The Office of Graduate Education

Doctoral Degrees Awarded

1999-2000

Semester Year School Department Last Name First Name Degree Major Supervising Professor Dissertation Title
Fall 1999 Arts and Humanities Humanities Sorensen Rodger Dale PhD Aesthetic Studies Turner, Frederick Alchemy, Nature and Time in "Pericles" and "The Winter's Tale"
Fall 1999 Arts and Humanities Humanities Iriarte Fabian Osvaldo PhD Studies in Literature Schulte, Rainer Cross-Cultural Transfer of Poetics and Aesthetics: Anthologies of Latin American Poetry in English Translation Published in the United States from WWII to the 1990's
Fall 1999 Arts and Humanities Humanities Rogers Karen Keeter PhD Studies in Literature Kratz, Dennis Responses to Restriction and Confinement in Selected Plays by Women Dramatists of the English-Speaking Theatre: The Susan Smith Blackburn First-Prize-Winning Plays From 1980-1981 Through 1985-1986 as Barometers of the Period and of the Genre
Fall 1999 Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science Electrical Engineering Landolsi Taha PhD Tamil, Lakshman S. Applications of Wavelet Transforms to Optical Fiber Communications Networks
Fall 1999 Human Development Human Development and Communication Sciences Moncrieff Deborah Watkins PhD Jerger, James Dichotic Listening and Hemispheric Lateralization in Dyslexic Children
Fall 1999 Human Development Human Development and Communication Sciences Paul Kush PhD Cauller, Lawrence J. Thalamocortical "Chaoscillations": Electrophysiology, Modeling and Nonlinear Dynamical Analysis
Fall 1999 Human Development Human Development and Communication Sciences Piat Frederic Georges P. PhD Dowling, W. Jay Artist: Adaptive Resonance Theory for the Internalization of the Structure of Tonality
Fall 1999 Human Development Human Development and Communication Sciences Wolfe Susan M. PhD Buhrmester, Duane Parent-Adolescent Relationships and Self-Governance in Adolescence
Fall 1999 Human Development Human Development and Communication Sciences Worthen MaryLou Fair PhD Buhrmester, Duane The Role of Empathy in Adolescent Friendship
Fall 1999 Human Development Human Development and Communication Sciences Yin Jiahong PhD Buhrmester, Duane Parental Management of Peer Relationships During Adolescence: Strategies, Correlates and Effects
Fall 1999 Management Management Science Hong Sungchul PhD Ryu, Young/Jacob, Varghese Facilitating Electronic Commerce; Auction, Negotiation and Filtering
Fall 1999 Management Management Science Myers Chris Anthony PhD Bass, Frank M. An Investigation into Preference: A Multidimensional Construct
Fall 1999 Natural Sciences and Mathematics Chemistry Washmon-Kriel Lisa Lynn D.Chem Balkus, Jr., Kenneth J. Immobilization of Bioactive Molecules into Mesoporous Molecular Sieves and the Preparation of Oriented MAPO-39 Membranes
Fall 1999 Natural Sciences and Mathematics Geosciences Holloway Jeanne W. PhD Pessagno, Jr., Emile A. Lithostratigraphy and Biostratigraphy of the Austin Chalk from San Antonio West to the Anacacho Mountains
Fall 1999 Natural Sciences and Mathematics Physics Boehme Jeffrey Lenn PhD Ferraris, John P. Tailoring the Observed Color of Electrochromic Devices Through the Use of Laminates, Patterns and Discrete Electrochromes
Fall 1999 Natural Sciences and Mathematics Physics Chen Jingqiu PhD Ferraris, John P. Optical Properties of Amorphous Hydrogenated Carbon Films
Fall 1999 Natural Sciences and Mathematics Physics Turner IV William H. PhD Rindler, Wolfgang Numerical Study of the General-Relativistic Gravitational Collapse of a Perfect Fluid
Fall 1999 Natural Sciences and Mathematics Physics Vassilieva Olga I. PhD Chaney, Roy C. Monte Carlo Simulation to Optimize the Design of an URA Coded Aperture Collimator
Spring 2000 Arts and Humanities Humanities Pagan Darlene Marie PhD Nelsen, Robert S. Translating the Foreign in Multicultural Literatures
Spring 2000 Arts and Humanities Humanities Hotz Frederick Donald PhD History of Ideas Bambach, Charles R. Nietzsche's Unmodern History of Philosophy
Spring 2000 Arts and Humanities Humanities Gilmore Margaret Bragg PhD Studies in Literature Nelsen, Robert S. The Grotesque, The Historical and the Cultural as Reflected in Seven Major Latin American Writers of the Twentieth Century
