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Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Navigating Cultural Crossroads: Exploring Fictional and Interview Narratives of Nigerian Immigrant Women Living in the Southern United States, Tolulope Adeusi
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Navigating the Athletic Terrain for Transgender Athletes: Identity, Policy, and the Future, Lia M. Bevins
The Resilience of Female Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence in Southwest Nigeria: An Interdisciplinary Analysis, Tobi F. Oloyede
“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
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
In Search of Work-Life Balance: Organizational and Economic Challenges Confronting Women in Banking and Management Consulting Firms in Southwest Nigeria, Oluwafisayo Ogundoro
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Resilience of Nigerian Widows in the Face of Harmful Widowhood Practices in Southwest Nigeria: An Interdisciplinary Analysis, Esosa Mohammed
The Impact of Foreign Aid on Extreme Poverty: A Case Study of Liberia’s Development Complexities (1980-2018), Roosevelt Seedee
Myths, Risks, and Ignorance: Western Media and Health Experts’ Representations of Cultures in Ebola-Affected West African Communities, Samson Wonnah
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Heritage Tourism in Washington County, Tennessee: Linking Place, Placelessness, and Preservation, Chad F. Bailey
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Move, Interact, and Connect Personally Barter Theatre’s Project REAL Gets Implicit In Order To Learn, Megan E. Atkinson
Appalachian Studies as an Academic and Activist Field, 1970-1982, Emily Booker
Dewey Meets Bluegrass: Progressive Educational Theory in the Establishment of Traditional Music Programs in Higher Education, John C. Goad
Media Representation of Islam and Muslims in Southern Appalachia, Saundra K. Reynolds
In the Shadows of Dominion: Anthropocentrism and the Continuance of a Culture of Oppression, Christopher A. Shields
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Handling Authenticity: A Discourse Analysis of Interviews with Signs-following Preachers, Chelsie M. Dubay
“That’s the way I’ve always learned”: The Transmission of Traditional Music in Higher Education, Alexandra Frank
Eating In Opposition: Strategies Of Resistance Through Food In The Lives Of Rural Andean And Appalachian Mountain Women, Veronica A. Limeberry
The Impact of World Bank’s Conditionality-Ownership Hybrid on Forest Management in Cameroon: Policy Hybridity in International Dependence Development, Asongayi Venard
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Contemporary Perceptions of the Solidarity Movement Held by Polish Nationals, Nathan P. Buhr
Prophecy and Group Identity and Purpose: Connecting the Leadership Conference of the Women Religious with the Catholic Legacy of Feminist Politics, Larry M. Fischer
Native American Empowerment Through Digital Repatriation, Michelle L. Fitch
Women, Feminism, and Aging in Appalachia, Sherry Kaye Ms.
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
The Council on Appalachian Women: Short Lived but Long Lasting, Julie Marie Blevins
Multiple Layers and Flavors: The “Death of the Author” in Like Water for Chocolate, Melanie Lucia Marquez
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
The Gastonia Novels and Ecofeminism: Rereading the Works of Fielding Burke Grace Lumpkin and Myra Page., Amanda Leigh Aubrey
Free Clinics and the Uninsured: The Need for Remote Area Medical in Central Appalachia After Health Reform., James W. Watson
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
The Temperance Worker as Social Reformer and Ethnographer as Exemplified in the Life and Work of Jessie A. Ackermann., Margaret Shipley Carr
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Women, Art, and Community: A Proposal for a Non-Profit Pottery Program in Appalachia., Lahla K. Deakins
Community Involvement among Liberians in Johnson City, Tennessee: An Exploratory Pilot Study., Zon Gangbayee Quewea
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
The Rise and Fall of the Hillbilly Music Genre, A History, 1922-1939., Ryan Carlson Bernard
The Struggle for Acceptance: Continued Resistance to Female Ministers in Rural Holston Conference., Thelma June Neal
A Study of How Four Black Newspapers Covered the U.S. Masters Tournament 1994 through 2001., Mark James Sharman
Lost Cove, North Carolina: The Life and Death of a Thriving Community (1864-1957)., Christy A. Smith
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Shedding Light upon the Shadows: An Examination of the Use of Voice as Resistance and Reclamation of the Black Woman from Enslavement to Freedom., Courtney Erin Brooks
From Transcendentalism to Progressivism: The Making of an American Reformer, Abby Morton Diaz (1821-1904)., Ann B. Cro
Folk Medical Beliefs and Practices Concerning Women's Health and the Female Body in Southern Appalachia., Emily Lucinda Dale
Immigrant Latinos in Southern Appalachia: Experiences and Involvements in the Communities of East Tennessee., Melissa B. Reynolds
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Stop the Presses: Representations of Women's Progress in Corporate America Reported through Popular News Media., Suzanne Marie Cloyd
To See Her Face, To Hear Her Voice: Profiling the Place of Women in Early Upper East Tennessee, 1773-1810., SΣndra Lee Allen Henson
A Study of Attrition in a Respiratory Care Associate Degree Program in a Northeast Tennessee Community College., Donna D. Lilly
A Study of the Southern Appalachian Granny-Woman Related to Childbirth Prevention Measures., Harriet P. Masters
Mimetic Transformations of Sacred Symbols: Christianity in Appalachian Literature., Adam K. Sanders
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Burial Practices in Southern Appalachia., Donna W. Stansberry
Positive Self-Talk Statements as a Self-Esteem Building Technique among Female Survivors of Abuse., Fred Jackson Teaster III
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
The Experience of First-Generation College Students from the Appalachian Region at Walters State Community College., Kim Lee Gunnin
Alienation and Isolation in Interracial Marriages in East Tennessee., Sheila Dianne Morris
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Troubled Trinity: Love, Religion and Patriotism in Liam O'Flaherty's First Novel, Thy neighbour's wife., Robin Heavner Jackson
A Historical Overview of the Bumpass Cove Landfill Controversy, 1972-2002., Robert Clinton Marsh III
Synesthetic Sensor Fusion via a Cross-Wired Artificial Neural Network., Stephen Samuel Seneker
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Why Volunteer and is Volunteering Worth the Effort?, Patricia Avery Bellamy
Cultural Modification in Rural Appalachia: Changes as Perceived by Persons Living through the Transformations Created by the ARC., Angela Denise Carrier
Playboys, Single Girls, and Sexual Rebels: Sexual Politics 1950-1965: A Trilogy of Significant Developments., Amy Denise Dolinger
The Cyclical Nature of Moral Entrepreneurship., Yvonne L. Wolf
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Adult Student Satisfaction with Overall Learning Experiences at East Tennessee State University., Linda Gale Wyatt