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Dissertations from 2013
An Implementation Evaluation of an Actuarial Risk Assessment Instrument, James Robert Johnson
Advisement Satisfaction Among Community College Students in Mississippi, LaToya Tamiko Jones-Reed
Accessing Learning in the Adult Zebrafish with a Novel Associative Learning Task, David Joseph Jouandot II
Second Families of Virginia: Professional Power-Brokers in a Revolutionary Age, 1700-1790, Wesley Thomas Joyner
Power of Speech Styles: A Relational Framing Perspective, Michael Lewis King
Synthesis and Characterization of Polyisobutylene-Block-Polyamides as Novel Thermoplastic Elastomers, Lauren Renee Kucera
Biophysical Understanding of Novel Synthetic AMYLOID-β (Aβ) Prions in Alzheimer's Disease, Amit Kumar
The Effects of Race and Gender on the Satisfaction Levels of Entering and Advanced Level Doctoral Students, Tiffany Nicole Labon
The Predictors of Calling and the Role of Career Satisfaction in Working Adults, Kari Ann Leavell
Gene Regulatory Network Reconstruction Using Dynamic Bayesian Networks, Haoni Li
Updike, Morrison, and Roth: The Politics of American Identity, Christopher Steven Love
Community Metrics and Trophic Dynamics in Tidal Creeks in an Anthropogenically Fragmented, Coastal Landscape, Michael Robert Lowe
Examining the Impact of Motivation, Service Quality, and Value on Satisfaction and Loyalty Among Golf Tourists to Rural Areas, Chad William Maas
Toward a Model for Predicting Depression Among Veterans, Nita Aurora Magee-Cornelius
Nursing Students' Attitudes Toward Science in the Nursing Curricula, Jill Deanne Maroo
Adapting J.S. Bach's Solo Violin Sonatas and Partitas for the Marimba: Broken Chord and Arpeggio Performance Practices, Jason Eugene Mathena
The Role of Distress Tolerance in Aggressive Behavior, Anne Winston McIntyre
The Effect of Preschool on Reaching Achievement Among Kindergarten Students, Reisha Monique McKinney
Parenting Style Differences in Black American and White American Young Adults, Sarah Lynette McMurtry
Investigations Toward Tunability of Mechanical, Thermal, and Impact Properties of Thiol-ene Networks for Novel High Energy Absorbing Materials, Olivia Devon McNair
Effects of Check In/Checkout with a Fading Procedure on the Academic Engagement and Problem Behavior of Elementary School Students, Leila Mullooly Miller
Teachers' Perceptions about the Types, Quality, and Impact of their Job-Embedded Professional Development Experiences, Delilah Mitchell
Teacher Dialogue and Its Relationship to Student Achievement, Heather Norton Montgomery
The Impact of the Addition of Community Based Truancy Intervention Panels on the Reduction of Student Absences, Lenora Jane Nyeste
Effects of United States Domestic Agricultural Grain Subsidies on Mexican Migrant Flows, Pat Robert O'Brien
"Having Our Say": High Achieving African American Male College Graduates Speak About Parental Involvement and Parenting Style, Lynn Cheryl Lanier Odom
Slackwire Calliope, Lauren Dale Oetinger
Synergy of the Developed 6D BIM Framework and Conception of the nD BIM Framework and nD BIM Process Ontology, Shawn Edward O'Keeffe
First Steps to College and Career Success: Predictors of Recent High School Graduate Readiness for Online Learning, Laura Mae Pannell
The Relationship Between Socio-Economic Status and the Frequency of School Web Page Access to Both Mobile and Non-Mobile Sites, Richmond Hughes Parker
View of Socioscientific Issues Among Educators: The Willingness of Teachers to Accept SSI Into the Classroom and the Reason Underlying Those Beliefs, John Carlos Parr
The PR President: How Ike Transformed Political Communication, Pamela Ann Parry
Biological and Biologically Inspired Polymers for Interface Modification, Lea Clayton Paslay
Connecting the Dots: Understanding Migration in the Context of Other Periods of the Annual Cycle, Kristina Lee Paxton
