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Dissertations from 2022

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Predators in the Petals: How crab spiders affect plants and their pollinators, Amanda D. Benoit

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“Sometimes the People Giving the Care Get a Little Overlooked”: Athletic Trainers’ Personal Use of Psychosocial Strategies and Interactions with Mental Performance Consultants, Alexander Bianco

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Implantable Medical Devices for Local Drug Delivery and Tissue Regeneration to Combat Chronic Bacterial Infection, Caroline J. Billings

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The Lived Experience of Losing Employment After Diagnosis with Dementia: A Phenomenological Analysis, Susan K. Blaine

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Principal in Name Only: A Mixed Methods Study of How Catholic School Governance Models Affect Leadership, Davis H. Bodie

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Chiral Mesogen-Free Liquid Crystalline Polyethers with Sulfonylated Side Chains and Patchy Brush Nanoparticles, Caleb A. Bohannon

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Accelerated Catalyst Diffusion in Chemically Amplified Resists, Christopher M. Bottoms

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The Parasocial Relationships in Social Media Survey, Austin T. Boyd

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Morbidity, Mortality, and Marginalization: An Intersectional Investigation of Respiratory Stress and Differential Frailty in Industrial-Era England, Derek A. Boyd

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Design and Development of the Urban Population Health Observatory to Improve Disease Surveillance and Response, Whitney Brakefield

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Seeing with the Eyes of the Soul: Visionary Women, Meditative Lives of Christ, and Their Readers in Late-Medieval England, Caitlin J. BranumThrash

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Expectancy Values and their Interaction with the edTPA, Stephanie L. Brennan

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An Archaeological Study of Pit Cellars and Ethnic Identity in Tennessee, Daniel Whitaker Howard Brock

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Essays in Experimental Economics and Applied Econometrics, Michael Jacob Brown

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Modeling Basal Sprout Production in Vector-Borne Tree Disease, Kelly Buch

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HIGHLIGHTING TEACHER VOICES: DISCUSSIONS ON RACE AND RACISM IN THE ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM, Carrie Lynn Buckner

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The Development of Photoinduced Initiation of Olefin Polymerization and its Applications, Justin M. Burroughs

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STABILITY AND RESILIENCE IN RAWLS'S POLITICAL LIBERALISM, Grace Campbell

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Task-based Runtime Optimizations Towards High Performance Computing Applications, Qinglei Cao

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Predictive Capabilities of Laminar-Turbulent Transition Models for Aerodynamics Applications, Jared Alexander Carnes

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Self-Objectification and Alcohol Use in Young Adult College Women, Rachel Carretta

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Poa annua: An Annual Species?, Devon E. Carroll

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We're all friends here: Examining Transparasocial Interaction on Twitch and its Effects on Strategic Communications, Alexander Edward Carter

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Role of temperature, transmission pathways, and pathogen load in Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans epidemiology, Edward Davis Carter

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Investigation on the Impact of Property-Microstructure of Spark Plasma Sintered MgB2 Superconducting Bulks in Manufacturing Operations, Fabiano Carvalho de Castro Sene

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The Upgraded Measurement of the Neutron Lifetime Using the In-Beam Method, Jimmy P. Caylor

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Crowd Control: Regulating the Spatial Organization of Biopolymers and Gene Expression by Macromolecular Crowding, Gaurav Chauhan

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Healthcare Service Utilization and Life Satisfaction in South Africa, Tamara Chavez-Lindell

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Essays in Assessing Healthcare Disparities for Improving Healthcare Equity in Southeastern Region of the U.S. Using GIS and Anti-Covering Location Problem, Heewon Chea

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Improving Strength and Stability in Continuum Robots, Jake A Childs

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Characterization of microbial metabolism at diverse complexity levels: Extending integrated metaproteomics from simple cell-free systems to complex environmental microbiomes, Payal Chirania

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A High Rate Pixelated Neutron Detector for Neutron Reflectometry at the Spallation Neutron Source, Su-Ann Chong

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Three Essays in Experimental and Behavioral Economics, Vasudha Chopra

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Core-Collapse Supernova Simulations With Spectral Two-Moment Neutrino Transport, Ran Chu

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Compositional Effects on the Mechanical Properties and Deformation Mechanisms of Face-Centered Cubic High-Entropy Alloys, Joshua L. Cicotte

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Exploring Sleep Quality, Quality of Life, and Seizure Frequency in Patients with Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures, Sandra J. Cobb

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The Devil Did Not Make Me Do It: Understanding Factors That Influence College Choice of a Faith-Based Institution, Phillip Lowell Cook Jr.

