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Dissertations from 2008
Photopolymerization and Characterization of Thiol-enes and Thiourethanes, Qin Li
Yellow Head Virus: Transmission and Genome Analyses, Hongwei Ma
The Relationship Betweeen Dynamic and Chemical Factors on the Morphology in AOT-Water-Polymer Systems, Jolanta Elzbieta Marszalek
Physical Education Content Knowledge and Physical Activity Behaviors of Mississippi High School Students, Christina Leigh Lumpkin Martin
The Influence of Verbal Aggressiveness and Verbal Argumentativeness on College Student Leadership Styles, Jane Anne Mattina
Examination of an Aloe Vera Galacturonate Polysaccharide Capable of In Situ Gelation for the Controlled Release of Protein Therapeutics, Shawn David McConaughy
A Systematic and Taxonomic Review of the Family Pseudotanaidae (Crustacea: Peracarida: Tanaidacea) Based Primarily on Morphometry Cladistic Analyses, Jerry Alan McLelland
A Performer's Analysis of Eric Ewazen's Sonata for Trumpet and Piano, Joseph Daniel McNally III
Health Anxiety and Cognition: Chronic Awareness of Health Concerns or Situational Activation of Latent Dysfunctional Assumptions About Illness?, Desmon Craig Mitchell
Power Base Perceptions of School Administrators at Residential Schools for the Culturally Deaf, Allison Washington Moffett
Synthesis, Propagation Kinetics, and Characterization of D,L-Lactide-Based Polyols and Polyurethanes Therefrom, Scott Joseph Moravek
Synthesis and Characterization of Polymeric Materials Derived From Multifunctional Alkyl a-Hydroxymethylacrylates, Jean-Francois Morizur
Factors That are Associated with Students' Standardized Reading Achievement Scores, Cherie Nichole Mothershead
The Role of MSA in the Global Regulation of Virulence in Staphylococcus aureus, Vijayaraj Nagarajan
NCAA Division I Head Softball Coaches' Confidence, Openness and Stigma Tolerance Toward Sport Psychology Consultants, Laurie Ann Neelis
The Content and Role of Web Sites in Public Relations of Religious Congregations, Jerlen Young Nelson
Rhetoric with Humor: An Analysis of Hispanic/Latino Comedians' Uses of Humor, George Pacheco Jr.
Identification of Two Distinct Glutaminyl Cyclase Isoforms in Drosophila melanogaster, Amanda Thigpen Parker
Factors That Contribute to a Successful Secondary Vocational Education Program in the State of Mississippi, Erin Leigh Parker
Biochemical Characterization of Two Yeast Paralogous Proteins Mth1 and Std1, Satish Pasula
The Effects of Positive Behavior Intervention Support on Office Discipline Referrals, Third and Fourth Grade Reading and Math Scores, and Perceptions of Teachers Regarding Discipline and Safety in Alabama Elementary Schools, Denise Yvonne Pavlovich
Jack Stamp: A Biographical Sketch and Analysis of Symphony No. 1 - "In Memoriam David Diamond", Dawn Anna Perry
Factors Associated with Attitudes Toward Learning in an Online Environment: Transactional Distance, Technical Efficacy, and Physical Surroundings, Jodi Elizabeth Pettazzoni
Perceptions of Sources of Pressure and Reasons for Dismissals of Mississippi High School Head Coaches, Michael Keith Pigott
Homefront, Stacy Elaine Pratt
The Relationship Between the Teacher's Perception of the Principal's Leadership Style and Personal Motivation, Aletta Marie Price
About Love, Kerri Ann Quinn
Composition Programs and Practices in Sweden: Possibilities for Cross-Fertilization with the United States, Birgitta Linnea Sjoberg Ramsey
The Design, Synthesis, and Controlled Polymerization of Cationic and Zwitterionic Norbornene Derivatives, David Allen Rankin
Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy Studies of Nafion, David Walter Rhoades
A History of the Tara Winds Community Band, Jonesboro, Georgia, 1988-2008, Myra King Rhoden
Parliament of Owls, Allison Renee Riddles
Communication, Crisis, and Identity: Dialectical Tensions in Family Narratives about Hurricane Katrina, Laura Poole Rogers
Marathon, Ohio, Alan Guido Rossi Jr.
