Dissertations from 2009
Negotiating Disorienting Dilemmas and the Transformative Learning Process in a Complex Society, Constance Tarver Dodson
Student Satisfaction and Persistence---A Study of Factors Which Are Vital To Student Retention, Jalynn Glenn Roberts
Bacterial Cell Wall Components Affect Hemocyte Composition and Gene Expression in the Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus: An Insight Into Effectors of Immune Function, Natasha Jayna Sharp
Retention, Social Promotion, and Droput Rates In Mississippi, Jennifer Jo Woodruff
Dissertations from 2008
Synthesis and Characterization of Polymeric Materials Derived From Multifunctional Alkyl Alpha-Hydroxymethlacrylates, Jean-Francois Morizur
Dissertations from 2007
The Role of Technology In Teachers' Professional Development, Nisrine Nabih Adada
Metaphor Production In the Expression of Emotional Language: An Investigation Into the Influence of Worldview, Epistemological Preference, and Emotional Expressivity, James Michael Adams
The Occurrence of Student Absenteeism From the Regular Classroom Setting and Student Achievement On the Seventh Grade Mathematics Mississippi Curriculum Test, Joseph Gerard Amuso
Aggression in policing: Utilizing scale development toward the measurement of police use of non-deadly physical force, Michael John Antal
A Performance Project For Saxophone Orchestra Consisting of Five Performance Editions From the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern Eras, Marcus Daniel Ballard
Spatial Ecology, Prey Dynamics, Habitat Modeling, Resource Selection, and Phylogenetic Assessment of the Black Pinesnake, Danna Leah Baxley
University Research Parks: A Tool for National Competitiveness or Just a Real Estate Transaction?, Elixenia Biron
Reactivity of Vegetable Oil Macromonomers in Thiol-ene, Cationic, and Emulsion Polymerizations, Micah Stephen Black
The Perceived Advantages of Varied Delivery Methods For Field Integrative Seminar Among Social Work Administrators and Faculty, Joseph Patton Bohanon
A Study of African-American College Students' Attitudes Towards Mathematics, David Charles Bramlett
Polyisobutylene-Based Mikto-Arm Star Polymers Synthesized Via Quasiliving Cationic Polymerization and Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization, Lesli Krystin Breland
Characteristics That Affect a HIV Infected Individual's Utilization of HIV Medical Care, Christine Sheehan Brennan
Ecology and Evolution of Fish Blood Flukes (Digenea: Aporocotylidae), Stephen Ashton Bullard Jr.
Public Equity Capitalization of Microfinance Institutions: Testing the Validity of Grassroots Development Theory in Economic Development Using Investor Decision Theory, Deena Campbell Burris
The Effect of Time-Management Training On Teachers' Acceptance of High and Low Time-Involved Behavioral Interventions, Terri Elane Calhoun
Impact of National Emergency Grant on Rural Mississippi, Shannon Leigh Campbell
Phylogeography of the Indonesian Water Python, Liasis mackloti ssp. (Squamata: Boidae: Pythoninae): A Comparative Approach Toward Resolving Phylogeny, Christopher Knight Carmichael
William H. Mahone of Virginia: An Intellectual Biography, 1830--1890, John Fabian Chappo
Digital Photo Manipulation: A Descriptive Analysis of Codes of Ethics and Ethical Decisions of Photo Editors, Stephen Edwin Coleman
A Survey of Students' Perceptions of Bullying Behaviors in Nursing Education in Mississippi, Janet Ruth McAdam Cooper
Block Copolyesters Based on Poly(lactide) and Aromatic-Aliphatic Polyesters of the AA/BB type and Acid Functionalized Poly(lactide) and Poly(ester-urethane)s Therefrom, Timothy Russell Cooper
Factors Affecting the Rate of Progress For Students With Specific Learning Disabilities, Margie Ward Crowe
Self-Concept and Intelligence of Talented Students In the Visual and Performing Arts, Jesse Rachel Cukierkorn
Security Management Capabilities in Intercollegiate Athletic Departments, George Murrell Cunningham III
