Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2007
A Study of the Secondary Electrons, Yinghong Lin
Institutionalism, Rawls, and Political Development: Theorizing about the Ideal of Institution Building, Shaomeng Li
Temperament and Personality in Preschoolers: Are the Concepts the Same or Different?, Cathy Grist Litty
Saying Yes When You Mean No: A Phenomenological Analysis of Consensual Unwanted Sexual Activity, Samantha C. Litzinger
Molecular Evolution of MADS-box Genes in Cotton (Gossypium L.), Wusheng Liu
Hardware-Efficient Scalable Reinforcement Learning Systems, Zhenzhen Liu
Study on Infrastructure Materials Using Neutron Radiography and Diffraction, Xin Luo
Investigation of Vorticity Confinement as a High Reynolds Number Turbulence Model, Nicholas F. Lynn
Establishment, Growth, Spread, and Ecological Impacts of Microstegium vimineum in Central Hardwood Forests, Jordan M. Marshall
The Roots of Middle-Earth: William Morris's Influence upon J. R. R. Tolkien, Kelvin Lee Massey
Fabric-on-a-Chip: Toward Consolidating Packet Switching Functions on Silicon, William B. Matthews
An Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of the Test of Dyslexia-Rapid Assessment Profile, Sara Jean McCane
Scale and Contingency in Plant Demography: Quantitative Approaches and Inference, Sean Maurice McMahon
Cognitive Prototypes of the Mentor and Protégé Roles, Stacy McManus
Bioinformatic and Proteomic Investigation of Chloroplast Transit Peptide Motifs and Genesis, David R. McWilliams
Intrinsically Evolvable Artificial Neural Networks, Saumil Girish Merchant
Computationally Efficient Mixed Pixel Decomposition Using Constrained Optimizations, Lidan Miao
Assessment of HIV/AIDS Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behaviors Among Students Attending Historically Black Colleges & Universities: The Basis for Developing a Conceptual Teaching/Learning Framework, John Franklin Michael
Mapping the Martian Geologic Record: Studies of the Gusev Crater Spirit Landing Site and Plagioclase Feldspar Compositions on Mars, Keith Alan Milam
Racial Identification Among Rural African American Adolescents, John Walter Miller Jr.
Professional Publics/Private Citizens: Human Rights NGOs and the Sponsoring of Public Activism, Christopher Todd Minnix
Modeling Coordinate Measuring Machine Scanning Operations, Pamela Murray Moor
The Complex Ambivalence of ‘Privileged Moments’ in the Works of J.M.G. Le Clézio: Their Force, Their Limitations, and Their Relationship to Alterity, Keith Aaron Moser
The Experience of Retiring from Sport Following a Career in High School Football: A Phenomenological Investigation, Douglas J. Muccio
A Philosophical Analysis of Chet Bowers’ Ethical Theory of EcoJustice: Shifting towards Uncertainty Thinking in Science Education, Michael Paul Mueller
An Experimental Release of Elk into Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Jennifer Lynn Murrow
Synthesis of Novel Boronated Amino Acids for BNCT an Alternate Cancer Therapy and Use of Microwaves in Organic Synthesis, Abhijit Achyut Naravane
The Influence of Selected Wood Characteristics and Composites Production Parameters on the Sorption Behavior of Wood Materials, Trairat Neimsuwan
The Influence of SPetrology of Chondrule Precursors and Sorting of Particles in Ordinary Chondrites, Jeffrey Wyatt Nettles
Finding Nature's Order: Stoicism, Humanism, and Rhetoric in Francis Bacon's New Philosophy, Susan Giesemann North
Stochastic Signal Processing and Power Control for Wireless Communication Systems, Mohammed Mohsen Olama
Teachers’ Experience of Working With Underachieving Students: A Comparative Phenomenological Study of Teachers in South Africa, Russia, and the United States, Maria J. Oreshkina
Novel Numerical Approaches for the Resolution of Direct and Inverse Heat Transfer Problems, Gregory Evan Osborne
Photogrammetry in Traffic Accident Reconstruction, Lara Lynn O’Shields
Thermodynamic Characterization of Aminoglycoside-3′-Phosphotransferase IIIa, Can Özen
La Figura Femenina Bajo Represión y Violencia en el Teatro de Griselda Gambaro, Carolina del Carmen Palacios Diazceballos
Image Segmentation using PDE, Variational, Morphological and Probabilistic Methods, Yongsheng Pan
Ecological Indicator Development, Integration and Knowledge Mapping, Aaron Dean Peacock
A Conversation between Confucius and Dewey on Individual and Community — A Hope for Human Unity, Hongmei Peng
A Comparison of the Deck Group and the Fundamental Group on Uniform Spaces Obtained by Gluing, Raymond David Phillippi
An Investigation of the Relationship Between Academic and Athletic Satisfaction Among Division IA Student-Athletes, James Joseph Phillips
For a Moment I Feel Free: Homeless Women and a Garden-Based Learning Program, Catherine Ann Pierce
Towards Automatic and Adaptive Optimizations of MPI Collective Operations, Jelena Pjesivac-Grbovic
Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop: The Lived Experience of Hope for Mothers of Premature Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Kristina Maria Plaas
Investigation of Non-Conventional Bio-Derived Fuels for Hybrid Rocket Motors, Scott Grayson Putnam
Preparation, Characterization and Reactivities of Early Transition Metal Silyl Compounds, He Qiu
