Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2006
Manifestations of Broken Symmetry: The Surfaces Phases of Ca2−xSrxRuO4, Robert G. Moore II
A Season-Long Mental Skills Training Program for Collegiate Volleyball Players, Taryn Kelly Morgan
Specialized Understanding of Mathematics: A Study of Prospective Elementary Teachers, Margaret Viola Moss
A Critical Case Study of Program Fidelity in TennCare, Carole Lynn Myers
A Multi-Source Model of Perceived Organizational Support and Performance, Sarah Kay Nielsen
Depression, Cognition, and Anosognosia in Alzheimer's Disease: A Rorschach Analysis, Lisa Lillard Oglesby
Current Practices in Blended Instruction, Eunjoo Oh
The Effect of Bacterial Chemotaxis on In situ Bioremediation Rate, Christopher John O'Lenick
On-Line Learning and Wavelet-Based Feature Extraction Methodology for Process Monitoring using High-Dimensional Functional Data, Olufemi Abayomi Omitaomu
Growth and Superconductivity of Pb and Pb-Bi Alloys in the Quantum Regime, Mustafa Murat Ozer
Interdependent Group Contingencies with Randomly Selected Components Applied to Class-wide Performance in the Accelerated Reader Program, Danielle Nicole Pappas
The Mental Demands and Coping Strategies of Professional Motocross Riders: A Qualitative Investigation, Ashwin J. Patel
The Liar as a Comic Figure in Plays by Ruiz de Alarcon, Corneille and Moliere, Robert Matthew Patrick
An Investigation of the Dependability and Standard Error of Measurement of Words Read Correctly Per Minute Using Curriculum-Based Measurement, Brian Charles Poncy
White Collar Radicals: New Deal Labor and Red Scare Communists in the Tennessee Valley Authority, 1935-1955, Aaron D. Purcell
Spatial Processes and Ecotoxicological Risk Assessment Modeling, Steven Thomas Purucker
Pessimistic and Optimistic Personality Traits among Tennessee Adult Tobacco Smokers and Nonsmokers in Selected Worksites, Kandi Delyn Qualls
Analysis and Control of Nonnegative Systems, Jayanthy Ramakrishnan
Differential Neutrophil Function and Intracellular Signaling in Dairy Cows with Specific CXCR1 Genotypes, Magdalena Rambeaud
A Social Constructionist Approach to the Facilitation of Professional Development among Community College Faculty, Linda McKinstry Randolph
The Role of Specific Interactions on the Dispersion and Properties of Carbon Nanotube-Polymer Nanocomposites, Asif Rasheed
Computational Analysis of Mass Spectrometric Data for Whole Organism Proteomic Studies, Evgenia Razumovskaya
Ab-initio Calculations of the Charge-Density Response in Complex Materials, Oscar Dario Restrepo Tovar
The Reaction of Telechelic Polymers at Multicomponent Interfaces: A Molecular Loop Study, James Kevin Rice
Multiple Approaches to the Separation of Amino Acids and Biologically-Relevant Compounds, Lance Andrew Riddle
Alcohol and Analgesic Use in the Baby Boomer Cohort, Martha B. Rider
Scripted vs. Real: An Analysis of Parent-Child Interactions in African American Sitcom Families and Real Life Families, Syrenthia Johnson Robinson
Understanding the Role of the School Resource Officer (SRO): Perceptions from Middle School Administrators and SROs, Teresa Renee Robinson
Urban Transit and the Working Poor: The Geography of Welfare Reform, Jennifer Lynn Rogalsky
Implementation of a Special Education Parent Advisory Committee: A Mixed Methods Investigation into the Members’ Experience of Parental Involvement with the School System, Jeffrey Brian Romanczuk
The Development of a Computer Operator Risk Index to Assist Computer Operators, Sandra Louise Rudd
Benefits, Corporate Motives, and Communication Patterns in Strategic Philanthropic Relationships as Perceived by Nonprofit Partners, Gregory Grant Rumsey
A Theory for Modified Conservation Principles Optimization of CFD Algorithm Fidelity, Sunil Sahu
Nondestructive Evaluation of Loading and Fatigue Effects in Haynes® 230® Alloy, Tarik Adel Saleh
Potential Development of Resistance to Food Antimicrobials by Foodborne Pathogens, Lilia Milagros Santiago Santiago
Accommodating the Needs of Field Dependent Learners in Simulation Gaming Environments, Ahmet Feyzi Satici
Adaptive Discontinuous Galerkin Finite Element Methods for Second and Fourth Order Elliptic Partial Differential Equations, Michael A. Saum
Not so Immaculately Conceived: Imagining the Protestant Madonna 1850-1910, Deborah Ann Scaperoth
Inhibition of Direct Prostaglandin F2α Effects on Pre-attachment Embryos Improves Reproductive Efficiency in Cattle, Fernando Nestor Scenna
The Impact of Authority and Agendas in The Management Of Public Authorities: Studying The Relationship Between Public Transportation Authority Boards And Executives, Robert August Schneider
Winnie-the-Pooh and Lincoln, Too: Children’s Literature as Civic Education, Marc S. Schwerdt
Characterizing the Fate and Transport of Solutes in Soil, Youngho Seo
An Historical Analysis of the Presentation of Controversial Issues in Journals Published by the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS): 1973 - 2003, Kimberlee Anne Sharp
Essays on Quantitative Analysis of Supply Chain Structures, Contracts and Coordination, Xinjie Shi
Scheduling tasks with precedence constraints on heterogeneous distributed computing systems, Zhiao Shi
Madam President: A Content Analysis and Media Effects Approach to Investigating News Nedia Coverage of Female Presidential Primary Candidates, Tiffany Jane Shoop
