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Dissertations from 2012
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
Barriers and Enablers of Interdisciplinary Research at Academic Institutions, Leslie Suzanne Thornton Butler
Race and Justice in Mississippi's Central Piney Woods, 1940-2010, Patricia Michelle Buzard-Boyett
Outsiders Within: A Framing Analysis of Eight Black and White U.S. Newspapers' Coverage of the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1964, Yolanda Denise Campbell
A Critical Analysis of Job-Embedded Professional Learning Within a Distributed Leadership Framework, Ashley Jimerson Campoli
The Effects of Sodium Bicarbonate Supplementation on Lower-Body Hypertrophy-Type Resistance Exercise, Benjamin McLean Carr
Examining Dietary Acculturation in Hispanic Males Residing in South Mississippi, Diana Katherine Cuy Castellanos
School Leaders' Effect on Technology, Irene Amos Causey
The Oddity as Commodity: Television and the Modern Day Freak Show, Robin Marie Cecala
A Critical Analysis of the Effectiveness of Administrative Rules for Gang-Related Activities in Middle and High Schools, David Thomas Chiprany
The Life and Selected Piano Works of David Burge, Mary Chung
The Effects of Facial Expression on Out-Group Discrimination, Charles Brendan Clark
Bowen Family Systems Theory and its Relationship to Teachers: Does Differentiation of Self Predict Teacher Job Satisfaction?, Noal Baxter Cochran
Movement Ecology of an Intercontinental Migratory Bird During Spring Stopover, Emily Beth Cohen
An Investigation of Support, Goals, and Incentives Among Minority and Nonminority National Board Certified Teachers, Melissa Salana Collins
The Relationship Between Special Education Teachers' Perceptions of Principal Leadership Behaviors and the Achievement of Students with Disabilities, Margaret Elizabeth Constantino
Son of a Thousand Fathers, Colter Patterson Cruthirds
Get Me Beautiful, Tiffany Love Curtis
Causal Attributions of Nontraditional Students in a Developmental Mathematics Course at a Two-Year College, Jacob Dasinger
Is There a Correlation Between Differentiating Instruction and English Language Learner Achievement?, Melissa Monique DeAngelo
Real-Time Riverine Particle Image Velocimetry, David William Dobson
Following the Principles: Case Studies in Operations Other than War, 1945-1999, Kevin Joseph Dougherty
The Relationship Between Attitude and Anxiety Toward Teaching Science in Pre-Service Elementary Teachers and the Use of Science Olympiad Events, Allison Armstrong Downing
A Methodology to Develop a Communication Protocol for Visualizing Simulations in a Collaborative Virtual Reality Environment, Lacey Suzanne Duckworth
Curriculum-Based Measurement as a Form of Progress Monitoring in Correlation with Teacher Expectations in Mathematics for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Judith Mary Emerson
The Relationship Between Teacher Collaboration and Student Achievement, Sandra Reid Ervin
Does the Use of a Graphing Calculator Tutorial Affect the Attitudes, Achievement, and Calculator Ability of Non-Mathematics Majors in a Calculus Course?, Kari Michelle Everett
A Relational Study of Elementary Principals' Leadership Traits, Teacher Morale, and School Performance, Carla Jean Raines Evers
The Effects of Simplified Schema-Based Instruction on Elementary Students' Mathematical Word Problem Solving Performance, Houbin Lewis Fang
An Electrophysiological Investigation of the Cognitive Processes Underlying Provoked Aggression in Humans, Jennifer Renee Fanning
Precision Synthesis of Functional Materials via RAFT Polymerization and Click-Type Chemical Reactions, Joel Diez Flores
A Quantitative Study of Learning in the School Cafeteria Using Educational Placemats, Keshia Lasha Gaines
Cloud Shadow Detection and Removal from Aerial Photo Mosaics Using Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) Reflectance Images, Glover Eugene George
Self-Repairable Polymeric Networks: Synthesis and Network Design, Biswajit Ghosh
The Effect of Instructional Methodology on Pre-Service Educators' Level of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Shannon Haley-Mize
The Impact of Shrimp Farming on Mangrove Ecosystems and Local Livelihoods Along the Pacific Coast of Ecuador, Stuart Edward Hamilton
The Relations Among Laterality, Cortisol, and Approach-Avoidance Behavior in Garnett's Bushbaby (Otolemur garnettii), David Burton Hanbury
Science Teaching Efficacy Beliefs of 5th and 8th Grade Science Teachers, Susan Melony Hanson
Science Teaching Efficacy Beliefs of 5th and 8th Grade Science Teachers, Susan Melony Hanson