Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2007
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
RNA Interference of the Glycoprotein D and DNA Polymerase Genes of Feline Herpesvirus 1 by Synthetic siRNAs, Rebecca Penrose Wilkes
Static and Dynamic Magnetism in the Electron-Doped High-Temperature Superconductor Pr0.88LaCe0.12CuO4-δ and in the f-electron, Non-Fermi Liquid Alloy Sc1-xUxPd3, Stephen Dennis Wilson
A Study of Middle School Teachers' Use of Assessment Team Data from Learning Disability Evaluations, Carole Cavender Witt
Sonochemical and Hydrophobic Modification of Chitin and Chitosan, Tao Wu
Validation of the Air Force Family Needs Screener, Wendy J. Wyse
Plastic Deformation and Annealing of Zr- and Cu- Based Bulk Metallic Glasses, Sujing Xie
A Finite Element Study of the Contact Stiffness of Homogenous Materials and Thin Films, Haitao Xu
Modeling the Quorum Sensing Signaling Regulatory Network in Vibrio fischeri, Ling Yan
Parametric and Non-Parametric Regression Tree Models of the Strength Properties of Engineered Wood Panels Using Real-time Industrial Data, Timothy Mark Young
Yield and Reliability Analysis for Nanoelectronics, Tao Yuan
Electro-Thermal Modeling of SiC Power Electronic Systems, Hui Zhang
Optimal Sizing and Location of Static and Dynamic Reactive Power Compensation, Wenjuan Zhang
Approximation Methods for the Standard Deviation of Flow Times in the G/G/s Queue, Xiaofeng Zhao
Dissertations from 2006
Hydrodynamic Wave Contributions to Combustion Instability in Rockets, Esam M. T. Abu-Irshaid
The Effect of Mobile Phase Composition and Temperature on the Adsorption Behavior of Tryptophan, Tarab Jamil Ahmad
Linear and Nonlinear Chiroptical Effects, Watheq Ahmad Al-Basheer
Inflammatory Response Following Moderate and Vigorous Aerobic Exercise, Carolyn Albright
Weaving the Threads of Relational Connectedness Between Women: Exploring How Women Make Meaning in Their Lives Through Relationships with Other Women, Lee Ann Alley Jolley
The Impact of Societal Values on Kuwaiti Women and the Role of Education, Zaha F. M. M. Alsuwailan
Low Speed Crash Testing: Establishment of the Anderson Fascia Damage Methodology, Bryce Otis Anderson
Linking Work Stress, Parental Self-Efficacy, Ineffective Parenting, and Youth Problem Behavior, Owen Arthur Anderson
Political Practice: A Hermeneutic-Phenomenological Inquiry, Michael E. Arfkin
Three Population Models Applied to Competition, Disease and Invasion, Erika Asano
Developing Math Automaticity Using a Classwide Fluency Building Procedure for Students with Varying Processing Speeds, Philip K. Axtell
Computer Modeling of Tennessee Valley Authority’s Coal Based Power Plant at Kingston to Predict the Effluent to Emory River, Bratendu Bagchi
Single-Molecule Detection with Active Transport, David Allan Ball
Combined Study of Reactor and Terrestrial Antineutrinos with KamLAND, Mikhail Batygov
The Tangled Web of Community Ecology: Making Sense of Complex Data, Monica Lynn Beals
Investigating Forgiveness in Relation to Offensive Experiences Among Black and White Respondents, Allen R. Bellamy
'Pick it Up, It's Good' Utilizing Solution-Focused Guided Imagery with Golfers Experiencing the Yips: A Single-Subject Research Design, Robert J. Bell
Iterative Reconstruction of Cone-Beam Micro-CT Data, Thomas Matthew Benson
Chaucer's Questioning Impulse: Reading the Dream Visions and Troilus and Criseyde, Anita K. Bergeson
Socio-Emotional Conflict in Teams: A Social Relations Analysis and Exploration of Causes, Jacqueline Zelno Bergman
Community College Students’ Perceptions of Their Rural High School Mathematics Experience, Caroline Munn Best
Multiculturalism and the State: Globalization, National Protection, and the Role of Social Policy in Québec and Canada, Corey Allen Blad
Supplementation of Purified Fiber to Tall Fescue Grass Hay Diets, Howard Martin Blalock
The Effects of Fast Secondary Electrons on Low Voltage Electron Beam Lithography, Mehdi Bolorizadeh
Parent-Daughter Relationships in Abusive Families as Perceived by Adult Female Survivors of Childhood Abuse, Kimberly Sue Bolton
Regularization of the Particle-Particle Interaction in the Nuclear Density Functional Theory, Piotr Jerzy Borycki
Being Authentic in Life and on Stage: A Phenomenological Investigation of the Actor as Character, Sanderien Marieke Bosshardt
Identifying the Underpinnings of Compulsive Behavior: A New Measure of Addiction Proneness, Jennifer Lynn Bowler
Differential Attributions of the Causes of Subordinate Success and Failure by Aggressive and Non-Aggressive Individuals, Mark Connor Bowler
Essays on IPO-Firm Earnings Management, Scott N. Bronson
Screening Mammography Compliance in Rural and Urban Women in Tennessee, Kathleen Conroy Brown
Facing Down Death and Moving Beyond: Strategies Utilized by Female Survivors of Childhood Maltreatment, Tonya Barri Broyles
German Olympians’ Experiences of Competing at the 2004 Athens Games, Sebastian Brueckner
From the Voice to the Violent Act: Language and Violence in Contemporary Drama, Richard A. Bryan
A Case Study of Successful Small School Reform: The Construction Academy as a Fundamentally Different Enterprise, Alison E. Buehler
Explaining Species Diversity By Linking Local and Large Scale Processes, Marc William Cadotte
Unveiling the Regulatory Network for Di/tri-peptide Utilization in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Houjian Cai
Development of a Measure of Sport Injury Anxiety: The Sport Injury Appraisal Scale, Camille McLain Cassidy
Packings of Conformal Preimages of Circles, Matthew Edward Cathey
Phosphorus Removal from Liquid Swine Manure by Chemical Precipitation, Ipek Celen
Interference effects among J = 3/2+ resonances in 19Ne system & Searching for resonances in the unbound 6Be nucleus, Kyung Yuk Chae
Psychological adaptation of Mainland Chinese Female International Students: A Phenomenological Inquiry, I-Wen Chan
Characterization of Aβ Aggregates Using Hydrogen/Deuterium Exchange Mass Spectrometry, Maolian Chen
Scalable Techniques for Fault Tolerant High Performance Computing, Zizhong Chen
Studies of the Mechanism of Electron Beam Induced Deposition (EBID), Young Ryong Choi
Developmental and Neurogenetic Studies on the Peptidergic Nerve System in Drosophila, Youn-Jeong Choi
The Thermophysical Roll of Nanoparticles in Nanofluidic Heat and Mass Transport, Chan Hee Chon
A Content Analysis by Political Cultures and Values of State Compliance Documents for the Federal Legislation, No Child Left Behind, Constance Didlake Cole
Avian Community Ecology: Patterns of Co-occurrence, Nestedness, and Morphology, Michael David Collins