Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2001
An analysis of the effect of logistics involvement in cross-functional integrated new product development projects, Zach G. Zacharia
An investigation of bicomponent polypropylene/poly(ethylene terephthalate) melt blown microfiber nonwovens, Rongguo Zhao
An investigation of bicomponent polypropylene/poly(ethylene terephthalate) melt blown microfiber nonwovens, Rongguo Zhao
Analysis of cost-efficiency and cost-effectiveness in Tennessee's public mental health care reform, Dong Zhao-Siegel
Analysis of cost-efficiency and cost-effectiveness in Tennessee's public mental health care reform, Dong Zhao-Siegel
Dissertations from 2000
Family Caregiving Experiences with Alzheimer's Disease: A Collective Case Study, Annabel Lee Agee
Molecular mechanisms of zearalenone-induced G1/S phase transition in MCF-7 breast carcinoma cells, Shamila Ahamed
An Examination of Upland South Farmsteads Using an Evolutionary Ecology Methodology, Todd Michael Ahlman
Dialogue : a case study, Stephen Lee Alderton
Interest groups and state initiatives: insights on the activities of interest groups at the state-level, Robert Melin Alexander
Isolation and characterization of differentially expressed genes during somatic embryogenesis in orchardgrass (dactylis glomerata), Krassimira Stefanova Alexandrova
Caste, class, and justice : segregation, accumulation, and criminalization in the United States, Andrew Wayne Austin
The functional capacity of differentiated K-562 leukemia cells, Erich Jonathan Baker
Principals' effective leadership practice in high performing and inadequately performing schools, Elizabeth Burrell Balcerek
Family life education for mid-life and older adults, Sharon Ballard
Leader decision making quality and subordinate performance, Steven M. Barnard
Renormalization group analysis of turbulent flow in a square duct, Joseph Michael Barton
Figuring the commoner-hero on the English stage : 1588-1600, Richard Lee Baskin
An investigation of factors relating to managerial performance improvement in response to 360-degree feedback, Lauren Beth Baumann
The Perceived Confidence Level of 5th and 6th Grade Teachers in Sevier County, Tennessee Using Technology in the Classroom, Jerry Ray Baxter Jr.
Secretory Immunoglobulin A and Heart Rate Reactions to Mental Arithmetic and Hypnotic Suggestions, Grant Benham
Enhancement of process mass spectrometric analysis of mixtures utilizing parameterization and a zeolite membrane inlet, Kevin H. Bennett
Studies of americium, neptunium, and plutonium speciation relevant to environmental migration: the first preparation of a real neptunium colloid, Eric Patton Bliss
The relationship among social support, spiritual well-being, commitment and health-promoting behaviors in older adults, Clara S. Boland
The three ring self : Robert Penn Warren's circus aesthetic and southern intertextuality, Patricia Anne Lankford Bradley
Maternal age at transition to parenthood : prediction of children's perceptions of well-being, Denise Judd Brandon
The use of wood chips to control soil erosion on construction sites, John Raymond Buchanan
Molecular imprinting of organofunctionalized sol-gel materials for metal ion separations, Mark Charles Burleigh
Posthuman podiums : the technological life-history narratives of elite track and field athletes, Ted M. Butryn
Analyses of the Effects of an Exotic Lizard (Anolis sagrei) on a Native Lizard (Anolis carolinensis) in Florida, Using Islands as Experimental Units, Todd S. Campbell
Pedagogy, ADD/ADHD, and independent schools: the teacher's role, Mark Albert Carleton
Finite element model for segmented active constrained layer damping treatments that includes bonding layer strain energy, Peter Francis Cento
Deregulation and regulation : exploring the diversity of media ownership in small media markets, Leslie Todd Chambers
The utility and implications of empathy in the workplace, Wendy C. Chambers
A Characteristics Finite Element Algorithm for Computational Open Channel Flow Analysis, Zachariah Chambers
An investigation of the relationship between alcohol use and satisfaction with life among college students, Robert James Channell
Going-down pairs of communicative rings, Richard Douglas Chatham
Structural requirements in calmodulin for n-methyltransferase recognition and NAD kinase activation, Jennifer Ann Cobb
The economic health of private historically black colleges and universities : 1986-1995, Emma Cody-Mitchell
Nodulation signal specificity and perception in legumes, Jonathan Cohn
A dynamic finite element modeling technique for two-dimensional structures, Emma Jewell Cooley
The ghosts that haunt us : Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's stories of the supernatural, Sally E. Corran
Characteristics of foster family applicants willing to accept hard to place foster children, Mary Ellen Cox
Three essays in industrial organization, Richard Guy Cox
An empirical investigation of the relationships between money, interest rates,investment and output : a disaggregated approach, Tricia Elaine Coxwell
Clarifying care : elaborating and expanding the care ethic, Charles Christopher Crittenden
Population biology of a rare hemiparasite, Aureolaria patula (Chapman) Pennell (Scrophulariaceae): demographic trends, host interactions, and reproductive biology, Maureen Cunningham
The contemporary militia: network news framing of a social movement, Marie Curkan-Flanagan
