Dissertations from 2016
Essays in Directed Technical Change, Randy Cragun
On The Modal Effective Nonlinearity of A Class of Tapered-Cantilever Beams, Clodoaldo Jose da Silva
Manipulating Cardiovascular Cellular Interactions and Mechanics: A Multidimensional and Multimodal Approach, Aesha Yogesh Desai
Low Cost, Carbon-Based Micro- and Nano-Structured Electrodes for High Performance Supercapacitors, Kryssia Pamela Díaz Orellana
Expander Graphs and Coding Theory, Michael C. Dowling Jr.
Light Echoes and Late-Time Emissions of Type IA Supernovae, Dina Drozdov
Ironic Feminism: Rhetorical Critique in Satirical News, Kathy Elrick
Creation of a Pioneer-Neuron Axonal Pathfinding Model for Future Applications in Developmental Neurotoxicity Testing, Nicholas Robert Erdman
Connected Vehicles at Signalized Intersections: Traffic Signal Timing Estimation and Optimization, S. AliReza Fayazi
Developing Unit Cell Design Guidelines for Meso-scale Periodic Cellular Materials, Mohammad Fazelpour
Manufacturing System Energy Modeling and Optimization, Lujia Feng
Three Essays on the Introduction and Impact of Baggage Fees in the U.S. Airline Industry, Alexander Fiore
Computational Engineering Analysis of Materials and Structural Aspects of Gas Turbine Engine Ceramic Matrix Composite Components, Rohan Ram Galgalikar
On Becoming a Graduate Student Teacher of Mathematics, Eliza Dargan Gallagher
Unobserved Heterogeneity and Self-Selection: Essays in Labor Economics and International Trade, Mallika Garg
Characterization of Tributyl Degradation Using FTIR-ATR Spectroscopy and Carbon Stable Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry, April Renae Gillens
Understanding the Transcriptional Landscape of Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) Cell Lines Using Next-Generation Sequencing Technology, RNA-seq, under Industrially Relevant Conditions, Yogender Kumar Gowtham
Hyperspectral Diffuse Optical Tomography Using the Reduced Basis Method and Sparsity Constraints, Rachel Elizabeth Grotheer
Where Cultures Collide: Hispanic Family Involvement in Education Among Different Socioeconomic Groups, Holly M. Grover
Advanced Specialty Fiber Designs for High Power Fiber Lasers, Guancheng Gu
Attitudes Toward Marriage Among Albanians: Establishing Baseline Attitudinal Clusters and Predictors from the 2008 European Values Study, Timothy Paul Hagen
me of the Lowercase Variety: Reflections on the American Dream, Power, Privilege, and self, jared m. halter
Collective Sensemaking About the Implementation of Two Multi-Tiered Systems of Support: A Comparative Case Study of Two Selected Elementary School Teams, Ellen M. Hampshire
Molecular Mechanics Study of Protein Folding and Protein-Ligand Binding, Tingting Han
Problems in Domination and Graph Products, Jason Todd Hedetniemi
Children of Incarcerated Parents: The Relation of Contact and Visitation to the Parent-Child Relationship and Internalizing and Externalizing Problems, Jasmine Michelle Hedge
Algebraic Geometry Arising from Discrete Models of Gene Regulatory Networks, Qijun He
Development of a Pilot-Scale Polymerization Facility and Monomer Preparation for the Determination of Reactivity Ratios for Tetrafluoroethylene (TFE)-Based Copolymers, Daniel A. Hercules
Conceptions of Change: A Phenomenographical Study of the Reinvention Initiative at the City Colleges of Chicago, Jennifer M. Horace
Release and Degradation of Microcystin-LR Following Exposures of Microcystis to Copper-Based Algaecides, Kyla Iwinski
A Bioresponsive and Multifunctional Polymer Based Nanodevice for Cancer Nanotheranostics, Ragini Jenkins
Surface Modifications of Capillary-Channeled Polymer (C-CP) Fiber Stationary Phases for Protein Separations, Liuwei Jiang
Essays on Empirical Monetary and Financial Economics, Yucheng Jiang
Molecular Mechanics Studies of Protein Signaling and Conformation Change, Zhe Jia
Decision-Making Guidance for Selecting Culvert Renewal Techniques, He Jin
Solution Processed Solar Cells, Yi Jin
Investigating the Role of ADP-forming Acetyl-CoA Synthetase from the Protozoan Parasite Entamoeba histolytica, Cheryl Page Jones
Artificial Neural Networks, Non Linear Auto Regression Networks (NARX) and Causal Loop Diagram Approaches for Modelling Bridge Infrastructure Conditions, Srimaruthi Jonnalagadda
Examining the Influence of Whiteness on the Group of Socialization Process of College Men in the Traditionally White Fraternity System, S. Brian Joyce
A New Look at Matrix Analytic Methods, Jason Joyner
Online Parameter Estimation and Adaptive Control of Magnetic Wire Actuators, Harshwardhan Karve
The Puzzling Bulge to Disk Nova Ratio in the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), Amanpreet Kaur
Property Tax Base Erosion: A South Carolina Study, Jonathan Keisler
Public Perceptions of Individual Natural Hazard Resilience Related to the Built Environment, Audra Kiesling
Radiative Transfer Using Path Integrals for Multiple Scattering in Participating Media, Paul Michael Kilgo
