Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 1997
Invention and the rhetorical situation : disciplinary dynamics and the adoption of soil conservation policy, Elizabeth Stouse Weatherford
Attitudes toward victims of rape among university populations, Graciela Lea White
Victim-offender reconciliation programs : juvenile property offender recidivism and severity of reoffense in three Tennessee counties, Lizabeth Ann Wiinamaki
Students' Perceptions of the Effectiveness of the Tennessee Pre-Professional Program for the State's Black Residents from 1984 Through 1994, Ercille Hall Williams
A causal model of the linkages between innovative ecological responsiveness and performance, Johnnie Williams
From common sense to good sense : participatory research, power, knowledge and grassroots empowerment, Lee Lyle Williams
The work ethic of contingent workers : a demographic analysis, Barbara Herndon Williamson
Fracture Toughness Testing with Notched Round Bars, Christopher D. Wilson
A temperature study of laser-irradiated bone, Jon P. Winkler
A sufficient Competence to make them Independent: Attitudes towards Authority, Improvement and Independence in the Carolina-Virginia Backcountry, 1760-1800, Larry Anthony Wise
Characterization of the pathophysiology of Wiskott-Aldrich transgenic mice, Sharon Golda Witonsky
Instructional leadership as perceived by principals involved with restructuring Kentucky high schools and area technology centers, Joyce Wogoman
Laser-induced reaction alumina coating on ceramic composite, Chenghe Xiao
Biological Relationships among Siberians: Craniometric, Serological, and Dermatoglyphic Approaches, Miyo Yokota
Reclaiming the dialectic : toward the transformative practice of public administration, Lisa A. Zanetti
The marks and noises of the monster at the end of the book : from irony to camp with Rorty, Kierkegaard and Derrida, John Zavodny
Dissertations from 1996
Structure/function analysis of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae α-factor receptor (the STE2 gene product) and its tridecapeptide ligand (the α-factor pheromone), Michael Gregory Abel
The nature of interpersonal commitment, Jeffrey Michael Adams
Microbial and molecular basis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon biodegradation in contaminated soils, Yeonghee Ahn
Examining the effects of performance beyond role requirements : a field and laboratory study, Tammy Dawn Allen
Thomas Kuhn and the evolution of composition studies : issues in interdisciplinarity, Carl Joseph Arseneault
The effects of radiation and/or chemotherapeutics on tumors of the central nervous system, Peni Lynn Ausmus
The effects of a constructivist instructional model on the achievement and attitude of college students enrolled in intermediate algebra, Patricia G. Bailey
The experience of Native American women obtaining Ph.D's in psychology at traditional American universities, Reva Lynn Ballew
The experience of being psychologically evaluated : a phenomenological inquiry, Rupert Garrison Barber
The truth of a song : a study of the function and meaning of music in the novels and selected writings of Elizabeth Madox Roberts, Victoria V. Barker
Aerodynamic flight control to provide flight control augmentation for aft cg future launch vehicles, Chris Barret
Blessed are the peacemakers : Martin Luther King Jr., eight religious leaders, the media, and the letter from Birmingham jail, S. Jonathan Bass
A study of the experiences of elementary principals who work effectively with students who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Hazel Darline Bell
The letter as mirror : the construction of the self in three recent epistolary novels, Tanya Long Bennett
Improvements in a Hybrid Stochastic/Deterministic Method for Transient Three-Dimensional Neutron Transport, Charles L. Bentley
Initial individualized family service plan process : parents' and service coordinators' perceptions, Latha Keshav Bhushan
A quasi-cusp digital filter for gamma-ray spectroscopy, Russell David Bingham
Television from a third coast: a history of Nashville Network and syndicated television production, 1950-1983, David N. Black
The Factors Affecting the Transfer of Training Based on the Opportunity to Perform Trained Tasks, David Arnold Blair
Adult women's constructions of self-direction in learning in the context of their undergraduate experiences, Sally S. Blowers
Revealing leadership through roll call analysis : Howard Baker's effectiveness in the United States Senate 1977-1982, Michael Peter Bobic
Polyphonic music segmentation using wavelet based tree-structured filter banks with improved time-frequency resolution, Miljko Bobrek
Growth of Yersinia enterocolitica and spoilage microorganisms on fresh pork and minimally processed broccoli packaged in modified atmospheres, Peter William Bodnaruk
The thermal analysis of gel-spun ultra-high molar mass polyethylene fibers, Andreas Boller
Development of an improved environmental actinide separation method, Rose Ann Boll
Cohesion : the female softball player's perspective, Kathy Sue Boone
Adapting non-numeric, parallel algorithms for diverse models of computation, Clay Patrick Breshears
Rites of passage : the advertising trade press' framing of the diffusion of cable television, Dale A. Brill
An adaptation of the multigrid method to the nonlinear, quasi-static, structural finite element problem, Kevin Herbert Brown
The effects of interactive television as a medium of instruction on the attitudes of developmental mathematics students, Patricia N. Brown
Entrepreneur value orientations and characteristics effect on choice of organization strategies and resulting successful performance in auto glass replacement firms, Jeffrey Ray Bruehl
Considerations on committee independence : the committee on banking, finance, and urban affairs of the United States House of Representatives in the 1980s, Stanley Craig Buchanan
Soybean and palm olein oils : frying performance and characteristics of fried prawn crackers, Budiyanto .
