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Brian Joseph Lunday ....................................................................................Carlisle, PA<br />

Dissertation: Resource Allocation on Networks: Nested Event Tree Optimization,<br />

Network interdiction, and Game Theoretic Methods<br />

Committee Chair: Prof. H. D. Sherali<br />

Martha Annette Roper ............................................................................ Alexandria, VA<br />

Dissertation: Revenue Management in High-Density Urban Parking Districts:<br />

Modeling and Evaluation<br />

Committee Chair: Prof. K. P. Triantis and D. Teodorovic and G. D. Taylor<br />

MAtEriAls sciENcE AND ENGiNEEriNG<br />

Ruijia Wang ................................................................................. Datong, Shanxi, China<br />

Dissertation: Effects of Surface Properties on Foam Stability<br />

Committee Chair: Prof. R. H. Yoon<br />

MEchANicAl ENGiNEEriNG<br />

Ali Abdullah Alsaeed .................................................................... Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<br />

Dissertation: A Study of Methods for improving the Dynamic Stability of High-<br />

Speed Turbochargers<br />

Committee Chair: Prof. G. Kirk<br />

Hugo Elias Camargo .................................................................................Sucre, Bolivia<br />

Dissertation: A Frequency Domain Beamforming Method to Locate Moving Sound<br />

Sources<br />

Committee Chair: Prof. W. J. Devenport and R. A. Burdisso<br />

Nicholas Don Cardwell .................................................................................Denison, TX<br />

Dissertation: investigation of Particle Trajectories and Fluid Dynamics for Wall<br />

Bounded Turbulent Two-Phase Flows<br />

Committee Chair: Prof. P. P. Vlachos and K. A. Thole<br />

Deify Law ................................................................................................ Blacksburg, VA<br />

Dissertation: Computational Modeling and Simulations of Hydrodynamics for<br />

Air-Water External Loop Airlift Reactors<br />

Committee Chair: Prof. F. Battaglia<br />

Stephen Andrew Sarles ...........................................................................Princeton, WV<br />

Dissertation: Physical Encapsulation of interface Bilayers<br />

Committee Chair: Prof. D. J. Leo<br />

Seyed Hossein Tamaddoni ....................................................................... Mashad, iran<br />

Dissertation: Optimal Vehicle Stability Control with Driver input and Bounded<br />

Uncertainties<br />

Committee Chair: Prof. M. Ahmadian and S. Taheri<br />

Christopher Jude Weiland ....................................................................King George, VA<br />

Dissertation: Characteristics of the High Speed Gas-Liquid interface<br />

Committee Chair: Prof. P. P. Vlachos<br />

iNtErDisciPliNAry DEGrEEs<br />

GENEtics, BioiNforMAtics AND coMPUtAtioNAl BioloGy<br />

Yizhi Cai ...............................................................................................Quanzhou, China<br />

Dissertation: Deciphering the Semantics of DNA Sequences<br />

Committee Chair: Prof. J. Peccoud<br />

LaChelle Monique Waller ............................................................................ Chester, VA<br />

Dissertation: Transcriptional Profiling of Potential Regulatory Factors Modulating<br />

Defense Mechanisms in Soybean Under Phytophthora Sojae infection<br />

Committee Chair: Prof. B. M. Tyler<br />

Passorn Wonnapinij ......................................................................... Bangkok, Thailand<br />

Dissertation: Theoretical and Statistical Approaches to Understand Human<br />

Mitochondrial DNA Heteroplasmy inheritance<br />

Committee Chair: Prof. D. C. Samuels<br />

MAcroMolEcUlAr sciENcE AND ENGiNEEriNG<br />

Gilles Michel Divoux ................................................................................ Epinal, France<br />

Dissertation: Performance and Durability of Polymeric Materials in Proton<br />

Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Systems<br />

Committee Chair: Prof. R. B. Moore iii<br />

Richard Kwesi Johnson ............................................................................Accra, Ghana<br />

Dissertation: TEMPO-oxidized Nanocelluloses: Surface Modification and Use as<br />

Additives in Cellulosic Nanocomposites<br />

Committee Chair: Prof. A. Zink-Sharp and W. G. Glasser<br />

Fernando Navarro .........................................................................Guadalajara, Mexico<br />

Dissertation: Cellulose Nanocrystals: Size Characterization and Controlled<br />

Deposition by inkjet Printing<br />

Committee Chair: Prof. M. Roman<br />

collEGE of liBErAl Arts<br />

AND hUMAN sciENcEs<br />

ADMiNistrAtioN AND sUPErVisioN<br />

of sPEciAl EDUcAtioN<br />

Patrick Matthew Johnson .................................................................Christiansburg, VA<br />

