Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2023
Investigation of Microstructure and Mechanical Behavior of Novel Powder-Extruded Al-Ce-Mg Alloys, Mairym Vazquez
The Novel Chlorination of Zirconium Metal and Its Application to a Recycling Protocol for Zircaloy Cladding from Spent Nuclear Fuel Rods, Breanna K. Vestal
(Un)Grading as Institutional Ecology: How (Alternative) Assessment Choices Shape Writing Classrooms, Megan Von Bergen
TREATMENT ACCESSIBILITY DURING COVID-19: INDIVIDUAL AND TREATMENT CENTER PERSPECTIVES USING GELBERG—ANDERSEN’S BEHAVIORAL MODEL FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, Dorothy A. Wallis
Space-Angle Discontinuous Galerkin Finite Element Method for Radiative Transfer Equation, Hang Wang
Additive Manufacturing of Magnetic Materials for Electric Motor and Generator Applications, Haobo Wang
Distribution Locational Marginal Price in the Distribution Level Electricity Market, Xiaofei Wang
A Quantitative and Spatial Analysis of Pancreatic Cancer in South Central Appalachia, Andrew Joseph Ward
Machine Learning and Decision Making to Optimize Treatment Planning in Parkinson’s Disease, Jeremy Watts
Resource Use and Success in Life Science Graduate Education, Maryrose Weatherton
Evaluating Sekakawon/Wicocomico Persistence Throughout the Potomac and Rappahannock River Valleys Through the Identification of Communities of Practice, Rebecca J. Webster
Purpose in Place: Discerning and Forefronting Forgotten Landscapes using the Methodological Lens of Augmented Reality, Lindy Westenhoff
Mentor Teacher Positioning during Pedagogical Documentation with Early Childhood Preservice Teachers, Melissa Renee Westfall
DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF AN ELEVATED TEMPERATURE CUTTING FORCE DYNAMOMETER FOR HYBRID MANUFACTURING, Justin West
Dinitrogen Functionalization Using a Molybdenum Atom: Bridging the Gap Between Small and Coordination Complexes via Quantum Mechanical Methods, Maria Virginia White
Probing Gas Transport Structure-Property Relationships in Vinyl-Addition Polynorbornenes, Trevor Jonas Wilson
Characterization of Residual Stress and Precipitate Evolution in Aluminum 2xxx Self-Reacting Friction Stir Welds, Benjamin Joe Wing
Effects of a Movement-based Curriculum on the Motor and Cognitive Development of Preschool-aged Children, Aaron Wood
Utilizing ultra-performance chromatography high-resolution mass spectrometry to investigate fatty acid mediated antibiotic tolerance, Brittni Woodall
The Development of Tailored Amphiphilic Copolymers for Detergent-Free Integral Membrane Protein Extraction, Cameron Edward Workman
Exploring the Role of Family Emotional Climate and Trait Mindfulness on Gendered Racism and Anxiety Among African American Women, LaTrice Nicole Wright
Three Essays on the Economics of Education, Ge Wu
Soybean Cyst Nematode Resistance and Growth Defense Trade-off, Christopher Robert Wyman
Exploring Rural Appalachian LGBTQ+ Wellness: Conceptualizing Through the IS-WEL Wellness Lens and Narrative Inquiry, Mary K. Wynn
Generalized Participation Factors on Nonlinear Power System Oscillations, Tianwei Xia
Physics-Augmented Modeling and Optimization of Complex Systems: Healthcare Applications, Jianxin Xie
INTEGRATED MODELING AND MONITORING FOR A HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE BUILDING ENVIRONMENT, Yifang Xu
Assessing the Landscape of Relationship Help and a Pilot Adaptation of Relationship Checkups for Christian Churches, Adam W. York
