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Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Detection of Forces and Body Load in Standing and Walking in the American Cockroach, J. Adam Noah
Current trends in athletic training education and certification in Japan, Yuriko Ohashi
Utilization of emergency policies and procedures by Division I-A and Division I-AA intercollegiate athletic programs, Brandy A. Petty
Hit the Ground Running: A Novella and Other Stories, Lisa Robinson
An assessment of the fundamental differences between mainstream and independent media : a content analysis of the print media, Chadford D. Roush
Witchcraft, communism and social control, Kristi B. Salmons
Gender Bias Among Mental Health Professionals, Joan B. Schroering
Telling God’s Sanction : Storytelling in the Narrative Journalism, Memoirs, and Creative Nonfiction of Rick Bragg, Jennifer Nicole Sias
A comparison between amount of television viewing time and attentional abilities, Gwendolyn Lawrence Smith
ANALYSIS OF LOCUS OF CONTROL AND EDUCATIONAL LEVEL UTILIZING THE INTERNAL CONTROL INDEX, Valerie L. Smith
A Comparison of Traditional Versus Computerized Anxiety Assessment Using Personal Digital Assistants, Wesley Alan Smith
The Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Individual Productivity, Sephra L. Snyder
Chasing Demons: Female Villains and Narrative Strategy in Victorian Sensation Fiction, Heather Sowards
Analysis of Faith-based and Government-based Adult Education Programs in Western West Virginia, Chad M. Trepinsk
Analysis of Faith-Based and Government-Based Adult Education Programs in Western West Virginia, Chad M. Trepinski
Stereotype Beliefs, Contextual Age, and Knowledge of Aging in the Elderly, Angela Walker
The Effectiveness of Probation in West Virginia: A Study Examining the Practices and Views of Probation Officers in West Virginia, Jennifer Tricia Waller
Program Evaluation of the Practicum I Summer Program From a Student’s Perspective, Matthew J. Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Suburban and Rural Elementary Teachers' Knowledge of the Role of Ritalin in the Treatment of Elementary Students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Vicki R. Barrett
Effects of Excessive Nitrogen Deposition on Foliar Nutrient Dynamics, Nutrient Concentrations, and Nutrient Ratios in a Central Appalachian Hardwood Forest, Sarah Beth Burdette
Diets of Bats in West Virginia, Theresa Sydney Burke
The Effects of Regular Aerobic Exercise on Tension Headache, Brittany E. Canady
The Relationship Between Education and Police Stress : Associate Degree Versus Bachelor Degree, Jamie M. Case
The West Wing : President as Symbol, Sarah E. Cavendish
Behavioral Change in First Time Expectant Fathers' Aggression, Helen V. Davis
Journeys: A Critical Analysis of the Diary of Sarah L. Wadley, Regina C. Davis
Sythesis and Characterization of [(C5R5) M (CO)2 (L2)]+: R=H, Me and Ph; M=Cr and Mo; L2=dmpe and dppe, Brian Dearman
An Analysis of Client Records to Determine the Efficacy of A Child Abuse Prevention Program for Parents, Monica Lynn DellaMea
The Natural History and Possible Extirpation of Blanchard's Cricket Frog, Acris crepitans blanchardi, in West Virginia, Nancy J. Dickson
How behavioral dimensions interact with perceived social support dimensions in first time expectant fathers during their wives pregnancy, Rhonda L. Dunder
The Effect of Locus of Control and Stability on Academic Achievement in Eighth Grade Students From North Central West Virginia: A Comparative Approach, Tasneem Edmonds
Dancing with the Bag Lady, Mora Lee Finnerty
Status of the Small-mouthed Salamander, Ambystoma texanum (Mathes) in West Virginia, Robert Fiorentino
Actin and Myosin Remodeling in the A7r5 Smooth Muscle Cell, Michael E. Fultz
The Relationship Between Education and Police Stress: Bachelor's Degree Versus High School, Cathy S. Gatson
Molecular Systematics of Rhinichthys bowersi and its Taxonomic Status, Gilbert Wesley Gladwell II
West Virginia Registered Dietitians' Knowledge and Attitudes of Diabetes Care, Marie R. Gravely
Effects of Developmental Activities on Streamside Salamander Communities in Boone County, West Virginia, Mindy S. Hamilton
Studies of PPI Dendrimers: Structures, Properties, and Potential Applications, Dian He
Medicalized Childbirth in the United States: Origins, Outcomes, and Opposition, Martelia L. Henson
Symbolism and Ritual as used by the National Socialists, Stephanie M. Holcomb
Detecting a Male's Attitudinal Change During the Course of a Partner's Pregnancy Using the Index of Marital Satisfaction, Melanie Ann Hummel
Gravistimulation of Pisum Sativum and Expression of the Cell Membrane Expansin Proteins, Sherrine A. Ibrahim
The California Psychological Inventory as an assessment method of behavioral change in first-time expectant fathers, Michaela R. Jellen-Tennant