Uniqueness and summability of two-dimensional Walsh series and their generalizations, Douglas S. Daniel
"When they start doing things like that, they are ready to go" : what the infant's transition from the infant classroom to the toddler classroom means to teachers, Eliza Labouisse Dean
Modeling a fish population with diffusive and advective movement in a spatial environment, Qingping Deng
Spectropolarimetry of polymers, Bhushan Janardan Deshpande
The relationship and communication experiences between student-teachers and their supervisors in a university child care laboratory setting : a qualitative study, Matthew John Devereaux
The growth and decline of transportation studies in undergraduate business education from the 1890s to the age of supply chain management in the 1990s, William Judson Dewitt
Applications of in-line fiber optic raman spectroscopy to polymer processes, Mrunalini Dhamdhere
The question of gender discrimination in mortgage lending : a cross regional analysis, Amatta Sangho Diabate
Laser Spark Ignition Modeling, Ivan George Dors
The experience of sexual desire : an empirial-phenomenological investigation, Johnny M. Dossett
Attributions of school children and their relationship to depression, Janette A. Doucette
Electric utilities, fiscal illusion and the provision of local public services, Paula Dowell
Sex-role stereotyping: changes in attitude of 3-,4-, and 5-year-old children, Blanche Dresner
Assessing forgiveness : development and validation of the act of forgiveness scale, Joy Rogers Drinnon
Surface phases of transition metal oxides, Hani Dulli
The Relationship Between the Student Teachers' Self-reflection of Performance and the Student Teachers' Performance Evaluation as Viewed by their Evaluation Team, Bonnie Peterson Eder
Application of occasional feedback trajectory correction to enhance lean combustion quality in a pulsed combustor, Kevin Dean Edwards
The use of art therapy to deal with low self-esteem among the aged ; selected case studies, Elizabeth Eichelbaum
Effects of hand-held calculators on precollege students in mathematics classes - a meta-analysis, Aimee Joy Ellington
Autonomy and chronic impairment, Carolyn Norine Ells
Computerized Content Analysis: A comparison of the Verbal Productions of High Hypnotizable, Low Hypnotizable and Simulating Subjects, Edeltraud Elter-Nodvin
Cost-benefit analysis for software process improvement, Daniel T. Fetzer
Narrative transgression and disembodied voices: the reconstruction of identity in the novels of Carmen Boullosa, Barbara Rebecca Fick
Symbolization-based analysis of engineering time series, Charles Edward Andrew Finney
Mountaineers in gray : the story of the Nineteenth Tennessee Volunteer Infantry Regiment, C.S.A., John Derrick Fowler
The experience of performance funding on higher education at the campus level in the past 20 years, Michelle Susong Freeman
Post-tenure review: a study of policies and practices at colleges and universities in the United States, Judith Elaine Fry
Predicting relationship quality and longevity from patterns of interaction in adolescent romantic relationships, Renee Vickerman Galliher
Cumulative risk and youth problem behaviors : the role of IQ, cognitive problem-solving ability, and self-esteem, Jean Marie Gerard
Interactions between introduced and native Anolis lizards in Florida and Grand Cayman Island, Glenn P. Gerber
Cognitive processes as predictors of reading success, Maripat Mullaly Gettelfinger
The athletic coachability scale: construct conceptualization and psychometric analyses, Peter R. Giacobbi
Comparison of training hard copy and computer job-aids: using expert object technology, Ronald Herbert Gibson
Numerical procedures for enhancing the evaluation of elastic-plastic fracture toughness test results, Paulo Costa Gioielli
An examination of career progress in a downsizing organization, Laura A. Gniatczyk
An educational intervention to postpone sexual activity, Laurie Anne Goode
Attachment parenting : new ideas, old practices, Katherine Elizabeth Green
Adolescent sexual competence and sexual risk-taking : an ecological model of risk and protection, Kevin Harvey Gross
Personality composition, group norms, and group effectiveness in military work teams, Terry R. Halfhill
Tennessee Performance Funding and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville: A Case Study, Kimberely B. Hall
Diabetic neuropathy, balance, falls and fear, June Elaine Hanks
A study to determine the effectiveness of the academic development program at Tennessee Technological University, Pamela Beaty Harden
Promoting golf in the Golden Age : a frame analysis of the writings of O.B. Keelor and Grantland Rice, Robin L. Hardin
Structural studies of the nucleosome core particle, Joel Monroe Harp
Disparities in mortgage lending, bank performance, economic influence and regulatory oversight, Keith D. Harvey
A comparison of biodata, ability, and a conditional reasoning test as predictors of reliable behavior in the workplace, Suzanne Renee Hawes
Reducing organic loading of anaerobic lagoons with high-rate anaerobic digestion : reactor performance and economic analysis, Gary Lawrence Hawkins
Accuracy of pelvis repositioning in individuals with and without low back pain, Traci Lee Haydu
Structure-function studies of the saccharomyces cerevisiae pheromone receptor, ste2p, using novel α-factor analogs, Loren Keith Henry
Postcards from the war : a rhetorical analysis of authorship and audience in Martha Gellhorn's war-torn travel writing, Marcie L. Hinton