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Theses/Dissertations from 2010
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
Effects of Microgravity on Cancer Stem Cells Cultured in a NASA Developed Bioreactor: Chemotherapeutic Implications., Sarah Elizabeth Daron Kelly
Effect of Growth Hormone on Hippocampal Synaptic Function during Sleep Deprivation, Eun Young Kim
Nursing Faculty Shortage: Nurses' Perceptions as a Key to Administrative Solutions, Evelyn M. Klocke
Parent Satisfaction with Marshall University’s Summer Enrichment Program : Years Four and Five, Kimberly D. Legg
The Effect of Virtual Clinical Gaming Simulations on Student Learning Outcomes in Medical-Surgical Nursing Education Courses, Robin A. Lewis
Redeeming the Short Story Cycle: Evolution of One of the Last Literary Genres, Joshua J.W. Mattern
Silence as Insubordination: Friday and Michael K’s Wordless Weapon, A Post-Colonial Approach toJ.M. Coetzee’s Foe and Life and Times of Michael K, Cody C. Mullins
Control of Myosin motor activity and Actin filament translation by alteration of Assay Reducing Potential, Siva Krishna Nalabotu
Application of Remote Sensing to Examine Changes in Bird Communities Over a Gradient of Urbanization, John E. Northeimer
Finding Positive Solutions of Boundary Value Dynamic Equations on Time Scale, Olusegun Michael Otunuga
Enumeration of Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Hind Limb Suspended Rats and the Mechanics of Endothelial Wound Healing, Jarrod Matthew Pennington
The Status of Violence Prevention in West Virginia Elementary Schools : A Case Study, Kristal Gayle Pentasuglia-Filipek
Analysis of factors influencing West Virginia secondary biology and science teacher attrition rates, Seth Perry
High Resolution Single Molecule Optical Localization of Multiple Fluorophores on DNA Origami Constructs Fluorophores on DNA Origami Constructs, Anuradha Rajulapati
Synthesis of 5-methoxy-7-methylbicyclo[3.2.0]hept-2-en-6-ol, Harlan Reid
Teacher Burnout: Special Education versus Regular Education, Amanda Roach
The Effects of Anti-Depressant Advertising on Perception of Depression in College Students at Marshall University, Deirdre Robertson
Supervisors’ Perspectives: Variables Influencing the Quality of Supervision, Terra L. Rose
Autobiographical memory specificity, negative mood state, and executive control: implications for clinical depression, Billy J. Rutherford
A Descriptive Analysis of Knowledge and Implementation of 21st Century Instructional Practices Among Elementary School Teachers Whose Administrators Participated in the 2006-2007 21st Century Leadership Institute, Elisabeth Michelle Samples
The Natural History of Cave-Associated Populations of Eurycea l. longicauda with Notes on Sympatric Amphibian Species, Kevin Wayne Saunders
Prevalence of intestinal parasite infection in symptomatic and asymptomatic dogs in southwestern West Virginia: the potential impact on human health, Tashina Marie Savilla
Grant Writing Handbook for Our Lady of Fatima Parish School, Tracy Severson
Distribution and Status of the Northern Leopard Frog, Rana pipiens, in West Virginia, Amanda Nicole Spriggs
Modeled Red Spruce Distribution Response to Climatic Change in Monongahela National Forest, James Michael Stanton
Effects Of Divorce On Age and Gender On Childhood Aggression, Ashley Stapleton
A study of the morphology of Tatenectes laramiensis, a cryptocleidoid plesiosaur from the Sundance Formation (Wyoming, USA), Hallie P. Street
Variable Shape Parameter Strategies in Radial Basis Function Methods, Derek Sturgill
Determining the distribution of antibiotic resistant and fecal indicator bacteria in the Ohio River, Caitlin Nicole Swecker
A GIS Analysis on Possible Photovoltaic Cell Use for Energy Reduction During Peak Hours in Huntington, West Virginia, James Eric Tadlock
A GIS Analysis on Possible Photovoltaic Cell Use for Energy Reduction During Peak Hours in Huntington, West Virginia, James Eric Tadlock
Russian Cultural Tourism Planning, Marketing, and Development: A Case Study of the Sheremetev Castle, Stephanie L. Thorn
The Present Giver And Other Stories on Human Connections, Erin B. Waggoner
Niche Publications: Their Popularity and Profitability at Newspapers in Utah and West Virginia, Hilary Groutage Weible
Demographics, Activity, and Habitat Selection of the Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene c. carolina) in West Virginia, Justin Adam Weiss
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Aldebaran {Alpha Tauri}, for Symphony Orchestra, Eric Michael Akers
Habitat Comparison of Pseudacris f. feriarum and Pseudacris c. crucifer with Emphasis on Associated Plant Communities and Distribution of Clemmys guttata and Pseudacris f. feriarum in West Virginia, Scott Joseph Albaugh
Residential Building Energy Consumption and Loss Reduction Methods, Edward J. Balthazar
Mass Spectrometry of Dendrimer Metal Complexes, Jason David Batchelor
Teacher Burnout: Locus of Control and its Correlation to Teacher Burnout and Job Satisfaction, Kimberly A. Bevis
Small Town Urban Revitalization: The Effect of Pullman Square on Downtown Huntington, West Virginia, Amy R. Blankenship
Balancing Belief : The Resolution of Belief Dilemmas, Andrew J. Borders III
Will Travel : Journey Memoirs, Kelly Renee Broce
