Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2024
Public Education in Crisis: Predicting Teachers' Intention to Leave Through Exploration of Intra-Personal Characteristics and Macro-Economic Factors, Anna Grace O'Dell
Contemporary Approaches to Improve the Conservation of Endangered Horticultural and Orphaned Food Security Crops, Michelle Esther Odoi
Enabling Reproducibility, Scalability, and Orchestration of Scientific Workflows in HPC and Cloud-Converged Infrastructure, Paula Fernanda Olaya
Atomically thin 2D Materials and Heterostructures: Preparation, Characterization, and Applications, Olugbenga Adeyemi Olunloyo
Fibrillization and Crystallization of Small Molecule Assembly Probed by Ion Mobility Spectrometry-Mass Spectrometry and Complementary Techniques, Damilola Susan Oluwatoba
Regulation of Ovule Initiation in Arabidopsis thaliana by EPIDERMAL PATTERNING FACTOR-LIKE Proteins, Alexander Overholt
Human Papillomavirus Vaccination among Adults: Exploring Patient and Provider Perspectives in Tennessee, Oluwafemifola Oyedeji
Anisotropic Strain Effects On Complex Metal Oxides, Shashi Pandey
School Leaders' Ethical Decision-making Related to Student Cyberbullying: A Multi-case Study of Two Tennessee School Districts, Jeana M. Partin
Data Driven Acceleration of Coupled-Cluster Calculations using Machine Learning, Multitask Learning and Physics Imposed Learning, Perera Don Varuna Sanjaya Pathirage
Deciphering the Role of Microbial Functional Traits in Agricultural Subsoil Organic Carbon Dynamics, Rounak Patra
Advancing Power Equipment and Line Protection with Practical Solutions, Russell W. Patterson
Structural and Electronic Properties of Epitaxial FeSe and FeTe Thin Films on SrTiO$_{3}$, Xiyou Peng
An Exploratory Analysis of an Adapted Coping Power for Use in an Afterschool Program, Jane I. Persaud
Converter-based Microgrid Testing Platform Development and Fault Detection Method for Inverter-based Resources by Utilizing Instantaneous Power Theory, Nattapat Praisuwanna
Bee Friendly Beef: Integrating Pollinator-Friendly Native Forbs into Native Grass Pastures, Jessica Prigge
APPLYING THE RISK PERCEPTION ATTITUDE FRAMEWORK TO ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING OF PALLIATIVE CARE MISCONCEPTIONS, Katrina E. Proffitt
“If they look at me and land at he/him, it's the consolation prize”: Transmasculine nonbinary individuals’ conceptualization of passing, Lex Pulice-Farrow
Small-Signal Stability and Black-Box Modeling of Large-Scale Power-Electronic Converter Rich Power Systems, Liang Qiao
The Voices of Veteran Women Shared with the World: Experiences of Military Sexual Trauma, Kerri Alaine Qualls
Multi-Objective Radiological Analysis in Real Environments, David Raji
CMOS-Memristive Neuromorphic Architecture for Nonlinear Signal Processing, Manu Rathore
Experimental Quantum Key Distribution in Turbulent Channels, Kazi MH Reaz
New Geographies of Electronic Commerce: An Appraisal of Omni-channel Strategies in the United States Grocery Industry, Connor Reed
The Geometry of Ancient Solutions to Curvature Flows, Sathyanarayanan Rengaswami
Effects of disease induced inflammation on reproductive neuroendocrinology in domestic ruminants, Allison N. Renwick
Urban Ecohydrology and the Watershed Microbial Continuum, Victoria C. Rexhausen
Convex Ancient Solutions to Anisotropic Curve Shortening Flow, Benjamin Richards
Wild Cervid Immunoparasitology: Methods and Development of Serological Assays for the Detection of Parelaphostrongylus tenuis, Jessie Erin Richards
EXEMPLARY MIDDLE GRADES TEACHERS' VOICES: EXPERIENCES WITH USING TEXTS FOR INSTRUCTION, Cheryl A. Richardson
The Role of Awe in Risk-Taking and the Exploration of the Unknown, Matthew Thomas Richesin
Understanding the Perspectives and Experiences of a Teacher Utilizing Trauma-Informed Strategies - A Qualitative Case Study, Matthew Scott Riddle
Mathematical Modeling and Numerical Approximations of Combustion Instability Frequencies and Growth Rates, Harvey B. Ring III
Development of Neutronics Evaluation and Analysis Capabilities for Fusion Reactor Facilities, Marina Rizk
Exploration of Event-Based Camera Data with Spiking Neural Networks, Charles Peter Rizzo
Bathsheba in Early Modern English Literature: Consent, Complicity, and Culpability, Emily J. Roberts
General Relativistic Gravity in Core-Collapse Supernova Simulations, James Nicholas Roberts II
Type and Timing of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration and Victimization Among College Students, Gloria Romero
Cyber Threat Detection using Multifaceted Machine Learning Approaches, Curtis Ray Rookard Jr.