Dynamic Bioactive Stimuli-Responsive Polymeric Surfaces, Heather Marie Pearson
Examination of the Pediatric Diabetes Routines Questionnaire in Adolescents: Development of an Adolescent Self-Report Version and Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Jessica Sima Pierce
Explorations: Five Science Fiction Stories, Daniel Joseph Pinney
The Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Making Middle Grades Work, Darryl Rene Porter
See Me Inside My Tiny House: Essays and Stories, Peggy Melissa Price
Students' Confidence in the Ability to Transfer Basic Math Skills in Introductory Physics and Chemistry Courses at a Community College, Reginald Quinn
Utilizing Polymer Topology in Peptide-Based Block Copolymers: Unique Aqueous Assembly and Responsive Behavior, Jacob Griffin Ray
An Examination of the Requirements and Preparation Required forTubists Desiring a Career in the Military, with Emphasis on Premier Band Auditions, Patrick Charles Rettger
Tweet, Tweet, and Repeat: How College Students and Social Media Bring You the News, Judith Penelope Roberts
The Published Choral Folk Songs of Cyrillus Kreek, Estonian Nationalist, Jonathan Patrick Rodgers
Gamification in Science Education: The Relationship of Educational Games to Motivation and Achievement, Kelly Elizabeth Rouse
A Novel Methodology for Calculating Large Numbers of Symmetrical Matrices on a Graphics Processing Unit: Towards Efficient, Real-Time Hyperspectral Image Processing, Denise Renee Runnels
The Effect of Online Discussion Forums on Student Learning and Student Perception of Learning in a Science Course at the Community College Level, Rachel Syring Ryan
Mindfulness, Facets of Big Five Personalities, and Psychological Health, Nicholas J. Schmidt
The Effectiveness of Internet and Instant Messaging Approaches in Promoting Intention to Breastfeed, Brigett Landry Scott
New Fault Tolerant Multicast Routing Techniques to Enhance Distributed-Memory Systems Performance, Masoud Esmail Masoud Shaheen
The Role of Service-Learning on College Students' Environmental Literacy: Content Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors, Joanna Lynn Bush Singletary
Science Fair: Is It Worth the Work? A Qualitative Study on Deaf Students' Perceptions and Experiences Regarding Science Fair in Primary and Secondary School, Vivian Lee Smith
A Pedagogical Guide to Roberto Carpio's Music for Solo Piano, Pablo Ernesto Sotomayor Kamiyama
Photopolymerization and Characterization of Modified Thiol-ene Networks, Bradley James Sparks
The Pine Effect, Andrea Kay Spofford
Interpersonal (Re)relating: Investigating the Experience of Refriending, Paul Edgerton Stafford
Learning to Parent Again: An Investigation of the Role of Adult Education in the Phenomenon of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Deborah Annette Stover
The Impact of Technology Attitudes and Skills of Rural Health Clinic Nurses on the Level of Adoption of Electronic Health Records in Mississippi, Jennifer Lynn Styron
Teacher Attitudes of Inclusion and Academic Performance of Students with Disabilities, Jonathan Earl Sutton
The Sexual Assault Severity Scale: A Comprehensive Measure of Assault Severity, Karyn Crystal Swinson
Through the Lens of Perspective Transformation: The Impact of Parent Education on the Parenting Styles of Court-Ordered Participants, Mariann Baucum Taylor
Perceptions of Workplace Bullying Among Practicing Registered Nurses, Crystal Regina Threadgill
The Challenges of Inclusion: Perceptions of Superintendents, Principals, and Teachers in Mississippi Alternative Schools, Gary Lynn Tune
A Stylistic Analysis and Performance Guide for James Sclater's "Variations and Toccata on a Theme by Paganini", David Michael Ward
Direct Responsibility: Caspar Weinberger and the Reagan Defense Buildup, Robert Howard Wieland
