Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2011
Cultural Competence and its Impact on Student Academic Achievement in Urban Elementary Schools, Amy Louise Brace
A Comparative Analysis of School Counselors' and School Principals' Perceptions of School Counselors' Activities, Deborah K Buchanan
The Pleasure and Participation Sports Model as Reflected Through an Advanced Physical Education Course, Rebecca R Buchanan
Bounded Geometry and Property A for Nonmetrizable Coarse Spaces, Jared R Bunn
“This is me. I like who I am”: A Qualitative Descriptive Study Using Photo Elicitation to Examine the World of the School-Age Child With Cystic Fibrosis, Renee Carol Burk
Antimicrobial activity of aqueous Yerba Mate extracts, Kellie Parks Burris
Holocene Climate and Environmental History of Laguna Saladilla, Dominican Republic, Maria Anne Caffrey
LOCALLY PRODUCED FOOD PURCHASING THROUGH RETAIL GROCERY CHANNELS: AN EVALUATION OF RELEVANT CUSTOMER AND STORE ENVIRONMENT ATTRIBUTES, Jeffrey Michael Campbell
Behavior of Externally Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Reinforced Shrinkage-Compensating Concrete Beams, Qi Cao
Sexual Objectification and Substance Abuse in Young Adult Women, Erika Ann Carr
Avoidance and Depression: Evidence for Reinforcement as a Mediating Factor, John Paul Carvalho
Comparing the midgut regenerative responses in Bacillus thuringiensis-susceptible and resistant Heliothis virescens larvae, Anais Severiana Castagnola
The Relationship Between Secondary School Teachers' Perceptions of Principal Ethical Leadership and Organizational Health, Jessica H Chambers
Spatially-Dependent Reactor Kinetics and Supporting Physics Validation Studies at the High Flux Isotope Reactor, David Chandler
Discrete Element Method (DEM) Analyses for Hot-Mix Asphalt (HMA) Mixture Compaction, Jingsong Chen
Wide-Area Measurement Application and Power System Dynamics, Lang Chen
Development of an Autonomous Mammalian lux Reporter System, Daniel Michael Close
"Is This the Fruit of Freedom?" Black Civil War Veterans in Tennessee, Paul E. Coker
Designated Directors in the Boardroom: Their Impact on Governance and Performance and Shareholder Wealth Effects, Laura Seery Cole
Physical Activity Assessment in Wheelchair Users, Scott Alexander Conger
The Relation between Globalization and Personal Values across 53 Countries and 28 Years, Irina Florentina Cozma
Improving Facilitation Through Levelising: Reflecting In and On Practice, Willard Donald Creekmore
Adaptation and Stochasticity of Natural Complex Systems, Roy David Dar
The Role of "Sense of Place:" A Theoretical Framework to Aid Urban Forest Policy Decision-Making, Kimberly Louise Davis
Experimental Investigations of Fluid–Mineral Interactions in Olivine and Dolomite, Michael Thomas DeAngelis
A Rawlsian Case for Public Judgment, Justin Matthew Deaton
A Comparison of Four Frameworks of Teacher Leadership for Model Fit, Corey Alan DeHart
Relationships Between Externalization Behaviors and Team Cognition Variables in Distributed Teams, Lisa Ann Delise
A Survey of Tennessee Extension Agents’ Perceptions of the Tennessee Extension Agent Performance Appraisal System, Joseph Leonard Donaldson
Developing Students’ First Language through a Second Language Writing Intervention: A Simultaneous Approach, Hannah Marie Dostal
Fluorescent Receptors for Biomolecules, Chi-Linh Do-Thanh
Geographies of Competitive Advantage: An Examination of the US Farm Machinery Industry, Dawn M. Drake
Advanced Techniques in Mass Spectrometry for Qualitative and Quantitative Protein Characterization, Andrew Boissy Dykstra
Inter-rater Reliability and Related Variables of a Newly Developed Measure of Quality of Student Participation, Lisa Nicole Edge
Microscopy Techniques for Investigating Interactions in Microbial Systems, Amanda Nicole Edwards
Challenges for the Accurate Determination of the Surface Thermal Condition via In-Depth Sensor Data, Bryan Scott Elkins
Characterization of the Human Host Gut Microbiome with an Integrated Genomics / Proteomics Approach, Alison Russell Erickson
The Factorial Validity of the National Survey of Student Engagement, Shelley Leigh Esquivel
Suspended Students’ Experiences with In-School Suspension: A Phenomenological Investigation, Katherine Rene Evans
TEACHER MORALE: PERCEPTIONS OF DEAF/HARD-OF-HEARING TEACHERS AND HEARING TEACHERS IN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF, Steven E. Farmer
Definitions of Labor: A Study of Working-Class Graduate Student Writing Instructors, Casie Janelle Fedukovich
Evaluating Explicit Methods for Solving Astrophysical Nuclear Reaction Networks, Elisha Don Feger
Temporal Patterns of Functional and Dysfunctional Employee Turnover, Matthew Scott Fleisher
Safety Culture and Safety Behaviors Among Firefighters, Christine Freaney
Intention to comply with food safety messages in a crisis as a function of message source and message reliability, Karen June Freberg
Tennessee teacher evaluation policies under Race To The Top: A Discursive Investigation, Rachael Elisabeth Gabriel
Perceived Principal Support and Middle School Teacher Burnout, Cherie Barnett Gaines
Advances in Seismic First-arrival Tomography, David Paul Gaines
Neurological Changes Associated With Behavioral Activation Treatment For Depression (BATD) Using A Functional MRI Reward Responsivity Paradigm, Michael John Gawrysiak
