Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2008
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
Non-market Valuation of Natural Resource Amenities: Assessing their Effects on Human Values, Public Health, and the Economic Growth, Neelam C. Poudyal
Terrorism Incident Response Education for Public-Safety Personnel in North Carolina and Tennessee: An Evaluation by Emergency Managers, John Eric Powell
Deformation and Fatigue Behavior of Bulk-Metallic Glasses (BMGs), Dongchun Qiao
Tricksters from Three Folklore Traditions, Daniel S. Qualls
New Carbon-Carbon Bond Forming Reactions Mediated by Boron and Transition Metal Halides, Travis R. Quick
Plant transcriptional responses to explosives as revealed by Arabidopsis thaliana microarrays and its application in phytoremediation and phytosensing, Murali Malavalli Keerthi Narayana Raghavendra Rao
Development of a Standardized Nursing Curriculum for the Alabama Community College System: a Critical Case Study, Alice G. Raymond
Crossing the Rubicon: The Demise of Segregation and the Origins of Divergence in South Africa and the American South, Kyle Thomas Rector
A Taped-Words Reading Intervention for Non-Native English Speakers, Kai A. Richards
Rights of Passage: Immigrant Fiction, Religious Ritual, and the Politics of Liminality, 1899-1939, Laura Patton Samal
Induction and Regulation of Herpetic Stromal Keratitis, Pranita Pragnyadipta Sarangi
Demand Estimation at Manufacturer-Retailer Duo: A Macro-Micro Approach, Sirisha Saripalli
A proteomic investigation of Phytophthora species using mass spectrometry and reverse genetics, Alon Savidor
Validation of the Modern Language Aptitude Test, Stephani C. Sawyer
Spermatogonia Stem Cell Dynamics Following Hormonal Induction, Ischemic Disturbance In Vivo or Proliferation under In Vitro Culture in Pre- and Postpubertal Bulls, Gustavo M. Schuenemann
The Effects of Exercise Enjoyment and Personality on Mood and Salivary Cortisol with Exercise Activity, Pamela Mary Schweighart
Linguistic and Cultural Competence in the Global Business Arena: A Study of a Japanese Company in Tennessee, Asami Segi
Regulation of Herpetic Stromal Keratitis: Role of Regulatory T Cells, Sharvan Sehrawat
Development of a Computational Model to Predict the In Vivo Contact Mechanics of Modern Total Knee Arthroplasty, Adrija Sharma
Transition variables and the Personality Assessment Inventory in university counseling centers, Lauren K. Shaw
An Examination of the Relationship Between Mindfulness and Aspects of Personality Structure, Chad R. Sims
Community invasibility: from pattern to process across multiple spatial scales in an old-field ecosystem, Lara A. Souza
When the Disability Is Not the Problem - Experiencing the Barriers to Web Accessibility: The Experiences of Computer Users with Visual Disabilities Using the Internet, Harriette L. Spiegel
Implantable Piezoresistive Microcantilever-based Wireless Cocaine Biosensors, Bernadeta Resti Widhiyatni Srijanto
An Improved Knockout-Ablation-Coalescence Model for Prediction of Secondary Neutron and Light-ion Production in Cosmic Ray Interactions, Sirikul Sriprisan
Facilitating Private Forestland Management: Relating Landowners’ Experience of their Forestland and their Conceptualization of Forest Management to their Management Behavior, Miriam L.E. Steiner Davis
Searching for a Caregiver: The Middle School Principal, William L. Stein
Comparison of Fecal Escherichia coli From Dogs and Their Owners, Katherine Anne Stenske
Recovery of Midlife Women From Myocardial Infarction, Sherri Linn Stevens
A Study of the Indentation Size Effect in Copper, Jeremy Harper Strader
Uncertainty Minimization in Robotic 3D Mapping Systems Operating in Dynamic Large-Scale Environments, Sreenivas Rangan Sukumar
High Performance Reconfigurable Computing for Linear Algebra: Design and Performance Analysis, Junqing Sun
SB-CoRLA: Schema-Based Constructivist Robot Learning Architecture, Yifan Tang
Exploring Relational Aspects of Time-Based Competition in Supply Chains, Rodney Wayne Thomas
The Counselor Color Consciousness Scale: Evidence for Relevance, Reliability, and Validity, Dwight David Tolliver
Levelising: A Collaborative Learning Practice for Strength-Based Organizations, Cheri B. Torres
The Impact of Role Conceptualization on the Process and Outcomes of Decision Making in an Educational Context, Scott Richard Turner
School Finance Reform: Responses, Equity and Outcomes, Laura D. Ullrich
Landscape Level Dynamics in an Endangered Mountain Ecosystem, Northern Rocky Mountains, U.S.A., Saskia L. van de Gevel
An Analog Multiphase Self-Calibrating DLL to Minimize the Effects of Process, Supply Voltage, and Temperature Variations, James D. Vandersand
The Identification, Functional Characterization and Phylogeny of the Nodulin-Like Anion Transporter (NLAT) Family in Plants, Eric Daniel Vincill
The Effects of Choice and Reward Conditions on Math Performance and Voluntary Engagement in Math Activity, Briana Hautau von Mizener
Online Social Networks: An Exploratory Study of Community and Civic Engagement, Brandon Cordell Waite
An Experimental Study of Juvenile Competition and Habitat Niche Partitioning Between a Native Lizard (Anolis carolinensis) and an Introduced Congener (Anolis sagrei) in the Southeastern United States, Justin W. Walguarnery
Synthesis of Two Thiol-terminated Disaccharides and a Mannose-branched Glycodendrimer, Chao Wang
Reliability Analysis of Hafnium Oxide Dielectric Based Nanoelectronics, Rui Wan
Emergent Phenomena in Spatially Confined Manganites, Thomas Z. Ward
Plasticity and Population Structure: Exploring Secular Trends in the Three- Dimensional Cranial Morphology of the Modern Portuguese, Katherine Elizabeth Weisensee
Creation of an Ice Hockey Tradition in the South, Daryl Paul Wenner
Collective Behavior of Interacting Magnetic Nanoparticles, Noppi Widjaja
An Investigation of the Relationship Between Reading Speed and General Reading Skill Development, Jacqueline Luann Williams
Distribution of Mycobacterium ulcerans in Aquatic Environments in Ghana, Heather Williamson
Investigation of Propagation Characteristics of Twisted Hollow Waveguides for Particle Accelerator Applications, Joshua Lee Wilson
Processing, Structure, and Properties of Amorphous Aluminum Alloys, Timothy Wayne Wilson
The Power of a Paradoxical Persona: An Analysis of John Peel’s Radio Talk and Career at the BBC, Richard P. Winham
How Mexican-American Women Define Health: Cultural Beliefs and Practices in a Non-native Environment, Emma Kathleen Wright
A Comparison of Big Five and Narrow Personality Traits In Relation to Academic Performance, Laura Lee Wright
Characterization of Human Cdc14B's function in centrosome cycle control, Jun Wu
Beatrice A. Wright: A Life History, Sheryl Lee Wurl
Quantum Mechanical/Molecular Mechanical Molecular Dynamics Simulations on Enzymes, Qin Xu
Magnetic Field Effects on Photocurrent and Photovoltaic Processes in Organic Solar Cells, Zhihua Xu
Learning Confirmatory Patterns in Exploratory Factor Analysis Using ICOMP and Genetic Algorithm, Hongwei Yang
Antennas and Arrays for Mobile Platforms -- Direct Broadcast Satellite and Wireless Communication, Songnan Yang
Development of a Real-time Ultra-wideband See Through Wall Imaging Radar System, Yunqiang Yang