2001 Dissertation Announcements
Craig S. Gordon, December 10, 2001
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PUBLIC POLICY
"Falling on Deaf Ears or Preaching to the Choir?
The Effects of Mediated Communications on Attitudinal and Behavioral Outcomes"
Examiners: Dr. Gary Henry, Dr. Ann Bostrom, Dr. Kelly Edmiston, Dr. Stephen Nicholson
Kathryn Susan O'Neill, November 20, 2001
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
"The Effect of Gender Schema on the Transfer
of Interpersonal Communication Skills Training to the Workplace"
Examiners: Dr. Carol Hansen, Dr. Gary May, Dr. Edward Miles, Dr. Verna Willis
David Payegbuseh Kialain, November 9, 2001
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
"Obstacles Inhibiting Managerial Leadership Initiatives and Performance Within Formal Organizations in Liberia"
Examiners: Dr. Verna J. Willis, Dr. Laura D. Fredrick, Dr. Asa Hilliard, III, Dr. Russell W. Irvine
Grant Clifton Black, October 11, 2001
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"The Geography of Small Firm Innovation"
Examiners: Dr. Paula E. Stephan, Dr. David B. Audretsch, Dr. Sharon G. Levin, Dr. Susan Walcott
Baoyun Qiao, September 14, 2001
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"The Trade-Off Between Growth and Equity
of China's Decentralization"
Examiners: Dr. Jorge L. Martinez, Dr. Roy W. Bahl, Dr. Michael B. Binford, Dr. Yongsheng Xu
David Rein, August 29, 2001
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PUBLIC POLICY
"Modeling the Health Care Utilization of Children
with Special Health Care Needs Using Finite Mixture Methods"
Examiners: Dr. Gregory Lewis, Dr. William Custer, Dr. Jennifer Edwards, Dr. Michael Foster, Dr. Hans Klein
Mary Olufemi Alao, August 29, 2001
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"Determinants of Hospital Provision of Uncompensated Care:
An Empirical Analysis of Georgia Hospitals"
Examiners: Dr. Paul G. Farnham, Dr. James G. Ledbetter, Dr. Jorge L. Martinez, Dr. Mary Beth Walker
Stephen Scott Everhart, July 27, 2001
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"Private Investment in Emerging Economies:
The Impact of Corruption and the Quality of Public Investment"
Examiners: Dr. Jorge Martinez, Dr. Roy Bahl, Dr. Kelly Edmiston, Dr. Bob McNab, Dr. Bruce Seaman, Dr. Felix Rioja, Dr. Sally Wallace
Jill Marie Gunderson, July 16, 2001
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"The Transition from Welfare to Work"
Examiners: Dr. Julie L. Hotchkiss, Dr. Shiferaw Gurmu, Dr. M. Melinda Pitts, Dr. Paula E. Stephan
Adam Keith Korobow, July 10, 2001
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"Wage Dynamics of New and Small Firms in Knowledge and Non-Knowledge Industries: A Different Perspective on the Firm-size Wage Effect in a Dual-Sector, Dynamic Setting"
Examiners: Dr. David B. Audretsch, Dr. Francis W. Rushing, Dr. Paula E. Stephan, Dr. Juergen G. Weigand
Wasseem Michel Mina, April 19, 2001
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"Growth of Short-term Foreign Debt, Expectations, and Currency and Financial Crises"
Examiners: Dr. Jorge Martinez-Vasquez, Dr. Kelly D. Edmiston, Dr. Shiferaw Gurmu, Mr. Robert M. McNab, Dr. Felix K. Rioja, Dr. Neven T. Valev, Dr. Mary Beth Walker, Dr. Sally Wallace
Peter Edward Grigelis, April 18, 2001
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"The Effects of Contamination on Commercial and Industrial Property Values"
Examiners: Dr. Laura L. Taylor, Dr. Ronald G. Cummings, Dr. Kelly D. Edmiston, Dr. Keith R. Ihlanfeldt, Dr. Benjamin P. Scafidi, Dr. David L. Sjoquist, Dr. Mary Beth Walker
Kimberly Clauss Magee, February 7, 2001
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
"The Impact of Organizational Culture on the Implementation of Performance Management"
Examiners: Dr. Carol D. Hansen, Dr. Kathryn A. Kozaitis, Dr. Sheila Margolis, Dr. Barbara A. Reilly
Robert Martin McNab, February 2, 2001
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"An Empirical Examination of the Outcomes of Fiscal Decentralization"
Examiners: Dr. Jorge L. Martinez-Vazquez, Dr. Roy W. Bahl, Dr. Shiferaw Gurmu, Dr. Carrie L. Manning, Dr. Sally Wallace
Susan Rose Snyder, January 30, 2001
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS
"The Physician Services Market: Competition, Bargaining Power and the Effects of Physician-Managed Care Market Structure"
Examiners: Dr. William S. Custer, Dr. E. Kathleen Adams, Dr. Paul G. Farnham, Dr. Bruce A. Seaman, Dr. Mary Beth Walker
Harold Ball, 2001