Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2009
QoS Provision for Wireless Sensor Networks, Dengfeng Yang
Adaptive Discontinuous Galerkin Finite Element Methods, Haihang You
A Novel Frequency Based Current-to-Digital Converter with Programmable Dynamic Range, Xiaoyan Yu
Reconfigurable RF Front End Components for Multi-Radio Platform Applications, Chunna Zhang
The Influence of Brick Veneer on Racking Behavior of Light Frame Wood Shear Walls, Nikola Zisi
Dissertations from 2008
Dose Modeling and Statistical Assessment of Hot Spots for Decommissioning Applications, Eric Warner Abelquist
Novel Approaches to Prepare and Utilize SERS Substrates: Multiplex Microfluidics and Nanotransfer Printing, Nahla A. Abu-Hatab
Migrating Money: Remittances in a Global Setting, Robert Randall Adams
A Finite State Machine Approach to Cluster Identification Using the Hoshen-Kopelman Algorithm, Matthew L. Aldridge
Radiation Effects on Metastable States of Superheated Water, Charles William Alvord
Thinking Inside the Box — Graduate Students' Perspectives on Hindered Creativity: A Phenomenological Study, Michelle Nicole Anderson
Bayesian Shrinkage Estimation and Model Selection, Artin Armagan
The Smart Shopping Construct: Scale Development and Validation, Kelly Green Atkins
Acoustic Cue Weighting in Children Wearing Cochlear Implants, Junghwa Bahng
Gender, Genre, and the Victorian Dramatic Monologue, Kasey Bass Baker
Aristotle’s Contribution to Scholarly Communication, Stephen Edward Bales
Gender Differences in Reading Performance on DIBELS Reading Probes, Kindergarten Through Fifth Grade in a Rural School District, Jaime Lynn Below
Strain-Induced Phase Transformation and Anisotropic Lattice-Strain Development in a Cobalt-Based Superalloy, Michael Lee Benson
Biological Affinity and Sex Determination Using Morphometric and Morphoscopic Variables from the Human Mandible, Gregory Eugene Berg
Person-Organization Fit Perceptions and the Job Choice Process: The Impact of Supplementary and Complementary Fit on Attitudes, Intentions, and Job Search Behaviors, Shawn Michael Bergman
Analysis and Application of Key Modeling Concepts Utilized in Predictive Microbiology for Food Processing, Darryl G. Black
A Dispositional Model of Leader Development: The Role of Core Self-Evaluation, Narcissism and Goal Orientation, Carrie A. Blair
The Consequential Effects of High-Stakes Testing on Teacher Pedagogy, Practice and Identity: Teacher Voices Disrupt the A Priori, Janice Ellen Blake
Concurrent and Predictive Validity of the Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test-Group Ability Test, Stacy L. Bliss
The Importance of Market Opportunity Recognition Mechanisms in Interfunctional Management Teams, Frederick Lefferts Bonney Jr.
The Association Between The Rate of Child Fatalities in Tennessee and Selected Neighborhood Demographic and Housing Characteristics, Elizabeth Brown
University Alcohol Prevention, Public Relations and Organizational Legitimacy from the Parental Perspective, John E. Brummette III
L’Impératif Passé: La Mémoire comme protagoniste du théâtre de Michel Tremblay, Fátima Elizabeth Costa Buchert
Young Readers Respond to International Children’s Literature, Catherine Cash Buck
Assessment of Cognitive Abilities in Children with a Pervasive Developmental Disorder Using the Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test, Bobbie Ann Burton
Additive Effects of Contingent Rewards and Performance Feedback on Reading Performance Under Intensive Reading Instruction, Erin E. Carroll
A Case Study in Counselor Development: First Person Perspectives, Ellen Kay Carruth
Governmental Fragmentation and Rural Sprawl: Case Studies Examining Governmental Structure and Limited Public Choice, Daniel C. Carter
The Lack of Consequences for Audit Committee Members Following Accounting Restatements and the Resulting Impact on Investors, Brian Todd Carver
México Visto desde la Literatura de su Frontera Norte: Identidades Propias de la Transculturación y la Migración, Lori Celaya
Materials Chemistry of Nanocubes and Mesoporous Silicas: Characterization and Adsorption Studies, Sami Ziad Chanaa
Multispectral Imaging For Face Recognition Over Varying Illumination, Hong Chang
Evaluation of Experimental Bridges in Tennessee, David P. Chapman
Approaches to Generating Selectivity in Microcantilever Sensors, Peter J. Chapman
Characterization of the Cosmic Ray Telescope for the Effects of Radiation (CRaTER) detector, Youssef Mohamad Charara
Wildfire Risk Assessment and Community Wildfire Protection in the Chilhowee Mountain Area of Blount County, East Tennessee, Piyarat Chimchome
Contribution of Water and Energetics of Ligand Binding in the Catalytic Mechanism of R67 Dihydrofolate Reductase, Shaileja Chopra
Explicit Methods in the Nuclear Burning Problem for Supernova Ia Models, Viktor Chupryna
Flow and Transport in Unsaturated Porous Media: Fractal Modeling, Analytical Solutions and Experimentation, Abdullah Cihan
Optimal Control of Epidemic Models Involving Rabies and West Nile Viruses, Timothy Joseph Clayton
Value Similarity and Its Relationship to Interpersonal Relationship Quality and Identity: Perceptions of Self, Partner, and Ideal Partner, Jennifer G. Clement
