Dissertations from 2009
Measuring the impact of a mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention on perceived stress and study skills of social work graduate students, Margot H. Hasha
A performer's analysis of Isang Yun's Monolog for bassoon with an emphasis on the role of traditional Korean influences, Laura Hauser
Predicting performance on high stakes testing: validity and accuracy of curriculum-based measurement of reading and writing, Marie Young Henderson
Effects of simulated drift of glyphosate, imazethapyr, glufosinate, and imazamox to non-transgenic rice, Justin Brian Hensley
The effects of activation on employers of Reserve and National guard soldiers, Lee Lamar Hisey
An analysis of the social networks of local television reporters, Lisa R. Honore
Structural influences in information systems projects: a virtual experiment in a multi-agent system, Pierce Hopkins
DNA methylation analysis and identification of a novel antisense transcript in the Peg3 imprinted domain, Jennifer Marian Huang
Factors that influence online learners' intent to continue in an online graduate program, Rui-Ting Huang
People, sheep, and landscape change in colonial Mexico: the sixteenth-century transformation of the Valle del Mezquital, Richard Hunter
Methods and design issues for next generation network-aware applications, Andrei Hutanu
Quantum optical improvements in metrology, sensing, and lithography, Sean DuCharme Huver
Development and operational analysis of highway alternating merge transition zones, Wakeel Ishola, Anthony Idewu
U.S. public diplomacy toward Iran: structures, actors, and policy communities, Foad Izadi
DNA topoisomerases I from Pseudomonas aeruginosa and vaccinia virus and their use as drug targets, Teesta Jain
Genome-wide mapping of BEAF binding sites in Drosophila links BEAF to transcription, Nan Jiang
A self healing smart syntactic foam based grid stiffened sandwich structure, Manu Kuruvila John
The digital disconnect: uncovering barriers that sustain the phenomena of unplugged teachers in a technological era, Deidra Brown Johnson
Accurals quality and price synchronicity, Joseph Atkins Johnston
Evaluation of Pectin Methylesterase and Lactobacillus spp. Isolated from Tabasco Peppers (Capsicum frutescens L.), Sonja Tanee Jones
Factors that influence course completion of individuals enrolled in craft-training courses offered by a large organization of member construction companies, Alvin James Justelien, III
Does practice of multi-directional stepping with auditory stimulation improve movement performance in patients with Parkinson's disease, Zahra Kadivar
Three essays on the world rice market: a structure, conduct, and performance paradigm approach, Hyunsoo Kang
A performer's guide to Jake Heggie's "The Deepest Desire: Four Meditations on Love", Alanna Keenan
Applying scanning probe microscopy for the investigation of molecular self-assembly mechanisms and properties of designed nanomaterials, Algernon Tremayne Kelley
Essays on the integration of anisotropic landscapes within contemporary geographic profiling models, Joshua D. Kent
Multiple dataset visualization (MDV) framework for scalar volume data, Gaurav Khanduja
Essays on management quality, IPO characteristics and the success of business combinations, Haksoon Kim
Descriptive study of Korean e-mail discourse, Jaegu Kim
Multiphase flows in polymer microfluidic systems, Namwon Kim
Effects of an audience response system on student learning outcomes in an applied kinesiology course, Katherine Krieg
Brand portfolio management and the role of brand acquisitions, Yana Kuzmina
The anatomy of anatomia: dissection and the organization of knowledge in british literature, 1500-1800, Matthew Scott Landers
Studies on the Effect of Natural Organic Matter and Hydration on the Sorption and Desorption of Trifluorinated Pesticides, Charisma Vinarao Lattao
The syntheses of methyl jasmonate and analogs of alpha-methylene-gamma-butyrolactone utilizing titanium medicated cyclocarbonylation, Steve O. Lawrence
The effects of performance feedback plus graphing on the treatment integrity of a parent implemented reading intervention program, Lacey LeBlanc
A multi-function, disposable, microfluidic module for mutation detection, Tae Yoon Lee
Strutting it up through histories: a performance genealogy of the Philadelphia Mummers Parade, Corey Elizabeth Leighton
Mais, I sin in French, I gotta go to confession in French: a study of the language shift from French to English within the Louisiana Catholic Church, Emilie Gagnet Leumas
Scanning probe microscopy investigations of (1) arrays of cysteine-coated CdS nanoparticles and (2) structures formed during the early stages of the corrosion of copper surfaces, Brian Robert Lewandowski
An Integrated Agent-Based Microsimulation Model for Hurricane Evacuation in New Orleans, Wei Liang
Fabrication of nanostructured surfaces with well-defined chemistry using particle lithography, Jie-Ren Li
nEstablishing soil compaction thresholds for the M1A1 Abrams tank at Camp Minden, Louisiana, Michael Ray Lindsey
Fault detection filter design for linear systems, Xiaobo Li
Effects of three early literacy interventions in the preschool classroom: comparing phonological awareness training, dialogic reading, and a combination condition in small groups, Jennifer Koenig Longwell
Homological width and Turaev genus, Adam Lowrance
Achiral, Chiral, and Protein Separations with Molecular Micelles Using Chromatographic Techniques, Candace Ayanna Luces
Iron mediated pecipitation of phenol: protein aggregates from sugar cane juice, Lee R. Madsen II
Derivatization of porphyrins for DNA and metal ion binding, especially by employing secondary sulfonamide links, Janet Manono
