Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2009
Three essays on count data estimation methods with applications to health economics, Panagiotis Kasteridis
Hybridization, ancestral polymorphism, and cryptic species in Nothonotus darters (Teleostei: Percidae: Etheostomatinae), Benjamin Paul Keck
Nonlinear dissipative wave equations with space-time dependent potentials, Maisa Khader
Formation of Multiple Dimer Interfaces in the Active and Inactive States of a Model G Protein-Coupled Receptor, Hee Jung Kim
Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Adsorption of Water Vapor on Carbon Nanotubes, Pyoungchung Kim
Synthesis and characterization of nanostructured materials, Kate Labelle Klein
"I am a Living History": A Qualitative Descriptive Study of Atomic Bomb Survivors, Amy Knowles
Essays on economics of sustainable forest management, Pracha Koonnathamdee
A study of the mechanics of microcantilever sensors, Adam R. Krause
Laser Induced Hierarchical Coatings on Titanium Alloy, Anil Kumar Kurella
Covering maps in the uniform category, Brendon L. LaBuz
Electron Beam Induced Etching, Matthew Gordon Lassiter
Development and Analysis of Interior Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor with Field Excitation Structure, Seong Taek Lee
The Cognitive Effects of Cosmetic Surgery Reality Shows – From a Priming Perspective, Shu-Yueh Lee
Effects of Overload and Underload on Internal Strains/Stresses and Crack Closure during Fatigue-Crack Propagation, Soo Yeol Lee
Iterative transmission image reconstruction for the DPET positron emission tomograph, Mark Wayne Lenox
Deciphering Climate from the Characterization of Ring Width, Carbon, and Oxygen Isotopes in Latewood Tree-Ring Cellulose, Big Thicket National Preserve, Texas, USA, Daniel Bruce Lewis
Flow and the college experience, John A. Lewter
Psychometric development of an instrument for the diagnosis and assessment of anosognosia in Alzheimer's disease, Charles A. Licata
Exploring Factors Motivating Interns Learning and Using Technology: A Social Cognitive Perspective, Jun Li
Development of DBT Bridge System with Continuous Joints for Accelerated Construction, Lungui Li
Luxe-Bargain Shopping: Consumer Orientations, Perceived Values, Satisfaction, and Future Intentions, Chae Mi Lim
Racial and Sexual Discrimination Occurring to Korean Players on the LPGA Tour, Seung-Yup Lim
Passive and active components development for broadband applications, Song Lin
The Impact of Entrepreneurs’ Personal Wealth Allocations in Determining Their Firms’ Capital Structures, Tianning Li
Microstructures and mechanical behavior of multicomponent metallic-glass thin films, Fengxiao Liu
Design and Application of Hybrid Multilevel Inverter for Voltage Boost, Haiwen Liu
Influence of Turning on Military Vehicle Induced Rut Formation, Kun Liu
Developing a Bayesian Network risk model to enhance Lean Six Sigma, Yanzhen Li
In That Instant It Was Over: The Athlete's Experience of a Career-Ending Injury, Lauren Aline Loberg
Direct Cooled Ceramic Substrate for Thermal Control of Automotive Power Electronics, Kirk Townsend Lowe
The effects of noise reduction technologies on the acceptance of background noise, Kristy Jones Lowery
An Examination of Psychological Factors That Predict College Student Success and Retention, Charles Curtis Luke II
Characterization of Feline Adiponectin and its Association with Metabolic Indices in Lean and Obese Cats, Angela Lea Lusby
Parity violation in polarized cold neutron capture, Robert Stephen Mahurin
Has Sarbanes-Oxley improved quarterly financial reporting quality? An examination of the effects of SOX sections 302 and 906, Stacy Ann Mastrolia
The synthesis and characterization of building block-based titanosilicates and their activity toward alcohol dehydration/dehydrogenation reactions, Richard Thomas Mayes
Transforming whiteness: Seeing (and) shifting representations of whiteness in twentieth-century American literature and film, Meredith McCarroll
The factors associated with presidential derailment at selected private, liberal arts higher education institutions, Jason Dyer McNeal
Optimal Control Applied to Population and Disease Models, Rachael Lynn Miller Neilan
Development and Implementation of a New Technique to Study (p,α) Reactions Relevant to Nucleosynthesis in Binary Systems, Brian Hossain Moazen
Computational Exploration of the Interaction of Molecular Hydrogen with an Anionic Hydrogen Atom, Patrick Karl Moehlen
Controlled Self-organization and Tunable Collective Phenomena in Surface-based Nanostructures, Eun Ju Moon
Critical Distance: The Postcolonial Novel and the Dilemma of Exile, David S. Morgan
The Right to Know and the Fight Against Toxic Environments: The Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act Of 1986, Bernardo H. Motta
The Impact of International Media Training on Radio Professionals in Indonesia, Nurhaya Muchtar
