Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2013
SEC Football Away Game Consumption: The Roles of Motives, Subcultural Identification, Contextual Dimensions and Destination Image in Sport Tourism, Robert Bruce Daniell
Living with the Choice: A Grounded Theory of Iraqi Refugee Resettlement to the U.S., Lisa Ann Davenport
Three Dimensional Equation of State for Core-Collapse Supernova Matter, Helena Sofia de Castro Felga Ramos Pais
Pre-Service Teachers' Perceptions and Experiences of Family Engagement: A Phenomenological Investigation, Tiffany JaNise Dellard
Synthesis and Characterization of Stimuli Responsive Polymer Brushes, Chaitra Vasant Deodhar
Ecological and evolutionary consequences of variation in aristolochic acids, a chemical resource, for sequestering specialist Troidini butterflies, Romina Daniela Dimarco
Hybridization as a stimulus for adaptation to a novel environment, Dylan Robert Dittrich-Reed
Narratives of Former Foster Youth in Higher Education, Kathleen Brien Douthat
Modeling the Genetic Consequences of Mutualism on Communities, Carrie E. Eaton
Automating Large-Scale Simulation Calibration to Real-World Sensor Data, Richard Everett Edwards
AASP-Certified Consultants’ Experiences of Spirituality within Sport Psychology Consultation, Trevor Jonas Egli
Reconstruction of Patient-Specific Bone Models from X-Ray Radiography, Hatem Amin Abdel Fattah El Dakhakhni
The TVA Coal Ash Disaster and the Coal Calamity Continuum in Southern Appalachia, Erin Rae Eldridge
THE INTERACTION OF MECHANICAL LOADING AND METABOLIC STRESS ON HUMAN CORTICAL BONE: TESTING ANTHROPOLOGICAL ASSUMPTIONS USING CROSS-SECTIONAL GEOMETRY AND HISTOMORPHOLOGY, Courtney Dianne Eleazer
ENHANCING THE VIRTUES OF STUDENTS, Gavin Gearhart Enck
Activating Parents’ Persuasion Knowledge in Children’s Advergames: Testing the Effects of Advertising Disclosures and Cognitive Load, Nathaniel Joseph Evans
Structural and Kinetic Studies of Structure I Gas Hydrates via Low Temperature X-Ray Diffraction and High Resolution Neutron Diffraction, Susan Michelle Everett
How Can Teachers and Students Prepare for Effective Field Trips to Historic Sites and Museums?, William Mark Finchum
Individual Differences in Emotional Response to Music, Sarah Kathleen N. Fischer
Association between Iliotibial Band Syndrome Status and Running Biomechanics in Women, Eric Henri Foch
Processing, Structure, and Properties of Nanoparticle Reinforced Nonwoven Sandwich Composites, Josh Griffith Fogle
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BROAD AND NARROW PERSONALITY TRAITS AND CHANGE OF ACADEMIC MAJOR, Nancy A. Foster
Perceptions of Political, Academic, and Corporate Leaders: Higher Education Accountability in Georgia, Leslie Gene Fout
Conversations with a Phenomenologist: A Phenomenologically Oriented Case Study of Instructional Planning, Karen Anne Franklin
Evaluating Predictability in the Community Earth System Model in Response to the Eruption of Mount Pinatubo, Abigail Laurel Gaddis
Analysis of the Role of Homework in Predicting and Improving Exam Performance, Charles E. Galyon
A Holographic model of Striped Superconductors, Suman Ganguli
Effects of Lateral Shoe Wedges and Toe-in Foot Progression Angles on the Biomechanics of Knee Osteoarthritis during Stationary Cycling, Jacob Kale Gardner
Composing, Remembering, and Performing Identity at Charles Towne Landing, 1966 through 1971: Rhetorical Identification as Defensive and Antagonistic Strategies, Deidre Anne Evans Garriott
