Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2003
Molecular Modeling at Interfaces: Phase Equilibria of Complex Fluids, and Mechanical Properties of Nanostructures, Jose L. Rivera-Rojas
The relationship between self-directed learning readiness and resilience among graduate students, Mary Glenette Robinson
Telling stories of distressing betrayal : relating individual differences in personal narrative form to physiological and general functioning, Daniel Thomas Rogers
Population Genetics and Effective Population Size of the Brazilian Free-Tailed Bat, Tadarida brasiliensis (Chiroptera: Molossidae), Amy Louise Russell
Hindrance, act, and the scapegoat : William Blake, Kenneth Burke, and the rhetoric of order, Laura E. Rutland
Cultural influences on foreign policy, Gregory Ryan
Modeling the effects of harvesting on black bears in the Southern Appalachians, René Salinas
Parenting behind bars : an evaluation of the parenting program at the Kentucky Correctional Institution for Women, Jacquelyn L. Sandifer
Family Conflict and Family Cohesion: Their Relationship to Youths’ Behavior Problems, Rebecca Launt Sapp
Evaluation Criteria For Language Teaching Software: A Delphi Study Of Professional Perspectives, Victoria B. Savchenkova
Characterization of Root Stimulating Bacterium and its Root Stimulating Abilities, Anjana Rajen Sharma
Development of hydroxyl free radical chemistry for the surface mapping of proteins, Joshua Shane Sharp
Effectiveness of an Anger Management Training Program Based on Rational Emotive Behavior Theory (REBT) for Middle School Students with Behavior Problems, Shannon Rae Sharp
The structuration of brain dominance on organizational communication : a correlational study, Astrid Sheil
Historic Period Foodways in the Danish West Indies (1718-1917): The Zooarchaeological Evidence from Cinnamon Bay and the East End, St. John, Virgin Islands, Judith A. Sichler
An Individual- Based Model for the Toxic Algae Species Pseudo-nitzschia multiseries, Maria Siopsis
Analytical Modeling of High Performance Reconfigurable Computers: Prediction and Analysis of System Performance., Melissa C. Smith
Behavior changes during translocation of a captive troop of Loxodonta africana, Todd Joseph Smith
Pioneers, patriots, and politicians : the Tennessee militia system, 1772-1857, Trevor Augustine Smith
Pioneers, Patriots, and Politicians: The Tennessee Militia System, 1772-1857, Trevor Augustine Smith
“A Study of the Perceptions of Occupational Therapy Students After Completing Fieldwork Level II Clinical Training in the United States on Supervision Characteristics, Victoria L. Smith
Reading rate and comprehension as a function of presentation mode (computerized vs. traditional) and processing speed, Christy Ann Sorrell
Factors Related To Condom Use Among Sexually Active African American Females Using Health Belief Model Constructs And Potential Cues To Action With A Mass Communication/Interpersonal Communication Approach, Shiree Monika Southerland
The Appropriate Clinical Response to Patient Suffering, Joseph R. Stackhouse
Monte Carlo Simulation of Neutron Detectors, Andrew Curtis Stephan
The effects of the FACTS workshop on faculty attitudes toward community college students with learning disabilities, Rob Stewart
Development of an Instrument to Measure Self-Directedness, Susan L. Stockdale
Identifying the Catalytic and Ligand Binding Roles of Active Site Residues in Homotetrameric R67 Dihydrofolate Reductase, Michael Brad Strader
Battered women's experiences with pet abuse : a survey of women in two domestic violence shelters, Elizabeth Bramel Strand
Exploring differences in clinical judgments of dangerousness of North Carolina psychiatric inpatients : utility of the HCR-20 risk assessment scheme, Adeirdre LaCheryl Stribling
Alternative Trading Systems' impacts on depth and informed trading, Timothy Shawn Strother
The Role of Surface States in Electron-Phonon Coupling on the Open Surfaces of Simple Metals, Shu-Jung Tang
“Applications of Coherent Electron Beams, Alexander Erwin Thesen
The ability of earnings management models to detect and predict public discovery of accounting-fraud, Samuel Lockhart Tibbs
Strategies for Enhancing the Performance of Chemical Sensors Based on Microcantilever Sensors, Christopher Tipple
Inherent value : Braddon's 1860 women in historical context, Elizabeth Marie Tollers
Investigating the Impact of Aggregate Household Wealth Changes: Permanent Versus Transitory Wealth Effects on Consumption and Taxable Income, Markland Howard Tuttle
Ethnic differences using behavior rating scales to assess the mental health of children : a measurement equivalence study, Edgar H. Tyson
A Preemption-Based Meta-Scheduling System for Distributed Computing, Sathish Vadhiyar
Changes in backward masking thresholds, reading, phoneme awareness, and language skills following an auditory training program, Daniel Thomas Valentine
Bridging Thought Communities: Implications of Membership in Degree-Completion Program Groups for the Self-Concepts of Adult Students, Matthew S. Vos
Teachers' understandings of phonological awareness, Lou Ann Walker
Multiple-choice exams : student explanations for answer choices, Monica Anne Wallace
Relationship marketing : the dyadic bonding experience between a consumer and a company, Simon Walls
Transportation Shortest Path Search Area Model, Hui Wang
Numerical Simulation of Separating Flows Using Computational Models Based on the Vorticity Confinement Method, Lesong Wang
