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Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Immune Activation Induces Telomeric DNA Damage, Reduces Memory Precursors, and Promotes Short-lived Effector T Cell Differentiation in Chronic HCV Infection, Lam Nguyen

A Novel Mode of Action of C-reactive Protein in Protecting Against Streptococcus pneumoniae Infection and Synergy with Antibiotics, Donald Ngwa

Kind King or Tyrannical Ruler? An Analysis of Hilary Mantel’s Henry VIII in Wolf Hall and Bringing up the Bodies, Amanda S. Nicholson

Chronic Effects of Methylphenidate on Neuronal Viability and Plasticity, Hannah Oakes

A State of Emergency: The Experiences of Teachers in Professional Learning Communities from 1999 to 2018 in a Rural South Carolina School District, KaKela O'Banner Robinson

Computational Quantum Study of Intermediates Formed During the Partial Oxidation of Melatonin, Oladun Oladiran

The Resilience of Female Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence in Southwest Nigeria: An Interdisciplinary Analysis, Tobi F. Oloyede

Association of Perfluorinated Chemicals with Endocrino-Carcinogenetic, Obesogenic and Metabolic Health and with Markers of Chronic Inflammation and Oxidative Stress, Ogbebor Enaholo Omoike

A Protocol Driven Stroke Code's Impact on Door-to-Needle Times, Jesse Osborne

BDNF-Related Gene Expression of Laser Capture Microdissected Glutamate Neurons from the Anterior Cingulate Cortex in Mouse Models of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Misty Owens

Using Standing Desks on Students with ADHD to Determine Its Effects on Task Engagement in the Classroom, Caitlin Paolucci

A Replication and Extension of a Prediction Tool Identifying Need for Treatment Among Opioid Exposed Infants, Loni Parrish

Protection Against Atherosclerosis by A Non-native Pentameric CRP that Shares its Ligand Recognition Functions with an Evolutionarily Distant CRP, Asmita Pathak

"No One's Gonna Say That at Church:" Women's Experiences with Infertility in Christian Faith Communities, Donna Paulsen

A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Abortion Attitudes and Perceptions among Women Living in Alabama and South Carolina, Anthony Peluso

The Impact of State-Level Laws on Syringe Service Program Access and Risk Environment of People Who Inject Drugs (PWID), Samuel Pettyjohn

“If I Could Only Win Your Love”: Lyrical Analysis of the Sacred and Secular Songs of the Louvin Brothers, Aynsley Porchak

The Lived Experience of Obesity, Spirituality, and Health Behaviors in African American Women, Andrea S. Poynter

Managing Cosplay Performance: The Forms and Expectations of Convention Roleplay, Isaac V. Price

Photocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction with Zinc(II) Dipyrrin Photosensitizers and Iron Catalyst, Senan Rasheed

the emotional plague, Nicholas Raynolds

DUNIDEDCUDIGUNADIE, Lawrence Reid

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and the Relationship Between Respiration and Feeding, Paul Rice

A Case Study of Civil War Environmental and Medical History Through the Disease Seasoning of the 58th North Carolina Infantry Regiment in East Tennessee, Ashlie Richard

Error-Related Negativity and Feedback-Related Negativity on a Reinforcement Learning Task, Elizabeth Ridley

The Importance of School Climate: How School Leaders in Inner City Middle Schools Shape Climate, Willie Robinson

Determining the Physiological and Behavioral Responses to Elevated Salinity in the Freshwater Bivalves, Corbicula fluminea and Lampsilis ovata, John W. Roden

Teacher Perceptions of Social Emotional Learning Supports in Freshman Academy, Nadia Saint-Louis

The Relationship Between the Amount of Time Spent in the Block Center and Gender Differences in Preschool Children’s Spatial Performance, Narges Sareh

Knot Flow Classification and its Applications in Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks (VANET), David Schmidt

Using Self-Monitoring and Positive Reinforcement to Increase On-Task Behavior and Independence., Jon Scott

Examination of Perceptions of Weight Loss and Weight Loss Methods, Andrew Seiber

Undergraduate Nursing Students’ Learning Style Preferences and Preferred Faculty Teaching Methods Compared to the Actual Methods Used by Faculty, Linda Simpson

Religion, Health, and the Spiritual But Not Religious, Alexander L. Smith

An Analysis of the First Passage to the Origin (FPO) Distribution, Aradhana Soni

Changes in Countermovement Jump and Sprint During a Congested Match Schedule in Female Youth Soccer Players, Joanne Spalding

This is Not a Pipe, Brittany Sparks

Chronoecology of a Cave-dwelling Orb-weaver Spider, Meta ovalis (Araneae: Tetragnathidae), Rebecca Steele

Positive Behavior Supports and Teacher Stress, Robin Street

Identifying the Need for Trained Machinists in the Greater Tri-Cities Area, Bradley Stufflestreet

Talk This Way: A Look at the Historical Conversation Between Hip-Hop and Christianity, Joshua Swanson

Women in Leadership: A Narrative Study on the Elements that Manifest Barriers and Opportunities, Misty Sweat

“A Lot of Prayer, and Some Wine In-Between”: Applying the relational turbulence model to the stepparent-biological parent marriage., Paul Taylor

Examining the Warm Handoff in Rural Integrated Care, Jamie Tedder

Head Start Preschool Teachers’ Perceptions of Reggio Emilia Principles Practiced Within Their Own Setting: A Case Study, Tara Terry Voit

Teacher Expectations, Self-efficacy, and Collective Efficacy in Three Tennessee Literacy Networks, Amanda Tinker

“We Didn’t Have a Lot of Money, We Worked Hard, and We Ate Beans”: Examining the Narrative Inheritance From an Appalachian Father to His Son, Thomas Townsend

Safety in the Educational Environment: Rural District Administrator Perceptions of School Safety in Northeast Tennessee Public Schools, Richard A. True

Roles of Endothelial Cell Heat Shock Protein A12B and β-glucan, a reagent for trained Immunity in the Regulation of Inflammation in Sepsis, Fei Tu

The Last Crusade: British Crusading Rhetoric During the Great War, Seth Walker