We'll Hang Ourselves Tomorrow, Samuel Brendan Ruddick
The Pursuit of Competitive Advantage and the Strategic Behavior of Firms in Adopting Self-Service Technology, Timothy David Saur
A Metamorphosis of Thought: Parent Education Based on Transformative Learning Theory in a Title I-Funded Middle School, Ayanna Lichelle Shivers
Shadows Over Goshen: Plain Whites, Progressives and Paternalism in the Depression South, Fred Carl Smith
The Perceptions of Superintendents Regarding the Need for Graduate Business Classes in Educational Leadership, Howard Leland Smith
A Comparison of Reading Interventions Based on Preference to Reading Interventions Identified by Brief Experimental Analysis, Debborah Eda Smyth
Emotional Intelligence as a Non-Traditional Predictor of College Student Retention and Graduation, Larry Austin Sparkman
Luigi Zaninelli: Rehearsing, Performing, and Conducting Selected Works 2005-2008, James Ernest Standland
South Mississippi Public Elementary School Teachers' Implementation of and Attitudes Toward Inquiry-Based Science, Thomas Franklin Sumrall
Fantasy Variations on George Gershwin's Prelude II for Piano: An Analysis and Conductor's Guide, Brian Stevon Taylor
Knowledge-Based Analysis of Genomic Expression Data by Using Different Machine Learning Algorithms for the Purpose of Diagnostic, Prognostic or Therapeutic Application, Venkata Jagan Mohan Thodima
The Relationship Between African American Students' Self-Beliefs and Beliefs about Teachers and Academic Outcomes and Disciplinary Referrals, James Matthew Thompson
Roosting Ecology of Rafinesque's Big-Eared Bat, Corynorhinus rafinesquii, in Southeastern Mississippi, Austin Webb Trousdale III
A Stylistic Analysis of Six Pieces for Solo Piano by Rodion Shchedrin and a Stylistic Analysis of Trespreludiosa Modo de Toccata, Dos Danzas Cubanas, and Estudio de Contrastes by Harold Gramatges, Amanda Virelles del Valle
Attacking Ethos: The Rhetorical Use of Uncertainty in the 2004 Election, Theron Allen Verdon
Raft Synthesis of Water-Soluble, Stimuli-Responsive AB Diblock Copolymers, Ran Wang
Identifying Preschool Students in Need of Early Intervention, Cassie Delso Wells
Gifted Education Exposure in Introductory Special Education Texts: Quantitative Text Content Analysis, Sandra Kay Hansen Wentworth
The Relationship Between Learning Styles and Student Performance on the Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test in a Low Performing, Low Socioeconomic-Status School, Joseph Lassale Williams
Metoikos: Modernism's Resident Aliens, Justin Glen Williamson
The Relationship Between Principals' Leadership Self-Efficacy, Student Achievement and School Performance, Robert Louis Williams
Adult Education Principles in a Teacher Mentoring Program: A Grounded Theory, Debra Jean Winans
The Influence of Species and Context on Human-Dolphin Interactions, Deirdre Breen Yeater
Dissertations from 2007
Effects of Job Stereotype, Applicant Gender, and Powerful and Powerless Speech Styles on Telephone Interview Outcomes, Heather DeAnna Palmer McFarland
Dissertations from 2006
Regulation of a Dna-Compacting Plastid Nucleoid Protein, Steven William Adamson
Hatchery of Tongues, Michael Wallace Bassett
The Total and Specific Dimensions of Self Concept Related To Female Participation In Collegiate Athletics, Dane Bradford Beary
Superintendents ’ Perceptions of Clinical Supervision Practices In a District-Wide Implementation Program, Myrna Rae Ladner Bourgeois
How Teacher Attitudes and Administrator Behaviors Affect Levels of Technology Integration In the Classroom, Sheri Leigh Bradshaw
Development of an Instrument to Identify the Virtues of Expert Nursing Practice: ‘Byrd’s Nurses Ethical Sensitivity Test’ (Byrd’s Nest), Lisa Marie Byrd
Trends in Historic and Modern Performance Practice For the Trumpet In Richard Wagner’s Der Ring Des Nibelungen, Michael Ryan Ellzey
School Web Sites and Teacher Employment Interest, David Theodore Freeman
Teaching Music Theory In the Traditional Wind Band Rehearsal: A Rationale, Survey of Materials, and Recommendations, Eric Lynn Harris
Afterschool Intervention Programs’ Impact Upon Select Variables Among 10th Grade Students In the Education Longitudinal Stu D Y (Els) 2002 Dataset, Diane Jackson-Chapman
Investigations of Poly[(Styrene-Co-P-Methylstyrene)-Risobutylene- R-(Styrene-Co-P-Methylstyrene)] and Poly[(Acrylic Acid)-5-Styrene-Jb-Is0butylene-5-Styrene-Jb-(Acrylic Acid)], James Grabill Kopchick
Assessing the Impact of Ethical Training On Law Enforcement Personnel, Tina L. Lee
Martin Ellerby: A Biographical Sketch of the Composer and Descriptive Analysis of Paris Sketches and Symphony For Winds, Jeffrey Cliff Mathews
New Innovations in State Legislatures: An Examination of the Successes of Diffusion and the Potential of Personal Home Pages, Amber Jean Reetz Narro
A Laptop-Learning Initiative: Relationships With Student Achievement, Technology Proficiency, and Attitude Towards Technology, Kevin Scott Nicholas
An Examination of Perception Toward Merit Pay In a Southern School District, Carol Lynn White Payne
Crossing the Bridge from Eighth to Tenth Grade: Can Ninth Grade Schools Make It Better?, Eddie James Peasant II
A Conductor’s Guide to Wind Instrument Deficiencies: A Practical Addendum to the Undergraduate Conducting Text, Donald Bradley Snow
Factors Which Impact the Conduct Of Fifth Grade African-American Males, Derricka Bashetta Thomas
An Overview of Gerald R. Prescott’s 1935 “The Prescott Technic System” With Recommendations for a Contemporary Edition, Carson Lee Vermillion
Dissertations from 2004
A Descriptive Examination of Protective Factors: Analysis of Male Completers of an Alternative Educational Program, Rona Dominique Roberts
Cleaner Technologies as an Aspect of Sustainable Tourism: Carribbean Case Studies, Fitzgerald J. Yaw Jr.
Dissertations from 2003
A Guide for Conducting Teachers: Physical Movement Taught in Six Selected Instrumental Conducting Textbooks and an Annotated Bibliography, William Geoffrey Carlton
Dissertations from 1985
A History of the “Hattiesburg American”, Patt Foster Roberson
Dissertations from 1981
The Status of Music Education in the Public High Schools of Mississippi, 1979-80, Martha Land Adkins
Dissertations from 1966
Morphology and Histology of the Stomach of the White Shrimp Penaeus fluviatilis (Say, 1817), Noble L. Roberts