes III
Spectroscopic Imaging of Aluminum Containing Plasma, David Michael Surmick
The Design of a Fast Neutron Radiography System for Non-Destructive Analysis of Thick, Dense Objects, Alicia Lauren Swift
Environmentally driven orchestration of metabolisms by Prochlorococcus spp., Martin James Szul
Beta-Delayed Neutron Data and Models for SCALE, Kemper Dyar Talley
The Evaluation and Refinement of Nonmetric Sex and Ancestry Assessment Methods in Modern Japanese and Thai Individuals, Sean D. Tallman
Inter-droplet Membranes for Mechanical Sensing Applications, Nima Tamaddoni Jahromi
Helium Diffusion and Accumulation in Gd2Ti2O7 and Gd2Zr2O7, Caitlin Anne Taylor
Academic Work Ethic in Middle School Students: Extending Scale Research and Investigating Construct Validity, Emily Pendergrast Taylor
Improving Droplet Interface Bilayers as Models for Cell Membranes, Graham Jeffery Taylor
Characteristics of Thick Concrete Neutron Reflection, Richard Gordon Taylor
Empirical Analysis to Investigate the Influence of Cultural Dimensions on Risk-Taking Behavior among Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Construction Workers in United States, Kaveri Ajit Thakur
In silico Driven Metabolic Engineering Towards Enhancing Biofuel and Biochemical Production, Richard Adam Thompson
HOPE Scholarship Status of Students in a Large Entry-Level Course in Teacher Education, Eleanore Claire Trant
Physical Home Environment, Personal Competencies, and Psychological Well-Being of Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Development of a Structural Model, Shannon Marie Trecartin
ASSESSING THE FUNCTIONAL SIMILARITY OF NATIVE AND INVASIVE ANOLIS LIZARDS IN THE FOOD WEBS OF STRUCTURALLY-SIMPLE HABITATS IN FLORIDA, Nathan W. Turnbough
Assessment of Next Generation Sequencing Technologies for De novo and Hybrid Assemblies of Challenging Bacterial Genomes, Sagar Mukund Utturkar
Optical Spectroscopy and the Contruction of an Optimal Wannier Basis with Application to the Development of Ab Initio Models, Robert Gerard Van Wesep
THIS CITY IS A CLOCK, Daniel D. Wallace
Development and Validation of the Statistics Assessment of Graduate Students, Dammika Lakmal Walpitage
The impacts of biopolymer-ionic liquid interactions on the utilization of lignocellulosic biomass, Jing Wang
Numerical Solutions of Stochastic Differential Equations, Liguo Wang
Topology Design and Delay Control for Communication Networks in Smart Grid, Xiaodong Wang
Innovative Electrode Nanocomposites for Energy Storage and Conversion Systems, Yiran Wang
FACTORS INFLUENCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM LAND USE, LAND-USE CHANGE, AND FOREST ACTIVITIES, Pattarawan Watcharaanantapong
Convergence versus Divergence of Social and Developmental Measures of Adult Attachment: Testing Jay Belsky’s Proposals, Christopher Daniel Watkins
The Effects of the Color Wheel System on Disruptive Behavior and Classroom Climate: Validating the Color Wheel in Kindergarten Classrooms, Tiffany Lynn Watson
Multilayered Regulation of the Type I Toxin ZorO in EHEC, Jia Wen
Exploring The Ways New Faculty Form Beliefs About Teaching: A Basic Interpretive Study, Beth Ann White
Design and Synthesis of Lipid Probes Used for Membrane Derivatization and Fusion, Stuart Allen Whitehead
The Dynamic Effects of Political Parties and Economic Hardship on Voter Turnout, Allan M. Wilford
Numerical Investigations of a High Frequency Pulsed Gaseous Fuel Jet Injection into a Supersonic Crossflow, Nehemiah Joel Williams
Modification of carbohydrate active enzymes in switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) to improve saccharification and biomass yields for biofuels, Jonathan Duran Willis
Treatment Preferences and Outcome in a Randomized Controlled Trial for Depression Comparing Supportive-Expressive Therapy to Medication and Pill Placebo, Sophia Elsie Winter
Relationship qualities: Investigating the nature of self-identified couple strengths and language use during a strengths interview, Katie Cassandra Wischkaemper
Lattice Boltzmann Methods for Wind Energy Analysis, Stephen Lloyd Wood
Evaluating Context-Aware Applications Accessed Through Wearable Devices as Assistive Technology for Students with Disabilities, Rachel Elizabeth Wright
Synthesis and Application of Polymer Brush-Grafted Nanoparticles as Hydrogel Gelators and Lubricant Additives, Roger Anthony Emory Wright
2D-3D Registration of Knee Joint from Single Plane X-ray Fluoroscopy Using Nonlinear Shape Priors, Jing Wu
Characterizing Early-life Microbiome Functionality in Premature Infant Gut by a Metaproteomics Approach, Weili Xiong
Low-Noise Micro-Power Amplifiers for Biosignal Acquisition, Tan Yang
Bioremediation of Chlorinated Ethenes: pH Effects, Novel Dechlorinators and Decision-Making Tools, Yi Yang
Multifunctional Polymer Nanocomposites with Interface Engineered Nanostructures, Xingru Yan
Antibacterial Activity and Chemical Characterization of Resin from Sciadopitys verticillata (Thunb.) Siebold and Zuccarini, David Ira Yates
Geography of Health Care Access: Measurement, Analyses and Integration, Huairen Ye
A Study on Wide-area Measurement-based Approaches for Power System Voltage Stability, Haoyu Yuan
Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Enzymes with Quantum Mechanical/Molecular Mechanical Potentials, Yufei Yue
Structuring solid/oil/water emulsions to deliver water-soluble bioactive food ingredients, Yun Zhang
Forecasting Employee Turnover in Large Organizations, Xiaojuan Zhu
Dissertations from 2015
Identification and Confirmation of Quantitative Trait Loci for Protein Concentration and Improved Amino Acid Composition in Glycine max, Jeneen Samantha Abrams
Applications of Evolutionary Bioinformatics in Basic and Biomedical Research, Ogun Adebali
The Performance of Institutional Investor Trades Across the Supply Chain, Dallin Max Alldredge
Beta decay of neutron-rich isotopes of zinc and gallium, Mohammad Faleh M. Al-Shudifat
Elucidating the Impact of Roseophage on Roseobacter Metabolism and Marine Nutrient Cycles, Nana Yaw Darko Ankrah
Enhancing the Sustainability of Integrated Biofuel Feedstock Production Systems, Amanda Joy Ashworth
Vapor Synthesis and Thermal Evolution of Supportless, Metal Nanotubes and Application as Electrocatalysts, Robert William Atkinson
DEVELOPING AN OPTIMAL MODEL FOR INFANT HOME VISITATION, Isaac Atuahene