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Dissertations from 2015
Hybrid Aryl-Ether-Ketone and Hyperbranched Epoxy Networks, John Misasi
Investigating the Impact of Reflexive Practices on College Students in a Science Laboratory Course, Chandrani Mishra
Teacher Professional Learning and High School Students' Mississippi Subject Area Test Performance, Christine A. Moseley
Polyacrylonitrile Copolymers: Effects of Molecular Weight, Polydispersity, Composition, and Sequencing on Thermal Ring-Closing Stabilization, Jeremy D. Moskowitz
A Jamaican Voice: The Choral Music of Noel Dexter, Desmond A. Moulton
Identities and Motives of Naturalist Development Program Attendees and Their Relation to Professional Careers, Jennifer A. Mraz
Development of Dual-Cure Hybrid Polybenzoxazine Thermosets, Jananee Narayanan Sivakami
Selective Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds Using Metal Oxide Sensor Arrays, Anton Dmitrievich Netchaev
Direct Training of Teachers in the Use of Praise: Implementation and Generalization, Linda-Mai Thanh Nguyen
Return to Holy Hill: Louisiana College, Academic Freedom, and The Southern Baptist Convention's Conservative Resurgence, 1995-2006, Joseph Learned Odenwald
High School Culture, Graduation Rates, and Dropout Rates, Philip L. Pearson
Novel Bioinformatic Approaches for Analyzing Next-Generation Sequencing Data, Yan Peng
School Connectedness and Racial-Ethnic Identity Among Alaska Native Students: An Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods Study, Robert J. Picou
Predictors of Binge Eating in College Women, Emily E. Prather
Things You Can't See, Alan Ellis Purdie
Robert Frost’s New Hampshire, Philip Larkin’s England, and Seamus Heaney’s Ireland: Non-Urban Place and Democratic Poetry, Faisal I. Rawashdeh
Preferences for Intrinsic and Extrinsic Sport Motivators of Mississippi's Public Sschool Teachers, Jason Hugh Rayborn
How Did the Students Cross the Stage? The Relationship of Demographic Factors on Early Selection of College Major, Christy Riddle
Teachers' Perceptions of Their Ability to Respond to Active Shooter Incidents, Carole Frances Rider
Anna Julia Cooper, Mary McLeod Bethune, and Septima Clark as Learning Leaders, Chameka Simmons Robinson
Psappha by Iannis Xenakis: Developing Multiple Percussion Literacy, Owen Phillip Rockwell
Quarry: Poems, Christina Ann Rothenbeck
Regulation of Vancomycin Resistance and Stress Response by the MSAABCR Operon in Staphylococcus aureus, Dhritiman Samanta
Phylogenetic Relationships of Samydaceae and Taxonomic Revision of the Species of Casearia in South-Central Asia, Tharangamala Samarakoon
Olfactory Enrichment in California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus), Mystera M. Samuelson
Philosopher's Stone: The Faustian Geist of Development, Salikyu Sangtam
Shakespeare and Boyhood: Early Modern Representations and Contemporary Appropriations, Marvin Tyler Sasser
Public Relations in Government-Based Public Health: Testing Contingency Theory During H1N1 Response, 2009-2010, Terri Lea Sasser
Spatial, Temporal and Demographical Analysis of Gulf of Mexico Research Priorities, the Effect of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Stephen Hiller Sempier
Assessment of Student Knowledge of the Weak and Strong Nuclear Forces, Pramila Shakya
Macrobenthic Communities in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone: Testing the Pearson-Rosenberg Model, Shivakumar Shivarudrappa
The Relationship Between Professional Preparedness and Long Term Teacher Retention, Deborah Ann Smith
Gender Inequity in the Representation of Women as Superintendents in Mississippi Public Schools: The "No Problem Problem", Deidre Joy Seale Smith
Mississippi Teachers’ Perception of Merit Pay, Diana M. Stephens
A Study of Prekindergarten Impact on Early Literacy Readiness, Lakeisha Shantae Stokes
What Will the Neighbors Think? Perceptions of Failure Intolerance on Individual Entrepreneurial Intention in the Rural Midwest, Brock M. Stout
Race and Ethnicity in the Hiring Process: An Experimental Study of Millennial Undergraduate Attitudes Using Career Electronic Portfolios, Adam C. Swanson
Hydrogen Bond-Mediated Structural Order in Hydroxylated bis-MPA Dendritic Polymers: Experimental and Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study, Maliha N. Syed
Generalization and Maintenance of High School Teachers' Use of Behavior Specific Praise Following Direct Behavioral Consultation in Classrooms, Traci Ann Taber
Novelty or Knowledge? A Study of Using a Student Response System in Non-Major Biology Courses at a Community College, Tasha Herrington Thames
Measuring Student Growth in K–12 Schools Using Item Response Theory Within Structural Equation Models, Kenneth Lee Thompson
Asymmetric Synthesis of Cα-methyl-γ- and δ-Amino Acids From a Common Synthon and Evaluation of Thionyl Chloride Assisted Peptide Esterifications, Emily Rose Vogel
Relationships of Parental Homeschooling Approaches Including Technology Integration, Letitia Annette Walters
Perceived Attributes and Factors Influencing Instructors’ Using E-Textbooks in Higher Education, Sirui Wang
A Measure of Soft Skill Gains Acquisition with Engagement in Baccalaureate Nursing Programs, Wendy J. Williams-Buenzli
Natural Disasters: Stories, Scott Daniel Wood
Dissertations from 2014
Labor Force Participation and Wages in Palestine for the Period 2000 to 2011, Issam Abu-Ghallous
Characterization of the Early Development and Quality of Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) Eggs and Larvae in Aquaculture Conditions, Agnès Bardon Albaret
A Qualitative Study of African American Female Administrators in the Academy: Identification of Characteristics that Contribute to Their Advancement to Senior Level Positions of Authority, Mary Louise Alexander-Lee
Principal Emotional Intelligence and Teacher Perceptions of School Climate in Middle Schools, Ashley Dawn Meadows Allred
Persistence Among African-American Males in the Honors College, Johnell Roxann Anderson Goins
Clarification of the Systematics of the Haploporoidea (Trematoda) with Descriptions of New Genera and Species, Michael Jay Andres
Career Decision Status, Career-Related Thinking, and Emotional Distress: A Structural Equation Model, Lindsey Marie Andrews
Being Nontraditional and Learning Online: Assessing the Psychosocial Learning Environments, Self-Efficacy, and Affective Outcomes Among College Student Groups, Roslyn La'Toya Ashford
Modeling that Leads to the Prediction of Photocatalytic Coatings Characterization, Biju Bajracharya
Do Social Communication Skills Mediate the Relation Between ADHD Symptoms and Reltionship Satisfaction?, Erin Clarke Bell
The Delivery, Speciation, and Fate of Trace Elements in St. Louis Bay, Mississippi, Gopal Bera
Online Communities of Practice in the Contact Center Environment: Factors that Influence Participation, Jimmie Ray Black Jr.