A comparison of American television home shoppers based on amount of perceived risk and shopping orientation, Brigitte West Burgess
Professional ethics : an investigation of student affairs professionals' compliance with the American College Personnel Association's statement of ethical principles and standards, Edward Joseph Busher
Music to MIDI : progress towards the automatic transcription of multi-timbral musical signals into standard MIDI files, Rodney Thomas Cagle
Morgan le Fay as Other in English Medieval and Modern Texts, Sandra Elaine Capps
Paleoclimate, burial compaction, and perched water tables : carboniferous vertic paleosols, Ohio and Tennessee, Michael Ray Caudill
A study of elementary school students' use of libraries for study and leisure reading in Taichung City, Taiwan, the Republic of China, Su-Ching Chai
Sexually abused children : how they compare to other children in state custody, Gay Gibson Chalpin
Analysis of socioeconomic factors affecting the use of soil conservation practices in West Tennessee, Jufu Chen
Model selection in nonlinear regression analysis, Xi Chen
Developing a new dispersion model for predicting air pollution levels in the cavity region of a building wake and complex terrain /, Steven Michael Clagget
An individual-based modeling study of brook char and rainbow trout competition in southern Appalachian streams, Mark Edward Clark
A qualitative approach to first-year college composition in the American Upper South from 1930-1945, Gina Claywell
Teachers' aesthetic development and the creative arts experience of young children, Carolyn Cogswell
A comparative study of economic literacy of high school students taking economics and marketing education in Tennessee public secondary schools, Janice Demarest Staley Cole
An assessment of the effectiveness of a diabetes education program, James LeRoy Coleman
Characterization of the tumor and ocular phenotype in transgenic line TgN3261Rpw, Carmen Maria Helena Colitz
Computational experiments concerning the effects of pollution abatement capital investment on U.S. manufacturing productivity, Jeffery Thomas Collins
Situational concerns regarding manipulated factors and noise in industrial experiments with restrictions on randomization, Antony Nicholas Cooper
Image metrics for human search and discrimination of textured targets and backgrounds, Anthony C. Copeland
Cognitive certainty : trust and betrayal in interpersonal relationships, Laurie L. Couch
The conception of self of left-handed individuals, Lyle Milford Craig
It takes more than good intentions : a qualitative study of cross-cultural teaching, Diane Creitz Cudahy
Factors related to the perceived effectiveness of a career development workshop, Lynn Bauer Curtis
Determinants and effects of growth strategies in the banking industry, Kendall Brian Cyree
A structural monetary model under de facto federal funds rate targeting, Russell Edward Dabbs
Dose Response and Functional Consequences of Choline Induced Changes in Carnitine Homeostasis in Guinea Pigs, James William Daily
A phenomenological analysis of the performance experience for elite female collegiate basketball players, Janine M. D'Anniballe
Propagation of ultrasonic pulses in flawed media : applications to nondestructive testing and evaluation, Georgi Metodiev Daskalov
Perceptions of first-grade teachers of the transition from kindergarten to first grade, Barbara Jean Davis
Party leadership and floor management in the United States Senate, David Davis
Investigations of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae a-factor lipopeptide : structure-function relationships and target cell responses, Angus L. Dawe
The persistence of allegory in modern and comtemporary American poetry, Lance Marshall Dean
Organizational effectiveness through work situation and transfer of training influences on employee computer use self-efficacy, Carol A. Decker
The utility of chemical signals as characters in phylogenetic studies : examples from the Felidae, Denise M. Decker
Anonymous attribution and official news sources in the reporting of Bosnia and Somalia : a study of conflict coverage in American newspapers, Bryan E. Denham
The structure of moral perspective in experiences of anger expression in women, Gayle Denham
A structural equations analysis of the relationship between personality and performance in a supervisory assessment center, David W. Denton
Design and Fabrication of a Mechanical Device for "in-situ" Measurement of Density of a Wood Particle Mat during Pressing, Estevao V.C.M. de Paula
Cross Sectional Study of Growth in Developed and Developing Countries An Analysis of the Endogeneity of Human Capital and Income Inequality, Luiz A. de Paula
Adaptive range image segmentation and direct graph matching for 3-D object recognition : algorithms, integrated framework and implementations, Frederick W. DePiero
Synthesis, characterization, and photophysical properties of novel orthometallated platinum phosphine complexes, Jeffrey Craig DePriest
The Study of The Kinetics Of Crystallization Of Polymers During Rapid Cooling And Computer Modeling Of Melt Spinning Process, Zhuomin Ding
Size and shape variation in early East African Homo and the validity of Homo habilis as single species, Steven M. Donnelly
Social, cognitive and academic factors associated with high school seniors' educational expectations, Gwynetta F. Draper