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Dissertations from 2014
Tuning Responsiveness of Polypeptide Based Block Copolymers for Drug Delivery, Ashley J. Johnson
Judicial Attitudes Regarding Court Records Transparency, Donald Ray Johnson
Spectroscopy and Gas-Phase Binding of Modified Desferrioxamine B Indicator Displacement-Based Sensors, William Scott Jones
Development and Applications of The Expanded Equivalent Fluid Method, Bharath Kumar Kandula
Continuous Polymer Reactor Design, David Sujay Kingsley
Reflective Practice in a Coach Education Practicum, Clayton Roth Kuklick
Evaluating the Use of Tootling for Improving Upper Elementary/Middle School Students' Disruptive and Appropriate Behavior, Abigail Melanie Lambert
A Conducting Student's Guide to the Solving and Execution of Major Gestural Issues in Beethoven's First Eight Symphonies, Nathanael Thomas Lambert
Relationship Between Leadership Styles of High School Teachers, Principals, and Assistant Principals and Their Attitudes Toward School Wide Positive Behavior and Support Implementation, Geneva Cosweller Lampton-Holmes
Elementary Teachers' Sense of Self Efficacy and Professional Development Experiences of Teaching Informational Text, Mary Desiree Lee
The Relationship Between Frequency and Functionality of Professional Learning Communities to Student Achievement, Jack Linton Jr.
The Self-Directedness, Metacognitive Awareness, Self-Efficacy Beliefs, and Grammatical Competence of College Students Studying Spanish, Juan Guillermo Loaiza
Self-Determination Theory as a Pedagogical Foundation for Collegiate Physical Activity Courses, Scot Edward Long
"This Masterpiece of Nature:" An Ecocritical Study of Joseph Conrad's Fiction, Sonja Luther
Effects of Animal Management Changes on the Activity Budgets and Walking Rates of Zoo Elephants, Angela Dawn Mackey
Differences in Narcissistic Presentation in Abused and Non-Abused Children and Adolescents, Mallory Laine Malkin
Dreamers: Stories, Eddie Wayne Malone
Molecular Probes for the Detection of Zn2+ and Fe3+ Ions, Erendra Manandhar
Growth and Decline of "Second Life" as an Educational Platform, Christine Libby Mark
CSI Effect and Forensic Science/Criminal Justice Degree Programs, Megan Dutton McCay
Evaluating The Effectiveness of the Good Behavior Game with General Education High School Students Utilizing a Changing Criterion Component, Rachel Ritter Mitchell
Comparison of the Conceptual Understanding of Newton's Laws in an Online and Traditional Introductory Physical Science Course, Rex Robert Moak
Hybrid Meshless Method for Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations, Jeanette Marie Monroe
The Influence of Bystanders in Subsequent Bullying Behavior, Jenny Lane Morris
Exploring Perceived Norms and Protective Strategies: Self-Consciousness and Gender as Moderators, Jeremy James Noble
Teacher Expectations of Students in a Predominantly African American School District, Durand Duron Payton
Effective Instructional Strategies Utilized in Successful and High Performing Secondary Schools in the Southern Region of Mississippi, Jeanifer Lynn Pearson
Building Change Readiness Practices for Information Technology Support Staff, Dianna Joseph Perkins
Reducing Ambiguities in Customer Requirements Through Historical Rule-Based Knowledge in a Small Organization, Silvia Brum Preston
Revision of 13 Genera of Haploporidae (Trematoda), Eric Edward Pulis
Monsters, Kent James Quaney
Re-evaluating the Criminal Investigative Process: An Empirical Evaluation of Criminal Investigations in the United States, Jeremiah J. Rayner
Relationships Between Participation in Extracurricular Activities, ACT Scores, GPA, and Attendance in Select Public High Schools in Mississippi, Lance Kelvin Reed
Elementary Teachers' Perceptions of Response to Intervention and Teacher Support Team Effectiveness within a Mississippi Gulf Coast School District, Shanta Dannette Rhodes
Online Versus Face-to-Face Biology: A Comparison of Student Transactional Distance, Approach to Learning, and Knowledge Outcomes, Mary Erin Riggins
Dispositional Optimism: Modeling Cardiovascular Disease Mortality with Traditional Risk Factors and a Psychosocial Personality Trait, Kiana Ramisi Luckett Robinson