An Assessment of a Just-in-Time Training Intervention in a Manufacturing Organization, Barry James Wilkie
Attitudinal Factors of Teachers Regarding Arts Integration, Sara Elston Williams
Characterization of Whole Pine Tree Substrates for Adventitious Rooting of Cuttings and Initial Growth of Seedlings, Anthony Lynn Witcher
An Examination of Cities' Resilence to Violent Crime: A Contextual Analysis of Victim-Offender Convergence, Vanessa Hatch Woodward
Life, Love, and Hegemony on Daytime TV: A Critical Analysis of Three Popular Soap Operas, Elizabeth Ann Worden
Nanoparticle Filled Polymeric Systems for Gas Barrier and Flame Retardant Properties, Yingji Wu
Ornithology and Apparent Magnitude, Sarah Michelle Wynn
Gene Regulatory Network Analysis and Web-based Application Development, Yi Yang
A Study of Federal Academic Earmarks and Research Funding in Relation to the Institutional Research Culture of Research University/High (RU/H) Institutions in Mississippi, James Hubert Young III
Advisor Knowledge of Disability-Related Needs, Laws, and Accomodation Requirements in Postsecondary Academic Advisement Practices, Rebekah Elizabeth Young
The Relationship Between Shared Leadership, Teacher Self-Efficacy, and Student Achievement, Anjanette Fuller Zinke
Dissertations from 2012
The Role of the Cysteine/Glutathione Regulatory Genes CDO1, GSH1, and GSH2 in Yeast-Mold Dimorphism of the Pathogenic Fungus Histoplasma capsulatum, Melissa Anne Adams
An Examination of Mature Interpersonal Relationships Among International and American College Students, Bona Aidoo
What Influences Principal Perceptions of Bullying?, Matthew Benjamin Alred
The Relationship Between School Leadership and Graduation Coach Interventions in Rural and Urban Settings, Christopher Nicholas Amos
Efficacy of a Basic Public Speaking Course Delivered via a Virtual Community College, Stephen Bradley Bailey
School Counselor and Principal Perceptions Regarding the Roles of School Counselors, Tyra Terrell Bailey
The Organization of Self-Knowledge and Race: Does Self-Concept Structure Impact the Responses of Black Individuals to Stereotype Threat?, Aisha Denise Baker
The Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence of School Principals and Their Ability to Identify the Strengths or Talents of a Member of Their Leadership Team, Angela Luther Bare
Pre-Kindergarten Education: Is There a Relationship Between Pre-Kindergarten Participation and Student Achievement?, Carol Goldate Barlow
The Relationship Between the Pedagogical Use of Differentiated Instructional Strategies and 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade Language Arts Achievement, Kenitra LaSha Barnes
A Study of Factors Related to Teacher Attrition, Leslie Ann Beaugez
The Relationship Between Teacher Classroom Practices and 21st Century Students' Academic Dishonesty at the Secondary Level, Marguerite Beth Bellipanni
The Use of Time-Out with Escape Extinction to Reduce Noncompliance Maintained by Escape or Attention, Shelly Renee Benshoof
An Analysis and an Historical Contextualization of Frank Ticheli’s “Cajun Folk Songs”, Jody Anthony Besse
Public Versus Private Praise: A Direct Behavioral Comparison in Secondary Classrooms, John Travis Blaze
Error Estimation Techniques to Refine Overlapping Aerial Image Mosaic Processes via Detected Parameters, William Glenn Bond
Quantifying Vulnerability After the Storm: Hurricane Katrina Case Study, Jennifer Lori Bonin
Werner Jaegerhuber's “Messe Folklorique Haitïenne”: A Conductor's Guide, Lauren Michelle Brandon Lindsey
An Examination of Factors Affecting Information Sharing among Law Enforcement Agencies, Scott Driskill Bransford
Analysis of the Impact of Implementing Interdisciplinary Pods on Student Achievement in Georgia Middle Schools, Andrew Lynn Bristow
What’s in a Test? Constructions of Literacy and Its Implications for English Proficiency Test Design, Josye Marie Brookter