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Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Infusing Technology: A Study of the Influence of Professional Development on How Teachers Use Technology, Amy E. Cottle
Terrestrial and Marine Geobiophysical Spatial Analysis and Modeling of Phytoplankton and Nutrients in Haifa Bay, Israel, Sinaya Dayan
Acanthamoeba casstellanii : Intercellular Location of Metacaspase, Danielle Maria Desser
Normative Comparison for the Woodcock-Johnson III: Tests of Achievement for 1, 3, 6, 9, & 12 Grades, Renee Ecckles-Hardy
Testing the Behavioral Responses of West Virginia Turtles to Roads and Vehicles, Aaron Clinton Gooley
Effect of Researched-Based Information on Principals' Actions Regarding Retention, Elizabeth R. Gray
Aggression to Gain Social Status: An Examination of Middle and High School Females, Neely Snead Harvey
Evaluations of Apologies: The Effects of Apology Sincerity and Acceptance Motivation, Ida Hatcher
The New Newspaper : Examining the Role of Design in the Modern Print Edition, Matthew Joseph Haught
Predicting Mastery on the WESTEST 2 : A Comparison of MAP and WESTEST 2 Data, Miranda Noelle Haught
Parental Cognitive Factors and Treatment Choices for Externalizing Behavior Problems, Danielle R. Hemmings
Long-term growth and monitoring of the Eastern Hellbender (Cryptobranchus a. alleganiensis) in Eastern West Virginia, Douglas Charles Horchler
Had your imperial army not invaded: Japan's role in the making of modern China, Joshua Hubbard
Gender Differences in the Prevalence Rates of Self-Injury Among Individuals Who Suppress Thoughts, Kristina Isaacs
Exploring Unmet Needs and Barriers to Phychological and Behavioral Health Services in Rural Appalachia, Sarah Rachel Jarvis
"A Cage of Ovulating Females" : Mary Breckinridge and the Politics of Contraception in Rural Appalachia, Dana Allen Johnson
Bedtime Stories : How to Hope and Cope with the American Dream, Sabrina Jones
Potential of Urban Habitats as Reptile and Amphibian Refuges in West Virginia, Scott Jones
The Expression and Function of Hypoxia inducible factor-1α in Human Melanoma, Sandeep S. Joshi
Antibiotic sensitivity patterns of hospital-acquired and community-acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Iyad Kaddora
A Study of Early Childhood Education Teachers’ Beliefs and Practices About Early Literacy Learning, Jennifer Mayo
Tools and Community : How Women Become Researchers in Communication Sciences and Disorders, Karen L. McComas
Borrowing in Context : The Importance and Artistic Implications of Chaucer's Use of Sources in the Merchant's Tale, Austin Taylor McIntire
A Comparison Study: Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, Second Edition (KABC-II) and Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Fourth Edition (WISC-IV) with Referred Students, Danielle M. McKown
Planning for Secret Disclosure : Applying Berger's Planning Theory to the Disclosure of Secrets, Sarah Rae Meadows Craiger
Growth and Age at Reproductive Maturity of the Carolina Pigmy Rattlesnake, Sistrurus m. miliarius (Reptilia: Serpentes), Kevin Robert Messenger
Does the Theory of Planned Behavior Predict Intentions to Seek Help for Suicidality?, Jennifer Lynn Mills
Movement Patterns and Artificial Arboreal Cover Use of Green Salamanders (Aneides aeneus) in Kanawha County, West Virginia, Sarah Elizabeth Miloski
Cross Informant Correlation : Validity of the Conners CBRS Parent and Teacher Scales, Tamara Ann-Harris Mitchell
Modeling super-spreading events for SARS, Thembinkosi P. Mkhatshwa
Cross-Informant Agreement Among Parents and Children, Staci S. Mullins
Treatment Strategies in Acute Myelogenous Leukemia : Investigating HSP90 and P53 as Targets, Jennifer M. Napper
Determining the Rate of Transcription of T7 RNA Polymerase Using Single Molecule Fluorescence Imaging, Dawn Renee Nichola
The Postcolonial "Knight‘s Tale": A Social Commentary on Post-Norman Invasion England, Ruth M.E. Oldman
The Relationship between the WISC-IV GAI and the KABC-II, Nancy R. Oliver
Elucidation of Fragmentation Pathways of Nitrile-Terminated PPI Dendrimer-Metal Complexes, Kristen Nicole Pack
Implementation of Language and Literacy Practices by Prekindergarten Teachers in the West Virginia Universal Pre-K System, Leslie Papelier
Grade retention as perceived by kindergarten through third grade teachers, Brittany Leigh Pettay
The Natural History & Distribution of Riverine Turtles in West Virginia, Linh Diem Phu
The Remediation of School Psychologist Trainees, Michael J. Powell
An Initial Investigation of the Applicability of the Dreyfus Skill Acquisition Model to the Professional Development of Nurse Educators, Lisa Ramsburg
Heavier than it looks and other stories, Matthew Tobias Ray
Exploring Obesity and After-school Supervision with Adolescents in Rural West Virginia, Sallie Dawn Richards
The Level of Parental Conflict and Children's Behavioral Reactions to Divorce, Cindi Jo Settle
The National Board Certification Process: A Comparison of the Perceptions of National Board Certified Teachers and National Board Candidates in West Virginia, Raymond L. Singleton
ED/BD eligibility related to gender and community size in West Virginia|ED/BD Eligibility Related to Gender and Community Size in West Virginia, Matthew Joseph Smart
