Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Approaching Trans Healthcare Competency: The Implementation of Trans Health Education for Medical Providers in Appalachia, Rebecca Altschuler
Dyadic and Ecological Associations with Intimate Partner Violence (IPV): Using Hierarchical Linear Modeling to Differentiate IPV from Community Crime, Rachel Carpenter
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
The Front Lines of Student Success: A Phenomenography Exploring the Background and Knowledge of Primary Role Academic Advisors in Higher Education, Alicia N. Abney
Examining the State of Substance Use Treatment among Youth and Adults in the United States, Esther Adejoke Adeniran
Hypocretin-Receptor mRNA Expression in the Central Amygdala of Alcohol-Dependent and Non-Dependent Rats, Gabriel Aldridge
Hybrid Machine and Deep Learning-based Cyberattack Detection and Classification in Smart Grid Networks, Adedayo Aribisala
Occupational Health Assessment of Tomato Farmworkers in East Tennessee, Mercy E. Aula
Overview of Transition Care Clinics and Patient No-Shows, Manul Awasthi
A Machine Learning Approach for Reconnaissance Detection to Enhance Network Security, Rachel Bakaletz
A Lesson in Mourning: The Evolution of the English Anti-Elegy, K. Matthew Bennett
Dibutyl Amine Detection, Quantification, and Removal with Iron(II)tetrasulfophthalocyanine (FeTSPc), Kyle Bittner
The Paleoecology of High-Elevation Bison in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and Implications for Modern Bison Conservation, Darian Bouvier
Early Detection of Atypical Motor and Neurobehavior of Infants at Risk Secondary to Opioid Exposure: A Prospective Study, Kara Boynewicz
An Intersectional Study of Perceived Academic Climate and the Imposter Phenomenon in Psychology Students, Kelsey Braun
Reduced Fuel Emissions through Connected Vehicles and Truck Platooning, Paul D. Brummitt
2-day vs. 4-day Training Cessation Following a Step Taper in Competitive and Recreational Powerlifters, Benjamin Burke
The Comparative Effects of Three Virtual Nature Exposure Methods on State Social Motivation: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Samantha A. Castelblanco
Cyberspace vs Green Space: Nature’s Psychological Influence in Neuromancer, Blade Runner 2049, and The Stone Gods, Zackery Castle
The Hope for Peace & the Case for War in the Postwar Soviet Union, Shawn Cecconi
A Phenomenological Study of Contributing Factors and Common Trends Related to Teacher Attrition in Western North Carolina, Preston Clarke
Community Structure Analysis of Mammals Found at the Gray Fossil Site, TN, Sarah Clark
Posthumanism in the Early Modern Period: Jonson, Marlowe, and Shakespeare, Kayli Compton
Community Structure Analysis of Turtles with Application to the Early Pliocene Gray Fossil Site, Julian Conley
Characterizing the Interaction Between Candida albicans and Two Enterobacter Species, Abigail Cornett
Academic Performance Among First-Year College Freshmen Following Participation in a Summer Bridge Program, Gregory Anderson Cross
Investigating Force-Velocity Profile Alterations and Methodology after Traditional Resistance Training, Joseph D'Amato
The Effects of Schema-Based Instruction on Students At Risk for or with Learning Disabilities, Molly Daniels
Loving the Mountains, Leaving the Mountains: The Appalachian Dilemma and Jim Wayne Miller’s The Brier Poems, Madeline Dawson
Operatic Mysticisms: Mountains, Deserts, Waterscapes, Andrew Demczuk
“We Do Not Know Which Path to Take” Mahieddine Bachetarzi, Music, Theater, and Salafist Nationalism in Interwar Algeria (1919 – 1939), Philip DeVries
‘The Most Important Thing is the Music:’ Ralph Blizard’s Legacy Preserving Traditional Appalachian Old-Time Music, Emily Dingler
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Trauma-Informed Schools: Restorative Practices for Social and Emotional Issues in Education, Heather Easterling
Positive and Negative Deviant Counties: Identification of Factors Associated with Health Outcomes, Olivia Egen
Water Quality Assessment of Karst Spring Water as a Private Water Supply Source in Northeast Tennessee, Lukman Fashina
Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Instructor Perceptions of Instructional Delivery in a Virtual Environment, John Derek Faulconer
Visions of Christ in The Dollmaker, Ray Fine
Acute Effects of Match play Induced Fatigue on Jump Performance in Collegiate Women's Volleyball, Grayson Flora
The Role of Middle and High School Principals During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Phenomenological Study, Dustin Ford
RISK Gameplay Analysis Using Stochastic Beam Search, Jacob Gillenwater
Prevalence and Predictors of Polypharmacy in Adolescents who have Engaged in Sexually Abusive Behaviors, Rebecca Gilley
Individual Characteristics of Postsecondary Underachievement, Natasha Godkin
The Whale-Road to Road House: A Study of the Contemporary Transmission of Beowulf, Haley Grindstaff
Using Macroinvertebrates to Assess the Effects of Nutrient Input Between the Nolichucky and Pigeon Rivers, Anna Grizzard
Educators’ Perceptions of Implementation and Outcomes of Trauma-Informed Care Training in Three Appalachian Elementary Schools, Jeannie Guess