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
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
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
Early Detection of Atypical Motor and Neurobehavior of Infants at Risk Secondary to Opioid Exposure: A Prospective Study, Kara Boynewicz
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The Impact of Mentoring in Closing the Achievement Gap for Black Male Students at a Predominantly White University in Tennessee, Patricia Waire Harlan
At What Price: Insidious Hegemony and Character Archetypes Woven into Until Dawn, Courtney Harvey
Effect of Chemical and Physical Enhancers on the Skin Permeation of Cromolyn Sodium, Miranda Holman
John Horton Conway: The Man and His Knot Theory, Dillon Ketron
Expression and Functional Characterization of Avocado DGAT1 and PDAT1 in Arabidopsis and Camelina, Josphat Kiunga
Digital Manipulation of Human Faces: Effects on Emotional Perception and Brain Activity, Martin Knoll
The Role of Emotion Dysregulation in the Relationship between Anhedonia and Opioid Craving, Rachelle Kromash
Gen Z Students’ Experiences with College Choice, Heather Levesque
Risk-Prone and Risk-Averse Foraging Strategies Enable Niche Partitioning by Two Diurnal Orb-Weaving Spider Species, Mitchell D. Long
Relationships Between Dual Enrollment Parameters, College Completion, and Time to Completion at Tennessee Community Colleges, Victoria N. Mellons
Dental Students' Perceptions of Dental Hygienists' Education and Scope of Practice, Cynthia Metzger
Using the RAAP Strategy to Promote Communication Skills for Students with Multiple Disabilities, Hannah Millard
Strength of Weak Ties Theory and College-University Marketing: A Case Study of ETSU's Clemmer College, Sarah Nobles