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Dissertations from 2009
Spatial Frequency Localization in Mammograms Using Wavelets, Tomislav Bujanovic
African American Student Retention: A Study of the Effects of an Intrusive Advising Intervention at a Career College, DeAnna R. Burt
Anomaly Detection Techniques for Ad Hoc Networks, Chaoli Cai
Representaciones de la memoria de la guerrilla antifranquista en la novelística española contemporánea, Nuño Castellanos
A Hotel Lobby at the Edge of the World, Adam Clay
Measuring Graduating M.S.W. Students' Knowledge of the Steps of Evidence-Based Practice, Kellie D. Cody Jr.
Nursing Faculty Experiences and Perceptions of the Implementation Process to a Learner-Centered Teaching Philosophy: A Case Study, Sharon L. Colley
Effects of Body Weight Supported Treadmill Training on Motor Performance, Task Accomplishment and Participation in Persons with Chronic Stroke, Stephanie A. Combs
The Politics and Consequences of Stakeholder Participation in International Development Evaluation, Anne Cullen
Transmission and Guiding of Fast Electrons through Insulating Nanocapillaries and Comparison with Ion Guiding, Susanta Das
The Heterosexual Mother-Lesbian Daughter Relationship: Using Consensual Qualitative Research (CQR) to Understand Perceptions among Predominately White, Formally Educated Mothers, Julie Meredith Davis
Comparing Indigenous and External Teachers: Beliefs, Origins of Beliefs, and Expectations, Richard H. Fowler
Visual Impairment and Eye Care among Older Americans: Secondary Analysis of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), Amy L. Freeland
Longitudinal Study of Factors Impacting the Implementation of Notebook Computer Based CAD Instruction, Richard F. Goosen
Middle School Teacher and Parent Perceptions of Parental Involvement, Brandon Graham
Career Decision Making for Male Students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Model of Critical Factors Aiding in Transitional Efforts, Gregory B. Gray
A Comparison of Methods for Teaching Auditory-Visual Conditional Discriminations to Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Laura Lee Grow
The Development and Application of a Checklist for Evaluating E-Learning in Organizations, Anne-Marie Guidy-Oulai
A Molecular Analysis of Training Multiple versus Single Manipulations to Establish a Generalized Manipulative Imitation Repertoire, Breanne K. Hartley
Contesting National Identities in an Ethnically Homogeneous State: The Case of Armenian Democratization, Arus Harutyunyan
An Evaluation of a Sexual Assault Education Program, Angela P. Hatcher
Key Challenges Facing Student Athletes and Connections to Their Choice of Major, Kimberlee J. Henrion
When Self-Pacing Goes Wrong: A Comparison of Two Methods for Reducing Computer-Based Racing, Douglas A. Johnson
Exploring the Ultimate Role of Central Office in the Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of Professional Development: A Comparative Case Study, Sarah Elizabeth Johnson
Little to No Stars, Shannon Tate Jonas
Relationships Associated with Long-Term Stepgrandmother Role Behavior, Role Meaning, and Satisfaction, Mary-Catherine. Kane
Informed Consent as a Predictor of Working Alliance and Perception of Counselor/Psychotherapist, Scott E. Kerby
Analysis of Factors Related to Drop-Off Detection with the Long Cane, Dae Shik Kim
Empirical Essays on the Impact of Health-Aid on Health Outcomes, Elsy Thomas Kizhakethalackal
A Cross-Sectional Approach to Institutional Anomie and Gang-Related Homicide, Michael T. Klemp-North
Investigating the Effects of Observer Presence and Feedback on Individuals' Work-Related Behavior, Angela R. Lebbon
The Effects of Multiple Exemplar Instruction on Generating Functional Interdependence between Listener and Intraverbal Categorization Repertoires, Sarah A. Lechago
Correlates of Teachers' Job Satisfaction: A Hierarchical Linear Model Study Using 2003-2004 Schools and Staffing Survey, Jeffrey M. Leslie
Phenomenological Study of Resilience in the Lives of White, Midlife Lesbian Psychologists in Clinical Practice, Melissa A. Lidderdale
Training the Execution of Single-Case Research Methodology Skills in an Early and Intensive Behavioral Intervention Setting, Jessa R. Love
Special Education Preschool: Perceptions of the Parent Participation and Education Component, Denise Ann Ludwig
On The Battleground of Environmental and Competition Policy: The Renewable Electricity Market, Matyas Tamas Meszaros
From Picture to Word to the World: A Multimodal, Cultural Studies Approach to Teaching Graphic Novels in the English Classroom, Shannon Renee Mortimore
NovaNET Online Curricula and the Course Completion of Alternative High School Students, Margaret Elizabeth Munger
Domestic Violence Rights Movement in Tanzania: An Exploration, Flora Peter Myamba
Child Care Centers on Higher Education Campuses: Director Perceptions of Internal and External Roles and Director Leadership, Kerisa A. Myers
Important or Impotent? Radical Right Political Parties and Public Policy in Germany and Austria, Marcella J. Myers
Statistical Procedures for Bioequivalence Analysis, Srinand Ponnathapura Nandakumar
Testing Equality of Competing Risks of Patient Discontinuation across Multiple Disease States, Eric Nantz
Theoretical Study of Localized Surface Plasmons of Metal Nanoparticles, Clusters and Embedded Metal Nanoparticles in Matrices, Masoud Shabani Nezhad Navrood
Heteroscedastic Linear Model Estimation Based on Ranks: An Iterated Reweighted Least Squares Approach, Themba Louis Nyirenda
