Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2004
Seeking after Empire: Bioarchaeologists and American Indians in the New Millennium, Michelle Dawn Hamilton
Keeping Quiet: Self-silencing and its association with relational and individual functioning among adolescent romantic couples, Melinda Schuessler Harper
The Effects of Task Demands and Interspersal Ratios on Student Accuracy in Mathematics, James Andrew Hawkins
Students' Moral Judgment, Cultural Ideologies, and Moral Thinking at Evangelical Christian Liberal Arts Colleges, Michael Alan Hayes
Metallic Ferroelectricity and Superconductivity in the Transition Metal Oxide Pyrochlore Cd2Re2O7, Jian He
Reducing Adverse Impact While Maintaining Validity: Finding the Balance Between Competing Employee Selection Goals, John Ashley Henderson
Catholic Health Care in the Public Square: Resolving Moral Conflict with Integrity, Jennifer Heyl
Entering Public School Kindergarten: Family Attitudes and Expectations Affecting Young, Black, Working Class Mothers' School Involvement, Judith Collins Hiscock
The Experience of Friendship for Young Adults Severely Burned as Children: A Phenomenological Investigation, Suzanne Holm
Gender Issues in Mathematics Achievement in Tennessee: Does Rural School Locale Matter?, Theresa Mandzak Hopkins
Essential Elements for Assessment of Persons with Severe Neurological Impairments for Computer Access Using Assistive Technology Devices: A Delphi Study, Brian Scott Hoppestad
A Parametric Reactive Distillation Study: Economic Feasibility and Design Heuristics, Craig Alan Hoyme
Decidability in Algebraic Geometry, John James Iskra
Teachers' Attitudes and Perceptions of Multicultural and Diversity Awareness in Elementary Schools, Joy Lynne James
Changing Governance, Business Elites, and Local Regulation in Nashville, Ola Johansson
Families Practicing Sustainability: The Adoption and Maintenance of Environmentally Responsible Behaviors in the Context of Family Life, Brandis Brooke Judkins
Automated Exploration of the ASIC Design Space for Minimum Power-Delay-Area Product at the Register Transfer Level, Fuat Karakaya
The Development of Optical Nanosensor Technology for Single Cell Analysis, Paul Misiko Kasili
Macroeconomic Monetary Policy and Sub-macroeconomic Impacts: Evaluation across Eras, Christopher Douglas Kauffman
Reading Education Issues: Principals’ and Teachers’ Perceptions, Sarah Ann Keller
You Signed the Line: Collegiate Student-Athletes’ Perceptions of Autonomy, Aimee C. Kimball
Biological and Statistical Variation in Age Estimation from Pubic Symphyseal Morphology with Regard to Individual Identification and Demographic Profiling, Erin H. Kimmerle
The Role of Self- and Functional Congruity on Online Retail Patronage Behavior, Minsung Kim
Mechanisms of paracrine and endocrine actions of Angiotensin II, Suyeon Kim
Biomechanical and Temporal Measurement of Pharyngeal Swallowing for Stroke Patients with Aspiration, Youngsun Kim
Effects of Weaning Transition and Ionophore on Metabolic Profile and Portal and Hepatic Nutrient Flux During Pre- and Post-Weaning Growth in Dairy Calves, James Levi Klotz
Effect of Nanoscale Confinement on the Structure and Properties of Single Conjugated Polymer Molecules, Pradeep K. Koyadankizhakkedath
Pre-Service Teachers' Awareness of Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior in Students with Disabilities, Olena Anatoliivna Kyselova
Searching for America: The Development of the Immigrant Narrative across Jewish, African, Cuban, and Korean American Literature, Amanda Maree Lawrence
Thermal Aging Effects on the Microstructure, Oxidation Behavior, and Mechanical Properties of As-Cast Ni3Al Alloys, Dongyun Lee
Process Property Studies of Melt Blown Thermoplastic Polyurethane Polymers, Youn Eung Lee
