Dissertations from 2011
Study of the Vaporization Enthalpies by Correlation-Gas Chromatography, Dmitry Lipkind
Synthesis of (±)-Cyclophostin, (±)-Cyclipostin P, Their Phosphonate Analogs and New Chemistry of Vinyl Phosphonates, Raj Kumar Malla
Lived Experiences of Medical Laboratory Science Clinical Instructors as Adult Learners, Linda Jean McCown
Elementary Teachers’ Mental Models of Engineering Design Processes: A Comparison of Two Communities of Practice, Ann Piening McMahon
The Effects of Coping on the Psychological Well-being of Inidividuals who are Late-Deafened, Jill Marie Meyer
Exploring the Relationship Between Myers-Briggs Type and Instructional Perspectives among College Faculty across Academic Units, Pamela Jean Moehl
Partial Connectivity in Wireless Sensor Networks, Robert Andre Murphy
Feminist Advocacy in Community Based Responses to Domestic Violence: Gendered Identity, Ideology and Practices, Andrea J. Nichols
Recidivism: A Multi-Level Explanation, Brian Eric Oliver
A Comparative Analysis of the Effectiveness of the Hope Vi Program in Revitalizing Conventional Public Housing Sites: A Multiple Case Study in St. Louis, Uchechukwu Anthony Oluku
LEADERSHIP STYLES OF FEMALE SENIOR STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICERS, Montague Theresa Orinthia
Economic Returns of the Occupational Education Experience Based on Two Missouri Community Colleges, Dianna Parker
Functional Characterization of Putative Non-Specific Phospholipase C (NPC) in Arabidopsis thaliana, Carlotta Antonetta Peters
Rational Ligand Design for Potential Applications in Transition Metal Catalysis, Sergey L. Sedinkin
The Influence of Context on African American Political Participation and Partisanship, Andre L. Smith
Geometric Structures on Matrix-valued Subdivision Schemes, James J. Smith
The Life That Chose Us: Educators with Tourette Syndrome, Jennifer Kristen Stenger
Maternal Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Parenting, Family Functioning, and Child Outcome, Desiree Alana Sutherland
Impact of multiple children on parental supervision practices, parental developmental competence, and unintentional injury risk, Jennifer L. Taylor
Five Year Follow-Up Evaluation of a Faculty Development Program: A Qualitative Study, Marcia Tennill
CONSTRUCT VALIDATION OF POLITICAL SKILL, Katie Thenhaus
Transcriptional Regulation of Nitrogenase and Identification of a Fructose Transport System in Anabaena variabilis, Justin Lynn Ungerer
Organizational Learning and Employee Retention: A focused study examining the role of relationships between supervisors and subordinates, Veeranuch Vatcharasirisook
Evolution, Terror Management Theory, and Humans’ Relationship with Nature, Joshua Warren Vinocour
DOES SCHEDULING MATTER? AN ANALYSIS OF A NEW HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC SCHEDULE POLICY AND ITS IMPACT ON ATTENDANCE, DISCIPLINE AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, Carletta Denise Washington
Cross-racial/Cross-gender Mentoring of School Administrators, Zella M. Williams
Political Institutions and Regional Inequality in China: 1949 to 2005, Qiang Yan
Phylogenetics and diversification of Escallonia (Escalloniaceae), Felipe Zapata
EXPERIENCES OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS USING INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN COLLEGE IN THE UNITED STATES, Olena Zhadko
Dissertations from 2010
Development of a methodology to attain high levels of storage proteins in cassava tuberized roots and its implications, Mohammad Abhary
Coping and Assumptive World Views: Comparing Parents of Murdered Children and Parents of Missing/Returned Children in the Management of their Grief, Miriam Joy Anderson
DIFFERENCES IN STUDENT KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTION OF LEARNING EXPERIENCES AMONG NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENTS IN BLENDED AND FACE-TO-FACE CLASSROOM DELIVERY, Julieta A. Arano-Ocuaman
