Dissertations from 2015
A Nation Divided: Assessing the Regional Effects of Institutions, Social Capital, and Civic Culture on Tax Morale in Italy, John William D'Attoma
Sexual Orientation Microaggressions and Psychological Well-Being: A Mediational Model, Cori E. Deitz
Talk and Deterrence in Drug Markets, Timothy Dickinson
RELATIONSHIPS OF HAEMOSPORIDIAN PARASITES TO POPULATIONS OF THEIR AVIAN HOSTS IN EASTERN NORTH AMERICA, Vincenzo Alexander Ellis
Coping with Racial Discrimination: The Impact of Substance Use, Emotional Eating, and Emotional Support on Mental and Physical Health, Maurice Endsley, Jr.
Spatial Ecology, Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Armenian Vipers, Montivipera raddei, in Two Different Landscapes, Jeffery Alan Ettling
“Alone in our Grief:” Exploring How Surviving Siblings Make Meaning After the Death of a Brother or Sister, Jodi M. Flesner
How Teacher Beliefs Impact Teacher Behaviors: Teaching Children with Moderate Intellectual Disability to Read, Cheri Lynn Fortney
The Relatioship Between Adult Basic and Adult Secondary Educational Instructional Styles and Learner Outcomes When Measured as Educaional Gain on the National Reporting System, Kenneth Mattei Foushee
A Narrative of a Teacher’s Awakening of Consciousness: Learning to Become an Effective Witness, Wendy Lynn Freebersyser
Medication Non-Adherence in Community Dwelling Older Adults with Dementia: An Educational Intervention for Family Caregivers, Nika Renee George
Fast and Sensitive Genome-Hashing Software and its Application in Using NGS as a Detection Agent for Bacterial Presence in Oral Metagenomic Samples, Paul Michael Gontarz
Cognitive Coaching as Form of Professional Development in a Linguistically Diverse School, Alla Gonzalez Del Castillo
The Effect of HIV Knowledge and HIV Attitudes on African American Women’s Decision to HIV Test, Lisa Ann Green
ACTIVE LEARNING STRATEGIES AND VOCABULARY ACHIEVEMENT, John Robert Griffith
Loss, Hope, and Redemption: The Consequences of Methamphetamine use in a Sample of Incarcerated Women, Mikhial Vincent Gunderman
TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERSHIP: BUILDING SOCIAL EQUITY THROUGH INDIVIDUALIZED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, Curtis David Gunn
ARTHUR L. WASHINGTON, TWENTIETH CENTURY EDUCATOR AND CHANGE AGENT AT SUMNER HIGH SCHOOL, Herman Leo Harris
IN SEARCH OF SPIRIT: THE MAKING AND MEANING OF GAY SPIRITUALITY, David Willilam Hart
Climate-driven change in Himalayan Rhododendron phenology, Robert Evan Hart
Educational Entrepreneurship As Reform Strategy for St. Louis Public Schools from 2003 to 2009, Nathalie Henderson
THE DIGITAL DIVIDE THROUGH THE LENS OF CRITICAL RACE THEORY: THE DIGITALLY DENIED, Stacy Gee Hollins
Investigating the Utility of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention with Men on Probation or Parole, Reginald Wynn Holt
Cultural Conceptualizations of the Trauma Response: The Role of Locus of Control, Religiosity, and Religious Coping, Yu-Feng Emily Hu
Capacity Planning and Resource Acquisition Decisions Using Robust Optimization, Aldis Jakubovskis
Integrating Emotion Regulation Strategies and Religiosity/Spirituality in Counseling Sessions: Perceptions of Counselors in Christian School Settings, Kathleen Karigan
SOLUBLE AMYLOID-BETA 42 AGGREGATES STIMULATE CELLULAR INFLAMMATION INDEPENDENT OF CD47, Sanjib Karki
Evolutionary Dynamics of Speciation and Extinction, Dawn Michelle King
Reading Achievement and Family Literacy Behaviors of Black Boys, Paula Denise Knight
Correlational Evidence between the Processing Speed Index, Coherent Motion Threshold, and Achievement Scores of Children With and Without Learning Disabilities, Thomas John LaRosa
Illuminating the Experiences of African-American Nursing Faculty Seeking Employment in Higher Education in Nursing, Vanessa Loyd