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Confinement and Interface Effects in Self Assembly of Functional Block Copolymers, Jonathan P. Coote

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“In the Skin I’m in…I Represent a Different Version of What Help Looks Like:” Black Women Sport Psychology Professional’s Experiences in Applied Sport Psychology, Sharon R. Couch

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T-PESS and Special Education Teacher Attrition and Retention: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study of Teacher Perceptions of Administrator Effectiveness, Janna R. Crow

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Public Health, Community, and the Making of the Modern Morgue in Bavaria, 1855-1914, Alyssa Nicole Culp

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USING HEURISTIC METHODS AND MACHINE LEARNING TO ENHANCE THE POSITIONAL ACCURACY OF HISTORICAL GEOSPATIAL DATASETS, Pankaj Mani Dahal

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Modeling of chromatin architecture: implications in health and disease, Priyojit Das

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Genealogy Tells: Informing Health and Aging Policies Using East Tennessean Older Women's Family Histories, Perceptions, and Experiences of Health Inequity, Heather Davis

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Enhancing the Performance of the MtCNN for the Classification of Cancer Pathology Reports: From Data Annotation to Model Deployment, Kevin De Angeli

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Aroma Chemistry of Mountain Mints in the Incanum Group of Pycnanthemum Michx., Melissa M. Dein

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Evaluation of Cotton Management Decisions: Cover Crops, Weed Control, and Injured Stands, Savana D. Denton

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Paying Attention: The Lived Experiences of Female ADHD Graduate Students in Higher Education, Tiffany Michelle Devol

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Ambivalent Sexism and Condom Use Self-Efficacy Amongst Men Who Bottom: A Serial Mediation Model, Elliott Nolan DeVore

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The spatial, temporal, and ecological constraints of plant-host associated microbial communities, Jonathan Dickey

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The Literary Fairy: Celtic Folklore’s Influence on Nineteenth-Century Fiction, Joshua Dobbs

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Corrosion and Microstructural Characterization of Molybdenum-YSZ Cermets Following Hydrogen Exposure up to 2630 K, Taylor G. Duffin

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DETERMINATION OF NEAR-SOL CARBON IMPURITY CONTENT DUE TO DIVERTOR TARGET LEAKAGE USING CARBON-13 TRACERS VIA METHANE INJECTION ON THE DIII-D TOKAMAK, Jonah David Duran

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Studying Electron Dynamics for Quantum Materials with Real Space Resolution: A Wannier Orbital Approach to Spectroscopy using High-Performance Supercomputers, Casey J. Eichstaedt

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WE HAVE REMAINED PATIENT: FORENSIC HUMAN RIGHTS ANTHROPOLOGY IN POST-SIAD BARRE SOMALILAND, Lucia My Maja Karolina Elgerud Norstrom

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Universal Basic Income Favorability: An Examination of Discursive Frames of and Support for UBI Proposals, John Stacy Elliott

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Diffusion of Policy Innovations: State Adoption of Value-Added Models in K-12 Education, Kirsten England

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Constrained Collective Movement in Human-Robot Teams, Joshua Fagan

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Access beyond geographic accessibility: understanding opportunities to human needs in a physical-virtual world, Jimmy Feng

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An Autoethnographic Study Uncovering Disruptive Events that Impacted a Gay Woman's Transformation into Adulthood, Erin J. Ferris

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LATINIDAD IN SUMMER READING: A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO MULTICULTURAL LITERACY FOR LATINO/A ENGLISH LEARNERS’ SELF-EFFICACY IN TRANSITIONING TO MIDDLE SCHOOL, Elizabeth Fincher

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Water availability as a cross-scale driver of microbial functions and free viral abundance in soil, Aubrey K. Fine

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Elucidating the Importance of Structure, Surfaces, and Interfaces in Polymer Nanoparticles and Nanocomposites, Jacob E. Fischer

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Analytical Techniques for the Analysis of Uranium Bearing Materials, Nathaniel D. Fletcher

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Characterization and Management of Auxin-Resistant Palmer amaranth in Tennessee, Delaney C. Foster

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The Role of Intimate Partnership Among Older Adults on Pain Severity and the Engagement in Preventative Health Behaviors, Lauren Fox

