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Dissertations from 2017
Maintenance and Generalization of Preschool Teachers' Use of Behavior Specific Praise Following In Situ Training, Zachary Charles LaBrot
Classroom Organizational Structure in Fifth Grade Math Classrooms and the Effect on Standardized Test Scores, Dallas Marie Lane
Efficacy of Cognitive Enrichment for Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): Evaluation of Planning Abilities Through the Use of a Novel Problem Solving Task, Lisa Kay Lauderdale
The Idiosyncratic Language of Brazilian Music: Strategies for Performing Villa-Lobos Choros No. 10, Dennis Paz Leoni
Introduction to Chemistry, Sara Ann Lewis
Evaluating Relevance and Reliability of Twitter Data for Risk Communication, Xiaohui Liu
The Effect of Instructional Strategies On Math Anxiety and Achievement: A Mixed Methods Study Of Preservice Elementary Teachers, Janelle K. Lorenzen
A Motivational Profile of Nurses Who Pursue Doctoral Education, Tomekia Yvette Luckett
Tootling With a Randomized Independent Group Contingency in a High School Setting, John Dylan Ken Lum
The Relationship Between Social Status Motivation and the Detection of Trustworthy and Affiliative Cues in Faces, Christopher J. Lustgraaf
The Influences of the French Flute School on Brazilian Flute Pedagogy, Fabiana Magrinelli Rocha Dahmer
William Walker and the Seeds of Progressive Imperialism: The War in Nicaragua and the Message of Regeneration, 1855-1860, John J. Mangipano
Perceived Influence of the Ferguson Effect On Law Enforcement Officer Turnover Intentions, William P. Markopoulos Jr
Alabama Classroom Teachers Who Participated in Arts Integration Workshops and Their Implementation of Music into the Core Curriculum, Laurie Martin
An Examination of the Factors That Influence the Transfer of Learning Among K-12 Educators Participating In Professional Learning Communities, Charcelor C. McCullum
The Design of an Instrument to Assess Clinical Laboratories Efficacy Post Implementation of the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act, Harry McDonald Jr.
Property Morphology Correlations of Organic Semiconductor Nanowires, Frederick Marshall McFarland
A Mixed Methods Exploration of Black Presidents Appointed to Predominantly White Institutions: Assessing their Exposure to the Glass Cliff and Experiences as Administrators of Color, Melandie Katrice McGee
A Comparative Study Teaching Chemistry Using the 5E Learning Cycle and Traditional Teaching with a Large English Language Learner Population in a Middle School Setting, Cynthia Nicole McWright
Ethical Decision-Making Accounting Competencies: Practitioners’ Perspectives, Gwendolyn P. Meador
Cultural Values, Narratives and Myth in Reality Television, Alison Rebecca Foster Miller
Un-Othering the Albino: How Popular Communication Constructs Albinism Identity, Niya P. Miller
Mississippi’s Teacher Observation Rubric: Administrator Perceptions of Appropriateness by Grade Level, Danette Irvine Moore
Knowledge and Practices of Faculty at NASM Accredited Institutions in the Southeast Region Regarding Standards-Based Instruction, Jonathan Leon Nelson
The Effects of Training Multiple Mands Within Functional Communication Training on The Resurgence Of Problem Behaviors, Emily Jane Ness
A Novel Role for Osteopontin in Facilitating West Nile Virus Neuroinvasion, Amber M. Paul
The Moderating Role of Sex on Gender Role Orientation’s Meditation of Work-Family/Family-Work Conflict and Satisfaction Outcomes, Deirdre Lynn Paulson-O'Donovan
Historical Change of Seagrasses in the Mississippi and Chandeleur Sounds, Linh Thuy Pham
Mississippi Choices and the Influence of Career and Technical Education, Charish Rene PIerce
