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Dissertations Nominated for Outstanding Dissertation
2004
| Nominee | Department | Supervising Professor(s) | Title of Dissertation | Degree Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica Noelle Berry | Philosophy | Brian R. Leiter | The Wisdom of Appearances: Nietzsche and the Ancient Skeptical Tradition (Frederick Nietzsche) | August, 2003 |
| Stefanie Christine Borst | Germanic Studies | Janet K. Swaffar | Context and Comprehension: A Cross Cultural Comparison of Germans and Americans Reading Authentic Texts | May, 2004 |
| Aimee Michelle Boyd | Educational Psychology | Barbara G. Dodd | Strategies for Controlling Testlet Exposure Rates in Computerized Adaptive Testing Systems | May, 2003 |
| Chin Chang | Spanish and Portuguese | Marta E. Luján | A Study of the Determiner Phrase of Spanish, English and Korean | December, 2003 |
| Benjamin Terry Chappell | Folklore and Public Culture | Richard R. Flores | Lowrider Space: A Critical Encounter of Knowledges | August, 2003 |
| Melody Beth Chatelle | Communication Studies | Larry D. Browning and Rajiv Rimal | From the Mouths of Babes: Narratives of Children and Young People with Advanced or Terminal Illnesses | May, 2004 |
| Gregory Todd Cushman | History | Bruce J. Hunt | The Lords of Guano: Science and Management of Peru's Marine Environment, 1800-1973 | May, 2003 |
| Kyle James Daun | Mechanical Engineering | John R. Howell | Design Optimization of Radiant Enclosures | December, 2003 |
| Tamara Sue Davis | Social Work | Dennis T. Haynes and David W. Springer | Viability of Concept Mapping for Assessing Cultural Competence in Children's Mental Health Systems of Care: A Comparison of Theoretical and Community Conceptualizations | May, 2003 |
| Maria Teresa Berta de la Piedra | Curriculum and Instruction | Douglas E. Foley | Literacy Practices among Quechua-speakers: The Case Study of a Rural Community in the Peruvian Andes | May, 2003 |
| David James Love | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Robert W. Heath, Jr. | Feedback Methods for Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Wireless Systems | May, 2004 |
| Claude Edward Mauk | Linguistics | Richard P. Meier | Undershoot in Two Modalities: Evidence from Fast Speech and Fast Signing | August, 2003 |
| Nicole Elizabeth Mellow | Government | Walter Dean Burnham and Peter Trubowitz | A House Divided: Regional Conflicts, Coalitions, and Partisanship in Postwar America | August, 2003 |
| Casey William Miller | Physics | John T. Markert | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Force Microscopy: Adiabaticity, External Field Effects, and Demonstration of Magnet-on-Oscillator Detection with Sub-Micron Resolution | December, 2003 |
| Edward William Morris | Sociology | Chandra L. Muller | The Majority Minority: Academic Experiences of White Students in a Predominately Racial/Ethnic Minority School | May, 2003 |
| Nayla Kabazi Muntasser | Art History | John R. Clarke and Penelope J. Davies | The Late Antique Domus in Ostia: Patterns of Diversity and Transformation | May, 2003 |
| David Michael Musson | Psychology | Robert Louis Helmreich | Personality Determinants of Professional Culture: Evidence from Astronauts, Pilots and Physicians | December, 2003 |
| Esmail Nashif | Anthropology | Elizabeth L. Keating | Identity, Community, and Text: The production of meaning among Palestinian political captives | May, 2004 |
| Mary A. Petrón | Foreign Language Education | David Schwarzer |
I'm bien pocha: Transnational Teachers of English in Mexico |
August, 2003 |
| Ovidiu Vasile Savin | Mathematics | Luis A. Caffarelli | Phase Transitions: Regularity of Flat Level Sets | May, 2003 |
| Youngjoon Shin | Materials Science and Engineering | Arumugam Manthiram | Capacity Fading Mechanisms and Origin of the Capacity above 4.5V of Spinel Lithium Manganese Oxides | August, 2003 |
| Anjana Susarla | Management Science and Information Systems | Andrew B. Whinston and Anitesh Barua | Understanding the Organization of Managed Service Providers: An Analysis of Customer Satisfaction and Contracting in Markets for Hosted IT Services | August, 2003
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