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Dissertations from 2011
Bitter-Sweet Home: The Pastoral Ideal in African-American Literature, from Douglass to Wright, Robyn Merideth Preston-McGee
Moral Performances: Melodrama and Nineteenth-Century American Literature, Jeffrey Taylor Pusch
Behavioral Cues Associated with Lies of Omission and of Commission: An Experimental Investigation, Brianna Ratliff
Does Online Course Design Encourage Attrition? Assessing Usability Factors in Learning Management Systems, Lisa Theresa Richardson
The Merit of Intensive Leadership Development Programs on Building-Level Administrators' Sustainability, Sonja Jean Robertson
The Black Plumb Line: Re-evaluating Race and Africanist Images in Non-Black Authored American Texts, LaShondra Vanessa Robinson
Determining Content Validity for the Transition Awareness and Possibilities Scale (TAPS), Melynda Burck Ross
Circadian Rhythm and Vigorous Activity: Do They Make a Difference in Executive Function?, Janie Sue Ryland
Latent Growth Modeling of a Nutrition and Physical Activity Intervention, Alicia Dea Sample
The Effect of Teacher Retention on Student Achievement in Third Grade Reading/Language Arts, Kathy Bang Sellers
Content Area Literacy in the Primary Grades: Teachers' Sense of Efficacy in Teaching Narrative and Informational Text, Christine Cherry Selman
Dissolved and Colloidal Element Transport Through the Coastal Transition Zone, Moo Joon Shim
An Analysis of the Perseverance of Seminary Master's Degree Graduates in Professional Ministry, Steven Thomas Smith
Student Achievement in Block and Non-Block Schedule Schools, William Shelton Smith Jr.
The Adult Education Doctorate in North America: The Programs, Curricula, Websites, and the Commission of Professors of Adult Education Standards, Wendy Jean Sonstrom
Women's Cognitive Appraisals of Their Birth Experience as Predictive and Maintaining Factors of Postpartum Posttraumatic Stress Symptom Severity, Lauren Carr Spooner
The Role of University-Industry Collaboration in Regional Economic Development, Ranjana Srevatsan
Teacher Professional Development and Its Effects on Reading Instruction, Kristen Lea Suarez
The Relationship Between Inquiry-Based Science Instruction and Student Achievement, Michael Louis Suarez
Changes in Perceived Self-Efficacy and Attitude Toward Science and Teaching Science in Elementary School, Betsy Ann Sullivan
From Facebook to Gradebook: An Examination of the Relationship Between Teen Use of Social Networking Sites and Academic Achievement, Melody Dickerson Swang
"Reading" The Apprentice: Commerce, Culture, and the Manufacturing of Reality, Sharon Simpson Terrell
Investigating Macroscopic, Submicroscopic, and Symbolic Connections in a College-Level General Chemistry Laboratory, Felicia Culver Thadison
Assessing the Validity of The Communalism Scale Using Cultural Groups, LaShawn Thompson
The Reported Needs of a Teacher Mentoring Program, Kimberly Myers Tillman
Cyberbullying, School Violence, and Youth Suicide, Mark Leopold Bennett Trachtenbroit
Running in Absentia, Jeffrey David Tucker
Girls of Easy Virtue, Elizabeth Anne Wagner
Monte Carlo Simulation of Electron-Induced Air Fluorescence Utilizing Mobile Agents: A New Paradigm for Collaborative Scientific Simulation, Christopher Daniel Walker
Is There a Relationship Between the Play Attention Program and Improved Student Achievement?, Jenny Ann Webber
Everyday Cryptids, Joshua Vernon Webster
Two Lecture Recitals of Percussion Music: "Notation for Stroke-Type Analyses" and "Tabla and Indian Musical Concepts in Modern Drum Set Performance", David Robert Whitman
The Readiness of Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder for Self-Directed Learning, Melissa Sue Wright
Set Up for Success: An Examination of the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program's Mentoring Component, Dwuena Cene' Wyre