Characterization and Role of MSAABCR in Biofilm Development and Virulence in Staphylococcus aureus, Gyan Sundar Sahukhal
Blue Mountain: A Chamber Opera for Winds and Voices by Justin Dello Joio: A Unique Contribution for Wind Band Literature, Armando Saldarini
Gatekeeping the Social Games in a Post-Broadcasting World: A Qualitative Content Analysis of NBC and User-Generated Olympic Twitter Coverage During the 2012 London Games, Daniel Anthony Sipocz
The Implementation of Common Core Standards and Teacher Intent to Persist, Eddie Miles Louis Smith
Faith-based and Graduate Adult Educator's Negotiation of Similarities and Differences Among People as an Indicator of Their Multicultural Effectiveness, Elizabeth Conerly Smith
Enzyme, Cosolvent, and Substrate Interactions in PLE Hydrolysis Reactions and Evaluation of the Stability of an Unnatural Glutathione Analogue, Maureen Elizabeth Smith
Who Will Defy Authority? Personality Features and Destructive Obedience in the Milgram Paradigm, Ashton Caroline Southard
Maximizing Doctor-Patient Communication of a Positive HIV/AIDS Test Result: A Best Practices Approach, Vikki Yashandra Spann
A Beacon of Light: Tougaloo During the Presidency of Dr. Adam Daniel Beittel (1960-1964), John Gregory Speed
Fungal Contribution to Carbon and Nutrient Cycling in a Subtropical Freshwater Marsh, Rong Su
Running the Boys' Club: An Examination of the Experiences of Female Law Enforcement Leaders, Jennifer Lynn Taylor
The Effects of Leadership and High-Stakes Testing on the Retention of Teachers, Amy Krohn Thibodeaux
Using Online Education to Transition Teaching Assistants to Teacher Certification: Examining the Differences Among Teacher Education Programs, Billie Jean Tingle
A Document in Death and Madness: A Cultural and Interdisciplinary Study of Nineteenth-Century Art Song Settings on the Death of Opelia, Jennifer Leigh Tipton
Dysphoria and Dysregulation: Exploration of Affect and Dissociation in the Pain Response to Non-Suicidal Self-Injury, Rita Eileen Todd
Hardiness, Social Support, Parental Stress, and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Recent Service Members, Victoria Jane Tomassetti-Long
The Relation Between Behavior Problems of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Adjustments in their Typically-Developing Siblings: Role of Parental Stress and Perceptions of Social Support, Theodore Stephen Tomeny
This Animal, Elena Therese Tomorowitz
Investigation of Glassy State Molecular Motions in Thermoset Polymers, Jianwei Tu
The Effects of Function-Based Antecedent and Consequent Interventions for Increasing Appropriate Behavior and Decreasing Disruptive Behavior of Preschool Students in the School Setting, Jonna Halphen von Schulz
Development of Workforce Skills: Student Perceptions of Mentoring in FIRST Robotics, Katie Joan Veal Wallace
Comparing Professonal Development Practices of Low Performing Public Schools and High Performing Public Schools in the State of Mississippi, Lori Rogers Wilcher
The Scholarship of Teaching at Community Colleges, Patrice Arleanor Williams
Improved Efficiency Organic Photovoltaic Cells through Morphology Control and Process Modification, Qi Wu
Multi-Sensory Emotion Recognition with Speech and Facial Expression, Qingmei Yao
Teachers' Self-Efficacy in Mathematics and Teaching Mathematics, Instructional Practices, and the Mississippi Curriculum Test, Second Edition for Mathematics in Grades 3-5, Tracy Hardwell Yates
Dissertations from 2013
The Measurement of Self-Directed Learning Among Postsecondary Disability Services Administrators, LaKeshia Marche Alexander
The Journey to Becoming-Authentic from the Voices of Nursing Students Living with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Sheryl Lynn Allen
Telling Their Own Story: How Student Newspapers Reported Campus Unrest, 1962-1970, Kaylene Dial Armstrong
An Insight Into Asymmetric Synthesis and Bioorganic Applications of Novel Cα- Methyl-Lysine, - Proline, - Nipocotic Acid Analogues, Souvik Banerjee
Design and Synthesis of Flexible and Functional Polybenzoxazine Thin Films, Austin David Baranek