Dissertation: Social Accessibility for Students with Visual-impairments: A Mixed-<br />

Methodological Study of Current Students at a Land-Grant and Regionally<br />

Known University in Western <strong>Virginia</strong><br />

Committee Chair: Prof. R. G. Salmon<br />

APPArEl, hoUsiNG, AND rEsoUrcE MANAGEMENt<br />

Sung-jin Lee ................................................................................ Daejeon, South Korea<br />

Dissertation: Housing Challenges of Asian and Pacific island Elders in the United<br />

States from 1995 to 2007<br />

Committee Chair: Prof. K. R. Parrott<br />

cArEEr AND tEchNicAl EDUcAtioN<br />

Robert Adam Manley ................................................................................. Roanoke, VA<br />

Dissertation: The intended and Unintended Consequences of the 1990 Carl D.<br />

Perkins Vocational and Applied <strong>Tech</strong>nology Act Within-state Funding Formula<br />

Change: A Policy Delphi Study<br />

Committee Chair: Prof. W. T. Price, Jr.<br />

Tonya Marie Taylor .............................................................................. Harrisonburg, VA<br />

Dissertation: Analyzing the Motivational Needs of Volunteerism Among <strong>Virginia</strong><br />

Adult 4-H Volunteers<br />

Committee Chair: Prof. D. L. Stewart and H. H. Boyd<br />

coUNsElor EDUcAtioN<br />

Kristy Michelle Arnold ................................................................................. Decatur, GA<br />

Dissertation: A Qualitative Examination of African American Counselors’<br />

Experiences of Addressing issues of Race, Ethnicity, and Culture with Clients<br />

of Color<br />

Committee Chair: Prof. N. L. Day-Vines<br />

Heather C. Robertson ................................................................................ Scituate, MA<br />

Dissertation: Life Satisfaction Among Midlife Career Changers: A Study of Military<br />

Members Transitioning to the Field of Teaching<br />

Committee Chair: Prof. P. E. Brott<br />

cUrricUlUM AND iNstrUctioN<br />

Ellen M. Bielema ...............................................................................Christiansburg, VA<br />

Dissertation: Assistive <strong>Tech</strong>nology Decision-Making by College Students with<br />

High-incidence Disabilities<br />

Committee Chair: Prof. S. B. Asselin<br />

Todd Hamilton Bowden .......................................................................... Blacksburg, VA<br />

Dissertation: Design and Development of an Electronic Performance<br />

Enhancement Tool for Creating and Maintaining Dynamic Web Sites<br />

Committee Chair: Prof. K. R. Potter<br />

Nancy Ann Bradley ..........................................................................................Salem, VA<br />

Dissertation: Practices and Perspectives of Primary Language Arts Teachers:<br />

A Formative Design Experiment Analyzing the impact of Professional<br />

Development and intervention on Vocabulary instructional Practices<br />

Committee Chair: Prof. M. A. Barksdale<br />

Juleen L. Christopher ........................................................ Christiansted, Virgin islands<br />

Dissertation: An Examination of Dimensions of Perceived Behavioral Control<br />

Regarding Genetic Counseling and Testing for BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 in African-<br />

American Women at Moderate to High-Risk for Breast Cancer<br />

Committee Chair: Prof. K. J. Redican<br />

Thomas Read Jeffrey ................................................................................. Groveton, TX<br />

Dissertation: instructional Design and <strong>Tech</strong>nology Student and instructor<br />

Perceptions Regarding Collaborative Learning Groups<br />

Committee Chair: Prof. J. M. Brill<br />

Karl Wesley Kosko ..........................................................................................Clover, SC<br />

Dissertation: Mathematical Discussion and Self-Determination Theory<br />

Committee Chair: Prof. J. L. Wilkins<br />

Douglas Wayne Minnix ...............................................................................Bluefield, VA<br />

Dissertation: Mental Toughness in the Classical Martial Arts<br />

Committee Chair: Prof. R. K. Stratton<br />

Troy Scott Smith ................................................................................<strong>Virginia</strong> Beach, VA<br />

Dissertation: A Case Study of Participants’ Perceptions of the Socio-emotional<br />

Benefits of Surf Camps<br />

Committee Chair: Prof. R. K. Stratton<br />

Marcela Uribe Leon .........................................................................Mexico City, Mexico<br />

Dissertation: Spanish Monolingual Parents Re-Learning the Script of Parental<br />

involvement in the United States. Three Case Studies of Mexican New<br />

Commers in Southwest <strong>Virginia</strong><br />

Committee Chair: Prof. J. L. Shrum and G. A. Tilley-Lubbs<br />

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