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Author:: Smith, Janice Elaine
Title:: The Meanings of Teaching from the Perspective of Exemplary and Experienced Teachers
Graduate Program:: Adult Education
Keywords:: adult education
narrative inquiry
meaning-making
Kegan
constructive-developmental
teaching
teacher professional development
File:: Download Smith_March_25.pdfDownload Janice_Smith_Errata2.pdf
Committee Members:: Patricia Angelica Cranton, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patricia Angelica Cranton, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward W Taylor, Committee Member
Denise Gaspari Meister, Committee Member
Gina Brelsford, Committee Member

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Author:: Smith, Jason Michael
Title:: The Effects of Neighborhood and School Context on Extracurricular Participation and Educational Outcomes
Graduate Program:: Sociology
Keywords:: education
attainment
extracurricular
neighborhood effects
school effects
racial composition
class composition
File:: Download Jason_Smith_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: George Farkas, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Barrett Alan Lee, Committee Member
Suet Ling Pong, Committee Member
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member

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Author:: Smith, Jeremy Paul
Title:: One Way Street: A Case Study of The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Philadelphia Daily News coverage concerning the 2009 Septa Strike
Graduate Program:: Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:: organized labor
media
communications
File:: Download One_Way_Street_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Ronald V Bettig, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Smith, Justin R
Title:: ANALYSIS OF BIOGENIC AMINE NEUROTRANSMITTERS WITH CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS
Graduate Program:: Chemistry
Keywords:: biogenic amines
Capillary electrophoresis
File:: Download JS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Andrew Ewing, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew Ewing, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Smith, Kandler A.
Title:: Electrochemical Modeling, Estimation and Control of Lithium Ion Batteries
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: lithium ion
battery
hybrid electric vehicle
model order reduction
diffusion systems
state of charge estimation
File:: Download Dissertation_KandlerSmith2006.pdf
Committee Members:: Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Qian Wang, Committee Member
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

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Author:: Smith, Kristin A
Title:: Robust Design Using Loss Function with Multiple Objectives and Patient Classifications Applied to Health Care
Graduate Program:: Industrial Engineering
Keywords:: health care
robust design
multiple objectives
taguchi
File:: Download KristinASmith_final.pdf
Committee Members:: M Jeya Chandra, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
M Jeya Chandra, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Smith, Katelyn J
Title:: DETERMINATION OF IMPROVED CRITERIA FOR CRACK PROPAGATION IN THE PRESENCE OF HIGH SURFACE STRESSES
Graduate Program:: Engineering Mechanics
Keywords:: stress intensity factors
semielliptical cracks
weight function
surface stresses
finite element analysis
File:: Download KatelynJSmith_MSThesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Albert Eliot Segall, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Albert Eliot Segall, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Smith, Kenneth Lee
Title:: Dynamic Singularity Excision in Numerical Relativity
Graduate Program:: Physics
Keywords:: black holes
classical general relativity
numerical relativity
singularity excision
File:: Download ksmith_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Pablo Laguna, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bernd BrÜGmann, Committee Member
Abhay Vasant Ashtekar, Committee Member
Steinn Sigurdsson, Committee Member

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Author:: Smith, Kevin
Title:: Computation of Viscous Multiphase Hydrodynamics and Ship Motions During Wave-Slap Events and Wave Excited Roll
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: wave breaking
tumblehome
oscillating cylinder
prescribed motion
RANS
CFD
VOF
6DOF
seakeeping
wave impact
wave model
free surface
sponge layer
numerical beach
dissipation zone
box barge
mesh motion
deep water
shallow water
non reflecting boundary condition
openfoam
finite volume method
wave dissipation
impact load scaling
File:: Download KevinSmithMSThesisPSUETDr2.pdf
Committee Members:: Eric Paterson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric Paterson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Smith, Lindsay A
Title:: FROM COW BELLES TO WAGNS: FACTORS THAT HAVE INFLUENCED THE CREATION OF WOMEN INITIATED AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES
Graduate Program:: Rural Sociology
Keywords:: women agriculture organizations
social movement theories
File:: Download Cow_Belles_to_WAgNs__2_.pdf
Committee Members:: Kathryn Jo Brasier, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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