Reflectively Studying Student Work Together: Collaborate To Differentiate Instruction For All Students, Carla Curtis Dearman
A Description of Communication Patterns Used by Baccalaureate Nursing Students When Interacting With Patients in the Clinical Setting, Waddah Mohammad D'emeh
Utility of Ionosphere and Troposphere Models for Extending the Range of High-Accuracy GPS, David William Dodd
Efficacy of Distance Learning for Professional Development of Police Officers, Brian Wayne Donavant
Students' Perceptions of Alternative School Education, Sarah Alice Duggan
A Performance Project for Saxophone Orchestra Consisting of Five Performance Editions From the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern Eras, Mary Elizabeth Everett
Stimulus Preference Assessment in Secondary General Education: Using Reinforcement to Increase On-Task Behavior, Carrie Ellen Fielder
Knight's Gambit: Gavin Stevens and Faulkner's Critique of the Cavalier Tradition, Lorie Watkins Fulton
The Influence of Sports Magazines and Thin-Ideal Images On the Body Image of Division IA Female Athletes, Ashley Kristin Gibson
API-S Calculus: Formal Modeling for Secure Mobile Intelligent Agent Systems, Jean Gourd
Student Attitudes and Activities That Influence Student Achievement, Jan Graham Griffin
The Contributions of Instruction Type, Proximity, and Contingent Praise In a Compliance Training Model, Jennifer Rice Griffin
The Effects of Size and Structure of Government On Economic Growth: A Comparison of European Models With the Anglo-American Model, Clarence Atwell Guider
Feature Relational Mapping for Remote Sensing Images Using Directional Edge Analytical Models, Junfeng Gu
Job Satisfaction Among High School Principals In Mississippi, Geoffry Alan Haines
Using Children's Literature to Enhance Views of Nature of Science and Scientific Attitude in Fourth Graders, Kathryn Walker Hampton
Somewhere I Have Never Travelled: A Collection of Short Fiction, Jared Jones Hegwood
Middle- and Long-Latency Auditory Evoked Potentials in Response to Oddball Stimuli in the Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), Erica Noelle Hernandez
Academic and Economic Valuation of Credential Attainment: The Consequences of Disparate Perceptions Between High School and GED Students, Lela Mae Horne
Perceptions of Medical Professionals Regarding the Role of Certified Athletic Trainers On the Female Athlete Triad Treatment Team, Karen Sue Hostetter
Poverty, Performance, and Payne: Implementing the Payne School Model, Lisa Beth Karmacharya
Positive Emotions Induced Through Nature-Related Stimuli Cognitive, Personality, and Physiological, Carlos Yoshiyuki Konishi
A Historical and Pedagogical Guide To Alan Shulman's "Theme and Variations" (1940) For Viola and Piano With an Introduction To "Variations" (1984) For Viola, Harp, And Strings, Paula Mary Krupiczewicz
The Relationship of Mood and Spirituality to State Hope and Dispositional Forgiveness, Russell Ellis Lark
Multicultural Training, Experience, and Competence In Counseling Center and Hospital Settings, Jeffrey Scott Lawley
A Kumiai Project: Leadership and Social Influence In Response To a Community Crisis, Carolyn Kyyhkynen Lee
A Profile of the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officer: An Alcohol Consumption Study, Vicki Lynn Lindsay
Examining the Relationships Among Obesity, Food Insecurity, Perceived Stress and Emotional Eating, Kristi Lynn Lewis Lofton
Aqueous Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization of Functional Monomers and Their Incorporation Into Stimuli-Responsive, Amphiphilic Block Copolymers, Bradley Steward Lokitz
Factors Influencing African American Students' Attitude, Comprehension, and Course Completion In Computerized Mathematics Courses, Marquise Leonette Loving
Dynamics of a Model Three Species Predator-Prey System With Choice, Douglas Magomo
Reading Motivation In Upper Elementary Grades: What Fifth and Sixth Graders Say About Narrative and Informational Text, Cahndice Anita Smith Matthews
