| NAME OF PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR | PROJECT TITLE |
| Scott Alsobrooks | Utility Lineman Technology |
| Scott Alsobrooks | Dissertation Study Utilizing the Community College Student Experience Questionnaire |
| Ron Tharp | Retaining Tomorrow: An Analysis of the Plans and Desires of Today’s College Students |
| Beverly Lewis | Undergraduate Student Retention Research |
| Jennifer Stygles Anderson | Motivation of College Students in Introductory Science Courses to Learn Science |
| Curtis Poole | The Economic Contributions of Mississippi Rural Community Colleges: A Cost Benefit Analysis |
| Tara Rouse | Community College Wellness Programs |
| Johannah Williams | Assessing the Need for Community College Baccalaureate Degrees in Mississippi |
| Candace Harper | Student Retention Survey |
| Arlene C. Jones | Integration of Concept Maps into the Clinical Arena in an ADN Program |
| Randall E. Lee | Comparative Analysis of Factors Related to College Selection by High Academic Ability Students Attending Mississippi’s Public Community Colleges in 2003 and 2011 |
| Patricia Diane Williams | The Role of Holistic Wellness Factors in Traditional and Nontraditional Community College Students’ Persistence |
| Thomas L. Smith, III | Undergraduate Students’ Attitudes Towards Technology |
| Melissa Martin Bryant | Relationship between Instructional (Instructor/Advisor) Leadership and Student Retention |
| Brenda Wells | Effect of Late Registration in English Comp I |
| Jennifer Lowery | Attitudes and Perceptions about College from the Students Enrolled in Developmental Education |
| Maghan James | Student Support Services Effects on Community College Success: Perceptions of Student Athletes |
| Wallace G. Cox, Jr. | Student Perceptions of the Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Instruction Compared to Traditional Classroom Based Instruction at Community Colleges in South Mississippi |
| Shannon Smith | Opinions on Accommodations for Individuals with Disabilities at the Community College |
| Tonyia Benton | Using Supplemental Instruction in English |
| Scott L. Lewis | William Carey University Tradition Campus House Survey |
| Ladd Taylor | Perceptions of Funding for Community College Athletics in Mississippi |
| Deunderia Smith | Identifying Variables That Predict Success in College Students in Mississippi |
| Nell Valentine | The 2012 Mississippi Student Tobacco Survey |
| Tiffany Collins | The Opinions Concerning Tutorials Services of Athletes Who Attend a Community College |
| Tara Rouse | The Impact of Organizational Department Heads, Self-Efficacy, and Incentives on Participation in Wellness Programs |
| Raymunda Barnes | The Relationship of Religious Involvement and Academic Performance Among College Students |
| Diane L. Johnson | The Knowledge of Differentiated Instruction in Higher Education |
| Felecia Clanton | Student Perception of Remedial Courses |
| Laura Palmer | Attitudes of Faculty Toward Online Classes |
| Liz Donovan | MyStudentBody – Community College |
| Craig Carrigee | Do Demographic or Socioeconomic Factors Affect Perceived Benefits of Community College Attendance? |
| Tim Dedeaux | Not Created Equal: A Comparison of Two Educational Computer Games |
| Sabrina Reese | Transitioning Students with Learning Disabilities |
| Ericka T. Davis | Community College Faculty and Administrators’ Attitudes, Perceptions, and Practices of Distance Education |
| Kathleen Ragsdale, Ph.D. | Community College Completion Project |
| Chelsie Dobbins | Quality and Effectiveness of Student Services for Non-traditional Students |
| Jana Causey | Federal Aid and College Success of Students in the Community College |
| Tiffany Boiman | Identifying Strategies for Increasing Community College Retention and Completion Rates Among Women Students in Mississippi |
| Elana Rachel DeVaughan | Students’ Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Developmental Math Courses |
| Jena Hawk | Media Portrayals of Community Colleges |
| Jennifer Lowery | Perceptions of Students in Developmental Education Programs Toward Future College Work |
| Rebecca Fairchild | Nursing Faculty Perceptions of Nursing Education Programs as Learning Organizations |
| Craig Carrigee | Developmental Education and Summer Bridge Programs |
| Ladd Taylor | Public Two-Year College Athletics: Administrators, Coaches, Faculty, and Staff Perceptions and a Causal-Comparative Examination of Expenditures Before and After the Elimination of Athletic Districts |