Tracking Real-Time Nanoparticle Positions and Measuring Three-Dimensional Solution Flow with a Four-Focus Confocal Microscope, James Andrew Germann
Complex magnetism in noncentrosymmetric magnets, Nirmal Jeevi Ghimire
Stratigraphic and Geochemical Investigation of the Mesoproterozoic Atar and El Mreiti Groups, Mauritania: Insights into Carbon Cycling and Ocean Redox Stratification in a Low Oxygen World, Geoffrey J. Gilleaudeau
The Concept of Supply Chain Agility: Conceptualization, Antecedents, and the Impact on Firm Performance, David Marius Gligor
Decoding the `Nature Encoded' Messages for Wireless Networked Control Systems, Shuping Gong
Evolution of acquiescence to manipulation, Mauricio González-Forero
A House Made of Stars, Tawnysha Cherice Greene
Ecology and Physiology of Aerobic Aromatic Catabolism in Roseobacters, Christopher Adam Gulvik
Growth and Electric Field Control of Phase Separated Manganites, Hangwen Guo
Martin Buber's For the Sake of Heaven: Prophetic Education, Joseph Lee Hall
New Applications of Boron Dihalides and Organotrifluoroborates in Organic Synthesis, Kelly Elizabeth Hall
The Effect of Processing Parameters on Barrier Properties of Polymers, Russell Louis Hallman Jr.
The Advancement of Bacterial Cellulose As A Bone and Vascular Scaffolds, Ryan Lee Hammonds
Service Satisfaction, Competence and Caring: Examining the Influence of Experience with the Public Bureaucracy on Citizen Attitudes of Trust in Government, Lauren Kriston Harding
"Fare well to all Radicals": Redeeming Tennessee, 1869-1870, William Edward Hardy
Genetic Analysis of Bacterial Gene Variations in Sulfidic Springs and the Influence on Geochemistry, Brendan Joseph Headd
An Expert System for Guitar Sheet Music to Guitar Tablature, Chuanjun He
Bayesian Dictionary Learning for Single and Coupled Feature Spaces, Li He
A Multi-Case Study of Teens Who Write Outside of School for Their Own Purposes, Paula Jill Henderson
Mobility and Isolation: Latino Immigrant Adjustment in Atlanta, Georgia, Sarah Ellen Hendricks
Structure and Energetics of Nanoparticles and Ionomer Films in Fuel Cell Catalyst Layers, Qianping He
Stigma of the Mentally Ill Among University of Tennessee, Knoxville Students, Megan Cassidy Herscher
Alkane Adsorption on MgO(100): Volumetric Isotherm, Inelastic Neutron Scattering, and Computational Studies, Andrew Spencer Hicks
The “When” and the “What”: Effects of Self-Control of Feedback about Multiple Critical Movement Features on Motor Performance and Learning, Bjorn Anders Holmberg
The Impact of Beliefs and Curricular Knowledge on Planning for Science: A Multisite Case Study of Four Teachers, Jessica L. Horton
Antonio Preciado and the Afro Presence in Ecuadorian Literature, Rebecca Gail Howes
Shape Optimization of Turbomachinery Blades Using an Adjoint Harmonic Balance Method, Huang Huang
Dynamic Mutual Capacitive Sensor for Human Interactions., Jonathan William Huber
Isolation as a Seismic Design Strategy for Bridges in the New Madrid Seismic Zone, Timothy E. Huff
Understanding the Career Development of Underprepared College Students, Amber Nicole Hughes
Examining Job Satisfaction and Career Motivating Factors of Female Sport Media Professionals, Sharon Melissa Hutton
Pablo and Celia, Darren Sean Jackson
Characterization of field evolved resistance to transgenic Cry1Fa maize in Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith), Siva Rama Krishna Jakka
Christian Heroes and Blood-Stained Villains: The Civil War in Historic Peace Church Memory, 1865-1915, Aaron Duane Jerviss
Bond Performance of High-Capacity Strands in High Strength Concrete, Xin Jiang