Transformational Learning: An Investigation of the Emotional Maturation Advancement in Learners Aged 50 and Older, Susan Lorraine Lundry
The Radical Evolution of the Communist Educator: Doxey A. Wilkerson, Shante` Lyons
Decision making and association in hoarding, Brianna Dora Mann
Transitioning Teens with Diabetes to AdulT Healthcare, Rebecca Ann Meyer
Evolution and ecology of two iconic Australian clades: the Meliphagidae (birds) and the Hakeinae (plants), Eliot Trimarchi Miller
HIDDEN VOICES: THE MISSING NARRATIVES OF VOLUNTARY INTERDISTRICT CHOICE PARTICIPANTS FROM 2000 TO 2004 AND STUDENT TRANSFER PARTICIPANTS FROM 2013 TO 2014, Miranda Temecka Ming
Managing Political and Investment Risk in the International Oil and Gas Industry, Steven Alfred Mucci
Behind Closed Doors: The Mask of Antiracism in Presentation and Practice, Kevin Murray
Hometown Influence: The Impact of Geography on Statewide Candidate Emergence and Success, Cassie A. Myers
Development of the Regenerative Glycosylation Approach for Manual and Automated Oligosaccharide Synthesis, Swati Sudhir Nigudkar
Screening the Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver for Sleep Apnea, Dianna Ohlman
Ecological strategies and disturbance response of tropical forest trees: insight from functional trait variation, Oyomoare Lolade Osazuwa-Peters
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HOPE AND CAREER DECISION READINESS IN ADOLESCENTS WITH EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES OR BEHAVIOR DISORDERS IN AN ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL SETTING, Joseph Sonis Pangelinan
The Underrepresentation of African American Female Public School Superintendents: Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling of Race and Gender, Joylynn LaGrace Pruitt
Galapagos seabirds' lice community: host hetero-specific interactions and parasite evolution, Jose Luis Rivera
Retrospective Electronic Health Record Review of Preoperative Screening of Candidates for Total Joint Replacement, Jill Ann Rude
Attitudes toward Aging Sexual Expression in Nursing Homes: An Exploration of the Older Adult Resident Phenomenon, Angela Marie Schubert
Yoga and Adolescent Psychological Health, Depressive Symptoms, and Flourishing, Erin Curran Schulte
Examining School Counselor Advocacy for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Students: An Assessment of Factors Toward Action, Jack Simons
The Schoolyard as an Outdoor Classroom: Learning Through Experience, Jason W. Spray
Oxidative Stress in Avian Embyros, Toshi Tsunekage
Wavelet analysis of non-stationary signals with applications, Maria Dorothea Van der Walt
AN EXAMINATION OF FORGIVENESS ATTITUDES, ASSERTIVENESS AND SELF-ESTEEM IN RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN FORGIVENESS, RELATIONAL ABUSE, AND WELL-BEING., Brandon Lowell Whittington
The Arts: Building A Foundation To Increase Science Literacy Skills For Urban Youth, Mildred Zimmerlyn Wigfall
Picolinyl-Assisted Approaches to Stereocontrolled Glycosylation, Jagodige Prithika Yasomanee
Dissertations from 2014
Proprioception and Developmental Motor Training: A New Treatment For Chronic-Phase Stroke Patients
Digital Finger Painting: A Qualitative Exploration of the Tablet Computer and its Artistic Implications in an Early Childhood Setting, Sarah Nicole Ackermann
Advocating For Educational Equity: African American Citizens' Councils in St. Louis, Missouri, From 1864 To 1927, Melanie Alicia Adams
Collaborating on Web 2.0 Technologies: The Best-Fit Model for the Behavioral Intentions of Preservice Teachers, Lisa Jane Amundson
“What I care bout dogs?” How the hegemony of the English language colonizes marginalized groups, Richard Eric Andrews
Women in Kazakhstan: A Multifaceted Approach to Female Political Representation, Ashley Gaile Benedict
Electrochemical Synthesis of Nanostructured Noble Metal Films for Biosensing, Jay Kishan Bhattarai
