Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2015
Multipartite Graph Algorithms for the Analysis of Heterogeneous Data, Charles Alexander Phillips
“It Got the Ball Rolling”: A Qualitative Exploration of Counseling Students’ Small Group Experiences during Group Work Training, Brittany Lynn Pollard
Gain tuning of proportional integral controller based on multiobjective optimization and controller hardware-in-loop microgrid setup, Kumaraguru Prabakar
Assessment and Investigation of Electronic Aggression in the Romantic Relationships of Emerging Adults, Teresa Michelle Preddy
Recreando la imagen literaria de la mujer afrodescendiente en las narrativas femeninas afrocubanas y afrobrasileñas contemporáneas., Luciana da Trindades Prestes
Failure Simulations at Multiple Length Scales in High Temperature Structural Alloys, Chao Pu
"O Carefull Verse": Neoteric Poetics in the Shorter Poems of Edmund Spenser, Melissa Joy Rack
Are Auditor and Audit Committee Report Changes Useful to Investors? Evidence from the United Kingdom, Lauren Carse Reid
Proactive Communication: An Investigation of Employee Reactions to Organizational Communication Problems, Katie Marie Reno
Experimental and Ab initio Computational Study of Azobenzene and Several of its Derivatives, Mohammadreza Rezaee
Lived Experiences of Beginning Counselors in Harmful Supervision, Alessandra Joy Rhinehart
Russian anti-Americanism, public opinion and the impact of the state-controlled mass media, Natalie Manaeva Rice
Psycho-Physiological Effects of Television Viewing During Exercise, Brian Carl Rider
The Effects of Electronic Treatment Reminder Cues on Relapse Prevention, Kathrin Ritter
Sport Tourism, Destination Image and College Football Games: The Recreational Vehicle Tailgater, Cheryl Rebecca Rode
Evaluating the Effects of Standardized Patient Care Pathways on Clinical Outcomes, Anna V. Romanova
Data Fusion Methods for Improved Demographic Resolution of Population Distribution Datasets, Amy Nicole Rose
A Contingent Systems View of Urban Logistics, William John Rose
Essays in Environmental Economics and the Economics of Higher Education, Justin R. Roush
Three Rs: Relationship Orientation, Relational Interdependent Self-construal, and Relationship Maintenance Strategies, Maria Moana Rowley
Responsibility, Blame and the Psychopath, Matthew William Ruble
“You Came to Not Normal Land”: Nurses' Experience of the Environment of Disaster: A Phenomenological Investigation, Stasia Elizabeth Ruskie
An Examination of the Relationship Between Athletic Satisfaction and Student Adaptation to College, Brian C. Russell
Pre Clovis at Topper (38AL23): Evaluating the Role of Human versus Natural Agency in the Formation of Lithic Deposits from a Pleistocene Terrace in the American Southeast, Douglas Allen Sain
Factors Affecting Job Satisfaction of Radiologic Sciences Faculty: Implications for Recruitment and Retention, Lisa Marie Satterfield
Development of High Performance Molecular Dynamics with Application to Multimillion-Atom Biomass Simulations, Roland Schulz
Neuroscience-Inspired Dynamic Architectures, Catherine Dorothy Schuman
Subordinate humor and leader-member exchange relationships: Laugh and the boss laughs with you?, Nancy Marietta Scott
You Have to Find That Music That Both Parties Can Dance To: One School District's Experience with Collaborative Conferencing, Janel Marie Seeley
‚Literarisch inszenierte Sprachbiographien’ Familiengedächtnis, Liebe und Stadt in Dimitré Dinevs Engelszungen, Marica Bodrožićs Das Gedächtnis der Libellen und Ilma Rakusas Mehr Meer. Erinnerungspassagen, Anja Katharina Seiler
Active Critical Engagement (ACE): A Pedagogical Tool for the Application of Critical Discourse Analysis in the Interpretation of Film and Other Multimodal Discursive Practices, Sultana Aaliuah Shabazz
Managing the Co-creation of Innovation: The Influence of Team Regulatory Style and Reflexivity on Customer Idea Selection and Innovation Outcomes, Matthew Brady Shaner
Analysis and Control of VSC Based HVDC System under Single-Line-to-Ground Fault Conditions, Xiaojie Shi
Genetic Diversity, Population Structure, and Evolution of Virulence in Toxoplasma gondii, Elliot Keats Cullen Shwab
"When Are We Going To Be Settled Down and Know This Is Our Place?”: A Phenomenological Examination of Iraqi Refugee Families’ Lived Experiences with Resettlement, Lisa Shari Silverman
Engineering Photosystem I Complexes for use in Bio-Hybrid Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Richard Franklin Simmerman
Computational Electrodynamics and Second hyper-Raman Scattering, Philip Dwaine Simmons Jr.
