Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Parallel Identities: Southern Appalachia and the Southern Concepts of Gender During the American Civil War, Maegan K. Harrell
Evacuation and Shelter in Place Modeling for a Release of Uranium Hexafluoride, Joseph B. Harris
Heavy Drinking Behaviors and Parental Influence Among Greek Affiliated College Students, Melodie Harris
Impulsivity, Venturesomeness, and Pride: Potential Moderators of the Relationship Between Childhood Trauma, Substance Use, and Physical Aggression, Joshua P. Hatfield
Inclusion and Autism: General Education Teachers’ Perceptions, Deborah B. Hayes Mrs.
Year of the Adopted Family: Selected Folktales for the Seasons of Adoptee Personal and Cultural Identity, Rachel R. Hedman
Characterization of TonB in Rhizobium leguminosarum ATCC 14479, Brian D. Hill
TCAP and Scantron Achievement Series Reading Tests: Comparison and Uses in a Tennessee School System, Candace D. Hodges
An Investigation of the Sled Push Exercise: Quantification of Work, Kinematics, and Related Physical Characteristics, James Hoffmann Jr
Effects of Music Intervention on the Patient’s Perception of Pain After Knee Replacement Surgery, Heather E. Hooks
The Purpose and Practice of Academic Probation, Charlotte Hoover
The Mediating and Moderating Effects of Coping Mechanisms Following High School Victimization, Kevin D. Hyatt
Exploring the Use of a Jumps Protocol as a Return-To-Play Guideline Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, Brian D. Johnston
Debating Cannae: Delbrück, Schlieffen, and the Great War, Andrew Loren Jones
Permutation Groups and Puzzle Tile Configurations of Instant Insanity II, Amanda N. Justus
The Development of a Laminated Copolyester Electric Guitar, Addison S. Karnes
Longitudinal Changes in Strength and Explosive Performance Characteristics in NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Athletes, Ashley A. Kavanaugh
Adult Literacy in Tennessee: An Analysis by Gender, Age, and Race, Amy R. Keesler
Stakeholder Perceptions of a University Response to Crisis, Katherine M. Kelley
Site-Directed Mutagenesis in Citrus paradisi Flavonol-Specific 3-O-Glucosyltransferase, Sara Khaja
The Vascular Flora of Steele Creek Park and a Quantitative Study of Vegetation Patterns in Canopy Gaps, Sullivan County, Tennessee, Phillip C. Klahs
The Idea of ‘Holy Islamic Empire’ as a Catalyst to Muslims’ Response to the Second Crusade, Emeel S. Lamey
Factors Impacting Success in Ninth Grade Algebra I for High School Students, James M. Lamie
The Phenomenon of Abstract Cognition Among Scholastic Chess Participants: A Case Study, Brent C. Laws
Physical and Performance Characteristics May Influence Successful Completion of Military Tasks on the Sandhurst Competition, Keith A. Leiting
When Women Kill, Giovanna C. Lima
Eating In Opposition: Strategies Of Resistance Through Food In The Lives Of Rural Andean And Appalachian Mountain Women, Veronica A. Limeberry
Subcloning, Expression and Purification of Functional E. coli Nucleotide Excision Repair Protein UvrA Using IMPACT-CN System, Cathy W. Lin Mrs
Therapeutic Camps and their Impact on the Family of Children with Special Health Care Needs: A Mixed Method Study, Brandi Lindsey
Assessment of Red Blood Cell Membrane Fatty Acid Composition in Relation to Dietary Intake in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Catheterization, Nicole S. Litwin
An Examination of Successful Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Males in a Northeast Tennessee Middle School, Stephen E. Long
Brain Based Learning: K-12 Teachers’ Preferred Methods of Science Instruction, Donna L. Mansy
Factors That Contribute to Teacher Retention in High-Poverty Middle Schools, Tracy Marston
Late Pleistocene and Holocene Bison of Grand Canyon and Colorado Plateau: Implications from the use of Paleobiology for Natural Resource Management Policy, Jeffrey M. Martin
Survey of Dental Hygienists’ Attitudes and Support of the Proposed Dually Accredited Advanced Dental Therapist, Deborah S. McBride
Ability Grouping in Elementary Education, Anna Kathryn McCarter
Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) Abundance and Distribution in the Southern Appalachian Mountains of Northeast Tennessee, John P. McCormick
Acute Effects of Peristaltic Pulse Dynamic Compression on Recovery: Kinetic, Kinematic, and Perceptual Factors, Timothy McInnis
Ranking Methods for Global Optimization of Molecular Structures, John Norman McMeen Jr
Mental Health Referral in Primary Care: Influence of a Screening Instrument and a Brief Educational Intervention, Michael T. Miesner
Oxidative Damage to DNA 2´-Deoxyribose by Carbonate Radicals: Reaction Mechanisms and Products, Terence J. Moore
“Our Weapon is the Wooden Spoon:” Motherhood, Racism, and War: The Diverse Roles of Women in Nazi Germany, Cortney Nelson
The Effect of Romantic Jealousy on Self-Control: An Examination of Trait Constructs and Sex Differences Based on Survey and Experimental Data, Lyndsay A. Nelson
NICU Culture of Care for Infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: A Focused Ethnography, Monica M. Nelson
Attitudes Toward Suicide, Mental Health, and Help-Seeking Behavior Among African Immigrants: An Ecological Perspective, Sheri A. Nsamenang
Synthesis of a 4-(Trifluoromethyl)-2-Diazonium Perfluoroalkyl Benzenesuflonylimide (PFSI) Zwitterionic Monomer for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell, Chimaroke Nworie
School Principals’ Sources of Knowledge, Arland Early Perkins