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Dissertations from 2023
TRANSPORTATION MANAGERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION WITHIN LOGISTICS CLUSTERS, Stephen McDonald Puryear
THE MOBILITY OF LONG-LIVED RADIOISOTOPES AND THEIR BURIAL IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT, Neil Redmond
Spectral Multistep Methods for the Scalable Simulation of Time-Dependent Phenomena, Bailey Rester
The Influence of Diamine Curing Additives on the Network Architecture of Phthalonitrile Thermosetting Polymers, Tyler J. Richardson
The Effect of Sulfonamides Structural and Reactive Properties Examined through Difunctionalization of Alkenes, Gavin Rustin
EFFECTS OF MEMBRANE COMPONENTS ON THE OLIGOMERIZATION OF AMYLOID-β (Aβ) IN ALZHEIMER DISEASE, Jhinuk Saha
USING IMAGERY PRACTICE TO IMPROVE AIRLINE PILOT SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, Brian Christopher Sajdak
Novel Corrosion Detection Methods for Understanding Polymer Model Coatings During Immersion, Christopher Scanlon
An examination of well-being across theories of career development using Latent Profile Analysis, Jessica Schultz
Predicting Attrition Among Human Anatomy and Physiology I Students in Community Colleges, Benjimen Sessums
CHARACTERIZATION OF TICK AND HOST-ASSOCIATED FACTORS LINKED TO INDUCTION OF ALPHA-GAL SYNDROME., Surendra Raj Sharma and Surendra Raj Sharma
A Rudimental Drumming Vocabulary Applied to the Folk Music of Argentina, Justin Sherrod
STIGMA AS A TREATMENT BARRIER IN TRAUMA EXPOSED COLLEGE STUDENTS, Lydia Sigurdson
Perceptions of Stress in Community Clinic Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Jomeka Smith
MISSING VALUE IMPUTATION FOR SINGLE OMICS AND MULTI-OMICS DATA, meng song
THE IMPACT OF OFFENSE TYPE, RACE, AND DISCLOSURE ON PERCEPTIONS OF EMPLOYABILITY: CAN BIAS TOWARDS HIRING A PERSON WITH A CRIMINAL HISTORY BE MITIGATED?, Rheanna Lee Standridge
A Multiscale Linkage Between Riverscape and Fish Community Coevolution, Loren W. Stearman
Magnetic Interactions in Open-Shell Conjugated Polymers, Michael Steelman
West of Water, Tommy Thomas
Biophysical Factors Affecting Habitat Suitability for Crassostrea virginica, Jason D. Tilley
All My Gods Are Dead, John Constantine Tobin
There are Five of Us, Elizabeth Trueblood
Teachers' and Administrators' Opinions of LGBTQ Students and Inclusive Education, Katie Vining
"If These Walls Could Speak": Judson College and the Formation of the New Baptist Woman, 1838-1930, E.Gabrielle Walker
EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCES WITH LEADERS’ INFLUENCE ON AUTONOMOUS MOTIVATION: A MIXED METHODS STUDY, Melissa Wheat
Research Disposition, Research Support, and Research Self-Efficacy (RSE) in the Field of Education, Leadon D. Williams
Please Don’t Stop the Music: A Quantitative Content Analysis of Black Protest Music Released Between 2013-2022 as a Response to #BlackLivesMatter, Melissa Williams
MENTOR TEACHER AND ADMINISTRATOR ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS TOWARD MENTORING PROGRAMS IN K-12 EDUCATION IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI, Krystle Womack
ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIORS, SELF EFFICACY, JOB SATISFACTION, AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT OF SCIENCE AND MATH TEACHERS IN ALABAMA, Andrew N. Wood
INTERESTS AND DECENT WORK’S ACCOUNT OF WELL-BEING AND JOB PERFORMANCE IN A LOWER SOCIAL CLASS SAMPLE, Benjamin J. Wright
A TALE OF TWO DIAGONALIZATIONS: METHODS TO DIAGONALIZE A 1-D PIECEWISE CONSTANT INDEFINITE SCHRÖDINGER OPERATOR, Sarah Wright
COWORKERS AND LEADERS: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRUSTWORTHINESS, TRUST, AND EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT, Lianne Young
