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Dissertations from 2009
Conservation Genetics and Systematics of Several Turtles Species in the Southeastern United States, Joshua Robert Ennen
A Longitudinal Examination of Outcomes Related to Emotional Abuse in Children, Lauren Seale Fryer
Motivated by Money: Students With Academic Scholarships Versus Those Without and Their Emotional Intelligence, Elizabeth Marie Elbert Giroir
An Investigation of the Persuasive Effects of Rhetorical Questions, Message Framing, and the ELM in Promoting Responsible Cell Phone Usage, Robert James Glenn III
Integration of the BSCS 5E Instructional Method and Technology in an Anatomy and Physiology Lab, Tamilselvi Gopal
Teaching Science in Light of World View: The Effect of Contextualized Instruction on the Scientific Compatibility of Religious College Students' World Views, Paula Rae Gossard
Interpersonal Perception of Narcissism in an At-Risk Adolescent Sample: A Social Relations Analysis, Sarah June Grafeman
Comparative Analysis of Representative Marimba Works by Nebojsa Jo Van Zivkovic, Jefferson Lavelle Grant III
Journalism Students, Web 2.0 and the Digital Divide, Mary Elizabeth Green
A Cross-Cultural Study of Intergenerational Communication in Workplace, Yan Guan
Reverse Engineering of Gene Regulatory Networks for Discovery of Novel Interactions in Pathways Using Gene Expression Data, Tanwir Habib
The 2008 United States Senate Elections: A Typology of Negative Themes on Candidate-Sponsored Websites, Erin Brining Hammond
Mathematics Achievement of Regular Education Students by Placement in Inclusion and Non-Inclusion Classrooms and Their Principals' Perceptions of Inclusion, Loretta Rodgers Hartfield
The Relation Among Sleep, Routines, and Behavior in Children With an Autism Spectrum Disorder, Jill Angelique Henderson
"Blessed are the Dead Which Die in the Lord": The Influence of the American Tract Society on the Historical Evolution of American Literary Sentimentalism, Joel Bridges Henderson
Interrelations Among Personality, Religious and Nonreligious Coping, and Mental Health, Jude Martin Henningsgaard
An Assessment of the Impact of a Science Outreach Program, Science in Motion, on Student Achievement, Teacher Efficacy, and Teacher Perception, Phillip Allen Herring
Remote Sensing of Harmful Algal Blooms in the Mississippi Sound and Mobile Bay: Modelling and Algorithm Formation, Dan Martin Holiday
The Effects of Climate Variability on the Structure of the Phytoplankton Community in Tumaco Bay, Colombia, Ingrid Garcia-Hansen Honkala
The Relationships of Learning Style Balance and Learning Dimensions to Self-Directed Learning Propensity Among Adult Learners, Sarah Tullos Hutto
Entropy and Certainty in Lossless Data Compression, James Jay Jacobs
An Assessment of Democratic Policing in the Turkish National Police: Police Officials' Attitudes Toward Recent Police Reforms, Akin Karatay
A Comparative Analysis of Roman Palester's Concertino Pour Saxophone Alto Et Orchestre A Cordes, Brian Donald Kauth
The Projectionist, Travis Keith Kurowski
Classroom Management: Teacher Training, Attitudes and Beliefs, and Intervention Practices, Margaret Catherine Davis Ladner
Student Perceptions of an Effective Learning Environment Across the Dimensions of Synchronous, Asynchronous, and Face-to-Face Instruction, Jarrett Landor-Ngemi