An Investigation of the Use of Cerium and Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes for the Protection of Polymeric Epoxy Compounds in the Low Earth Orbit Environment, Jessica Miriam Piness
Third Party Reforms In Corrections: A Qualitative Analysis Of Interest Groups’ Effectiveness At Reducing Entropy Using Litigation, James M. A. Pitts
Krylov Subspace Spectral Methods for PDEs in Polar and Cylindrical Geometries, Megan Richardson
"Her Splendid Children Will Be Born Here”: Anglo-American Relations and Sexual Selection in Transatlantic Fiction, 1870–1914, Jennifer Lynn Robertson
Determining Feasibility Resilience: Set Based Design Iteration Evaluation Through Permutation Stability Analysis, James E. Ross
Leadership Competencies for the Community College Department Chairperson, Jason Carl Ross
Villa-Lobos's Compositional Techniques and Treatment of Folk Melodies in Cirandas for Piano, Gustavo Schafaschek
Understanding Noncompliance: A Qualitative Content Analysis of Title IX Sexual Misconduct Violations Using the Office for Civil Rights Investigative Findings, Lenore N. Schaffer nee Malone
Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Implicit Bias: Implications for Closing the Achievement Gap, Elizabeth Schlosser
Anodic Nanocatalysts for Formic Acid Fuel Cells: An Electrochemical Study, Tamanna F. Shanta McFarland
Formation of Nanostructured Epoxy Networks Containing Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS) and Silica Nanoparticles, Amit K. Sharma
Solution of PDES For First-Order Photobleaching Kinetics Using Krylov Subspace Spectral Methods, Somayyeh Sheikholeslami
The Role of Parental Self-Efficacy, Hardiness, Parenting Stress In Predicting Parenting Behaviors, Erica Smith
Perceived Ideal Traits of a Mentor as Viewed By African American Students In Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, Mary L. Smith
Groundhogs, Tanya Mason Smith
Uncovering the Identity and Metabolism of Bacterial CoA-RNA, Joseph R. Spangler
Through the Lens of Novice Teachers: A Lack of Administrative Support and Its Influence on Self-Efficacy and Teacher Retention Issues, Pamela Talley
“Gosh I Miss the Cold War”: Post-Cold War Foreign Policy Making In The United States, 1989-1995, Samantha A. Taylor
Forward Myth: Military Public Relations and the Domestic Base Newspaper 1941-1981, Willie R. Tubbs
Finite Element Maximum Entropy Method for Approximating Absolutely Continuous Invariant Measures, Tulsi Upadhyay
An Examination of the Relationships Between Social Anxiety Dimensions and Alcohol-Related Outcomes: The Mediating Role of Drinking Context, Margo Cooley Villarosa
Strategies For Increasing Female Navy Officer Retention: Deploying Mothers’ Perspectives, Angela Holcombe Walker
Examining the Perceived Influence of a Comprehensive Youth Development Program for Promoting Black Male High School Persistence, Richard Gray Walker
Beijing Opera Elements in Qigang Chen’s Piano Concerto Er Huang, Funa Wang
Self-Perceptions of Black Entrepreneurship in a Black Majority Rural Context - The Mississippi Delta, Timla G Washington
Radial Basis Function Differential Quadrature Method for the Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations, Daniel Watson
The Influence of Technology Usage on Academic Achievement (Reading and Math) from a Teacher's Perspective, Kimberly L. White-Harris
Bioinspired Design of Wetting and Anti-Wetting Surfaces via Thiol-ene Photopolymerization, Li Xiong
Optimizing Stadium Evacuation by Integrating Geo-Computation and Affordance Theory, Joslyn Jane Zale
Dissertations from 2016
Addressing the Issues of Drug Delivery via Advanced Macromolecular Design, Brooks Allen Abel
Character Interpretation in Poulenc's La Voix Humaine: A Performer's Guide, Stefanie Nicole Anduri
