Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2010
A High-Temperature, High-Voltage SOI Gate Driver Integrated Circuit with High Drive Current for Silicon Carbide Power Switches, Mohammad Aminul Huque
On the Irreducibility of the Cauchy-Mirimanoff Polynomials, Brian C. Irick
Phylogenetic analysis of the Nearctic Blepharicera Macquart (Diptera: Blephariceridae) with an emphasis on the eastern Blepharicera tenuipes group Hogue, Amanda Jane Jacobson
Invisible Mink, Jessie L Janeshek
The Effects of Mercury Contamination on Tree, Fungal, and Soil Composition along East Fork Poplar Creek, Anderson and Roane Counties, Tennessee, Sharon Jean-Philippe
Hairy Particles: Polymer Brush-Supported Organocatalysts and Asymmetric Mixed Homopolymer Brushes, Xiaoming Jiang
Synthesis and Solution Behavior of Doubly Responsive Hydrophilic Block Copolymers, Xueguang Jiang
Mammography Screening Practices and Health Beliefs of Women in East Tennessee, Peggy A. Johnson
The functional role of the Drosophila gypsy insulator in the regulation of gene expression, Hyuck Joon Kang
Investigating Cold Hardiness and Management Practices of Warm-season Putting Green Species in the Transition Zone, John M. Kauffman
Traditional Musician-Centered Perspectives on Ownership of Creative Expressions, Dick Kawooya
Use of Proteomics Tools to Investigate Protein Expression in Azospirillum brasilense, Gurusahai K. Khalsa-Moyers
Ambiguous Recognition: Recursion, Cognitive Blending, and the Problem of Interpretation in Twenty-First-Century Fiction, Christopher David Kilgore
Multi-scale Simulation of Linear, Short-Chain Polyethylene Liquids under Flow Conditions, Jun Mo Kim
Improving Ozone SIP Modeling in Complex Terrain at a Fine Grid Resolution, Yunhee Kim
The Effects of the Interspersal Procedure on Persistence with Computer-Delivered Multiplication Problems, Emily R. Kirk
Sources and Transport Pathways of Fecal Bacteria and Pathogens to Aquifers in Rural Bangladesh, Peter S. K. Knappett
Schubert Numbers, Masato Kobayashi
Flow-based Adaptive Split Signal Control, Airton G. Kohls
Into the Attic: A Novel, Laura E. Koons
Investigations of the Dynamical Response in Solids by Time-Dependent Density-Functional Theory, Qinghong Kou
The Effect of Self-Recording and Contingent Credit on the Quantity and Relevance of College Student Participation in Class Discussion, Katherine Rae Krohn
“The Last Dear Drop of Blood”: Revenge in Restoration Tragic Drama, Misty Sabrina Krueger
THE EFFECT OF STORE ENVIRONMENT ON CONSUMER EVALUATIONS AND BEHAVIOR TOWARD SINGLE-BRAND APPAREL RETAILERS, Archana Kumar
Creating and Validating an Instrument to Measure Middle School Mathematics Teachers’ Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK), Geri A. Landry
On Conjectures Concerning Nonassociate Factorizations, Jason A Laska
Spatiotemporal Dynamics in a Lower Montane Tropical Rainforest, Robert Michael Lawton
Linking community ecology and biogeography: the role of biotic interactions and abiotic gradients in shaping the structure of ant communities., Jean-Philippe Lessard
Microfluidic manipulation by AC Electrothermal effect, Meng Lian
Adaptive Voltage Control Methods using Distributed Energy Resources, Huijuan Li
Deformation Study of Nanocrystalline Ni-Fe Alloy using Synchrotron Diffraction, Li Li
Combinatorial Unification of Binomial-Like Arrays, James Stephen Lindsay
Energetics and Kinetics of Dislocation Initiation in the Stressed Volume at Small Scales, Tianlei Li
Anomaly detection in unknown environments using wireless sensor networks, YuanYuan Li
Presidential Derailments at Public, Master’s Level Institutions: An Examination of the Precipitating Factors and Events, Julie Diane Longmire
Newly-Developed Nanostructured Microcantilever Arrays for Gas-phase and Liquid-phase Sensing, Zhou Long
Listening to Undocumented Mothers: The Experiences of Undocumented Mexican Mothers of High School Students Living in the U.S. and Receiving Social Services, Maria Alejandra Lopez
Elasticity of Krull Domains with Infinite Divisor Class Group, Benjamin Ryan Lynch
A systems genetics approach to the characterization of differential low dose radiation responses in BXD recombinant inbred mice, Rachel Marie Lynch
SAINT OSWALD, CHRIST AND THE DREAM OF THE ROOD: MUTABLE SIGNS AT A CULTURAL CROSSROAD, Scott Hutcheson Mac Kenzie
Interpersonal Problems, Attachment, and Personality as Predictors of Response to an Empathy-Based Rape Prevention Intervention for Men, Megan Michelle MacNamara
In a Stranger's Shoes: Reducing mental illness stigma through perspective-taking, Caroline E. Mann
"People Who Look Like Me": Community, Space and Power in a Segregated East Tennessee School, Nicholas Scott Mariner
On Alvin Plantinga’s Evolutionary Argument against Naturalism, Emmett Frank Mashburn
Environmental management reform through the Watershed Approach: A multi-case study of state agency implementation, Julie H. Mawhorter
Case Study: Community Perspectives of a Service Learning Partnership Involving One School of Nursing in the Southeastern United States, Polly McClanahan McArthur
Development of an Electrochemical Technique for Oxidative Surface Mapping to Investigate Solution-Phase Protein Dynamics with High Performance Mass Spectrometry and Advanced Informatics, Carlee Suzanne Patterson McClintock
An Analysis of Global Gene Expression Resulting from Exposure to Energetic Materials, Vernon L. McIntosh Jr.