Design of a Cost-Efficient Reconfigurable Pipeline ADC, Wenchao Qu
Effects of Egg Yolk Antibodies on Weanling Pigs Challenged with Pathogenic Salmonella Typhimurium, Sukanya Rattanatabtimtong
Automated Genome-Wide Protein Domain Exploration, Bhanu Prasad Rekepalli
Comparing Recent High School Graduates Placed in Developmental and College-Level Mathematics Courses, Crystal Renee Rice
Identifying the Processes of Teacher Application and Adoption of a Novel Instructional Strategy, Jennifer Kathryn Richards
Law and Legitimacy: Toward a Rawlsian Solution, Walter Joram Riker
Biogeography and Genetic Diversity of Toxin Producing Cyanobacteria in a Laurentian Great Lake, Johanna Maaria Rinta-Kanto
Conflict, Connection, and Aggression in Adolescent Romantic Relationships, Sharon C. Risch
Impediments to Presence: Oblivious and Reactive Mindlessness, Noah L. Roost
Identification and Characterization of Phenotypically Distinct Aggregates within Huntingtin-inducible PC12 Cell Models, Erica LeAnn Rowe
A Qualitative Analysis of Grutter v. Bollinger: Implications for Use in Professional Programs Conducted Under Geier v. Bredesen, Marva Lane Rudolph
Program, Classroom, and Teachers Characteristics: Their Associations with Classroom Quality in State-Funded Pre-K Classrooms, Mi-Hyang Ryu
Program, Classroom, and Teacher Characteristics: Their Associations, Mihyang Ryu
An Investigation of the Relationships among Work Values, Personality Traits, Job Satisfaction, and Career Satisfaction, Shannon Danielle Salyer
The Social Ecology of Parenting: Systematically Modeling The Antecedents of Supportive and Intrusive Parenting, Julie A. Schluterman
Type I Diabetes Mellitus in Children and Pre-Adolescents: Affective, Behavioral, and Social Correlates, Meredith P. Schwartzman
Why Am I Still Here, You Ask? A Phenomenological Study of the Lived Experience of Nurse Managers, Wendy Carlton Shea-Messler
Structure and Transport Properties of Epitaxial Oxide Thin Films: From Synthesis to Characterization, Junsoo Shin
Application of Particulate-Filled Composite (PFC) Theory to Hot-Mix Asphalt (HMA) Mixtures, Xiang Shu
Persuasion Strategies, Motivational Factors and Obstacles: Influences in the Evolutional Transition from Public Relations Practitioner to Professor, Patricia R. Silverman
Shared Leadership: A Social Network Analysis, Erika Engel Small
Elucidating the Growth Mechanisms of Electron Beam Induced Deposition via a Three Dimensional, Monte-Carlo Based Simulation, Daryl Allen Smith
The Origins of a War of Secession: A Comparison of Namibia and Botswana, Eric D. Smith
Madam C. J. Walker (1867-1919) African American Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Social Change Activist, And Educator Of African American Women, Ruth Queen Smith
Analysis of Tourists Attending a Culinary Event: Motivations, Satisfaction, and Behavioral Outcomes, Sylvia Smith
A Study of Indentation Creep Using the Finite Element Method, Sangjoon Sohn
The Influence of Level of Training and Gender on Counseling Outcome in a University Counseling Center, Scott Andrew Sokoloski
A Dynamic Study of an Earth Orbiting Tether Propulsion System, Stephen Edward Stasko
Molecular Anion Spectroscopy and Stability, Jeffrey Daniel Steill
Equal-Channel-Angular Processing (ECAP) of Materials: Experiment and Theory, Grigoreta Mihaela Stoica
Advanced Microscopy Techniques for the Molecular Scale Analysis and Physical Characterization of Escherichia coli Spheroplasts, Claretta Jackson Sullivan
The Experience of Participants Using an Online Discussion Forum in a Graduate Course, Jennifer W. Summerlin
Acceptable Noise Levels and Electrophysiological Measures in Listeners with Hearing Impairment, Joanna Webster Tampas
Analysis and Optimization of Partial Length, Constrained Damping Layers, Shing-Jia Tang
New Media Migration: Digitization and Computer Networking Technology Use in Three Community Newspapers, Larry Shane Taylor
Evaluation of Forest Management to Improve Breeding Habitat for Songbirds in Oak-hickory Forests at Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge, Benjamin Stephen Thatcher
Alkoxide Routes to Inorganic Materials, George Harrison Thomas
Weblogs used as Online Discussion Boards in the Secondary Classrooms, Kevin Mark Thomas
Integrating Mass Spectrometry Based Proteomics and Bioinformatics Technologies for the Molecular Level Characterization of Shewanella oneidensis to Chromate Exposure, Melissa Renee Thompson
Remote Sensing of Impact Crater-Exposed Subsurface Lithologies and Martian Rayed Crater Systems, Livio Leonardo Tornabene
Linkage Between Daily Writing Activities and Performance on Major Multiple-choice Exams, Haley Crisp Turner
A Generic Prognostic Framework for Remaining Useful Life Prediction of Complex Engineering Systems, Alexander V. Usynin
Process and Temperature Compensated Wideband Injection Locked Frequency Dividers and their Application to Low-Power 2.4-GHz Frequency Synthesizers, Rajagopal Vijayaraghavan
Processing and Phase Formation in Zr-Based Bulk-Metallic Glass-Forming Alloys, James Joseph Wall
The Theory Currently Known as M, Jessica Beth Weintraub
Soil Carbon and Microfauna Changes as Influenced by Combinations of Bio-covers and Cropping Sequences of Glyphosate Tolerant Corn, Soybean, and Cotton, Jason Patrick Wight