Dissertations from 2022
Meta-Analysis of Daily Behavior Report Cards, Meleah Ackley
DELINEATING THE EXOCYTIC FUSION MACHINERY REQUIRED FOR MAST CELL EXOCYTOSIS, Pratikshya Adhikari
Examining Workplace eLearning Programs Using Persuasive Learning Design: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study, David Akanbi
Hydrolytically Degradable Thermosets with Tunable Degradation Profiles via Ketal-Based Crosslinks, Benjamin Alameda
A PREDICTIVE MODEL OF COMPLETION AT MISSISSIPPI’S COMMUNITY COLLEGES, Richard Baker
How System Efficacy Affects Risk Perception: Comparison of the United States, Iran, and China throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic, Nazanin Bani Amerian
Importance of Alkyl Substitution on the Molecular Architecture and Thermomechanical Performance of Glassy Polybenzoxazine Networks, Bernardo L. Barea-López
USING NUDGES TO INCREASE ENGAGEMENT WITH SUICIDE PREVENTION RESOURCES IN AN ONLINE SAMPLE OF UNITED STATE MILITARY VETERANS, Brian W. Bauer
FACTORS IMPACTING MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM COMMUNICATION AND PATIENT-CENTERED COMMUNICATION ALONG THE CANCER CARE CONTINUUM, Jessica Beckham
RECEPTOR-DOPED ORGANIC TRANSISTORS: TRANSDUCING ANION BINDING FROM MIXED IONIC-ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT, Anthony Benasco
GUN CONTROL LAWS AND POLICIES REPORTED INFLUENCE ON THE ATTITUDES OF FACULTY AT MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITIES, David Besancon
Brenno Blauth’s Compositional Style Elements: A Study on the Sonata for Flute and Piano, T.5., Thiago Bohm Bottega
POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF MANAGING BIODIVERSITY AND NATURAL RESOURCES ACROSS INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARIES, Dillon Brown
Seeing Children’s Futures Through Rose Colored Glasses: Does Optimism Bias toward Reproduction Discourage Anti-Natalism?, Faith L. Brown
Military Instructors' Perspectives of Integrating Instructional Multimedia Into Military Classrooms, keontra campbell
APPLICATION OF DEEP LEARNING FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND EPIDEMIOLOGY DATA ANALYSIS AND DIAGNOSTIC MODELING, Somenath Chakraborty
AN INVESTIGATION ON THE IMPACT OF INTESTINAL OXYGEN AVAILABILITY ON SURVIVAL AND REGULATION OF VIRULENCE IN Listeria monocytogenes, Damayanti Chakravarty
Principals' Knowledge of Special Education Policy and Procedure and the Special Education Teachers' Intent, Tara Clark
STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICE INTEGRATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL AMBIDEXTERITY IN VUCA TIMES, Gizzatta Cook
Towards High-rate Thermoplastic Composites, Chris Croshaw
MASCULINITY IDEOLOGY AS A MODERATOR ON THE EFFECTS OF LETHAL MEANS COUNSELING AND DISTRIBUTION OF CABLE LOCKS ON FIREARM STORAGE PRACTICES AMONG NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, Samantha E. Daruwala
Water Management and Corrosion Performance from Protective Polymer Coatings with Spatially Controlled Hydrophilic Domains, Jessica M. Davison
AN INVESTIGATION OF ANTI-INTELLECTUALISM AMONG NURSES, Jamie Davis-Tubbs
COASTAL GEOMORPHIC RESPONSE TO SEA-LEVEL RISE, STORMS, AND ANTECEDENT GEOLOGY: EXAMPLES FROM THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO, Clayton Dike
A Genomic Investigation of Divergence Between Tuna Species, Pavel V. Dimens
MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY, INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP, AND DATA USE; A FORMULA FOR SUCCESS, Teresa Duke
Broken Filament, Gerard H. Duncan Jr
Africa in Transition -- Nexus Between State Building & Regional Integration, Tenley Erickson