Women with short hair, Amanda Layne Stephens
Marriage Vows and Economic Discrimination: The Married Teacher Problem, Sabrina Thomas
Age- and Sex-Associated Changes in mRNA Expression of Neurodegenerative Disorder-Related Molecules in the Hippocampus and Cerebellum of Rat Brain, Srinivasarao Thulluri
Dopamine Modulates the Lateral Giant Neuron and Serotonergic Facilitation in Crayfish, Joshua Scott Titlow
Mathematics in Motion: Linear Systems of Differential Equations on the Differential Analyzer, Devon A. Tivener
Problematic Students of NASP Approved Programs: An Exploratory Study of Graduate Student Views, Leasha Dawn Trimble
The role of Chmp1 in Drosophila melanogaster, Meagan E. Valentine
Genetic and Environmental Factors Suggest that Dietary Fatty Acid Content, Lipid Metabolism, and Bone Properties are Key Regulators of Myeloid Progenitor Cell Frequency, Melinda E. Varney
Dropping out: A Cross-Case Exploration of Why Students in One West Virginia County Choose to leave School, Debra Hunt Young
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Characterization and Differentiation of Peripheral Blood Derived Multipotent Adult Progenitor Cells, Hari Satya Shankar Addagarla
The Effectiveness of Principal Preparation Program Type for Administrative Work, Ernest Adkins
Identification and Characterization of Novel Sir3/MeCP2-Chromatin Interactions, Nicholas L. Adkins
A Critical Spatial Analysis of Residential Planning in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, Ibrahim Alkhaldy
Efficacy of Deferasirox in Preventing Complications of Iron Overload in the Iron Overloaded Gerbil, Rabaa M. Al-Rousan
Does the Perception of Obesity Cause Discrimination in the American Workplace?, Kevin R. Anderson
Deferasirox decreases age-associated iron accumulation in the aging F344BN rat heart, Ravi K. Arvapalli
Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS): A Comparison of Scoring Systems, Ashley E. Barr
A reconnaissance of the intersex condition in Micropterus dolomieu of the Upper Ohio River Basin as an indicator of anthropogenic endocrine disruptors, Christopher Barry
The Occurrence of Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis in Salamander Populations of West Virginia, Casey John Bartkus
Structural Determination of the 5' Untranslated Regions of IRE-containing mRNAs, Chandra Sekhar Bathina
The Current State of Professional Development in Appalachia, Lisa D. Beck
The Transsulfuration Pathway Significantly Contributes to Glutathione Biosynthesis in Human Mammary Epithelial Cells, Andrea Del Pilar Belalcazar Maya
Middle School Principals’ Perception of the Effect of Technology on Job Effectiveness, James M. Blackwell
No Child Left Behind? A Socioeconomic Comparison of Urban, Suburban and Rural School Systems in Ohio, Brian E. Brown
Regulation of Alpha- and Beta-actin Isoforms in the Contracting A7r5 Smooth Muscle Cell, Dawn Leah Brown-Turner
Portraits of Resiliency : A Qualitative Study of Appalachian Christian Women, Joy A. Butcher-Winfree
Degree of Vocal Handicap in Two Age Groups of Individuals, Whitney N. Casey-Heatherman
Administrative Perspectives on Technology Integration: the Globaloria: MyGLife Program in West Virginia, William E. Chapman Jr.
"A Long Wonder the World Can Bear & Be" : Narrative Strategies in The Dream Songs, Cooper Childers
Attitude Change of Educators Utilizing Best Practices in Education, Sonya Christian
Novel Word Learning of Children with Hearing Impairment and Children with Typical Hearing, Matthew R. Clark
The Disparate Americans: A Qualitative Analysis of Appalachians, Character, and Character Education in Appalachia, Kevin A. Cline
Developing a Monitoring Protocol for the Monkey River Watershed, Belize, Central America, Sean Elliott Collins
Parental Perceptions of Weight in Their Own Children and in Other Children, Tammy Corbett-Alderman
High Stakes Testing Effects on Graduation Rates, Karen Gail Cummings
Regulation of Alginate Production of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Fredrick Heath Damron
Enrollment Management Administrators’ Perceptions of Community College Student Retention Practices, Merle Dempsey
The Relationship Between Parental Sense of Competence and Parental Descriptions of Behavior and Treatment, Rebecca Denning
The Effect of Character Education on Emotional Intelligence, Jennifer Doak
Distribution of Woodland Salamanders of the Valley and Ridge in West Virginia, H. Reid Downer
Language and Semogenesis in Philosophy: Realizational Patternings of Ideology in Lexico-grammar, Joe Fincham
Digital Hypertexts vs. Traditional Books: An Inquiry Into Non-Linearity, Federica Fornaciari
Goal Attainment Scaling to Determine Effectiveness of School Psychology Practicum Students, Kristen Frace
Effects of aging on regulators of muscle apoptosis in the female F344BN rat, Murali K. Gadde
Power, Courtly Love, and a Lack of Heirs : Guinevere and Medieval Queens, Jessica Grady
BOZ for jazz orchestra and vocal, Esin Gunduz
Risk Behavior, Decision Making, and Music Genre in Adolescent Males, Joseph E. Hampton
The Relationship between Teacher Efficacy and Reading Program Type in West Virginia Elementary Schools, Patricia Lee Harvey
Influences of Writing Project Involvement on the Professional Development of Teachers, Barbara Dondiego Holmes
