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The works in this student research collection have been approved by the Graduate Faculty of Georgia Southern University as partial fulfillment of the requirements for Master's and Doctorate degrees conferred by the University.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Solar Irradiance Forecasting and Implications for Domestic Electric Water Heating, Christopher Nutter
Development of a Molecular Assay for Caribbean Coral Identification, Elijah D. O'Cain
The Effects Of Ostracism on Seeking Social Situations as Moderated by Narcissism, Julie Odom-Dixon
The Role of Habitat Management in Shaping Predation, Animal Color, and Gene Flow in a Metapopulation of Florida Scrub Lizards (Sceloporus Woodi), Richard William Orton
Health Care Provider Practices Around Emergency Contraception: An Analysis of a Nationwide Survey, Hilda Pamela Pagano
ADRC Based Control of Nonlinear Dynamical System with Multiple Sources of Disturbance and Multiple Inputs, Chan Mi Park
Politics and Pragmatism: The United States and Israel Between Two Presidents, Christopher J. Parker
The Effect of Social Influence on Perception of Tornado Warnings, Jason A. Parker
Role Ambiguity of Head Volleyball Coaches and Strength and Conditioning Coaches in Division I Athletics, Meredith Paskert
Romantic Interest Selection From an Imago Relationship Therapy Perspective, Lauren O. Patterson
Student-Athletes' Knowledge of Athletic Trainers' Scope of Practice, Jessica Pearson
The Difference in Academic Achievement for Students in the Healthy Fitness Zone Compared to the High Risk Zone for BMI and Aerobic Capacity, Nathan C. Pennington
The Effects of Beetroot Juice on VO2max and Blood Pressure During Submaximal Exercise, Jose M. Perez
Silver Nanoparticle Fate and Accumulation in the Aquatic Food Web of Stream Microcosms, Stefan J. Petersen
Optimization Methods for Tabular Data Protection, Iryna Petrenko
"Goo-prone and generally pathetic": Empathy and Irony in David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest, Benjamin L. Peyton
My Life is a Manifesto: From Rich, To Poor, To Teacher, Angela M. Pieniaszek
Quantification and Characterization of Net Precipitation Bacterial Flux From a Subtropical Epiphyte-Laden Oak Forest, Preston Pound
Examining What Factors Affect High School Students’ Educational Aspirations, Kalle T. Pray
The Effect of Disability Language on the Stigmatization and Dehumanization of a Novel Disability, Addison Price
Cognitive and Emotional Processes Involved in the Experience of Objects as Holy or Transcendent, Lotte J. Pummerer
The Double Burden of Overweight and/or Obesity and Anemia in Zimbabwean Women, Fadzai M. Punungwe
From the Big House to the School House Slavery by a Different Name #School: The Metaphorical Plantation, Samantha O.C. Reddick
Effects of Density and Bathymetry on Salinity Transport in the Savannah Estuary: Port Wentworth to I-95, Bryan N. Riggs
“i’m Not Good at Math”: Mathematical Illiteracy and Innummeracy in the United States, G. Wesley Rogers
Punished: Examining the Differential Impact of Co-Occurring Disorders on Inmate Conduct and Discipline, Heather Rogers
A Correlational Study of the Georgia School Board Association's Board Recognition Program and Student Achievement, Holly E. Rutledge
The Influence Of Coach Leadership Behavior And Authenticity On Burnout Among Collegiate Athletes, William Ryan
Savannah's Ethnic Irish Neighborhoods in the Nineteenth Century: A Historical Multimethod Examination, Sarah A. Ryniker
Audio-Based Productivity Forecasting of Construction Cyclic Activities, Chris A. Sabillon
Securing, Extracting and Analyzing Mobile Forensic Data, Hitesh Sachdev
Concussion Knowledge and Understanding in GHSA Guardians, Chloe C. Salway
A Method of Arc-Based Additive Manufacturing Using Vibratory and Hot Wire Feed Effects, Michael P. Santangelo
Universal Coverage in Developing Countries: A Summative Evaluation of Maternal Policies in Ghana and Burkina Faso, Kiswendsida Aida Sawadogo
Dynamics of Gene Networks in Cancer Research, Paul Scott
Application of the Misclassification Simulation Extrapolation (Mc-Simex) Procedure to Log-Logistic Accelerated Failure Time (Aft) Models In Survival Analysis, Varadan Sevilimedu
Connecting Emotions to Behavioral Outcomes, Whitney L. Spears
The Effects of Chronic L-carnitine and Carbohydrate Supplementation on Body Composition and Athletic Performance in Female Endurance Athletes., Melissa Eryn Stack
Femme Fatales and the Shifting Gender Norms of the 19th Century, Esther M. Stuart
Dual Task Testing of the Adaptive Combination View in Spatial Reorientation, Donald G. Sullens
Adolescents' Perspectives of Comprehensive Sexual Health Education in Georgia Schools, Daniella R. Thorne Williams Mrs.
