Dissertations from 2013
Cognitive Conceptualizations and Schemata as Predictors of Distress in Female Rape Victims, Tiffany Maria Artime
Move Montana: An Exercise Program for Children, Adolescents, and Their Families, Deanna Lynn Babb
Synthesis and Characterization of Luminescent Cyclic Germanium Compounds, Teresa Lynn Bandrowsky
The Role Of Sexual Scripts In Men's And Women's Interpretation And Endorsement Of Items Measuring Self-Reported Sexual Aggression, Sarah Kristen Buday
Tax Increment Financing in Missouri: Political Development of the Statute Contextualized with Use and Patterns of Adoption, Cassandra Butler
A Pilot Project to Develop a Tool to Assess Gain in Knowledge in Third Graders Participating in a Science Based Drug Prevention Education Curriculum, Miriam Dawn Butler
Handel's Maser-Soliton Theory of Ball Lightning: The Creation of Stable Three-Dimensional Cavitons by an Atmospheric Maser within an Open Resonator, Glenn Andrew Carlson
Compassion Fatigue: Prevalence Among Nurses at a Midwest Pediatric Hospital, Branch Carole
Siloles Bearing Coordination-Active 2,5-Substituents: Synthesis, Reactivity, Structural and Spectral Properties., James Bryan Carroll
THE BLACK FLAME TRILOGY, MULTIGENERATIONAL EDUCATIONAL TRAUMA, AND THE DEHUMANIZATION OF BLACK STUDENTS, June Cara Christian
The effects of word prediction and text-to-speech on the writing process of translating, Robert Paul Cunningham
Novel Behavioral Markers in the Ppt1-/- Mouse Model of Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis, Joshua Thomas Dearborn
OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES OF TWO STAR FORMING REGIONS, Kristen Leilani Erickson
The Relationships Among Recruiter Characteristics and Pre-and Post-hire Recruitment Outcomes, Jacob Scott Fischer
A Comparison of Medication Managemnt Between Older and Younger Adults Living with HIV, Judy A. Frain
VOICES FROM BEHIND BARS: A WORKING ALLIANCE?, Mariaimee Gonzalez
The Effects of Religious Fundamentalism and Threat on Prejudice, Theta P. Gribbins
Diffusion Tensor Imaging in HIV and hepatitis C coinfection, Jodi Michelle Heaps
The Impact of Computer Efficacy on the Success of the Nontraditional Community College Student, Amy Renee Henson
Development and Validation of a Measure of Perceived Life Significance, Rachel Hibberd
Diversification and coexistence in the Madagascar olive (Noronhia, Oleaceae), Cynthia Hong-Wa
The Relationship Between the Musical Preferences of Fourth Grade Students and their Parents, Ann Sue Iasello
Implementation of Mental Health Screening in an Adolescent Health Care Clinic, Lisa Colleen Isenberg
The Relationship between Posttraumatic Cognitions and Social Support in the Severity of PTSD Symptoms, Ellen Margaret Koucky
Factors Mediating Disruptive Behaviors in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Marylois Lacey
Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Neuropsychological Performance in Insulin Resistant Individuals, Elizabeth M. Lane
The Investigation of Iron(II) Complexes and Their Catalytic Applications, Matthew Joseph Lenze
Building an effective one-on-one working relationship between middle school teachers and parents: What are the steps of learning for teachers?, Karen Cheung Leong
Art On A Cart: A National Mixed Methods Investigation Of Elementary Art Teacher Experiences And Perceptions, Heidi Kristina Lung
Coping Styles among Individuals with Severe Mental Illness and Comorbid PTSD, Shannon Ashley McNeill
Elucidating the Factors that Modulate the Distribution of Avian Haemosporida Parasites across a Community of Hosts, Matthew Christopher Ikaika Medeiros
Perceived Macrolevel Social Pressure Regarding Racial Identification and the Biracial Experience, John Thomas Nanney
The Effects of Co-Teaching on Regular Education and Special Education Students’ Standardized Communication Arts Test Scores in a Suburban Midwest Middle School, Angeline Nicole O'Neal