The Identification and Description of the Reasons Provided by Soldiers for Reenlisting in the U. S. Army Medical Department, Thomas Ray Coe
A Comparative Study of Faculty Expectations of New Hires in Mathematics Education and Qualifications of Doctoral Students in Mathematics Education, Randy L. Collins
An Investigation of The Big Five, Narrow Traits, and Positive Psychology in Relation to Life Satisfaction, Sarah Elizabeth Connor
Art Therapy with an Adolescent: A Case Study, Cynthia S. Crawford
Transcription Analysis of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Exposed to Sodium Benzoate, Faith Critzer
Influences on Growth: Development Beyond Conventional Wastewater Infrastructure, Kendrick J. Curtis
Characteristics of High-Performing, High-Poverty Elementary Schools in East Tennessee, John Edward Dalton
The Resolution of Hate: A Meaning Centered Analysis, John M. Daniels
Social Foundations in Teacher Preparation Programs in the United States: Changes in Roles and Responsibilities from the 1970s to the present, Melinda M. Davis
Distribution and dynamics of pyrene-degrading Mycobacteria in freshwater sediments contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, Jennifer M. DeBruyn
Nanostructured Chitosan Membranes for Filtration, Keyur Desai
Measuring the Effects of Intergroup Dialogue on Teachers’ Attitudes, Feelings and Behaviors Regarding Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Students and Parents, Adrienne Brodsky Dessel
Setting the Record Straight: Anne W. Armstrong, Regionalism, and the Social Efficacy of Fiction, Katherine Hoffman Doman
Soilborne with an Aerial Habitat: Characterization of Phytophthora Species Recovered from Nursery and Vegetable Production in Tennessee, Ryan S. Donahoo
At home here and abroad the rhetoric of presence and narratives of place, William C. Doyle
The Use of Force Against Hegemonic Malcontents, John R. Dreyer
Individuals with Age-Related Vision Loss: Experiences of Learning to Use Assistive Technology, Patricia Frances Duffley-Renow
The Experience of Teachers Who Have Moved From Childhood Poverty to Middle Class, John Steven Dunkin
Evaluation of statistical correlation and validation methods for construction of gene co-expression networks, Suman Duvvuru
Integration of Spatial and Spectral Information for Hyperspectral Image Classification, Zheng Du
Psychophathology and Interpersonal Relationships: Clinical vs. Normative (Non-Patient) Samples, Guy Edlis
Design and Analysis of Screening Experiments Assuming Effect Sparsity, David Joseph Edwards
Establishment of a Structure-Activity Relationship in Heterogeneous Titanosilicate Catalysts for Olefin Epoxidation via a Building Block Method, Geoffrey T. Eldridge
Modeling of AlGaN/GaN High Electron Mobility Transistor for Sensors and High-Temperature Circuit Applications, Sazia Afreen Eliza
Systematics of Gratiola (Plantaginaceae), Larry D. Estes
Adsorption of Propane on the Magnesium Oxide (100) Surface and Synthesis of Anodized Aluminum Oxide, Michael John Felty
Biological Invasions, Global Climate Change and Species Distribution Models: An Investigation of Species-Climate Relationships Across Space and Time, Matthew C. Fitzpatrick
Actuatable Membranes based on Polypyrrole-Coated Vertically Aligned Nanostructures, Benjamin L. Fletcher
The Solubility and Diffusivity of Helium in Mercury with Respect to Applications at the Spallation Neutron Source, Matthew W. Francis
Molecular Hydrogen Adsorbed on MgO (100) Surfaces: A Thermodynamic Study, Lillian Ruth Frazier
The Impact of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) on Parent Involvement in Selected East Tennessee Title I Schools: A Mixed Methods Study, Elton F. Frerichs Jr.
Does the Grade Level at Which Algebra I is Completed Affect Future Mathematics Performance, Jamie Kay Fugitt
Backpack Journalism in Television Newsgathering: Audience Perceptions of Quality, Charles Wesley Gee
Public Health Nutrition: A Workforce in Transition, Alexa M. George
The Development of a Dual-Tag Affinity Purification System and its Application to Elucidate the Interacting Protein Network Surrounding the Human Telomere Binding Proteins TRF1, TRF2, and POT1, Richard John Giannone
Extraction of Proteins by Winsor III Microemulsion Systems, Javier Alejandro Gomez del Rio
Evaluating Frame-of-Reference Rater Training Effectiveness via Performance Schema Accuracy, Charles A. Gorman
Field Portrait: Poems, Jesse Kendall Graves
Imaging by Detection of Infrared Photons Using Arrays of Uncooled Micromechanical Detectors, Dragoslav Grbovic
Localized Corrosion Behavior of Zr-based Bulk Metallic Glasses in Neutral NaCl Electrolytes, Brandice Annette Green
Annenberg Rural Challenge Ten Years Later: Looking for a Place for Mathematics in a Rural Appalachia Place-based Curriculum, Craig Alan Green
Detail Enhancing Denoising of Digitized 3D Models from a Mobile Scanning System, Bradley I. Grinstead
cis-Acting Determinants of Coronavirus Genome Translation and Replication, Kortney Michele Gustin
Mindfulness: Mediating the Relationship between Attachment Security and Parenting Style, Ian P. Haag