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Dissertations from 2025 2025

Elizabeth Female Academy: A Historical Case Study Revealing Antebellum Mississippi's Role in Shaping the Southern Belle, Summer Cutrer Tierno

Slight of Miracle, Lila Tindall

Synthesis and Design of Energy Dissipating PIB-PS Block Copolymers for Evaluating Their Structure-Property-Performance Relationships Under High Strain Rate Impact, Parth Vagholkar

Understanding Crystallization Behaviors of Polyethylene-Derived Vitrimers, Sara Valdez

Applying Transcriptomics for Technology Development and Conservation in North American Marine Organisms, Cory Von Eiff

Good or Good Enough: Medical Communication Between Student-Athletes and Athletic Trainers, Amanda Walsh

On the Degeneracy of Central Configurations, Xiaodong Wang

Uncle Sam Plays Matchmaker: Intimate Encounters, War Brides, and Marital Policy in the Vietnam War Era, Daniel P. Ward

Self-Perceived Employability and Employer Expectations of Community College Students' Skill Gap in Industry 4.0, Cherri Wells

Navigating Academic Challenges in College Students: The Interplay Between Grit, Emotion Regulation, and ADHD Symptoms in Influencing Academic Impairment, Zachary Wilde

An Examination of African American Male College Students’ Perceptions of Academic Engagement, Social Capital, and Success as Members of Black Greek Letter Organizations on Predominantly White Campuses, Jerid P. Woods

Effects of Financial Literacy Education Intervention on Loan Borrowing and Debt Management of Undergraduate Students in the Southeastern U.S.: An Experimental Investigation, Clement Yeboah

Joint Kinematics and Kinetics During Vertical Jump Landings with Progressively Increasing External Loads, Darcie L. Yount

Prisoners and Other Stories, Abubaker Zahoor

Dissertations from 2024 2024

Toward Theorizing Online Parasocial Relationships (OPSR): Parasocial Fandom (Para-Fandom) and Parasocial Fracas (Para-Fracas) as Mutations of Parasocial Relationships in the Digital Age, TAWFIQ ABDULLAH

Localized Hermite Method of Approximate Particular Solutions, Kwesi Acheampong

Understanding The Tick Cellular Immunity To Pathogen Infection, Abdulsalam Adegoke

Advertising on Snapchat: Exploring The Influence Of Celebrities Among Young Women In Saudi Arabia, Hessah Alqahtani

A Case Study of the Role of Public Relations in Contradicting Stereotypes of Saudi Women in the United States' Media, rasha alsaidalani

In the Ruins of Hegemony: Mobile Journalism to Rid Arabs From State Power Control Over Political Expression, Shlash Alzyoud

Reading Comprehension Interventions for Students with Autism, Mary Andrews

Exploring Risk and Protective Factors of Burnout Among Psychologists Providing Trauma Treatment at APA-Accredited Training Sites, Abigail Armstrong

Enhancing Cybersecurity in Wireless Sensor Networks: Machine Learning, Blockchain and Future Perspectives, Ilemona solomon Atawodi

Einstein's Dream by Cindy McTee: An Analysis and Transcription for Wind Ensemble, Kyle Aufderhar

Elucidation of Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) Release from Mast cells, Tolulope Eunice Ayo

An Open Conversation: Deliberating Perceptions of Power Through New Media, Abigail Barnes

K-12 Education and the COVID-19 Pandemic, Candice Beasley

The Effects of Technology Based Discrete Trial Training on Skill Acquisition, Lindsey Bernard

Perceived Parental Abilities of Traditional vs. Non-traditional Couples Seeking to Adopt, Kaitlyn Boykin

Academic Nurse Leaders’ Application of Bolman and Deal’s Leadership Orientation Framework, Jasmine Bratton

Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Skill of Involvement: Differences in First Year ADN and BSN Nursing Students in Rural Oklahoma, Cynthia Brown

Are Markets Efficient with Respect to Political Risks: Evaluating the Political Risk Sign Paradox Using Logit Panel Data, Kelly Corbiere

Investigation of Polybenzoxazine Vitrimers Based on Dynamic Transesterification Exchange, Jaylen Davis