Microglial Activation by Amyloid-Beta, Geeta Subhash Paranjape
Role Breadth and OCB: An Investigation of Antecedents and Consequences, Kimberly M. Perry
The Religious Formation of Graduate Ministry Students in an Online Wisdom Community, Michael David Porterfield
Glycosyl Thiocarbamates As New Building Blocks for Chemical Glycosylation, Sneha Chandrashekhar Ranade
THE JOURNEY OF A SCIENCE TEACHER: PREPARING FEMALE STUDENTS IN THE TRAINING FUTURE SCIENTISTS AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM, Rona Marie Robinson-Hill
Exploring the local and regional effects of plant diversity on plant herbivore interactions, Diego Salazar
Colonization History and Origin of the Galapagos Flycatcher (Myiarchus magnirostris) and its parasites, Eloisa Helena Reis Sari
Developmental Reading Course Repeaters with Significant Cognitive Disabilities at the Community College: Evaluating Enrollment Motivations and Goals, Juliet Katherine Lilledahl Scherer
Application of Iron Complexes as Catalysts in C-O and C-C bond forming reactions, Pushkar Sudhakar Shejwalkar
Condom Use Self-Efficacy and Relationship Factors in Sexual Risk-Taking Among Young Urban African American Women, Emily Ann Silverman
What is the Transformational Learning Experience of Secondary Teachers Who Have Dealt with Burnout?, Julius Sims
COUNSELING RELIGIOUS AFRICAN AMERICANS: IMPLICATIONS FOR A SOCIAL JUSTICE MODEL OF INTERVENTION, Rachelle Delorse Smith
CULTURAL COMPETENCE INTEGRATION IN THE NURSING CURRICULUM, Boniface C. Stegman
Promoting a Culture of Integrity: A Study of Faculty and Student Perceptions of Academic Dishonesty at a Large Public Midwestern University, Tanisha Nicole Stevens
Reading the Tea Leaves: An Exploration of the Origins, Composition, and Influence of the Tea Party, Bryce Don Summary
Counseling Preferences and Health-Related Quality of Life of Young Adult Cancer Survivors, Jessica Zabell Taylor
Complex Trauma in Children and Adolescents, Rachel Ann Wamser
BUILDING AN EVALUATION FRAMEWORK OF ENVIRONMENTAL INTERPRETATION FOR CHINESE GEOPARKS---CASE STUDY OF YUNTAISHAN WORLD GEOPARK, dongying wei
Physiological and Psychological Measurement of Sleep Disturbance in Female Trauma Survivors with PTSD and Major Depression, Kimberly Borkowski Werner
Comparative Perceptions of Adult Learners in an Online and Face-to-Face Course, Paul Joseph Wilmarth
The evolution of floral symmetry across the plant order Lamiales, Jinshun Zhong
Dissertations from 2012
Synthesis and Catalytic Applications of Platinum(II) and Palladium(II)-PTA and DAPTA Complexes, Sitaram Acharya
New Media, New Politics: The Emergence of the Internet in American Politics, Michael Robert Artime
The Integration of Character Education and its Impact on Teachers' Professional Practice, Katie L. Bahm
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER PERCEPTIONS OF GRADING PRACTICES AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER PERCEPTIONS OF STUDENT MOTIVATION, Matthew T. Bailey
Coexistence of sympatric taxa of Chamaecrista section Xerocalyx: addressing the interplay between morphology and biotic interactions, Beatriz Baker-Méio
EVALUATING THE PRAGMATIC ANALYTICAL READING LEVEL INSTRUCTION FRAMEWORK: A MIXED METHODS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CASE STUDY, Katherine Elizabeth Bradarich
Reflective Practices in Professional Learning Communities: A Case Study of the Missouri Professional Learning Communities Project, Mary Ann Burns
Self-monitoring as a Means to Generalize Social Skills, Deborah Wildman Childs
Evolution and biogeography of fire-eye antbirds (genus Pyriglena): Insights from molecules and songs, Marcos Maldonado Coelho
Achievement Motivation: Examination of Explicit and Implicit Measurements in Two Studies, Jessica L. Deslauriers