Practices and Routines in SIWI Lessons that Develop Skills in Reading, Paulson A. Skerrit
Molecular Breeding Strategies for Improvement of Complex Traits in Soybean, Christopher Joseph Smallwood
Unintended Consequences of Collegiate Living-Learning Community Programs at a Public University, David Buchanan Smith
Undergraduate International Student Persistence at a Large, Public US Institution, Elizabeth Washam Smith
Is Quantitative Ultrasound a Valid Technique for Assessing Bone Quality in Deceased Infants?, Miriam Elizabeth Soto Martinez
Health assessment of two reintroduced populations of American martens (Martes americana) in Michigan, Maria Catherine Spriggs
Lower Extremity Biomechanics during Stair Ascent in Healthy and Total Knee Replacement Older Adults, Tyler Whitney Standifird
Theories-in-use and espoused theories: An examination of team decision-making in the initial special education eligibility meeting, Heather Anne Stewart
Rare Earth Production and Characterization Studies, Jake Anson Stewart
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DEMANDS AND RESOURCES AND TEACHER BURNOUT: A FIFTEEN-YEAR META-ANALYSIS, Tammy Marie Stewart
Developing a Methodology to Characterize the Use of Emerging and Converging Technologies in Federal Agencies, Dorian Akerman Stiefel
Confessing Nuns: Gender, Hierarchy, and Institutionalized Power in Early Modern Hispanic Literature, Jason Michael Stinnett
Predictors of Youth Empathy: Early Adolescents’ Perceptions of Maternal and Paternal Support, Emily Elizabeth Stone
Microstructures and Mechanical Behavior of NiAl-Strengthened Ferritic Alloys at Room and Elevated Temperatures, Zhiqian Sun
Coaching Conversations: Discourse within Reading Recovery Teacher Leader Training, Kristi Dawn Swafford
Samuel Beckett: Age, Impairment, and the Drama of Confinement, Victoria Helen Swanson
STUDIES IN TAPHONOMY: BONE AND SOFT TISSUE MODIFICATIONS BY POSTMORTEM SCAVENGERS, Jennifer Ann Synstelien
CHARACTERIZATION OF HYPOTHALAMIC NEUROPEPTIDES IN MAMMALIAN REPRODUCTION, Valeria Tanco
Synthesis and Characterizations of Stimuli-Responsive Polymeric Materials for Biomedical Applications, Shuangcheng Tang
A Phenomenological Study: African American Clergy Response to Violence against Women, Milicia Antoinette Tedder
Sources of Heat in Synthetic Turf Systems, Adam William Thoms
Structural characterizations of photo-catalytic titanium oxide nanoparticles made from amorphous building blocks, Mengkun Tian
Structural Aspects of Deformation in Bulk Metallic Glasses, Yang Tong
Data Security and Privacy in Smart Grid, Yue Tong
STUDY OF SECONDARY PARTICLES PRODUCED FROM HEAVY-ION INTERACTIONS, Pi-En Tsai
Competition and cooperation: An assessment and integration of seemingly paradoxical actions, Kyle Dean Turner
Application of Hidden Markov Model based methods for gaining insights into protein domain evolution and function, Amit Anil Upadhyay
Thermal Inactivation of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli in Foods, Malcond David Valladares
Examining the Relationships between Gratitude and Readiness for Self-Directed Learning in Undergraduate Nursing Students, Kellee Renee Vess
