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Theses/Dissertations from 2004
John F. Kennedy and West Virginia, 1960-1963, Anthony W. Ponton
The genetic and molecular characterization of the polycystic kidney disease-causing mouse gene BICC1, Sarah J. Price
HK-2 cells as a human model of glucuronide transport, Eliza E. Robertson
Prevalence of a looming maladaptive style as a cognitive vulnerability to anxiety in rural populations, Caleb P. Rose
Altered phosphorylation of [Beta]-catenin in glucocorticoid treated 235-1 rat pituitary tumor cells, Susie K. Saunders
A Study of Attrition in Higher Education with Implications for Supportive Services, Sabrina D. Simpson
Effects of Intervening Items on Self-Esteem Tests: A Study of Face Validity, Douglas Wayne Snuffer II
Predicting Dyslexia with Screening To Enhance Equitable Placement (STEEP), Erica N. Stoler
The Ecology and Natural History of the Northern Leopard Frog, Rana pipiens Schreber, in West Virginia, William Bradley Sutton
The Impact of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) On Families: The Perceptions of Families with an ADHD Child, Patrick Whaley
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
A social/cognitive view of leaders with visible disabilities, George Adkins Jr.
Mountaintop Removal: An Assessment of the Propaganda Model of the News Media, Tonya Lynn Adkins
Billing below Title : The Contested Autobiographies of Frances Farmer and Louise Brooks, Karen M. Anderson
The Neural Connectivity of the Torus Semicircularis in the Cave Dwelling Form of Astyanax Fasciatus, Timothy B. Angel
Am I My Neighbor's Keeper : Toward a Community-Based Model of Local Violence, George F. Bills
The Characterization of Two Differentially Expressed Plasma Proteins in Obese Versus Lean Rats in Two Rodent Models of Obesity, Roger D. Boggs
Development of a GIS Geodatabase as a Tool for Analyzing Spatial Relationships in the Species Distributions of West Virginia Fishes, Nathan D. Bowe
Constance Cary Harrison, Refugitta of Richmond : A Nineteenth-Century Southern Woman Writer's Critically Intriguing Antislavery Narrative Strategy, Gaillynn Marie Bowman
Expanding Self-Direction in Services for the Aged and People with Disabilities, Ruth A. Burgess
Synergistic Interactions of Chlorambucil, DHA, and Trail in Jurkat and H460 Human Cancer Cells, Jennifer Ellen Bush-O'Donnell
Emergent Literacy Activities in Preschool Years : The Effects of Explicit Instruction on Rhyming and Narrative Development, Kristie Dawn Callihan
A Rural Hospital's Organ Donation Referral Pattern : A Pilot Study, Chris F. Carter
The Fear of Femininity vs. the Fear of Death and Attitudes Towards Lesbians and Gay Men, Timothy Andrew Caswell
Students' Perception Index of the MUGC School Psychology Practicum : A Correlation of Course Work with Practicum Experiences, C. Lee Chandler III
Associations of Test Anxiety and Selected Variables on the Performance of Adult and Technical Education and Psychology Students, Claudia Coleman
The Utility of DIBELS as a Curriculum Based Measurement in Relation to Reading Proficiency on High Stakes Tests, Rebecca Gayle Cook
Title IX Compliance: Non-Appalachian Versus Appalachian in Colleges and Universities, Monica Corbo
Jane Austen's Powers of Consciousness, Diane M. Counts
Social Disorganization Theory and Crime in West Virginia, Billy Crum
A Comparison Of Relationship Dimensions With Behavior Dimensions For First Time Expectant Fathers, Benjamin T. Cunningham
The Effectiveness of the Secondary Weapon of the West Virginia State Police, Jesse Andrew Davis
Predictors of Employer Satisfaction with Workplace-Based Contract Training Programs at Community and Technical Colleges in West Virginia, Mark Edward Davis
Spatial Heterogeneity of Soil Nutrients, Nitrogen Dynamics, and Vegetation in a 3rd Order Stream Floodplain in Southwestern West Virginia, David Allen Dick
Aesthetic Revolutionaries : Picasso and Joyce, Joy M. Doss
Program Evaluation of Practicum III: Marshall University's Summer Enrichment Program From a School Psychology Student's Perspective, Melissa L. Ferrebee
Establishing an Elsewhere in Contemporary American Women's Autobiography, Jennifer Alena Gingerich
Identity Theft Awareness in North Central West Virginia, Gwendolyn Lea Goodrich
Final Frontier: The Methodist Church Involvement with the Recolonization of Blacks to Liberia, Sharletta Michelle Green
Effect of a Modified LINCS Learning Strategy on the Achievement of 4th Grade Students with Learning Disabilities, Shelby Brooke Haines
A Study of the Effects of Strictness and Level of Church- Relatedness on Female Job Satisfaction among Christian College Administrators, Craig David Hardesty
A Mechanistic Study in the Nephrotoxicity of p-Aminophenol, R. Christopher Harmon
The American Community Band: History and Development, Jason Michael Hartz
Discourses of Disappointment: The Betrayal of Women's Emancipation Following the French and Russian Revolutions, Crystal Denise Helton
Association of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Self-Efficacy with Sexual Risk Behaviors Among High School Students in Aguablanca District-Cali, Colombia, Zulma Hernandez
Profile of a Distributed Learning Curriculum for Adult Education as Perceived by Students, Taella M. Hill
Investigations of Supramolecular and Catalytic Properties of PPI Dendrimers, Aaron K. Holley
Developing Methods for the Rapid Molecular Assessment of Aquatic Microbial Communities, Traci D. Hudson
East 52 : A Multi-Genre Work Chronicling One Man’s Final Journey, M. Joseph Jarrett
Abiotic Factors Influencing the Breeding, Movement, and Foraging of the Eastern Spadefoot (Scaphiopus holbrookii) in West Virginia, Keith A. Johnson
Patients’ Perceptions of Nurse Caring Behaviors in an Emergency Department, Lynn Kimble
Analysis of Impulsive Behaviors Among Prison Inmates Convicted of Violent Crimes, Inmates Convicted of Non-Violent Crimes and Undergraduate College Students, Lonnie Kishpaugh Sr.
Parental Satisfaction in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Victoria S. Koontz
Correlation Between Time to Peak Torque and Peak Torque to Vertical Jump in College Age Athletes, Craig Adam Kowalski
The Relationship Between Student Achievement and Level of Parent Satisfaction in a Summer Enrichment Program, Royna Faye Lattimore
Sir Henry Norris: English Ambassador, Huguenot Advocate, Robert G. Lilly
Mary Colter: Southwestern Architect and Innovator of Indigenous Style, Carissa Massey
The Relationship of the Transformational Leadership of the Administrators in America's Middle College High School and Their Feeder Institutions to Selected Indicators of Effectiveness, Christine M. Michael
An Ecological Study of the Spotted Salamander, Ambystoma maculatum, and Jefferson Salamander, A. jeffersonianum, in West Virginia, Seth J. Myers
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