Synthesis and Radiolabeling of Potassium Trifluoroborate Benzylidene Anabaseine Derivatives, Aaron Landon Smith
The Child Fatality Review Process: A Tennessee Profile, Charity Sue Smith
Graphics Calculators In Developmental Mathematics—Policies And Practice: An Investigation Of Factors Affecting Instructors’ Classroom Usage In Tennessee Community Colleges, Joyce Petty Smith
Remember the Ordinary, If You Can’: Metaphor, Memory and Meaning of 9/11 in the Leading Articles of The Times of London, Anne Snellen
Differential Expression of Skin Cancer and Hair-Follicle Cycle Regulated Genes in Tumor Susceptible K14-Agouti Mice, Yesim Aydin Son
Teachers' Classroom Food-Related Practices and Perceptions of the School Nutrition Environment, Marsha Lynn Spence
Men’s Experiences of Depression: A Phenomenological Investigation, Brian D. Spillman
Biological Anthropological Aspects of the African Diaspora; Geographic Origins, Secular Trends, and Plastic Versus Genetic Influences Utilizing Craniometric Data, Martha Katherine Spradley
A Lifetime-Prediction Approach to Understanding Corrosion: The Corrosion-Fatigue and the Corrosion Behavior of a Nickel-Based Superalloy and a Nanocrystalline Alloy, Rejanah Vernice Steward
Relational Value Exchange: A Grounded Theory Study of Buyers' and Sellers' Approaches to Building, Maintaining, and/or Dissolving Interorganizational Relationships, Geoffrey Todd Stewart
Climate and Student Performance in Tennessee Middle Schools, Myrna Gail Summer
"Is Someone Reading Us?" Fourth Grade Students Respond to Postmodern Picture Books, Elizabeth Anderson Swaggerty
The Decoupling Hypothesis: A new idea for the origin of hominid bipedalism, Adam David Sylvester
Determination of Oriented Strandboard Properties from a 3D Density Distribution using the Finite Element Method, Alan Derek Nii Takie
ASyMTRe: Building Coalitions for Heterogeneous Multi-Robot Teams, Fang Tang
Management of Hybrid Bluegrass (Poa arachnifera Torr. x Poa pratensis L.) in the Transition Zone, Travis Charles Teuton
Stochastic Optimization Models for Contingency Allocation in Project Management, Barbara Maria Thibadeau
Neutron Scat- tering in the Novel Quantum Magnets: LiVO2 and DMACuCl3, Wei Tian
An Investigation of Automaticity in Learning Disabled (LD) and Non-Clinical Adults, Kerry Towler
An Examination of Competitiveness and Personality in Relation to Academic and Sales Performance, Matthew Charles Valenti
Molar and Molecular Perspectives on Mothers' Responsiveness to Their Clinic-Referred and "Normal" Children, Vanessa Ann Vigilante
Female School Superintendents In Tennessee: Overcoming Barriers, Vicki Cameron Violette
The Tractatus as an Ethical Deed: Seeing and Feeling the World "Sub Specie Aeternitatis, Sam Matthew von Mizener
Studying the Fatigue Behavior of Zr-Based Bulk-Metallic Glasses and Composites, Gongyao Wang
A Kinetic Study of Indentation Pop-out in Si, Songqing Wen
Processing and Characterization of Oxide Dispersion Strengthened 14YWT Ferritic Alloys, Michael Keith West
The Relationship Among Personality Traits, Character Strengths, and Life Satisfaction in College Students, Nalini Maria West
Gender Differences in the Preferred Methods of Training, Needs and Interests, and Hindrances and Motivators for Sexual Harassment Training, Heather Monique Whaley
Applications of Modern Statistical Methods to Analysis of Data in Physical Science, James Eric Wicker
Surface Composition and Interaction of Thermally Treated White Oak with White Sprits, Roy Douglas Wilcox
Using a Previewing Strategy to Enhance Reading Comprehension of Secondary Students, Ashley Delores Williams
Measuring Effort to Interview and Track Mothers of Newborns, Elizabeth E. Wilson
Exploring the Relationship Between Time-Series Data Collection and Duration of Treatment in a University Clinic: A Survival Analysis, Justin D. Winkel
An Investigation of Sense of Identity among College Students, Christine Susie Wu
Numerical Simulation of Flow over a Surface-mounted Cube with the Vorticity Confinement Method, Min Xiao
A Generalized Instantaneous Nonactive Power Theory for Parallel Nonactive Power Compensation, Yan Xu
Adsorption of Small Molecules on MgO and Graphite, Peter Nikolaivich Yaron
Ex-situ Epitaxial YBa2Cu3O7-δ Films: Precursor Conversion and Film Characterization, Yifei Zhang
High Performance Control of a Transmission Based Servo Actuator System, Renbin Zhou
Dissertations from 2005
Suppliers Evaluation and Selection: A Comprehensive Model to Minimize the Risk Associated with Quality and Delivery, Ammar Mohamed Aamer
Genetic Analysis of Feline Calicivirus (FCV) Isolates Associated with a Hemorrhagic-like Disease, Mohamed Mostafa Abd-Eldaim
Understanding Immune Response in Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection, Sarojini Adusumilli
Synthesis of a C-Linked Methyl β-Disaccharide as a Building Block of Hyaluronic Acid Oligosaccharide Mimetics, Kpakpo Ambroise Akue
Examining Race and Educational Reform in America: History, Strategies and an Ethnography, Sidonia J. Alenuma
The Effects of Vicarious Rewards and Vicarious Response-Cost on Incidental Learning, Jessica L. Allin
Technology-Based Self-Service: From Customer Productivity Toward Customer Value, İsmet Anıtsal
Coupling Analysis, Simulation, and Experimentation in Natural and Engineered Biological Systems at the Molecular Scale, Derek W. Austin