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Dissertations from 2012
A Study of SATP Scores and Principals’ Perceptions for Traditional and Alternate Routes to Teacher Certification, Eddie Eugene Moore
The Effects of Increased Accountability Standards on Graduation Rates for Students With Disabilities, Mitzie Lee Moore
Seeing the Chemistry Around Me – Helping Students Identify the Relevance of Chemistry to Everyday Life, Tracy Lynn Moore
Tripping With Stephen Gaskin: An Exploration of a Hippy Adult Educator, Gabriel Patrick Morley
Teacher Certification and Student Achievement, Patricia Lewis Moss
Family Experiences and Children With Autism Who Use Speech Generating Devices, Rebecca Elizabeth Mullican
The Impact of Celebrity Endorser Type and Source Credibility on the Advertising Attitudes and Purchase Intentions of Indian Rural Consumers, Sidharth Muralidharan
Factors Related to Student Performance in Statistics Courses in Lebanon, Hiba Salim Naccache
The Relationship Between Middle School Teachers’ Perceptions of Principals’ Transformational Leadership Practices, Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy and Student Achievement, Antwane LaJacques Nelson
The Relationship Between Academic Optimism and Academic Achievement in Middle Schools in Mississippi, LaQuanta Murray Nelson
The Impact of Teacher Demographics on the Overrepresentation of African American Males in Special Education in a Coastal School District, Myrick Lamon Nicks
Empirical Identification of Axis I and Axis II Symptom Subtypes of Sex Addiction Using Lateny Profile Analysis, Maria Isabel Nino de Guzman
Genetic Variation in Potentially Virulent Vibrio parahaemolyticus From the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Nicholas Felix Noriea III
Community College Students' Perceptions of Effective Communication in Online Learning, Donna Alice Hill Parker
Classroom Management Styles: The Differences Among Traditionally-Licensed Teachers Who Were Formally Paraprofessionals and Alternatively-Licensed Teachers, Caterria Beasley Payton
The Impact of the No Child Left Behind Act and School Choice on Student Achievement, Wendy Ruddell Pettett
Slavery and Empire: The Development of Slavery in the Natchez District, 1720-1820, Christian Pinnen
The Effects of School-Home Notes on Teacher Reports of Academic Productivity and Disruptive Classroom Behaviors of Middle School Students, Nichol Frances Pritchard
A Conductor’s Guide to the Poetic and Musical Style of the Cante Jondo Based on the Work of Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s Romancero Gitano, Op.152, for Choir and Guitar with Selected Poems of Federico Garcia Lorca’s Poema del Cante Jondo, Elsa Patricia Ramierz-Hacker
Planned Parenthood Takes On Live Action: An Analysis of Media Interplay and Image Restoration Strategies in Strategic Conflict Management, Leslie Lynn Rasmussen
Management of Biological and Chemical Constituents for the Advancement of Intensive, Minimal-Exchange, Biofloc-based Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) Aquaculture, Andrew James Ray
Interviewing Practices of Principals and the Role that Biases May Have on the Hiring Process, Lisa Ann Redmon
The Effects of Teacher Praise on Engagement and Work Completion of Students of Typical Development, Brandon Joseph Richard
Retaining Urban Middle School Teachers: An Investigation of Influencing Factors, JacQueline Elaine Richardson
A Pedagogical Guide and Argument for Using the Harmonic Series in Teaching Beginning and Intermediate Level Horn Students, Patrick James Richards
Unnecessary Evil: An Examination of Abu Ghraib Torture Photographs as Postcolonial Resistance Rhetoric, Patrick Gerhardt Richey
Teacher and Administrator Perceptions of In-School Suspension Programs on Changing Student Behavior and Academic Success in Schools, John Scott Rimes
A Study of the Effect of Appreciative Inquiry on Student-Course Engagement and Attendance in the Community College, Frances Virginia Turner Robbins
Employee Racial Discrimination Complaints: Exploring Power Through Co-Cultural Theory, Leslie Yvette Rodriguez
An Examination of Mississippi Public School Teachers' Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Their Professional Development Experiences in Raising Student Achievement, Daniel Martin Rushing