The Relationship Between Calcium Intake, Obesity, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: The Jackson Heart Study, Marjuyua Lartey-Rowser
Inferring Gene Regulatory Networks from Time Series Microarray Data, Peng Li
Bridging Functional Genomics and Toxicogenomics Through DNA Microarrays in a Fish Model, Shuzhao Li
Principal Efficacy: An Investigation of School Principals' Sense of Efficacy and Indicators of School Effectiveness, Charles Wayne Lovell
Application of Molecular Modeling in the Noncovalent Dispersion of Carbon Nanomaterials, Praveen Kumar Madasu
Developmental Studies Courses and the Success of Non-Traditional Students at a Major Public University in the Southeast, Charlotte Tagert Matthews
Relationships Among Elementary Teachers' Self-Perceptions of Musical Intelligence, Perceived Value of Instruction Through Music, and Classroom Instructional Practices, Peggy Jo Hubbard McCullough
The Relationship Between Leadership Behaviors, Teacher Collaboration, and Student Achievement, Angela Nix McHenry
Scarred Images: Using Appearance as a Motivator to Reduce Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol, Mary-Theresa McNabb
Molecular Interactions Involved in the Biogenesis of Bacterial Microcompartments, Balaraj Balaram Menon
The Effects of Dolphin Education Programs on Visitors' Conservation-related Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior, Lance Joseph Miller
Design, Synthesis, and Film Formation of Fluorine Containing Colloidal Dispersions, Anuradha Misra
Issaquah in January, Daniel Walter Morris
Perceived Effectiveness of Hall Director Leadership Style on the Satisfaction of Resident Assistants in Mississippi, Rheo Joelyn Avorice Morris
Petticoat Government: Poems and Essays, Tiffany Ann Noonan
Random and Block Copolymers of Poly(dodecamethyleneterephthalamide), Theodore Frank Novitsky Jr.
Matching Time of Day and Preference for Adolescent Achievement, Leisha Moree Parker
The Effects of Differential Negative Reinforcement of Task Engagement on Escape from Academic Tasks, Brett Vivian Mehrtens Prince
The Effect of Holland's Person-Environment Fit on Trait Anger, Interpersonal Conflict at Work, and Workplace Aggression, Aimee Chantelle Pseekos
The Effect of the Alabama Mathematics, Science, and Technology Initiative (AMSTI) on Middle School Students' Scores in Mathematics and Science, Toni Boyd Ramey
A Performance Project with an Historical and Analytical Perspective on the Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra, Op. 31 by Peter Jona Korn, Brian Sanford Ransom
An Investigation Into the Use of Geospatial Technologies as Part of Disaster Management Efforts Related to the Asian Tsunami of 2004, Robert William Redding Jr.
Selecting Effective Mathematics Interventions in the RTI Process Via Brief Experimental Analyses, Carmen Daniela Reisener
Influence of Functional Components on the Film Formation of Colloidal Dispersions, Kevin Lee Rhudy
Drop Out or Persist? The Influence of Differentiated Instruction and Teacher Behavior on College Freshmen and GED Students, Vera Strickland Robertson
Tuning Pig Liver Esterase Enantioselectivity for the Synthesis of Unnatural Serine and Tyrosine Analogues, Dale Anthony Rosado Jr.
