Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2004
Application of Polymer Rheology in Melt Blowing Process and Online Rheological Sensor, Yizhong Wang
The Political Roles of Presidential Children: Kennedy through Clinton, Tabitha Alissa Warters
The Effects of Participation in Extracurricular Activities on the Mean Grade Point Average of High School Students in a Rural Setting, Anthony Brian Watkins
The Meaning of the Death of Adult Child to an Elder, Latricia Diane Weed
Integrating Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing with Spatial Economic and Mixed Logit Models for Environmental Valuation, Aaron Raymond Wells
The Experiences of Undergraduate Reentry Collegiate Males During Times Of Perceived Psychological Stress, Elaine West-Anderson
Reframing the Subject: Abjection in Twentieth-Century American Literature, Amy Leigh White
Two Essays on Corporate Income Tax Rates and Foreign Direct Investment in the United States, Hapuarachilage Albert Wijeweera
A Study of the Perceptions of Job Satisfaction of General and Special Education Teachers in Selected Georgia Elementary Schools Implementing the Inclusion Model, Jonathan Edward Willard
The Characteristics of Successful and Effective Teachers of the Gifted, Jeffrey Wayne Woods
Efficacy of Solution-focused Brief Counseling on Math Assignment Completion and Accuracy in an Elementary School, Jamie Leigh Yarbrough
Comparison of chemical fractions and ruminal degradation of dry matter in situ of tall fescue, Musa Yavuz
Convergence and Robustness Issues in Computational Fluids, Xiaoqiang Zeng
An Adaptive Tool-Based Telerobot Control System, Ge Zhang
Free Radical (Co)Polymeirzation of Methyl methacrylate and Styrene in Room Temperature Ionic Liquids, Hongwei Zhang
The Benefits and Costs of Concentrated Ownership of Firms in East Asia and Western European Economies: A Simultaneous Equations Approach, Rongrong Zhang
Dissertations from 2003
Topics in Graph Algorithms: Structural Results and Algorithmic Techniques, with Applications, Faisal Nabih Abu Khzam
The Singing Schools of New Salem, Georgia, Kathy Forester Adkins
Probabilistic Based Design of FRP Structures, Maha Khader Alqam
Perceived sense of safety for children in out-of-home care who have experienced multiple moves, Keith Allen Bailey
The role of marital quality and social support in pregnancy adaptation in an Internet sample of pregnant women, Alicia R. Baird-Fassardi
An Analysis of Crime Control Policies in Knoxville’s Public Housing, John W. Barbrey
Eigenvalue Dependence on Problem Parameters for Stieltjes Sturm-Liouville Problems, Laurie Elizabeth Battle
Directional Solidification, Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Cr-Cr3Si Eutectic Alloys, Hongbin Bei
Varying problem effort and problem completion rates : an investigation of the interspersal procedure and student assignment choice, Eric J. Billington
A Study of the Perceptions and Attitudes Regarding Library Services Available to Students Enrolled in Online Degree Programs, Robin Felecia Blackman
Theory and Construction Methods for Large Regular Resolution IV Designs, Robert M. Block
Critical thinking as a predictor of test performance and as an outcome measure in a large undergraduate human development course, Carrie Sara Booher
Do increased opportunities to respond enhance generalization from multiplication to division, Joshua David Booher
Physiological reactivity to mental imagery as a construct relating to somatization and hypnotizability, Jeffrey J. Borckardt
Formulaic language in learner discourse : how study abroad affects oral production, JoBeth Bradley
An Evaluation of Influences on Preadolescent Boys' Body Mass Index and Body Composition, Lynn Samson Brann
Perceived Severity, Expected Improvement and Goal of Change as Factors of Appointment Keeping Behaviors in Outpatient Mental Health Treatment, Charlene P. Bruley
Data Access in Wide Area Networks of Heterogeneous Workstations, Kim Buckner
Learning from Data with Localized Regression and Differential Evolution, Mark A. Buckner
To go or not to go, that is the question : an empirical analysis of battered women's decision making processes while residing in a domestic violence shelter, Shacunda Joytae Burton
Assessment center construct validity : establishing expectations based on the dimension activation theory, Michelle A. Bush
Caregivers' perceptions about their children identified as having atypical behavior, Catherine Swanson Cain
Life satisfaction and self-concept of elderly living in congregate and non-congregate housing in Knox County, Tennessee, Barbara Joyce Canada
Domesticity and the modernist aesthetic : F.T. Marinetti, Djuna Barnes, and Gertrude Stein, Allison Elise Carey
Domesticity and the Modernist Aesthetic: F.T. Marinetti, Djuna Barnes, and Gertrude Stein, Allison Elise Carey
An examination of the relationships between consumer benefits, satisfaction, and loyalty in the purchase of retail store branded products, Jason Matthew Carpenter
The discourse of working-class self-education in Victorian narrative, Merrie Shannon Carpenter
Environmental stress affects the glucosinolate-myrosinase system in brassica species, Craig Stanton Charron
An Empirical Examination of Frontal Sinus Outline Variability Using Elliptic Fourier Analysis: Implications for Identification, Standardization, and Legal Admissibility, Angi M. Christensen
Returning home and Leaving Again: A Phenomenological Investigation of a Sojourner’s Experience, Victoria Christofi
Academic casual attributions and course performance for college students, Lloyd E. Clark
Use of Rorschach variables in the assessment of psychotherapy progress, Amanda Jill Clemence
