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PhD Dissertations in Progress

Nature's Order: Stoic Influence and The Move from Rhetoric to Science in the Early Modern Era, Susan North. Director: Janet M. Atwill

"Remember the ordinary, if you can": Metaphor, Memory and Meaning of 9/11 and 11-M in the editorials of The New York Times and El Mundo, Anne Snellen. Director: Mary Jo Reiff.

The Rhetoric of Human Rights Testimony, Chris Minnix. Director: Janet M. Atwill

Completed Dissertations

Socio-Cultural Interactions and ESL Graduate Student Enculturation: A Cross-sectional Analysis, Ethan Krase, 2003. Director: Ilona Leki

What the Grandchildren Learned: English in North American Indian Autobiography, Leslie Lachance, 1998. Director: Ilona Leki

A Qualitative Approach to Freshman Composition in the American Upper South from 1930-45, Gina Claywell, 1996. Director: Ilona Leki

Invention and the Rhetorical Situation: Disciplinary Dynamics and the Adoption of Soil Conservation Policy. Libby Weatherford, 1997. Director: Michael Keene.

Thomas Kuhn and the Evolution of Composition Studies: Issues in Interdisciplinarity. Carl J. Arseneault, 1996. Director: Michael Keene.

Defining The Boundaries Between Collaborative Writing And Ownership Of Text: A Rhetorical Reassessment. Henry L. Wilson, 1993. Director: Michael Keene.

Where Theory and Practice Collide: Beyond Essentialist Descriptions of the Writing Center. Eric Hobson, 1992. Director: Michael Keene.

A Dictionary of American Slang on Historical Principles: The Letter A. J. E. Lighter, 1980. Director: B. K. Dumas.

A Phonological Analysis of the Folk Speech of the Cumberland Plateau. G. H. Bailey, 1979. Director: B.K. Dumas.

Variation in Appalachian English: A Study of the Speech of Elderly Rural Residents in Upper East, J. R. Reese, 1977. Director: B. K. Dumas.

MA Theses 

Incivilities in the College Classroom: The Effects of Teacher Gender, Misty Baily, 2004. Director: Mary Jo Reiff

HTML and PDF Documents: A Study In Terms Of Genre Theory. Meghan McCarty, 2004. Director: Michael Keene.

"I Cannot Read This Story Without Rewriting It": Haraway, Cyborg Writing, and Burkean Form. Clancy Ratliff, 2001. Director: Michael Keene.

Employment Opportunities For Technical Communicators In East Tennessee, 2001. Karen H. Downing. Director: Michael Keene.

Toward A More Complete Ethic In Technical Communication: An Examination, Evaluation, And Integration Of Some Foundational And Nonfoundational Ethical Theories. Shauna Bryant, 2001. Director: Michael Keene.

Invention and Audience in George Campbell's Homiletics, Jennifer Merriman, 1999. Director: Janet M. Atwill

The "Maist Perfect School of Chryst": A Study of a Metaphor for the Church in the Rhetoric of John Calvin, Ned O'Gorman, 1998. Director: Russel Hirst

Kairos Revisited: The Rhetorical Situation and the Art of Becoming a Rhetor, Debra Hawhee, 1994. Director: Janet M. Atwill

Technical Communication Employment Opportunities In The Knoxville-Oak Ridge Area: A Survey. Victoria Cherie Johns, 1992. Director: Michael Keene.

Undergraduate And Graduate Programs In Technical Communication. Margaret Ortigara, 1990. Director: Michael Keene.

 Before The First Assignment :A Synoptic Discussion Of Orality, Literacy, And Affect For The New Freshman English Teacher. Gregory W. Mowris, 1990. Director: Michael Keene.

An Essay On The Essay. Judith Adams Aebischer, 1990. Director: Michael Keene.

Towards A New Rhetoric Of Scientific Discourse: Reading Stephen Jay Gould. Janice M. Norton, 1989. Director: Michael Keene.

Approaches To Assessing The Usability Of Technical Documents. Thomas J. Garritano, 1988. Director: Michael Keene.

Writing At The Agency For International Development: A Method For Analyzing The Institutional Writing Culture. Lydia J. Petersson, 1988. Director: Michael Keene.

Deconstruction, Writing, And Technical Communication. Walter S. Koncinski, Jr. 1987. Director: Michael Keene.

The Impact Of Audience On Isaac Asimov's Popular Science Writing. Daisy J. Whiting, 1987. Director: Michael Keene.

The Impact Of Audience In Technical Writing. Ellen Priestley Wright, 1986. Director: Michael Keene.

The Development Of The Electronic Journal In The Medical Sciences. Thomas O. G. Tallant, 1986. Director: Michael Keene.

The Implications Of Computer Graphics For The Field Of Technical Communication. Teresa Kay Little, 1985. Director: Michael Keene.

Using Visual Techniques To Teach Technical Writing. Patricia S Raible, 1984. Director: Michael Keene.

Improving The Readability Of Technical Manuals. Michael R. Hall, 1984. Director: Michael Keene.