Development of a Portable, Tileable, Dual-Particle Radiography System, Christian Xavier Young
A Qualitative Analysis of a Playground Mentoring Intervention for Bullied Elementary School Children, Sydney T. Younginer
EFFECTS OF HEAT STRESS ON INFLAMMATION, INTESTINAL INTEGRITY, MICROBIOTA, AND PRODUCTIVITY IN DAIRY CALVES, Zhantao Yu
From sink bias to void swelling in irradiated structural materials, Ziang Yu
ATOMIC-LEVEL MECHANISMS OF FAST RELAXATION IN METALLIC GLASSES, Leo W. Zella
Investigating Drivers of Algal Bloom Succession in Lake Erie, Brittany Zepernick
Measurement-Based Monitoring and Control in Power Systems with High Renewable Penetrations, Chengwen Zhang
Evaluation of biomass as bio-additive in 3D printing, Shuyang Zhang
Kinetics and phase stability of nano-scale precipitates in Fe-based binary alloys during ion irradiations, Yajie Zhao
DEEP LEARNING BASED POWER SYSTEM STABILITY ASSESSMENT FOR REDUCED WECC SYSTEM, Yinfeng Zhao
The Identification of Small Molecule Inhibitors to Candida albicans Phosphatidylserine Synthase, Yue Zhou
MICROSTRUCTURE EVOLUTION AND MECHANICAL RESPONSE OF THERMALLY AGED AND IRRADIATED FE-CR ALLOYS, Pengcheng Zhu
INFORMAL HUMAN MILK SHARING: AWARENESS, ATTITUDES, AND FEASIBILITY OF AT-HOME PASTEURIZATION, Rebecca Zuchowski
Dissertations from 2022
Tethered Axial Coordination as a Control Modality in Rhodium(II)-Catalyzed Carbene Transfer Reactions, Anthony Dean Abshire
Novel Mixed Integer Programming Approaches to Unit Commitment and Tool Switching Problems, Najmaddin Akhundov
IMPROVED AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT PLANT-PARASITIC NEMATODES OF FIELD CROPS AND FUNGAL DISEASES OF SOYBEAN AND HEMP IN TENNESSEE, Rufus J. Akinrinlola
Model Based Force Estimation and Stiffness Control for Continuum Robots, Vincent A. Aloi
Oscillation Analysis and its Mitigation Using Inverter-Based Resources in Large-Scale Power Grids, Khaled Alshuaibi
A STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESSORS ON HYPOTHALAMIC REGULATION OF REPRODUCTION USING AN IN VITRO SYSTEM, Lisa L. Amelse
Troya Victa : Empire, Identity, and Apocalypse in the Frankish Chronicles of the Fourth Crusade, Jordan Amspacher
INTRA-SKELETAL VARIATION IN STABLE ISOTOPES THROUGH NON-DESTRUCTIVE APPROACHES: APPLICATIONS OF THE PATTERNS OF SKELETAL REMODELING TO BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, Armando Anzellini
Investigation of Fore-Aft Element Connectors for an ultra-efficient Slotted, Natural-Laminar-Flow Aircraft Wing, Corey M. Arndt
Elucidating mammalian cellular responses to the uptake of nanoparticles (NPs), pathogens, and lipoproteins: similarities and differences, Monireh Asoudeh
ANALYSIS OF PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES AND TERRESTRIAL DYNAMICS OF MECHANICALLY FORMED MICRO-NANO SCALED PARTICLES FROM AGRICULTURAL PLASTIC MULCHES, Anton Friedrich Astner
Bacterial Communities during Heifer Development and their Impact on the Uterine Environment, Taylor Brianne Ault Seay
Resituando El Cuerpo Femenino A Través De La Memoria Histórica Y La Ficción: Carlota De Bélgica Y Eva Perón En Las Novelas Noticias Del Imperio De Fernando Del Paso Y Santa Evita De Tomás Eloy Martínez, Krysheida Ayub - Unzon
Disrupting the Canon with Young Adult Remixes, Arianna Banack
Leader Type and Responses to State-Sponsored Terrorism, Arjun Banerjee
Content Externalism and Self-Knowledge, Donnie Gene Barnett Jr.