The criminal exploitation of ambiguity : a multi-level analysis of fraudulent telemarketers, Glenn Steven Coffey
Environmental Constraints on the Distribution of the Non-native Grass, Microstegium vimineum, Patrice G. Cole
“Compelled to Connect: A Phenomenological Study of the Experience of Writing, Shannon D. Collins
Tomographic neurofeedback : a new technique for the self-regulation of brain electrical activity, Marco Congedo
Evaluation of Microbial Inocula for Initiation of Biological Life Support Systems for Wastewater Processing on Long Term and Deep Space Missions, Kimberly L. Cook
The Social Construction of Tourism in Cuba: A Geographic Analysis of the Representations of Gender and Race during the Special Period 1995-1997, Michael W. Cornebise
Love, marriage, and desire in the era of the new woman, Casey Althea Cothran
Effects of ciprofloxacin on drug P450 metabolic pathways in pigs, Sherry Cox
The impact of U.S. news & world report rankings on MBA programs at eight public institutions, Nissa Dahlin-Brown
The Effect of Brand Equity in Supply Chain Relationships, Donna F. Davis
Body Condition Score and Dairy Form as Indicators of Dairy Cattle Disease and Reproductive Performance., Chad D. Dechow
The career satisfaction, future plans, and personal characteristics of Tennessee public school science and mathematics teachers in 2001, Delisa K. Dismukes
The Development and Utilization of a Survey Instrument to Determine the Acceptance of National Standards for Technological Literacy, Robert Malcolm Donan
The Harm of Neglecting Embodiment: How Biomedical Ethics’ Neglect of Bodies and Context Hurts Women and Minorities, Nancy L. Dumler
Weight preoccupation in middle school, high school and college females : the influence of self-esteem and locus of control, Gregory Lee Duthey
Integrons : antibiotic resistance gene capturing systems and their prevalence in bacteria associated with animals, Paul Dennis Ebner
Mechanisms of toxicant-induced vascular cell injury : role of phospholipase A₂ enzymes, Mona Ahmed Elgayyar
Dating Violence and Psychosocial Problems: Exploratory Findings from a Sample of Adolescents Facing Unwanted Pregnancy, Gretchen E. Ely
Job stress and turnover intentions among Tennessee Cooperative Extension System employees, Patsy Ahmed Ezell
Thermophysical properties of metallic systems determined by pulse-heating calorimetry, Douglas Stewart Falcon
Collaborative learning among farmers as an approach to alternative agriculture education, Robin Antony Fazio
Adventures of an 'itinerant institutor' : the life and philanthropy of Thomas Bernard, Jonathan Allen Fowler
“Design of Molecular Mechanics Modeling Techniques For Exploring Molecular Recognition Using Cyclodextrins., Shannon Bradley Fox
Species Diversity and Assembly History in Ecological Communities: Microcosm Experiments and Computer Simulations, Tadashi Fukami
“Effects of n-3 and n-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Human Promyelocytic HL- 60 Cells, Robert Clements Gillis
Gender comparisons of marriage education participants' and nonparticipants' relational qualities and dynamics, Keith Dewayne Goforth
An Examination of Interorganizational Relationship Magnitude and Its Role in Determining Relationship Value, Susan L. Golicic
Toxic Communities: Examining the Relationship between Race, Market Forces, and Environmental Hazards using Elementary Schools as Community Locus, Stephanie Joy Gonzales
Evaluating the Quality, Usability, and Potential Effectiveness of Online Learning Modules: A Case Study of Teaching with Technology Grant Recipients at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Christina Marie Goode
Effects of Urbanization on a Small Perennial Stream: Second Creek in Knoxville, Tennessee, Judith Laing Grable
Students’ Experiences of the Social Environment and Social Presence in Campus-Based and Web-Based Education, Jennifer Lynn Gramling
Camps for children with autism, Jayne O'Neal Griffin
Phenomenological inquiry of the primary caregiving experience : challenges, rewards, and hopes for the future, Lee Ann Grubbs
Integrated Field Emission Electron Guns With Single Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofiber Cathodes, Michael Alberto Guillorn
How can I be like Mike? : professional female athletes and the negotiation of identities in the presence of media images, Susan Melanie Gutkind
Dipole-Bound Anions, Nathanael Isaac Hammer
“Enhancement of Sensitivity and Selectivity of Chemical Sensors Through Thin Film Coatings and Surface Modifications, Joseph Jeremy Headrick
Synthetic studies on anti-cancer and anti-HIV compounds, Sarah Autumn Headrick
On properties related to going-up for commutative rings, Andrew J. Hetzel
Factors affecting choice and perceptions of quality of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville : a qualitative study, Deborah J. Hicks
Prediction of dose-time profiles for solar particle events using neural networks, Jennifer Lynn Hoff
What Is the Web-Based Interactive Advertising (WIA) to Consumers?: Consumer’s Interpretation and Interaction with WIA, Jang-Sun Hwang
Elucidation of the Players and Events Regulating the First Meiotic Division in Mouse Spermatocytes, Amy Lynn Inselman
Regulation of S-adenosylmethionine synthetase genes in amoebae by bacterial endosymbionts, Taeck-Joong Jeon
The meaning of sport-related events in the process of becoming and being a fan : a grounded theory study of highly committed sport fans, Melinda Jo Jones
Organoboron halides in organic synthesis, Yuhong Ju
Group Discussion of Power among College Women, Tiffany Elizabeth Kelsey