Experiencing Sexually Objectifying Environments: A Case Study, Lauren Bell Moffitt
A Novel Hybrid Dimensionality Reduction Method using Support Vector Machines and Independent Component Analysis, Sangwoo Moon
Identifying Types of Teaching and Learning in an Informal Community of Practice, Shalane Balfour Navorska
Environmental Impacts to Stream Acidification and Brook Trout Populations in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Keil Jason Neff
Narratives of the Development of Urban Teacher Leaders, Susan K. Newsom
Using the Personality Assessment Inventory to Diagnose and Discriminate between Major Depressive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder in a University Counseling Center, William Edward Nichelson III
Functional Neuroimaging in a Pediatric Case of Impaired Awareness, Christopher Richard N Nicholas
Exploring and Explaining Consumer Competition: A Mixed-Methods Approach to Understanding the Phenomenon, Bridget M Satinover Nichols
El tema de la simulación en el teatro de cinco países hispanoamericanos del siglo XX, Koji Nishida
Shattered Communities: Soldiers, Rabbis, and the Ostjuden under German Occupation: 1915-1918, Tracey Hayes Norrell
I Am Not My Hair...Or Am I?: Exploring the Minority Swimming Gap, Dawn M. Norwood
Matching Vehicle License Plate Numbers Using License Plate Recognition and Text Mining Techniques, Francisco Moraes Oliveira Neto
Gender and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Screening in the Military: A Measurement Study, Mark Allan Oliver
Computational Circle Packing: Geometry and Discrete Analytic Function Theory, Gerald Lee Orick
Professional Development: A Case Study of Mrs. G, Sharilyn Kay Owens
Laser Textured Calcium Phosphate Bio-Ceramic Coatings on Ti-6Al-4V for Improved Wettability and Bone Cell Compatibility, Sameer R. Paital
‘[A] litle treatyse in prynte and euen in the english tongue’: Appeals to the Public during the Early Years of the English Reformation, Bradley C. Pardue
A Comparison of Bullying and Victimization Rates among Gifted and High-Achieving Students, Megan R. Parker
Essays in Open Economy Macroeconomics, Kihyun Park
Physical and Mental Health Interventions in a Rural, School-Based Setting: A comparative analysis of academic performance, behavioral outcomes, and attendance, heather n. parris
Spin-Lattice Coupling in the Iron-Pnictide High-Temperature Superconductors, Daniel E Parshall
Conservation genetics and the Ctenosaura palearis clade, Stesha Ann Pasachnik
Thin Film Combinatorial Synthesis of Advanced Scintillation Materials, Jonathan Daniel Peak
Multi-Modular Integral Pressurized Water Reactor Control and Operational Reconfiguration for a Flow Control Loop, Sergio Ricardo Pereira Perillo
Legitimate Peripheral Participation of Secondary Educators in Scientific Research Experiences: Implications for Teachers' Understanding of the Nature of Science and Classroom Teaching, Matthew Phillip Perkins
An Exploration of the Relationships among Wellness, Spirituality, and Personal Dispositions of Practicing Professional Counselors, Laura Marinn Pierce
A Phenomenological Investigation of Gymnasts’ Lived Experience of Imagery, Phillip G. Post
Integrated Impression Management: How NCAA Division I Athletics Directors Understand Public Relations, Angela N. Pratt
Management Tool for Assessment of Alternative Fuel Cycles, Jeffrey R. Preston
More than Pretty Faces and Mini Skirts: An Autoethnographic Story of Female Sport Hostess Experience, Tanya Raquel Prewitt
Bioeconomic and Biophilic Intersect in Nature Centers - A Case Study of One Nature Center, Carolyn Jeanne Price
Polymeric Microsensors for Intraoperative Contact Pressure Measurement, Emily R. Pritchard
A Visual Approach to Automated Text Mining and Knowledge Discovery, Andrey A. Puretskiy
Boron and Titanium(IV) Halide Mediated Reactions, Michael Patrick Quinn
Functional Analysis of Chromodomain Helicase DNA Binding Protein 2(CHD2) mediated Genomic Stability, Sangeetha Rajagopalan
Dynamics of the Toc GTPases: Modulation by Nucleotides and Transit Peptides Reveal a Mechanism for Chloroplast Protein Import, Lovett Evan Reddick
Characterizing the Role of DNA Repair Proteins in Telomere Length Regulation and Maintenance: Fanconi Anemia Complementation Group C Protein and 8-Oxoguanine DNA Glycosylase, David Beomjin Rhee
"Not for an age, but for all time": Shakespeare's Romantic Comedies on Film, Kelly A. Rivers
Sublethal Toxicity of Microcystis and Microcystin-LR in Fish, Emily Dawn Rogers
Application and Utility of the Guskey Professional Development Evaluation Model in a Community College Setting, Amy Hawk Ross
Decoding Charlotte's Prevalence. A Kristevian Approach to the Representation of Femininity in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Die Wahlverwandtschaften, Zsuzsanna Rothne Zadori
Clinic-Referred Mothers' Autobiographical Narratives as Markers of Their Parenting Styles, Katherine Suzanne Rowinski
Translational Regulation in Arabidopsis thaliana: Genetic and Functional Characterization of Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 3, Bijoyita Roy
The Fantasy Sport Experience: Motivations, Satisfaction, and Future Intentions., Brody James James Ruihley