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1. Predictors of Anti-Trafficking Initiatives: A Cross-National, Time-Series Analysis of The Trafficking In Persons Report

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Author:
Wooditch, Alese C.
Title:
Predictors of Anti-Trafficking Initiatives: A Cross-National, Time-Series Analysis of The Trafficking In Persons Report
Graduate Program:
Criminal Justice
Keywords:
Human Trafficking; Anti-Trafficking Initiatives; P
File:
Download Wooditch_A._C._-_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Barbara A Sims, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Donald Charles Hummer Ii, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

2. IT’S THE HARMFULNESS, STUPID: IMAGES OF GOD AND THE ROLE OF CRIME PERCEPTIONS IN PERCEIVED CRIME SERIOUSNESS AND RECOMMENDED SENTENCING

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Author:
Billinger, Anthony John
Title:
IT’S THE HARMFULNESS, STUPID: IMAGES OF GOD AND THE ROLE OF CRIME PERCEPTIONS IN PERCEIVED CRIME SERIOUSNESS AND RECOMMENDED SENTENCING
Graduate Program:
Crime, Law and Justice
Keywords:
religion
crime perceptions
sentencing
File:
Download FINALTHESIS.pdf
Committee Members:
Paul Amato, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul Amato, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

6. FROM THE BIRTH OF A NATION TO HAVOC: THE EVOLUTION OF TRADITIONAL BLACKFACE TO MODERN RACIAL PASSING IN U.S. CINEMA

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Author:
Randall, Dorian Clarissa
Title:
FROM THE BIRTH OF A NATION TO HAVOC: THE EVOLUTION OF TRADITIONAL BLACKFACE TO MODERN RACIAL PASSING IN U.S. CINEMA
Graduate Program:
Media Studies
Keywords:
minstrelsy
racial passing
cinema
File:
Download NewMastersThesis2009.pdf
Committee Members:
Matthew Frank Jordan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matt Jordan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

9. Tonal Ambiguity and Set Relationships in Liszt's Death Pieces

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Author:
Schaeffer, Jeffrey
Title:
Tonal Ambiguity and Set Relationships in Liszt's Death Pieces
Graduate Program:
Music Theory and History
Keywords:
am grabe richard wagners
la lugubre gondola
death
tonal ambiguity
Liszt
wagner
richard wagner-venezia
File:
Download Schaeffer_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Eric Mc Kee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Maureen Ann Carr, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Taylor Aitken Greer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric John Mckee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

10. Herod I, Flavius Josephus, and Roman Bathing: History And Archaeology In Dialog

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Author:
Herrick, Jeffrey T.
Title:
Herod I, Flavius Josephus, and Roman Bathing: History And Archaeology In Dialog
Graduate Program:
History
Keywords:
Herod
Romanization
Roman bathing
Flavius Josephus
Herodian archaeology
File:
Download J_Herrick_Final_MA_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Garrett Fagan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Garrett Fagan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul B Harvey, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ann Eloise Killebrew, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

14. The Language of Lithography in Matière et Mémoire: Jean Dubuffet's Critique of Henri Bergson

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Author:
Sivert, Laura Boyd
Title:
The Language of Lithography in Matière et Mémoire: Jean Dubuffet's Critique of Henri Bergson
Graduate Program:
Art History
Keywords:
Henri Bergson
Jean Paulhan
Francis Ponge
Jean Dubuffet
lithography
File:
Download Sivert1.pdf
Committee Members:
Sarah K Rich, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sarah K Rich, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nancy Elizabeth Locke, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

16. Horror Global, Horror Local: A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Torture Porn, J-Horror, and Giallo as Contemporary Manifestations of the Horror Genre

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Author:
DeCarvalho, Lauren J
Title:
Horror Global, Horror Local: A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Torture Porn, J-Horror, and Giallo as Contemporary Manifestations of the Horror Genre
Graduate Program:
Media Studies
Keywords:
horror genre
film studies
File:
Download Final_Version_of_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Matthew Frank Jordan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew Frank Jordan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

19. The Rhetoric of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001: History, Economics, and Coercion

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Author:
Hlavacik, Mark Joseph
Title:
The Rhetoric of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001: History, Economics, and Coercion
Graduate Program:
Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
education policy
Rhetoric
coercion
statutory rhetoric
File:
Download Mark_Hlavacik_Masters_Thesis_11_11_2009_eTD_Draft.pdf
Committee Members:
Thomas Walter Benson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Walter Benson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

20. Early Academic Ability, Family Formation, and Educational Attainment: Examining the Role of Childbirth and Union Formation among Young Women

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Author:
Steward, Nicole R
Title:
Early Academic Ability, Family Formation, and Educational Attainment: Examining the Role of Childbirth and Union Formation among Young Women
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
marriage
fertility
educational attainment
cohabitation
File:
Download Steward_thesis_office.pdf
Committee Members:
Alan Booth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alan Booth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

22. A comparative study of the U.S. and Korean film industries: history, structure, and finance

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Author:
Baxter, Patrick David
Title:
A comparative study of the U.S. and Korean film industries: history, structure, and finance
Graduate Program:
Media Studies
Keywords:
history
film history
economics
finance
structure
arts
culture
political economy
industrial organization
South Korea
Korean film industry
Korea
Hollywood
movies
movie
films
film indutry
studio
studios
distribution
funding
independent film
independent
film company
digital
multi media
media
long tail
File:
Download PBaxter_Thesis_Final110308.pdf
Committee Members:
Krishna Prasad Jayakar, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

26. THE PRACTICAL CONSEQUENCES OF IMPUTATION STRATEGY ON CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE ESTIMATES IN THE 2007 CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY ANNUAL SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SUPPLEMENT

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Author:
Young, Rebekah Lynn
Title:
THE PRACTICAL CONSEQUENCES OF IMPUTATION STRATEGY ON CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE ESTIMATES IN THE 2007 CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY ANNUAL SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SUPPLEMENT
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
multiple imputation
missing data
current population survey
hot deck
File:
Download young_masters_thesis_final.pdf
Committee Members:
David R Johnson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David R Johnson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

27. Responses to Religious Diversity in Nation and Community: Examining the Role of Beliefs and Inter-religious Contact

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Author:
Merino, Stephen Miguel
Title:
Responses to Religious Diversity in Nation and Community: Examining the Role of Beliefs and Inter-religious Contact
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
theological exclusivity
religious diversity
contact theory
File:
Download Stephen_Merino_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Roger Kent Finke, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Roger Kent Finke, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

29. Recycling Behavior as a Gateway to Environmental Movement Participation: Ideational Participation and Recruitment into Environmental Movement Organizations

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Author:
Tripp, Winston B
Title:
Recycling Behavior as a Gateway to Environmental Movement Participation: Ideational Participation and Recruitment into Environmental Movement Organizations
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
social movements
recycling
environmental movement
gateway participation
environmental movement organizations
File:
Download Winston_Tripp-MA_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
John David Mccarthy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor