Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2002
Principals' perceptions of an evaluation system in Tennessee, Janet Dyer Mobley
"Swinging in the breeze" : division 1 athletes' experience of a coaching transition, Douglas J. Molnar
La identidad Mexicana : una construccion de la intelectualidad nacionalista, Claudia Montoya
Effect of strategic orientation on innovation and performance : the case of multiple channel retailing (MCR), Marguerite Moore
"Prudence even beyond other women" : the rhetorical maneuvers of Elizabeth I, Samantha A. Morgan-Curtis
The Effect of Personality on the Spiral of Silence Process, Kyoungtae Nam
Collaborative learning in a high technology start-up business, Kimberly Jo Naujock
Exploring the nature of hurt feelings, Laura A. Negel
Teaching and counseling late-adolescents : similar processes, but unique roles, Daniel M. Niederjohn
The reshaping of Indian identity in twentieth century North Carolina, Christopher Arris Oakley
The Effect of Implantation Temperature and Ionizing Radiation on the Microstructure of Ion Implanted Sapphire, Lawretta Chineze Leaticia Ononye
Seeking Community: Narrative Inquiries into the Transition Experiences of Intern Teachers through Face-to-Face and Electronic Communication, Denise Michele Ousley
System Impact of Silicon Carbide Power Electronics on Hybrid Electric Vehicle Applications, Burak Ozpineci
Measurement of elongational rheology of polymer melts using semi-hyperbolically convergent dies, Parag Patil
Educational values and accountability in Tennessee : ethical dilemmas and moral imperatives, Faye E. Patterson
Post-tenure review : a case study of practices at Dalton State College, Myra K. Peavyhouse
A case study exploration of the symbolic leadership of Jean Byers Sampson : civil rights activist and educator, Vincent Michael Pellegrino
Stakeholder perceptions of the use and value of computers and technology in an elementary school setting: a case study of the vision and reality of educational technology, Pamela White Petty
A qualitative investigation into the experiences of parenting biracial (Black-White) children, Suzanne. Prentiss
Values of engineering majors : a step beyond Holland's model, Amanda Lynn Price
College students' perceptions of date rape : the relationship between personal relevance and victim empathy, Alissa Garber Putman
Analysis of Aneuploidy During Mouse Spermatogenesis, April D. Pyle
Genetic analysis of gene silencing in Arabidopsis thaliana, Huaxia Qin
An Experimental and Numerical Study of Open Cavity Flows, Sekhar Radhakrishnan
Bordetella bronchiseptica: A Candidate Mucosal Vaccine Vector, Sreekumari Rajeev
The real sublime in Wordsworth's poetry, David K. Rasnake
Secondary Teachers’ Attitudes and Perceptions of the Inclusion of ESL Students in Mainstream Classes, Jenelle Reeves
Life leases on the future : legal discourse in selected works of Louisa May Alcott, William Dean Howells, Henry James and Edith Wharton, Alicia Mischa Renfroe
Butterflies, Boundaries, and Breadfruit: The Shared Story of a Service Learning Experience in Jamaica, Adam Renner
A look at personality change among conduct disordered adolescents in residential treatment, Robert J. Riethmiller
Residual Stress Effects on Fatigue Life via the Stress Intensity Parameter, K, Jeffrey Lynn Roberts
Job stress and perceptions among Hispanic professionals of prejudice and discrimination in the workplace, Maria G. Rodriguez
Dickens and his intrusive first-person "authors", Arthur L. Rogers
Trial and error in the pursuit of public health : Leicexter, 1849-1891, Scott Edward Roney
John Dewey's concept of the good : a macro- and meso-application to the U.S. health system, Barbara Joan Russell
Group 4 Metallocene and Half-sandwich Derivatives of Spherosilicate: Preparation fromSi8O20(SnMe3)8 and Their Olefin Polymerization Activity, Suree Saengkerdsub
Breaking the cycle of absent fathers : highly involved African-American nonresidential fathers describe their roles and responsibilities beyond biological paternity, Javiette VaShann Samuel
Development of a Model to Assess the Effect of Ozone on Public Health Using Models-3/CMAQ, Pedro Alex Sanhueza H.