Water, Power and Politics: A Quantitative Content Analysis of Local and National Media Coverage of the Jackson Water Crisis, Jewell Davis

Exploring the Efficacy of Using an Online Survey to Measure Functional Literacy Among College Students, Emily Jane Dever

Emergent Properties of Dynamically Bonded Polymers, Isaiah T. Dishner

A Comparison Study of Vocational Factors Influencing Academic Satisfaction for Marginalized and Majority Students, Sara Driver

Scalable Solution of Time-Dependent PDEs Through Component-Wise Exponential Integrator, Chelsea Drum

Collective Memory and Place Attachment Expressed as Communicative Constitution of Community, Amy Jo Ellefson

Investigating the Connection Between Scientists and Low Optimism, Eric Eller

Understanding the Relations Between Parental Psychological Distress and Child Emotional and Behavioral Problems: A Path Analysis, Lauren S. Erp

Camp à la Campagne: Francis Poulenc’s Les Animaux modèles, C.J. Everett

Examining The Relationship Between Textbook Formats, Students’ Self-Efficacy And Academic Performance In Higher Education, Anthony Eya

Beware A Woman In A Black Dress, Hannah Feustle

Hunger Winter, Katherine Gaffney

Enabling High-Rate Thermoplastic Composite Manufacturing Through Structure-Processing-Property Relationships of Polyphenylene Sulfide, Lina Ghanbari

Influence of Glycopolymer Structure on Amphiphilic, Hybrid, Linear Branched Block Copolymer Properties for use in Biomedical Applications, Kevin Green

Glitch, Michigan, David Greenspan

Sedimentary Characteristics of Flood Deposits in Coastal and Fluvial Environments: Examples from Washover Fans (North Carolina, USA) and Floodplain Deposits (Mississippi, USA), Shara Gremillion

Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges' "Overture" from L'Amant Anonyme: A Transcription for Wind Ensemble, Lindsay H. Guilbeau

Going With the Flow: How Direct and Indirect Alterations to Streamflow Influence Headwater Fish Communities in the Southeast, Langston Haden

Cognitive Emergency Managment: Managing Human Capital in Virtual Workspaces Utilizing Emotional Intelligence, Roderick Hair

Dynamic Imine-Benzoxazine Networks For Recyclable Composite Matrices, Levi Hamernik

Factors Impacting Treatment Decisions in Caregivers of Autistic Children, Tiffany Harris

Examining and Exploring Online Instructors' Professional Development Experiences, Attitudes, and Perceptions in a Post-Secondary Education System, Jena R. Hartley

Uncovering the Causal Configurations of Successful Nonviolent Regime Change Movements: A Systems Thinking and Fuzzy Set Analysis, William Scott Hinson

Exploring the Relationship of the Noncognitive Variables of Grit and Mindset in Baccalaureate Nursing Students and Their Impact on Academic Success, Alecia Hollis

The Lived Experiences of K-12 Instructional Technology Leaders During Covid-19, Robin Jackson

Poly(thioether) Thermosets with Gated Photodegradation, Surabhi Jha

Emailed Prompt Package to Increase Alternative School Educators’ Use of Behavior Specific Praise, Chelsea Johnson

Onboarding to Retention: First Year Experiences of Faculty and Staff of Color at a Predominantly White Institution, Paige Jones

SIMULACRA ALLIGORÍA SPÍLAIO SOCRÁTI A RECONSIDERATION OF THE ALLEGORY OF SOCRATES CAVE: GAME-BASED THEORY IN INCLUSIVE HIGHER EDUCATION, Barry Karrh

Variability in Semidiurnal Surface and Internal Tides in Global Ocean Model Simulations, Harpreet Kaur

Uncovering Novel Small Regulatory RNA in Protostome, Sweta Khanal

Exploring the Influence of Integrating Soft Skills Training into the Undergraduate STEM Curriculum on the STEM Identity of Students, Candace King

Exploring the Interactions and Influences of Mentorship in Marine Science and Engineering Internships for High School Students: A Three-Article Dissertation, Patrick Kirby

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Career Decision Making In College Students: Investigating The Moderating Effects Of Perceived Covid-19 Impact And Ambiguity Tolerance, Kendall Klumpp

