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Dissertations from 2011
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
An Exploratory Investigation on the Effects of an Electronic Recording System for Repeated Reading, Seajae Calvin Hartness
Factors Affecting Private School Choice, John Herman Hartsell Sr.
The Investigation of Asphaltene-Naphithenic Acid and Asphaltene-Surface Interactions, David Tristan Heaps
Development and Utilization of Digital Image Correlation Techniques for the Study of Structural Isomerism Effects on Strain Development in Epoxy Network Glasses, Stephen Robert Heinz
The Impact of the Mississippi Department of Education's Dyslexia Grant Program on Third Grade Achievement, Cena Windham Holifield
How Do Teacher Qualifications Impact Student Achievement in Relation to the Achievement Model Established by the Mississippi Department of Education?, Timothy Darren Holland
Teacher Preparedness for Teaching and Assessing Depth of Knowledge, Shelly Rankin Holmes
A Century of Singing: 100 Years of Choral Music at The University of Southern Mississippi, John Howard
Factors Influencing International Students' Academic and Sociocultural Transition in an Increasingly Globalized Society, Chung-Hsien Hsu
Principals’ Perceptions of Readiness for Their Evolving Roles in High-Stakes Environments, Angela Marie Huff
Teachers' Perceptions Toward Required and Self-Directed Professional Learning, Marla Kay Lambert Hutton
Development of an Instrument Measuring the Perceived Attributes of Using a Healthy Diet Innovation, Holly Ann Federico Huye
Legal Discourse, Conceptual Metaphors, and Basic Writing Programming: A Study of Ayers v. Fordice, Joyce Olewski Inman
Effects of Molecular Architecture on Fluid Ingress Behavior of Glassy Polymer Networks, Matthew Blaine Jackson
Mentoring During Adolescence and Adult Resilience, Pola Christina Jakacki
Investments in Leadership and Management Succession Planning at a Department of Defense Organization in the Southeastern United States: A Review of Strategic Implications, Richard Allen Jeffries
From Juvenile Court to the Adult Criminal Justice System: An Examination of Judicial Waiver, Sheri Lu Jenkins Cruz
Leadership Practices that Promote Increased Student Achievement in Secondary Schools, Billy Ray Jones
Free Volume Studies of Various Polymeric Systems Using Positron Annihilation and PVT-EOS Analyses, Mukul Kaushik
Does the Biofuel Industry, With the Aid of Certification Programs, Contribute to Sustainable Development?, James Michael Kierulff
The Structure of Equine Personality, Rachel Etta Kristiansen
The Impact of Rap Music on Audience Values Structure, Janet Mignon Kucia
Photopolymerized Thiol-ene Networks for Gas Barrier and Membrane Applications, Luke Kwisnek
Understanding Captive-Takers Motivations, Methods and Targets, Jean Garner Larned
Comparative Analysis of Factors Related to College Selection by High Academic Ability Students Attending Mississippi's Public Community Colleges in 2003 and 2011, Randall Eugene Lee
Correlations among School Belonging and Self-Reported Factors Associated with Students' School Success, Stacey Mechelle McGuire Lee
Differential Reinforcement of Alternative Behavior in Preschool Settings: Evaluation of a Pre-Teaching Component, Matthew William LeGray
The Computer Ate My Classroom: Assessing Student Interactions, Perceived Learning, and Satisfaction in Online Community College Career Technical Education Courses, Jessica Lindsey Miller Lewis
Microarray Data Mining and Gene Regulatory Network Analysis, Ying Li
Attitudes, Knowledge, and Experience with Dropout Prevention Strategies of Mississippi Teachers and Administrators, Harold Kirk Lucky
Exploration in Metallic Nitride Fullerenes and Oxometallic Fullerenes: A New Class of Metallofullerenes, Mary Alice Mackey
The Effects of Changing from a Traditional Mathematics Curriculum to an Integrated Mathematics Curriculum on Student Mathematics Learning in Georgia, Catherine Lynn Mallanda
Moon Landing, Jennifer Ann Marquardt
Fostering Positive Classroom Environments: The Relationship Between Teacher Qualifications, Facility Management, and Perceptions of Leadership on Student Outcomes, Bryan Allan Marshall
The Effect of Six Weeks of Oral Echinacea Supplementation on Erythropoiesis, Nitric Oxide Production, and Exercise Performance, Tyler David Martin
The Relationship Between Response to Intervention Implementation and Student Achievement, Carla Moran McCaleb
Principals' Perceptions of the Importance of Classroom Walkthroughs, Shannon Anne McGill
An Investigation of the Relationships Between Educational Technology and Mathematics Achievement of Students with Learning Disabilities, Kenneth George McLeod
A Comparison of the Effects of Two PBIS Token Reinforcement Systems on Appropriately-Engaged Behavior, Kathryn Marie Menousek
How to Remain Childlike, Billy Ray Middleton
Alcohol Abuse at a Mid-Sized Institution in the Southeastern United States, Michael Anthony Mitchell
Factors That Contribute to Persistence and Retention of Underrepresented Minority Undergraduate Students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), Sidney Kirk Mitchell
Further Validation of the Larson Driver Stress Profile, Michael Paul Moore
Strange Places, Alex James Morris
Teacher and Principal Beliefs About Principal Leadership Behavior, Mary Beth Morris
Is There a Relationship Between Electronic White Boards in the Classroom and Student Success?, John Joseph Mundy
Modification and Evaluation of Fuel Cell Membranes, Amol Prataprao Nalawade
The Instructional Practice Implications of a School Reform Model Versus No School Reform Model on Reading Achievement, Adebimpe Adebisi Solaru Odunjo
Sensitive Detection of High Explosives Using Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence, Suman Parajuli
Student-Centered Versus Teacher-Centered Teaching Styles in High Poverty and Low Poverty Schools and Their Impact on Language Arts and Math MCT2 Scores, Hollie Moore Parker
Does Psychopathy Predict Desirability in Speed Dating Situations? A Social Relations Analysis, Kathleen Tucker Payne
A Comparative Study of Teachers' Attitudes and Practices Regarding Homework in the Elementary, Middle, and High School Grades, Courtney Pisarich Peltier
A Comparison of Social Stories With and Without a Reinforcement Component, Erin Cuneo Perry
Full Court Press: How Mississippi Newspapers Helped Keep State College Basketball Segregated, 1955-1973, Jason Ashley Peterson
Retention of Music Teachers Working with High Concentrations of At-Risk Students in Metro Atlanta Schools: A Qualitative Case Study, Theron Roy Petway III
Establishing Construct Validity of the Biology I Subject Area Testing Program in Mississippi, Christy Michelle Hollis Philippoff
The Relationship Between Readability Level of Mississippi's Middle Schools' Websites and Seventh Grade Language Arts MCT2 Scores, Anna Marlene Graves Pickard
"Are You Talking to Me?": Evaluating Possible Cognitive Mediators on the Relation Between Narcissism and Aggressive Traits in Adolescents, Jessica Diane Pickard
A Moderational Model Investigating Child Temperament, Executive Functioning, and Contextual Predictors of Externalizing Behaviors in Preschoolers, Ferne Arlene Pinard
Classwide Functional Analysis and Comparison of Function-Based Interventions with Preschoolers, Veena Yamasani Poole
An Electrophysiological Examination of ADHD-Associated Symptoms and Selective Attention in Adults, Erica Diane Prentkowski