Equal Quality of Instruction With Interactive Video Delivery, Jack Murphy McAlpin
Cultural Values, Narratives and Myth In Reality Television, Alison Rebecca Foster Miller
A New Algorithm for Turbulent Flow Visualization in a Reconfigurable Advanced Visualization Environment, Supreeya Boontham Miller
Internal Control and Governance In Non-Governmental Organizations Designed To Provide Accountability and Deter, Prevent and Detect Fraud and Corruption, William Alonzo Morehead
Working On the Work: Five Years of Engagement, Jerry J. Morgan
Perceived Effectiveness and Pre- and Postservice Training Among High School Principals in Manitoba, Akapelwa Namwakili Mweemba
Perceived Barriers to Female Advancement in Higher Education, Wanda Kay Naylor
Factors Associated With Reading Achievement of Fifth Grade Special Education Students in a Regional and a National Setting, Stephanie Ann Newell
A Three-Dimensional Regional Model of the Indonesian Seas Circulation, Kieran Thomas Anthony O'Driscoll
Technological Leadership Proficiency Among School Administrators In the Twenty-First Century Schools (21s) Initiative, Alan Jennings Oubre
Emotional Intelligence, School Success, and the Black-White Achievement Gap, Cynthia Lavon Parnell
Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Codas and Creaks in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Classification, Comparison, and Co-Occurrence, Robin Lorraine Duncan Paulos
Facilitation of Safe Schools, Margaret Joachim Pepper
Expression Sequence Tags Analysis, Annotation, Toxicogenomics, and Learning Approach, Mehdi Pirooznia
A Comprehensive Process Evaluation of a Community Based Participatory Research Intervention, Fit for Life Steps, Alicia Raby Powers
The Relation Between Parenting Styles and Attributional Styles Across Generations, Andrea Lea Pritchard-Boone
Exploring and Identifying the Constructs of a Quality Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC), Scot Anthony Raab
Parallel Support Vector Machines for Multi-Category Classification of Large Scale Data, Arun Kumar Rajendran
Recovering a Balanced Approach To Reading Fluency: Effects of Embedded Fluency Instruction On Second Graders' Fluency and Comprehension, Ellen Matheson Ramp
Organizational Identification and Concertive Control, Matthew Charles Ramsey
The Other Carter: Betty Werlein Carter, A Writer In Her Own Regard, Nancy Rebekah Ray
Diffusion of an Economic Development Policy Innovation: Explaining the International Spread of Casino Gambling, Brian Walter Richard
Legislative Accountability: Effects On K--12 Teacher Job Satisfaction, Shelly Annette Robinson
Dynamical Aspects of the Norwegian Coastal Current: A Numerical Study Using a Hybrid Approach, Jens Christian Roth
Effects of Drinking Pattern, Drinking Consequences, and Perceived Threat On Attitudes Toward Problem Drinkers, Katie Elizabeth Russo
Role of MSA in the Regulation of Virulence and Biofilm Formation in Staphylococcus aureus, Karthik Sambanthamoorthy
Nepenthe Records, Jordan Tyler Sanderson
Assessing the Impact of Integrating POGIL in Elementary Organic Chemistry, Ahmad Shatila
Soy Protein Isolate Molecular Level Contributions to Bulk Adhesive Properties, Jeanne Norton Shera
H. Leslie Adams' "Nightsongs": Poetry, Music, and Performance, Allanda Constantina Small
Effects of Yoga On Stress Among College Students in a Post-Katrina Population, Jay Andrew Smith
The Relationship of Mentoring To Teacher Retention As Perceived By Current Practitioners In South Mississippi Public Schools, Linda Jean Lewis Smith
The Relationship Between School Culture and Student Achievement In a Large Urban School District, Susan Lynn Smith
Man of Douglas, Man of Lincoln: The Political Odyssey of James Henry Lane, Ian Michael Spurgeon
Exploitation of Border Security by MS-13 in Aiding Al Qaeda's Agenda for Domestic Terrorism in the United States, Cynthia Lynn Starita
The Effects of Disclosure On the Reentry Experience of United States College and University Students Returning From a Semester Abroad, Susan Lillian Steen