ASSESSING THE IMPACT PARTICIPATION IN SCIENCE JOURNALISM ACTIVITIES HAS ON SCIENTIFIC LITERACY AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, Cathy Farrar
Faculty Members’ Perceptions of Community College Centers for Teaching and Learning: A Qualitative Study, Sandra Ann Frey
An Assessment of Procedural Justice: Do Perceptions of Job Relatedness Alter Criterion-Related Validities?, Dana M. Grambow
Narrative Identities of American Muslim Women in a Midwestern City, Emily Anastasia Hager
Identification and Management of Vertebral Column Fractures in Primary Care, Christopher Richard Hemmer
The effect of photoperiod on regulation of key components of the life cycle in the bumble bee Bombus impatiens L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae)., Edgar Javier Hernandez
EXPLORING THE NATURE OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ENGAGEMENT WITH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AS AN OUTCOME OF PARTICIPATION IN SCIENCE JOURNALISM, Jennifer M.G. Hope
Impact of an Online Homework Program on the Achievement of College Students Enrolled in First Semester General Chemistry, Brian D. Huesgen
Examining Institutional Climate in Higher Education: Administering the NILIE-PACE Instrument at a Private University in Central China, Linda Fraser Jacobsen
Development of an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Primary Care Telephone Clinic, Linda G. Kaiser
Organizational Responsiveness to Anti-offshoring Institutional Pressures, Shaji Ahmed Khan
Temporal Characteristics of Monoptic, Dichoptic and Half-Binocular Collinear Lateral Masking of Contrast Detection, Wesley Tod Kinerk
A New Look at Genre and Authenticity: Making Sense of Reading and Writing Science News in High School Classrooms, Angela Marie Kohnen
The Effect of Co-Teaching on Student Achievement in Ninth Grade Physical Science Classrooms, Karen M. LaFever
Nordic Cooperation in the Post-Cold War Era: A Case Study of Institutional Persistence, Pavla Landiss
THE IMPACT OF STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS IN THE GENERAL EDUCATION SETTING ON MISSOURI’S STATE ASSESSMENT, Chad D. Lent
Host-parasite interactions in Galapagos seabirds, Iris Ilena Levin
Perspectives of Higher Education Administrators and Staff: Programs and Services for First Generation College Students, Latishua E. Lewis
Neonatal Isoflurane Exposure on Apoptotic Neurodegeneration and Long-term Behavioral Functions, Susan E. Maloney
ADULT JEWISH WOMEN’S MOTIVATIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN ADULT JEWISH EDUCATION, Teresa Lynn Mareschal
A Multilevel Analysis of County and State Variation in the Severity of Sentences Imposed in Large Urban Courts, Kimberly Helen Martin
Family Science: An Ethnographic Case Study of the Ordinary Science and Literacy Experiences of one Family, Glenda Margaret McCarty
Anxiety Symptoms, Parent Anxiety and Functional Impairment in Pediatric Cardiology Patients with Noncardiac Chest Pain and Benign Cardiac Complaints, Cassandra Jo McDonnell
Analysis of the Condition-Specific Regulation of Puf3p Activity and Puf3p-Mediated Translational Repression of mRNA in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Melanie A. Miller
Shopping for Identity: An Economic Explanation for the Post-2003 Violence in Iraq, Alan M. Noory
Urban development in Costa Rica: the direct and indirect impacts on local and regional avian assemblages, Jeff L. Norris
Nanoporous Gold as a Solid Support for Protein Immobilization for the Development of Immunoassays, and for Biomolecular Interaction Studies, Binod Prasad Pandey
Nickel Catalyzed Homoallylation Reactions and Synthesis of Potent Inhibitors of YopH, Mahesh Prasad Paudyal
Finding Voice From a Distance: Learning Voice in Writing Through Online Learning, Amy Marie Ade Peach