Wilczinski Street: A Novel-in-Stories, Ashura Lewis

Exploring the Interplay Among Effort, Motivation, and Self-efficacy in High School Mathematics and ACT Math Achievement, Katrina Lightsey

Community Outreach: A Piano Concert Designed For Children, Hsin Shih Liu

Investigating Nature-Based Mindfulness in Nurse Anesthesia Students: A Pilot Study, Douglas Lovern

Understanding Chain Dynamics and Conformation of Conjugated Polymers in Films and Solutions, Guorong Ma

Arab Citizens’ Contributions to Investigative Reporting: An Examination of Arabs' Awareness, Willingness, and Satisfaction Toward Citizen Investigative Reporting, Ahmed Makharesh

Barriers to Effectively Integrating Technology Into the Classroom, Laura Beth McCarty

"Mudlark" and Other Stories, Mary McCaulay

Doped Organic and Coordination Polymers as Visible Light Photocatalyst and Biosensor, Amin Mehrehjedy

Expanding "Standards" Through Embracing Diversity: The Clarinet Quintets of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Joyce Solomon Moorman, and James Lee III, Lauren Miller

Ecologies of Invasion and Welsh Resistance in Late Medieval Arthuriana, Marisa Mills

Improving Standardized Test Scores, Spatial Ability, and Interest in Math with the Introduction of 3D Printers into High School Math Classes, charles moore

Examining the Career Path of Certified Public Accountants in Audit and Tax Services: Perceptions of Accounting Graduates' Competencies, Steven Mulhollen

Elucidating the Mechanism of Interleukin-17A Signaling in the Pathogenesis of West Nile Virus, Farzana Nazneen

Roadkill Reverend, David Nikityn

Delta-shaped Approximation Based Homotopy Analysis Method for Nonlinear Poisson-Type Partial Differential Equations, Cyril Ocloo

The Effects of Ambient Light Intensity on Affordance Perception, Tyler Overstreet

The Pedagogical Impact of Injury Through The Experiences of Three Professional Trombonists, Caleb Owenby

Design, Synthesis, and Optimization of Allosteric Inhibitors of HIV-1 Integrase, Krunal H. Patel

From the Hispaniolan Dry Forests to Interstate Truck Stops: Investigations into the Ecology of Endangered Rock Iguanas in the Dominican Republic and the Origins of Invasive House Geckos in the Southern United States, Christopher Pellecchia

Science For Living: Evaluating the Impact of Phenomenon-Based Learning on Student Attitudes and Science Content Knowledge in a High School Anatomy and Physiology Course, Kimberly Phillips

PHENOMENOLOGICAL RESEARCH EXAMINING ADMINISTRATORS AND SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS' PERCEPTION, EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE OF THE MISSISSIPPI SPECIAL EDUCATION GROWTH RUBRIC, Tricia Pittman

The Nurse Faculty Compassion Instrument: A Methodological Study, Nancy Pritchard

Night Shift Acute Care Nurse Narratives: Exploring Collaborative Solutions to Reduce Burnout, Increase Morale and Engagement, and Improve Retention, Melissa Queen-Lomas

Faculty Attitudes Toward the Preparation of Baccalaureate Nursing Students for Practice in Hospital and Non-Hospital Settings, Lisa Radley

The Effectiveness of Curriculum Assessment Literacy Training For Head Start Teachers on Teacher Fidelity Scores and CLASS Assessment Scores, Netice Rankin and Netice Danyell Rankin

Impact of Safety Training on Employee's Perceptions of Organizational Safety Culture, Brooke Reid-Graves

Second Victim Syndrome: Nurses Suffering in Silence, Matthew Riehm

Elevating Commodity Polymers to Advanced Applications in Polymer Photonics and Polymer-Derived Porous Materials, Mark Robertson

The Role of Mentorship in Teachers' Intent to Persist in P-12 Public Education, Collins Robinson

Chain Extension of Blocked Isocyanates for the Creation of Covalent Adaptable Networks, Catherine Sarantes

The Effects of Free Volume and Processing on the Development of Gas Separation Membranes, Jacob Schekman

Authorial Minstrelsy: Fugitive Slave Narratives and the Reconstruction of Black Identity in Nineteenth-Century Print and Visual Media, Kayla Schreiber