Research on Deafness

Doctoral Dissertations These dissertations were completed during 1999 unless noted otherwise. Ordering information is slightly different from that of preceding years. Copies may be ordered through Bell & Howell Information and Learning, PO Box 1346, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106-1346; Telephone 800 521-0600; Fax 800 864-0019. wvYW.bellhowell.infolearning.com Primary-grade Teachers' Strategic Use of American Sign Language in Teaching English Literacy in a Bilingual School Setting. Bailes, Cynthia Neese (Ph.D., 1999, University of Maryland College Park). 324 Pages. 9926724 Maternal Control Reframed: A Longitudinal Study of Hearing Mother-deaf Child Interaction from a Vygotskian Perspective. Bailey, Carrie Anne (EdD., 1999, University of Toronto [Canada]). 242 Pages. NQ41056 Television Literacy: Comprehension of Program Content using Closed-Captions for theDeaf. Jelinek Lewis, Margaret Suzanne (Ph.D., 1998, The Ohio State University). 78 pages. 9911210 Hearing Difference: The Third Ear and the Performance of Diversity (Deaf Studies, Multiculturalism, Robert Wilson, National Theater of the Deaf, Ping Chong). Kochhar-Lindgren, Kanta (Ph.D., 1999, New York University ). 223 Pages. 9930198 A Cochlear Implant Fabricated Using a Bulk Silicon SurfaceMicromachining Process. Bell, Tracy Elizabeth (Ph.D., 1999, the University of Michigan). 175 Pages. 9929786 The Development of Closed-Captioned Television: Technology, Policy and Cultural Form. Borchert, Mark G. (Ph.D., 1998, University of Colorado at Boulder). 309 pages. 9827689 The Effects of Training on Theory of Mind Tasks with Children Who Are Deaf (False Belief). Cerruto, Audra (Ph.D., 1999, Columbia University). 144 Pages. 9930690 The Identification of Early Factors Related to Academic Achievement among Deaf Students. Cunningham, Lisa Namey (Ed.D., 1.999, Florida International University). 133 Pages. 9924328 A Study of the Relationships among Rubella Syndrome, Academic Achievement And Cognitive Performance of Deaf Students (Cognitive Performance ). Kliman, Robyn Denise (Ph.D., 1999, The Ohio State University). 115 Pages. 9941323 Virtually Deaf: A Rhetorical Analysis of the Construction of Community on BIT.USTSERV.DEAF-L. Hauser, Eric Allan (Ph.D., 1999, Wayne State University ). 239 Pages. 9932984 Educational Outcomes for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students Served by the RegionalPostsecondary Program forDeaf'Students at SaintPaul Technical College, 1989-1994 (Minnesota, Two-year Colleges). Hsu, Debra Wilcox (Ed.D., 1999, University of Minnesota). 124 Pages. 9944344 Genetic Mapping and Molecular Characterization of Genes Involved in Birth Defects of the Limbs (Limb Development, Distal Arthrogryposis). Krakowiak, Patrycja Anna (Ph.D., 1999, The University of Utah). 237 Pages. 9924320 Mapping, Mutation Identification and Expression Study ofDFNB3, a Gene for Human Recessive Deafness (ΜΥΟΊ.5). Liang, Yong (Ph.D., 1999, Michigan State University). 146 Pages. 9936572 The Social Competence of Deaf Children with Cochlear Implants Who Are Placed in Mainstreamed Educational Settings (Inclusive Education). Martindale, Maura Elizabeth (Ed.D., 1999, University of Southern California ). 119 pages. 9933736 Effect of PMCA2 Mutation on Cochlear Responses and Their Development in DeafwaddlerMice (VestibularHair Cells). Martin, Dawn Lynnea (Ph.D., L999, University of Washington). 196 Pages, 9944149 The Cloning and Characterization of NUDR, a Novel Transcription Factor with Implications in Development and Cancer (Differential Gene Expression , Drosophila Deformed Epidermal Autoregulatory Factor-1). Michelson, Rhett Jay (Ph.D. , 1999, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale). 209 Pages. 9925870 Detection and Estimation of Acoustical Signals Using Hidden Markov Models. Oberle, Stefan (DRSCTECH, 1999, Eidgenoessische Technische Hochschule Zuerich [Switzerland].) 148 Pages Volume 146, No. 2 American Annals of the Deaf Doctoral Dissertations Religion and the American Deaf Community: A Sociological Analysis of the Chicago Mission for the Deaf, 1890-1941 (Methodist, Illinois, Philipjj. Hasenstab, Sign Language). Olney, Kent Robert (Ph.D., 1999, University of Oregon,). 478 Pages. 9924694 Deaf-centered or Hearing-centered: Understanding Deaf Identity (Family, Language Learning). Overstreet, Susan V. (Ph.D., 1999, Brigham Young University). 189 Pages. 9931551 A Functional Neuroanatomical Study of the Autonomic Response to the Airpuff Startle Stimulus. Palmer, Abraham Amos (Ph.D., 1999, University of California, San Diego). 168 Pages. 9944208 Hearing Dogs.- Enhancing Human Adaptability (Dogs, Deaf). Pang, Paige Elizabeth Ingle (Ph.D., 1999, The Union Institute). 116 Pages. 9923910 The Perceptions of Deafness and language Learning of Incoming ASL Students (American Sign Language). Peterson, Richard William (Ph.D., 1999, University of California, Riverside). 259 Pages. 9925067 Learned Helplessness and Persistence on Verbal and Nonverbal Tasks for Préadolescents Who Are Deaf Attribution). Pezzi, Julia...