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Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Incorporation of the Actin-Myosin Biomolecular Motor System into a Microfluidic Device, Rebecca Marie Ragland
Methodological Orientation of Research Articles Appearing in Higher Education Journals, Sherri E. Ritter
Covert Behaviors Occurring in Childhood and Adolescence: Predictors of Adult Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity, Shelia Ramona Robinett
After a Funeral, Before a Test; and Other Stories, David Stewart Robinson
Systemic Functional Linguistic Discourse Features in the Personal Essay, Anna Jones Rollins
On the Logic of Reverse Mathematics, Alaeddine Saadaoui
Parent Expectations Linked to Parent Satisfaction in a Summer Enrichment Program Evaluation, Laura E. Saltsman
Lessons from Libya: A Situational Approach to the Generic Criticism of President Obama's March 28, 2011 Address to the Nation on Libya, Amy L. Schumacher
Examining Social Anxiety and Depression Among Excessive Online Gamers, Nathan Sharer
Redox Regulation of Differentiation in Neuroblastoma, Anne Marie Silvis
An Analysis of Institutional Policies and Practices Critical for Effective Leadership in Developmental Education Programs, Carolyn Gaughan Sizemore
Fueling Sport Performance: Increasing Awareness in Female Collegiate Vegetarian Athletes, Rachael Irene Marie Sofie
They Call Me Crazy: Factors to Conspiratorial Participation, Rachel Sparkman
Mothers at Work: Reconstruction and Deconstruction of Patriarchy in Gone with the Wind, Catherine Willa Staley
The Effect of an Elastic Eccentric Extensor Mechanism on Hamstring Function, Anna Elizabeth Sutton
The Status and Distribution of Invasive Crayfishes and Their Effects on Native Crayfish Communities in West Virginia, Casey David Swecker
Attachment Patterns and the Development of Depression: Path Analysis of Avoidant and Ambivalent Models, Jessica Lynn Taylor
The Impact of Social Networking Sites on College Students' Consumption Patterns, Whitney Sue Thoene
"Semiotics of the Cloth": Reading Medieval Norse Textile Traditions, Kristen Marie Tibbs
The Perceived Self- Efficacy Of West Virginia Public Elementary School Teachers To Teach Character Education, Hannah R. Toney
Hermes International, Phuong Tran
Teacher Perspectives on Performance Based Student Assessment in Career and Technical Education in West Virginia Public Schools, Brenda L. Tuckwiller
Suitability of Low Cost Commercial Off-the-Shelf Aerial Platforms and Consumer Grade Digital Cameras for Small Format Aerial Photography, Anthony Allen Turley
English as a Second Language (ESL) Students' Perception of Effective Instructors in the LEAP Program at Marshall University, Tam Thi Thanh Vo
Targeted Cognitive-Based Tier II Interventions to Increase Student Achievement, Rachel K. Wakefield
Decolonizing the Mind: A Comparative Approach to Indigenous Movements and Globalization, Robert Andrew Wallace
Parental Satisfaction with Marshall University Summer Enrichment Program Evaluation: Completers vs. Non-Completers, Rebecca Joan Wendell
A Descriptive Study of 21st Century Instructional Practices In the Association of Christian Schools International in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia, Melanie E. White
A Reproductive and Trophic Transfer Study Associated with Selenium Concentrations in the Upper Mud River Watershed, Amanda Lee Wilson
Synthesis, Characterization and Computational Study of [4]Octamethylferrocenophane, Benjamin Mark Wilson
Role of West Virginia School Psychologists in a Response to Intervention Framework, Bryan Anthony Wilson
Lend Me Your Voice: Discovering Romanity in Seneca's De otio and De brevitate vitae, Joshua Dean Wimmer
Factors Influencing College Decision-Making for First-Generation Appalachian Students, Kristy Lynn Wood
The Storm After The Storm: A Comparative Framing Analysis of Governmental and News Reporting On Hurricane Katrina, Evan T. Zuverink
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Influence of Season and Sex on Terrapene c. carolina (Eastern Box Turtle) Movements: An Observation of a Population in West Virginia, Nathalie Caroline Aall
Dietary Interventions Against Mammary Glands and Prostate Cancers, Juliana Adedayo Akinsete
Horse-Trading in Smoke-Filled Rooms: Power in the 2008 West Virginia Republican Presidential Convention, Nora Kay Ankrom
Evaluation of Reading Comprehension Gains as Measured by DIBELS Retell Fluency, Mariah C. Bailey
Identification of Genes Involved in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Differentiation and Leukemia Differentiation and Leukemia, Jasjeet Bhullar
Mechanisms of Yttrium Oxide Toxicity in HEK293 Cells, Sravanthi Bodapati
Effects of Animal-Assisted Therapy on Behavior and Reading in the Classroom, Ashley Elizabeth Booten
The Effects of a Web Presence on Sportscasting Audiences, Adam Cavalier
Solutions to Dynamic Equations on Varying Times Scales, Sher B. Chhetri
Evaluation of Lactate Concentration from 30 Seconds Wingate Test Using Three Sample Sites, Bethany Christian
Team Collaboration Between Groups in the Marshall University Summer Enrichment Program, Jason B. Conaway
A Poet's Request : Text and Subtext in Horace's Odes 1.1, Virginia C. Cook
The Perception and Knowledge of Undergraduate Students about School Psychology, Jessica D. Crislip