Design considerations for a pressure-driven multi-stage rocket, Steven Craig Sauerwein
Reproducibility and optimization in capillary electrophoresis, James P. Schaeper
Sacred culture : religion and aesthetics in Barbauld, Blake, and the Shelleys, Daniel D. Schierenbeck
Facilitators and Impediments in Moving Firms Toward Supply Chain Management: A Qualitative Field Study, DeWayne Lee Searcy
Computational Investigation of the Discharge Coefficient of Bellmouth Flow Meters in Engine Test Facilities, Charles Lynn Sebourn
Words of descrimination, voices of determination : reflections of the desegregation of Clinton High School, Lana Carmen Seivers
Cross-Cultural Competencies in International Management Curricula: A Delphi Study of Faculty Perspectives, Roxanna M. Senyshyn
Tennessee's Radical Army : the State Guard and its role in Reconstruction, Benjamin Horton Severance
"Make them your friend" : a phenomenological study of patients' experience soliciting nursing care in the hospital setting, Mona M. Shattel
Factors that affect the level of coorientation that exists between public relations and journalism educators, Thomasena. Shaw
Increasing Students' Awareness and Perception of Peer Prosocial Behavior: An Investigation of Tootling, Heather Lee Shelton
An Expectancy-Value Analysis of Web Gratifications, Meiling Shih
If not you, then who? : an historical perspective on the effectiveness of school-related programs in the prevention of teen pregnancy, Linda Ingram Shoemaker
Differences in Quality of Care by Insurance Plan: A Fee-For-Service vs. Health Maintenance Organization Comparison, Pamela Driggers Silcox
Problem solving ability in elementary school age children with hearing impairment, Donna Fisher Smiley
Principals' experiences and perceptions of year round high schools, David Kevin Smith
The synthesis and reactions of substituted perfluoroadamantanes, fluorofullerenes and norbornane carbocations, Kenneth Smith
Transient Jet Interaction Force and Moment Reconstruction in Dynamic Wind-Tunnel Testing, Mark Edward Smith
A Phenomenological Study of the Experience of Travel, Norris Lee Smith
Telecommuting in Higher Education: An Examination of the Decision Making Factors, Phyllis Joy Snodgrass
Telecommuting In Higher Education: An Examination of the Decision-Making Factors, Phyllis Joy Snodgrass
Magnetic Properties of Nanoparticle Systems of Fe, Co, Ni, and FePt, Created by Ion Implantation, Korey Dean Sorge
Expectations and satisfaction among undergraduate students : a consumer behavior approach, Leigh. Southward
Personality functioning among Alcoholics Anonymous participants, Erik Russell Sprohge
Causes, cures, and compliance : bible believers' causal attributions and preferred treatments for mental disorders, Todd S. Stanfield
Investigation of Cognitive Impairments using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET) in patients with mild Alzheimer's disease, Mateja de Leonni Stanonik
EEG Patterns of TBI Patients with Attention Deficits During Cognitive Tasks and Second Resting Baseline, Stamatina Stathopoulou
Measurements of secondary charged particle fragmentation cross sections produced by high energy heavy ions using silicon strip detectors, Daniel Leon Stephens
Polymer-Supported 14-Crown-4 and Bifunctional Resins for Selective Metal Ion Complexation: Synthesis and Characterization, Christy L. Stine
Martian Xenon Components in Basaltic Shergottite Meteorites, Katherine Delene Ocker Stone
Surface Modeling and Analysis Using Range Images: Smoothing, Registration, Integration, and Segmentation, Yiyong Sun
Spin excitations in quantum hall systems and their effect on nuclear spin relaxation and photoluminescence, Izabela Anna Szlufarska
Malaysia and Singapore in the world economy : state, capitalism, and authoritarianism, Azlan A. Tajuddin
Geography of stopover habitats and migratory pathways for neotropical migratory forest birds in the eastern United States, Roger Tankersley Jr.
Interspersing additional, brief items to influence the choice behavior of students with behavioral and emotional disabilities to complete grammar assignments, Donna Ford Teeple
An integrated value-derivative model for the steel industry to evaluate and optimize the impact of operational strategies using total enterprise performance indicators, Jaime Alberto Torres
Teacher Motivation and the Use of Computer-based Interactive Multimedia, Katrina T. Toth
An Information Approach to Regularization Parameter Selection for the Solution of Ill-Posed Inverse Problems Under Model Misspecification, Aleksey M. Urmanov
Using salt-enriched diets to reduce stress-induced hypochloremia and methemoglobinemia in rain[b]ow trout, Agnes M. Vanderpool
The emergence of female adolescent protagonists in selected twentieth-century novels from French Canada, Germany and Austria, Edith B. Vandervoort
The effects of video game playing on academic task performance and brain wave activity, Christine Vaupel
Interactions among Introduced Ungulates, Plants, and Pollinators: A Field Study in the Temperate Forest of the Southern Andes, Diego P. Vazquez
A finite element model updating technique for correcting global geometric errors using multiple models, Charles R. Vining
Creating true molecular composites containing a liquid crystalline polymer by optimizing intermolecular hydrogen bonding, Sriram Viswanathan
Ranking the components of ecological resistance to biological invaders : an experimental manipulation in a southern Appalachian riparian forest., MaryBeth. Von Holle
Consumer materialism and human values orientations, Stephen L. Warren
Factors associated with HIV testing for women during prenatal care, Thomas Alex Washington
Conformational studies of carbohydrates and carbohydrate-containing molecules, Karen Terry Welch
Organizational structure of telehealth care : an examination of four types of telemedicine systems, Teresa Smith Welsh
Numerical simulation of freezing shear driven rivulets using an enthalpy method formulation, Clark G. Wiberg
Geochemistry of eclogites and metapelites from the Adula nappe, Central Alps, Switzerland, René A. Wiesli
Adolescents' perceptions of social support and youth psychosocial well-being among urban, suburban, and rural youth, Victor Romando Wilburn
William Faulkner's visual art : word and image in the early graphic work and the major fiction, Randall Shawn Wilhelm
The effect of age on the propensity for false memories, Daniel D. Williams Jr.
The effectiveness of victim-offender mediation and family group conferencing : a meta-analysis, Mona Marie Williams-Hayes
The relationship among self-efficacy, instructor feedback, and technical support of learners in an online learning environment, Lynn M.Hill Willis
Relationship between attitudes toward mathematics and career choice, Maurice LeVell Wilson