Dissertations from 2010
Differentiating Classes from Dimensions Under Unfavorable Data Conditions: Monte Carlo Comparisons of Taxometric and Latent Variable Mixture Models, Anthony Olufemi Ahmed
A History of the American Film Institute, Deborah Jae Alexander
Older Adults and a Writing Workshop: A Phenomenological Study, Jennifer Lynn Alex
Postsecondary Education of Students With Disabilities: Review of Faculty and of Students With Disabilities Perceptions for Training, Jerry René Alliston
The Quality of Student Experiences in Traditionally Scheduled Courses Versus Block Scheduled Courses at Pearl River Community College, David Scott Alsobrooks
Algal Community Structure in Water Bodies of Mississippi: The Role of Environmental Factors in Its Spatial and Temporal Dynamics, Nestor Raul Anzola
Influence of Financial and Policy Environments on the Business Strategy of Biotechnology Companies in India, Sumesh Mohan Arora
A Psychometric Investigation of the Young Adult Social Behavior Scale (YASB), Michelle Rene Augustin
Molecular Design and Patterning of Biosurfaces on Poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE), Nattharika Aumsuwan
Emotional Antecedents of Preprimary Teacher Learning, Elizabeth Anne Beavers
Perceived Reliable Sources of Reading Instruction Information Selected by Kindergarten, First, Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grade Teacher-Practitioners, Janet Kimberly Biglane-Hodges
A Comparison of Course Completion, Satisfaction, Achievement, and Performance Among Non-Profit Professionals Who Complete Andragogical or Pedagogical Online Learning Modules on Grant Writing, Joe Bernard Bradley Jr.
The Influence of Nanoporous Crystalline Structure on Low Molecular Weight Mass Transport in Syndiotactic Polystyrene, Justin Paul Brandt
Later Life Decision-Making: Experiential Adult Learning and Successful Aging, Shauna Pearce Breland
The Impact of Self-Efficacy and Motivation Characteristics on the Academic Achievement of Upward Bound Participants, Brenda Leigh Brown
The Relation Between Anger Rumination, Provocation, and Aggressive Behavior, Joshua Stephen Bullock
Change Capacity as a Determinant of Sustainable ROI Implementation in Human Resource Development Practice, Hollis Jo Ann Burkett
Implications of Napping Into and Beyond Kindergarten on Sleep, Diet, and the Awakening Cortisol Response, Alyssa Anne Cairns
Monticello Rising, Charles Edward Campbell
Web 2.0 and Self-Reported Student Performance Among High School Students in Rural Schools, Joseph Carl Cash
Long-Term Relationships Between Religiousness and Posttraumatic Stress Response Following Resource Loss from Hurricane Katrina, Amy Katherine Chamberlain
Synthesis and Electrical Properties of Functional Block Copolymer/Inorganic Nanocomposite Materials, Hongying Chen
High-Stakes Testing and Its Relationship to Stress Levels of Secondary Teachers, Sonya Colman Christian
Scopophilia and Spectacle: Fashion and Femininity in the Novels of Frances Burney, Cheryl Denise Clark
The Relationship Between Principal Effectiveness and the Use of Counseling Skills, Valerie Suzanne Hodge Cleckler
Hope, Optimism, Stress, and Social Support in Parents of Children with Intellectual Disabilities, Josephine Estelle Cooke
Disappearing Children, Beth Lynn Couture
Grown Men, Daniel Charles Crocker
Preservice Teachers’ Attitudes, Familiarity, Use, and Perceived Applicability of Content Area Reading Strategies, Bridgette LaDonna Davis
Studies of Meson Mass Spectra in the Context of Quark-Antiquark Bound States, Mallika Dhar
Do Early Maladaptive Schemas Mediate the Relation Between Significant Life Events, Callous-Unemotional Traits, and Conduct Problems in Adolescence?, Kristy Adler Domnanovich
Cooperative Learning: Attitudes, Perceptions, and Achievement in a Traditional, Online, and Hybrid Instructional Setting, Allison Hardin Duckworth