Conceptualizing Doctoral Student Mentoring, Flint L. Brent
Race, Gender, and Faculty Advancement at American Colleges and Universities, James Sharell Bridgeforth
The Standard Deviation: Attitude Transference and Perceptions of Deviant Behavior, Candace Forbes Bright
The Relationship Between Wellness Behavior Traits and Organizational Citizenship Behavior Traits, Vicki Yeager Brumfield
Next Year in Juarez: Stories, Christopher Michael Brunt
The Influence of Observational Learning on Self-reported Physical Activity, Self-efficacy for Physical Activity, and Health-related Fitness Knowledge for Physical Activity, Charles Gregory Bullock
The Perception of Distance on a Real Geographic Slope, David Alan Bunch
Strategic Human Resources in Casino Operations: Revealing the Perceptions of Casino Operators and Human Resource Leaders, Gary Burrus Jr.
The (Not So) New Normal: A Queer Critique of LGBT Characters and Themes in Primetime Network Television Situational Comedies, Robert Dallas Byrd Jr.
Influence of Resources, Resource Loss, and Coping Response on Food Management Practices and Food Security, Simone Perette Camel
Teacher and Administrator Perceptions of the Implementation of the Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) Grant in Mississippi Pilot Schools, Albert William Carter
Federal Aid and College Success of Students in the Community College, Jana Lee Jenkins Causey
Computational and Experimental Investigation Into Yield Behavior and Cure Rate Dependence of Thermoset Polymers, Christopher Harold Childers
Wit in the Early Modern Literary Marketplace, Danny Childers
Examining Potential Moderators of Negative Parenting Practices and Children's Internalizing and Externalizing Behavior, Kristen Lee Coln
The Role of Exchange Ideology in Coworker Social Support and Work Engagement, Sharon Sawyer Cureton
Comparing Mississippi's Public University Graduation Rates for Community College Completers and Non-Completers, Andrew Clark Dale
Relationships Among Job Satisfaction, Professional Efficacy, Student and School Performance, and Teacher Absenteeism, Laura Beckham Dana
Fundamental Investigations of Clay/Polymer Nanocomposites and Applications in Co-Extruded Microlayered Systems, Jeremy John Decker
The Natural Resource Curse in Sub-Saharan Africa: Transparency and International Initiatives, Meaza Zerihun Demissie
Exploring Job Stress Among Drug Court Personnel, Ragan Andrew Downey
The Sex Life of Seaweed, Fae Antoinette Dremock
A Policy Framed Analysis of the Valley of Death in U.S. University Technology Transfer, William Ker Ferguson
Population Genetics and Microbial Communities of the Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus), Daniel Lyle Gaillard
Fluorine Containing UV-Curable Materials for Advanced Transport Applications, James Thomas Goetz
Filipino, Too: Compositions on Culture and Identity, Randy Eugene Gonzales
Interpersonal Needs and Suicide: Strengthening Measurement In an Offender Population, Rose Angeline Gonzalez
Does Video Game Use Exacerbate the Relation Between Neurophysiological Deficits and ADHD Symptoms in Children and Adolescents?, James Kenneth Goodlad III
The Impact of Sleep Restriction (Nap Deprivation) On Preschool Children's (Aged 3-5) Emotional Response, Hui-Ya Gail Han
Relationship Between Teacher Perception of Positive Behavior Interventions Support and the Implementation Process, Janice Marie Hansen
Making Meaning of the Reel: The Media's Portrayal of Community Colleges, Jena Lee Hawk
British Brass Band Contest Pieces: A Study in Transcriptions for the American Wind Band Repertoire, Jonathan James Helmick
Parental Perceptions of Early Childhood Education Programming for Children With and Without Disabilities, Brittany Greer Herrington
The Application of Contemporary Double Bass Left Hand Techniques Applied in the Orchestra Repertoire, Eric Hilgenstieler
Normative Feedback, Levels of Narcissism, and Student Evaluations of a Lecture, Shirley Ann Hodges
Utilization of Aqueous RAFT Prepared Copolymers to Improve Anticancer Drug Efficacy, Andrew Christopher Holley
Dark Symphony, Christopher Wallace Hornbacker
A Study of the Teaching Beliefs of the Modern Post Secondary Science Instructor and Implications They May Hold for the Future of Science Education, Michael Charles Howard
The Effects of Language Complexity on Natural and Emotion Concept Formation in Early Language Learners, Stephanie Eileen Jett
Divorce and Forgiveness: A Comparison Between Genders, Alison Kathleen Johnson