| Melissa Bryant | Leadership Practices Among Undergraduate Nursing Instructors |
| Albert L. Collins, Jr. “Buddy” | The Effects of the July 1, 2012, Changes in Federal Student Aid on the Annual Student Debt of Community College Students in Mississippi |
| Angela E. Payne | The Impact of Statewide Articulation Agreements on Policy Implementation Through the Lens of University Admissions Counselors |
| Jessica Bunch | Student Attitudes and Math Instructor Perceptions Regarding Remedial Math Coursework within Institutions of Higher Learning |
| Beverly Lewis | Developmental Education at the Community College: An Exploration of Instructional Best Practices and the Relationship between Integration, Student Involvement, and Rates of Graduation |
| Adam Swanson | The Effects of Race and Ethnicity in the Hiring Process: An Experimental Study of Millennial Undergraduate Attitudes Using Career Electronic Portfolios |
| Teresa Copelan | Available Services Provided at Mississippi Community Colleges for Students with Mental Health Issues |
| Laura Gray | Examining Time Management as a Function of Self-Regulated Learning in First-Year College Students Taking Online Classes |
| Laine Bourdene | “Perceptions of Leadership Functions of Community College Academic Department Chairs through the Lens of Complexity Leadership Theory” |
| Judy Baker | Geriatric Nursing: A Comparison of Final Semester Nursing Students’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Interest |
| Christa Wilhite | Hope, Self-Efficacy, and Goal Orientation as a Motivational System in the Adoption of a Learning Management System Among Community College Faculty |
| Kisha Jones | Fundraising Efforts in Mississippi Community Colleges |
| Jerryl M. Collins | Perceived Understanding of Accommodations by Students with Learning Disabilities and Faculty in Post-Secondary Institutions |
| Jessica K. Hemba | Mentoring and Its Effect on Faculty to Faculty Incivility |
| Wendy S. Smith | Recruiting Community College Students with Social Media |
| Jamilah Ruffin | An Assessment of Enrollment Management at Community Colleges in Mississippi |
| Rita Morgan | Osteoporosis Knowledge Among Nursing Students in Mississippi |
| Scharvin Grizzell | Administrator perceptions of the community college mission in the state of Mississippi and how it may be influenced by the addition of community college baccalaureate programs |
| Craig Carrigee | Extracurricular Experiences of Students on Satellite Campuses |
| Elizabeth Hadley | Student Perceptions of Online Mathematics Instruction at a Mississippi Community College |
| Dan Brewer | Factors that Motivate First-Generation College Student Athletes Concerning Institutional Selection |
| Charles L. Keenum, Jr. | A Comparison of Perspectives of Mississippi College Students Who are First-Generation and Students Who are Not |
| Jennifer Laborde | Impact of Error Driven Learning Methodology Versus Traditional Methodologies in Student Simulation Scores |
| Marla Breland | Multi-Dimensional Workplace Safety: Giving Voice to Nursing Faculty in the Age of Violence |
| Katy Canulette | Single-Parent Students’ Perceptions on Support Services in Mississippi Community/Junior Colleges |
| Scott Smiley | Situational Awareness of Associate and Bachelor Degree Nursing Students: A cross-sectional study |
| Jason C. Ross | Leadership Competencies for the Community College Department Chairperson |
| Trevor Hunt | College Orientation: A Study of Perceived Effectiveness |
| Jessica M. Tutor | Does the success of dual enrollment students in the secondary environment continue to the postsecondary? |
| Tammy Franks | Psychological Conditions of Engagement Among Community College Maintenance Employees: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| David Campbell | Leadership Frames in Comprehensive Community Colleges: Implications for the Market-Responsive College |
| Laura Jean Kerr | College Health and Environment Surveillance Survey (CHESS) |
| Kenneth Parker | Financing Higher Education for First-Generation College Students |
| Trevor Hunt | Music Major Persistence: A Study of the Effects a First-Year Seminar has on Music Major Intent to Persist |
| Melissa Ziegler | The Influence of the Educational Environment on College Student Activity |
| Craig Carrigee | Mathematical Literacy and Video Games |
| Erick T. Moffett | Tangible Teaching: The effect of physical modeling on conceptual understanding of conservation of matter |
| Britta Stephens | Characteristics and Success of First Generation Student Athletes in Higher Education |