A Critical Analysis of Factors that Contribute to Maasai Land Appropriation: The Case of Maasai Land Appropriation in Kajiado and Narok Counties in Kenya, Ben R. Koissaba
An Examination of International Teachers' Pedagogical Adaption to U.S. Secondary Mathematics Classes, Dennis A. Kombe
Analysis of High Pressure H2/O2, H2/AIR AND KEROSENE/AIR Reacting Shear Flows, Ayse Korucu
Ecological Drivers of Brown Pelican Movement Patterns and Reproductive Success in the Gulf of Mexico, Juliet Sarah Lamb
SOLUTIONS TO SPATIAL AND COMPUTATIONAL CHALLENGES FOR LARGE-LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION PLANNING, Paul Leonard
FLUORESCENT METHODS FOR INVESTIGATING METABOLIC PROCESSES IN TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI, Sheng Lin
Effective and Economical Content Delivery and Storage Strategies for Cloud Systems, Yuhua Lin
Towards An Efficient Cloud Computing System: Data Management, Resource Allocation and Job Scheduling, Jinwei Liu
Synthesis of Hydrofluorocarbon Ethers and New Amorphous Fluoropolymers with Cyclic Fluorocarbon Ether Units, Xiaolin Liu
Effect from Substrate Binding and Selected Mutations for Allosteric Communication in Atm1 Type ABC Exporter, Yinling Liu
Study on the Amplification of Spatial Modes in a Crystal Rod Amplifier, Yuan Li
Particle Transport Phenomena in Non-Newtonian Microfluidics, Xinyu Lu
Tunable Copper Microstructures in Blanket Films and Trenches Using Pulsed Electrodeposition, James Marro
The Intentionality of Coaching Responses: Connecting Stances to Practices, Leigh Martin
Conjugated Polymers Under Confinement: Molecular Dynamics Simulations Study, Sabina Maskey
Affordance-based Design Product Evolution Using Customer Feedback, Ivan Mata
Efficient and Reliable Task Scheduling, Network Reprogramming, and Data Storage for Wireless Sensor Networks, Biswajit Mazumder
The Impact Institutional Culture has on Women's Political Leadership Efficacy Development, Laura McMaster
Mitigating Risks of Oil Sands Process Affected Water Using Hybrid Constructed Wetland Treatment Systems, Andrew David McQueen
Efficient Analytics for Large Implicit Correlation Networks, Raghuveer Mohan
Software Development and Platform Adoption as Successive Games of Real Options Investment and Valuation, John Yates Monteith
Exploring the Interface of Genetics, Genomics, and Older Adults, Scott Emory Moore
Effects of Mismatched Math Self-Efficacy and Performance on Behaviors and Attitudes of Engineering Students with Poor Math Preparation, Gustavo Moran
Characterization and Modeling of Bond-Loss Behavior in Pretensioned Concrete I-Girders, Behnam Naji
Combined Biological and Chemical Mechanisms for Degradation of Insensitive Munitions, Jolanta Barbara Niedźwiecka
Administrative Best Practices to Influence Culture in a Rural Middle School of Poverty, John David Nixon
Targeted Nano-Therapeutices for the Reversal of Calcification and ECM Degradation in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms, Nasim Nosoudi
Surprise. Aesthetics and Sensibilities of Rhetorics, Matthew J. Osborn
Learning Energy Literacy Concepts from Energy-Efficient Homes, Frederick Eugene Paige
A National Survey of Literacy Faculty Practices, Beliefs, and Attitudes Toward Online Courses, Sangho Pang
Modeling, Hybridization, and Optimal Charging of Electrical Energy Storage Systems, Yasha Parvini
Creating Biomaterials from Plant-derived Recombinant Spider Silk-like Proteins, Congyue Peng
Formulation and Characterization of an Antimicrobial Coating Containing Nisin for Large Scale Food Package Converting Processes, Michele Christine Perna
An Interpretative Phenomenological Study Exploring the Experiences of African American Males in Same Race/Gender Mentoring Relationships While Attending a Predominately White Institution in the South, Jonathan C. Pettigrew
Studies in Organic Synthesis: Copper Mediated Allylic Substitutions, Synthesis of Spiro 3(2H)-Furanones, Intermolecular Halofunctionalization of Alkenes and Synthesis of Difluorovinyl Ethers, Alfredo Picado-Valenzuela
The Impact of Leadership on School Culture and Student Achievement, Matthew Joseph Piotrowsky
The Development of Polyurethane-based Solid-to-Solid Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage Applications, Claire Kway Poh
Evaluating Indirect Calorimetry Methodology, Postural Energy Expenditure, and the Effects of Diet and Exercise Recommendations, Collin Jeffrey Popp
Spectropolarimetry of Thermonuclear Supernovae, Amber Lynn Porter
Towards Structuring Smart Grid: Energy Scheduling, Parking Lot Allocation, and Charging Management, Mehdi Rahmani-Andebili
Product-Process Coupling to Enable Continuous Improvement of Assembly Processes, Rahul Sharan Renu
Humoral Immune Responses in Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and Kemp's Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Sea Turtles, Maria L. Rodgers
Development of Position-Dependent Luminescent Sensors: Spectral Rulers and Chemical Sensing Through Tissue, Melissa M. Rogalski