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Dissertations from 2018
“The Moral of This Nazi Fairytale”: A Qualitative Content Analysis of Invisible Adult Education in World War II-Era Film, Lauren Carson
The Influence of an Electronic Attendance Monitoring System on Undergraduate Academic Success, Charles Childress
Southeastern Tanzanian Benedictine Monasteries: Filling a Void of Governmental Services for the Poorest Regions, John Christie-Searles
Esprit De Marine Corps: The Making of the Modern Marine Corps through Public Relations, 1898-1945, Colin Colbourn
Exploring Churn and Alignment between Retention and Occupational Culture as Perceived by Professional Truck Drivers, Catherine M. Cole
Thermosetting Polymers via Azide Alkyne Cycloaddition, Richard H. Cooke III
The Flutists of the John Philip Sousa’s Band: A Study of the Flute Section and Soloists, Ramon da Silva Moraes
Social Capital in Indian Country: The Effects of Bridging and Bonding on Job Acquisition, Stephanie Davison
Perspectives Regarding Care of Students Enrolled in Special Education Day Schools for Emotionally Disabled Students, Robin Y. Davis
A Mechanistic Understanding of Self-Propagating Amyloid-β Oligomer Conformations in Alzheimer Disease, Dexter Nathanael Dean
It’s in the Way You Move: The Effects of Surface Luminance and Texture Discontinuities on Object-Reachability Revealed by Head-Motion in Virtual Reality, Jonathan K. Doyon
Gullah Babies, Monic Ductan
A Conductor's Guide to Christian Wind Band Literature, Wesley Dykes
Male Belting: An Exploration of Technique and Style From 1967 to Current, Bruce Earnest
The Role of Critical Literacy in Challenging the Status Quo in Twentieth Century English Children’s Literature, Rene Fleischbein
Mississippi Teacher's Perspectives of Danielson's Framework for Teaching, Donna Floyd
Hydrogen Bond Mediated Water Structuring, Diffusion, and Elastic Properties in Acrylamide Copolymer Glycohydrogels, April Levu Fogel
Voluntary Professional Development in Thailand: Teachers’ Motivation, Professional Life Phase, and Contingencies of Self-Worth, Pongwat Fongkanta
Identifying Barriers to Teacher Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices in Middle-School Reading, Brenda Fortson
Identifying the Social Contexts Present for Mouthing Behaviors in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), Erin E. Frick
Tired Consultation to Improve and Maintain Teachers’ Behavior Specific Praise, Mariangely Melendez Galan-Torres
A Study of the Protective Factors that Foster Resilience in Teachers, Zundra Gates
Measuring Quality Standards, Assessment Practices, and Outcomes/Effectiveness of Competency-Based Education (Cbe) Using Mixed Methods Research to Determine Cbe’s Vitality, Elizabeth Giddens
Psychopathic Traits, Substance Use, and Motivation to Change: The Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing with At-Risk Adolescents, Christopher Thomas Alan Gillen
Teachers' Confidence and Preparedness for Teaching Mobile Learners, Kelley Kirk Gonzales
Thirteen Unlikely Stories, Joseph Gray
Becoming Malala: A Discourse Analysis of Western and Middle Eastern Print and Broadcast Coverage of Malala Yousafzai from 2012-2017, Tamar Meguerditchian Gregorian
Spelunking in Plato's Cave, Andrew Gretes
Technical and Performance Analysis of Scott McAllister's Devil Sticks, Uncle Sam's Songbag Vol. I, Freebirds, and Funk, James Gruetzner
Mechanism for Leadership Development and Effectiveness: The Relationship between Followership, Leadership, and Psychological Capital, Saurabh Gupta
A Study of Acculturative and Linguistic Experiences of Syrian Refugees in the United States from 2011 – 2018, Amany Habib
Assessing At-Risk Students' Attitudes Toward The Implementation of Instructional Technology, Christopher Harper
Human Trafficking: Flying Under the Radar, Amber L. Hulsey
Technique for the Developing Dramatic Soprano, Amber James
Explicit, Implicit, and Behavioral Stigmatization of Mental Illness, Jessica S. James
Synthetic and Theoretical Studies for Cyclization Reactions to Form C-C and C-N Bonds, Nicholas Jentsch
Succession Planning for First-Year, P-12 Principals, Brannon Johnson
A Profile of Selected Conservatorships in Failing Mississippi School Districts, Josh Jones
Self-Care Vs. Self-Sacrifice in Medical-Surgical Nursing Culture: A Critical Ethnography, Elise Jordan Juergens
A Content Analysis of Flow and Music: Teaching, Performance, and Consumption, Lindsey Keay
Do Zebrafish Exhibit a Placebo Response? Fluoxetine Conditioning in Chronically Stressed Adult Zebrafish (Danio rerio), Kanza M. Khan
Disability-Related Factors and Perceived Stigma: A Closer Examination of Suicidality in Individuals with Physical Disabilities, Lauren Khazem