PATHWAY PROFILING IDENTIFIES MECHANISMS OF ADIPOSE DEPOSITION IN DOMESTIC CHICKENS, Bo Ji
Tuning Sol-Gel Phase Diagrams of Doubly Thermosensitive Hydrophilic Diblock Copolymers in Water, Naixiong Jin
Control Studies of DFIG based Wind Power Systems, Zhiqiang Jin
Studies of Reaction Processes for Voloxidation Methods, Jared Allen Johnson
Analysis, Segmentation and Prediction of Knee Cartilage using Statistical Shape Models, Joseph Michael Johnson
Effects of Leaflet Orientation and Root Morphology on Physiological Traits and Yield in Soybeans., Richard DeWayne Johnson
The Role of an Intergenerational Acculturation Gap in the Adjustment of Immigrant Youth: A Meta-Analysis, Min-Jung Jung
HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES OF VARIABLY-SATURATED POROUS MEDIA DETERMINED USING QUANTITATIVE NEUTRON RADIOGRAPHY, Misun Kang
RELIGION AND CONFLICT: WHAT EXPLAINS THE PUZZLING CASE OF “ISLAMIC VIOLENCE” AND ISLAMIST PARTY MODERATION?, Suveyda Karakaya
A COMPARISON OF MISSISSIPPIAN PERIOD SUBADULTS FROM THE MIDDLE CUMBERLAND AND EASTERN REGIONS OF TENNESSEE TO ASSESS HEALTH AND PAST POPULATION INTERACTIONS, Rebecca Scopa Kelso
Undergraduate perception of introductory lecture and laboratory biology instructors at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, Katharina Denise Kendall
DUAL-MODALITY (NEUTRON AND X-RAY) IMAGING FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF PARTIALLY SATURATED GRANULAR MATERIALS AND FLOW THROUGH POROUS MEDIA, Felix Hoyean Kim
Three-Dimensional Electrokinetic Trapping of a Single Fluorescent Nanoparticle in Solution, Jason Keith King
Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) Reactive Power Operation Analysis of the EV/PHEV Bidirectional Battery Charger, Mithat Can Kisacikoglu
"Every Day, We Have the Opportunity to Make a Difference": NCAA Division I Female Head Coaches' Experiences of Care, Susannah Kaye Knust
Essays on Trade Costs, Supply Chain Uncertainty and CEO Compensation, Valentina Kozlova
Development of a Monitoring Framework for the Detection of Diversion of Intermediate Products in a Generic Natural Uranium Conversion Plant, Jennifer L. Ladd-Lively
1,2,4-Triazine-Accelerated Azide-Alkyne Cycloaddition and Synthesis of Metalloenzyme Inhibitors, Belinda Shea Lady
Syntheses and Reactions of Early Transition Metal Amidinate Compounds, Adam Christopher Lamb
A Study of the Optical and Negative Ion Properties of Selected Chiral Molecules, Jason Michael Lambert
A comparative health and safety analysis of electric-assist and regular bicycles in an on-campus bicycle sharing system., Brian Casey Langford
A Flute Runs Through It, Sometimes… Understanding Folsom-Era Stone Tool Variation, Robert Detlef Lassen
Crisis of Legitimacy: Honorius, Galla Placidia, and the Struggles for Control of the Western Roman Empire, 405-425 C.E., Thomas Christopher Lawrence
Design and Synthesis of Novel Sultams as Non-nucleoside Inhibitors of HIV Reverse Transcriptase, Brian Chadwick LeCroix
Safety and Immunoreactivity of a Xenogeneic DNA Plasmid Vaccine Expressing Human Tyrosinase in Tumor-Bearing Horses, Luis Miguel Lembcke Perez Prieto
Exploring Neonatal Intensive Care Nurses’ Affective Responses to Providing End-of-Life Care, Stephanie Lynn Lewis
Finite Difference and Discontinuous Galerkin Finite Element Methods for Fully Nonlinear Second Order Partial Differential Equations, Thomas Lee Lewis
Effects of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs on Cellular Structure and Adhesion Proteins in Human Colorectal Cancer, Jason Lee Liggett