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Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Full text of open access University of Memphis dissertations and theses as authorized by their writers. Some titles are restricted to authorized University of Memphis users, and there are some titles which are currently embargoed. Includes dissertations and theses submitted in Spring/Summer 2010, with mandatory submission from Fall 2010 to present.

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

“UNDER HER FEET”: A CASE STUDY ON MOTHERHOOD DISCOURSE IN AN AMERICAN MUSLIM COMMUNITY, JoAnna Boudreaux

Relations Among PTSD, Alcohol Misuse, and Sleep Difficulties In Post-9/11 Veterans, Mya Bowen

Voices from the Classroom: Perspectives of Elementary Teachers on Teacher Absenteeism, and the Related Factors of Leadership Behaviors and Teacher Preparation, Amanda Brabham

Question Modifiers in VQA: Evaluating Model Sensitivity, William Johnstone Britton

An Impulse Detection Methodology and System with Emphasis on Weapon Fire Detection, Jeremy Benjamin Brown

PREDICTING TREE SPECIES RICHNESS IN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES: HIGHLIGHTS FROM MACHINE LEARNING AND OPEN DATA, Lian Brugere

Examining the Role of Solitary Drinking in Alcohol Misuse and Functional Impairment Among Post-9/11 Veterans in the Context of PTSD, Brooke E. Buckley

Dyadic Differences in the Perception of Stress-Related Reactions among Black Youth with High Body Weights, Kaytryn Doreese Campbell

EFFECTS OF NONLINEAR DYNAMICS OF SPEECH CATEGORIZATION ON CORTICAL AND BRAINSTEM RESPONSES, Jared A. Carter

Language and Cognition in Mild Alzheimer's Disease, Katherine C. Carter

State Takeover of Schools and School Districts: An Examination of the Roles of Race, Racism, and Care in Takeover Policy, Aaren Nichole Cassidy

Improvements in Digital Holographic Microscopy, Raul Andres Castaneda Quintero

NONPROFIT EMPLOYEES GROWING SYSTEMS THINKING ORGANIZATIONS, Alyssa Cave

CORRELATIONS OF FATIGUE STRENGTH OF ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED METALS WITH HARDNESS AND DEFECT SIZE, cderrick cderrick

Programmable Soft Active Materials, Juan Chen

Using Multilinear Regression to Identify Novel Factors Associated with COVID-19, Xiaohan Chen

In Vitro Evaluation of Chitosan Membranes Stabilized with Varying Acyl Lengths for Release of Therapeutics for Burn Wound Coverage, Infection Prevention, and Pain Relief, Landon Choi

MULTIPHYSICS-BASED COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF OCULAR THERAPEUTICS, Jabia Mostofa Chowdhury

Social recognition memory in meadow voles, Microtus pennsylvanicus, depends on sex and familiarity, Kelsey Elizabeth Clark

Counseling at the Intersections: Comparing Trainee Multicultural Competency, Laura J. Condon

AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF SHOCKABLE RHYTHMS IN AED FROM IMBALANCED ECG DATASET USING EC-WCGAN, Kamana Dahal

Medication Adherence and People Living with HIV: A Qualitative Study, Lisa L. Dale

Attributes Of Organic Food Products: What Matters to The US Consumers in Their Purchasing Decision?, Rohini Daraboina

Lactate Suppresses Immunometabolic and Inflammatory Responses in Monocytes, Kierstin Lynn Davis

Sacred Space: An Examination of Christian Theology within the Current Western Artistic Discourse, Rachel Stovall Davis

STUDY OF STRUCTURAL, MAGNETIC, AND MAGNETOCALORIC PROPERTIES OF (1-x) La0.7Ca0.3MnO3-xMO (M = Ni, Cu, Co) NANOCOMPOSITES, Surendra Dhungana

Axial and Torsion Deformation and Fatigue Behaviors and Estimation Methods for a Steel Weld Metal, Tarek Diab

Rising from the Ashes: Sowing a New Generation of Post-Pandemic Violin Students, Nancy Denise Ditto

(Re)defining Our Stories: A Narrative Study of Black Women’s Experiences of Mental Health and Spiritual Healing, Chanda Michelle Lee Dunn

Operatic becomings: A narrative exploration of singers' personal and professional development, Joseph Phaten Dunn

Can Meaning in Life Mitigate the Effects of Interpersonal Dimensions of Suicidality on Suicidal Ideation, Greg Edgin

The Penalties of Anglo-Saxon King’s English vs. The Missed Opportunities of the African Kings’ English: Acknowledging AAVE, Understanding its use, and Addressing the Related Opportunity Gap in West Tennessee Public Schools, Jamie LeMond Elliott

Ambering: Fragments of the Body, Annalee Marie Elmore

Phase transformation kinetics in laser-powder bed fused Fe-Cr-Ni-Al maraging stainless steel, Richard Joseph Fabian

Predictors of Cessation Outcomes Among Older Adult Smokers Enrolled in a Proactive Tobacco Quitline Intervention, Margaret C. Fahey

No to Language-Based Discrimination: The Effect of Multimedia, Perspective Taking, and ITAs’ Exposure on Native Speakers’ Attitude toward L1-accented Speakers, Shima Farhesh

Examining Air Pollution and Forest Health: An Application of Lichens as Bioindicators and Sentinel-5P TROPOMI in Urban State Parks in Shelby County, TN, Megan Victoria Farrell

Dworkin, Dignity, and the Body: Constructing a Critical, Carnal Legal Hermeneutic, Jackson Reese Faust

Investigation of Improvement of Ti-6Al-4V Parts Made Through Laser Powder Bed Fusion Using In-Situ Monitoring of the Powder Bed Formation and the Application of Laser Shock Peening, Michael Fitzmire

Polynomial Methods: Recent Advancements in Combinatorics, Thomas Rexford Fleming

Words From Elsewhere: The Rhetoric of Nineteenth Century African American Prophetic Call Narratives, Thomas M. Fuerst

Contribution of Orbitofrontal Cortex Activity to Risky Decision-Making, Daniel Bradley Karmiol Gabriel

The Impact of Switching Schools on College-Going, Anne Walton Garrison

Olfactory communication among conspecifics and alteration of habitat and social preference due to food deprivation and the threat of predation in meadow voles, Sarah Stacey Garris

Radical Rhetoric and The Syrian Revolution: Toward a Telos of Solidarity, Noor Ghazal Ghazal Aswad

Experimental and Computational Analysis of Aerogels and Aerogel-Composites Under Different Environmental Conditions for Biomedical and Space Applications, Sagar Ghimire

River System Input, Alongshore Transport, and Regional Sediment Mixing of Coastal Deposits in Northeastern Gulf of Mexico, USA, Katelyn DeAnn Giles

Educator Identity Development for International Graduate Teaching Assistants through Community of Practice: A Design Case, Jaclyn Joy Gish-Lieberman

The Influence of Audio and Video Quality on Perceptions of the Psychotherapist, Olivia Glasgow

In Search of Our Mothers' Garden: A Womanist Witnessing of Black Motherhood and Mental Health, Dorothy'e Gott