Abstract:DEDICATIONThis dissertation is dedicated to my late mother, Patricia Sharp Hibbett, who was a great reader and always in the motion of a continuous learner. I would also like to dedicate this work to my wife, Maribeth Eckert Hibbett, who has been a source of support, encouragement, and patience through this event of research and implementation for the past three years. It is with her guidance and support through these years that this process has been a rewarding experience.
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.