Teacher Perception of School Culture and School Climate in the Leader In Me Schools and Non Leader In Me Schools, Brian Patrick Barkley
Educating Students to Become Culturally Competent Physical Therapists: Issues of Teaching and Assessment, Lisa Jayroe Barnes
Role of MSA in Immune Evasion, Persistence, and Protease Regulation in the Human Pathogenic Strains of Staphylococcus aureus, Maria Deepa Basco
Effectiveness of Teacher-Implemented Function-Based Interventions Versus Non-Function-Based Interventions for Preschoolers, Katherine Marie Bellone
Travel for Agoraphobics, John Allen Berry
Public Relations Models and Dialogic Communication in the Twitterverse: An Analysis of How Colleges and Universities are Engaging Their Publics Through Twitter, Jason Antwuan Beverly
An Analysis of Teacher Perspectives on the Mississippi Alternative Assessment of Extended Curriculum Framework, Greerlynn Myrtice Bezue-Tull
Further Analysis of the Competitive Prosocial/Aggression Continuum Task, Alexander Mark Biondolillo
Evaluation of Behavior Subtypes of Sexual Addiction: A Latent Profile Analysis of Sexual Behaviors, Nicole Lea Blazek
Examining College Students' Use of Protective Behavioral Strategies from the Theory of Planned Behavior, Melissa Ann Bonnell
Prekindergarten and Kindergarten Teachers' Perceptions of Demographic Determinants and Academic Success, Melanie Ellen Boyle
The Impact of a Dance Aerobics Program on Middle School Girls' Physical Activity Level, Self-Efficacy, and Decisional Balance, Alexis Suozzi Bridley
Trayvon Martin and Election 2012 Social Media Messaging: An Analysis of Framing, Rhetoric, and Media Types in Online Messages by Civil Rights Organizations, Riva Renee Brown
Dialogue as a Tool for Meaning Making, Angela Suzanne Dudley Bruni
Age, Gender, Race, and Culture in the ER: A Content Analysis of End-of-Life Issues in the Television Drama, Katrina Wilson Burtt
Tactile Behavior in a Group of Captive Rough-Toothed Dolphins as a Function of Opportunities to Play with Objects, Kelly Ann Caffery
Iterative Solvers for Large, Dense Matrices, Eowyn Wilhelmina Cenek
Phytoplankton Community Distribution and Light Absorption Properties in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Sumit Chakraborty
Multimedia Instructional Tools and Student Learning in Computer Applications Courses, Debra Laier Chapman
Using Brief Experimental Analyses to Identify Effective Math Interventions for Early Elementary Students, Chelsi Ronatta Clark
Project-Based Section 8 Housing Participants' Perception of Cultural and Structural Factors to Explain Barriers to Economic Self-Sufficiency, Yolanda Javette Clark
Conflict and Controversy in the Confederate High Command: Johnston, Davis, Hood, and the Atlanta Campaign of 1864, Dennis Blair Conklin II
The Impact of Smaller Learning Communities on 9th Grade Mathematics Student Achievement and Graduation Rates, Keisha Burney Cook
Investigating the Function of the Mold Specific Gene M46, in the Pathogenic Dimorphic Fungus Histoplasma capsulatum, Davida LaShaundra Crossley
An Examination of Referral and Eventual Placement of African American Students and English Language Learners in Special Education, Eneas Ruel Deveaux
Interrelationships Between Testosterone, Aggression, and Parental Care of a Temperate-Zone, Resident Songbird, the Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), Margaret Susan DeVries
Multi-Group Invariance of the Conceptions of Assessment Scale Among University Faculty and Students, Melanie Anne DiLoreto
Developing Social Capital: The Effect of an Academic Service-Learning Component on the Civic Attitudes of College Students, Joshua Paul Duplantis
The Influence of Classroom Management, Administrative Support, Parental Involvement, and Economic Factors on the Retention of Novice Teachers, Katrina Moody Dwyer
Effects of Food Dispersion on Dominance Related Behaviors in Garnett's Bushbaby (Otolemur garnettii)?, Kyle Daniel Edens
Dynamics of Perceptual Organization in Complex Visual Search: The Identification of Self Organized Criticality with Respect to Visual Grouping Principles, Attila Jozsef Farkas