Optimizing Workforce Performance: Perceived Differences of Army Officer Critical Thinking Talent Across Level of Education, Richard B. Ayers
Preparation and Characterization of Singlet-Oxygen Generating Thiol-ene Networks Containing Fullerene and Metallofullerene Derivatives, Emily Matthews Barker
The Influence of the Electric Supply Industry on Economic Growth in Less Developed Countries, Edward Richard Bee
Property Rights and International Trade: An Institutional Determinant of Export Structure, Gregory Alan Bonadies
Refinement of the Attitudes Toward Anger Management Scale, David Jerome Boudreaux
Curing of Polymer Thermosets via Click Reactions, Mark Richard Brei
A Comparison of Multipath and Conventional Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation, Cody Brian Bremner
The Ones I Loved First: Stories, Jennifer J. Brewington
The Synthesis of Chemosensors for Toxic Analytes, Johnathan Hugh Broome
Instructor-Student Classroom Interactions: An Experimental Study of Language, Sex-Differences, and Student Perceptions of Instructors, Carl Joseph Brown
Behavioral and Environmental Analysis of Self-Reported Dysphonic and Non-Dysphonic High School Music Teachers, Emily Pence Brown
Suburban Ruin, Susan Lang Brown
Factors Influencing Accessibility to American Public Higher Education, Angela Leanne Bryan
Characterization of Glycine Rich Proteins From the Salivary Glands of the Lone Star Tick Amblyomma americanum, Rebekah Lynn Bullard
Preferential Trade Agreements and Quality of Government in Sub-Saharan Africa, Sharon Camara
18 Dorset Ct., Allison Catherine Campbell
Exploring Three Colombian-Andean Folk Style (Danza, Pasillo, and Bambuco): An Analysis and Arrangement of Three Colombian Pieces for Flute and Piano, Jesus Castro Turriago
Why Do People Continue Using Facebook: An Empirical Study From the Perspectives of Technology Adoption and Social Contract, Chen-Wei Chang
Novice and Veteran Teachers’ Perceptions of Crisis Management Training Concerning School Fights, Heather Ann Chesman
Ecological and Phenotypic Factors Influencing the Movement Dynamics of the Blackspotted Topminnow, Fundulus olivaceus, Scott Richard Clark
Seeing is Believing, But is it the Truth? Reality vs. Representation of Men in Contemporary Magazine Advertisements, 1980-2010, Dana Ann Lopez Coleman
Transition Between Phases of the Annual Cycle: Spring Migration to Breeding in Nearctic-Neotropical Songbirds, Kristen Marie Covino
In Absentia Parentis: The Orphan Figure in Latter Twentieth Century Anglo-American Children’s Fantasy, James Michael Curtis
A Library of Coumarin-Enaminone Chemodosimeters for the Detection of Analytes, Aaron Berrell Davis
Teacher Beliefs Regarding Positive Behavior Support Programs in Mississippi Middle Schools, Chad Joseph Davis
Not Created Equal: The Effectiveness of Two Types of Educational Computer Games, Timothy Brent Dedeaux
Lignocellulose as Carbon Source Promotes Bacterial Synergism and Reduces Antagonism, Yijie Deng
The Tootling Intervention with ClassDojo: Effects on Classwide Disruptive Behavior and Academically Engaged Behavior in an Upper Elementary School Setting, Melissa McHugh Dillon
Emotion-Related Factors as Mediators in the Relation Between Family Stress and Adolescent Externalizing Problems, Kristy Marie DiSabatino
Bearing the Double Burden: Combat Chaplains and the Vietnam War, John Donellan Fitzmorris III
Evolution in Light of Mitonuclear Landscapes: An Examination of Mitochondrial Replacement in Killifish (Fundulus Spp.), Stephen D. Flanagan
Remittances as Contributor to Risk Management and Poverty Reduction in Grenada, Dianne Jntl Rosemary Forte
Dual Enrollment Efficacy on College Readiness as Perceived by High School Dual Enrollment Teachers and Counselors in South Alabama, Shulanda Stallworth Franks