Defining the Balance-Supportive Supervisor: The Antecedents, Actions, and Outcomes of Supervisor Support for Employee Work-Nonwork Balance, Jessalyn L. Arnold
An "Uneasy Look at Performance Appraisal": Beliefs about Performance Appraisal Outcomes, Cognitive Appraisals, and Emotions as Antecedents of Upward Rating Distortion, Shirley ann Ashauer
Project-based learning about nutrition with technology in an African-American middle school: An Action Research Study, Sibyl A. Banks
Perceptions of Effective Instruction in Community Colleges: A Student View, Stephen Kent Biermann
Policy Determinants and Medicaid Managed Care, Diane Elizabeth Brandt
A Qualitative Study of a Native American Mascot at "Public University", Michelle Lyn Brune
The Mother's Perspective: Understanding More About The Health Care Needs of the Preschool Child with Autism, Margaret W. Bultas
Have Metropolitan Planning Organizations improved regional policy making? The cases of Kansas City and St. Louis., Joseph Edward Campbell
Strategic Information Systems Alignment: A Longitudinal Investigation, Chowa Kachaka Charles
Weak Shear Study of Galaxy Clusters by Simulated Gravitational Lensing, David Raymond Coss
Activation of Propargylic Alcohols by Piano-Stool Ruthenium Complexes Bearing Phosphoramidite Ligands, Stephen Andrew Costin
In Their Voices-Retaining African American Students at a Predominately White University: An Examination of Theoretical Implications and Student Cerntered Practices, Gwendolyn DeLoach-Packnett
Inhibition studies of serine hydrolases by cyclic phosphates and phosphonates, Supratik Dutta
An Analysis of the Community College Concept in the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, Cynthia (Cindy) Kay Epperson
Phylogenetics, morpohology, and genomic evolution in Physarieae (Brassicaceae), Sara Fuentes-Soriano
Social Studies Teachers Who Teach Toward Social Justice: An Examination of Life Histories, Robert Andrew Good
"It's no secret": The experiences of eight lesbian public school administrators with district personnel, students and their parents, Kelly Marie Grigsby
The Effectiveness of a Unit Study – Technology Approach, Melissa Anne Gustafson-Hinds
Spermatogenesis: Laser Microdissection Optimization, Deborah Ann Hansen
Where the rocks are in the pond : using critical race theory to gain access to more equitable educational opportunities for African Americans, Thomasina F. Hassler
Factors Influencing State Prescription Drug Policy, Rochelle Rene' Henderson
The Molecular Transport and Intercalation of Guest Molecules into Hydrogen–Bonded Metal-Organic Frameworks (HMOFs), Greg Anthony Hogan
The Political Economy of Poverty in the ‘Glocal’ Context: A Multilevel Cross-National Study, Philip Young P. Hong
Combat Exposure, Agency, Perceived Threat, Guilt, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans, Hsin-Hsin Huang
A Guide to Drug Dealing, Scott Thomas Jacques
HELLFIRE AND ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: AN EMPIRICAL EVALUATION OF THE INFLUENCE OF RELIGIOUS ORIENTATION ON ACADEMIC DEVIANCE, Jason Robert Jolicoeur
Avian developmental endocrinology: The effects and role of yolk hormones, sibling dynamics, and life-history, Corinne Patricia Kozlowski
Reading with a Critical Global Perspective: A Study of Children's & Adolescent's Literature on South Asia, 1989-2009., Manika Subi Lakshmanan
Individuals Differences in Exploratory Behavior of Prairie Voles, Microtus ochrogaster, Danielle N. Lee
The Role of Puf3p and Puf4p in the Regulation of mRNA Decay in Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Florencia Andrea Lopez Leban
Comparing Perceptions of Campus Crime Severity Among Community College and Public Four-Year University Students, Loren Morell Lundstrom
Activation of the Innate Immune Response by the Alzheimer's Amyloid Beta Protein Via Toll-Like Receptors, Udan Lourdes Maria
THE USE OF A METACOGNITIVE TOOL IN AN ONLINE SOCIAL SUPPORTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT: AN ACTIVITY THEORY ANALYSIS, Ray Earl Martinez