Investigation of transport phenomena in high-performance PEM Water Electrolyzers, Anirban Roy
Characterizing the novel pore formation mechanism of the Candida albicans virulence factor candidalysin, Charles M. Russell II
Development of Novel Cesium Chloride-based Ultrafast Inorganic Scintillators for Fast Timing Radiation Detection Applications, Daniel Rutstrom
Directional Graphene Aerogels as Potential Electrode Materials in Flow Batteries with Organic Electrolytes, Mian Umar Saeed
A General-use Metaheuristic Optimization Framework for Isotope Production Target Design at the High Flux Isotope Reactor: Case Study of Tungsten-188, Cameron Ian Salyer
Farm Animal Assisted Therapy Intervention with Ducks for Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury, Arshak Alex Sargsyan
Structural Protection and Resonance Disruption using the Variable Inertia Rotational Mechanism, Anika Tabassum Sarkar
Tactical Vernacular Grantwriting, Kelly M. Sauskojus
CHARACTERIZING THE ATPENIN A5-LIKE BIOSYNTHETIC GENE CLUSTER IN THE NON-MODEL PLANT PATHOGEN SPHAERULINA MUSIVA, Cole Richard Sawyer
A Novel Analytic Diagonalization Technique Finite Element Method for the Spectral Fractional Laplacian, Shane E. Sawyer
The World Reborn: A Phenomenological Study of 12th Unnamed Cave, Tennessee through Photogrammetry, 3D GIS, and Archaeoacoustics, Jordan L. Schaefer
World Language Teachers' Perceptions of Efficacy in the Modern, Communicative Classroom, Valerie M. Schmidt-Gardner
Jet Production and RpPb in pp Collisions at sqrt(s) = 8 TeV and p--Pb Collisions at sqrt(sNN) = 8.16 TeV Using the ALICE Detector, Austin Schmier
The Effect of Rurality as a Moderating Condition on the Theory of Planned Behavior via Storytelling Networks, Kristin E. Schrader
Mapping Anti-Racist Pedagogy through Endarkened Storywork: Towards a Critical Race Trauma Reducing Pedagogical Framework, Jessica Michelle Schwind
Investigation of Nanoparticles for Use as Bioactive X-ray Fluorescence Microscopy Probes Using Click, Christian Scott
Allosteric Modulation of Glucocorticoid Receptor Activity through Key Interactions within the Ligand Binding Pocket, Wesley Seaton
Robust Optimization Approach for Systems under Uncertainty via Hybrid Metamodeling, Seyed Mohammad Ebrahim Sharifnia
Investigating Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation in Lipid Bilayers: A Multi-Modal Approach Utilizing Spectroscopy, Microscopy, and Cryo-EM, Karan D. Sharma
Cruising Towards Durability: Investigating Degradation in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells (PEFCs) for Sustainable Vehicle Power, Preetam Sharma
Wif, Cwen, Ides: Cultural Constructions of Femininity in Early Medieval England, Kayla M. Shea
Remote Sensing Mapping of the Invasive Plant Species, Kudzu, Ming Shen
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
Topology Modification and Training for Spiking Neural Networks, Nicholas Dane Skuda
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
Detection and Interpretation of Organic Residues in Archaeological Pottery, Vernon H. Stafford III
Comparative Ecophysiology and the effects of the mobilome on Microcystis physiology and genomic architecture, Gwendolyn Fern Stark
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 Home: 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
Investigation of the prevalence, seroreactivity, tissue tropism, and epidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii in North American waterfowl species, Nicole Marie Szafranski
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
Innovations in Dam Safety Risk Analysis: Exploring Motivational Bias and Opinion Pooling in Subjective Expert Risk Estimation, Joshua Adam Thomas
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