Effects of Divergent Thinking Training/Instructions on Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking and Creative Performance, Young Ju Lee
Inhibition of Angiogenesis using RNAi technology, Yunsang Lee
Antimicrobial Activity and Effect of Selected Essential Oil Components on Cell Membrane Lipids, Valerie W. Ling
Dynamic Left-turn Phase Optimization Using Fuzzy Logic Control, Zhenyang Li
Predicting Paricipant Activity in a Development Program: The Roles of Personality and Performance, Maria Rose Louis-Slaby
Cognitive Ability, Big Five, and Narrow Personality Traits in the Prediction of Academic Performance, James Michael Loveland
The Effect of a Screening Instrument to Determine Teacher Effectiveness as Measured by Academic Gain Scores, David Eugene Loyd
Selected Perceptions of Second Career Novice Teachers, Lucile Faulkner Maples
The Captive Body: Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century American Women Writers Redefine Pregnancy and Childbirth, Mary Ruth Marotte
Relationships Between Spatial Enviromental Variability and Black Bear Occurrence in the Continental United States of America, Donald Alfonso Martorello
Relationships Between Spatial Environmental Variability and Black Bear Occurrence in the Continental United States of America, Donald Alfonso Martorello
Tennessee 4-H Center Summer Residential Camping Programs: Settings for Positive Youth Development as Perceived by Youth Campers, Jill T. Martz
Sartre and the Nothingness of Consciousness, Matthew Dale Massey
Adolescence social competence in Sub-Sahara Africa: The relationship between adolescents' perceptions of parental behaviors and adolescents' self-esteem in Kenya, Michael N. Mbito
Still Always the Dad’: The Meaning of Fatherhood for Midlife Fathers of Adult Children, Truett Paul McAnear
A Study of Alabama Educators' Perceptions of Electronically Delivered Professional Development Modules, Joel Wayne McCay
How A Group of Elementary Deaf Students Interact with LEGO LOGO Activities: A Case Study, Amy Rebecca McDaniel
Structural Studies of Superacidic Systems Using Neutron and High Energy X-ray Diffraction, Syliva Ellen McLain
Reassessing the Modern Racism Scale in Modern Times, Debrah Zegelbone Migetz
Comprehensive Cross Section Database Development for Generalized Three Dimensional Radiation Transport Codes, Thomas Martin Miller
Effects of Working Memory and Presentation Condition on Narrative Production and Inferencing Skills in Children with Language-Learning Impairment, Carren Eby Mills
Using a Bioluminescent Bacterial Bioreporter to Assess Iron Bioavailability in the Oceans, Cecile Elise Mioni
State "Smart Growth" Policies: A Cure for Dumb Urban Growth?, Jacqueline N. Mitchell
Prediction of Organic Droplet Behavior on a Solid Surface as Influenced by Aqueous Surfactant Solutions, Samuel Albert Morton III
Fundamental Studies of X-ray and Secondary Electron Spectroscopy, Staya Prasad Mulapudi
Electrochemical Investigation of Anthraquinone tagged Oligonucleotides and Electrodes, Adam N. Mullenix
Intelligence and the Prediction of Academic Achievement in Closed-Head Injured Adolescents and Young Adults, Murry G. Mutchnick
Opportunities for Deer Lodge, Tennessee: Community Development and Land Stewardship by a Collaborative Learning Community Group, Allyson Brownlee Muth
Oral Proficiency and Language Learning Strategies: A Preliminary Effort to Find Learner Internal Factors that Enhance Oral Proficiency of Second Language Learners, Kiyoshi Nakanoko
Laser Induced Surface Modification of Aluminium Alloys, Subhadarshi Nayak
The Quality of Black Legislative Life: Perceptions of Black and White City Councilors at the Beginning of the New Millennium, Gregory Glen Neddenriep