Software Deployment: A Comparative Study, Todd A. Tinker
Fiber Products in Commutative Algebra, Keller VandeBogert
The Bessel Function, the Hankel Transform and an Application to Differential Equations, Isaac C. Voegtle
Accounting for Taste in Irish Traditional Music, Eryn T. Wagnon
Quasi-Random Action Selection In Markov Decision Processes, Samuel D. Walker
Breaching the Citadel of Slavery: Condorcet, the Abbé Grégoire, and the Assault on Racial Hierarchy in the Colonial Disputes (1788-1791), Jeffrey D. Waller
Teach Us To Teach You: Experiences Of Black Males In Urban High Schools In Georgia, Judy Ward
Time from Breast Cancer Diagnostic Resolution to Initial Treatment in a Patient Navigation Program, Donna L. Webb
Female Art and Artisans in Edith Wharton’s the House of Mirth, the Custom of the Country, and “Roman Fever”, Julia B. Welch
A Population Genetic Investigation of the Reticulated Flatwoods Salamander (Ambystoma bishopi) on Eglin Air Force Base, Alexander S. Wendt
Shakespeare's "Honest and Vertuous" Ensigns: Transgressing the Military/Domestic Divide in the Henriad and Othello, Matthew R. Wentz
Politico-Economic Attitude Differences Over Time: Race, Class, Gender from 1980-2000, Joseph Wilson
Applications of Flow Network Models in Finance, Angel J. Woods
Effective Fluid and Thermal Transport of Biologically-Inspired Flow Networks of Varying Scale, Liza T. Zamora
An Analysis of Campus Civility: Best Practices from Student Affairs Professionals, Amy Zieziula
Heart Rate Recovery and Blood Pressure Recovery Influenced by a Slow-Breathing Protocol After Exercise in Moderately Trained Females, Emily Layne Zumbro
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
A Study of Black Teachers’ Perceptions of the Academic Achievement of Black Male Students in Elementary Schools in Rural Georgia, Marshall F. Aker
Mental Toughness and Resilience of Appalachian Trail Hikers, Emily N. Akers
The Effects of Urbanization on Host Populations and Parasite Communities in Coastal Georgia Salt Marshes, James Alfieri
Performance Analysis of Secondary Users in Heterogeneous Cognitive Radio Network, Tanjil Amin
Blow-Up Solution and Blow-Up Rate of Bose-Einstein Condensates with Rotational Term, Nyla Basharat
Psychopathy and Empathy: Examining the Effects of Psychopathy and Perspective-Taking on Empathy-Related Attitudes in College Students, Courtney Beussink
Optimization of Electroencephalograph-Based Classification for Imaginary Motion Brain Computer Interface Study, Sylvia Bhattacharya
A Qualitative Examination of the Needs of Mothers in College in the Rural Southeast, Danielle N. Bostick
“At-Risk” Rural Middle-School Students’ Perceptions of Problem-Based Learning in Mathematics, Deborah A. Bowers
The Behavioral, Biochemical and Genetic Effects of Sleep Deprivation in Zebrafish (Danio Rerio), Jade Catherine Boykin
Creating Spaces of Imaginative Engagement for Gifted High School Honors and Advanced Placement English Students, Patty T. Bradshaw
A Comparison of Field Methods at Camp Lawton (9JS1), William C. Brant
Seeking Space for Solitude in a World of Commodification, Stacey T. Brown
GARCH(1,1) with Sifted Gamma-distributed Errors, Alan C. Budd
The Nutritional Value of Fecal Sacs: Testing the Parental Nutrition Hypothesis, Amanda W. Burns
Daily Hassles Among College Students: The Role of Spirituality on Risky Behaviors and Emotional Distress Indices, Kristen N. Campbell
Teaching Through the Mythic: Comets, Dragons, and the Gods Within, Matthew P. Carney
The Need for Expertise: Becoming Education Professionals in Spite of a Neoliberal World, John H. Cato
The Influence of Normative Feedback and Expectancy Violation on Attitudes Related to Sexual Assault, Stephanie Chastang
On the Method of Increasing Radiation Resistance in Antenna Designs for Wireless Sensor and RFID Application, Jinxi Chen
Gorenstein projective precovers in the category of modules, Katelyn Coggins
Relationship Between Stress-Recovery State and Running Performance in Men's Collegiate Soccer, Nicholas A. Coker
From Tangled Roots To New Growth: Narratives Of Black Women Who Have Embraced Their Natural Hair While Navigating The Workplace, Neshika L. Coney-Devine
The Posthuman Curriculum and the Teacher, John P. Cook
Determining Unique Agents by Evaluating Web Form Interaction, Ben Cooley
In Search of Financial Literacy: A Qualitative Analysis of Student Money Management Centers in the U.S., Jenny E. Cotton
Developing the Whole Teacher: A Phenomenological Case Study of Student Teachers' Emotional Experiences in One Teacher Education Program, Kathleen M. Crawford
Student Motivation and Intent to Take Online Courses, Ashley W. Cullum
Assessment of Anti-Saccades Within 24 to 48 Hours Post-Concussion, Nathan D'Amico
Black Lives Matter? Public Accounts of Police Officers' Use of Lethal Force, Akiv Dawson
Surviving at the Top: A Critical Case Study of Female Administrators in Higher Education, Renanda Wood Dear
A Phenomenological Study of Teachers' Perceptions of Kindergarten Retention: Are Standards to be Blamed?, Ginger DeLaigle
Missing Data in Clinical Trial: A Critical Look at the Proportionality of MNAR and MAR Assumptions for Multiple Imputation, Theophile B. Dipita
Moving Past Dissenting Voices: The Experience of Resilience in African-American Male College Graduates, Demetria Dixon
Depression and First Person Singular Pronoun Usage Revisited: A Meta-Analytic Review, To'Meisha S. Edwards
Charter School Governance: An Exploration of Autonomy and Board Effectiveness, June A. Erskine
Stabilizing a Chaotic Lorenz System with an ADRC Controller, Zachary E. Espe
