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Dissertations from 2021
Identification of Cultural Differences and Their Effects on International Relations: A Novel Approach, Stephen W. Jones
Latent Variables Predicting Drug Use in Adolescents with High versus Low Protective Factors, Jessica Jorgenson
Charm City, Karla Keffer
Walking into a News Desert: How Arkansas College Newspapers are Coping with the Decline in Print Journalism, David Keith
A HUNGARIAN EXOTIC INGREDIENT IN OPERETTA: THE CSÁRDÁS IN THREE SETTINGS, Michelle Lange
Consistent Bedtime Routines are Linked to Better Sleep Outcomes: Why?, Kristy Larsen
Changing Criminal Thinking: An Examination of Heterogeneity in Treatment Effects in a Sample of Justice-Involved Persons with Dual Diagnoses, Michael Lester
Data-Driven Approaches to Complex Materials: Applications to Amorphous Solids, Dil Kumar Limbu
International Events, Domestic Change, and the Development of China’s Grand Strategy, 1839-2019, Shao-Fan Lin
Yellow River Piano Concerto: A Synthesis of Western and Chinese Characteristics, Jiahe Liu
Assessing the Real-Time Lagrangian Predictability of the Operational Navy Coastal Ocean Model in the Gulf of Mexico, Lea Kristen Locke
Higher Education Business and Technology Leaders’ Behaviors that Drive Outcome Alignment, Katherine Lynch-Holmes
SYNTHESIS OF MOLECULAR PROBES FOR THE DETECTION OF TOXIC ANALYTES, RASHID MIA
A Component-Wise Approach to Smooth Extension Embedding Methods, Vivian Montiforte
Physical Education Teachers' Instructional Adaptations to Teach Motor Skills to Children with Language Disorders, Kristen Morgan
“We Seek A Stable Structure”: Détente, Human Rights, and National Security Policy, 1974–1981, John J. Mortimer Jr.
Conflict Management Strategies Among Nurses in Hospitals, Rita Nassuna
Interleukin-17A Facilitates Chikungunya Virus Infection by Inhibiting IFN-α2 Expression, Biswas Neupane
Migratory Movement, Fishery Exploitation, and Sperm Limitation of the Louisiana Blue Crab Spawning Stock, Helen Olmi-Graham
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PROTEAN CAREER ATTITUDE AND FEEDBACK AFTER THE EMPLOYEE PROMOTION PROCESS, Marcie Overstreet
Elucidating the Role of the MSAABCR Operon in Persister Cells Formation and Stress Response in Staphylococcus aureus, Shanti Pandey
A Performer’s Guide to Barbara York’s Four Paintings by Grant Wood, Allen Parrish
Panel Data Analysis of Determinants of Gini Coefficient, Brandon Parsons
Distribution, abundance, and population genetics of the alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) in Mississippi, Luke Pearson
Examining the Effects of State Anger on Self-reported Psychopathic Trait Inventories, Olivia C. Preston
An Exploration of Black Church Leaders' Intentions to Develop Critical Consciousness among African-American Students, Taheesha Quarells
ANALYZING AND DETECTING ANDROID MALWARE AND DEEPFAKE, Md Shohel Rana
The Power of Presentation: How Attire, Cosmetics, and Posture Impact the Source Credibility of the Female Expert Witness, Alexandra Repke
Semantic Classification of Multidialectal Arabic Social Media, Tom Rishel
IMPROVING THE MEASUREMENT OF ECONOMIC FREEDOM, Thomas Robert Scholz
Test-Driving Interventions for Teachers: A Proactive Method for Improving Treatment Integrity, Stefanie Schrieber
Vision Based Activity Recognition Using Machine Learning and Deep Learning Architecture, Sarbagya Shakya
Rheological Properties of Recyclable Polymer Matrices for Advanced Composite Applications, Rahul Shankar
Evaluating the Contributions of Recollection and Familiarity on Testing and Guessing Benefits in Recognition Memory, Kendal Smith
Comparison of Manipulatives Effect on Academic Achievement in Preschool Math, Ashley Stewart
Design and Modeling of Bioinspired Polyelectrolytes with Controlled Architectures for Gene Delivery Applications, Kelli Stockmal
How Well Do You Know Your Reach?, Tyler Surber
EMPATHY AS A MODERATOR OF PRESERVICE TEACHERS’ CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING SELF-EFFICACY AND OUTCOME EXPECTANCY BELIEFS, JUTA TAMMACHART
Doping of Conjugated Polymers: Preparation, Characterization and Device Fabrication, Kan Tang
Predicting Parent Attendance for Group-Delivered PCIT Workshops in Head Start Centers, Jennifer Tannehill
Honor and Duty: The Collegiate Education of a Yeoman Farmer’s Son in Antebellum Mississippi, David Taylor
