to learn from you. I would also like to thank Dr. Robert Pennington for his guidance and teaching. Our journey was long, with every obstacle imaginable, from hurricanes and flooding, to illness, to a global pandemic, but here we are. I would also like to thank my husband for his infinite patience and unwavering support, as it sometimes seemed the delays would never end. His determination and faith that I would finish sometimes exceeded mine. I appreciate each of you and the part you have played in my achieving this milestone.