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Dissertations from 2015
Running Contradiction: A Negotiated Reading of Encoding Strategies in the Boondocks Animated Series, 2005-2011, Wesley Tyler French
Assessing Nontraditional Student Dropouts on a Commuter Campus, Mary Theresa Funk
The Perceptions of Mississippi Secondary School Counselors and School Administrators Regarding the Role of School Counselors in Dropout Prevention, Sherrell Chollottie Gilmore
An Examination of the Volunteer Coordinator's Influence on Church Volunteers' Intent-to-Continue at the Largest Protestant Churches, Jason Berton Golden
Protecting Dixie: Southern Girlhood in Children's Literature, 1852-1920, Laura Anne Hakala
Efficacy of Behavioral Interventions in African-Americans with Type II Diabetes: A Comparative Effectiveness Analysis, Tangela Nicole Hales
Teacher Perceptions of the Use of School-Wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports at Reducing the Presence of Bullying in Middle Schools, Kristine Marie Harper
An Analysis of the Correlation between ACT Scores and One-to-One Computing, Jeffrey Brian Heath
Trading Identities: National Identity, Loyalty, and Backcountry Merchants in Revolutionary America, 1740-1816, Timothy Charles Hemmis
How Sports Celebrities Handle Crisis: The Analysis of Social, Traditional and Controlled Media, Nicole Renee Hendricks
Species Delimitation, Phylogenetics, and Biogeography of the Catfish Genus Rhamdia Bleeker (Heptapteridae) of Central America and the Trans-Andean Region of Colombia, Carmen Liliana Hernández Torres
Unique and Combined Contributions of Callous-Unemotional Traits and Parental Incarceration on Juvenile Delinquency in an At-Risk Sample, Lacey Loy Herrington
Overcoming the Loss of Nonverbal Cues Encountered by the Adventitiously Blind: Reconstructing Relationships and Identity, Vernon Floyd Humphrey
Investigations of the Photocatalytic Activity and Self-Cleaning Properties of Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS) Containing Titania Thiol-ene Films, LaCrissia Unsonta Jefferson
What Concerns are Secondary Mathematics Teachers Experiencing with the Implementation of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics and Is There a Relationship Between the Concerns and Professional Development Received?, Suzanne Therez Jennings
Preferred Mentoring Characteristics and Doctoral Students’ Research Self-Efficacy, Ashley Johnston
Time Integration Methods of Fundamental Solutions and Approximate Fundamental Solutions for Nonlinear Elliptic Partial Differential Equations, Corey Leon Jones
Assessing Biogeochemical Impacts and Environmental Conditions Associated with Cross-Shelf High Chlorophyll Plumes in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Erin Brooke Jones
A Study in How Linking Social Capital Functions in Community Development, Julie Burress Jordan
The Relationship Between Students’ Applied Mathematics Skills and Students’ Attitudes Towards Mathematics, Taylor Andrew Kilman
Effects of Expected Service Life Exposures on the Functional Properties and Impact Performance of an American Football Helmet Outer Shell Material, David E. Krzeminski
On the Selection of a Good Shape Parameter for RBF Approximation and Its Application for Solving PDEs, Lei-Hsin Kuo
Analysis of Bloggers’ Usage of the Web Space in Kyrgyzstan to Engage Civically and Politically, Bahtiyar Kurambayev
Relationships Among Self Direction in Learning, Health Promoting Behaviors and Physical Therapy Support for Autonomy in Older Adults, Lisa Gayle Latham
Measuring a Cognitive Apprenticeship Model of Instruction in Statistics Education, Amanda Dawn Leimer
Developmental Education at the Community College: An Exploration of Instructional Best Practices and the Relationship between Integration, Student Involvement and Rates of Completion, Beverly Gayle Strickland Lewis
National Survey on Leadership Capacity and Scaling-up of PBIS Implementation, Julie L. Lowery
Determining the Academic Achievement of English Language Learners (ELLs) by Using Additional Measures of Growth, Adriana Maria Marin
The Role of Shared Mental Models in Team Coordination Crew Resource Management Skills of Mutual Performance Monitoring and Backup Behaviors, Alan Reid Martinez
The Relationship Between University Employees’ Work Engagement and the Perception of Their Influence on Student Integration and Retention, Janea Sims McDonald
Use of Dietary and Herbal Supplements in Older Adults with Osteoarthritis, Sharon Denise McDonald
Encouraging Bipartisanship: Polarization and Civility as Rhetorical Tools for Ameliorating the U.S. Senate’s Partisan Environment, Angela Marie McGowan
An Evaluation of the Attitudes, Beliefs, and Mental Health Literacy of Young African American College Graduates, Marshae Antoinette McNeal
A Study Identifying Information Technology Development Strategies for Nursing Professional Development Specialists Practicing in Healthcare Settings, Tammy LaBlanche Baker Means
GAL: A Stepwise Model for Automated Cloud Shadow Detection in HICO Oceanic Imagery Utilizing Guided Filter, Pixel Assignment, and Geometric Linking, Jennerpher Renee Meyers
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