Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2008
System-on-Package Low-Power Telemetry and Signal Conditioning unit for Biomedical Applications, Mohammad Rafiqul Haider
A Digital-to-Analog Converter Architecture for Multi-Channel Applications, Mark D. Hale
Nanomagnets: Magnetic Properties and Inelastic Neutron Scattering Studies, Jason T. Haraldsen
Spokes, Pyramids, and Chiefs of Staff: Howard H. Baker, Jr. and the Reagan Presidency, Michael Lee Haynes
Utilizing Experiential Collaboration to Enhance Facilitation Skills, Nancy Surrett Headlee
Heuristic Procedures to Solve Sequencing and Scheduling Problems in Automobile Industry, Jingxu He
Estimating Potential Economic Net Carbon Flux from U.S. Agriculture Using a High Resolution, Integrated, Socioeconomic-Biogeophysical Model, Chad M. Hellwinckel
Agency of Novice Pre-Service Secondary Science Teachers and the Influences on Their Planning Decisions, Andrea Wentworth Henrie
An Experimental Investigation of the Elastic and Viscoelastic Properties of Small, Erik Gregory Herbert
"Of beggeris and of bidderis what best be to doone?": The Problem of Poverty in Piers Plowman, Dina Bevin Hess
Relationship of Broad versus Narrow Personality Traits to Psychological Sense of Community in College Students, Katherine Higgins
Conditions Surrounding Four Mexican Females’ Quest for a Higher Education in a Southeastern United States Community, Sharon L. Hixon
Identities in Practice: Relating Identity and Instructional Practices among Middle Grades Mathematics Teachers, Thomas Edward Hodges
A measurement of open charm using single muons at forward angles for p+p collisions at center of mass energy 200 GeV, Donald Eric Hornback
The Development and Validation of the Houston Experience Measure (HEM): A Culturally Sensitive Instrument Measuring Variables Related to Developing Work Drive, Meagan Nicole Houston
A Socioeconomic Study of the Non-industrial Private Forest Landowner Wood Supply Chain Link in the Cumberland Plateau Region of Tennessee, Kevin Patrick Hoyt
Microstructural Control and Alloy Design of the Ti-Al-Nb-W-B Alloys, Lan Huang
Interest, Convenience, or Necessity? An Experimental Study of Listener Responses to Localism in Radio Programming and Ownership, Glenn Thomas Hubbard
MRF Stereo Matching with Statistical Estimation of Parameters, Mohammad Shafikul Huq
Generating Genetic Resources for Phytophthora capsici (L.) and Studying P. capsici and Phytophthora Hybrids in Peru, Oscar Pietro Hurtado-Gonzales
Forest Responses to Rising Atmospheric CO2: Causes and Consequences of Increased Fine-Root Production in a CO2-Enriched Sweetgum Plantation, Colleen Marie Iversen
Forestry Extension in Tennessee: Comparing Traditional and Web-Based Program Delivery Methods, Samuel Wayne Jackson
Revenue Management Concept Training: Its Efficacy as an Intervention Methodology for Hotel Front Desk Employees and Hotel Managers, Warren Thomas Jahn Jr.
The Question of Learning Equity between Online and Onsite Undergraduate Mathematics Courses in Rural Appalachia, Sherry J. Jones
Walking in their Shoes: Parents' Journeys Through Early Childhood Special Education Transitions, Lucanne Marie Kachmarik
Multivariate Mixed Data Mining with Gifi System using Genetic Algorithm and Information Complexity, Suman Katragadda
Testing the Spousal Model of Stress in Healthy Controls, Persons with Multiple Sclerosis and their Spousal Caregivers, Donna L. Kennedy
Reliability in Lean Systems, Robert S. Keyser
Characterization of Dynamic Response of AFM Cantilevers for Microscale Thermofluidic and Biophysical Sensors, Seonghwan Kim
Collision-Induced Dissociation of Multiply-Charged Anions, Nasrin Mirsaleh Kohan
Producing effective messages in the multicommunicating environment managing multitasking in organizational meetings, Alla Kushniryk
The First New South: J. D. B. De Bow’s Promotion of a Modern Economy in the Old South, John Franklin Kvach
Zero-Divisor Graphs, Commutative Rings of Quotients, and Boolean Algebras, John D. LaGrange
No sickness, no need: A qualitative exploration of female undergraduates‘ health message perspectives, Cheryl A. Lambert
A kernelized genetic algorithm decision tree with information criteria, James Michael Lanning
The Applications of the Tracer Particle Method to Multi-Dimensional Supernova Simulations, Ching-Tsai Lee
TECHNOLOGY-BASED SELF-SERVICE KIOSKS IN RETAILING: AN OPTIONAL CHANNEL FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE, Hyun-Joo Lee
Mutual Coupling Considerations in the Development of Multi-feed Antenna Systems, Sung-Woo Lee
Business Role Schema Effects: Exploration of Information Processing in the Perception of Values Advocacy Advertising, Yoon-Joo Lee
Phenotypic and Genetic Correlations Among Mating Traits in Three Species of Nasonia (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae, Jason E. Leonard
Prevalence of Class 1 Integrons and Antibiotic Resistance Patterns in Bacteria of Swine and Chicken in the US and Thailand, Sumalee Liamthong
Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications of Responsive Polymer Brush-Grafted Particles, Dejin Li
Daily Routines in Prekindergarten, Shari Robinson Lillestolen
Scalable, Data- intensive Network Computation, Huadong Liu
Essays on Environmental Policies Under Incomplete Enforcement, Lirong Liu
SAFDetection:Sensor Analysis based Fault Detection in Tightly-CoupledMulti-Robot Team Tasks, Xingyan Li
Stochastic Modeling and Estimation of Wireless Channels with Application to Ultra Wide Band Systems, Yanyan Li