Spring 2000 Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science Electrical Engineering Farahi R.H. PhD Wetsel, Grover C. Characterization of Nanoscale Features Using Apertureless Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscopy and Development of a Prototype Commercial Ink-Jet Analysis Instrument
Spring 2000 Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science Electrical Engineering Ge An PhD Tamil, Lakshman S. Optical Packet Switching Nodes and Networks
Spring 2000 Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science Electrical Engineering Kim Hyun Chin PhD Tamil, Lakshman S. Transmission Issues in Regional and Metropolitan Area Networks
Spring 2000 Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science Electrical Engineering Kleber Jennifer Lynn PhD Overzet, Lawrence J. The Formation of Ion-Ion Plasmas
Spring 2000 Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science Electrical Engineering Qaddoura Emad A. PhD Tamil, Lakshman S. Enhanced TCP for Wireless Local Area Network
Spring 2000 Human Development Human Development and Communication Sciences Epling Gerald Arthur PhD Bartlett, James C. The Roles of Relational Processing and Item-Specific Processing in Remembering and Knowing Faces
Spring 2000 Human Development Human Development and Communication Sciences Hibbard David Russell PhD Buhrmester, Duane The Influence of Two Dimensions of Competitiveness on Achievement, Adjustment and Interpersonal Relationships Among High School Seniors
Spring 2000 Human Development Human Development and Communication Sciences McDonnell Susan Marty PhD Friel-Patti, Sandy Patterns of Change in Maternal/Child Discourse Behaviors Across Repeated Storybook Readings
Spring 2000 Human Development Human Development and Communication Sciences Olness Gloria Streit PhD Ulatowska, Hanna Expression of Narrative Main-Point Inferences in Adults: A Developmental Perspective
Spring 2000 Human Development Human Development and Communication Sciences Pawlowski Karen Sue PhD Cauller, Lawrence J. The Identification and Distribution of Macromolecules in Normal Guinea Pig Inner Ear Fluids
Spring 2000 Human Development Human Development and Communication Sciences Thierry Karen Lillian PhD Spence, Melanie J. Source-Monitoring Effects on Child Witness Suggestibility
Spring 2000 Human Development Human Development and Communication Sciences Wacholtz Elaine Hlavinka PhD Moore, Bert S. The Influence of Spousal Responsiveness on Early Outcome After Surgery
Spring 2000 Management Management Science Gylys Victoria Ann PhD Bass, Frank M. Identification of Adoption Takeoff and the Influence of Exogenous Variables
Spring 2000 Management Management Science Wang Yi PhD Xu, Yexiao/Day, Theodore E. An Investigation of Equity Mutual Fund Underperformance
Spring 2000 Natural Sciences and Mathematics Biology Tsen Hua PhD Levene, Stephen D. Structure and Flexibility of Adenosine-Tract DNA in Supercoiled Domains
Spring 2000 Natural Sciences and Mathematics Chemistry Stokes, Jr. Harold Wayne D.Chem Pantano, Paul Ruthenium-Based Luminescence Imaging Fiber Chemical Sensors
Spring 2000 Natural Sciences and Mathematics Chemistry Varadarajan Deepta D.Chem Sherry, A. Dean Analysis of TCA Cycle Pathways and the Disposition of Cycle Intermediates in Isolated Rat Heart Mitochondria by 13C-NMR
Spring 2000 Natural Sciences and Mathematics Mathematical Sciences Chen Zhenwu PhD Serfling, Robert Trimmed and Winsorized M- and Z- Estimators, with Applications to Robust Estimation in neural Network Models
Spring 2000 Natural Sciences and Mathematics Mathematical Sciences Ramirez-Perez Filemon PhD Serfling, Robert Contributions to Shot Noise on Cluster Processes With Cluster Marks
Spring 2000 Natural Sciences and Mathematics Physics Vassiliev Andrei V. PhD Fenyves, Ervin J. Optimization of CMS Endcap Muon Electronics for Major Physics Goals at LHC
Spring 2000 Social Sciences Political Economy Frank Mark William PhD Seldon, Barry J. The Impact of Rate-of-Return Regulation on Technological Innovation
Spring 2000 Social Sciences Political Economy Loubert Linda M. PhD Murdoch, James C. The Political Economy of Public School Finance