Molecular Network Development of a Thermosetting Epoxy-Amine Polymer, Christopher Michael Sahagun
Jimmy Carter’s Post-Presidential Rhetoric: Faith-Based Rhetoric and Human Rights Foreign Policy, Daniel Eric Schabot
Parenting Stress, Behavior, Treatment Satisfaction, and Hope in Caregivers of Children with Developmental Disabilities, Paige Cristin Schultz
Positive Peer Reporting and Positive Peer Reporting Combined With Tootling: A Comparison of Interventions, Julie Christine Sherman
Quarry Light and Other Stories, Claudia Lois Smith
Financial Communication in Romantic Relationships, Joy Nichole Smithson
What Makes Finzi Finzi? The Convergence of Style and Struggle in the Life of Gerald Finzi and in His Set Before and After Summer, op. 16, Trevor Dangerfield Smith
Administrators and Teachers' Perceptions of Key Components of the School Improvement Grant, Willis Anthony Smith
Further Validation of the Child Routines Questionnaire: Child Self Report, Christina Binder Stabler
The Cultural Complex of Innocence: An Examination of Media and Social Construction of Missing White Woman Syndrome, Sarah Land Stein
"If It Ain't Broke, Break It": How Corporate Journalism Killed the "Arkansas Gazette", Donna Lampkin Stephens
A Study of the Leadership Code and Employee Engagement, Richard James Stewart
Is There a Relationship Between Ninth Grade Transitional Programs and At-Risk Student Achievement?, Susan Marie Stoddard
ADHD in Young Boys: A Correlational Study Among Early Childhood Educators in Louisiana, Jessica Hart Stubbs
Do Teachers Modify Classroom Instruction and Management Plans Based on Student Gender, Mitchell Raymond Stubbs
Professional Learning Communities, Self Efficacy, and Collaborative Learning in the Elementary School, Diana Provancha Sweigart
A Comparison of Institutional Climates in Higher Education in the United States and South Africa, Juanyce Deanna Taylor
Teacher Perceptions Regarding Positive Behavior Intervention Support, LaWanda Joy Singleton Thornton
Microstructure, Vacancies and Voids in Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon, Rajendra Timilsina
Evaluating the Interpersonal Nature of Humor: Mapping Humor Styles Onto the Interpersonal Circumplex, Jessica Erin Vaughan
A Holy Curiosity: Transformative Self-Directed Learning to Breakthrough New Knowledge in the Case of Einstein, Deanna Lynn Vogt
Do At-Risk Students Benefit When Novanet is Used for Credit Recovery?, Rebecca Lynn Volkerding
Chasing Until the Wheels Fall Off: Developing a Typology of High-Risk Police Pursuits in Georgia, Lee Miller Wade
The Effectiveness of a District-Wide Training Initiative on Determining Preparedness of Educational Leaders in a Large, Southeastern Louisiana School System, Jeanne Bordelon Wagner
Marine Fungi of U.S. Gulf of Mexico Barrier Island Beaches: Biodiversity and Sampling Strategy, Allison Kathleen Walker
The Effect of the Parent Liaison on Latino Student High School Completion and Parent Involvement, Jeanne Thompson Walker
African American Male Elementary Teachers' Perceptions on Factors that Influence Their Retention and Attrition: A Qualitative Study, Lemanski Chante' Walker
Narcissism and Interpersonal Relationships: Examining the Use of Prosocial and Coercive Behavior Strategies Among Adolescents in a Residential Setting, Marion Tam'eca Wallace
Implications of the No Child Left Behind Legislation on Career and Technical Education, Thomas Kyle Wallace
The Wanderers and Other Stories, Courteney Danielle Watson
Departmentalization and Twenty-First Century Skills, Toy Coles Watts
Effects of Check-In/Check-Out With and Without Access to Feedback from a Daily Behavior Report Card on the Levels of Appropriate Behavior in Secondary School Students, Nichole Marie Weakley
Perceptions of Mentoring, Dropout Rates, School Attendance, and Academic Achievement in Core Subject Areas Among Students in the Various Branches of JROTC, Michael Joseph Weaver
Joseph Kreines: A Biographical Sketch, an Analysis of American Song Set for Band and a Descriptive Catalogue of His Original Compositions and Transcriptions for Wind Band, Paul Eugene Weikle Jr.