Infinitesimal Time Scale Calculus, Tom Cuchta
Narrativizing Success : Attitudes toward African American Vernacular English in the Composition Classroom, Christopher W. DiOrio
Stewards of the Forest: An Analysis of Ginseng Harvesters and the Communal Boundaries That Define Their Identity in an Area of Environmental Degradation, Eric Arthur Edwards
The Devil Was the First Scab : Working-Class Spirituality and Union Organization in Marion County, West Virginia 1918-1927, Chelsie C. Fitzwater
An Investigation of the Factors Influencing West Virginia Educators’ Decisions to Pursue the Principalship, Joel Harris
Predictors of Postoperative Respiratory Failure in Patients Receiving Anesthesia, Marty Henley
Rediscovering the Maryland Darter (Etheostoma sellare), Tyler Russell Hern
A Virtual Phytosaur Endocast and its Implications for Sensory System Evolution in Archosaurs, Waymon Holloway
Teacher Beliefs Regarding Grade Retention in an Urban Elementary School, Toni Gilmore Hook
Predictors of Student Outcomes in Developmental Math at a Public Community and Technical College, Linda Darlene Hunt
Mental Health Services and Alternative Schools, Chasity D. Johnson
Age-Associated Alterations in the F344XBN Rat Heart and the Efficacy of Chronic Acetaminophen Ingestion as a Therapeutic Approach, Sunil K. Kakarla
Muscle Plasticity and Intramuscular signaling in the Insulin-resistant Obese Zucker Rat, Anjaiah Katta
The Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Second Grade Reading Levels, Amanda Jill Knight
Altered regulation of mitogen-activated protein kinases and GLUT4 expression in skeletal muscle, liver, heart and kidney of obese Zucker rat, Sudarsanam Kundla
Patient Perspectives of Physicians' Compliance Gaining Strategies, Margaret Malinda Lambert
Cancer Cachexia and Cardiac Atrophy in the APCmin/+ Mice Model of Colon Cancer, Nandini Durga Prasanna Kumar Manne
Nationalism in Cyprus: the effects of institutionalization on nationalist mobilizations and political conflicts as reflected in Turkish Cypriot nationalism and Greek Cypriot nationalism, Nicel Masarogullari
A Synthetic Analysis of the Polish Solidarity Movement, Stephen W. Mays
Analysis of Teens' Attitudes Toward Health Claims on Branded, Prepackaged Foods, Michael J. McAteer
Effects of Personality and Situation upon Appraisal and Coping, Daniel Henry McGrath
Numerical Calculation of Lyapunov Exponents for Three-Dimensional Systems of Ordinary Differential Equations, Clyde-Emmanuel Estorninho Meador
Theory of "Art" : Qualitative in Nature and Quaintintative in Practice, Richard Merritt
Transition from High School to College : The Experiences of Girls in Rural West Virginia, LeAnne Arbor Olson
Evaluation of Toxicological Effects of Intra Tracheal Instilled CeO2 Nanoparticles on the Heart of Male Sprague-Dawley Rats, Radhakrishna Para
A Case Study of First-Year Persistence of Marshall University Freshmen, Beth Anne Pauley
Systemic Functional Analysis of Elementary School Language Arts Textbooks, Irina Presnyakova
Plesiosaur Body Shape and its Impact on Hydrodynamic Properties, Courtney D. Richards
The Application of the Lamaze Method in the Management of Acute Pain: A Comparison of Non-pharmacological Pain Management Techniques, Emily Marie Selby-Nelson
A Study of the Impact of a School-Based, Job-Embedded Professional Development Program on Elementary and Middle School Teacher Efficacy for Technology Integration, Yvonne M. Skoretz
Statistical Properties of a Convoluted Beta-Weibull Distribution, Jianan Sun
Effects of a Universal Positive Behavior Intervention on School-wide Behavior, Kelly Renae Tanner
Phylogenetic Analysis of Blacknose Dace (Rhinichthys) in West Virginia Streams, Samantha Taylor
Teachers' Beliefs Towards Grade Retention in a Rural Elementary School, Sarah Elizabeth Terry
Utilization of DNA/Dendron Conjugates for DNA Monolayers on Gold: A Comparative Study, Erik Steven Vint
Sahib and Sepoy : The British Perspective on the Sepoy Rebellion of 1857, Harley Derek Walden
Persistence: "My Grandmother's Eyes" and Other Memories, Christine Fede Williams
West Virginia School Psychologists' Attitudes toward Gay and Lesbian Students, Lauren B. Winter
Goal Attainment Scaling to Determine Effectiveness of Inidividual and Group Counseling, Andrew J. Woolwine
Deathly Erichtho as Vital to Lucan’s Bellum Ciuile, John Byron Young
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
The Beta Maxwell Distribution, Grace Ebunoluwa Amusan
Broadcast News Organizations' Perceptions of Viewer Generated Content, Christopher L. Atkins
Technology Use in a First-Year Composition Program, Estee Natee Beck
A Natural History Study of Bufo a. americanus, the Eastern American Toad, and the Phenology of Spring Breeders in Southwest West Virginia, Tomi Maria Bergstrom
The Coal River Basin: A 2009 Water Budget Study, R. Dale Biller
Gendered Perceptions of Batterer Intervention Co-Facilitation, Dorothy Lynne Boston
Effect of Snake Populations on Salamanders as a Result of Forest Fragmentation, Casey Renee Bradshaw
The Medicalization of Hyperactivity and Inattentiveness : A Social History and Theoretical Perspectives on ADHD, Justin Douglas Brock
Mapping Energy Poverty in Huntington, West Virginia, Elizabeth Anne Callicoat