Like Poetry: A Collection of Short Plays, Kristian O'Hare
Neon Allegiance, Jason Paul Olsen
Understanding the Impact of the Kalamazoo Promise from the Perspectives of Parents and Community Group Members, Charles Pearson
Analytical, Computational and Experimental Studies of Capillary Flow in Complex Geometries, Yongqing Peng
African-American Girls and Scientific Argumentation: Lived Experiences, Intersecting Identities and Their Roles in Constructing and Evaluating Claims, Phyllis Haugabook Pennock
The Ethnic Identity of Returning Immigrants to a Pueblo in Yucatan, David Piacenti
Kendall's Tau and Spearman's Rho for Zero-Inflated Data, Ronald Silva Pimentel
Exploring the Relationship between Religious Faith, Mental Health Help Seeking Attitudes, and Preferences for Counselor Characteristics among Black American Churchgoers, Darryl P. Plunkett
Comparing the Accuracy of Performing Digital and Paper Checklists Using a Feedback Package during Normal Workload Conditions in Simulated Flight, William Gene Rantz
The Robustness of Confidence Intervals for the Mean of Delta Distribution, Mathew Anthony Cantos Rosales
The Comparative Efficacy of Dosed, Enhanced Dosed, Prolonged Exposure, and Mindfulness in the Reduction of Anxiety, Sophie Rubin
Adoption and Integration of Best Practice Methods in Secondary English Teaching, Gretchen Rumohr-Voskuil
Implementing a Mastery Model through Self Quizzing in an Online Learning Environment, Amy E. Scrima
Three Essays on Foreign Aid, Poverty and Growth., Aberra Senbeta
Role of Residence Hall Staff in Offering Early Warning Academic Intervention, Jon L. Shaffer
Counselor Trainees' Perceptions of Their Personal Growth: A Qualitative Inquiry, Ericka L. Souders
Simulation, Synthesis, and Characterization of Hydrogels and Nanocomposite Gels., Kamleshkumar J. Suthar
Test Procedures for Equality of Two Variances in Delta Distributions, Jezaniah Kira Sarion Tena
Curriculum-Based Measures in Writing: A School-Based Evaluation of Predictive Validity, Christina M. Terenzi
Effects of Age and Promotion in the Use of Psychological Resources of Promoted Employees, Janet M. Thorne-Chan
A Two-Sample Adaptive Procedure Based on the Log-Rank and Peto and Peto's Wilcoxon Tests, Annie A. Tordilla
Metaevaluation of HIV/AIDS Prevention Intervention Evaluations in Sub Saharan Africa with a Specific Emphasis on Implications for Women and Girls, Tererai Mafukidze Trent
Science Education Policy for Emergency, Conflict, and Post-Conflict: An Analysis of Trends and Implications for the Science Education Program in Uganda, Betty Pacutho Udongo
Technical Adequacy of Curriculum-Based Measures of Vocabulary Growth for Preschool English Language Learners, Kathleen M. VanTol
Entanglement Perturbation Theory for Antiferromagnetic Spin Chains, Lihua Wang
Degrees of Institutionalization: Family Planning Policies and Programs in Senegal, 1980-2005, Yazmine Michelle Watts
Making Sense of Roles and Responsibilities: A Socialization Study of College and University Music Department Chairs, Jason Robert Werkema
Validating the Attitudes toward Sex Offenders Scale, Charmeka. Whitehead
Can We Get Nurses to Stay? A Qualitative Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of a Formal Mentoring Program in an Acute Care Health System, Eileen M. Willits
The Program Evaluation Standards Applied for Metaevaluation Purposes: Investigating Interrater Reliabiity and Implications for Use, Lori A. Wingate
Evaluating Emergency Preparedness Plans and Exercises, Mina Zadeh
Photoionization of Rare Gas Clusters, Huaizhen Zhang
Communications and Positioning in Wireless Networks, Yao Zhao
Climate in Catholic Schools: A Comparative Study of Three Types of Organizational Structures, Andra Zommers
Dissertations from 2008
Student Persistence at a Small, Private, Religiously-Affiliated College: An Examination of Retention Theory, Benjamin Arendt
Representations of Latin-American Immigration to Spain in the Late Twentieth and Early Twenty-First Century Narrative and Cinema, Alicia Arribas
Female Collegiate Gymnasts and Experiences in Sport Retirement Due to Injury, Coleen Harrington Barry
Remote Sensing Studies for the Assessment of Geohazards: Toxic Algal Blooms in the Lower Great Lakes, and the Land Subsidence in the Nile Delta, Richard H. Becker
A Comparative Study of Extended Meta-Ethnography and Meta-Analysis Based on the Fundamental Micro-Purposes of a Literature Review, Rhae-Ann Richardson Booker
Mindfulness in Childbirth: An Investigation of the Effects of Mindfulness Training on Maternal Satisfaction with Childbirth and Obstetric Outcomes, Brenda L. Bratton
Supervision Experiences and Needs of New-Entrant Professional School Counselors: A Qualitative Study, Shawn Allan Allan Bultsma
Missing Data Treatment of a Level-2 Variable in a 3-Level Hierarchical Linear Model, Xiaofan Cai
Unwanted Sexual Experiences: Preliminary Development and Validation of a Behavioral Analog Measure for Risk Perception, Response Appraisal, and Response, Robin M. Carter-Visscher
International Aid Evaluation: An Analysis and Policy Proposals, Thomaz Kauark Chianca
New Teachers' Perceptions on Their Preparation, Rosemary Cleveland
Understanding Similarity: Bridging Geometric and Numeric Contexts for Proportional Reasoning, Dana Christine Cox
Islamism, State Control Over Religion and Social Identity: Turkey and Egypt, Alper Y. Dede
Social Work Field Instructors' Perceptions of On-Line Training, Denise E. Dedman