The Formation of Proxy Force and External State Relationships: Prospect Theory and Proxy Force Decision Making, Brandon Temple
A Man Who Does Not Exist, Kevin Thomason
EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT AND THE ROLE OF TIME PERSPECTIVE, Donna Valestro
Photopolymer Networks with Tunable Command Destruct Properties, William Walker
Psychological Distress During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nursing Students: A Mixed Methods Study, Mayantoinette Watson
The Understanding of Digital and Multimedia Evidence (DME) by Attorneys and Digital Forensic Examiners (DFE) within the United States Criminal Justice System, Joseph Levi White
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL ISOLATION, TELECOMMUTING INTENSITY LEVELS, AUTONOMY, AND JOB SATISFACTION DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, Kristy Williams
The Religion Beat Gets Beat: The Rise and Fall of Stand-alone Religion Sections in Southern Newspapers, 1983-2015, Tara Yvette Wren
Professional Counter-Strike: An Analysis of Media Objects, Esports Culture, and Gamer Representation, Steven Young
"I Can't be Two Me's, You Know": The Impossibility of Mothering in Victorian Children's Literature, Charles Yow
Semantics-Driven Large-Scale 3D Scene Retrieval, Juefei Yuan
Ensemble Data Fitting For Bathymetric Models Informed by Nominal Data, Samantha Zambo
Structural Origin Of Thermal, Mechanical Properties And Morphological Behaviors Of Semiconducting Polymers, Song Zhang
Human 5’-tailed Mirtrons are Processed by RNaseP, Mohammad Farid Zia
Dissertations from 2020
Predicting Political Development after United States Military Assistance: Evidence from Case Study Analysis, Susan Rae Alaniz
Organizational Stressors as Predictors of Burnout, Kristen Albritton
Microcelebrity Endorsement of Public Relations Campaigns for Nonprofit Organizations: A Study of Snapchat in Saudi Arabia, Sami Altuwayjiri
Before the Snakes Came, Garrett Ashley
Mississippi Teachers' Perception of Performance Evaluation Feedback and Its Influence on Teaching Practices and Student Outcomes, Joanna Barnes
An Analysis and Stylistic Comparison of Five Works for Unaccompanied Tuba by John Stevens, Tracy Bedgood
Impulsivity as a Trait Predictor in Baccalaureate Nursing Students, Jennifer Bertucci
International Trade in Health Services: Assessing the Patterns of Trade in Global Healthcare Delivery, Tawnya Bosko
Core Subject Integration in the K-6 Music Classroom, Rose Bowe
The Principal and Teacher Evaluation: A Study of Influencing Pressures, Andy Brock
Public Relations Education in Mississippi Today: Perceptions and Realities, Gail Brown
The Ecology and Evolutionary History of Two Musk Turtles in the Southeastern United States, Grover Brown
The Effects of Culturally Competent Messaging on Willingness to Engage in Firearm Means Safety, Sarah E. Butterworth
Boystown: Stories, Justin Carmickle
Instructor Perspectives and Jazz-Related Courses for Undergraduate Music Majors at NASM Accredited Colleges and Universities, David Carter
Agonistic Grooming in Multiple Lemur Species, Jennie L. Christopher
Self-Regulated Learning Instruction’s Relationships with Teacher Subject Area, Teacher Beliefs, and Teacher Efficacy, Jeffrey Coggin
Al-Baghdadi and the Art of Terrorist Persuasion, Bandar Dawshi
Using Two Reinforcement Contingencies to Alter Teachers' Rates of Praise, Ashleigh Eaves
Nadia Boulanger’s Fantaisie Variée Pour Piano Et Orchestre a Study of a Significant Unpublished Piece, sarah elias
Well-being Indicators, Social Globalization, and Unaccompanied Child Migration from Central America, Lucia Farriss
Storm Chasers, Bryana Fern
Examining Preservice Teachers’ Attitudes, Self-Efficacy, and Differentiating Instruction for Educating Gifted Learners, Marla Freitag
A Post Implementation Review of Transformational Change Initiatives in Higher Education, Allison Gillespie
A Narrative Case Study of Transfer Students in Instrumental Music Education, Ashley Glenn
Practical Adhesion Measurements in Organic Coatings; Advancing Understanding and Mechanical Methods Development, Diana Gottschalk
Discipline-Culture and Instructional Practices: An Integrated Leader's Role, Joe L. Griffin
A Study of Information Bots and Knowledge Bots, Amartya Hatua
The Face of Intervention: Military Humanitarianism During the 1965 Dominican Crisis, Wesley Hazzard
Memories of Emotions of First Consensual Sexual Encounters, Mario Herrera