| Charles Keenum | A Comparison of Choices First-Generation and Non-First-Generation Mississippi College Students Make to Obtain a Higher Education |
| Russell Young | Characteristics and Motivations of Mississippi Community College Donors |
| Erica Battle | Agile Learning vs. ADDIE: The Choice for Instructional Designers in Online Learning Development in Higher Education |
| Joanna Alston | Soft Skills in Community Colleges’ Online Career and Technical Education Programs |
| Lindy Lee | Mississippi Community College Faculty Perceptions of Their Roles in Student Retention |
| Victoria Young | Unlocking the Mystery Behind Students with Disabilities and Classroom Accommodations in Higher Education: Are You Covered? |
| Andria Entrekin | Creating a Holistic Curriculum with You in Mind |
| LaShanda Chamberlain | Student Loan Default Prevention and Management Practices at Mississippi Community Colleges |
| Karen Bond | Dual Enrollment Education: Who Benefits? |
| Sydni Crain | Projected Planted |
| LaShonda Short | Perceptions of Students with Disabilities Transitioning from High School to Higher Education |
| William Masters | Phi Theta Kappa Honors in Action Project |
| Carolyn Wiley | Institutional Research Agents’ Perceptions of How Data Contribute to Organizational Change |
| Renyetta Johnson | Learning to Lead: Examining Leadership Competencies of Participants in the Mississippi Community College Leadership Academy |
| Candace Harper | Inclusive Access Program at Pearl River Community College |
| Christina Miller | The Perceived Effectiveness of Professional Development Programs for Faculty and Staff on University and Community College Campuses in South Mississippi |
| Craig-Ellis Sasser | Single Parent Success in Mississippi’s Community College System |
| Linda Nichols | Faculty Perceptions of Value and Utilization of Best Practices for High Fidelity Simulation Experiences in Associate Degree Nursing Programs |
| Jonathan Morris | Review, Renovate, Redesign, and Remediate: A Curriculum Evaluation of Remedial Mathematics Program |
| Marjory Thrash | History and Status of PRCC Co-Requisite English |
| James Rush | Experiences of Implementing Developmental Education Redesign in Mississippi Community Colleges: An Administrators’ and Faculty’s Perspective |
| Katania Breland | Nurse Educators’ Perception of Utilization of Holistic Admissions Review Processes on Diversity of Nursing Student Selection |
| Megan Winborne | Comparison of Retention Rates between Traditional On-Ground and Online Biology Laboratory Courses in the Community College Setting |
| Karen Bond | Dual Enrollment Education: Performance and Perceptions |
| Melanie Davis | Accommodating Dyslexic Tendencies in the Community College Classroom |
| Jalea Adams | Factors Influencing High School Students Admission in Dual Enrollment: Characteristics and Inequalities of Dual Enrollment |
| Raymunda Barnes | Decision-Making by Community College Administrators on Satellite Campuses of Mississippi Community Colleges |
| Terri Ruckel | Supporting our Front Line Education Professionals: Mental Health of Faculty During Pandemic |
| Leslie Harrington | An Exploration of Nursing Faculty Satisfaction, Fatigue, and Intent to Remain in the Current Position Related to Workload Assignments |
| Hannah Harrison | Boosting Degree Attainment: A Mixed Methods Examination of an Adult Degree Completion Initiative |
| Elisabeth Wall | MCCLA – Faculty & Professional Staff Diversity Review and Adapted NERCE Self-Assessment Rubric |
| Elisabeth Wall | A Longitudinal Study of Extant Pre- and Post-Grit Scores from Fall 2016 through Fall 2018 for Developmental Students Enrolled in the First-Year Seminar at a Mississippi Community College |
| Phi Theta Kappa | PTK advisors and honor students survey to collect research on “Why is Mississippi the lowest in Covid-19 vaccinations?” |
| Melissa Davis | COVID-19 Pandemic: Examining Coping Self-efficacy and Burnout in MS Community College Instructors |
| Katerria Grice | New Resource Implementation: Exploration of Student Perceptions of Responsible Borrowing Videos at PRCC |
| Meagan Lee | An Observation of the Effects of ROAR, an Advisement Program, on Retention, Enrollment, and Success of STEM Majors Enrolled in Upper-level STEM Courses |
| Elizabeth Wall | Financial Advising as a Tool for Student Success and Educational Equity: Financial Literacy in the First-Year Seminar |
| Patricia Kelly | Exploring the Expansion of Dual Enrollment/Dual Credit into Career Technical Education and Health Science Courses/Programs in the state of Mississippi |
