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Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Discovering Rock Features with Geophysical Exploration and Archaeological Testing at the Mississippian Pile Mound Site, Upper Cumberland Plateau, Tennessee, Jeremy G. Menzer
Trends in Early Childhood Caries Rates in the Nashville Area Indian Health Services Tribes, Jenna A. Middlebrooks
The Effects of Gender, Race, and Age on Judicial Sentencing Decisions, April Miller
Re-Construction Through Fragmentation: A Cosmodern Reading of David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas, Beth Katherine Miller
Minority College Students’ Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding the Profession of Dental Hygiene in Comparison to their Oral Health and Dental Knowledge, Trina J. Morgan
Patients' Perception of the Use of Motivational Interviewing for Childhood Obesity Treatment: A Qualitative Study, Penelope L. Neal Dr.
Cost Effective Quality Assurance Practices in Highway Construction, James M. Newland
Characterization of SBIP68: A Putative Tobacco Glucosyltransferase Protein and Its Role in Plant Defense Mechanisms, Abdulkareem O. Odesina
Selected Student Characteristics Related to Academic Cell Phone Use, David Pauley
Revised Model for Antibiotic Resistance in a Hospital, Ruhang Pei
Suicide Prevention Strategies in Tennessee Community Colleges: A Case Study, Sandra Perley
ADHD Management in Pediatric Primary Care: Time is Not on Our Side, Dannel K. Petgrave
Assessing Victim Blame: Intersections of Rape Victim Race, Gender, and Ethnicity, Kirsten A. Piatak
Solar Powered Picnic Table for Charging Cellphones and Other Small Devices, Casey B. Potts
Exploring the Relationship Between Early Childhood Attentional Control and Language Ability, Jaima S. Price
Online Coursework as Related to Graduation Rates of At-Risk Students in a Rural Public High School in Bedford County, Tennessee, Robert E. Ralston
Self-Efficacy and Teacher Retention: Perception of Novice Teachers on Job Preparation, Job Support, and Job Satisfaction, Suzanne F. Redman
Media Representation of Islam and Muslims in Southern Appalachia, Saundra K. Reynolds
Comparison of Two Parameter Estimation Techniques for Stochastic Models, Thomas C. Robacker
Student Perceptions: Teaching and Learning with Open Educational Resources, Janet L. Rowell
Career-Focused Course Sequencing and Retention to Graduation in a Tennessee Community College, Samuel S. Rowell
On Properties of rw-Regular Graphs, Franklina Samani
Impact of Mutations of Targeted Serine, Histidine, and Glutamine Residues in Citrus paradisi Flavonol Specific Glucosyltransferase Activity, Preethi Sathanantham
Career and Technical Education (CTE) and High School Student Success in Tennessee, Jerry Alan Sayers
A Study on the Efficacy of Sentiment Analysis in Author Attribution, Michael J. Schneider
Organizational Communication: Perceptions of Staff Members’ Level of Communication Satisfaction and Job Satisfaction, Priti R. Sharma
Using Geometric Morphometrics to Differentiate Lower First Molars of Microtus Species: A Review of the Clark’s Cave Bone Deposit, VA, Mark Shelleman
In the Shadows of Dominion: Anthropocentrism and the Continuance of a Culture of Oppression, Christopher A. Shields
Youth Bullying: From Traditional Bullying Perpetration to Cyberbullying Perpetration and the Role of Gender, Erica D. Sizemore
Analysis of Countermovement Vertical Jump Force-Time Curve Phase Characteristics in Athletes, Christopher J. Sole
AlgR Directly Controls rsmA in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Tyler Speaks
Perceptions of Elementary Educators Toward Inclusion, Laurel M. Stanley
Redefining the Unrepentant Prostitute in Victorian Poetry, Marijana Stojkovic
A Study of the Perceptions of Novice and Veteran Elementary Teachers Levels of Stress and Attitudes Toward Their Profession, Melissa Stukes
The Acute Effects of Ballistic and Non-Ballistic Concentric-Only Half-Squats on Squat Jump Performance, Timothy J. Suchomel
Effects of Complex Formation of DNA with Positively Charged Polyamines and Polypeptides on the Products of Oxidative Damage to DNA 2-Deoxyribose by Hydroxyl Radicals, Modeste N. Tegomoh
“The Great Speckled Bird”- Early Country Music and the Popularization of Non-Secular Song, Kris R. Truelsen
Encounters with the American Prairie: Realism, Idealism, and the Search for the Authentic Plains in the Nineteenth Century, Jacob L. Vines
Identification of Genes Required to Synthesize an Antibiotic-like Compound from the Soil Bacterium Rhodococcus sp. MTM3W5.2, Amber L. Ward
The Relationship Between an Affective Instructional Design, Children’s Attitudes Toward Mathematics, and Math Learning for Kindergarten-Age Children, Wendee B. White Mrs
Self-Compassion and Self-Forgiveness as Mediated by Rumination, Shame-Proneness, and Experiential Avoidance: Implications for Mental and Physical Health, Elizabeth Conway Williams
The Process of Musical Acquisition for Traditional String Musicians in the Homeschool Environment, Keith R. Williams
Dynamics of Efficacy for Teachers in Formal Leadership Roles: A Case Study, Kelly M. Williams
Determining the Critical Elements of Evaluation for University Advancement Staff: Quantifiable and Nonquantifiable Variables Associated with Fundraising Success, Krystal L. Wilson
Nowhere, Danielle N. Winger
High School Educators’ Perceptions of Their Schools’ Conduciveness to English Language Learners’ Success, Jill Winiger
Gender, Personality, and Self Esteem as Predictors of Social Media Presentation, Heng Zhang
