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Dissertations from 2014
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
Ecological Psychology and Media Consumption Among Young Adults: A New Framework, Alice Diana Cade Ferguson
Teacher Perceptions of Working with Children with Specific Special Education Exceptionalities in the General Education Classroom, Kimberly Geneva Fisher
Evaluation of Human Fecal Pollution in Mississippi Coastal and Creek Waters Using Library Independent Markers, Christopher John Flood
Emotional Intelligence and Community Healthcare Productivity, Christopher Jacob Fox
Performing Jonathan Newman's "Symphony No. 1: My Hands Are A City", Joseph Corey Francis
Macrodeterminants of Labor Migration from CEE Accession Countries to Select EU Countries, Denise Joanne François-Seeney
Relationships Between Cure Kinetics, Network Architecture, and Fluid Sensitivity in Glassy Epoxies, Katherine Lea Frank
Group Empowerment Capacity and Capability in Schools of Nursing, Mary Louanne Friend
Adult Learning in a K-12 Setting; Job-Embedded Professional Development: Teacher Identity and Self-Efficacy, Deidra MacLellan Gammill
A Bird in the Binoculars: Understanding Birdwatchers' Potential to Contribute to Sustainable Development and Biological Conservation, Sheri Lynn Glowinski
Factors That Impact Administrator-Teacher Relationships, Patrick Sean Gray
Learner Retention of Medical Vocabulary Based on Instructional Format and Success in Medical Coding, Madelon Reed Gruich
Workplace Health Promotion Programs: An Assessment of Factors Influencing Participation, Tomeka Lashell Harbin
A Comparison of Behavioral and Academically-Focused Goals Within the Mystery Motivator: Effects on Disruptive Behavior and Academic Performance, Christina Michelle Hardy
In Situ Quenching and Post-Polymerization Modification of Telechelic Polyisobutylene, Todd Raymond Hartlage
Principal Leadership Styles, Faculty Morale, and Faculty Job Satisfaction at Selected Elementary Schools, Dawn Vyola Ramsey Hearn
A Geographical Approach for Integrating Belief Networks and Geographic Information Sciences to Probabilistically Predict River Depth, Nathan Lee Hopper
Academic Intrinsic Motivation and Differentiated Instruction in the Regular Classroom: Potential Relationships During the Transition Away from Gifted Programming, Heather Lyn Houston
Teacher Perceptions Regarding the Relationship of Modified Year-Round School Calendars with Student Achievement, Student Behavior, and Teacher Efficacy, George Eugene Huffman
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