Versatile Three-Phase Power Electronics Converter based Real-time Load Emulators, Jing Wang
Analytical, Theoretical and Empirical Advances in Genome-Scale Algorithmics, Kai Wang
Exploiting Cross Domain Relationships for Target Recognition, Wei Wang
Novel Thermoplastic Elastomers based on Benzofulvene: Synthesis and Mechanical Properties, Weiyu Wang
Driving and Protection of High Density High Temperature Power Module for Electric Vehicle Application, Zhiqiang Wang
Discovery and Improvement of Novel Metal Halide Scintillators for Radiation Detection Applications, Hua Wei
Three Essays on the Economics of Higher Education: How Students and Colleges Respond to Financial Aid Programs, Jilleah Gayle Welch
Alternative Method for Determining Plutonium-240 Content, Tracey-Ann Althea Wellington
Investigating Postnatal Ontogeny in the Craniofacial Complex of Human Juveniles, Amber Davis Wheat
Mechanisms of Change in an Organizational Culture and Climate Intervention for Increasing Clinicians’ Evidence-Based Practice Adoption in Mental Health, Nathaniel J. Williams
Development and Characterization of a Directional Radiation Detection System Using a Fuzzy Logic Algorithm, Michael Joseph Willis
Energy selective neutron imaging for the characterization of polycrystalline materials, Robin Woracek
Genetic modification of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) for improvement of plant architecture, biomass productivity and sugar release efficiency for biofuel, Wegi Aberra Wuddineh
INCIPIENT PLASTICITY OF METALS AND ALLOYS USING NANO-INDENTATION TECHNIQUE, Dong Wu
The Experimental and Theoretical Study of Plasticity Improvement of Zr-Based Bulk Metallic Glasses, Xie Xie
Ion irradiation induced damage and dynamic recovery in single crystal silicon carbide and strontium titanate, Haizhou Xue
Essential Oil Nanoemulsions Prepared with Natural Emulsifiers for Improved Food Safety, Jia Xue
MOBILITY AND ACTIVITY SPACE: UNDERSTANDING HUMAN DYNAMICS FROM MOBILE PHONE LOCATION DATA, Yang Xu
Nanoscale pattern formation from laser induced thin film instabilities: Role of internal and external effects, Sagar Prasad Yadavali
SPATIO-TEMPORAL DYNAMICS OF SHORT-TERM TRAFFIC, Jianjiang Yang
Three-Phase Power Converter Based Real-Time Synchronous Generator Emulation, Liu Yang
Spontaneously Generated Inhomogeneous Phases via Holography, Kübra Yeter Aydeniz
Novel physical properties of non-trivial magnetic materials: Cr1/3NbS2, MnSi and Fe3GeTe2, Jieyu Yi
Studies Of Strongly Correlated Electron Systems Using Neutron Scattering, Yuen Yiu
Evaluation of Reproductive Efficiency in Lactating Dairy Cows through Physiologic Evaluation and Synchronization Modification, Charles Dexter Young
Saturable Reactor for Power Flow Control in Electric Transmission Systems: Modeling and System Impact Study, Marcus Aaron Young II
Economic Development Policy and Foreign Direct Investment in the American States: Assessing their Impact on Private Sector Unionization, Sarah Lynn Young
The Roles of Self-Affirmation and Introspection in Correction for Automatic Prejudice, Kevin Lee Zabel
Oxygen Reduction Reaction by Copper Complex based Electrocatalysts, Congling Zhang