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Dissertations from 2010
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
Adaptation of Balanced Scorecard and Multiple Criteria Decision-Making Methodologies to Measure Nation-State Power, Gregg Eric Lassen
"I Unsex'd My Dress": Lord Byron's Seduction of Gender in "The Corsair", "Lara", and "Don Juan", Alexis Spiceland Lee
Multi Stimuli-Responsive Copolymers Obtained from Colloidal Dispersions, Fang Liu
Polyisobutylene Chain End Transformations: Block Copolymer Synthesis and Click Chemistry Functionalizations, Andrew Jackson David Magenau
Assessing Mississippians’ Preparedness for Disasters Using the Citizen Corps National Survey 2009, Carl Huston Mangum II
Patterns of Diversity, Zoogeography, and Ecological Gradients in Honduran Freshwater Fishes, Wilfredo Antonio Matamoros
Guppie: A Coordination Framework for Parallel Processing Using Shared Memory Featuring A Master-Worker Relationship, Sean Christopher McCarthy
The Effects of Higher Education Endowment Management Practices on Endowment Performance, Robert Louie Stanton McElhaney
Teacher Attitude Toward Differentiated Instruction in Third Grade Language Arts, Vivian Marina McLean
Links of Connectedness: A Content Analysis and Industry Survey Comparing the Interactive Options of Community and Metro Newspaper Web Sites, Cleveland Allin Means
Superintendent Perceptions of the Accreditation Process in the State of Mississippi, Betty Mae Merhundrew
Daimon, Miranda Foster Merklein
Life History and Habitat Use of the Juvenile Alabama Shad (Alosa alabamae) in Northern Gulf of Mexico Rivers, Paul Fraser Mickle
A Separation of Church and Growth? The Intersections of Seventh-Day Adventism and Economic Development in Puerto Rico, Josefer Montes
Student's Attitudes Toward High-Stakes Testing and its Effect on Educational Decisions, Aldo Alfredo Moran
Investigation of Novel Quasiliving Polyisobutylene Chain-end Functionalization (Quenching) Methods, David Lee Morgan
Exploring the Accuracy of Highly Positive Self-Evaluations: A Bogus Pipeline Examination of Fragile Self-Esteem, Erin Michele Myers
The Use of a Timeout Intervention With and Without Escape Extinction for Treatment of Escape-Maintained Noncompliance in a Classroom Setting, Joshua Loren Needelman
Shock Rhetoric, David Robert Nelson
Information Acquisition and Sociality Among Migratory Birds, Zoltán Németh
The Holiness and Other Stories, Leslie Michelle Nichols
An Analysis of the Career and Solo Style of Jazz Trombonist Carl Fontana, John Wesley Parker
Geological and Ichthyological Investigations into Palaeodrainage Hypothesis for the Tennessee River, Andrea Karen Persons
Bullying and Gender: The Social/Emotional, Psychological, and Physical Effects on Middle School Students in South Mississippi, Cassundra Peyton-Brown
Ten Short Stories, Andrew Simpson Plattner
Impact of Golf Video Games on Teaching Golf in Physical Education, Ann Pohira-Vieth
Examining the Effectiveness of Dropout Prevention Practices and Their Implications for Intervention with Public School Students, Louisa Pollack
The Effects of Early Intervention on the Cognitive and Social Development of Kindergarteners, Jennifer Foster Pope
Toxicogenomics Analysis of Non-Model Transcriptomes Using Next-Generation Sequencing and Microarray, Arun Rawat
Elementary Teachers’ Perceptions of Grade Retention, Latrice Shontae Richardson
The Relationship Between Leader Decision Making and Student Achievement at K-3 Title I and Reading First Elementary Schools, Emily Kathleen Richmond
Emotional Maturity of Adolescents and Adults in GED Programs, Billy Joe Riffle
Outsourcing the American Dream: An Analysis of the Re-Employment Potential of U.S.-Based Call Center Workers Within the Context of Globalization, Wendell Allen Robbins III
Examining the Effect of a Year of Service in AmeriCorps on Members' Attitudes Toward Attending College, Jessica Lucky Roberts
Stereo Matching Using a Modified Efficient Belief Propagation in a Level Set Framework, Stephen Goyer Rogers
Frederick Douglass: An American Adult Educator, Jerry Paul Ross
Regulation of Biofilm and Antibiotic-Resistance by the Modulator of SarA (MSA) in Staphylococcus aureus, Antony Schwartz
The Relative Value of Online Learning Environments As Perceived by High School Teachers, Daryl Joe Scoggin
Conservation and Ecology of the Yellow-Blotched Sawback (Graptemys flavmaculata), William Winsyl Selman II