Characterization of Innate Immune Responses in Mouse Trophoblast Stem Cells and Their Differentiated Cells, Mona Fendereski
Personality and Psychopathology Correlates of Institutional Misconduct among Juvenile Offenders, Paula Floyd
AN ASSESSMENT OF ATTITUDES, KNOWLEDGE AND WILLINGNESS TO DISCLOSE DISABILITY AND MILITARY VETERAN STATUS IN THE HIGHER EDUCATION WORKPLACE, Kerri Fontenot Liuzza
THERMOMECHANICS OF SEMICONDUCTING POLYMERS AND THEIR MORPHOLOGICAL PHENOMENA, Luke Galuska
SOCIAL CLASS AND EMPLOYABILITY: EQUALIZING PERCEIVED COMPETENCE AND WARMTH TO CONTROL BIASED DECISION-MAKING DURING RESUMÉ SCREENING, Mindy Gambino
Predictors of Engagement in Nursing Professional Practice: Transforming Organizational Culture in the Post-COVID Healthcare Environment, Jennifer Garnand
PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL AND PERCEIVED EMPLOYABILITY: EXPLORING WOMEN VETERANS’ MILITARY-TO-CIVILIAN CAREER TRANSITION, Tundra Gatewood
HISTORICAL TRAUMA, SYMBOLIC BOUNDARIES, AND THE (DE)CONSTRUCTION OF IDENTITY IN NATIVE SOUTHERN LITERATURE, Justin Greer
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MONOMER CHEMICAL STRUCTURE, NETWORK ARCHITECTURE AND THERMAL STABILITY IN GLASSY POLYCYANURATES, Rebecca Haber
TWEETING SAUDI VISION 2030: A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE SAUDI MEDIA AGENDA AND THE PUBLIC AGENDA, Maria Hamdan
CURIOUS GEORGE'S IMPERIAL ADVENTURE: AN INTELLECTUAL BIOGRAPHY OF A FICTIONAL MONKEY'S TRANSLATION FROM GERMAN INTO AMERICAN IMPERIALISM, Shane Clinton Hand
BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTING A WORK-BASED LEARNING PROGRAM: A HEALTH SCIENCE EDUCATOR PERSPECTIVE, Daniel Harrison
Software Protection and Secure Authentication for Autonomous Vehicular Cloud Computing, Muhammad Hataba
ELLERHEIN GIRLS' CHOIR: SEVENTY YEARS OF CHORAL EXCELLENCE, Bobby Helms
OCEAN QUAHOG (ARCTICA ISLANDICA) POPULATION DYNAMICS: SEX-BASED DEMOGRAPHICS AND REGIONAL COMPARISONS IN THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC, Kathleen M. Hemeon
For Colored Girls Who Considered Natural when the Perm was Enuf: A Cultural Examination of the Political Significance of Natural Hair YouTube Influencers, Randrika C. Henderson
EDUCATORS’ AND PARENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD THE INCLUSION OF STUDENTS WITH EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIOR DISORDERS, Shannon L. Howze
Adie Wells and Passionfruit, Jordan James
Interview-Informed Synthesized Contingency Analyses on Challenging Problem Behavior: A Single-Case Meta-Analysis, Lauren Layman
CHESS, ROBOTICS, AND SPEECH AND DEBATE: AN ANALYSIS OF CRITICAL THINKING-ORIENTED AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, Marc Leffler
Enabling Infrared Detection in Solution Processable Devices via Low Bandgap Conjugated Polymers, Jasmine Lim
PROGRAMMING MAINTENANCE FOR THE MYSTERY STUDENT INTERVENTION, Sarah Litten
IMPACT OF AN ACTIVE LEARNING INTERVENTION ON STUDENT SUCCESS IN AN INTRODUCTORY-LEVEL BIOLOGY COURSE, Cynthia Littlejohn
THE PROTECTIVE BENEFITS OF SEXUAL SURROGACY IN DISSATISFYING ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS, Ryan Liu-Pham
THIS CAR IS THE ROCKET SHIP THAT WILL GET ME OUTTA HERE, Dylan Loring
Data Collection and Machine Learning Methods for Automated Pedestrian Facility Detection and Mensuration, Joseph Bailey Luttrell IV
Does Optic Flow Provide Information about Actions?, Hannah Masoner
Does Optic Flow Provide Information about Actions?, Hannah Masoner
The Influence of Word Pair Associative Direction on Judgment of Learning Reactivity, Nicholas Maxwell
OPEN-SHELL DONOR-ACCEPTOR CONJUGATED POLYMERS: DESIGN RULES FOR QUANTUM PROPERTIES, Kevin S. Mayer