Acknowledgments
I sincerely thank my family who has supported me in my journey towards finishing my doctoral dissertation. I would first like to thank my Chair, Dr. Baird, Kelly D. I would like to express my gratitude to the rest of my dissertation committee. I am particularly thankful to Dr. John. Schwartz for invaluable assistance with the data analysis component of my dissertation. His expertise in quantitative and qualitative data research. I am grateful for the insightful comments and endless enthusiasm and positivity of my Reader, Dr. Arthur. Hendricks
