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Dissertations from 2012
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
Faculty Teaching Behaviors at Three State-Funded Universities, Christa Michelle Bryant
The Influence of Classroom Instruction and Test Preparation on School Accountability Levels, Karen Adair Carter Bryant
Administrators’ Perceptions of Alternative School Characteristics and Their Relationship with Recidivism, Lori Elaine Burkett
The Effects of Choice Versus No-Choice of Task Sequence on Task Engagement, Britney Nicole Burton
Determining the Individual, Organizational, and Community Level Outcomes of a Community Leadership Development Program as Perceived by the Program Alumni, Susan Johnston Bush
Vertical Violence and the Student Nurse: Is This Toxic for Professional Identity Development?, Sherri Williams Cantey
An Introductory Guide to Vibraphone: Four Idiomatic Practices and a Survey of Pedagogical Material and Solo Literature, Brian Scott Cheesman
Freshman Academy: Transitioning Ninth Grade Students Through the Academic and Social Rigors of the High School Experience and the Students’, Parents’ and Teachers’ Perceptions, Yulanda West Clinton
The Invisible Woman and the Silent University, Elizabeth Robinson Cole
Surface, Bulk, and Rheological Properties of Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane/High Density Polyethylene Nanocomposites, Robert Douglas Cook Jr.
First Choice for a Second Chance: Factors Supporting Temporary Dropouts Who Re-Enroll in High School, Ralph Costen
The Development, Validation, and Application of the Motivation Scale of Disability Sport Consumption (MSDSC), Michael Paul Cottingham II
Real Women? Gender and Race in Prime Time Police Shows, Rondrek Juwayne Cowans
The Relationship Between Perceptions of School Climate and Student Achievement in Schools That Use Jostens' Renaissance Programs, Amy Yarborough Coyne
The Impact of Extracurricular Activities on Student Achievement at the High School Level, Steven Wesley Craft
Preschool Curriculum: Choices that Promote Learning, Renee Curet Criddle
Coastal Hurricane Damage Assessment via Wavelet Transform of Remotely Sensed Imagery, Ricky Carl Crowsey
An Examination of the Perception of Special Education Teachers in the Mississippi Delta Toward Their Transition Competencies, Vickie Elaine Curry
Regional Differences in Relational Aggression: The Role of Culture, Katherine Amanda Czar
Educational Technology Integration and High-Stakes Testing, Tracy Demetrie Daniel
Extended Techniques and Electronic Enhancements: A Study of Works by Ian Clarke, Christopher Leigh Davis
Examining the Relationship Between Social Capital and Career Success Among Welfare to Work Participants in Louisiana, Dionne Marie Davis-Green
Impression Rating via Speed-Dating: How A Single Communication Event Can Alter Perceptions of Another Individual, Andrew Clayton Dix
The Effects of Direct Training and the STAR Problem Solving Model on Teachers' Treatment Integrity and Generalized Use of an Intervention, Neelima Gutti Duncan
Religious Leaders in Crisis: An Analysis of Image Restoration Strategies and Content Variables, Melody Teracita Fisher
A Comparison of Principals’ and Parents’ Perceptions of Family Engagement in Schools, Karen Ash Frost
Does Psychopathy Predict Future Risky Sexual Behavior?, Jessica Jade Fulton
Influence of Teacher Qualifications, Experience, Instructional Methods, and Professional Development on Student Achievement on the Mississippi Writing Assessment in Grades Four and Seven, Stacy Kihneman Garcia
An Analysis of the Success of a High School Athletic Program on Student Achievement, Peter Randall Giles
K-1 Teachers’ Visual Arts Beliefs and Their Role in the Early Childhood Classroom, Blythe Annette Goodman-Schanz
A Bisphenol-A-based Resin System that Cures via Triazole Ring Formation for Marine Composite Applications, Irene Elizabeth Gorman
Employee Volunteer and Employer Benefits From Business-Education Partnerships as Perceived by Employee Volunteers, Evelyn Kwan Green
Manufacturing Mississippi's Workforce: An Assessment of Employability Skills as Perceived by Faculty and Senior Students of Four Year Manufacturing Related Degree Programs, Mamie Yvette Griffin
Can Psychopathic Traits Contribute to Success in Adolescence? Relations Between Boldness, Meanness, Disinhibition, and Adaptive Functioning, Matthew David Guelker
Is There a Correlation Between Teacher Efficacy and Effectiveness to Re-Engage At-Risk Students and Graduate On Time?, John Daniel Guillory
Genetic Associations with Borderline Personality Disorder and Related Traits and Behaviors, Casey Roy Guillot
Interpretations of Student Engagement in the Context of the Orff Schulwerk Music Classroom at the DuBard School for Language Disorders, Anna Rebecca Bondurant Halliday
Understanding Corrosion Protection and Failure Through Model Polymers in Thin Films, Joshua Smith Hanna
Evaluation of Performance-Based and Pre-set Conventional Criterion for Reinforcement in Check In-Check Out, Lauren Lestremau Harpole
The Spirit of Triumph, James Anderson DePreist: The Life, Career and Music of an American Conductor, Darryl Eric Harris Sr.