Spring 2000 Social Sciences Political Economy Ramseyer Matthew John PhD Redlinger, Lawrence J. Financing Higher Education in the 1990's: The Case of the South Texas Border Initiative
Summer 2000 Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science Computer Science Al-Mubaid Hisham Mahmoud PhD Truemper, Klaus Identifying Inadvertent Semantic Errors in English Texts
Summer 2000 Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science Electrical Engineering Hollenbeck Dawn PhD Cantrell, Cyrus D. Dynamics of a Fiberoptic Raman Amplifier
Summer 2000 Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science Electrical Engineering Teipen Brian Thomas PhD MacFarlane, Duncan Modulation Transfer Function and Three-Dimensional Shape Measurement Using Pseudo-Random Structured Light
Summer 2000 Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science Electrical Engineering Yang Hua PhD Frensley, William R. Full Bandstructure Modeling of Quantum Well Infrared Photo-Detectors
Summer 2000 Human Development Human Development and Communication Sciences Rampy Bill Alan PhD Coleman, J. Michael Dimensional Complexity of the EEG and Lateralization of Stroke
Summer 2000 Human Development Human Development and Communication Sciences Scheifele Andrew C. PhD Cauller, Lawrence J. Response of the Ventral Tegmental Area to Stimulation of the Prefrontal Cortex or Nucleus Accumbens Shell in Anesthetized and Freely Moving Awake Rats
Summer 2000 Management International Management Studies Mileski Joan Patricia PhD Guisinger, Stephen E. Strategic Groups of Countries: An Empirical Study of Government Policies Toward Foreign Direct Investment and Their Convergence Over Time
Summer 2000 Management Management Science Pena Jorge PhD Bass, Frank M. Effect of Promotions on Market Share and Consumption in Stationary Markets
Summer 2000 Natural Sciences and Mathematics Biology Lee Sang Hyun PhD DeJong, Jeff Eukaryotic Transcriptional Regulation: Studies on the Expression of Drug Metabolizing Enzymes and a Tissue-Specific General Transcription Factor
Summer 2000 Natural Sciences and Mathematics Chemistry Burgess Shawn C. D.Chem Sherry, A. Dean Novel Applications of 13C Indirect Detection NMR to Metabollic Tracer Studies in Small Tissue Samples
Summer 2000 Natural Sciences and Mathematics Chemistry Li Lin D.Chem Ferraris, John P. Performance Study of Electrochemical Capacitors Based on Poly (3-Phenyltheophene) Derivatives
Summer 2000 Natural Sciences and Mathematics Chemistry Li Xiaodong D.Chem Sherry, A. Dean Synthesis, NMR and Relaxometric Studies of New DOTP-like Lanthanide (III) Complexes Containing a Hydrophobic Substituent on One Phosphonate Side Arm
Summer 2000 Natural Sciences and Mathematics Geosciences Adriansyah PhD McMechan, George A. Seismic Avo Analysis and Interpretation: Application to Carbonate and Clastic Reservoirs in the Northwest Java Basin, Indonesia
Summer 2000 Natural Sciences and Mathematics Geosciences Ramos-Martinez Jaime PhD McMechan, George A. Full Wavefield Seismic Modeling and Source Parameter Inversion in 3-D Viscoelastic, Anisotropic Media
Summer 2000 Natural Sciences and Mathematics Geosciences Wagner John Barclay PhD Bhattacharya, Janok/Soegaard, Kristian Interaction and Effects of Allocyclic Processes on the Statal and Sedimentological Expression of Depositional Systems: An Example from the Bolivian Sub-Andean Foreland Basin
Summer 2000 Natural Sciences and Mathematics Physics Hebert Joseph Ellis PhD Cunningham, Austin J. Development of a Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer
Summer 2000 Social Sciences Political Economy Hanson Yaw Baah PhD Murdoch, James C./Anselin, Luc Air Quality Valuation from Hedonic Models: Applications of Recent Estimation Techniques
Summer 2000 Social Sciences Political Economy MacDonald Stuart Thomas PhD Seldon, Barry J. An Analysis of the Efficacy of the Texas and Oklahoma Unitization Statutes
Summer 2000 Social Sciences Political Economy Stein Morris Aaron PhD Scotch, Richard K. The Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas A Case Study in New Institutional Theory
Summer 2000 Social Sciences Political Economy Wang Ding-Ming PhD Tracy, Paul E. Vote Selling Regimes and Electoral Behavior: (A Case Study of 1996 Taiwan Presidential Election)