The Music of Jerry Sieg: A Descriptive Catalogue of His Piano Music and an Analysis of the Five Miniatures for Piano, Nuria Mariela Royas
Factors Influencing Nurse Faculty's Job Satisfaction and Intent to Stay, Sally Pulver Ruel
Oceanic-Atmospheric Modes of Variability and Their Effect on River Flow and Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus) Abundance in the Northcentral Gulf of Mexico, Guillermo Humberto Sanchez-Rubio
Factors Influencing the Environmental Quality of the Bay of Saint Louis, Mississippi and Implications for Evolving Coastal Management Policies, Pradnya Ankush Sawant
Preparation and Characterization of Thiol Based Polymeric Materials, Junghwan Shin
The Naming of Strays, Erin Elizabeth Smith
The Effects of Reading Apprenticeship on Junior College Students' Metacognitive Awareness and Comprehension of Academic Texts, Patti Rasberry Smith
Block and Traditional School Schedules: Comparison of Student Achievement by MSAT Scores and High School Science Teachers' Views, Robert Decker Smith
The Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Programs: The Graduates' Perspective, Shannon Saxby Smith
China and the United States: A Balance of Power, William Jeffery Stephens
Teacher Education Preparation Assessment System and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education Accreditation, Deborah Lynn Vaughan Stoulig
Investigation Into Select IsoquinolInes as a Putative Causal Agent of Ethanol Addiction in Mammals, Jacob Christopher Strawbridge
Middle School Cultures and Student Achievement, Nichel Holland Swindler
A Pilot Study of Organizational Performance, Performance Barriers and Faculty Engagement in the Nursing Education Unit, Yolanda Chapman Turner
The Impact of Fast ForWord on MCT Scores and Student Achievement, Michael Harvey Van Winkle
Effects of Spritual Well-Being, Religious Coping, and Hardiness on Parenting Behaviors in Low Socioeconomic Status Families, Jane Elizabeth Schenck Varner
Study of Thermal Frontal Polymerization Utilizing Reactive and Non-Reactive Additives, Veronika Grace Viner
The Alabama Advanced Placement Initiative: The Roles of the Principal, Teacher, and Student in Bridging the Racial and Socio-economic Gap in College Preparatory Curricula, Kimberly LaRaine Walker
Room, Vallie Lynn Watson
The Impact of Multicultural Trade Books and an Intervention on Fourth Graders' Cultural Attitudes, Susan Herberger Whitcomb
Driving Anger, Sensation Seeking, Narcissism, and Driver's Angry Thoughts in the Prediction of Unsafe Driving, Roy Preston White
The Relationship of Principal Leadership Behaviors with School Climate, Teacher Job Satisfaction, and Student Achievement, Maurice Demond Williams
A Case Study Analysis of Organizational Crisis Communication During Hurricane Katrina, Rebecca Nell Woodrick
Retention, Social Promotion, and Dropout Rates in Mississippi, Jennifer Jo Woodruff
Night Field Anecdote, William Garrett Wright
High School Sophomores' Perceptions of the Role of Extra-Curricular Activities as Preparation for College Admission, John Earl Wyble
Dissertations from 2008
Generalization Effects of Social Story Interventions for Individuals with Asperger's Disorder, Jennifer Alphonso Abraham
In Vitro and In Vivo Techniques for Screening New Natural Product-Based Fungicides for Control of Strawberry Anthracnose, Maritza Abril
Barriers in Educating Homeless Children and Youth, Gloria Elaine White Adams
Preparation of Carboxylic Acid Functionalized Glycopolymers through RAFT and Post-Polymerization Modification for Biomedical Application, Husnu Alp Alidedeoglu
Economic Inequality in the New European Union: Are Monetary Policies in the European Union Unfair for Certain Countries?, Gregory Eric Banach
Toward a Free Collegiate Press: An Analysis of Influences that Can Lead to Censorship at College Newspapers, Shaniece Bell Bickham
Teachers' Participation in Formal Induction Programs and Their Subsequent Level of Professional Growth in Wisconsin Public Schools, Paul Edmund Blanford Sr.
Future Psychologists' Perceptions of Managed Care, Michele Renae Boyer Blood
Increasing Narrative Coherence in the Bereaved: The Effect of Narrative Review on Grief Reaction, Stefanie Suzon Boswell
The Effects of Strategic Modeling on the Development of Dispositions in Preservice Teachers, Janet Susan Boyce
Middle-Level Leaders Perceptions of Accountability, Deena Cousar Brown
Religious Orientation and Religious Coping in Adolescents With and Without a Chronic Illness, Jacqueline Beine Brown
The Role of Teachers in School Safety, Leslie Lee Brown
The Efficacy of SmartMusic® Assessment as a Teaching and Learning Tool, Michael William Buck
The Emotional Intelligence and Resilience of School Leaders: An Investigation into Leadership Behaviors, Aileen Thompson Bumphus
An Analytical Conductor's Guide to the SATB A Capella Works of Arvo Part, Kimberly Anne Cargile