Doctoral Dissertations

This dissertation work presents the development of a novel closed-form mathematical solution for calculating AC resistance in conductors of two different media using curr[...]

Previous studies examining the predictors of turnover have focused on lower-level employees rather than executives in the upper-ranks of the organization. The few studies[...]

This research pioneers formal combined plant and controller optimization (termed ``co-design") schemes for complex systems where accurate but expensive experiments are fu[...]

Bridge inspection is a critical topic in infrastructure management and is facing unprecedented challenges as the public is concerned more about bridge safety after a seri[...]

The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB, 2006) set a precedent that established even higher expectations for all students, including those with disabilities. More recently, th[...]

This dissertation study employed participatory methods of qualitative inquiry to understand how, in the setting of the North Carolina piedmont, a district-initiated multi[...]

This study explored the relationships among master's level counseling trainees' level of training, ability emotional intelligence (EI), and psychophysiological correlates[...]

The glassy or amorphous solid state of trehalose has been utilized in the food and pharmaceutical industry to immobilize and stabilize sensitive molecules and it is incre[...]

This research was conducted to explore the phenomenological essence of gay men who choose to come out while in college. Seven semi-structured interviews were conducted wi[...]

Adaptive optics reduces undesirable turbulence effects present during propagation and imaging through the atmosphere or another random medium. Within an adaptive optics [...]