Beta-Diketone and -Ketoenamine-Based Organic Building Blocks for Porous Metal Organic-Materials, Yoseph Solomon Marcos
An analysis of government policy impacts in the ethanol and sugar markets, Hassan Marzoughi_Ardakani
Biophysical economic analysis of nutrient and sediment management practices in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley, Augustus Nyako Matekole
Proxy records of paleohurricanes for the western and southern caribbean, Terrence Allen McCloskey
Inside the red box: North Korea's post-totalitarian politcs, Patrick McEachern
Computational studies on fatty acid synthesis: from mechanisms to drug design, Matthew Edward McKenzie
Response of selected warm-season turfgrasses and ornamental monocots to short-term, high concentration, ozone fumigation, Lou Ann McKnight
Matter sources interacting with a black hole: dynamics and observable signatures, Miguel Megevand
Fabrication, bonding, assembly, and testing of metal-based microchannel devices, Fanghua Mei
An investigation of creative potential in high school musicians: recognizing, promoting, and assessing creative ability through music composition, Elizabeth Menard
The structure of social networks: examining gender differences and effects on social support and psychological distress, Lacie Lin Marie Michel
Women and science in development: a longitudinal analysis of gender, networks, and information technology in Ghana, Kenya, and India, Beverly Paige Miller
Synthesis and Characterization of Transition Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Using Dendritic Complexes, Elisabeta Mitran
Religion and realism in late nineteenth-century American literature, Lisa Irene Moody
A comparison of mental health service delivery programs in Arkansas public school systems, Lisa Braddock Moon
"It takes a lot out of you": ethnography of secondary English teachers' writing pedagogy, Lisa F. Morales
Some results on cubic graphs, Evan Morgan
Synthesis of Phthalocyanines and Porphyrazines for Photodynamic Therapy and Bioalytical Purposes, Mercy Mudyiwa
Lori Laitman and Sara Teasdale: a performer's guide to The Metropolitan Tower and Other Songs, Mystery, and The Years, Andrea Mueller
Sedimentation on a mixed siliciclastic/carbonate continental margin over decadal to millennial timescales: Gulf of Papua, Zahid Muhammad
Granular Activated Carbon Sorption as a Load Equalization Mechanism in Operation of Air Pollution Control Devices, Marilou Montevirgen Nabatilan
On-line laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry, Damien A. Narcisse
Peptide Targeting of Platinum Anti-Cancer Drug and Synthesis of Water Soluble Monofunctional Pt(II) Complexes Useful for Biological Labeling, Margaret W. Ndinguri
An experimental study of the effects of workforce bullying on three affective constructs: self-efficacy, satisfaction and stress, Elizabeth A. Nealy
Atom-Based Computer Simulation Studies of Gas-to-Liquid Nucleation in Atmospherically Relevant Systems: Clarifying Discrepancies and Elucidating Mechanisms, Ricky Bendanillo Nellas
Modeling the risk factors associated with the neck disorders during manual material handling tasks, Ashish D. Nimbarte
Atlantic tropical cyclone: climatology and the contribution to monthly and seasonal rainfall in the eastern U.S. 1960-2007, Ricardo Chabarria Nogueira
A study of the relationship of teachers' self-efficacy and the impact of professional learning community as an organizational structure, Dana Elaine Nolan
Effects of network capital and social support on mental health by race and class, Claire Norris
Polymer-Based Microfluidic Devices for High Throughput Single Molecule Detection: Applications in Biological and Drug Discovery, Paul Ichide Okagbare
Exploration of Ternary Intermetallic Materials Using Tin and Gallium Flux, Edem Kodzo Okudzeto
Examining the influence of popular music and poetry therapy on the development of therapeutic factors in groups with at-risk adolsecents, Leah Olson-McBride
Molecular, statistical and genetic analyses of complex agronomic traits in rice, Samuel Agbayani Ordonez Jr.
Evolution of vocal signals in a neotropical avian lineage, Brian J. O'Shea
Platforms and Protocols for the Multidimensional Microchip Electrophoretic Analysis of Complex Proteomes, John K. Osiri
A comparison of isotonic and elastic resistance exercise on trapezius muscle balance in overhead athletes, Phillip Page
Integrated data-driven techniques for environmental pollution monitoring, Swathi Pakalapati
Development and initial validation of the family eating and activity questionnnaire, Jennette Lea Palcic
Meso-scale heating predictions for weak impact of granular energetic solids, Rohan Panchadhara
An Uncertainty-Based Approach to the Total Maximum Daily Load Development, Abhijit Patil
The effects of increasing the risk perception of high-risk behaviors on decision making among college daily smokers and never-smokers, Scott Patterson
Evalutaion of embedded malingering indices in a non-litigating, relief seeking sample: a partial cross-validation using control, clinical, and derived groups, Russell D. Pella
The role of hurricane exposure and life disruption as predictors of child post-traumatic stress symptomatology following hurricane Katrina, Angie Lynn Pellegrin
The role of climate variability and riverine pulsing in the community dynamics of estuarine nekton in Breton Sound, Louisiana, Bryan Patrick Piazza
Factors influencing the perceived usefulness of an information delivery website among the United States resident viewership, Frederick Joseph Piazza
Aristotelian liberalism: an inquiry into the foundations of a free and flourishing society, Geoffrey Allan Plauche