Imagining the Fields: A Sociology of Sport Management and Sociology of Sport, Adam Love
Advancing Data Analysis for Spectroscopic Imaging by Combining Wavelet Compression with Chemometrics, Robert Daryl Luttrell
Treeline Responses to Climate Change in High-Elevation Landscapes of Western Montana, U.S.A., David F. Mann
Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofiber Arrays as a Platform for Gene Delivery and Expression Analysis in Mammalian Cells, David George James Mann
Investigating critical talk between preservice English teachers and middle school students in online literature discussions, Joellen Maples
From Nearfield Nanoparticle Tracking To Intracellular Vesicle Tracking, Charles H. Margraves
Essays on Urban Sprawl, Julie L. Marshall
Investigating the Petrogenesis of the Basaltic Crust of Asteroid 4 Vesta: A Combined Petrologic-Spectral Study of the Unbrecciated Eucrites, Rhiannon Gwenllian Mayne
A Philosophical Investigation of Maxine Greene’s Aesthetics Theory for K-12 Education, Karen L. McDonald-Currence
“Successful Communication in a Social Movement: A Case Study of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Felicia McGhee-Hilt
Teacher Attitudes Toward English Language Learners, Rich W. McKinney
"This Butterfly Coming Out of Its Cocoon": A Phenomenological Investigation of Significant Weight Loss, Melissa N. Medeson
Bandwidth on Demand for Laser Communications Satellites, Alexander M. Melin
A Critical Literacy Case Study: The Journey from Pre-service Exploration to In-service Implementation, Wendy Beth Meller
A Quantitative Review and Analysis of the Constructs Underlying Assessment Center Ratings: What are we Measuring?, John P. Meriac
The Future of the Operating Room: Surgical Preplanning and Navigation using High Accuracy Ultra-Wideband Positioning and Advanced Bone Measurement, Brandon C. Merkl
Effectiveness of Stop Sign Installations at Highway-Railroad Grade Crossings: An Evaluation of Installation Safety Performance, Harold Lynn Millegan
Just Another Day at the Office: An Investigation Into How Public College Administrators Balance the First Amendment Rights of the Student Press and the Broader Interests of Their Campuses, James Edward Miller
The Role of Cytomegalovirus Viral Chemokines in Neutrophil Activation and Viral Dissemination, Mindy L. Miller-Kittrell
Studies of the Di/tripeptide Transporter in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: The N-terminal Cytoplasmic Domain of Ptr2p is Involved in Post-Translational Regulation, Steven Clinton Minkin Jr.
Conditional Nonlinear Stochastic Discount Factor Models as Alternative Explanations to Stock Price Momentum, David Jonathan Moore
Body Mass Estimation from the Human Skeleton, Megan K. Moore
Conceptualizations of Teamwork and Leadership: A Cross- Cultural Analysis, Ioana Mot
Using the Personality Assessment Inventory to Discriminate among Borderline Personality Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Shannon Dleen Mullen-Magbalon
Enterobacter Sakazakii Growth Profile and Tolerance to Chlorine Sanitizers, Diana Carolina Naar Cifuentes
Aspects of First Language Attrition: A Case Study of German Immigrants in East Tennessee, Raluca Mihaela Negrisanu
Assessing the Tree-ring Oxygen Isotope Hurricane Proxy along the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Seaboards, USA, Whitney L. Nelson
A Study of Object Relations Among Self-Injuring and Non-Injuring College Students, Lorrie A. Ness
Parallel Simulation of Individual-Based, Physiologically-Structured Population and Predator-Prey Ecology Models, Jeffrey A. Nichols
The Microdosimetry of Boron Neutron Capture Therapy, Trent L. Nichols
Capturing Pre-evacuation Trips and Associative Delays: A Case Study of the Evacuation of Key West, Florida for Hurricane Wilma, Melany Strike Noltenius
Experiments on Multiple Factors Affecting Pinaceae Invasions on Isla Victoria, Nahuel Huapi National Park, Argentina, Martin Andres Nuñez
Composition Classroom Narratives of Teaching and Learning, Annie J. O'Dowd
A Social Identity Framework for Examining Leadership Schema Congruence: A Multilevel Analysis, Joy T. Oliver
Nonlinear Unsteady Combustion of a Solid Propellant, Mark William Olles
Antecedents and Consequences of Global Supply Chain Process Integration, Ayman Amin Omar
The Rational Design and Lithographic Fabrication of Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Substrates, Jenny M. Oran
Development of a Simulation System for Testing Hardwood Plantation Silviculture, Christopher Michael Oswalt
The QSE-Reduced Nuclear Reaction Network for Silicon Burning, Suzanne T. Parete-Koon
The Effects of Patient Education on the Recidivism Rate and Length of Stay of Clients with Schizophrenia, Mary Charlynne Parson
Standing in the Shadow of the Greatest Generation: Men and Women of the Korean War, Melinda Leigh Pash
Elite CEOs: Impact on Compensation and Firm Performance Models, Mark J. Pate
New Teacher Identity and the Edublogosphere: A Multi-Case Study of First Year Teacher Bloggers, Rebecca L. Payne
Addressing Challenges in a Graph-Based Analysis of High-Throughput Biological Data, Andy D. Perkins
The Experience of Faith-Based Disaster Response: A Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis, Deborah Jean Persell
Workplace Spirituality and Buddhist Meditation, Pawinee Petchsawang
Person-Environment Fit and Readiness for Change: Exploring the Moderating Role of Leader-Member Exchange and Perceived Organizational Support, Joana R.C. Pimentel