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Dissertations from 2013
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
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