"Robert Frost Blues”, Gregory Arthur Weiss
Adult Community Bands and Personality Type as Defined By the Myers-Briggs: A Study of the Personality Types and Music Participation Preferences of Adult Musicians, Daniel Charles Welborn
Relationships and Learning in Early Childhood Education: A Structural Equation Model, Alicia Gordy Westbrook
A Model of an Effective Approach to Studio Voice at the Undergraduate Level: The Vocal Method of Dr. Raquel Cortina, Kathleen Gorman Westfall
Women's Pathways to the University Presidency: A Qualitative Inquiry into University Women Leaders' Career Paths and Presidential Aspirations, Celeste Andria Wheat
The Effect of Teachers’ Expectations and Perceptions on Student Achievement in Reading for Third and Fifth Grade Students, Alfreda Ragland Williams
The Relationship Between Academic Achievement and School-Based Mental Health Services for Middle School Students, Lisa Ogle Williams
Social Networking Systems as a Vehicle to Promote Sense of Community and Performance in Online Classes, Jonathan Mark Woodward
The Link Between Co-Teaching and Mathematics Achievement for Students with Disabilities, Lisa Sharble Word
The Life and Music of Brian Israel with an Emphasis on His Music for Saxophone, David James Wozniak
A Time Series Analysis Method Using Hidden Variables for Gene Network Reconstruction, Xi Wu
Clam (Corbicula fluminea) as a Potential Sentinel of Human Norovirus Contamination in Freshwater, Xunyan Ye
Fluorescence and Size Characterization of Dissolved Organic Matter in Riverine and Sea Waters in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Zhengzhen Zhou
New Dual Initiators for Polyisobutylene-Based Block and Star Polymers, Yaling Zhu
Dissertations from 2011
Synthesis and Characterization of Acceptor: Donor Block Copolymers for Organic Photovoltaics, Brandon Cory Achord
Recovering from Hurricane Katrina: Small Business Owners Conquer Katrina: A Mixed Methodology Study, Penny Madonna Adams
Physical and Electrical Properties of Trimetallic Nitride Template Endohedral Metallofullerenes and their Polymer Nanocomposites, Hanaa Mohammed Ahmed
Leading Schools to Increased Reading Achievement: An Investigation Into Effective Reading Instruction, Patricia Anne Alford
Continuity of Operations Planning Preparedness of NCAA Division I Athletic Departments, Brandon Lane Allen
Understanding the Relationship Between Students' Reading Achievement and Teachers' Self-Regulation Patterns in Grades K-3, Pamela Renee Allen
Utility of the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits in Adolescent Offenders and Non-Offenders: An Item Response Theory Analysis, Lisa Laurence Ansel
Ruthenium-Based Olefin Metathesis Catalysts Bearing pH-Responsive Ligands: External Control of Catalyst Solubility and Activity, Shawna Lynn Balof
Ladies and Gentlemen, Robert John Bartholomew
The Relationship Between Situational Leadership and Student Achievement, Hope Owens Beaver
The Role of Attachment and Language in Analogical Reasoning, Tamra Elizabeth Beckman
Closing the Gap Between Teacher Perception and Response to Intervention (RTI) Student Achievement, Melissa A. Hyatt Bouchér
Is There a Relationship Between Positive Behavior Supports and Student Achievement?, Todd Edward Boucher
That He May Raise, Armond Joseph Boudreaux
Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Teachers' Perceptions of Kindergarten Readiness, Joshua Aaron Bressler
A Historical Perspective of Testing and Assessment Including the Impact of Summative and Formative Assessment on Student Achievement, Carole Sanger Brink
Relationship Among Teachers' Personality, Leadership Style, and Efficacy of Classroom Management, Michael Clyde Burkett