Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2002
The Relationship of Market Conditions, Management Practices, and Medical Staff Attributes to Operating Profit of Small Rural Hospitals in the Carolinas, Larry Lee Isley
Using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems to Define Conservation Priorities, Clinton N. Jenkins
How students at a Christian university understand the university's faith committment, Andrew J. Johnston
Optimal Control Problems in PDE and ODE Systems, Hem Raj Joshi
Use of ¹⁸F-BPA PET images and image registration to enhance radiation treatment planning for boron neutron capture therapy, Mohammad Khurram Khan
Nondestructive evalu[a]tion and mechanical behavior of continuous fiber reinforced ceramic matrix composites (CFCCs), Jeong Guk Kim
Intelligent Fault Tolerant Control for Telerobotic System in Operational Space, Sewoong Kim
Light and Water Induced Morphological Changes in Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. Plasticity and Selection, Anna Maria Kolodynska
Promoter trap analysis of the light signaling circuitry in Arabidopsis thaliana, Olga Ruiz Kopp
The autobiography of medical education : anatomy of a genre, Cheryl A. Koski
Monographic Studies in the Genus Polyporus (Basidiomycotina), Dirk Krueger
Are Markets Rational? Investors’ Response to Persistent Bias in Analysts’ Earnings Forecasts, Seung-Woog Kwag
Evaluation of the thermal design of a liquid-lens cooling system for projection picture tubes, Jose A. Lamas
La représentation de la gloire féminine dans la tragédie française de la première moitié du XVIIème siècle : Crisante de Jean Rotrou et La Mariane de François de Tristan l'Hermite, Hélène d'Oreye de Lantremange
The transformative experiences of a scientist-professor with teacher candidate, Terry L.Hester Lashley
Use of differential framing to measure implicit social cognitions associated with aggression, James M. Lebreton
Modulation of HSV-induced angiogenesis in HSK pathogenesis, Sujin Lee
Systematic and monographic studies in Artomycles Jülich and Clavicorona Doty, Edgar Ballenger Lickey
Molecular modeling of perfluoro compounds, Hung-Chih Li
Intelligent Data Mining using Kernel Functions and Information Criteria, Zhenqiu Liu
Tennessee healthcare provider childhood lead poisoning attitude, belief, and practice survey, Karen Adele Rasnake Lowry
Exclusion decisions of middle school principals, Karen H. Loy
Inquiry and inscription as keys to authentic science instruction and assessment for preservice secondary science teachers, Boyd Edward Lunsford
Civic Engagement in the Cyberspace Era: A Study of a Local Cybergroup, Gay Henry Lyons
Core competencies of professional service providers in federally funded education programs, Dora H. Marmon
Empowerment and occupational stress of International Society for Performance Improvement members, Vivian Gregory Marshall
Taxonomy and systematics of Lentinula, Gymnopus, and Rhodocollybia (agaricales, fungi), with emphasis on Oak forests of southern Costa Rica, Juan Luis Mata
An investigation of the predictive effects of bullying behaviors and the psychosocial environment of schools on behaviors of middle school students, Nancy Meyer-Adams
A comparison of the effectiveness of direct reading instruction on students of Caucasian and Hispanic backgrounds, Dana Ellen Miller
Geography education requirements in K-8 preservice teacher training at Southern Regional Education Board colleges and universities and development of a field-oriented model curriculum, Judith Clifton Mimbs
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