Dissertations from 2018
Assessment of Nursing Knowledge Before and After Implementation of Educational Intervention on Heart Failure, Sarah Scott
Aligning with Patient-Centered Medical Home Standards: Depression Screening in Primary Care, Elizabeth Segura
Validation of the Barkley Deficits of Executive Functioning Scale-Short Form, Brian Sheble
Eye Examination:Satisfying a Quality Care Measure in Diabetes, Meera Shekar
Experiences of African American Women and their Ascension to Senior Academic Leadership Positions in Higher Education Institutions, Jennifer Simms
Thermodynamics in Large Hairpin Polyamide-DNA Interactions, Yang Song
Indicators and Precipitators of Special Educator Satisfaction: The Role of Certification and Advanced Coursework, Jessica Spencer
Cationic Ruthenium Complexes in Catalysis: The Activation of Propargylic Alcohols Through Electronically Tuned Complexes, Matthew James Stark
Examining the Relationship Between Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Posttraumatic Growth: Pathways to Thriving in the Face of Adversity, David Strasshofer
The Dynamical State of a Young Stellar Cluster, Timothy Sullivan
Evaluation of a Youth Emergency Room Enhancement Program for Behavioral Health, Anne Thatcher
Development and Validation of a Multidimensional Political Behavior Scale, Amanda Thomas
Poetics of the [Selves]∞: An Active Aesthetic, Alena Tunprasert-Ahrens
Prophylactic Antibiotic Use in Female Patients With Pelvic Floor Reconstructive Surgery: A Retrospective Comparative Effectiveness Study, Courtney E. Turnbough
Predictors of First Semester Baccalaureate Nursing Student Academic Success, Julie Twidwell
A Multi-Skilled Approach to Property Maintenance Considering Temporal, Spatial and Resource Constraints, Anthony G. Vatterott
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