Libel in Mississippi, 1798-1832, Muriel Ann Everton
Student Persistence in Associate Degree Nursing Programs at Mississippi Community Colleges, Kathryn Lee Fleming
Knowledge Transfer in Public School Food Service: Post-Implementation of the Process Approach to HACCP Food Safety System, Lydia Rebecca Frass
"Their Past in my Blood": Paule Marshall, Gayl Jones, and Octavia Butler's Response to the Black Aesthetic, Williamenia Miranda Walker Freeman
Increasing Readiness to Change Anger: A Motivational Group Intervention, Gregory Lee Futral
Upstate Roadkill Memorial Service, Scott Christian Fynboe
BEMDEC: An Adaptive and Robust Methodology for Digital Image Feature Extraction, Isaac Kueth Gang
The Use of Multiple Intelligence Concepts with Middle School Students and Future Academic Achievement, Christa Fountain Glenn
A Comprehensive Uncertainty Analysis and Method of Geometric Calibration for a Circular Scanning Airborne Lidar, Michael Oliver Gonsalves
An Examination of the Adjustment of First Generation African American Male College Students, Adina Narcisse Green
An Examination of Potential Moderators in the Relations Between Mothers' and Fathers' Parenting Practices and Children's Behavior, Michelle Rae Gryczkowski
Global Agricultural Price Supports: The Political and Economic Forces that Drive Unsustainable Agricultural Protectionism Policy, John Francis Hays
The Relationship and Effects of Mindfulness on Comfort, Work Satisfaction, and Burnout Among Nurses Who Provide Direct Patient Care, Pamela Lichtenberg Heard
Third Grade Reading Performance and Teacher Perceptions of the Scott Foresman Reading Street Program in Title I Schools in South Mobile County, Jamie Ladnier Hicks
Kindergarten Assessments as a Predictor for a Student’s Need for Intervention, Victoria Ellen Weinketz Hoover
Recasting Genre in Tennessee Williams's Apprentice Plays, Christina Ilona Hunter
Administrators' and Teachers' Perceptions of In-School Suspension, Amelia Shondra Jackson
Teacher Depth of Knowledge as a Predictor of Student Achievement in the Middle Grades, Tracy Henshaw Jackson
Recovery, Leadership Efforts, and the Casino Industry in the Mississippi Gulf Coast Region After Hurricane Katrina, Ethan Jon Joella
Presenting Jamaican Folk Songs on the Art Music Stage: Social History and Artistic Decisions, Byron Gordon Johnson
The Experiences of Mississippi Weekly Newspaper Editors as They Explore and Consider Producing Internet Editions, Cassandra Denise Johnson
Soccer Penalty Kick Pre-Impact Cues of Male Right-Footed High School Soccer Players, Jason Ryan Jones
Structure-Property Relationships in the Formation of Polyphenylsulfone Molecular Composites and Nanocomposites, Paul Joseph Jones
DNAgents: Genetically Engineered Intelligent Mobile Agents, Jeremy Otho Kackley
Aqueous RAFT Synthesis of Stimuli-Responsive, Amphiphilic Block Copolymers and Self-Assembly Behavior in Solution and Incorporation Into LBL Films, Matthew Grady Kellum
Identifying Practices That Facilitate Effective Implementation and Sustainability of Research-Based Professional Development Strategies, Emily Victoria Bryan Kibodeaux
Criterion-Referenced Assessment Literacy of Educators, James David King
A Study of the Effectiveness of a Pilot Training Program in an Organizational Setting: An Intervention for Work Engagement, John Joseph Kmiec Jr.
Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Protective Behavioral Strategies Scale (PBSS) Across Racial Groups, Sasha Joy Lambert
The Impact of Protective Behavioral Strategies on the Relationship Between the Negative Consequences of Alcohol Use and Anxiety Sensitivity, Jeanne Louise Lambrecht
Synthesis, Characterization, and Deuterium Labeling of Polyamides Studied by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Christopher Allen Lange