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Dissertations from 2014
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
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