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Dissertations from 2009
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
A Study to Determine Factors that Inhibit Compliance with Engaging in Recommended Papanicoaou Smear Screenings in African American Women, Valecia Gail Carter-Vaughn
The Principal's Role in Teacher Retention, Sametra Danyal Chisolm
Photopolymerization and Characterization of Crosslinked Thiol-ene Networks and POSS/Thiol-ene Nanocomposites, Tolecia Sharonda Shaunee Clark
An Analysis of the Career Maturity Levels of Intellectually Gifted Adolescents, Yolanda Yvette Baker Cobb
Support Systems, Isolation, and Intended Persistence in Doctoral Education, Casey Nicole Cockrell
"George Bush Doesn't Care about Black People": Hip Hop, Public Discourse and Black Politics in the Early 21st Century, Hazel Bell James Cole
Keeping the Faith: The Public Library's Commitment to Adult Education, 1950-2006, Brenda Weeks Coleman
Post-Disaster Effects of Hurricane Katrina on Significantly Affected College Students Compared to Moderately Affected College Students, Charles Thomas Coleman
Principals' Knowledge of IDEA and Their Implementation of Special Education Services, Karen Smith Collins
An Examination of Napping and Psychosocial Functioning in Preschool Children, Brian Kenneth Crosby
The Effect of the Middle School Concept on Student Achievement in Coastal Mississippi Middle Level Schools, Mary Lee Davis
Student Achievement and Teacher Perception in Small Schools and Large Schools, Frances Irene Dearman
The Effect of Writing as Exposure Therapy on PTSD Symptoms, Daniel Scott DeBrule
Defining Acquaintance Rape: College Students' Perceptions of Sexual Consent and Coercion, Sara Elizabeth Buck Doude
Instrumental Tango Idioms in the Symphonic Works and Orchestral Arrangements of Astor Piazzolla. Performance and Notational Problems: A Conductor's Perspective, Alejandro Marcelo Drago
Knowledge of Pain Management in Older Adults as a Content Area for Continuing Professional Education for Licensed Nurses, Wanda Cleveland Dubuisson
First-First Year Academically Underprepared Students' Judgments of Their Perceived Academic Advising Needs and Preferences and Their Level of Satisfaction and Intention to Persist at The University of Southern Mississippi, Jennifer Lorean Ducksworth
We Become Delicate Boats: Poems and Essays, Deja Anne Earley
A Comparison of Two Distinctive Jazz Trombone Artists, David Steinmeyer and Curtis Fuller, Eddie Lee Elsey Jr.
Perceived Attitude Towards Feedback in Athletic Training Clinical Education, Jessica Lynn Emlich
Differences in Learning Motivations of Professionals and Nonprofessionals Participating in Two South Mississippi Institutes for Learning in Retirement, Constance Marie Farmer
The Role of Racial Attitudes and Identity in Black Client-White Counselor Dyads, Tara Michelle Ferguson
Effectiveness of Before and After-School Tutoring Programs as Measured by the Mississippi Curriculum Test, Patricia Marie Goyette
Perceptions and Knowledge of Special Education Law among Building Administrators in a Selected Georgia School District, Patricia Claire Grasso
Reverse Recruitment: Activation of Yeast Genes at the Nuclear Periphery, Terry Marvin Haley
Effects of Nonfiction Guided Interactive Read-Alouds and Think-Alouds on Fourth Grader's Depth of Content Area Science Vocabulary Knowledge and Comprehension, Tania Tamara Henderson Hanna
Online Delivery at Traditional Institutions: Faculty Concerns and Knowledge about Intellectual Property Rights, La Toya Monique Hart
The Use of Personality Assessments in Designing Environmental Enrichment for Garnett's Bushbabies (Otolemur garnettii), Lauren Elizabeth Highfill
Induction and Peer Coaching Programs in a Middle School Setting, Shanti LaDawn Howard
Investigation of the Interactions of Cationic Polyelectrolytes with Anionic Surfactants: Effects of Polymer, Surfactant and Solution Properties, Lisa Renee Huisinga
Factors Related to Nonacademic Adjustment of Freshmen Students, Nykela Horne Jackson
A Comparative Analysis of Poetic Structure as the Primary Determinant of Musical Form in Selected A Cappella Choral Works of Gerald Finzi and Benjamin Britten, Andrew Malcolm Jensen
The Influence of Career-Technical Student Organizations on Non-Traditional and Traditional Community College Students, Suzanne Lee Johnson
Are the Math Scores of Students Who are Taught Mathematics Utilizing the Methods Endorsed by the Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative Affected?, Brenda Elise Jolly
The Rhetorical Strategies of Pregnancy Support Centers Including the Visual Rhetoric of Fetal Ultrasound Technology, Raymond Kyle Jones
Treatment of a Wife's Body in the Fiction of Indian Sub-continental Muslim Women Writers, Hafiza Nilofar Khan
Four Twentieth-Century Mass Ordinary Settings Surveyed Using the Dictates of the Motu Proprio of 1903 as a Stylistic Guide, Jonathan Candler Kilgore
The Perceptions of the Effectiveness of the Phoenix Alternative Program, Jason Dethor Laffitte