Dissertations from 2018
Chemical Synthesis of Staphylococcal Oligosaccharides, Satsawat Visansirikul
Application of Glycosyl Imidates and Nitrates in Carbohydrate Synthesis, Tinghua Wang
The Political Nature of Defense Policy in Congress, Timothy Welter
Alternatives in Magnesium Sulfate Treatment Courses: An Investigation of Physician Prescribing Behaviors, Erin Williams
Assessing the Impact of County-level Factors on Pretrial Detention Decisions, Joshua Williams
The Impact of the Use of Science Notebooks in Conjunction with a Learning Progression-based Science Unit in an Urban Middle School, Reagan Williams
The Role of Popular Culture in Preschool Children’s Emergent Writing/Composing: An Exploration of the Writing Process and Tensions Surrounding One Preschool Writing Center, Stephanie Winters
Highly Symmetric Multiple Bi-Frames for Curve and Surface Multiresolution Processing, Khulud Ziadi
Teacher Perceptions of Ability in Implementing a Culturally Responsive Educational Practice for Culturally Linguistically Diverse Students with Dis/Abilities, Melanie Ziebatree
Dissertations from 2017
Stress and the Resiliency of Teachers, Michelle L. Abiyou
Correspondence between Multiwavelet Shrinkage/Multiple Wavelet Frame Shrinkage and Nonlinear Diffusion, Hanan Ali Alkhidhr
Right Hemisphere Capacities for Word-Finding: Bilateral Modulation of Event-Related Potentials in Healthy Adults and Adults with Aphasia, Amanda C. Alton
Predictors of Cognitive Function Among Cognitively Impaired Older African Americans Living in Congregate Residential Settings, Zyra Daffodil Apugan
Under-Representation in Autism: An Examination of Educational Evaluation Practices for Black Students, Erika L. Ayanaw
The Diversity, Costs, and Benefits of Shelters Built by Lepidopteran Caterpillars in a Costa Rican Dry Forest, Christina Baer
Neuroimaging and Cognitive Outcomes in Adults with Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Early Life Stress, Laurie M. Baker
Work Ethic, Turnover, and Performance: An Examination of Predictive Validity for Entry-level Employees, Christina Banister
A Qualitative Case Study: Examining the Social and Cultural Impact of SISTERS Club, Andrea L. Barrale
A for Academics or Athletics: A Critical Look at African American Male Student Athletes in Search of Identity, Tamekia Bush
Design and Evaluation of a Course on Social and Emotional Learning and Classroom Management for Future Teachers in Colombia, Andrea Bustamante
Biophysical Studies of Hairpin Polyamides with Broad-Spectrum Activity Against High-Risk Human Papillomaviruses, Carlos H. Castaneda
Cadmium Chloride Dimensionality Changes From Ortho-Substituted Anilines, Stephanie Cernicek
A Healthcare Provider Needs Assessment Regarding Transgender Patient Health for a Student Health Services Center, Dorothy J. Cochran
Elucidating mechanisms of protein aggregation in Alzheimer’s Disease using antibody-based strategies., Benjamin A. Colvin
Monitoring Patient Safety in the Recovery Room, Gail Davis
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: The Temporal Stability of Crime Hot Spots and the Criminology of Place, Michael J. Deckard
Are Means Determinative: An Examination of the Influence of Relative Economic and Military Strength on Grand Strategy Choice, Raymond W. Deppen
The Importance of National Identity in Social Studies Classes in Puerto Rico: An Examination of Teacher and Student Perceptions of “Lo Nacional”, Jesus Daniel Diaz
A Study of digital communications between universities and students, Perry D. Drake
Meeting Yourself Without Rose Colored Glasses: An Urban Public School, Shenelle DuBose and Apryll Mendez
Validation of the Multilayered Gender Identity Questionnaires, Philip Eiseman
Inside the VA: How Workplace Training Evaluation Impacts Employee Performance, Timica Emerson
Parasitism of free-ranging Neotropical primates: examining parasite-host and parasite-parasite relationships, Gideon A. Erkenswick
The Missouri Student Transfer Program, Howard E. Fields III
Implementation of the National Asthma Guidelines in a Residential Pediatric Clinic, Patricia A. Foster-Staples
Elements of Moral Functioning in Sport and School, Christopher Funk
Women’s Sexual Initiation: The Impact of Gender Roles and Relationship Type, Sara Gonzalez-Rivas
Interactions Between Amyloid-beta and Microglial Cells, Lisa Gouwens
How African American Parents Prepare to Homeschool Their Children, Riquita Henry
Positive vs. Negative Politics and Behavioral Intentions: An Experimental Examination, Sarah Hill
A Longitudinal Examination of Personality at Work: Examining the Relationship Between Variability in Personality and Job Performance and Turnover Intentions, Ryan Joseph Hirtz
Sistahs for Success: An Adult Education Intervention Program to Increase Career Decsion Self-Efficacy for African American Women, Traci L. Hodges
Analysis of a STEM Education Professional Development Conference for Pre-service Educators, Keeta Holmes, Pamela Atkinson-Hamilton, Tiffanni Durham, Gloria Hardrict-Ewing, Deborah Heisler, Christina Hughes, Rosalinda Williams, Lane Walker, Christopher Young-El, and Amy Dooley
Improving New Graduate Critical Care Nurse Practitioner Knowledge and Retention Using a Dedicated Orientation and Mentoring Program, Katherine Huffer
Exploring the Use of Technology to Support Literacy of Sixth Grade Students with Reading Disabilities, Jaime R. Inman