Making Sense of Soil Microbiome Complexity for Plant and Ecosystem Function in a Changing World, Kendall K. Beals
Measurement of Neutrino-Induced Neutron Production in Lead, Brandon J. Becker
Three Essays on the Determinants of Business Activity and Entrepreneurship, Richard H. Beem Jr
Predators in the Petals: How crab spiders affect plants and their pollinators, Amanda D. Benoit
Implantable Medical Devices for Local Drug Delivery and Tissue Regeneration to Combat Chronic Bacterial Infection, Caroline J. Billings
The Lived Experience of Losing Employment After Diagnosis with Dementia: A Phenomenological Analysis, Susan K. Blaine
Principal in Name Only: A Mixed Methods Study of How Catholic School Governance Models Affect Leadership, Davis H. Bodie
Chiral Mesogen-Free Liquid Crystalline Polyethers with Sulfonylated Side Chains and Patchy Brush Nanoparticles, Caleb A. Bohannon
Accelerated Catalyst Diffusion in Chemically Amplified Resists, Christopher M. Bottoms
The Parasocial Relationships in Social Media Survey, Austin T. Boyd
Design and Development of the Urban Population Health Observatory to Improve Disease Surveillance and Response, Whitney Brakefield
Seeing with the Eyes of the Soul: Visionary Women, Meditative Lives of Christ, and Their Readers in Late-Medieval England, Caitlin J. BranumThrash
Expectancy Values and their Interaction with the edTPA, Stephanie L. Brennan
An Archaeological Study of Pit Cellars and Ethnic Identity in Tennessee, Daniel Whitaker Howard Brock
Essays in Experimental Economics and Applied Econometrics, Michael Jacob Brown
Modeling Basal Sprout Production in Vector-Borne Tree Disease, Kelly Buch
HIGHLIGHTING TEACHER VOICES: DISCUSSIONS ON RACE AND RACISM IN THE ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM, Carrie Lynn Buckner
The Development of Photoinduced Initiation of Olefin Polymerization and its Applications, Justin M. Burroughs
STABILITY AND RESILIENCE IN RAWLS'S POLITICAL LIBERALISM, Grace Campbell
Task-based Runtime Optimizations Towards High Performance Computing Applications, Qinglei Cao
Predictive Capabilities of Laminar-Turbulent Transition Models for Aerodynamics Applications, Jared Alexander Carnes
Self-Objectification and Alcohol Use in Young Adult College Women, Rachel Carretta
Poa annua: An Annual Species?, Devon E. Carroll
We're all friends here: Examining Transparasocial Interaction on Twitch and its Effects on Strategic Communications, Alexander Edward Carter
Role of temperature, transmission pathways, and pathogen load in Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans epidemiology, Edward Davis Carter
Investigation on the Impact of Property-Microstructure of Spark Plasma Sintered MgB2 Superconducting Bulks in Manufacturing Operations, Fabiano Carvalho de Castro Sene
The Upgraded Measurement of the Neutron Lifetime Using the In-Beam Method, Jimmy P. Caylor
Crowd Control: Regulating the Spatial Organization of Biopolymers and Gene Expression by Macromolecular Crowding, Gaurav Chauhan
Healthcare Service Utilization and Life Satisfaction in South Africa, Tamara Chavez-Lindell
Improving Strength and Stability in Continuum Robots, Jake A Childs
A High Rate Pixelated Neutron Detector for Neutron Reflectometry at the Spallation Neutron Source, Su-Ann Chong
Three Essays in Experimental and Behavioral Economics, Vasudha Chopra
Core-Collapse Supernova Simulations With Spectral Two-Moment Neutrino Transport, Ran Chu
Compositional Effects on the Mechanical Properties and Deformation Mechanisms of Face-Centered Cubic High-Entropy Alloys, Joshua L. Cicotte