Theses/Dissertations from 2022
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
An Examination of Differences in Race, Gender, and Age in Processing and Outcomes Within the U.S. Criminal Justice System, Teliyah Cobb
Validating an Internet Gaming Disorder Measure During COVID-19: Video Game Use, Distance Learning, and Impacts of COVID-19 on Gaming Behavior, Christin Collie
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
A Functional Study of Topological DNA Problem in Human T cells During Chronic Viral Infection, Xindi Dang
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
Correctional Career Pathways: A Reentry Program for Incarceration, Taylor M. Dula
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
Return-To-The-Platform: The Case of a Collegiate Level Weightlifter Recovering from a Meniscus Injury, Nicholas Harden
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
College Students’ Perceptions of Sense of Community, Satisfaction, and Cognitive Learning in Online Classes, Laura Lynn Higgs Kappel
A Phenomenological Study on How University Employees Experienced Working from Home During a Pandemic, Amy Hill
Effect of Chemical and Physical Enhancers on the Skin Permeation of Cromolyn Sodium, Miranda Holman
The Lived Experiences of Students Who are Single Parents and Attending Community College: A Phenomenological Study, Debbie Johnson
An Acute Sense of Place: The Songs of Norman Blake, Thomas Jutz
A Frayed Edge: A Qualitative and Poetic Inquiry Analysis of White Antiracist Protest in 2020, Emily Katt
John Horton Conway: The Man and His Knot Theory, Dillon Ketron