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Reducing Homonegative Prejudice towards Gay and Bisexual Men by Targeting Diverse Sexual Orientation Beliefs: A Replication and Extension Study, Kevin Matthew Fry

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Election Day Registration and Same Day Registration in State Legislative Districts, Rachel Fuentes

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Fabrication, Thermophysical, and Mechanical Properties of Cermet and Cercer Fuel Composites for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion, Neal D. Gaffin

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“PUTTING COYOLXAUHQUI TOGETHER”: AN AUTOETHNOGRAPHIC EXPLORATION OF IDENTIFYING AND HEALING FRAGMENTATION THROUGH DECOLONIAL FEMINIST CREATIVE WRITING PRACTICES, Elizabeth Parker Garcia

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Demonstrating the use of Multiple Experimental Techniques to Investigate Helium-Hydrogen Synergies in Tungsten, Wendy A. Garcia

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The Hiring Practices of an Olympic-Level Sport Organization: A Case Study, Ashley Gardner

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BLACK MEN HURDLING HALLOWED HALLS: GENDERED RACISM AND ASSIMILATION IN RELATION TO MENTAL HEALTH, Edward Marcellus Garnes

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How Dynamic Bond results in the unique viscoelastic behavior of the associating polymers, Sirui Ge

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Constraining the 30P(p,γ)31S reaction using 30P(d,pγ)31P with GODDESS, Rajesh Ghimire

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A Study on Early Age Properties of Concrete for Precast and 3D Printing, Debalina Ghosh

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Design of Binders for Binder Jet Additive Manufacturing, Dustin B. Gilmer

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Efficient Network Domination for Life Science Applications, Stephen K. Grady

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Natural, Experimental, and Educational Explorations of the Interiors of Terrestrial Planetary Bodies, Nadine L. Grambling

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CHRONOLOGICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL FRAMEWORK FOR OVERLAPPING MAGMATISM, DUCTILE DEFORMATION, AND HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION IN THE CORDILLERA BLANCA, PERU, Tyler A. Grambling

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Elucidating molecular structure and interactions of disease-related noncovalent assemblies through ion mobility spectrometry - mass spectrometry, Amber LeAnn Hope Gray

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The Roles of Alcohol Use and Sleep Quality on the Relationship between Fear of Missing out and Intimate Partner Violence, Hannah Grigorian

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Identification of the Type Eleven Secretion System (T11SS) and Characterization of T11SS-dependent Effector Proteins, Alex S. Grossman

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Improving Sensitivities in 0𝒗ββ Decay Searches by Utilizing PEN as a Structural Scintillating Material, Brennan Theresa Hackett

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THE JOURNEYS OF SIX MOM PEDAGOGUES: ENACTING PERSONAL CONVICTIONS AND DISRUPTING THE STATUS QUO, Macy Halladay

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Cat COVID, CMV and Chemokines, Oh My!, Trevor Hancock

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CMOS Compatible Carbonization of Polymer for Elctrochemical Sensors, Mohammad Aminul Haque

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Driving piezochromism and metallicity in van der Waals materials under compression, Nathan Harms

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Liquid-Liquid Transition in Ionic Liquids, Matthew Albert Harris

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Light Matter Interactions: A Study of Soft Materials Using Linear and Nonlinear Spectroscopy, Muhammad Redwan Hassan

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Addressing Interprofessional Competence in Interpretation of Electronic Fetal Monitor Tracings, Susan H. Hébert

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Public Wife: The Life of Jessie Benton Fremont, Lorraine D. Herbon

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ADVANCED THOMSON SCATTERING DIAGNOSTICS FOR VARIOUS APPLICATIONS, Zichen He

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Exploration of the Stability of Multicomponent Metal Halide Perovskites utilizing Automated, High-throughput Methods and Machine Learning, Katherine N. Higgins

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Re-Visioning the Modern/ist Body: Literature, Women, and Modern Dance, Marisa Higgins

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Autocracies as Mediators in Conflicts, Jonathan A. S. Honig

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Towards the production of a self-consistent phase space distribution, Austin Hoover

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Sequential Deformations of Hadamard Matrices and Commuting Squares, Shuler G. Hopkins

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Articular Morphology in Human Limb Synovial Joints: Variation, Covariation, and Application, Haley Elizabeth Horbaly

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Essays on Demand and Supply Integration of Disadvantaged Populations for Social Impact, Feigao Huang