Exploring Diverse Blended Families: Using Critical Discourse Analysis to Hear Their Voices, Robin Moore-Chambers
Consistency of Written Trauma Narratives Over a Course of Trauma-Focused Therapy, Juliette Marissa Mott
The Effects of IT, Task, Workgroup, and Knowledge Factors on Workgroup Outcomes: A Longitudinal Investigation, Srikanth Mudigonda
The Nature of the O-2/O-5 Cooperative Effect and Its Role in Chemical Glycosylation, Laurel Kathryn Mydock
The Effectiveness of Articulation and Transfer Agreements Between Missouri Community Colleges and Universities in Promoting the Successful Completion of a Four-Year Degree, Katherine Sue Perkins
The Cultivation and Practice of Spiritual Care Expertise in an Inpatient Palliative Care Setting, Gail Elaine Pittroff
Emotional Response Patterns and Emotional Numbing in Adult Female Victims of Sexual Assault with PTSD, Tristan A. Robinson
Shrouded in Stigma: A Heuristic Study of Living with HIV, Neal Stacy Rosenburg
EDUCATING FOR THE KNOWLEDGE AGE: A COLLECTIVE CASE STUDY OF TEACHERS’ BELIEFS IN A PROBLEM BASED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, Amy Marie Ruffus Doerr
Structure and Flow: Toward an Organic Approach to Critical Multiliteracies in a Writing Workshop, Inda Lynn Schaenen
THE PERCEPTIONS OF ELITE MALE GYMNASTS OF THE EFFECTS OF PUNISHMENT ON SELF-EFFICACY AND ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE, Jason David Selk
Effect of Anions on the Iron Release Pathways of Human Serum Transferrin, Rashmi Subhash Chander Sharma
THE EVOLUTION OF SELF-DIRECTEDNESS IN AN UNDERGRADUATE ETHICS COURSE: A COMPARISON OF THREE COURSE DELIVERY METHODS, Shawna Leigh Strickland
PREDICTORS OF ACCULTURATIVE STRESS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES, Christopher Sullivan
ROLE OF AMYLOID BETA ASSEMBLY STATE IN THE HUMAN IMMUNE RESPONSE, Deepa Viswanathan
Minority Group Threat and Racial Profiling: An Analysis of Pretextual Traffic Stops and Outcomes in Missouri Municipalities, Pernell Witherspoon
Dissertations from 2009
MATERNALLY DERIVED ANTIBODIES IN AVIAN EGGS AND OFFSPRING: ECOLOGY, LIFE HISTORY, AND DEVELOPMENT, BriAnne Ashley Addison
Evolution and Maintenance of Plumage Polymorphism: the case of the Red-footed booby (Sula sula), Patricia Carvalho Baiao
Tritrophic interactions in forests: Direct and indirect interactions between birds, insect herbivores, and oaks, Nicholas Anthony Barber
An Examination of Body Objectification and Social Physique Anxiety in Women and Men: The Priming Effects of Anticipating a Brief Social Interaction, Erin Renee Barnett
Rx for Change: Nurses' Response to a Smoking Cessation Intervention, Laura Louise Bisch Ochoa
Comparison of the Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children, UCLA PTSD Index, and Child Behavior Checklist in Children with a Trauma History, Melissa Verish Broome
Psychometrics of the Missouri Student Survey: Examining Validity, Reliability and Consent, Susan Marie Depue
Soothability and Growth in Preterm Neonates, Holly Johanna Diesel
GENDER AND OVARIAN HORMONE EFFECTS ON THE RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION OF CHROMATICITY TO BRIGHTNESS, Brian Keith Foutch
THE TRANSFORMATIONAL LEARNING ASSOCIATED WITH TRAINING FOR AND COMPLETING A MARATHON, Timothy John Gillum
Enhancing Science Education through Extracurricular Activities: A Retrospective Study of "Suzy Science and the Whiz Kids©", Linda M. Kralina
FAMILY FUNCTIONING AND PARENTAL DIVORCE AS PREDICTORS OF ATTACHMENT STYLES AND SEXUAL ATTITUDES IN COLLEGE STUDENTS, Kathy Lynne Kufskie
Closing the seed dispersal loop for Guettarda viburnoides (Rub.): Connecting patterns of avian seed dispersal with population growth in a Neotropical savanna, Andrea Patricia Loayza
On the Construct Validity of Stereotype Threat Measures: Some Possible Boundary Conditions, Andrea Jane Marsden
Black Female Student's Experiences in a Predominantly White High Achieving Suburban School: Implications for Theory and Practice, Erika Raissa Nash