Ideological “Smackdown”: A Textual Analysis of Class, Race and Gender in WWE Televised Professional Wrestling, Casey Brandon Hart
Reification: A Process to Configure Java Realtime Processors, John Huddleston Heath
Polymer Surface Engineering Via Thiol-Mediated Reactions, Ryan Matthew Hensarling
The Relationship Between Student Achievement of At-Risk Students and the Georgia Performance Standards in Mathematics, Loralee Ann Hill
Literacy: Parent Training in the Elementary Educational System, Mattie Darlene Mathis Hill
Personality Assessment in African Elephants (Loxodonta africana), Kristina Marie Horback
Assessment of a University Faculty Development Program on Speaking and Writing Pedagogy Through Direct Measurement of Student Learning Outcomes, Julie Gissendanner Howdeshell
Using the Good Behavior Game to Decrease Disruptive Behavior While Increasing Academic Engagement with a Headstart Population, Brandy Marie Hunt
The Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Effectiveness Among Sponsored Research Administrators, Ventez Derrell Jones
Effects of Hypoxia and 4-tert-octylphenol on Gene Expression Profiles of the Sheepshead Minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus), Arthur Alan Karels
Practitioners or Researchers: Ed.D. or Ph.D.? An Analysis of Educational Leadership Doctoral Programs, Michael Dwyane Kennedy Jr.
Development of a Scale to Measure Local Residents' Perceived Social Impacts of Hosting Large-Scale Sport Events, Wonyoung Kim
Assessing a Culture of Innovation Leadership on the Human Capital in Healthcare, Cheryl Zipay Kirby
Roadblocks to Integrating Technology Into Classroom Instruction, Courteney Lester Knight
An Analysis of the Impact of Continuous Progress Curriculum on Student Achievement, Jessica LaRae Ladner Taylor
Interactive Whiteboard Use: The Catalyst of Student Achievement, Tenneille Terrell Lamberth
"When the Eternal Can Be Met": Bergsonian Time in the Theologies of C.S. Lewis, T.S. Eliot, and W.H. Auden, James Corey Latta
Anxiety in Children/Youth with Bowel and Bladder Dysfunction and Their Parents: Impact of Medical, Educational, and Psychosocial Factors, Leslie Cristen LaVergne
The Impact of a Direct Care Training Program on the Self-Efficacy of Newly Hired Direct Care Employees at State Mental Health Facilities, Marcus Wayne Lewis
Teacher Perception of Their Initial Traditional or Alternitive Teacher Training Program, Daphne Yolanda Lowe
A Performer’s Guide to Six Song Cycles Composed Between 1959 and 2010 by Mississippi Composers, Sarah Hogrefe Mabary
Modern Approaches for Multifunctional Hydrolyzying Thiol-ene Networks, Nicole Marie Mackey
Leadership Styles and School Performance: Is There a Gender Difference in Expectations for Teachers, Iris Denise Magee
Increasing Positive Interactions Between Staff and Individuals with Disabilities: The Impact of Training on Acquisition and Maintenance, Kimberly Anne Martell
WJ Julian: His Life and Career with Emphasis on His Tenure as Director of Bands at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1961 to 1993, John Tilford Martin
The Relationship Between Schools Utilizing Positive Behavior Interventions and Support Programs and Student Achievement, Lori Herrington Massey
Closing the Achievement Gap: A Study of Leadership Behaviors of Principals at Title I Distinguished Schools, Liss Althea Maynard
Determinants of Tax Effort: A Cross Country Analysis, Mark Alan McCoon
High-Stakes Testing and Its Relationship to Stress Levels of Coastal Secondary Teachers, Sheneatha Lashelle Alexander McDaniel
Criminal Justice Students' Perceptions of Restorative Justice: A Study of Demographic Variables and Restorative Justice Values, Lana Adelaide McDowell
What Professional and Personal Strategies Do Successful Principals Possess to Cultivate a School Culture that Promotes Academic Success in a Blue Ribbon School, Carlos LaTeetha McKinney
The Use of Humor for Emotion Management on the Job: An Exploration of 911 Communication Centers, Jennifer Dell McLaughlin
Teacher Attitudes Toward the Use of Accommodations in the Classroom and on Standardized Tests, Michele Penny Meadows
Mortality Salience and Worldview Defense, Toni Brooke Merkey
Leading Through Crisis: Competencies for Effective Sport Security Professionals, Steven Gerald Miller
An Examination of Perceived Stress Levels and Coping Styles Among Rural Law Enforcement Officers, Marcos Luis Misis
Nobody's Boy, Linda Maria Mobley
America Reads-Mississippi Future Teacher Corps: A Study of Program Completers' Perception of Factors Influencing the Decision to Become and Remain Classroom Teachers, Deborah Green Moore