The Loujon Press : an historical analysis, Leo J. Weddle
Shear and effective elongational rheology and polymer molecular characteristics, Xiaoling Wei
Collaborative conflict and strategic decision making : modeling organizational factors for decision commitment, John Welby Wheeler
Analyzing relationships between student mobility and value-added gain-scores in East Tennessee elementary schools, Duran O'Brian Williams
The Straightedge Subculture on the Internet: A Case Study, James Patrick Williams
Dean Rusk : Southern statesman, Mark Kenneth Williams
Protocol and Training of Educators for the Use of Technology to Enhance Learning in Tennessee Certified Schools, Joe M. Wilson
Mediational effects of the five-factor model of personality on the stress-psychopathology relationship in adolescents, Matthew Bruce Wintersteen
Factors directing the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase jump during discontinuous transcription in coronaviruses, Hung-Yi Wu
Dying for a laugh : death in the comedy of Molière, Clara Noëlle Wynne
Anisotropic Adaptation on Unstructured Grids, Guoping Xia
Thermography Detection on the Fatigue Damage, Bing Yang
The role of polyglutamine aggregate cytotoxicity in Huntington’s Disease, Wen Yang
The Value-Relevance of Nonfinancial Information: The Biotechnology Industry, Ya-wen Yang
Competition and Contestability in Central and Eastern European Banking Markets, H. Semih Yildirim
The effects of naltrexone on repressive coping and disclosure of emotional material : a test of the opioid-peptide theory of repression/hypertension, Jarred Wayne Younger
The social construction of identity in nineteenth century geography schoolbooks, Lisa Lynn Zagumny
Social capital, rationality, and inequality : the distribution of environmental health risks in the Southeastern United States, Sammy Joseph Zahran
Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Defects at Surfaces, Tianjiao Zhang
Superquadric representation of scenes from multi-view range data, Yan Zhang
Ideology, community and demography : explaining the link of violence against human and nonhuman animals, Lisa Anne Zilney
Impacts of Environmental Factors on Flexible Pavements, Gang Zuo
Dissertations from 2002
Solvation of deoxynucleosides in aqueous mixtures of organic sovents probed through their intrinsic flourescence : implications for open base pair states in DNA, Anas Mohammad Ababneh
The development of target skills with a computer component, Eden Michelle Abramson
High pressure crystallization of ethylene-octene copolymers, Samir Abu Iqyas
Personal Identification Based on Patterns of Missing, Filled, and Unrestored Teeth, Bradley Jacob Adams
Personality Characteristics of Responsive Parents: The Relationship to Symptomatology in Children, Brian John Adams
A world-systems perspective on the role of telecommunications in global development, Kendra S. Albright
Isolation and Investigation of the Exopolysaccharide from Thauera sp. MZ1T, Michael S. Allen
Peak Alpha Frequency: an Electroencephalographic Measure of Cognitive Preparedness, Efthymios Angelakis
Effects of ozone treatment on quality of orange juice, Paul David Angelino
Associations between economic distress and African-American adolescents' social competence: an examination of two models, Godwin Samuel Ashiabi
Antecedents of new venture performance : an empirical study of IPO (Initial Public Offering) ventures, Seung Bai Bach
Data Visualization: Graphical Representation in the Evaluation of Experimental Group Therapy Education Outcomes, Randall E. Basham
The Ethical Implications of Telemedicine and the Internet for Home Healthcare, Keith Alan Bauer
The Christmas dilemma for public elementary school leaders, David Ross Berry
The Integrative Model of Personality Assessment for Achievement Motivation and Fear of Failure: Implications for the Prediction of Effort and Performance, Mark Nathaniel Bing
KN and J/[psi]-nucleon scattering in the quark model, Noel F. Black
The Effects of Dietitian Weight and Self-Disclosure About Weight on Women's Evaluations of Registered Dietitians, Wendy Elizabeth Bounds
Bayesian methods for internal and external radiation dosimetry, Ryan Scott Brame
Flexible work arrangements in the United States : a historical analysis applying a systems model, Janis Brickey
Habitat Use, Distribution and Conservation Status of the Mikado Pheasant (Syrmaticus mikado) in Taiwan, Cara Lin Bridgman
The Development and Validation of an Adult Students' Career Needs Questionaire, Connie Sylve Briscoe
Paleoecological evidence of pre-contact human impacts on fire and vegetation in northern New York State, U.S.A., Roger William Brown
Theory to Practice: A Study of Science Teachers' Pedagogical Practices as Measured by the Science Teacher Analysis Matrix (STAM) and Teacher Pedagogical Philosophy Interview (TPPI), Sherri Lynne Brown
Students speak : obtaining youth input regarding tobacco policies, Claudia Ruth Bryant
The rural-urban interface : challenges for the extension system, Ray W. Burden
The new career mentality and psychological contract : integrative theory and measurement, Jennifer Robin Dykes Burgess
Family structure, religiousness and infant gender effects on parenting practices in the African-American family, Daphne S. Cain
Optical sensors for the determination of strong base and acid in harsh organic and saline environments, Thomas Andrew Canada