A Current-Mode Multi-Channel Integrating Analog-to-Digital Converter, Neena Balakrishnan Nambiar
The dark side of control assessing control in relationships from a dyadic and longitudinal perspective, Ivelina N. Naydenova
Numerical methods for fully nonlinear second order partial differential equations, Michael Joseph Neilan
Visual analytics for relationships in scientific data, Joshua R. New
Forecasting Dose and Dose Rate from Solar Particle Events Using Locally Weighted Regression Techniques, Theodore Franklin Nichols
Collaborative Reflective Practice of Two Early Childhood Educators: The Impact on Their Ongoing Inquiry and Professional Development, Stacy Cummings Onks
Sketchmate: A digital drawing tool for the splay tree data structure, Michael Cajetan Orsega
The Current Practice of Nursing Clinical Simulation Debriefing: A Multiple Case Study, Maria L. Overstreet
Effects of Water Content and Salinity on Soil Electrical Properties at 50 MHz: Structural and Textural Interactions, Tairone Paiva Leão
Data adaptive kernal discriminant analysis using information complexity criterion and genetic algorithm, Dong-Ho Park
“Field Weakening Operation of AC Machines for Traction Drive Applications.”, Niranjan Anandrao Patil
A study of the photoelectrochemical properties of KTaO₃ and ZnO in alkaline electrolytes, Irene Elizabeth Paulauskas
Direct Effects of Heat Stress During Meiotic Maturation on Bovine Oocyte and Cumulus RNA, Rebecca R. Payton
Search for Electron Antineutrinos From The Sun With KamLAND Detector, Oleg Victorovic Perevozchikov
Parsing Out Everyday Suggestibility: A Test-Retest Study, Nicole Perez
An empirical and theoretical investigation of psychodynamic psychotherapy and neuroleptic medication for the treatment of schizophrenia, Eric J. Peters
The relationship among tourist motivations, winery festival destination performance, overall satisfaction, and repatronage intention for patrons of on-site winery festivals, Donetta Kay Poisson
Configurations of Leadership Traits and Their Relation to Performance Ratings: A Person-Oriented Approach, Taylor Poling
Toward a Theory of Consumer Interaction With Mobile Technology Devices, Charles Scott Rader
Structural Health Monitoring and Damage Evaluation of Full-Scale Bridges Using Triaxial Geophones: Controlled In-Situ Experiments and Finite Element Modeling, William S. Ragland II
Physics based modeling of multiple gate transistors on Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI), Touhidur Rahman
Beta-decay, beta-delayed neutron emission and isomer studies around 78Ni, Mustafa Moiz Rajabali
A Study of Helium Ion Induced Secondary Electron Production, Ranjan Ramachandra
Essays on Capital Gains Taxes and Housing, Zachary William Richards
A Comparison of Attachment-Related Defenses and Ego Defense Mechanisms, Elaine M. Rivas
Into the unknown: Military nurses' experiences in disaster response, Felecia Marie Rivers
The casein micelle as an encapsulation system for triclosan: Methods of micelle dissociation, encapsulation, release, and in vitro delivery, Adrienne L. Roach
Signposts on the Path to Learning: A Phenomenological Case Study, Melba L. Roberts
Experiential Avoidance, Emotional Expression, and Psychopathology in Early and Late Adulthood, Sarah Marie Robertson
Ecological aspects of viruses in marine systems, Janet Michelle Rowe
Laser Machining of Structural Ceramics: Computational and Experimental Analysis, Anoop Samant
Contested Legitimacy: Coercion and the State in Ethiopia, Dima Noggo Sarbo
The Sword, the Purse and the Gavel: Institutional Influences on the Behavior of Supreme Court Justices, Hemant Sharma
The Effects of a Pedometer Intervention on The Physical Activity Patterns of Cardiac Rehabilitation Participants, Michael Shipe
Age and sex estimation from the human clavicle an investigation of traditional and novel methods, Natalie Renee Shirley
Essays on Property Tax Limitation Mechanisms, Bryan Shone
Fail to prepare, prepare to fail boxers' experiences of training for competition, Duncan Simpson
Small and Large Scale Limits of Multifractal Stochastic Processes with Applications, Jennifer Laurie Sinclair
The mechanical characterization of polymeric sandwich materials for marine applications, Akawut Siriruk
Multivariate relationship specification and visualization, Roberto R. Sisneros
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle emissions impacts on control strategy and fuel economy, David Estes Smith
Peeking Out: A Textual Analysis of Heteronormative Images in Prime-Time Television, D. Renee Smith
Chemical approaches for the investigation of protein-lipid binding interactions synthesis, modification, and evaluation of novel azido-based lipid probes, Matthew D. Smith
Static and Dynamic Scheduling for Effective Use of Multicore Systems, Fengguang Song
Supply Chain Management with Demand Substitution, Laigang Song