Structural and cognitive correlates of body mass index in healthy older adults, Jacob Bolzenius
Assessing the Monitoring and Management of Overweight and Obesity in Children Hospitalized for Asthma, Anne E. Borgmeyer
Supply Chain Relationships in Procurement: Is Collaboration Reality?, Wesley S. Boyce
Training Teaching Assistants Across the Curriculum: A Study of the Certificate in University Teaching (CUT) Program, Carolyn I. Brown
Stories of African American male principals following the intra district desegregation plan, Candice Chere Carter-Oliver
Development from Abroad? Transnational Remittance and the Institutionalization of Diaspora Engagement in Africa., Todd Bryan Combs
A Sleep Apnea Program for Commercial Drivers, Gayla Ann Dace
Researching the Real: Transforming the Science Fair through Relevant and Authentic Research, Rosemary McBryan Davidson
DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF CHELATING COMPOUNDS AND SOLID-SUPPORTED CHELATORS FOR METAL DEPLETED SOLUTIONS, Surendra Dawadi
COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AT EXTENDED CAMPUS SITES: A MIXED METHODS STUDY, Deborah Diane DeGan-Dixon
DISTRICT WITHIN A DISTRICT: De FACTO SEGREGATION AND WHITE FLIGHT INTO AND OUT OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF UNIVERSITY CITY (1967-1991), Carlos Javier Diaz-Granados
Who Decides? A Study of the Effects on Decision Unit Dynamics in Crisis and Crisis Transition, Janet Leigh Drake
Provider Perception of Patient Satisfaction if Antibiotics Are Not Given for Upper Respiratory Infection, Robyn Doniel Drake
Safety Hazards Education for Mothers Who Are Homeless: Target Teaching to Improve Knowledge of Safety Hazards for Children Under Five Years of Age, Susan Halpern Fliesher
Increasing Patients’ Knowledge in Transmission of Bacterial Vaginosis and its Treatment Regimens, Debra Garner
Nutrition, Appetite and Weight Loss in Elders Living in Long-Term Care Facilities, karene Marie Goodman
Racial-Ethnic Differences in Rape and Sexual Assault Victimization: A Pooled Analysis of NCVS Data, 1994-2010, Ekaterina Archakova Gorislavsky
Strategic Managment of Human Capital: A Crtique of Urban Education Human Resources Policies and Procedures, Sharonica LaTrease Hardin-Bartley
New Methods and Strategies for Orthogonal Oligosaccharide Synthesis, Scott James Hasty
Using Prior Knowledge and Learning from Experience in Estimation of Distribution Algorithms, Mark Walter Hauschild
A longitudinal look at electronic mentoring relationships, Lyndsey Marie Havill
The Impact of Special Education Transition Services on the Post-Secondary Education Preparedness of Students with Emotional Disturbance: A Study of Student Perceptions, Cyrhonda Denise Hill-Shavers
A Study of Missouri's Educator Evaluation System and its Efforts to Increase Teacher and Leader Effectiveness, Paul J. Katnik
Redemption or Condemnation? A Long-Term Follow-up of the Desistance Patterns of Sex Offenders, Kimberly Raye Kras
Organizational Interventions for Restoring Justice in the Workplace, Wanyi Ma Lai
Quantitative Measurement of Reciprocal Social Behavior among Toddlers Aged 18 to 24, Rebecca Sarah Light-Pearlman
Basis Function Approaches for Two Dimensional Cochlear Models, Lihua Li
Moral Foundations of Academic Freedom in the Community College: Professional Right or Public Benefit?, Paul David Long
Privatization, State Militarization through War, and Durable Social Exclusion in Post-Soviet Armenia, Anna Martirosyan
An Analysis of the Educational Experiences of African American Male Prison Inmates Enrolled in a Voluntary College Vocational Program: Variables that Encourage or Preclude Postsecondary Degree Attainment, Kenton Rondelle Mershon
Takt Time Grouping: A Method to Implement Kanban-Flow Manufacturing in an Unbalanced Process with Moving Constraints, Mitchell Alan Millstein