Dynamics of Mushy Layers on a Finite Domain, Nicholas Ray Gewecke
The Determinants of Supreme Court Decision-Making: An Ideal Point Analysis, Colin Ross Glennon
Geographic Disparities Associated with Stroke and Myocardial Infarction in East Tennessee, Ashley Pedigo Golden
The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa: The Culture and Practice of Crusading in Medieval Iberia, Miguel Dolan Gomez
Development and application of liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry methods to the understanding of metabolism and cell-cell signaling in several biological systems, Jessica Renee Gooding
On the homology of automorphism groups of free groups., Jonathan Nathan Gray
Moderate deviation of intersection of ranges of random walks in the stable case, Justin Anthony Grieves
Forest Biomass Utilization in the Southern United States: Resource Sustainability and Policy Impacts, Zhimei Guo
A Low Communication Condensation-based Linear System Solver Utilizing Cramer's Rule, Kenneth C Habgood
Exploring the Role of Email, Blackboard, and Facebook in Student-Instructor Interactions Outside of Class: A Mixed Methods Study, Olivia Laura Halic
Wide Baseline Stereo Image Rectification and Matching, Wei Hao
Remote Sensing of Sediments and Volatiles on the Martian Surface and Terrestrial Analog Sites, Craig James Hardgrove
Extending Depth of Field via Multifocus Fusion, Harishwaran Hariharan
Exploring the Link between Interpersonal VIolence to Animals among Juvenile Sexual Offenders, Stephanie Ann Harness
Design and Analysis of Substrate-Integrated Cavity-Backed Antenna Arrays for Ku-Band Applications, Mohamed Hamed Awida Hassan
Risk Factors for Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy, Julianne Christina Hellmuth
Development of a Safeguards Monitoring System for Special Nuclear Facilities, James Joseph Henkel
Polymer Nanocomposite Analysis and Optimization for Renewable Energy and Materials, Nathan Walter Henry
Investigation of host responses upon infection of distinct Toxoplasma strains, Rachel DeVonne Hill
Validation of the Monitoring Academic Progress: Reading (MAP: R): Development and Investigation of a Group-Administered Comprehension-Based Tool for RTI, Angela Nicole Hilton-Prillhart
Visión histórico-política de México a través de cuatro dramaturgas mexicanas, Kandace Kane Holladay
Development of an Optimal Replenishment Policy for Human Capital Inventory, Bruce A Holt
Self-direction and Technology Use Among New Workforce Entrants, Lila Louise Holt
Development of a Prognostic Method for the Production of Undeclared Enriched Uranium, David Alan Hooper
A Validation of the Monitoring Academic Progress Mathematics: An Experimental Multidimensional Group Administered Curriculum-Based Measure of Mathematics Fluency and Problem Solving, Michael Brandon Hopkins
Computational and Experimental Study of Structure-Property Relationships in NiAl Precipitate-Strengthened Ferritic Superalloys, Shenyan Huang
Riparian Ecosystem Response to Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Adelges tsugae) Induced Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) Mortality in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA, Misty Dawn Huddleston
Using Sport to Build Community: Service-Learning with Iraqi Refugees, Ashleigh Morgan Huffman
The Relationship between Self-Directedness and Health Promotion in the Elderly, Barbara L Hulsman
Design of Wireless Power Transfer and Data Telemetry System for Biomedical Applications, Ashraf Bin Islam
Protein engineering for the Enhanced Photo-production of Hydrogen by Cyanobacterial Photosystem I, Ifeyinwa Jane Iwuchukwu
“Tentative Relations: Secession and War in the Central Ohio River Valley, 1859-1862”, Timothy Max Jenness
Design and Control of High Power Density Motor Drive, Dong Jiang
Thermally Robust ALD and Silver Nanocube based Plasmonic Probe for High Temperature and Microfluidic SERS Measurement, Joshy Francis John
Taking Off: The Politics and Culture of American Aviation, 1920-1939, McMillan Houston Johnson V
Theoretical and Empirical Essays on the Effects of Proposed and Existing Environmental Policies, Luke Robert Jones
Genetic and nutritional studies to elucidate the role of adipose tissue in the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome, Nishan Sudheera Kalupahana
Collaborative Solutions to Visual Sensor Networks, Mahmut Karakaya
Lizard Girl and Other Girl Stories, Melinda Beth Keefauver
A Scalable Architecture for Simplifying Full-Range Scientific Data Analysis, Wesley James Kendall
Essays in Spatial Analysis of Land Development and Recreation Demand, Seung Gyu Kim
A Resource-Based Perspective on Green Supply Chain Management and Firm Performance, Jon Frederick Kirchoff
Contradictions Between How Students Are Taught to Write And What They Are Expected To Read In General Education Courses, Rachel Anne Kirk
Toward a Philosophy of Race in Education, Corey V Kittrell
Juvenile Competence to Stand Trial: An Examination of the Effects of Cognitive Ability, Psychiatric Symptomatology, and Psychosocial Maturity, Aaron John Kivisto
Emotion Regulation as a Mediator of Adolescent Developmental Processes and Problem Outcomes, Katherine Little Kivisto