Ecology of the Cerulean Warbler in the Cumberland Mountains of East Tennessee, Charles Patrick Nicholson
Compatibilizing Polymer Blends Using Reactive Telechelic Oligomers and Copolymers, Charles Paul O'Brien
Volatile Fatty Acids Effects on Nitrite Removal and Nitrate Formation during Activated Sludge Treatment, Merve Oguz
Pluralism and Practical Reason: The Problem of Decisiveness, James Michael Okapal
Behind the Blue Line: Investigating Police Officers' Attitudes Toward Women and Rape, Amy D. Page
Cognitive Theory of War: Why Do Weak States Choose War against Stronger States?, Sang Hyun Park
In Vitro Propagation, Regeneration, Attempted Tetraploid Induction, and Agrobacterium-mediated Transformation of Euphorbia pulchurrima ‘Winter Rose’™, Kimberly Ann Pickens
Tolerance for Role Ambiguity among Executive Teams of Voluntary Organizations: A Nomological Network and Some Prescriptive Interventions, Mark Fletcher Pierce
Factors Influencing Calcium Intake and Foodservice Satisfaction in South Carolina Middle School Children, Vivian Bowie Pilant
Reflexión sobre la realidad mexicana: Una mirada crítica de la Historia a través de la dramaturgia posmoderna de Juan Tovar.” (Reflexion on Mexican Reality: A Critical View of History through Postmodern Drama Plays by Juan Tovar), Perla Xochitl Zamitiz Pineda
Three-Dimensional Mechanical Behavior of Kaolin Clay with Controlled Microfabric Using True Triaxial Testing, Amit Prashant
Estimation of Skeletal Age-at-Death from Dental Root Translucency, Debra A. Prince
Travel Characteristics of Urban Freight Vehicles and their Effects on Air Quality, Annie Protopapas
Development and Implementation of Technology Plans in Tennessee Public School Systems, Raj Kumar Rai
Inter- and Intra-species Variation in Three Crown Condition Indicators for Seven Tree Species in the Southeastern United States, KaDonna Cheryl Randolph
Online Atmospherics: An Investigation of Feeling and Internet Purchase Intention, Kelly Price Rankin
A Multi-state Molecular Epidemiological Survey of 16 Beef, Dairy, Poultry and Swine Farms to Facilitate Risk Assessment of Listeria monocytogenes, David Dean Rasmussen
'Just Through Talking': A Collaborative Learning Approach for Human Resource Change Agents, Dorothy Wilson Roberts
Personality and Work Situational Predictors of Exit, Voice, Loyalty, and Neglect: An Interactionist Perspective, Michelle Lynne Roberts
Structure and Properties of Cotton-based Biodegradable/Compostable Nonwovens, Haoming Rong
The Work and Role Orientations of Personal Staff in Four State Senates, Brian Edward Russell
Parent and Student Perspectives on Mathematics Education in Four Rural East Tennessee Communities, Tracie McLemore Salinas
Accuracy of Pedometers and their use in a 10,000 Steps Per Day Intervention Study, Patrick L. Schneider
Inside the Confederate Hospital: Community and Conflict during the Civil War, Nancy Schurr
Mother-loss: A Phenomenological Exploration of the Experience of Losing a Mother, Catherine Trayer Shafer
The Function of the Stress Hormone Cortisol in Disease Susceptibility of Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, Todd David Sink
Molecular Systematics of North American Eupatorium, Kunsiri Chaw Siripun
Framing by media and social movement organizations: Cross-cultural prestige press coverage of the Kyoto Protocol, Ronald William Sitton
Three Essays in Market Microstructure, Kenneth Wayne Small, Jr.
In TheirOwn Voices: Attitudes about Mental Health Utilization by African American Females at a Predominantly White Institution, Dionne Maria Smith
Endangered Species and U.S. Military Training - What’s the Value?, Jeffrey S. Smith
The Effects of Nursing Back Rub on Pain and Wound Cytokines and The Relationship Between Pre-CABG Mood and Post-CABG Wound Cytokines, Kathlene D. Smith