Middle School Student and Teacher Perceptions About the Effectiveness of the Technology Integration in the Classroom, David R. Irby
Healthcare Use Self-Efficacy in Adults Who Are Homeless, Jared Ian Israel
Mathematical Approaches to Digital Image Inpainting, Sumudu S. Kalubowila
Re-reading, Re-writing, and Re-imagining Texts: Critical Literacy in a Kindergarten Classroom, Meredith Labadie
I Warned You! Applicant Reactions to Different Types of Warnings Against Faking on Personality Tests: An Organizational Justice, Trust and Affect-Based Perspective, Vanessa M. Lammers
Repercussive Discrimination: Racial Discrimination as an Explanation of Prevalent Homophobia Among Racial Minorities, Timothy E. Lewis
Supervised Release Sentences of Child Pornography Offenders in U.S. District Courts: An Examination of Disparity, Niquita Marie Loftis
Signature Strengths: A Positive Psychology Intervention with Informal Caregivers, Megan C. MacDougall
Syntheses, Structures and Magnetic Properties of Cyano-bridged Transition Metal Compounds, Uma Prasad Mallik
The Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in Missouri: An Analysis of Needs Assessment, Jessica L. Mann
Processing Motion: Using Code to Teach Newtonian Physics, M. Ryan Massey
The Effectiveness of Treatment As Policy for Sex Offenders, Brooke Mayfield
Academic Supports Preferred by Academically Struggling African American Students at a Predominantly White University, Ellen E. Meadows and Joan H. Ruppert
Meeting Yourself Without Rose Colored Glasses: An Urban Charter, Apryll L. Mendez Gaskew and Shenelle M. Dubose
In Vivo Characterization of the Drosophila mRNA 3’-end Processing Core Cleavage Complex: Poly(A) mRNA & Histone mRNA 3’-end Processing, Daniel Michalski
The Role of Integrated Curriculum in the 21st Century School, Kimberly Mohr and Robert W. Welker
Psychometric Evaluation of the Counselor Supervisor Self-Efficacy Scale, Brittany Murphy
Experiences of Former Participants in Teen Advocates for Sexual Health (TASH), Celeste Nicholas
(Re)Storying Ferguson: Youth Voices and Literate Lives, Katherine O'Daniels
Exploring Whites' Recognition of Racial Microaggressions through an Existential Lens, Ashley Gold Parker
The Relationship Between Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and Romantic Relationship Quality, Dixie Dawn Phillips Meyer
Providing Equitable Access to Education for African American Students: The Journey of One Administrative Team, John P. Raimondo
Systematics, Biogeography, and Species Delimitation of the Malagasy Psorospermum (Hypericaceae), Heritiana S. Ranarivelo
Implementation of a Daily Checklist to Improve Patient Safety and Quality of Care in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Catherine Reese
Understanding the Decline in Child Victimization: A National-and-State-Level Analysis of Child Abuse and Neglect Trends, Maribeth L. Rezey
Transformational Leadership: An Urban Leaders' Autoethnography, Joyce M. Roberts
A Mixed-methods Study of English Language Learners' Academic Achievements in a Spanish Language Immersion School, Ibtihal Salman
Incoterms® Use in Buyer-Seller Relationships: a Mixed Methods Study, Thomas J. Schaefer
DNA-Binding and Cellular Uptake Properties of Pyrrole-Imidazole Polyamides, Maria J. Scuderi
Gender Inequality, Intersectionality, and Violence Against Women: A National- and State-level Analysis of Violence Against Women Trends, CheyOnna Sewell
Homicide and the World Religions, Allen Shamow
The Effectiveness of Combined Appointments and Influenza Immunization Rates in a Rural WIC Population, Lisa L. Sitler
ULEAD: The Effects of a Civics-Based Educational Program on Urban Youth, Rodney W. Smith, Aaron H. Willis, and Mario Pascal Charles
White and African American Elementary Aged Student Perspectives of School Climate and the Relationship to Academic Achievement, Jeremy Spoor and Rachel Turney
A Functional Algorithm for Weight Loss and Obesity Practice: Guide for Clinical Decision-Making for Treating Women, Jennifer A. Tice Williams
Trolling Twitter, Eric Vorst
DFT INVESTIGATIONS OF HYGROGEN STORAGE MATERIALS, Gang Wang
A Video Intervention for Professionals Working with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Older Adults, Allison R. Warren
Beauty is Beneficial: An Examination of Candidate Facial Attractiveness, Gender, Qualification, and Customer Visibility on Online Recruitment Intentions, Breanna R. Wexler
ULEAD: The Effects of a Civics-Based Educational Program on Urban Youth, Aaron H. Willis
A Study of Early Literacy Interventions on the College and Career Readiness of High School Students Identified as Struggling Readers in First Grade, Ann Michele Willott
School Connectedness as a Moderator between Racial Microaggressions and Academic Performance for African American High School Students, Courtney Wilson
Teachers’ Perceptions of Educational Games that Keep Score of Cooperative Performances, Theodore Alden Wohlfarth
Dissertations from 2016
Afrocentric Curriculum: A Paradigm for Healing and Education, Ameer Akinwale Ali
Applications of nanoporous gold monoliths as substrates for the capture and release of lectins and glycoproteins, Allan Jonson Alla
TEACHER PERSPECTIVE AND THE IMPACT OF USING FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS ON CLIMATE AND ACHIEVEMENT IN MIDDLE SCHOOL ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS, Yolanda Alovor
The Paradox of Impoverished Missouri Schools: The School Districts in Missouri that Need More Often Get Less, William John Armon