Determining the Genetic Distances between sub-populations of Aneides aeneus in the Westvāco Wildlife and Ecological Research Forest, Andrew Nicholas Johnson
Love attitudes: a developmental process in first time fathers, Dennis Klenowski
Emily Greene Balch: Crusader For Peace and Justice, Tara S. Lambert
PKCα Translocation and Actin Remodeling in Contracting A7r5 Smooth Muscle Cells, Chenwei Li
The Use of Aesthetics in a Comprehensive Art Curriculum, Michelle Lynn Loudermilk
Attachment and Memory : Does Attachment Experience Influence Eyewitness Testimony?, Fani Lougklou
An Evaluation of Germ City : Finding A Suitable Design, Suzanne Cherie Lusher
Average Beverage Intake and Average BMI in 2-5 Year Old WIC Children, Jenna Lynn Matthews
A Mechanistic Study of Myoglobin Nephrotoxicity, Jennifer L. Minigh
Comparison of Domestic Violence Outcomes Among Emergency Department Nurses, Pamela S. Neal
Gender Differences in Gross and Fine Motor Abilities in Preschool Aged Children in West Virginia, Kelly R. Pennington
Pyridoimidazolium Cationic Dyes: Theory, Synthesis, and Sub-cellular Localization, Robert William Rambacher
The Relationship Between Leadership Styles of Nurse Managers and Staff Nurse Job Satisfaction in Hospital Settings, Jan Warner Ramey
A survey of neonatal suction techniques performed by registered nurses, Craig H. Register
An Investigation of the Interest for a Nurse Re-entry Program in Southeastern Ohio, Marsha K. Rodgers
Attitudinal and Behavioral Changes Demonstrated by Expectant Fathers As Measured by the Index of Self Esteem, Terry G. Savage
This One's for the Children : Collaborative Leadership in a Rural Appalachian Community, Jennifer J. Scharf
Perceptions of Job Satisfaction in an ICF/MR Environment, Jeffrey Shrewsbury
Characterization of host-bacteria interactions contributing to group B streptococcus colonization, Jennifer Marie Smith
Filling a Need: Administrative Practices in Mason County, WV One-room Schools from 1935-1950, Douglas A. Sturgeon
Comparisons in Morphology, Reproductive Status, and Feeding Ecology of Plethodon Cinereus at High and Low Elevations in West Virginia, Mizuki Takahashi
Non-Physical Abuse Behavioral Changes in First Time Expectant Fathers, Sheila Tarr-Stiglich
Hillbillies and Sharecroppers: An introduction to East coast and Mississippi blues styles, John Wesley Taylor
Phylogenetic Structure of Two Central Mexican Centruroides Species Complexes, William Ian Towler
Comparison of hydrostatic weighing and plethysmography techniques for the development of skinfold prediction equations for children, Tomoko Tozuka
Cultural Awareness Sensitivity Training, William L. Underwood
Ritalin and the Child, Valerie Vickers
The Effects of a Token Economy System in Comparison to Social Praise on the Manifest Behaviors of Elementary Learning Disabled Students, Kimberly Waggy
A Comparison of Perceived Stress Levels and Coping Styles of Junior and Senior Students in Nursing And Social Work Programs, Robin L. Walton
Evaluation of the School Psychology Program At Marshall University Graduate College, Mary L. Winters
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Analysis of gender and class: gender relations between women and men in the context of an industrial setting in Ravenswood, West Virginia, Victoria G. Allen
Locus of control and aggression, Glenna Anderson
Effect of forskolin on actin polymerization in cultured vascular smooth muscle, Mary Janay Bailey
Control Over Nursing Practice and Job Satisfaction Among Registered Nurses: A Comparative Analysis, William Barnette
The Relationship Between Parent Education and Their Child’s Academic Readiness, S. Noelle Barton
The Relationship Between Receptive Vocabulary and Letter Recognition, James Bennett
Program evaluation of a school-violence project in WV schools, Charley Bowen
The ability of cryotherapy to effect vertical jump and single-legged hop test, Douglas W. Branch
Cognitive and emotional variables in childhood anxiety, Robin L. Browning
A Durkheimian analysis of Anomie and deviance in the National Football League: an exploratory case study, Eric M. Carter
The Relationship Between Social Skills and Language Acquisition in West Virginia, Stephanie Angel Childers
The Effect of Space and Furnishings on Academic Readiness Scores of West Virginia Preschoolers, J. Elise Coccari
Audrey Flack's Vanitas Series: a DBAE perspective, Lee Anna W. Collins
Chronic pain: a study of low back pain patients from southern West Virginia and eastern Kentucky, Nickandrea M. Cooke
Black out-migration from West Virginia in the context of racial discrimination in employment in the coal industry: 1935-1955, Megan E. Cox
Running Water Cuts Deep: An Action Research Study of At-Risk Students in a Rural High School, Lara K. Dial
Natural succession of benthic populations in constructed sediment ponds and ditches in southwestern West Virginia, Robin E. Dolin
Analysis of E. coli DNA from selected source(s) using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, Sheema Doshi