Indirect & Displaced Aggression: The Role of Comparison Based Traits and Cognitive Vulnerabilities, Niki M. Knight
Finding Euridice: A Singers Introduction to Jonathan Dove's L'altra Euridice, Cody Laun
The Challenges and Limitations of Adapting Mozart's Così fan tutte for a Small University Setting, Christopher Lovely
Consciously Becoming Black: A Phenomenological Exploration of Black Sub-Saharan African International Students' Racial Identity Development at Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the American South, Tanyaradzwa Chipo Mandishona
Structure-Property Relationships of Solvent-Cast Organic Thin Films For Model Corrosion Control Coatings, Austin Maples
The Effects of Geospatial-Intelligence on United States-Mexico Border Security, Heather Martin
The Postmodern Indian: Representation and the Films of Sherman Alexie, Tara P. McCrink Burcham
Male Nurse Practitioners' Views on Nursing Education as a Career Option: An Inductive Qualitative Content Analysis, James McDavid
An Investigation of the Impact of Family Dynamics on Obesity among African American Adolescent Girls, Tina McDyess
Nurse Expectations as Compared to Perceived Reality, Kathryn McKelvy
Polymer Nanocomposites Containing High Aspect Ratio Particulates: Innovation in Co-Extruded Multilayer Barrier Films, Kevin Meyers
Investigating the Construct of Health Literacy Assessment: A Cross-Validation Approach, Bethany Miller
Tangible Teaching: The Effect of Physical Modeling on Community College Students’ Understanding of Conservation of Matter, Erick T. Moffett
Divergent RNAi Biology in Mites and Development of Pest Control Strategies, Md Mosharrof Hossain Mondal
Employee Perceptions of Marriage Enrichment Training Spillover Effects in the Workplace, Tonya Moore
Participation in Winter Guard International as Experienced by Ten Stakeholders: A Phenomenological Study, Jeremy Morgan
Adaptive Meshfree Methods for Partial Differential Equations, Jaeyoun Oh
A Study on the Compositional Style of the Flute Chamber Works of Mel Bonis, Geraldine Margaret Padilla
A New Generation of Functional Polyisobutylenes for Advanced Applications, Corey M. Parada
Advancement of Interpolyelectrolyte Complexes for the Delivery of Genetic Material, Keith Hampton Parsons
Stress Response Mechanisms of Listeria monocytogenes, Oindrila Paul
Are Higher Education Faculty Ready for a Faculty/Student Classroom Partnership? A Pilot Study of a Teaching Innovation, Adriana Perez
Characterization of Swine Production Using Measurements Collected via Indoor Positioning System, Shaun Perisho
Exploring Organizational and Professional Commitment, Servant Leadership, Occupational Stress, and Humor Perspectives: How Nurses Manage, Brian Steven Perna
Preparation Matters: A Quantitative Examination of Faculty Active Shooter Preparedness, Latisha Pitts
An Examination of the Relationships among Organizational Support, Self-Efficacy Beliefs, and Engagement in Data-Driven Decision-Making, Kristal Pollard
Effect of Network Structure on Free Volume and Gas Transport Properties of Thiol-Ene and Epoxy-Amine Networks, Ramesh Krishnan Ramakrishnan
Computational Modeling of Radiation Interactions with Molecular Nitrogen, Tyler Reese
Cowboy Art Song: A Contextual and Musical Analysis of Libby Larsen's "Cowboy Songs", Ann Gabrielle Richardson
Predicted Deepwater Bathymetry From Satellite Altimetry: Non-Fourier Transform Alternatives, Maxsimo Salazar
K-12 Teachers' Beliefs on the Impact of Corporal Punishment on Students' Academic Performance, Robert Sanders
The Effects of Organizational Commitment and Harmonious Passion on Voluntary Turnover Among Social Workers: A Mixed Methods Study, Ashley Scales
Factors for Influencing Intervention for Dyslexia, Michele Schraeder
African American Women: The Role of Education, Spirituality, and Resilience in their Transition from Poverty, Donna Scott
Photoelectrochemical Studies on Non-Noble Metal Based Catalysts towards Tandem Solar Water Splitting, Arun Siddarth Sridhar
Rearticulation, Anastasia R. Stelse
Media Framing of Moldova’s Democracy Between 1991 and 2014, Ecaterina Stepaniuc
Security is Local: An Analysis of the Use of Community-Based Security Forces During Counterinsurgency Operations, Alexander Stephenson
Rapid Generation of Jacobi Matrices for Measures Modified by Rational Factors, Amber Sumner
The Influence of Conservation Tillage and Conventional Tillage on Soil Bacterial Diversity in Southern Illinois, Nasser Syed
Mitigating Risk: A Delphi Study Identifying Competencies in Sport and Event Security Management, Elizabeth Voorhees
Tribal governance in the United States: Adaptation and Change, Michelle Watts
Using Digital Performance Feedback to Increase Teacher Integrity of a Repeated Reading Intervention, Heather M. Whipple
The Baritone to Tenor Transition, John White